Carolina Springs Elementary

Hello Husky Families,

January was a quick month! Welcome to February!

We have a very exciting month ahead starting with celebrating Black History Month, Kindness Week, Spring Book Fair, STEM Night, parent teacher conferences and our annual Daddy Daughter Dance. I am so excited about these extra opportunities, and also for the learning taking place in each classroom.

The next stretch of school is extremely important for students as we enter the last third of the school year. Continue to read and practice math facts at home each night and continue to talk about what your students are learning each day.

February is Black History Month and I am excited that we get to highlight important accomplishments and contributions of African Americans from South Carolina and the United States.

As we enter February, I believe it is also important to reflect on the goals or resolutions students set for themselves as they started 2024. Remember, for me, working on balance is a focus- I hope you are all working on your word for the new year.

Thank you for sharing your students with us in this school community. We truly love your children and are excited to work with you and them on a daily basis.

See you at all of the events coming up!

Let's be Heroes, Huskies!

Todd C. Brown, CSES Principal

Please see the information below regarding upcoming PTO sponsored events. If you are interested in volunteering for these events, please click on the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845AAAF2AA7FEC61-47125025-ptovolunteers
You may also email carolinaspringspto23@gmail.com with any questions!
Thank you!

Click here to buy tickets now to the Daddy/Daughter dance! A ticket will be needed for the daddy and the daughter(s).

In celebration of kindness and school counseling week, our counselors have planned some dress-up days to celebrate!

Please consider supporting our school PTO by purchasing coffee on February 12th! A portion of the proceeds will go back to CSES!

Please join us for STEM night (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathmatics) on February 15th! Everyone is invited to attend.

• Thursday, February 1, 2024– Students register online here

• Grades 2 - 5

• Registration is $90 (includes 8 weeks of training, healthy snacks at each practice, registration for the 5K race, race t-shirt, and an impressive finisher medal!)

• Practice days and times: We will practice right after school 2:30pm - 3:45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students will need their own transportation from school at the end of each practice.

• March 12, 2024- CSES Run Hard Team first practice

• May 11, 2024- 5K Race Day at Columbiana Center

We have limited availability and only 25 spots that we are able to provide. The first 25 runners that are registered and paid in full will be part of our team this year.

Any questions please email Coach Miller kvmiller@lexington1.net

With the coordinated efforts of our Family Liason, Lisa Harrington, and our math coach, Cara Kropinski, Food Lion of Red Bank, offered an exciting evening of interactive learning, refreshments, prizes, and swag. We loved being able to see our famlies!

Mr. Brown held the 2023-2024 Annual Title I Meeting on October 24 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom. He shared what it means to be a Title I school and how the additional funds aid in the education of our students. Please use the link below to review the slides and complete the survey.

Questions?

I am happy to help!

Lisa G. Harrington Family Liaison and Title I Specialist

803.821.5165

lharrington@lexington1.net

Click here to access the CSES Family Hub!

If your child will be 4 or 5 on or before September 1, 2024, this is for you!

The application and enrollment process will open on the district's website January 29.

Families can apply on the district’s 4K page here and/or enroll in 5K here beginning Jan. 29.

Stay tuned for information regarding the Immersion application process.

• All early dismissals should be done by 1:45pm.
• All change of transportations should be called in by 1:45pm.
• Please remember to bring your ID in with you every time you visit the school or dismiss your student(s).
• Please remember to email all absence excuses to kcooper1@lexington1.net or drop them by the front office. Thank you!

Come be a part of the Lexington One Team! Click here to view employment opportunities.

It's official! We've conquered 100 days of school! We celebrated 100 days on Monday, January 24th. That's 100 days of learning, growing, and making amazing memories together. We've tackled new challenges, discovered hidden talents, and built friendships that will last a lifetime.

Class picture day will be on February 20, 2024. Order forms will be coming home with your student(s).