I hope that each of you are

enjoying the nice weather of

these early Fall days. School
is in full swing and parent
conferences are being sched-
uled to discuss the progress of
your children.

The following are reminders
for you:
+ Please take time to complete
the parent survey giving us
your thoughts about our
school. It will take approxi-
mately ten minutes to com-
plete. This is the link to the
survey http://www.advanc-
ed.org/survey/public/8270512
and more information about
the survey can be found on
page 5 of the newsletter. If
you need a paper survey,
please contact the school.
Paper surveys are due back to
the school by Oct. 8. Online
surveys must be completed
by Oct. 10.

+ Our Walk-At-School Day
will be on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Students will be participating
in a walking activity at school
on that day, weather permit-
ting. Please make sure stu-
dents wear their tennis shoes
on that day. Also, please be on
the look out for any walkers
coming to school on that day.

+We want to be good neigh-
bors to our surrounding areas.
Please observe all posted
speed limits; be courteous of
the cars exiting from neigh-
borhoods to get to the high-
way; be respectful of the land-
scaped entrances to neighbor-
hoods and not make turns on
to these areas; and observe the
stop sign at the corner of
Three Dog Road and Forest
Shealy Road.

+School Board Forums to get
to know the school board can-
didates will be held through-
out the month of October.
Please take time to get to
know the candidates by at-
tending one of these forums.

Richland County School
Board Candidate Forums:
Spring Hill High
Oct. 7, 6:30 pm
Dutch Fork Elementary
Oct. 21, 6:30 pm

Lexington County School
Board Candidate Forums:
CrossRoads Middle
Oct. 2, 6:30 pm
Chapin High
Oct. 23, 6:30 pm

If you have not registered to
vote, please take the time to
do so prior to the November
4 elections. You may register
online if you have a valid SC
Drivers license. THE DEAD-
LINE FOR REGISTERING
TO VOTE IS OCTOBER 4.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Volume 1, Issue 7
Principals Column
October 2, 2014
Special points of interest:

S D 5 L R C
OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER
7 Vision & Hearing Screening
8 Walk At School
EARLY RELEASE DAY
11:40 AM
13 Student Holiday



Sept 15 Sept 15 Sept 15 Sept 15- -- -Oct 15: Oct 15: Oct 15: Oct 15:
Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept 29 Sept 29 Sept 29 Sept 29- -- -Oct 29 Oct 29 Oct 29 Oct 29
Grandparents Month
Oct. 13 Oct. 13 Oct. 13 Oct. 13- -- -17 17 17 17
National School Lunch Week
Nautical Notes
Calendar of Events Calendar of Events Calendar of Events Calendar of Events
Inside this issue:
Nurses Notes 2
A Page from the Media
Center
2
Volunteers 3
PE News 3
Pumpkin Run 3
PTO News 4
AdvancED Survey &
Nexchek
5
After conducting load
counts, Bus #10 is the only
bus that is overcrowded.
There are only a few seats
available for riders not as-
signed to Bus #10. If your
child is planning to invite a
friend to ride on Bus #10,
please call Chapin
Transportation to confirm
that there will be space
available. (345-7133)
Fall is here, which
means flu season is
fast approaching

Influenza (also called "the flu")
is a viral infection in the nose,
throat and lungs. About 10% to
20% of Americans get the flu
each year. The flu may cause
fever, cough, sore throat, a runny
or stuffy nose, headache, muscle
aches and tiredness. Most people
feel better after 1 or 2 weeks, but
for some people, the flu leads to
serious diseases, such as pneu-
monia.

The influenza vaccine can help
protect you from getting the flu.
The vaccines work by exposing
your immune system to the flu
virus. Your body will build up
antibodies to the virus to protect
you from getting the flu. The flu
shot contains dead viruses. The
nasal-spray vaccine contains live
but weakened viruses. You can-
not get the flu from the flu shot
or the nasal-spray vaccine.

Flu season runs from October to
May. It's best to get a flu shot as
early in the season as possible,
as it gives the body a chance to
build up immunity to (protection
from) the flu. But getting a shot
later in the season is still better
than not getting the vaccine at
all.

You can also reduce your risk of
catching the flu by washing your
hands frequently, which stops the
spread of germs. Eating healthy,
exercising and getting enough sleep
also play a part in preventing the flu
because they help boost your im-
mune system.

If you are sick, make sure that you
cover your mouth when you cough
and wash your hands often to pre-
vent giving the flu to others.

Please contact the Health Room at
476-4609 if you have any questions.

Health Screening

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A Page from the Media Center
Nurses Notes

Media
Center.
Lists of
the com-
panies
partici-
pating are available at http://
www.labelsforeducation.com/
earn/participating-products.aspx.

