SD5LRC

January 22, 2015

Volume 1, Issue 20

Nautical Notes
Principals Column
Inside this issue:
Career Fair

Go Red

Nurses Notes

Jump Rope for Heart

Kindergarten Registration

Kindness Challenge

PTO Corner

Special points of interest:

Last week, WIS-TV interviewed Mrs. Thompson
on her selection as the SC
Elementary School Principal of the Year. If you
would like to see the interview, go to the following
link:

http://www.wistv.com/st
ory/27848697/lakemurray-elementaryprincipal-earns-statehonors

Registration for students in

School District Five who
are eligible for five-year
old kindergarten has begun! If you have a student
who will attend five-year
kindergarten next year,
please make plans to enroll
your child as soon as possible. If you know of someone who has a child who
needs to register, please
share this information with
them.
Registration will take place
during regular office hours,
Monday through Friday,
excluding school holidays.
To register for kindergarten, your child must be five
years old on or before
Sept. 1, 2015. Parents of
children meeting this eligi-

bility deadline should bring

the following to their zoned
elementary school:

Your child's legal

birth certificate
A current South Carolina Certificate of Immunization or a South
Carolina Certificate of
Medical or Religious Exemption
A property tax receipt or a rental lease
showing all occupants

Two utility bills showing

your correct home address

dents to expect in our classes and make plans to accommodate our enrollment
with allocated classroom
space, supplies, and personnel. Registering early
provides the opportunity
for you to attend our Kindergarten Orientations in
the spring along with your
child. So, everyone benefits!
For more information,
please contact Michael
Guliano, Director of Elementary Education, or
Amy Elgin, Administrative
Assistant, at (803) 4768128, or Lake Murray Elementary School, 476-4600.

Registering your child early helps us and helps you!

Registering early allows us
to know how many stu-

Calendar of Events
January
27
29

31

Dining for Dollars

Grouchos of Chapin
100th Day of School
Career Fair (3rd - 5th)
7:45 - 10 am
Chorus performs @
USC Hockey Game
2015 NASP SC
Regional Archery
Tournament

February
3

Jump Rope for Heart

6
10

GO RED
PTO Meeting 3rd
Grade Performance
7 pm
EARLY RELEASE DAY
11:40 am

11
16

Student Holiday

17-Mar 6 STAR Testing

JANUARY IS
School Board
Recognition Month
&
Mentor Recognition
Month

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N a u t i c a l

N o t e s

GO RED
Friday, February 6, 2015 is
National GO RED day.
GO RED For Women encourages awareness of the
issue of
women and
heart disease, and
also action to
save more
lives. Please
wear RED on Friday and
show your support.

DREAM

LEARN

LEAD

CAREER FAIR
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Our career fair for students
in grades 3-5 is rapidly approaching on January 29,
2015. We have had a very
small number of participants to volunteer and need
many exhibitors to make
this a successful event
for our students. Students brought home a
flyer and sign-up for
the career
fair. PLEASE consider
signing up to be an exhibitor and inviting another
career exhibitor to join us
as well.

If you have questions about

the career fair, please contact Gwen Sitsch, school
counselor, at 476-4605 or
by email at
gsitsch@lexrich5.org.

A Page from the

Media Center
Topics include best books of
2014, PebbleGo research
databases, and themed book
lists.
https://www.smore.com/
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Notes from the Nurse

Sleep keeps us
happy, healthy and
doing our best
Every living thing sleeps,
from the smallest insect to
the largest whale. Some animals sleep as much as 20
hours a day. Wow! While
we dont need as much
sleep, our sleep is just as
important.
Sleep is essential to a childs
health and growth. It promotes alertness, memory
and performance. It is recommended that children
ages 5-12 get 10-11 hours of

Jump Rope for Heart

Our first 2015 Heart
Hero- Dylan
On Tuesday, February
3rd every student will
celebrate living a
heart healthy lifestyle
while jumping rope.
The students will attend JRFH during
their related arts time.
LMES will be jumping rope,
dancing, cheering, and being
a proud supporter of the
American Heart Association.
Students are given the opportunity to become a Heart
Hero by collecting donations for the American Heart

sleep each night.

While
each child is different it is
important to start good sleeping habits at an early age.

