The Cub Reporter
Dutch Fork Elementary School 7900 Broad River Road Irmo, SC 29063 (803) 476-3900 FAX (803) 476-3920 www.lexrich5.org/dutchfork.cfm Title 1 School September 27, 2012
School Board Candidate Forums
The Lexington-Richland Five Teacher Forum and School Improvement Councils are sponsoring three non-partisan public forums to allow employees and the community an opportunity to hear from the candidates who are running for school board. On November 6, voters in Lexington-Richland Five will elect three members to the school board. Six candidates are running for electiona total of four from Lexington County and two from Richland County. Two individuals will be elected to serve the Lexington County portion of the district and one individual will be elected to represent the Richland County portion. The candidate forums will be held on the following dates and times: Thursday, October 4, Irmo Middle at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, Chapin Middle at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, Ballentine Elementary at 6:30 p.m. All candidates have been invited to the forums. Those running in Lexington include Jan Hammond (incumbent), Jondy Loveless, Beth Burn Watson (incumbent), and Ed Yates. The two individuals running in Richland County include Melissa Cole and Robert Gantt (incumbent). The public is invited to submit questions for the candidates in advance by sending them to D5CandidatesForum2012@gmail.com. Questions can also be submitted in writing at the door, prior to each event.
Oct 1-5 Custodian Appreciation Week Oct 3 Walk to School Day Oct 4 Vision & Hearing Screening Parent Conferences 3:107:00pm Oct 8 Student Holiday Parent Conf. 7-10:30 am Oct 12 Fall School Pictures Oct 15-19 National School Lunch Week Oct 16 Bi-Lo Math Night 5:30-7 p.m. Oct 17 PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00 p.m. SIC Meeting 6:30 p.m. Oct 18 Early Release Day 11:40 a.m. Oct 19 First Grade with Diamond Del Oct 22-26 Natl. School Bus Safety Week Oct 26 Fall Festival
Dutch Fork Elementary is always working on continuous improvement. One improvement we would like to make is for the security of our students. When students are to be signed out for early dismissal, please first send a signed note to the students teacher, with the date, reason, and who is to be picking up the child. New sign in/out cards for our students have been developed. On the back of each card there is now a portion for Approved people to pick up your child. New cards have been sent home with our students. If you have completed this card and returned it to the school, thank you. If not, please stop by the office and complete the form. All sign in/out cards will be kept private and will only be pulled when needed by our staff. When we receive a note from the parent for early dismissal, the names on the back of the card should coincide with the names you are putting on the dismissal note. All IDs will be checked to make sure the names match your card. If they do not, your child will not be released. If this information should change anytime during the school year please stop by the office and request to update your card. Thank you for your continued support.
Early Dismissal Procedure
Lets Speak English!
Practice speaking English in a friendly setting Mondays at 11:30 a.m or Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. Irmo Branch Library 6251 St. Andrews Road Columbia, SC 29212 www.lex.lib.sc.us There is NO COST!!! Its free for all participants! For more information call 798-7880, extension 2
Time to Order your yearbook!!
Its time to order a copy of the DFES yearbook for your child! There is no better time to buy the yearbook than right now! If you order now through January 4, 2013 you can get the yearbook for $25.00, the best price of the year!! Orders may be placed online (see our homepage at www.lexrich5.org/dutchfork.cfm and click the link to order) or sent to school with your child. An order form has been attached to this issue of The Cub Reporter. Please return your order form with payment to the school and remember all checks should be made payable to DFES PTO.
Please consider uploading your pictures of our school-wide events, classroom events, and also pictures of your child for use in our yearbook. This can be done easily by clicking on the upload photos link on our school website. You can also email your pictures to dfesyearbook@gmail.com
Pictures Needed for Yearbook!
Custodian Appreciation Week
Hello Fox Cub Parents, DFES has the best maintenance staff in the district so lets show them how much we appreciate all of their hard work in keeping our fox cubs safe and our school clean! The PTO Hospitality Committee would like to honor our maintenance staff with special treats during the week of October 1st. These treats can be small items such as candy, notes, or flowers and can be as much or as little as you are comfortable with. In order to make this a week long celebration, each grade will have a specific day to bring in treats, so please drop off your items on the morning of the day assigned to your childs grade. 4K & Kdg Monday, October 1 1st grade Tuesday, October 2 nd grade Wednesday, October 3 2 3rd grade Thursday, October 4 th and 5th grade Friday, October 5 4 Thank you so much! PTO Hospitality Committee
International Walk to School Day When? Wednesday, October 3 Meet Where? Bi-Lo Parking Lot @ 7:15 a.m.
Join millions of families all over the country who will be exercising together by walking to school on October 3. Students will walk to school with their parent or guardian. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria afterwards.
Fall School Pictures will be made on Friday, October 12, 2012 Dont forget to bring your best smile to school!!
