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Harbison Herald
February 29. 2024 ~ A Title One School
Was Your Student Absent?
Save time and gas by submitting your excuses online using this link - Online Excuse Form. You can upload medical excuses on this form, so no need to make a special trip to school.
If you prefer, medical excuses may also be faxed to the school at 803-476-3820.
District 5 Attendance Madness
District 5 is having a district wide attendance competition between schools of overall attendance rates week to week!
In addition to the district wide competition, there will be a spirit week March 18-22.
**Important** The spirit week dates have been updated from last week's flyer.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March Events
March 1
Author Visit from Andrea Zuill (PK-3rd grades)
March 4
SIC Meeting at 7:30am **NEW DATE -rescheduled**
March 5
MAP Testing (Reading) - Students should bring a charged chromebook
March 6
Spring & Class Picture Day
March 8
PTO Game Night (see PTO News section below for more information)
March 14
MAP (Math) - Students should bring a charged chromebook
School Climate Survey
The South Carolina State Department of Education has released the annual school climate parent/guardian survey. Parents can access this survey in the forms section of Parent Portal. If you do not have Parent Portal access, please visit the school to sign for your child's login information. The deadline to complete the survey is Friday, April 12th.
Additional Information
Only NEW Kindergarten students for 2024-2025 should complete the online registration. If your child is a 4K student at Harbison West Elementary this year, you will NOT need to register your child for kindergarten.
ALL other grade levels will be able to enroll, register or update their information starting on May 1, 2024.
PTO News
Join us for our next PTO meeting on Wednesday, March 13th at 3pm. A virtual meeting link available upon request.
Registration for our next event is now open!
Register here for Family Game Night with FireFly Toys & Games!
This event will be held at the school on Fri, March 8, 2024 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Bring your own snacks and get ready to play!!!
Register before March 4th to save on your tickets!!
Darlene Granite, HWES PTO President
Order Your Yearbook Today!
Each yearbook is $20 and the deadline to order is April 12th.
Read Across America Week
Front Entry Procedures
Important Links
Contact Us
Website: www.lexrich5.org/hwes
Location: 257 Crossbow Drive, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: (803)476-3800
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarbisonWestElem
Twitter: @HarbisonWestEl