SD5LRC

November 20, 2014

Volume 1, Issue 14

Nautical Notes
Principals Column
Inside this issue:
School Store Opening

Operation Angel

Notes from the Nurse

VFW Donation

PTO Corner

PTO Business Partners

Career Fair

Special points of interest:

Dont miss the

District 5
Magnet Fair
TONIGHT
Crossroads
Middle School
6-7:30 pm

Have you ever

wondered how LMES
compares to other
elementary schools
in South Carolina?
Recently the Niche
Reports released their
2015 best school rankings. Their Best Public
Elementary Schools
report ranks 40,403
elementary schools
based on key student
statistics and 4.6 million opinions from
280,000 students and
parents. A high ranking indicates that the
school is an excep-

tional academic institution with a diverse

set of high-achieving
students and faculty,
and the students are
very happy with their
experiences.
Lake Murray Elementary ranks 4th among
all public elementary
schools in South Carolina. Our students
showed a 93.0% Math
proficiency and a
95.0% Reading proficiency. District 5 had 6
of the top 10 elementary schools in South
Carolina.

Calendar of Events
NOVEMBER
17-21
20
25
2626-28

AMERICAN
EDUCATION WEEK
Dining for Dollars
El Poblano
Dining for Dollars
Grouchos of Chapin
Thanksgiving
Holidays

DECEMBER
2-16

MAP Testing

2-17
18

Operation Angel
Dining for Dollars
El Poblano

Winter Break
22--Jan 2
Dec 22

Congratulations to our
faculty, staff, students
and parents. Your
hard work made it
possible to receive this
outstanding recognition.
Finally, I want to thank
all of our volunteers
who worked at our
Book Fair. We had a
fabulous response to
our Family Event.
What a wonderful way
to begin your holiday
shopping and encourage the love of reading in your child.
Have a great weekend.

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N a u t i c a l

SCHOOL STORE
OPENING
Our LMES School Store
opened this
week. The
store is open
on designated
days from
7:20-7:40
a.m. Students
must check in with their
homeroom teacher and get
a pass in order to shop in
the store. Each grade level
is assigned a shopping
day.
TUESDAY: Grades 2 and 3
WEDNESDAY: Kindergarten and 4th grades

DREAM

LEARN

LEAD

N o t e s

MENU
CHANGES Holiday Meals

Items sold in the store

along with the prices are:

(Wednesday, December 17)

Erasers:
50
Highlighters: $1.00
Memo pads: $1.00
Pencils: 25
Pencil grips: 50
Pencil pouches: $2.00
Pencil sharpeners: $1.00
Pens: $1.00
Rulers: $1.00

Turkey w/Dressing -orCountry Style Steak

Dinner Roll
Green Beans -or- Sweet
Potato Souffle
Rice Pilaf
Fruit Cup
Jell-O
*Chef Salad & PB&J will
also be offered*

THURSDAY: 1st and 5th

grades

A Page from the

Media Center
Check out the November/
December newsletter from
the Library Media Center!
Topics include book fair,
genre suggestions, holiday
book lists, holiday apps,
fall research projects, and
more! Scan the QR code to
go directly to the info or
visit https://
www.smore.com/hm4ma.

OPERATION
ANGEL
December 22-17

tree and the other to present to the teacher/staff

member being honored.

Our holiday service project, Operation Angel,

will get underway
on Tuesday, December 2. In lieu
of a holiday gift for
a teacher or staff
member, students
are encouraged to
make a contribution to
GoodWorks, a Chapinbased home repair and
improvement organization. For a minimum of
$1 each, students will be
given two angelsone
to hang on our school

An order form will

be sent with your
child. The order
form will also be
available on our
school website. You
may choose to send
in this form or stop by any
morning during Operation
Angel beginning at 7:15
and personally purchase
your angels from our student council representatives.

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Notes from the Nurse

Healthy Holidays
to you
Stay healthy this holiday
season by preventing the
spread of germs and prepare food safely. Remember these simple steps:
wash hands and surfaces
often, avoid crosscontamination, cook
foods to proper temperatures, and refrigerate
promptly.
Eat healthy, and get moving. Eat more fruits and
vegetables. Limit your
portion sizes and foods
high in fat and sugar. Be
active for at least 2

hours a week and help kids

and teens be active for at
least 1 hour a day. Maintain
a routine even when school
is out for the holidays.
Healthy eating habits and
cooking skills learned at
home can last a lifetime.
Cooking meals together is a
great time for teaching about
nutrition. Kids love the one
on one time and they like to
eat the foods they help to
make. Kids learn best by
example and the best way to
teach healthy eating habits is
for your child to see you
eating healthy too. Have a
Happy and Healthy Holiday!

Are You Watching

the Speed Limit?
Recently we have had
speed limit signs posted in
our car line and bus loop.
The speed limit for all District 5 schools is 10 miles
per hour.
Our school is
under the jurisdiction of
the Richland
County Sheriffs department. If you
are caught speeding, you
can be fined.
As always, these rules are
implemented for the safety
of our children.
The single most
important thing we
can teach our

VFW Donation
White Rock VFW members, Pat Martin (former
CHS teacher) and Melissa
Kimball (former LMES
parent of Caitlyn Kimball)
donated two books to Mrs.
Wendy Herring's kindergarten class in honor of
Veterans Day. Students
received H is for Honor: A Military Family
Alphabet by Devin Scillian and Don't Forget, God
Bless Our Troops by Jill
Biden. Mrs. Herring's
class can't wait to read
their books and share them
with other classes. Thank

children is

you, White Rock VFW for

your generosity!

kindness.
Lester Laminack

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Lake Murray Elementary School

1531 Three Dog Road
Chapin, SC 29036

Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement

Phone: 803-476-4600
Fax: 803-476-4620
http://www.lexrich5.org/

Our purpose at LMES is to educate, empower and

encourage students in a safe and
nurturing environment .

Administration

Lake Murray
Elementary School

Claire Thompson, Principal

cthompson@lexrich5.org
Boyd Hainsworth, Assistant Principal
bhainswo@lexrich5.org
Kelly Reese, Admin. Assistant Principal

Chart the course

Lead the way.

Kreese@lexrich5.org

PTO Corner
DINING FOR
Thank you to our
Business Partner Patrons.
Please support these
businesses, as they have
contributed to our
school.
Platinum paw
AVSX Technologies
Human Capital Solutions
Integrity Insurance
Solutions
Zesto of Chapin
Tims Gas Depot
Gold Paw
DK Nails

DOLLARS
Nov. 20th
El Poblano

Nov. 25th
Grouchos of Chapin

PTO SPIRIT
WEAR
Have you started
your holiday shopping? Look no further than the PTO
spirit wear for gift
ideas.
The spirit wear order
form can be found
on the LMES web
page.

Human Capital Solutions, Inc

219 Shores Edge Drive
Chapin, SC 29036
Phone: (803) 407407-2620

PTO Business Partners

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