I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving. As we turn the calendar to December, we have just a couple of weeks before we will be out for our Winter Break. Our students will be very busy until then.

Interim reports will be available today on Parent Portal. Please remember that we do not send home interim re-ports. If you have any problems access Parent Portal, contact Donna Corley at dcorley@lexrich5.org for assistance.

Our holiday service project, Operation Angel, has begun. In lieu of holiday gifts for a teacher or staff member, stu-dents are encouraged to make contri-butions to GOoDworks, a Chapin-based home repair and improvement organization. Fro a minimum of $1 each, students will be given 2 angels - one to hang on our school tree and the

other to present to the honored faculty/staff member. The angels are not to be purchased to be given to other students.

As a reminder, December 13th is the dead-line for ordering the 2013-2014 LMES Year-book. Unlike past years, we will not be offering the yearbook for sale after Winter Break. Please don’t miss this opportunity to purchase a yearbook. See page 2 for details.

Finally, our weather continues to change. With the change in temperatures, we see our Lost and Found grow. If you are miss-ing jackets, coats, sweaters, lunchboxes, etc. please take a moment and check the Lost and Found located across from Dock-side Theater.

Enjoy your weekend!

Principal’s Column

Calendar of Events: DECEMBER

2-13 MAP Testing

4-11 Operation Angel

5 Interims available on Parent Portal

10 PTO Program 7 pm

12 1st - Holidays Around the World

13 K5– Twas the Night before Christmas Chorus Field Trip to Lowman Home

Winter Break Dec 16-Jan 2

A Page from the Media Center

2

Operation Angel 2

Notes from the Nurse 2

Yearbook Orders 2

Lost & Found 3

Photos 3

PTO News 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

PAW Print December 5, 2013

Volume 4, Issue 14

Yearbooks are on sale NOW!

Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase a

yearbook. The deadline is December 13th.

There will not be another opportunity after Winter

Break.

PAW PRINT Page 2

Notes from the Nurse

Things to know about ordering a yearbook.

• You will be able to order your child’s yearbook online at jostensyearbooks.com.

• If ordering online you can pay using a credit card.

• Please do not return the order form if you are order-ing online.

• All forms that are returned must have payment (check or cash) attached.

• Deadline to order a yearbook is December 13, 2013.

• The sponsorship/booster forms must be returned to school with either cash or a check.

• All checks should be made out to LMES.

• If you return a form with payment, you will receive a receipt (printed on green paper). Please keep this for your records.

Students’ Screening Follow Up

Reminder: Parents, if you receive a referral letter for vision, hearing, or dental, the results indicate the need for further evaluation. We recommend that you make your child an appointment for a professional eye, ear, or dental examination. If an appointment has been made, please notify your school nurse of the date and time. If you have al-ready taken your child to your care pro-vider, please send a copy of the report to the health room or have your provider fax (476-4620) a report to the school.

If you are in need of assistance, there are re-sources available. If you have any questions, please contact the School nurse.

A Page from the Media Center OPERATION ANGEL

December 4-11, 2013 Our holiday service project, Operation Angel, will get underway on Wednesday, December 4. In lieu

of a holiday gift for a teacher or staff member, stu-

dents are encouraged to make a contribution to

GoodWorks, a Chapin-

based home repair and im-

provement organization. For a minimum of $1 each,

students will be given two angels—one to hang on

our school tree and the other to present to the teacher/staff member being honored.

An order form has been sent with your child. The order form is also 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 stu-dent council representatives.

Box Tops Winner

Congratulations to 3rd grade for winning

the Box Tops for Education fall contest! What a

great way to recycle trash and earn money for our school. The total money collected was $2,448.

Please keep collecting your box tops. Another

grade-level contest will be held in the spring.

Check out the December newsletter from the Li-

brary Media Center. Topics include books as gifts, holiday apps, iPads and focus apps, an upcoming

author visit, and more!

Visit https://www.smore.com/wvzk or click the QR code below.

Don’t Forget to Order Your Yearbook

December 13th is the Deadline

Locked out buses The following buses are locked out:

10, 13, 15, 16, 19 & 20

• This means that only students assigned to these buses will be allowed to ride in the afternoon.

• Friends are not allowed to ride unless they are registered to ride that bus.

• Bus #10 is at maximum capacity in the afternoon. Students living in Osprey will now be riding Bus #14 in the afternoon. Students were given a note reminding them of the change.

Are you missing anything? Perhaps you can check the

Lost and Found.

The Lost and Found is overflowing. Please have your child check regularly for missing items. Coats, sweaters, jackets, lunchboxes, water bottles and much more are piling up. At the end of the year, all remaining items are donated to a local charity.

Please be sure to have you child’s name in all their jackets/coats. We make every effort to check for names before we donate the items.

2nd Grade Learns about Weather

Von Gaskins, meteorologists with WIS-TV, spoke to our 2nd grade students as a part of

their Weather Unit.

Getting in the Holiday Spirit

Mrs. Hance’s 5th grade class got in the Holiday Spirit by collecting food for the Back Pack program’s

Winter Boxes.

Claire D. Thompson, Principal

cthompson@lexrich5.org

Boyd Hainsworth Assistant Principal

bhainswo@lexrich5.org

Margaret LaForce, Administrative Asst. Principal

mlaforce@lexrich5.org

Need holiday gift ideas?

Check out the LMES PTO Spirit Items. They make

great gifts & stocking stuffers.

Let us know if we can help you with your Christmas shopping.

1531 Three Dog Road Chapin, SC 29036 Phone: 803-476-4600

Fax: 803-476-4620 http://www.lexrich.org/LakeMurray.cfm

Puppy Paws to Eagle Claws

PTO News Corner Thank you to our

Business Partner Patrons. Please support these

businesses, as they have contributed to our school.

Silver Paw:

Carolina Pet Resort, LLC Initials Inc., Shelagh Cobb

Vella's of Chapin

Gold Paw:

AVSX Technologies Learning Express

Sanchez Construction, LLC Zesto of Chapin

Platinum Paw:

Human Capital Solutions

Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement

“Our mission at LMES is to nurture children, empowering them to think critically and creatively as they seek knowledge and

embrace challenges.”

Lake Murray

Elementary

School

DREAM LEARN LEAD

Upcoming Events

December 10 PTO Program

7pm