SD5LRC

March 5, 2015
Volume 1, Issue 26

Nautical Notes
Principals Column
Inside this issue:
A Page from the Media
Center

Nurses Notes

SIC Nominations

Invitation

4K Registration

Pro Kids Ticket Order form

PTO Business Partners

As we start these busy days

heading into spring, I want
to take the time to let you
know about various activities that are on the calendar
for LMES. Spring is always a busy time with
sports activities, competitions, and family events.
So, hopefully by giving
you the dates ahead, you
will be able to make plans
to take part in our school
events, too.

Special points of interest:

Spring

March 9 School
Individual and Class
Pictures
March 10 -26 MAP
Testing for Grades 1
5 (Classroom teachers
will let you know specific dates for your
childs assessments)

April 28 30 New
State Assessment for
Writing, Reading and
Math (ACT Aspire)
for Grades 3, 4, 5 administered

May 7 and 8 PASS

State Assessment administered to grades 4
and 5 in Science and
Social Studies

May 18 20 Book
Fair

May 26 Field Day

June 2 5th Grade

Graduation 6 pm
Chapin High School
Arena

June 1, 2, 3 Half

Calendar of Events
March

March 9th

April 13 17 La
Fiesta in Spanish Classes

During the School Day

Picture Day

2-6
6

Rock n Read
Fabulous 1st Friday
Spirit Day
1st Grade Dr. Seuss Celebration & Parade
Spring Pictures
Wear your best
SMILE!

10-26
12
16
23
24

MAP Testing
EARLY RELEASE
DAY 11:40 AM
School Holiday
End of 3rd Nine
Weeks
Pro Kids Show
Dining for Dollars
@ El Poblano

Days Dismissal
Time 10:45

June 3 Last Day of

School

Other important events

March 16 School
Holiday

March 24 Pro Kids

PTO Show Two
Shows: 6:00 and 7:15
p.m.

March 30 April 6
Spring Break

April 22 9 a.m.
DFMS - Community
Involvement Celebration for Volunteers

May 25 Holiday for

Memorial Day

May 29 PTO Recognition Meeting 8

a.m.

Grade levels and classes

which have special events
will publicize those to you.

Page 2

N a u t i c a l

A Page from the Media Center

Topics include information
on the Blowfish reading
program, the deadline for
the SC Book Award Challenge, the Box Tops for
Shamrocks contest, the
newly announced
Caldecott & Newbery winners, poetry resources,
and more!
https://
www.smore.com/j731z

DREAM

LEARN

LEAD

SMILE!
March 9th
Spring Picture &
Class Picture Day

The Media Center will have a

Box Tops for Shamrocks
contest March 9-20. Send in
your Box Tops for Education
labels during that time, and
the grade level that brings in
the most will win a treat.

Notes from the Nurse

Eighty percent of
learning comes by
way of vision during the first twelve
years of life.
Growth, development, and academic success are
directly linked to
good vision.
Healthy eyes and
clear vision are
important for the child
learning to read, the adult at
work on a computer, and for
the senior at risk for an agerelated eye condition. Undetected vision problems
are the number one childhood handicap. One in four
school-age children have
vision problems.
It is essential to provide
good protection for the eyes
in conjunction with regular
eye exams. Comprehensive
eye exams are an important

N o t e s

part of the overall

healthcare routine. Exams
can detect vision problems
that, if caught early, can be
treated. The
American Optometric Association recommends that a
child get their
first eye exam
when they are
6 months old. Routinely
schools screen students
starting in Kindergarten. It
is important to follow up
with any concerns that your
teacher or school nurse may
have about your childs vision.

