LES ANNOUNCEMENTS

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MUSICALES DE PRIMAVERA

¡Los estudiantes de kindergarten han estado trabajando muy duro en sus programas de primavera y están emocionados de presentárselos! No hay límite en el número de visitantes para estas actuaciones. Cada actuación tendrá una duración aproximada de 25 minutos, por lo que es importante que llegues a tiempo. Después de la presentación de su hijo, lo invitamos a visitar nuestra feria del libro. Las obras de arte de su hijo también se exhibirán en la escuela para que las vea esta semana. Siga el cronograma a continuación. ¡Estamos ansiosos por mostrarte en qué han estado trabajando!

 

Tiempo	22 de abril	23 de abril	24 de abril	25 de abril	26 de abril
8:20	Turner/Precio	Nolan/Daniels	Hyatt/Huggins	Rey/McCormick	Millas/Walsh

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BOOK FAIR

Our Spring Book Fair will be held April 22-26.  Remember to send the money for the book PLUS the 8% sales tax in a Ziploc bag or envelope stating it is for the Book Fair. April 22^nd -25^th, parents may accompany their child to the book fair in the library at the times listed below. If you have multiple children at LES, please choose one of the times to visit with all of your children. Please find the times the book fair is available below:

Time	Homeroom
After child’s performance	All 5K
7:30-8:15	All 4K, Andrews
8:15-9:10	C. Long, Smith, Jordan, Rice, Graham
9:35-10:30	All 4th Grade
10:35-11:30	Kirk, Ivey, Pullie, Ramos, D. Bryant
1:20-2:15	Short, S. Long, McLaurin, Floria, Sapp

Feel free to shop our online fair @ https://www.scholastic.com/bf/les-library. Happy shopping and thanks so much for your support!

FERIA DEL LIBRO

Nuestra Feria del Libro de Primavera se llevará a cabo del 22 al 26 de abril. Recuerde enviar el dinero del libro MÁS el 8% de impuesto sobre las ventas en una bolsa Ziploc o sobre indicando que es para la Feria del Libro. Del 22 ^al 25 ^{de abril} , los padres pueden acompañar a sus hijos a la feria del libro en la biblioteca en los horarios que se indican a continuación. Si tiene varios hijos en LES, elija uno de los horarios para visitar a todos sus hijos. Encuentre los horarios en los que está disponible la feria del libro a continuación:

Tiempo	salón principal
Después de la actuación del niño	Todos los 5K
7:30-8:15	Todo 4K, Andrews
8:15-9:10	C. Long, Smith, Jordan, Rice, Graham
9:35-10:30	Todos 4to grado
10:35-11:30	Kirk, Ivey, Pullie, Ramos, D.Bryant
1:20-2:15	Corto, S. Largo, McLaurin, Floria, Sapp

No dude en comprar en nuestra feria en línea @ https://www.scholastic.com/bf/les-library . ¡Felices compras y muchas gracias por su apoyo!

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iREADY

iReady is a program our school has been using this year to help students master grade level work in both reading and math. All students in grades K-4 will be taking an end of year assessment after spring break (April 15^th-26^th). Please discuss with your child the importance of doing their best on this assessment. Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats a good breakfast!

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iReady es un programa que nuestra escuela ha estado utilizando este año para ayudar a los estudiantes a dominar el trabajo de nivel de grado tanto en lectura como en matemáticas. Todos los estudiantes en los grados K-4 tomarán una evaluación de fin de año después de las vacaciones de primavera (15 ^al 26 ^{de abril} ). Por favor hable con su hijo sobre la importancia de hacer lo mejor que pueda en esta evaluación. ¡Asegúrese de que su hijo duerma lo suficiente y desayune bien!

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4K/5K REGISTRATION

It’s not too late to register for the 2024-2025 school year. If you know any child who turns 4 on or before September 1, 2024, they can begin 4K. All new students need to be registered by May 26, so we can schedule them for testing.  Students who register after May 26 will be tested during the summer or after school starts. Please share this information with family and friends that need to register new students. Registration will be held in the main office:

 

All of the following documentation will need to be presented for each student at the time of registration:

• Official Birth Certificate (long form)
• Social Security Card
• Current Immunization Record
• Medicaid Card
• 2 proofs of residency that you reside within the Latta School District (current electric, water or land line phone bills, Driver’s license, property tax notice)

Your child will not be officially registered until ALL required documents have been received.

