USD 504 Service Valley/Oswego WILL have school on Monday, December 16.
Oswego will have school Monday, December 16!
Congratulations for winning the Elks Hoop Shoot at Service Valley in their age group.
SVCA students that want to ride the float or walk in the Parsons parade tonight Thursday December 5 need to meet by 6:50 at Daylight Donuts. The parade starts at 7:00. We are 59th in the parade. Parents will need be across from the Judicial Center once SVCA float finished the parade route. The parade theme is Polar Express so students may wear pajamas tonight. (with parent permission)
2nd grade read Balloons Over Broadway and created their own balloons. This is a fantastic book on the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
4th grade wrote a “How-to” on Christmas tree decorating using transitioning words. Then we decorated our own trees!
5th grade created a Newton’s Cradle which is a device to demonstrate Newton’s third law of motion.
Disguise a Turkey project by 2nd grade
Three students set new school records today in the Pacer Test. 1st grader Rilan Miorandi ran 44 laps beating the old record by 1. In 4th grade Justice Spunaugle eclipsed the old record of 55 by running 58 laps. Brody Byrd shattered his own record by ten laps by running 68. Congratulations guys!
Three students set new school records today in the Pacer Test. 1st grader Rilan Miorandi ran 44 laps beating the old record by 1. In 4th grade Justice Spunaugle eclipsed the old record of 55 by running 58 laps. Brody Byrd shattered his own record by ten laps by running 68. Congratulations guys!
Three students set new school records today in the Pacer Test. 1st grader Rilan Miorandi ran 44 laps beating the old record by 1. In 4th grade Justice Spunaugle eclipsed the old record of 55 by running 58 laps. Brody Byrd shattered his own record by ten laps by running 68. Congratulations guys!
5th grade worked spreading mulch in the butterfly garden.
Congratulations to Mrs. Godfrey. Our staff member of the week!
4th grade getting the sheep pin all ready for some lambs! The sheep should lamb any day!
SVCA held our annual Veteran’s breakfast this morning to honor a few guests for the sacrifices they have made to ensure the freedoms we enjoy today. Every morning before we start the school day, SVCA students and staff stand together in the gym to say the Pledge of Allegiance. This morning that ritual touched home a little more. This day is always a good reminder to our students that when we say the Pledge every morning we are honoring all those that have served in the United States Military.
Thank you for your service!
Thank You to:
Danny Chapman – US Army, served in Vietnam War
Greg Aldridge – US Army, 4 years
Jim McGuire – US Army, 4 years, served in Kuwait
Carl Davidson – US Marine Corp, served in Vietnam War
Chris Sponsel – US Army, served in Vietnam War
Robert Eccles – US Army 2 years, Navy 8 years
Randy Locke – US Navy, 2 years
Matthew Pipkin – US Marine Corp, 10 years
Bill Giger – US Army, 2 years
Richard Huebner – US Air Force, 20 years
Charles Wells – US Navy, 3 years
Kenney Seely – US Air Force, US Army, US Air National Guard, 10 ½ years
Stephen McClure – US Marine Corp, US Air Force Reserves
Josh Stephens – US Navy
Kindergarten practicing their Fry Words! 😄
2nd grade centers!
4th grade SS
https://youtu.be/yL6GdElRKTY
On nice sunny days we read outside, and on most of those nice sunny days it’s inevitable we have company. Cali cat loves to be read to!
FLU SHOTS
SVCA flu shots have been rescheduled for Thursday morning, Oct. 31st starting at 8:30.
PICTURE RETAKES
SVCA fall pictures will be handed out today. Retakes have been moved to FRIDAY, Nov. 1st. This will allow parents time to get pictures returned to school if you want your child's picture retaken. If your child was absent on fall picture day they will be able to have their picture taken as well. If you need the information for picture packages please contact the school!
SVCA RED RIBBON WEEK
SVCA staff and students are spreading a dual message of being DRUG FREE and KINDNESS matters!
JOB TITLE: Substitute Teachers
JOB DESCRIPTION: U.S.D. 504 is currently accepting applications for substitute teachers. This opening may be for any one or up to all three of our district buildings including Service Valley Charter Academy, Neosho Heights Elementary, and Oswego Jr./Sr. High.