Check out the OCTOBER
newsletter from the Library
Media Center. Topics include
new books, the upcoming au-
thor visit, seasonal book lists,
book fair, the Box Tops con-
test, and more!

https://www.smore.com/ah5h2


Recycling Programs for
the Media Center

Please help the Media Center by
collecting Box Tops for Educa-
tions and Labels for Education.

The Media Cen-
ter will have a
grade level Box
Tops for Education contest Oct.
20-31. Please save your Box
Top UPCs to send in during
that time. The Media Center
receives 10 cents from each
UPC. Last year we collected
over $4,000.00 in UPCs. For
more information visit http://
www.boxtops4education.com.
What a wonderful way to recycle
trash!

Labels for Education is a great
way to receive free merchandise
for our school. Please cut the
UPC with the Labels for Educa-
tion logo from participating
products and send them in to the
N a u t i c a l N o t e s N a u t i c a l N o t e s N a u t i c a l N o t e s N a u t i c a l N o t e s
DREAM



LEARN


LEAD
Each September and October, Lexing-
ton/Richland District 5 conducts
health screenings. LMES health
screening will be held on Tuesday,
October 7th. If you do not want your
child /children to be screened at
school, please contact Nurse Harring-
ton at 476-4609.
A breakdown of screening service
by grade level is:
5K: All students Vision and
Hearing
Grade 1: All students Vision and
Hearing
Grade 2: Students new to District
5 Vision & Hearing
Grade 3: All students Vision,
Hearing, & Dental
Grade 4: Students new to District
5 Vision & Hearing
Grade 5: All students Vision &
Hearing
V o l u m e V o l u m e V o l u m e V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1 1 , I s s u e 1 1 , I s s u e 1 1 , I s s u e 1
NATIONAL WALK
TO/ AT SCHOOL
DAY- October 8th

LMES will be participating with
the national
event in a
slightly dif-
ferent
way. We
will host a
WALK AT
SCHOOL
event
on Oct. 8th. This will allow for
every student to participate in the
event regardless of where they
live or how they come to
school. Students will walk in the
bus loop for 15 minutes after
their grade level PBIS assem-
bly. Walking is an excellent
form of exercise that benefits
everyone in many ways. We
need volunteers for the event. If
you are able to volunteer, please
contact Mrs. Plemmons at
CPlemmon@lexrich5.org
5th Grade - 8:20-8:35
4th Grade - 8:50-9:05
3rd Grade - 9:20-9:35
K5 - 10:00-10:15
2nd Grade - 10:30-10:45
1st Grade - 11:00-11:15

PUMPKIN RUN PUMPKIN RUN PUMPKIN RUN PUMPKIN RUN
Lake Murray Elementary School
is competing again
in the annual North-
West Family
YMCA. The 5K run
& walk is October
25. You can sign-up to be a mem-
ber of the LMES team. The
school/ group with the largest num-
ber of participants will win the Dr.
Mike Sullivan Award. Plus, when
you sign up for the LMES team
by October 10th you get a re-
duced entry fee.
You can go
to www.columbiaymca.org to
enter or download a copy of the
entry form from Mrs. Plemmons
or Mr. Nellems webpage.


When you come to
LMES to volunteer, please sign
in through the Volunteer note-
book, as well as Lobby Guard.
You will have a sheet where you
will list your activity and the
time you volunteered. This will
allow us to accurately track the
volunteer hours worked.
Many of you volunteer from
home, make calls as homeroom
mom, help with a teachers pro-
ject, etc. Please feel free to keep
LMES is fortunate to have many
wonderful volunteers. Your
time and talents make our jobs
so much easier.
Each year the district likes to
recognize all the volunteers from
each school and the amount of
time spent working to make our
schools better. We want to be
sure that all of our volunteers are
recognized, so we will be bring-
ing back the Volunteer Sign In
notebook.
a sheet at home to log your time.
When you fill up the sheet, attach
it to your sheet in the Volunteer
notebook.
Thank you for the many wonder-
ful ways you share your time and
talents with our students and fac-
ulty. You are a big part of what
makes LMES great!