 

REGISTRO 4K/5K

No es demasiado tarde para inscribirse para el año escolar 2024-2025. Si conoce a algún niño que cumpla 4 años el 1 de septiembre de 2024 o antes, puede comenzar 4K. Todos los estudiantes nuevos deben estar registrados antes del 26 de mayo, para que podamos programar sus exámenes. Los estudiantes que se registren después del 26 de mayo serán evaluados durante el verano o después de que comiencen las clases. Comparta esta información con familiares y amigos que necesiten registrar nuevos estudiantes. La inscripción se realizará en la oficina principal:

 

Será necesario presentar toda la siguiente documentación para cada estudiante en el momento de la inscripción:

• Certificado de Nacimiento Oficial (formato largo)
• Tarjeta de seguro Social
• Registro de vacunación actual
• Tarjeta de Medicaid
• 2 pruebas de residencia que indiquen que reside dentro del Distrito Escolar de Latta (facturas actuales de electricidad, agua o teléfono fijo, licencia de conducir, aviso de impuesto a la propiedad)

Su hijo no será registrado oficialmente hasta que se hayan recibido TODOS los documentos requeridos .

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SPRING TESTING

Please make note of these upcoming testing dates for 3^rd and 4^th grade students:

May 9: SC Ready 4^th Grade ELA Field Test

May 14:  SC Ready 3^rd & 4^th Grade Writing

May 16: SC Ready 3^rd & 4^th Grade Reading

May 21: SC Ready 3^rd & 4^th Grade Math

May 22: SC Ready 4^th Grade Science

 

PRUEBAS DE PRIMAVERA

Tome nota de estas próximas fechas de exámenes para estudiantes de ^3.º y 4.º ^{grado :}

9 de mayo: Prueba de campo SC Ready de ELA de 4.° ^grado

14 de mayo : Escritura SC Ready para 3.er ^y 4.to ^grado

16 de mayo : SC Ready Lectura de ^3.º y 4.º ^grado

21 de mayo : SC Ready Matemáticas de ^3.º y 4.º ^grado

22 de mayo : SC Ready Ciencias de ^{4to grado}

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FIELD TRIPS

Please make sure you wear comfortable walking shoes on the day of your trip!

·   Primary classes will be going on a field trip to Palmetto Farms.

o 4/22: Hyatt, Huggins, Walsh, King, Daniels

o 4/24: McCormick, Turner, Nolan, Price, Miles  

·   All third grade students will take a field trip on our campus to learn about rocks and minerals with Diamond Del on April 30. A mining trailer will be brought to school and students will be able to mine for rocks and minerals.

·   All students will get to enjoy Latta High School’s spring musical on April 18 at the EPAC. Those students have been working really hard on this upcoming performance. We can’t wait to see!

 

VIAJES AL CAMPO

¡Asegúrese de usar zapatos cómodos para caminar el día de su viaje!

·   Las clases de primaria realizarán una excursión a Palmetto Farms.

o 22/4: Hyatt, Huggins, Walsh, King, Daniels

o 24/4: McCormick, Turner, Nolan, Price, Miles

·   Todos los estudiantes de tercer grado realizarán una excursión a nuestro campus para aprender sobre rocas y minerales con Diamond Del el 30 de abril. Se traerá un remolque minero a la escuela y los estudiantes podrán extraer rocas y minerales.

·   Todos los estudiantes podrán disfrutar del musical de primavera de Latta High School el 18 de abril en el EPAC. Esos estudiantes han estado trabajando muy duro en esta próxima presentación. ¡ Estamos ansiosos por verlo!

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PARADE

Our Cat in the Hat parade and Parade of Nations will happen shortly after we return from spring break. A specific date will be announced soon. The Cat in the Hat winners will be announced during the parade. Each winner received a book written by Dr. Seuss. Congratulations to these boys and girls:

 

Hyatt’s Class: Reid Morrell & Levi Shaul

Huggins’ Class: Colton Duprel & Ace Rogers

Walsh’s Class: Madelynn Quick & Koen Roberts

Daniels’ Class: Warner Gainey & Zy’Meir Garner

Nolan’s Class: Aubrey Page & Jake Franco

Turner’s Class: Je’Meriah Buie & Julian Williams

Price’s Class: Kamdyn Hunt & Felix Hartley

McCormick’s Class: Liam Walden & Madilynn Lane

Miles’ Class: Marleigh Smith & Ellie Urbano

King’s Class: Chory Peterson & Braxton Carter

 

School Winners:

1^st Place – Ace Rogers (Huggins’ Class)

                   Madelynn Quick (Walsh’s Class)

2^nd Place – Reid Morrell (Hyatt’s Class)

                     Je’Meriah Buie (Turner’s Class)

 