Interesting Eye Facts

How fast does my eye
blink? The average person
blinks about 12 times a mi-

Wear your brightest smile

on Monday, March 9th.
There will not be a makeup day. Class pictures
must be paid for in advance. They will be $10
made payable to Strawbridge. An envelope was
sent home for the class
picture orders on February
19th.
Individual spring pictures
will be sent home 2-3
weeks after picture day.
You will have the option of
purchasing the entire
package, a portion of the
package or returning them.

nute. That's an amazing 10,080

blinks in a day (14 waking
hours). That's why when someone says "it happened in the
blink of an eye," they mean it
happened really fast.
People who have nearsighted
vision can see things that are
near very well, but they have
trouble seeing things far away
clearly. The scientific name for
nearsightedness is myopia.
People who have farsighted
vision can see things far away
clearly but have trouble seeing
things close up. The scientific
name for farsightedness is
called hyperopia.
Information from the American Optometric Association

March 5, 2015
To:

Parents of Lake Murray Elementary School Students

From:

Claire Thompson, Principal

Re:

Nominations for School Improvement Council

Every school in South Carolina is required by the Education Improvement Act to have a School Improvement Council. The
council serves as an advisory committee to the principal and assists with establishing and implementing goals for the school.
The council also helps establish priorities for the capital expenditures budget, the incentive budget and the operational budget for the school. At various times, SIC members are asked to represent the school on district committees. The School Improvement Council is composed of elected and appointed teachers, parents, and community members.
Our current council consists of the following elected parents from our school.
Rotating off the council this year:
Robby Aull
Michael Sechrest
The following parents will serve their second year during 2015-2016 school year:
Jonathan Garris
Jo Anne Hill
Lynn McFarland
Fran Ricks
Each year parents elect their representatives to serve on the council. The two people elected will begin their term of service
in the 2015-2016 school year and will rotate off the council at the end of the 2016-2017 school year.
Before submitting a nomination, we request that you ask the person for permission to submit his/her name. It is important
that those nominated be willing to serve as a representative for the school. If you are interested in running, please nominate
yourself. Elected parents should have a child who will be at Lake Murray Elementary for the length of time of their service on
the council.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL NOMINATION
LAKE MURRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAME OF NOMINEE __________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS___________________________________________________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER ________________________________________________________________
INFORMATION TO PUBLISH IN THE NEWSLETTER REGARDING NOMINEE (AGES OF CHILDREN, INVOLVEMENT IN
THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL, SPECIAL INTERESTS, ETC.) (MAY USE BACK)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(Information will be printed as received)
PERSON SUBMITTING NOMINATION___________________________________________________
NOMINATION FORMS ARE DUE BY APRIL 10

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The ProPro-Kids Show! Family Night
The Pro-Kids Show is more than entertainment.
This wholesome, hilarious, entertaining show is a

DONT MISS EVENT!

We are presenting two shows that are

FREE
Tickets will help us plan for the number of guests for each show!
Please indicate which show and the number of tickets you need.

TICKET ORDER
Childs Name

Grade

Teacher

NUMBER OF TICKETS REQUESTED

for the 6:00 pm Show

for the 7:15 pm Show

ALL Tickets are FREE!

(Parent or child should give to your homeroom teacher
who will send it to the school office for PTO.)

Human Capital Solutions, Inc

219 Shores Edge Drive
Chapin, SC 29036
Phone: (803) 407407-2620

PTO Business Partners

S D 5 L R C

Lake Murray Elementary School

1531 Three Dog Road
Chapin, SC 29036

Lake Murray Elementary Vision Statement

Phone: 803-476-4600
Fax: 803-476-4620
http://www.lexrich5.org/

Our purpose at LMES is to educate, empower and

encourage students in a safe and
nurturing environment .

Administration

Lake Murray
Elementary School

Claire Thompson, Principal

cthompson@lexrich5.org
Boyd Hainsworth, Assistant Principal
bhainswo@lexrich5.org
Kelly Reese, Admin. Assistant Principal

Chart the course

Lead the way.

Kreese@lexrich5.org

PTO Corner
Thank you to our
Business Partner Patrons.

PRO Kids
Performance
Tickets Required

Please support these

businesses, as they have
contributed to our
school.

Dining for
Dollars

Thank you

Platinum paw
AVSX Technologies
Human Capital Solutions
Integrity Insurance
Solutions
Zesto of Chapin
Tims Gas Depot

March 24
El Poblano

Volunteers!

(See request form

included in
Nautical Notes.)

Volunteer Celebration
April 22
9:00 a.m.
DFMS

March 24th
Two performances
6:00 & 7:15 pm

Gold Paw
DK Nails

Come enjoy Pro Kids

and dine wither before
or after the show!

to all our