Individuals interested in this position should submit the following:
1. Application
2. Substitute License
Please direct all correspondence to:
Debbie Schneeberger
Substitute Coordinator
PO Box 129
Oswego, KS 67356
dschneeberger@usd504.org
620-795-2126
SVCA 7/8 grade students will NOT be going in town for mini-courses on Monday Oct. 21st. They will be at SVCA all day.
Five for Life today. Learned about Body Composition. Fat free mass and fat mass. Your body uses energy from food we eat to function. Energy not used is stored as fat.
First and second graders had a blast at Hickory Creek Farms pumpkin patch today!
First and second graders had a blast at Hickory Creek Farms pumpkin patch today!
Mrs. Degarmo joined 1st gradefor reading centers today!!
We had so much fun at the pumpkin patch today!
SVCA PTO Meeting on Monday Oct. 21st @ 6:00.
Cali had kittens last week. Our best guess as to when she had them is on Wednesday. She has them hid pretty well. I found them today while doing chores. Not the best picture, but it looks like she had 6 kittens to me!
6th graders finished their unit on Mesopotamia by building Ziggurat marble runs and creating their own alphabet and writing a message on a Cuneiform tablet.
PTO Chili Fundraiser
2nd grade students moved the baby chicks into the barn this week!
Be sure and check out the KSN news tonight at 6:00.
Workout Wednesday workout warriors of day in 4th, 5th and 6th grade Great job guys!
3rd grade students worked on a farm picture web and then partnered up to work on a vocabulary word web related to agriculture
4th and 6th grade students worked hard today putting down mulch and working in our water garden!
6th grade students worked hard on their 3D Cell project.
Little League Basketball Sign-up Oct. 9
Old Oswego Middle School Gym
Breakfast with the third grade. Not a better way to start the day.
The Breakfast/Lunch menu has now been updated on the USD 504 app. Included image of menu in case you have not downloaded the new app yet.
SVCA PTO Chili Dinner & Bingo
1st grade was learning about electricity during Science class on Friday.
This week our staff member of the week is Mrs. Dainty. She goes above and beyond for her students and everyone here at SVCA! We don’t know what we would do without her! Congratulations Mrs.Dainty!
Great turn out at the McCune parade today!
How do flowering seeds reproduce? 5th grade students work on an experiment to see if seeds need a moist or dry environment.
OJSHS Volleyball seniors greeted SVCA students as they got off the bus this morning. These three girls all went to school at SVCA.
SVCA will be in the McCune Fall Festival parade this Saturday Sept. 28th. We will meet in front of the old McCune grade school at 10:15.
Rayden Myers 7th grader will represent SVCA at the Labette County Spelling bee on Oct. 9th. Runner up was 4th grader Dylan Johnson. We are really proud of all the contestants that participated in SVCA spell off today. Our spelling bee went through round 18 before our winner was determined.
Congratulations to classroom winners
3rd grade Gabby Dainty
4th grade Dylan Johnson
5th grade Xavier Rimmer
6th grade Allysen McCready
7th grade Rayden Myers
8th grade Aaliyah Tun
6th graders are beginning research on what it takes to purchase and take care of a steer
6th graders are beginning research on what it takes to purchase and take care of a steer
6th graders are beginning research on what it takes to purchase and take care of a steer
6th grade doing experiments with gummy worms to learn about the scientific method.
First grade working with shapes on the Osmo.
Students played high and low pitch sounds on the washtub bass. They enjoyed seeing when the string vibrates faster it creates a higher sound and when it vibrates slower it creates a lower sound.
Special thank you to Jaylen Marshall for donating two little pigs to SVCA this past week. The two little pigs are sharing their stall with SVCA’s own Charlotte! There just might be a little MAGIC happen in the SVCA barn next week!
Holly,Branaya and Brody 4th graders present a page from their gratitude journal.
Holly,Branaya and Brody 4th graders present a page from their gratitude journal.
Solace and Luke, 5th grade students, shared their love of reading with first grade earlier this week.
