kits. This information

was sent home today. If you wish to order school

supplies, please be sure

to return your order

form and check by May

29th. Supply kits will

still be available for or-

der online through July

23rd. Details for online

ordering are on the

forms. We have also provided a listing of the

supplies for each grade

level, should you prefer

to purchase these your-

self.

Next week we will have

our Spring Book Fair.

On Monday, May 18th,

bring your family and

shop for some great

reading material. Our

Volume 1, Issue 35

Principals Column

May 14, 2015

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18 Book Fair Family

Event 4-6:15 pm

18-20 Book Fair

19 Strings Concert

8 am

20 Rising 5th Tour at

CMS 6 pm

21 LAST Rising K5 Orientation 6 pm SC History Fair 8:30 am Dining for Dollars

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Calendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of Events

family event begins at

4:00 pm and runs until 6:15 pm. The Book Fair

will run through May

20th.

If you have a rising kin-

dergarten student or

know someone who

does, dont forget that

our final Kindergarten

Orientation will be held

on Thursday, May 21st at

6:00 pm. This is a won-derful opportunity for

our newest students to

begin to feel at home in

their new school.

Inside this issue:

CIS Orientations 2

Field Day 2

Reading Celebration 3

Parent Requests Letters 3

Nurses Notes 3

PTO Supply Order Form 4

Supply List 5

It has been a great

week at LMES. As you can see from the Calen-

dar of Events, we have

many events scheduled

the last couple of weeks

of school. For details on

upcoming events, please

check your Parent Cal-

endar that was sent

home earlier this month.

We are still in need of

volunteers for several of our upcoming events. If

you can help with Field Field Field Field

DayDayDayDay, please see the in-

formation on page 2 to

sign up to volunteer.

Your help will be greatly

appreciated.

Once again, our PTO is

offering school supply

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Field Day is quickly coming upon us. We want this to be one of the best days of the year for our students. We still need volunteers, donated ice-pops & bottle water and to borrow tailgate tents & cornhole games. If you can help in any of those ways, please contact Mrs. Plemmons or complete the online volunteer form on Mrs. Plemmons webpage www.lexrich5.org/webpages/cplemmons/ .

(You will need to copy the website address and type it in a new browser window.)

Bring a bagged lunch. If you choose to purchase a lunch at school it will be a bagged lunch with a choice of peanut butter/jelly or corndogs.

Dress for the weather. Each grade level has an as-signed shirt color. K=Yellow, 1st-Green, 2nd-Blue, 3- Neon, 4th Red, 5th

- Blue Put sunblock on at home. Bring sunglasses, sun visor or hat to protect face from

the sun. Water bottle with students and teachers name on it. Smiles and positive attitude

May Newsletter from the Library Media Center

Topics include information on the upcoming SC Book Awards Cele-bration, May book fair, summer reading programs, and book sug-gestions! https://www.smore.com/0jweg

Book Fair Hours of Operation *Family Evening Event (5/18) from 4:00 6:15 PM Prize drawings held at 4:30 and 5:30. Winners receive $25 to spend in the book fair.

Mon. 5/18 from 7:15 AM 3:00 PM Tues. 5/19 from 7:15 AM 3:00 PM Wed. 5/20 from 7:15 AM 3:00 PM

Shop our ONLINE fair through 5/21. http://goo.gl/1h3vxn Remember to ADD 8% SALES TAX!

What: 6th Grade Orientation When: Monday, May 18

9:15 10:15 am

& What: 5th Grade Orientation When: Wednesday, May 20

9:15 10:15 am

Where: Chapin Intermediate School

(Currently Chapin Middle School) 130 Old Lexington Highway

Chapin, South Carolina 29036 (803)575-5700

This is an exciting opportunity for rising 5th graders attending Cha-pin Intermediate School for the 2015-16 school year to tour our beautiful campus and to learn

about various opportunities that will be offered at our new school.

https://docs.google.com/a/lexrich5.org/forms/d/1zrtcTkj2Fc7LR-f9aUzofZj2xSy2CD3YLwZ1edxppL4/viewform

Girls On The Run 5KGirls On The Run 5KGirls On The Run 5KGirls On The Run 5K LMES Girls On The Run completed their season 5K on May 2nd. We had 13 young ladies finish the first ever 5K held at the Columbia Speedway. It was very exhilarating to finish up the run on a speedway track.