DESFILE

Nuestro desfile del Gato con Sombrero y el Desfile de las Naciones se llevarán a cabo poco después de que regresemos de las vacaciones de primavera. Próximamente se anunciará una fecha específica. Los ganadores de Cat in the Hat se anunciarán durante el desfile. Cada ganador recibió un libro escrito por el Dr. Seuss. Felicitaciones a estos niños y niñas:

 

Clase de Hyatt: Reid Morrell y Levi Shaul

La clase de Huggins: Colton Duprel y Ace Rogers

La clase de Walsh: Madelynn Quick y Koen Roberts

La clase de Daniels: Warner Gainey y Zy'Meir Garner

La clase de Nolan: Aubrey Page y Jake Franco

Clase de Turner: Je'Meriah Buie y Julian Williams

Clase de precio: Kamdyn Hunt y Felix Hartley

La clase de McCormick: Liam Walden y Madilynn Lane

Clase de Miles: Marleigh Smith y Ellie Urbano

Clase del rey: Chory Peterson y Braxton Carter

 

Ganadores de la escuela:

1er ^lugar : Ace Rogers (clase de Huggins)

Madelynn Quick (clase de Walsh)

2do ^lugar – Reid Morrell (Clase Hyatt)

Je'Meriah Buie (clase de Turner)

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LOST AND FOUND

We have a large number of lost coats!  If your child is missing a coat or jacket, please stop by the school and look through our lost and found.  Please write your child’s name in his or her jacket; it can then be returned to the owner easily if it is lost. Any coats that are left at school in June will be donated to a coat closet!

 

OBJETOS PERDIDOS

¡Tenemos una gran cantidad de abrigos perdidos! Si a su hijo le falta un abrigo o chaqueta, pase por la escuela y revise nuestra sección de objetos perdidos. Por favor escriba el nombre de su hijo en su chaqueta; Luego se puede devolver fácilmente al propietario si se pierde. ¡Cualquier abrigo que quede en la escuela en junio será donado a un armario de abrigos!

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DON’T MISS OUT

Our 2023-2024 yearbook will be arriving soon and you don’t want to miss all the pictures of our exciting year! The yearbook and orders have already been submitted for publication, but we did order a few extra. This means that there are a limited number available for purchase. Each full color book is only $30 and can be ordered by sending cash or check to school with a note indicating that the money is for a yearbook.

 

NO TE LO PIERDAS

¡Nuestro anuario 2023-2024 llegará pronto y no querrás perderte todas las fotografías de nuestro emocionante año! El anuario y los pedidos ya se enviaron para su publicación, pero pedimos algunos más. Esto significa que hay un número limitado de unidades disponibles para su compra. Cada libro a todo color cuesta sólo $30 y se puede pedir enviando efectivo o cheque a la escuela con una nota que indique que el dinero es para un anuario.

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BLOOMS AND BRUSHES

Our art teacher, Mrs. Shaul, has been working with all students in 5K-4^th grade to create paintings for Blooms and Brushes. This is a spring event at Main Street Market on April 6^th from 10:00-2:00. Our students’ beautiful paintings will be available for you to purchase at $2 each. This money will be used to support the LES art program! Other vendors will be at the event, as well, including our very own plant vendor from the Latta High School FFA! We hope to see you at this fun event!

 

FLORES Y PINCELES

Nuestra maestra de arte, la Sra. Shaul, ha estado trabajando con todos los estudiantes de 5º a 4º ^grado para crear pinturas para Blooms and Brushes. Este es un evento de primavera en Main Street Market el 6 ^{de abril} de 10:00 a 2:00. Las hermosas pinturas de nuestros estudiantes estarán disponibles para su compra a $2 cada una. ¡Este dinero se utilizará para apoyar el programa de arte LES! Otros proveedores también estarán en el evento, incluido nuestro propio proveedor de plantas de la FFA de Latta High School. ¡Esperamos verte en este divertido evento!

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2024 Annual Report to Parents

Our goal at Latta Elementary School is to help all students develop world class knowledge, world class skills, and life and career characteristics based on the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate, in an effort to prepare all children to be college and career ready. Latta Elementary School provides the foundation to ensure that this goal is realized. Based on data from the 2022-23 school year, Latta Elementary School received an Excellent rating on the SC School Report Card. The excellent category ranges from 61-100, and the combined score of all areas was a 69 for our school. You can go to the SC Department of Education’s website to see the full report. All teachers in grades K-3, special education teachers, and administrators are involved in LETRS training for the next year and a half. LETRS trains staff in the Science of Reading and research based instructional strategies. Through staff development and improved instructional strategies, we will continue to move forward.