Have a bedtime
routine with a light
snack,
brushing
teeth, reading a
book

Start bedtime at the

same time every night

Try relaxing without

TV

Keep bedroom a comfortable temperature

Getting enough sleep helps you
be more creative, pay attention
better, stay in a good mood and

Association. Donation forms

went home this week. Last
year LMES was the #1
school in
South Carolina for
donations
raised from
Hoops for
Heart.
Students
can collect
donations in person (no door
to door) or online. Online
donations have been a great
success. It is easy to do. The
directions are on your donation envelope or you can go
to www.heart.org/jump to
learn how you can help your

fight sickness so you can stay

healthy. Loss of sleep can
cause forgetfulness, daytime
sleepiness, mood changes,
and difficulty paying attention.
Get your ZZZs !

child collect donations online

through email and social media.
Heart Heroes can collect ducks
by reaching specific donation
levels. Splatter Quacky, Nija
duck and Mrs. Cool will be
handed out in the morning
during Fun Fitness. Volunteers are needed to help hand
out ducks and on JRFH day.
Please consider volunteering.
Volunteer Form Online at:
https://docs.google.com/a/
lexrich5.org/forms/d/1sP22uHHPFxZJ3S5k6ZgU_qH
I1ewj2qIkMGWKXQOsro/
viewform?c=0&w=1

Volunteer Form: Complete and Return to Mrs. Plemmons

Volunteer Name ________________________________Childs Name ___________________
Email Address __________________________________ Classroom Teacher______________

Hand out ducks 7:15a.m. to 7:50 a.m

---- Monday Mornings,Jan.26, Feb. 2
__ Tuesday Mornings Jan.20, Jan.27, Feb. 3
__ Wednesday Mornings Jan. 21, Jan. 28
__ Thursday Mornings Jan. 22, Jan. 29
__ Friday Mornings Jan. 23, Jan. 30

JRFH Day Feb.3, 2015

__All Day
__ (5th) 7:40-8:40
__ (4th) 9:10-10:00
__ (3rd) 10:00-11:00

__ Count Donations
__ (K) 11:35-12:30
__ (1st) 12:30-1:30
__ (2nd) 1:30-2:30

The single most

important thing we
can teach our
children is
kindness.
Lester Laminack

L E X I N G T O N - R I C H L AN D S C H O O L D I S T R I C T F I V E

5-yearyear-old Kindergarten Registration

School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties has begun enrolling
five-year-old students for kindergarten. Registration will take place during
regular office hours, Monday through Friday, excluding school holidays.

To register for kindergarten, your child must be five years old on or before
Sept. 1, 2015. Parents of children meeting this eligibility deadline should
bring the

following to their zoned elementary school:

Your childs legal birth certificate

A current South Carolina Certificate of Immunization or a

South Carolina Certificate of Medical or Religious Exemption

A property tax receipt or a rental lease showing all occupants

Two utility bills showing your correct home address

Register today for 5K!

Pursuing Excellence For Tomorrows Challeng-

KINDNESSMATTERSATLAKEMURRAYELEMENTARY!

LMES Great Kindness Challenge Spirit Days

Monday, January 26:

Kindness Starts with Me: Come dressed as yourself!

Tuesday, January 27:

Crazy about Kindness: Crazy Hair or Crazy Socks

Wednesday, January 28: My Superpower is Kindness: Dress as your favorite superhero (no masks)
Thursday, January 29:

Tied Together by Kindness: Wear bow ties, neck ties, or hair bows

Friday, January 30:

Kindness Matters at LMES: Wear as much LMES spirit wear as possible (blue
beads, bows, etc.)

S D 5 L R C

Lake Murray Elementary School

1531 Three Dog Road
Chapin, SC 29036

Lake Murray Elementary Mission 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

Winterfest
February
20th

Thank you to our

Business Partner Patrons.
Please support these
businesses, as they have
contributed to our
school.
Platinum paw
AVSX Technologies
Human Capital Solutions
Integrity Insurance
Solutions
Zesto of Chapin
Tims Gas Depot
Gold Paw
DK Nails

DINING FOR

Volunteers
needed for the

DOLLARS
January 27th

PTO Meeting
3rd Grade Performance

Kindness
Challenge

February 10th

Jan. 26 - 30

PRO Kids Performance

7 pm

Grouchos
March 24th
Two performances
More information to
come.

Human Capital Solutions, Inc

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

PTO Business Partners