Seaton Families,
Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year. We are thrilled to embark on an exciting year of learning with all our Stingers. Thank you to the families for participating in our start-of-the-year events, including the Teacher Meet and Greet, garden pre-K playdates, and the Seaton PTO Saturday playdate. Please mark your calendars for Back to School Night on September 18 and 19. We are so excited to welcome families to Seaton to visit classrooms and learn about the year ahead.
Families will receive the Seaton Family Newsletter bi-weekly on Mondays. These newsletters will be distributed via email, Remind, and will also be available on the Seaton website. You can expect to find information about school news, upcoming events, and parent updates. Please find attached the September 9 Family Newsletter.
School Events and Opportunities
Back to School Nights
Join us for Back to School Nights to learn more about the school community, priorities, and learning environments.
Wednesday September 18 – Grades PK3, PK4, Kindergarten, and Grade 1. Time: 5:30 to 6:30PM.
Thursday September 19 – Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5. Time: 5:30 to 6:30PM.
A Message from the Attendance Team
Seaton Families! This month is attendance awareness month, and the Seaton Attendance Committee is busy planning events for our students, staff, and families! Early this month they hosted a teacher workshop to review attendance policies and procedures. Later this week, Mr. Mercado (School Counselor/attendance POC) will be speaking at this month’s PTO meeting to inform them about the new “60/40” attendance policy and review current policies. If you aren’t able to attend the PTO meeting, Mr. Mercado will also be presenting at Back to School Night. Make sure you stop by! For our students, the attendance committee will be having a spirit week at the end of the month to commemorate Attendance Awareness Month! Here are the themed days:
Monday September 23rd, 2024 – College Wear Day
Tuesday September 24th, 2024– Bright Colors Day
Wednesday September 25th, 2024– Beach Day
Thursday September 26th, 2024 – Jersey Day
Friday September 27th, 2024– School Spirit Day
The Attendance Team are also hosting a class competition to promote attendance between all classes. The class with the best in-seat attendance rate during the month of September will receive popsicles. We are excited to get things kicked off at Seaton, but this is only the beginning, so stay tuned for more!
DCPS Attendance Policy for Elementary Schools. In alignment with OSSE guidelines, starting this year, DCPS will begin tracking days when elementary students attend school for less than 60% of the day (“60/40 absences”). See family notice attached for the 60/40 attendance policy change.
Seaton Attendance Form. Families, please fill out the SY 24-25 SY 24-25 Seaton Absent/Tardy Form if you are student was absent or tardy.
Girls on the Run Team (GOTR). Students in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade invited to join the Seaton Girls on The Run team. Teacher Ms. McCan is the team captain for Seaton’s GOTR team. Families can register for the team here
Open Garden Hours. Seaton’s garden is open to families every Monday starting September 9 from 3:30 to 4:30pm. Families are invited to come play, harvest, and help out in the garden. Students must be with a caregiver to attend. For questions, reach out to Ms. Coyne, PK4 teacher and garden committee lead.
September Safety Drills
Fire Drill. This drill takes place school wide. All students and staff evacuate the building to their secure location and return following the end of the fire drill.
Lockdown Drill. Our school will be conducting a Lockdown Drill on Wednesday September 11 from 10am to 10:15am. This routine exercise takes place twice a year to practice safeguarding our school community from potential dangers within or outside of our building. During a lockdown drill, students are moved to the safest area of the room, away from doors and windows. The window shades are drawn, classroom door windows are covered, and the lights are turned off. While the drill is underway, all exterior doors are locked, and entering or exiting the building is not permitted until the all-clear is given. We ask that families refrain from coming to the school during this time, as you will not be allowed to enter the building until the drill is complete.
Medications and Allergies
If your child needs to take medication or requires medical treatment during school hours, please have your medical provider complete the appropriate forms – there’s the Medication and Treatment Authorization Forms, the Asthma Action Plan and the Action Plan for Anaphylaxis. Please email forms to seatonesenroll@k12.dc.gov and ask them to be submitted to the nurse.
If your child needs a dietary accommodation, your provider should also complete the Dietary Accommodations Form. Please submit the completed form to dietary.forms@k12.dc.gov and cc seatonesenroll@k12.dc.gov
Save the Dates
Back to School Nights
Join us for Back to School Nights to learn more about the school community, priorities, and learning environments.
Wednesday September 18 – Grades PK3, PK4, Kindergarten, and Grade 1. Time: 5:30 to 6:30PM.
Thursday September 19 – Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5. Time: 5:30 to 6:30PM.
Family Events Calendar. Please review families events calendar for school wide events for families. The calendar is attached.
SY 24.25 DCPS School Calendar. Review the DCPS school year calendar here SY 24.25 School Calendar
DC Public Schools’ Back to School Block Party. The DC Public Schools’ Back to School Block Party is a celebration to welcome students, families, and community members to a successful start to the new school year. The Block Party is designed to engage the DC community in a fun and welcoming environment while providing information and resources. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and gather materials from community organizations and District Government agencies, including health & wellness, food access, and college & career readiness. Families can register here
PTO Updates
PTO September General Body Meeting
We will have our first general body meeting this Wednesday, September 11th in the Seaton library at 530pm. There will be pizza and childcare. We will also have Seaton ‘bee shirts’ and ‘stinger shirts’ for sale. We hope to see you there! If you can’t make it in person, you can join by zoom:
Join via Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89062549545
Meeting ID: 890 6254 9545
Upcoming Events. Check out upcoming events and save them directly to your calendar here.
Volunteer With Us. If you would like to volunteer with the PTO or at PTO sponsored events, you can sign up here.
PTO Raffle. This is the last week to enter our Woom bike raffle. Tickets are just $5 each and $20 for 5 tickets. Winner will be announced this Friday, September 13th. Winner will receive a gift card to choose a bike in the size and color of their choice. Enter here!
Clean the Streets Event One of our neighborhood sponsors, LCCA, will have a “Clean the Streets” event this Saturday from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, meeting at Garrison Elementary School’s entrance at 1200 S St. They will give out supplies and will have refreshments afterward. Volunteer sign-up is encouraged but not required. Sign up here.
In Partnership – Principal Torres
