NAUTICAL NOTESThe purpose of Lake Murray Elementary School is to educate, empower,

and encourage students in a safe and nurturing environment.

October 2015

Volume 1, Issue 2

Yearbooks

Yearbooks will go on sale beginning October 1st. An order form will be sent home with your child. The cost is $30.

Fal l Fest ival

Mark your calendars for our annual Fall Festival on Friday, October 30th. We will have games and food from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held in October. Many teachers have already begun holding conferences. Your child's teacher will be contacting you to set up a time to meet.

Picture Day

Fall picture day is October 1st. Be sure to wear your best smile.

Walk to School Day

October 22nd is National Walk to School Day. Students will walk for 30 minutes during their related arts time, allowing every student to walk regardless of where they live.

Career Vehicle Day

Does your job involve the use of an interesting vehicle? Or, do you know someone who has a

job that does? If so, please consider signing up for our Career

Vehicle Day for our Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students on October 8th from 8-11 a.m.

For more information, please visit the LMES website or contact Gwen Sitsch, school counselor, at 476-4605 or gsitsch@lexrich5.org. If emailing, please type ?Career Vehicle Day? in the subject l ine.

LMES Mercado

For information about LMES's annual mercado and needed donations: www.lexrich5.org/webpages/ jgonzalez1/

PTO Meet ing

LMES will hold its f irst PTO meeting and Parent Education meeting on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:00 pm. Dinner will be served starting at 6:00 pm to those who wish to order, and the PTO meeting will follow. At this meeting, PTO members will be asked to vote to change the bylaws. The Parent Education meeting will follow.

PTO Fundraiser

Start your holiday shopping now. Your child should have received an Innisbrook fundraiser packet last week. Our fundraiser runs through October 1st. Along with the beautiful gif t wrap, you will f ind wonderful gif t ideas.

Important Bus Informat ion

At this time all school buses are locked out due to overcrowding. This means that students not assigned to a bus cannot ride with a friend without permission from Chapin Transportation (345-7133).

Media Center News

Read the October newsletter from your Library Media Center

Topics include the Box Tops for Education contest running October 19-30, the Palmetto Bowl reading contest, the upcoming Book Fair, online safety tips, and more!

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OCTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

1 Fall Pictures

Yearbooks go on sale

Fundraiser Ends

2 Fabulous First Friday -

D5 Snackpack Food Drive

6 Vision & Hearing Screening K5, 1st & 3rd grades, New 2nd & 4th graders

8 Career Vehicle Day 8 -11am

Extended Day for Parent Conferences (2:45 - 6:15 pm)

12 Conference Day/Staff Development - Student Holiday

20 PTO & Parent Education Meeting

Dinner 6:00 pm/Meeting 7:00 pm

22 Walk to School Day

Early Release - 11:40 am Dismissal

29 Kindergarten 50's Day 11:30 am

30 1st Grade Pumpkin Investigation

Fall Festival 5:30 - 8:30 pm

LMES1531 Three Dog RoadChapin, SC 29036