Dolphin Weekly Waves

Happy Sunday West End Dolphin Pod Squad!

It was another great week to be a West End Dolphin! Running Club, Archery Club, and Boys with GRIT started this week, and our choir auditions were held all week long! Students CRUSHED the i-Ready Diagnositc Assessments for Math and Reading, and we hosted our Annual Title I Meeting! Every member of the Dolphin Superpod has earned this long, Labor Day Break! We hope this time off allows for you to spend time with your child resting, relaxing, and enjoying the last few moments of summer.

Running Club for 3rd-5th Grade Parents--Students must be dropped off in the car line in time to walk to the exit door in the back of the building with Mr. Stanitzek by 7:30 to participate. Students dropped off at the crosswalk and not following safety procedures will not be allowed to participate. Thank you for helping us keep our students safe!.

Please read through the updates below and contact the front office with any questions or concerns.

Kimberly Robson

Principal

Monday, September 2nd

• No School- Labor Day

Tuesday, September 3rd

• No School- Teacher In-Service

Wednesday, September 4th

• iReady Make-Ups

• 2nd Grade Swim Lessons: McMahon & Holcombe

• Quarter 1 Interims Go Home
• Draft of Title 1 Policies Go Home
• 4-5th Graders SC Ready Results Go Home
• Archery Club

Thursday, September 5th

• Running Club 3rd-5th Graders 7:30

• iReady Make-Ups

• Volunteer Training 8:30am

• Boys with GRIT Club 2:45

Friday, September 6th

• Attendance Awareness Month-Wear your favorite team colors!

• Girls with GRIT 7:20

• iReady Make-Ups

Looking ahead....

Book Fair September 9th-13th

Monday, September 9th

• Picture Day-Schedule Here!

Tuesday, September 10th

• Picture Day-Schedule Here!
  

• Save in your lesson plan folder

Friday, September 13th

• PTA Pickle Sales-More info to come!

Please be on the lookout for some very important documents coming home with your child on Wednesday, September 4:

• Quarter 1 Interim Reports
• Draft version of the Title 1 Parent/School Compact
• *Spanish version
• Draft version of the Title 1 Parent and Family Engagement Policy
• *Spanish version
• 4th and 5th Graders' SCReady Results from the end of last school year (with explanations)

We would love your feedback on the draft versions of the Title 1 policies, please write any suggestions on the bottom of those and return them no later than September 13.

If you have any questions about your child's SCReady results, please see School Counselor, Jessica Smith (jessicasmith@pickens.k12.sc.us).

Your child is receiving their Spring 2024 SCREADY scores. Click this link for a quick video explanation! If you would like more assistance with understanding these scores, please reach out to Kela Simpson (864)397-2520. Thank you!

Su hijo está recibiendo sus puntajes de SCREADY. ¡Escanee este código para obtener una explicación rápida en video! Si desea obtener más ayuda para comprender estos puntajes, comuníquese con Kela Simpson (864) 397-2520. ¡Gracias!

During the month of September, we will be working to improve attendance school wide. We have some special spirit days planned throughout the month! Please see those below...this will be so much fun!

Also each homeroom is working toward a goal of having perfect attendance enough times to spell out the word ATTENDANCE letter by letter outside their classroom door! Thank you, parents, in advance for helping your child get to school each day...we appreciate your efforts!

#BePresentBePowerful

Some of our clubs have already begun, but some are still in the enrollment phase. We've already kicked off "Boys with GRIT," "Girls with GRIT," Archery, and Running Clubs!

We are still enrolling for YAMs (3-5th), Good News Club (K-5th), West End Singers (4-5th), Festival Choir (4-5th), and Art Club (4-5th.) If you have a child in these grades that is interested in before or afterschool opportunities, please reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. Simpson for more information! (Email: kelasimpson@pickens.k12.sc.us)

In case you missed it, Mrs. Simpson shared information with parents last week in this presentation. We discussed tips for using Schoology as well as creating a Family Mission Statement and what "Big Rocks" are. After looking over the presentation, please reach out to her if you have any questions.

We have a short list, but would love to have you complete the form by clicking this link if you are interested in helping our PTA! Our first meeting will take place very soon- more details to come!

PTA Interest Form Link: https://forms.gle/mgu9xMf47ephy1yR8

Please click here to view the information shared with parents and community stakeholders at our Annual Title 1 Parent Meeting last week. If you have any feedback or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Simpson (864)397-2520 or Mrs. Robson (864)397-2510.

West End Families, We value your input and feedback and consider it as we make decisions here at West End. Please feel free to give us your feedback on anything related to our school in the form below. You are also welcome to submit questions here. Please give us 24-48 hours to respond to all questions. Thank you for your time and ideas! We appreciate you and you are an important part of the DOLPHIN POD!