South Boston Early Learning Center

New SUN Bucks cards are on the way for automatically enrolled households! Please note that your benefits will not become available on SUN Bucks or SNAP EBT cards until July 18, even if you receive a SUN Bucks card in the mail before that date. Benefits will continue to be issued on a rolling basis, so households can expect to receive their SUN Bucks cards at different times.

Please click on the link below to view the 25-26 HCPS calendar. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3536/HCPS/5105021/25-26_Calendar_REVISED_May.pdf

🥦 2025 🆓 Summer Meals start Thursday, July 3, 2025! 🌽 This will be our first weekly Summer Bulk Meal Pickup!! Please read all the details below ⬇️ to get the info you! Please share and participate to support our program! Option 1️⃣ Cluster Spring Elementary School Option 2️⃣ South Boston Elementary School Option 3️⃣ Sydnor Jennings Elementary School 📆 July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31 ⏰ Curbside times: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 🍏 These Bulk Meals include 7 days of Breakfast and Lunch meals to include Entrees, Fruit/Veggies and Milk for the week. 🍕 Children are only permitted to receive one bulk meal bag per week. 🍊 ANY child age 1-18 years of age is eligible to receive meals. 🥨 There is no income verification needed to qualify or participate in this program. 🍔 Children do not need to live in Halifax County or attend Halifax County Schools to participate in this program. See you then!! Click on the link for more information about summer meals https://drive.google.com/file/d/12u9WAva7t4MAKdoA0JBDzjrQeBoOrbyK/view?fbclid=IwY2xjawK2vB9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFnQ1F1OUs3WUt0MngxRTU0AR7sXpKRHkxMzMdudJ0NSRa2cYm5QhjpfmvARpZ7Z7AC6uInH7jEzsSb0abd1w_aem_TkqOd5HnsaZmhJF7ueH-PA

School is out, summer meals are in! Halifax County Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability or age, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, on a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times listed below. Children must remain onsite while consuming their meals. Halifax Middle May 28 - May 30, June 2 – June 12 Breakfast 8:00-8:45 Lunch 11:00 - 1:00 Middle and High school students will both attend the Middle School Cluster Springs Elem. May 28 – May 30, June 2-June 12 Breakfast 8:00-8:45 Lunch 11:00 - 1:00 Scottsburg Elem. May 28 - May 30, June 2-June 12 Breakfast 8:00-8:45 Lunch 11:00-1:00 South Boston Elem. May 28-May 30, June 2-June 12 Breakfast 8:00-8:45 Lunch 11:00-1:00 Sydnor Jennings Elem. May 28 - May 30, June 2-June 12 Breakfast 8:00-8:45 Lunch 11:00-1:00 For the time period after summer school, July 3-July 31, meals will be provided by curbside pickup on Thursday, 11:00 -1:00 Meal kits will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows: Cluster Springs Elem. July 3-July 31 - 11:00 - 1:00 pick-up South Boston Elem. July 3 - July 31 -11:00 - 1:00 pick-up Sydnor Jennings Elem. July 3-July 31-11:00 - 1:00 pick-up

Student of the Month - Students that attend South Boston Early Learning Center received Student of the Month awards for the month of May.

A Heartfelt Farewell to Mrs. Priscilla Price The South Boston Early Learning Center community came together to honor Mrs. Priscilla Price with a surprise Retirement Celebration filled with love and gratitude. Parents, faculty and staff, and students showered her with cards, signs, class books, flowers, gifts, and heartfelt appreciation. Mrs. Price will retire on June 30, 2025, after more than 36 years of dedicated service in education. Her leadership, warmth, and commitment have left a lasting impact on generations of students and families. We thank Mrs. Price for her remarkable contributions and wish her a joyful and fulfilling retirement!

Congratulations to the students with Perfect Attendance for the Fourth Nine Weeks!

The last day of school for students will be Thursday, May 22, 2025. Students will be dismissed at the normal dismissal time. We hope you have a wonderful, safe summer!

Shout-out to Our Amazing Bus Drivers & Assistants! Thank you for getting our students to and from school safely every day. We appreciate your care, patience, and dedication—rain or shine! You’re truly the first and last smiles our students see each day. THANK YOU!

The Fundraising Committee sponsored a Fun Day for the students. They enjoyed Bubbles/Sidewalk Chalk, Bouncy Houses, Face Paintings, and the Snow Cone Truck.

Student of the Month - Students that attend South Boston Early Learning Center received Student of the Month awards for the month of April.

All after school and evening activities have been cancelled for today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Student of the Month - Students that attend South Boston Early Learning Center received Student of the Month awards for the month of March.

The students in Mrs. Crews' class are diving into a sea of learning with ocean-themed puzzles and letter fishing centers.

Due to dense fog, Halifax County Public Schools will operate on a one hour delay today, Monday, May 5, 2025. Employees follow code 1, report one hour late.

Student of the Month - Students that attend South Boston Early Learning Center received Student of the Month awards for the month of February.

Teacher Mini-Grant - Mrs. Watts’ and Ms. Putnam’s class, from South Boston Early Learning Center, received a Teacher Mini-Grant titled "Everyone Can Cut" from the Halifax Education Foundation. This grant provided the classroom with a variety of adaptive scissors designed to support young learners as they develop fine motor skills. Adaptive scissors are specially designed to help preschoolers learn how to cut by improving finger placement, encouraging proper grip, and building hand strength and control. These tools are a valuable addition to the classroom, promoting independence and confidence as children work on essential early learning skills.

Interim reports for the fourth nine weeks are available for viewing on the Campus Portal. If you need assistance with the portal or need a paper copy of the report, please contact your child's school.

Teacher Mini-Grant - Ms. Hackney's class at South Boston Early Learning Center enjoyed the Teacher Mini-Grant, Farming around the Room, they received from the HCPS Education Foundation. The students enjoyed their farm-theme materials, some which included a barn with farm animals, barnyard animal lacing cards, farm stickers, counting cows, and animal sound books. The students worked on their fine motor skills, listening skills, social-emotional and literacy skills through individual and small group activities. They were also able to work on math skills and imaginative play while interacting with their peers during large group activities.

Craft Activity – The PTO at South Boston Early Learning Center sponsored an Earth Day Craft Activity for the students. We would like to thank the parent volunteers who came to help their child’s class.