LMES GOTR completed a spring service project. They collected over $200 worth of food/ pet toys and supplies for our local animal shelters. Thank you to our volunteer coaches Amy White and Eve Garcia.

Notes from the NurseNotes from the NurseNotes from the NurseNotes from the Nurse

Dear Parents,

We have arrived at the point in the year when we begin to make plans for the upcoming academic year. We will soon begin the process of preparing class rosters for next year. Time and effort are invested so that classes meet the instructional needs of chil-dren. If you feel that your child has a special need or circumstance that you would like for us to consider, please put your request in writing and forward it to Boyd Hainsworth through delivery to the front office or through email to BHainswo@lexrich5.org. Please include PARENT REQUEST in the subject line of an email. Mr. Hainsworth will send a reply email to your request indicating that it was received. Include in the letter the grade your child will be entering and the characteristics/needs that your child has that would require consideration.

Please do not include a specific teachers name, areas of certifi-cation, physical characteristics, etc. Request for a specific teacher will not be considered. The purpose of our request for the letter is to share things that we need to consider about your child. All letters must be received by Friday, May 15, 2015. Please understand that letters from prior years are not considered. Letters must be submitted annually.

Boyd Hainsworth Assistant Principal

Parent Request Letters for 2015Parent Request Letters for 2015Parent Request Letters for 2015Parent Request Letters for 2015----2016 2016 2016 2016

Medication Pick-up from the Health Room Thank you for allowing me to help with meeting your child's health needs this year at school.

The end of the year is almost here and we are making preparations for closing of the health room. If your child has medication here at school, a parent or guardian will need to pick up the medication before the end of the school year. For safety reasons, we do not send medi-cation home with students and medications cannot be stored over the summer. Any medications remaining will have to be disposed of according to DHEC regula-tions. Please stop by the health room to pick up your child's medication before the last day of school. If you need to make special arrangements, please call Nurse Harrington at 476-4609. Parents, if your student will need prescription medicine to be given at school or if they have a chronic medical condition , an Individual Health Plan and/or medication form for the 2015-2016 school year will be mailed home. These will be mailed to you at the beginning of summer so that you can have them reviewed and signed by your medical doctor prior to school starting in August. This is extremely important! It helps us start the year off being able to fully take care of your child's medical needs at school. This is also helpful to your doctor as they get an overload of medication permission forms and IHP ap-proval forms to sign at the beginning of the school year!

Reading CelebrationReading CelebrationReading CelebrationReading Celebration

A total of 128 students were invited to attend a reading celebration in the library on the morning of May 12. This was to celebrate their participation in the schools annual SC Book Award Challenge. Students were treated to breakfast, given award certificates, and

earned gift certificates to shop the May book fair. Currently in its 5th year, this popular program encourages reading across genres by promoting the SC Book Award nominees

chosen each year by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Tech-nology and critical thinking are incorporated into the program by asking students to reflect on the nominees through completing Google Form book reviews. According to library media specialist, Sharon Matney, Approximately 2,800 book reviews were submitted this year alone! Thats a phenomenal amount of reading and writing. Its exciting to see the program contin-ue to grow in popularity each year. To learn more about the book award nominees, visit http://www.scasl.net/book-awards.

Dear Parents,

We are pleased to offer you a service that will take the hassle out of buying your childrens Back-To School supplies this fall for Lake Murray Elementary. No more fighting the crowds and having to go to several stores to get everything on your teachers list. No more wondering if you have purchased the correct supplies. Innisbrook Wraps will package your teachers school supply list, deliver them to Lake Murray Elementary and you may pick them up at registration in August.