Latta Elementary School is part of a state consortium for Pyramid implementation. The Pyramid Model is an approach for supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral development of young children. The goal of the Pyramid Model is to create a preschool environment where every child feels good about coming to school. This is accomplished by guiding classrooms to use practices that promote children’s engagement in learning and by building positive relationships with children, families, and staff. In our use of the Pyramid Model, classroom staff will work together to ensure that all children understand behavior expectations and receive instruction in critical social skills, such as understanding and recognizing emotions, friendship skills, and social problem solving. Classroom staff will also provide individual support to children who have social, emotional, or behavioral concerns. The program leadership team is responsible for guiding and monitoring the implementation of the Pyramid Model throughout our program. Our team is comprised of a program administrator, teachers, an individual who can provide coaching and support to teachers, an individual who serves as a behavior specialist, and family members who can bring perspectives of families in the program. We are currently in our second year of a five-year implementation plan.

 The Montessori approach to learning is available to students to extend their abilities to think critically and problem solve. This multi-age learning approach is operational for all students, 4K – Gr. 3, and provides for complete student differentiation through individualized learning settings. Since subjects are fully integrated, content learning is layered, allowing for stronger and more meaningful content coverage. In addition, we have five grade four traditional classes. Both Montessori and fourth grade classes are focusing on problem based learning, real world applications, research, and independent learning. 

Becoming a positive, contributing member of our school, community, country, and world is the operating basis of our student development. All of our students, along with participation from community supporters, have the opportunity to engage in projects and programs to improve our community such as our Happy Feet project sponsored by the Latta Rotary Club and Latta Elementary School. Our students and staff also assisted in outreach programs by providing food and clothing to local families in need. 

Every classroom in our facility provides for both an indoor and outdoor learning space. Learning subject area content through the environment of classroom gardens has become a reality, and Latta Elementary School currently has 64 classroom gardens as well as an outdoor classroom. In addition, the outdoor Nature Play Park provides a positive, natural play environment that gives children the opportunity to exercise their brains and bodies. The district has also created the Viking Greenway Trail on the Latta Elementary School property, which is a 1.5 mile walking/nature trail accessible to all students and community members. An observation deck overlooking a natural pond and a Labyrinth were also added to enhance the instructional arena.

 At Latta Elementary, the ELA and Math curriculum are both based on the South Carolina College and Career state standards and are now paced and measured in grades one through four by benchmark assessments. The grade 4 classes continue to use enVision by Savvas as the thinking approach to mathematics. Reading instruction is guided by a state supported Reading Coach where both learning to read and reading to learn strategies are supported and implemented. These include progress monitoring through the use of iReady and Fountas and Pinnell. Technology is available in our lab, all classrooms, and library with the media center serving as the research and instructional support hub. Chromebooks are provided to all students to assist and enhance instruction in the classroom and at home. 

Our goal for this school year is to provide opportunities for parents to visit the school to observe in classrooms and participate in PTO and parent meetings. Musical and choral programs, Fall Festival, Bridging Ceremonies, Book Fairs, Parade of Nations, Dr. Seuss Parade and career activities are some of the events and activities added back to the schedule of events this year. Latta Elementary School continues to strive to fulfill its mission of preparing children for the world of the future. Learning opportunities provided for our children in the context of real life will promote a community of lifelong learners and ensure a positive future for our children and our community.

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Coming up …

April 1-5	Spring Break
April 6	Blooms & Brushes 10:00-2:00
April 15-26	iReady Testing
April 18	Musical at EPAC
April 22-26	Book Fair Spring Programs/Art Show
April 22 & 24	4K/5K Field Trip
April 29	Progress Reports
April 30	3rd Grade Diamond Del

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BLACKBOARD

The District is using a communication tool to send information to parents. You can receive phone calls as well as texts from the District, school and your child’s teacher. This tool is just for sending information. You will not be able to respond to anything that you receive. If you have blocked the school or district number, you will not receive any messages at all from any sender. Please make sure that you have a working phone number on file with the school and if it changes, please let us know as soon as possible. Texts that you receive will come from 606-80.

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CHROMEBOOKS

Please make sure your child takes care of their Chromebook at all times. Find a safe place at home, away from small children and pets, to store the Chromebook when not in use. The plastic cases were purchased to transport, store and protect the Chromebook. A child should not be allowed to eat or drink while using the Chromebook. If a liquid is spilled in the Chromebook, it will not work. ONLY the student should be using the Chromebook to complete his/her school assignments. Other children or adults should not be using the device. Fees will be charged to parents for repair of Chromebooks and equipment. Parents, thank you for making sure your child brings the case back to school on the appropriate days.

Tub Replacement: $10

Chromebook Screen: $100

Chromebook Charger:  $30

Chromebook: $200

Headphones:  $10

Mouse: $5

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