Grandparents Day 2019
SVCA students will be celebrating Grandparents Day tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 from 8:30-9:30. Each grade will give a short performance in the gym starting at 8:30. Following the performance the Grandparents will be invited to visit the Book Fair in the gym. Grandparents will then move to the classrooms to enjoy a drink and cookie, and pick up the small gift the students made to celebrate some pretty important people in their lives.
Author, Ruth Zimmerman, visited SVCA K-2 classroom's today to read her book, Rigby Makes a Difference, to the students.
Ruth Zimmerman is coming to read her new book on Monday to K-2 students! If you would like to purchase a book to be signed on Monday, you can send the money with your child and their teacher will fill out the form. You may also order online!
Last week 4th and 6th graders learned about harvesting seeds from the plants growing in front of the school.
A few of the things the Mrs. Godfrey's kinders are learning!
After school snack! FRESH FRUIT!
7th grade created world maps using silhouettes and paint during a Geography lesson.
SVCA's staff member of the week is Doug Smith!
The Sunshine committee selected Mr. Doug to be our staff member of the week. Doug worked hard over the summer to get the building ready for the start of school! He continues to do so much to keep the school running smoothly! Thank you, Mr. Doug for all you do! We appreciate you!
First graders and third graders partnered up to work on their reading skills.
To calculate the density of irregularly shaped objects, seventh graders found the mass using a beam scale and they found the volume using water displacement!
As a writing prompt 8th grade students took part in the Ceremony of the Twelve based off of the novel The Giver. Students sat in birth order and were called to the stage to receive their role in the community. Students then had a choice in their writing assignment, to explain the reasons they are pleased with their future job or to apply for a new job and explain why they are not suited for the one assigned.
Sunshine and sight words! SVCA Kindergarten had fun practicing their sight words outside. They had to focus on using the correct letter formation while writing their words. Their favorite part was erasing each letter with the squirt bottle, which is a great activity to strengthen their little hands!
Where: Service Valley Charter Academy (Cafeteria)
Date: Wednesday, September 18th
Time: 9:30 – Grandparents
6:00 – Public Welcome
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our School! It is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping our kid’s reading habits.
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/servicevalleycharteracademy1
Our online Fair is available from Sept. 11 – Oct. 24.
We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.
By Neal Cruse
Today we started our 5 For Life Fitness Program. Each class learned two vocabulary words tody. The first word was a long tongue twister. Cardiorespiratory Endurance which is the ability of the heart and lungs to supply OXYGEN (the second word) to the muscles during long periods of physical activity. Each student took their heart rate before exercise to show that the heart was working just not very hard. Then each student jumped over a rope for two minutes then took their heart rate again. They learned that their heart rate was faster because their muscles are using oxygen to produce energy. Activities that raise the heart rate will make their hearts stronger. All of the running and exercising we do improves our Cardiorespiratory Endurance allowing them to play longer and harder without getting tired.https://youtu.be/S4uPtOMf4FE
https://youtu.be/UAOSr3E7rUM
Jason is the "super student" this week for 4th grade. To get the super student title Jason went above and beyond. He works hard on his assignments. He follows class and school rules. He is a good friend and ALWAYS does the right thing!
First graders are building on the basics in reading.
K-2 students are incubating 36 chicken eggs. The eggs were candled and placed in the incubator on August 23rd. This picture is day 12. It normally takes 21 days for chicks to hatch. We should hearing peeping starting around Sept.12th. The incubator we are using extends the hatch date out slightly to around 24 days so we could still have chicks hatching through the Sept. 16th.
Now taking applications for SPED para for SVCA!
More fun in the Kindergarten classroom.
SVCA kindergarten enjoyed a fun day of literacy and math stations! There was a lot of laughter and learning going on in the classroom.
The Big Bad Musical Cast List
THE BIG BAD MUSICAL CAST LIST
CURT THOMAS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2019
Congratulations to all who have received a part in the Big Bad Musical! Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Campbell are very excited and look forward to a wonderful production!
OJSHS football players Mayson Mills, Junior #32, Jesse Blumer, Sophmore #7, Jace Landes, Sophmore #10 greeted SVCA students this morning. The football players invited SVCA students to come support the team at the Oswego Stadium tonight at 7:00. OJSHS will scrimmage St.Paul and Marantha Christian Academy.
https://youtu.be/WttMXa4jX7w
SVCA kindergarteners are learning the difference between a swallow tail caterpillar and monarch caterpillar.