By ordering your School Supply Packs, you will not only be assured your children will have the right supplies when school starts you will save time and money too! Please order now by returning this form with your payment to school today!

It is easy! Two simple ways to order:

You may place your order online at www.ordermypack.com May 14h July 23rd Please use our School number 101384. Pay by credit card on or before July 23rd and your school supplies will be delivered to school. Orders placed after July 23rd will not receive school discount and will be charged a shipping fee; these orders will be shipped directly to your home. These prices will be Innisbrook's retail prices.

2. Complete the form below: a. Make your check payable to LMES PTO and write your childs full name and grade in the memo line of your check. Send the Order form and payment with your child to school OR mail them to:

Lake Murray Elementary PTO Attn: School Supplies/Tracy Mack

1531 Three Dog Road Chapin, SC 29036

c. Return your form and payment by May 29, 2015. Your cancelled check is your receipt.

For more information, please call Tracy Mack 237-0687 Return Order form and Check to the School by: May 29, 2015

LakeMurrayElementaryOrderForm

Parents Name _______________________________ Phone Number ________________

Grade Amount Kindergarten 36.00

Grade 1 34.00

Grade 2 35.00

Grade 3 34.00

Grade 4 34.00

ChildsName 2015-2016 Grade Level

Quantity Amount

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SUPPLY LIST 2015-2016 LAKE MURRAY ELEMENTARY Lexington/Richland School District 5

(No Rolling Book Bags allowed for Kindergarten, 1st or 2nd Grades)

KINDERGARTEN 3 large Elmers glue sticks 1 1 inch binder with clear plastic cover (white) 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 count) 4 Ticonderoga #2 beginner pencils sharpened (fat pencils) 1 pack dry erase markers (4 pack) 2 boxes tissues 1 pack/ream copy paper

FIRST GRADE 2 Medium pink erasers 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 count) 2 large Elmers glue sticks 3 packs Ticonderoga #2 pencils sharpened (12 count) 1 pack black dry erase markers (2 pack) 2 marble composition notebooks (wide ruled) 3 poly plastic folders with pockets & brads (2 red & 1 blue) 2 paper folders with pockets & brads (1 yellow & 1 green) 2 boxes tissues 1 pack Huggies Baby Wipes

SECOND GRADE 6 poly plastic folders with brads in the following colors: red, green, blue, yellow, purple and orange 2 marble composition books 2 medium pink erasers 1 box Crayola crayons (16 count) 1 pack colored pencils (12 count) 1 pack wide ruled notebook paper 3 glue sticks 1 pair blunt 5 inch scissors 1 box tissue 1 yellow highlighter 2 packs Ticonderoga #2 pencils sharpened (12 count) 1 pack dry erase markers (2 pack)(low odor) 1 wide ruled 70 sheet spiral notebook 1 container antibacterial wipes

THIRD GRADE 1 box of Ziploc quart bags 1 highlighter 1 pair of 5 sharp student scissors 1 marble composition notebook 1 box tissue 1 pack colored pencils 2 poly plastic folders with pockets (1 blue & 1 green) 1 pack #2 pencils sharpened (12 count) 1 pack 3X3 Post-It notes 2 glue sticks 1 poly plastic expanding letter size file organizer (7 pockets with fastener) 1 1 inch binder with clear plastic cover 1 dry erase marker

FOURTH GRADE 1 pack dry erase markers (2 pack) 2 highlighters 2 packs #2 pencils 1 pack colored pencils 1 glue stick 1 pack of notebook paper 1 box tissue 1 composition notebook 1 pair 7 inch scissors 1 binder (1 or 2 inch) 1 package of 5 page dividers 1 container antibacterial wipes

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Our purpose at LMES is to educate, empower and

encourage students in a safe and

nurturing environment .

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Claire Thompson, Principal

cthompson@lexrich5.org

Boyd Hainsworth, Assistant Principal

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Kelly Reese, Admin. Assistant Principal

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