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This Week:

Tuesday, September 17th - D5 Foundation Spirit Night at Zaxby's (Ballentine & Chapin locations)

Thursday, September 19th - Early Release Day | Dismissal at 11:40am

Next Week:

Monday, September 23rd -

• Montessori Magnet Materials Showcase, 5-6:30pm
• D5 School Board Meeting, Center for Advanced Technical Studies, 7pm

Wednesday, September 24th - Celebrate Freedom Exhibit at HEC (student event during the school day)

The SC Education Oversight Committee has published a family friendly version of standards. Click on this link to learn more about what your child is learning at school!

Congratulations to Mrs. Katye Wilkinson, our Clerical Assistant/Leave Clerk, as our September State Farm Good Neigh'bear Award recipent.

Ms. Harper’s class in action doing a Team Building Exercise and bringing the story of the week “Grandma and the Great Gourd” to life!

School District 5 previously announced that Friday, October 11, 2024, will be used as a hazardous weather makeup day due to the school closure on August 8, 2024. Please be advised that Friday, October 11, 2024, will be an e-learning day for all students in School District Five. All teachers and staff should report to school as normal.

Teachers will post assignments to Google Classroom by 10:00 a.m. for asynchronous learning. If a teacher does not utilize Google Classroom, they will notify parents and students of how this information will be shared. Asynchronous learning involves students completing assignments independently at their own pace throughout the day. Teachers will continue to support students during asynchronous learning by providing feedback, responding to questions, and reviewing assignments when in-person learning resumes. All students will have up to five (5) school days to complete assignments.

All after school childcare programs are canceled on Friday, October 11, 2024. However, other after school activities and athletic events will continue as scheduled.

Did You Know?

• Starting in preschool and kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.

• Missing 10%, or about 2 days each month over the course of a school year, can make it harder to learn to read.

• Students can still fall behind if they miss just one or two days every few weeks. • Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.

• Absences and tardiness can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up.

Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves. Start building this habit in preschool so they learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important. Eventually good attendance will be a skill that will help them succeed in high school and college.