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like to receive information at
more than one email address.
If you currently subscribed to
one of the lists you can click on
the edit existing record link,
above the area for Your Infor-
mation.
This will generate an email to
the address you used to sub-
scribe to the list. When you
receive that email you will be
able to change the lists you are
subscribed to as well as add or
change email addresses.
In the Subscribe to These
Lists: area simply put a check
mark on the lists you would like
to subscribe to. You can check
more than one location. Make
sure to fill in the captcha number
at the bottom of the lists.
Its easy. Go to the LMES web-
site or the district website at
http://www.lexrich5.org. Click
on subscribe to e-News button
under the site search area on the
left side of the page.
Fill out the information on the
screen. You may add more than
one email address if you would
The single most
important thing we
can teach our
children is
kindness.
Lester Laminack
HONORS HONORS HONORS HONORS
CHOIR CHOIR CHOIR CHOIR
Congratulations to
Ava S.(5th Vann) and
Madison M. (4th-Gabriel)
who have been selected to
be a part of the District 5
Honors Choir.
Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement Lake Murray Elementary Mission Statement
Our purpose at LMES is to educate, empower and
encourage students in a safe and
nurturing environment .
Administration Administration Administration Administration
Claire Thompson, Principal
cthompson@lexrich5.org
Boyd Hainsworth, Assistant Principal
bhainswo@lexrich5.org
Kelly Reese, Admin. Assistant Principal
Kreese@lexrich5.org
Lake Murray Elementary School
1531 Three Dog Road
Chapin, SC 29036
S D 5 L R C
SPIRIT WEAR SPIRIT WEAR SPIRIT WEAR SPIRIT WEAR
At this time we have a
limited amount of Spirit
Wear items available. A
new order of Spirit Wear is
expected soon with a new
design. Until then, should
you need any t-shirts or
sweatshirts, know that we
do not have a wide assort-
ment of sizes available.
Keep watching the news-
letter for arrival of the
new spirit wear.

VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS
Due to the large number
of students at LMES, PTO
is still reviewing and or-
ganizing the volunteer
forms.
In the next couple of
weeks, homeroom moms
will be contacting those
interested in volunteering
to let you know about op-
portunities to volunteer in
the classroom and at oth-
er school events.
Thank you for supporting
LMES and our PTO.


DINING FOR DINING FOR DINING FOR DINING FOR
DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS

OCT 7 OCT 7 OCT 7 OCT 7
ZESTO OF ZESTO OF ZESTO OF ZESTO OF
CHAPIN CHAPIN CHAPIN CHAPIN

OCT 16 OCT 16 OCT 16 OCT 16
EL POBLANO EL POBLANO EL POBLANO EL POBLANO


PTO Corner
Phone: 803-476-4600
Fax: 803-476-4620
http://www.lexrich5.org/LakeMurray.cfm

Chart the course
Lead the way.
Lake Murray
Elementary School
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The School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties recognizes that occasionally a parent may inadvertently overdraw a check-
ing account and a check may be returned by your bank. In order to recover these funds in a private and professional manner, the School
District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties has contracted with Nexcheck, LLC, for collection of returned checks.
Checks should be written on a commercially printed check with your name, address, and contact
telephone number. When a person writes a check to a school or the School District, he or she agrees that,
if the check is returned for any reason, it may be represented electronically on the same account, and that
the Service Fee for returned checks established by law may be debited from the same account.
If the check and fee are not collected electronically, Nexcheck will contact the check writer by mail and/or
by telephone to make payment arrangements. All payments need to be made directly to Nexcheck, P.O.
Box 19688, Birmingham, AL 35219. For a convenience fee, payments of both
check and fee may be made electronically at www.nexcheck.com or over the phone (800-639-2435) using
a credit card, debit card or electronic check.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
September 15 October 15th
The term Hispanic, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Spanish-speaking people in the United States of any
race.
From September 15 October 15, the U.S. celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize the contributions that Hispan-
ic Americans have made to American society and culture. This particular time frame was chosen to honor seven of our Latin American
neighbors who celebrate their independence: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua on Sept. 15
th
, Mexico on Sept.
16
th
, and Chile on Sept. 18
th
.
Visit the link below for more interesting information on Hispanic Heritage!http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html



Re Re Re Re- -- -Accreditation Survey: Accreditation Survey: Accreditation Survey: Accreditation Survey:

Dear Parent(s) or Guardian(s):

Families play an important role in the success of their children in school. We truly value your opinion and want to hear how we are do-
ing.

School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties is taking part in a re-accreditation process called AdvancED. The process as-
sesses the school districts current performance and plans for continued improvement.

An important part of this process involves an online survey that launches on September 25 and closes on October 10. Your completed
response to the survey gives valuable opinions and honest assessment of your childs school. Please know that your responses and com-
ments will be confidential. If you have children attending more than one District Five school, please complete a survey for each school.

You can access the survey by going to the link below:
http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/8270512

Your help in completing the survey will be invaluable as we continue the tradition of excellence within School District Five of Lexington
and Richland Counties.