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Vehicle Career Fair Art News Yearbooks on Sale Get Your Flu Shot A Page from the Media Center Sisu PTO News 2 2 2 3 3 3 4

Volume 4, Issue 8 October 17, 2013

Principals Column
I hope you enjoyed your holiday on Monday. The weather has been great for the fair and other outdoor activities. This a great time of year to get outside and get moving. Even though it is a short week, it has been a busy one. Our Charleston Wrap items have been delivered and can be picked up. Check the calendar for pick up times. Our kindergarten and 1st grade classes enjoyed a performance by the Marionette Theatre. Our 2nd graders went to the Lexington County Museum for their field trip. We will cap off our busy week with the Fall Festival on Friday evening. You certainly dont want to miss out on the fun! We are quickly approaching the end of our first nine weeks. I hope you were able to attend a parent/teacher conference and get some valuable information on your childs progress. I encourage you to stay in touch with your childs teacher, visit their web pages regularly, and check the Thursday communication folders. Next Tuesday is our picture day. This picture will be used in our 2013-2014 yearbook and are available for purchase. Our yearbook order forms are being sent home today. This year we will offer you the opportunity to order your yearbook online. See page 3 for details. I hope to see you on Friday at the Fall Festival. Enjoy your weekend.

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. 17

Calendar of Events:
OCTOBER
Fundraiser Pick-up 2:30-3:45 pm Dining for Dollars El Poblano 18 Fundraiser Pick-up 7:15-8:30 am & 2-4 pm 18 22 24 FALL FESTIVAL 6-8 PM SMILE Picture Day EARLY RELEASE DAY 11:40 am Author/Illustrator Jonathon Miller @ LMES 25 26 31 Vehicle Career Fair PUMPKIN RUN HALLOWEEN!

ART News
Illustrator and Author Jonathan Miller will be reading his books, sharing original art, and discussing the writing and collage process with elementary schools in the area on our next Early Release Day, Thursday, October 24th. Order forms are due to Mrs. Leaphart on Wednesday, October 23. *Please note whether you would like to have your book signed by the author. Hell be sharing books from his Adventures of Sammy the Wonder Dachshund series. Two years ago he visited LMES and read Sammys Last Week in Charleston. Mr. Miller has read to more than 200,000 students, has been featured on ETV, appeared in Vineyards Summer Catalog, and had his book read on Lifetime's hit series Army Wives. Now he has a BRAND NEW book to share. Millers books are illustrated using layers of construction paper and tiny pieces of card stock, a process that can take up to 30 hours per page. You can see examples of his art at sammydogbooks.comand download an order form to buy Sammy books. Additional order forms are located on the blue hall outside of Mrs. Leapharts and Ms. Rauchs clear mailboxes. Please make checks payable to Underdog Endeavor Productions. Sales tax is included in book price and you may mix and match books. These make great gifts! 1 hardback book for $20 or 2 hardback books for $35 (You save $5!) or 3 hardback books for $50 (You save $10!)

VEHICLE CAREER FAIR

We need youand your friends and neighbors!
Our annual Lake Murray Elementary Vehicle Career Fair for Kindergarten 2nd grade will be held on Friday, October 25th from 7:50-10:30 a.m. For more information, check out our website at www.lexrich5.org/lmes and click on the Career Fair picture. You may also e-mail Gwen Sitsch, school counselor, at gsitsch@lexrich5.org or call Mrs. Sitsch at 467-4605 for more information. If e-mailing, please type Career Fair in the subject line.

Veterans Day
In honor of Veterans Day, the LMES community would like to create a memorial wall. If you would like to have the name of a veteran in your family included on our memorial wall, please email your veterans full name and branch of service and/or deployment to Gail Zeigler (gzeigler@lexrich5.org). Examples: John Michael Morris Marine Charles "Ed" Moore WWII The Veterans Day concert will be held on November 12th. Concert times are:

8:00 am - Fifth grade 8:45 am - Kindergarten, First and Second grades 10:00 am - Third, Fourth grade and Lowman Home residents

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A Page from the Media Center

Check out the October news from your Library Media Center https://smore.com/37wr SC Book Award Challenge (reading goal #1) Students in grades 1-5 should read and review 3 nominee books in order to qualify for the first reading goal by Friday, October 18. First graders complete paper forms while students in grades 2-5 fill out online review forms.

News from the GYM WHAT IS SISU?

The PE department is celebrating Sisu in our classes.

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Trick or Treat for Box Tops for Education.

Fill the pumpkins in the Media Center. Send in your Box Tops for Education labels from Oct 21 to Nov. 1. The grade level that brings in the most Box Tops for Education labels will win a treat.

Sisu is a Finnish word. Sisu is the highest honor you can receive in Finland. There is no single word equivalent in the English language. Sisu is a person who never gives up, always tries, cares for others, is honest when no one is looking, goes out of their way for the better good of others, a planner, leader, demonstrates sportsmanship, the person you would like to be like, someone you can count on, helpful and more. Those are the character traits we are highlighting in the gym. This award does not go to the fastest or strongest person but to the person who demonstrates the qualities of Sisu during PE. They are honored by writing their name on the wall of Sisu in the gym and wearing the Sisu- Viking helmet down the halls back to class. The other students in the school congratulate them for being a leader in their class as they walk by.

Notes from the Nurse

Parents, protect your children. Getting the flu vaccine for you and your child is the first and most important step to prevent illness this flu season. For more information on vaccinating your children see your health care provider or go to http://www.scdhec.gov/flu/index.htm The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against an Influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B virus and the 2009 H1N1 virus. Remember that hand hygiene and cough/sneeze etiquette are fundamental components of disease prevention. If students are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.

Yearbooks On Sale NOW

Yearbook sales begin today. Your child should have received a yearbook order form and a sponsor/booster form today. Be sure to check your childs Thursday folder for these forms. This year you will be able to order your childs yearbook online at jostensyearbooks.com. This will allow you the opportunity to pay for the yearbook using a credit card. Please do not return the order form if you are ordering online. All forms that are returned must have payment (check or cash) attached. Deadline to order a yearbook is December 13, 2013. This is a firm deadline. We will not offer the yearbooks for sale after the Winter Break. Dont miss out on getting a yearbook. The sponsorship/booster forms must be returned to school with either cash or a check. All checks should be made out to LMES.

Lake Murray Elementary School

1531 Three Dog Road Chapin, SC 29036
Phone: 803-476-4600 Fax: 803-476-4620
http://www.lexrich.org/LakeMurray.cfm

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Claire D. Thompson, Principal

cthompson@lexrich5.org

Boyd Hainsworth Assistant Principal

bhainswo@lexrich5.org

Margaret LaForce, Administrative Asst. Principal

mlaforce@lexrich5.org
Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement

Puppy Paws to Eagle Claws

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

PTO News Corner

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 Thank you to our

Dining for Dollars Spirit Night Thursday, October 17 El Poblano

Dont Miss the Fun!

LMES Fall Festival Friday, Oct. 18, from 6-8.
If you preordered tickets, be sure to check your childs book bag for the tickets. If you still need to buy tickets, they will be sold on Friday morning during car line.