One of the best parts of being a school principal is having the opportunity to visit each classroom and see the amazing things the teachers are doing with our students. Not sure if you are aware but, Elementary teachers KNOW how to teach procedures.
Along with great staff members we have some great kiddos. I got to witness three amazing students show what can only be described as demonstrating Indian Pride!
One young man gave up his seat this morning at the breakfast table for a friend.
Carsynn Smith overheard another student saying they were cold and without being asked let the student borrow her jacket.
Teagan Davis was standing along the wall waiting for his class to finish in the restrooms. I walked by, said hi, and asked how his day was going. He responded with a wave and a smile, to let me know he heard me, but then immediately put a bubble back in his mouth. Having the kiddos put a pretend bubble in their mouth is the way elementary teachers teach kids to stay quiet in the halls.
What a great start to a new school year.
The power issue has been resolved at SVCA and we WILL be having school tomorrow Friday, August 23rd. If you did not receive a phone call this afternoon sharing this information, please call the school tomorrow and talk with Mrs. Keller to confirm we have the correct phone number. SCHOOL TOMORROW FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd.
Due to the storm last night SV has not had power since 1:00 a.m. School for SVCA has been cancelled today, Thursday Aug. 22nd. This includes 7/8 students that travel to OJSHS for mini-courses.
SVCA staff were up bright and early this morning welcoming our students back on the first day of school!
https://youtu.be/QkNT5K-u_Jo
Today is the day!
Meet the Teacher
August 19, 2019
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
First Day of School
Wednesday, August 21, is the first day back for USD 504 Oswego/Service Valley students. All 7th & 8th grade students need to be at SVCA by 7:10 to be able to ride the bus into the OJSHS for breakfast & mini-courses. SVCA will start serving breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Students are dismissed to classrooms at 7:50. SVCA staff is really excited for the 2019-2020 school year to get started!
Oswego Area Youth Football
Oswego Area Youth Football Football sign ups will be Monday August 12th from 6pm-7pm at the Oswego park at the new shelter house. No payment is expected at this time. The last couple of years, interest has been low, so we are just trying to see what our numbers are first. We will contact all that signed up on or before August 16th to let you know the outcome of sign ups. Please contact (Keith Hazell) via Facebook message or text 620-820-9470 if you are unable to make the sign up date but your child is interested in playing. They will need volunteers for coaches. Without coaches, teams will not be formed. They will need a minimum of 2 coaches, preferably 3 per team. Age groups are K-2nd(flag), 3rd-4th(tackle), 5th-6th(tackle).
Join Us for Meet the Teacher!
August 19, 2019
6:00-7:00
• Drop in for this casual event
• Visit our classroom
• Get to know your teacher
• Drop off school supplies
• Learn how to get involved this school year
Let's Kick Off Another Fantastic Year!
Little Indians Volleyball Camp for grades 1-6 is scheduled for August 12-14 from 6:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. It will be held at the Oswego Junior Senior High School gym (OJSHS). The camp is being sponsored by the Oswego Recreation Commission and admission is free.
We’re thrilled to announce Oswego USD 504‘s new app! It’s everything Oswego USD 504, in your pocket. Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2ZorUcz or iPhone: https://apple.co/2GyF0fZ.
Don't forget today is the day to enroll your child! We will be at SVCA from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Even with the rainy weather, we will start cooking hot dogs at 10:30. We can't wait to see you and are excited to get this school year started!
Change in Immunization Requirements
The State of Kansas immunization requirements have changed that will affect Kindergarten, First Grade, and Seventh Grade students for the 2019-2020 school year.
All Kindergarten and 1st graders must have 2 doses of Hepatitis A vaccine.
All 7th graders must have two doses of the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Check the chart below to ensure your child is current on vaccination requirements to start the school year.
Aggie has pretty much been a couch potato all summer. She is really looking forward to getting this school year started. She can’t wait to see the kids again, and is super excited that it is almost time for recess!
