Rising Sixth Grade Students
Richland School District Two is pleased to offer band, string, and choral instruction to 6th grade students. Music teachers from the middle schools recently visited Pontiac and gave an orientation session for the 5th graders. No previous musical instruction is required to sign up for the classes. Students received a brochure at the visit to sign up for middle school music. Please complete, sign and return the brochure by March 29th to Ms. Rayner OR you can register online:
1. Go to www.richland2.org and click on Explore at the top.
2. I'm a Richland 2 Student/Parent.
3. Scroll down and click on "Middle School Music" button on the right.
Questions? Contact Stacey Dobyns at sdobyns@richland2.org
Jump Rope for Heart
Pontiac Elementary teamed with the American Heart Association to raise money and awareness for heart disease. Did you know 1 in 3 people are affected and suffer from heart disease?
The total raised was $1,512.81!!!
IT'S SPRING PORTRAIT TIME!
Strawbridge Studios will be at Pontiac on Friday, March 16 to photograph our students for Spring Portraits. Individual notices of picture day are being sent home in your child's folder.
This not a pre-pay program, you do not have to fill out any order forms or send any money at this time. All studednts will be photographed.
Portraits will be sent home once Strawbridge returns them to the school. You will have a choice to purchase the packet or partial packet at that time.
STEM Opportunity
Do you know students ages 9-19 who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? You should tell them about the SC 4-H Engineering Challenge! This event, held on Saturday, April 14 at Midlands Technical College airport campus, features 7 different team competitions and 1 individual competition that students from all over South Carolina can participate in. Information about this year’s competitions and registration can be found on the event website: www.scionthemove.org/engineeringchallenge. Email Katie Burch at korishe@clemson.edu with questions.
Mission Statement
The Community and Action Team hope that you and your family have discussed your vision, plan, or goal for your family. Below are the next steps for creating the Mission Statement.
Creating a Mission statement
After defining the outcome, next is to create a family mission statement. In order to do this, figure out what is most important to your family by answering these seven questions:
- What is the purpose of our family?
- What kinds of things do we want to do?
- What kind of feeling do we want to have in our home?
- What kind of relationships do we want to have with one another?
- What are our family’s priorities?
- What are our responsibilities as family members?
- How can we contribute to society as a family and become more service-oriented?
Give your children the opportunity to express their feelings of what they think is important to your family. Mission statements do not need to be long or formal, they just need to represent what is important to you and your family. Don’t try to rush this process. This may take a few months! Make sure that your family feels that the mission statement clearly represents what is important to everyone.
Cafeteria News
Parents,
Beginning Monday March 5th, students with a lunch balance over $10.00 will receive an alternative lunch. The alternative lunches will consist of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or a cheese sandwich with sides and a milk. This is standard district practice at the elementary level. If you need to apply for the free/reduced lunch program, please click on the link below. We also have paper copies of the application available upon request. Our cafeteria staff is able to print a balance sheet for you. If you have questions about your child’s lunch balance, please contact Joanna Willing, our cafeteria manager, by phone 803.699.2700 (ext. 81030) or email jwilling@richland2.org.
About Us
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Address
500 Spears Creek Church Rd.
Elgin, SC 29045
Principal Dr. Katie Barber
Assistant Principals Mrs. Jennifer Gillespie and Mr. Taurean Robinson
