The Crocodilian
Volume 3, Edition 5 October 31 , 2019
Read Your Way to the Big Game
All Read Your Way to the Big Game forms are due Friday, November 1st. No late forms will be accepted or entered into the contest.
Top Grade level will get a popcorn party.
Top Class will get an ice cream treat.
Visitor Sign In
Notes from the School Nurse
Student Screening Follow Up
Vision and screenings were done on October 8, 2019. You have or will receive a referral letter if your child's results were outside of normal limits. This indicates the need for further evaluation and it is recommended that you follow up by making an appointment for a professional eye or hearing exam. You will not receive a letter if your child's results were within normal limits. If your child has one or more of the above exams, please provide a copy of the report to the nurse. The provider's office staff may fax a report if preferred to 803-476-4020.
Thank You!
A big thank you goes out to our wonderful PTO for providing volunteers to assist during the screening and for providing lunch for the nurses.
Immunization Reminder
It is very important to provide immunization certificates to the nurse within the time period given if notified that your child's immunization certificate is not compliant. When a certificate is found to be non compliant you will be given 30 days to comply or risk the possibility of your child being excluded from school until compliance is met per regulations of DHEC. Please contact me if you have questions about immunizations.
Counselors Corner -- Estelene Nichols
Sleeping and Children
Many students try to function daily on less sleep than is recommended. We find that students have a difficult time focusing and concentrating as well as getting along with others when they have insufficient sleep. Some helpful tips may help get your children ready for the change in time on November 3rd (back to standard time).
A healthy sleep schedule is important for children and teens to remain alert and aware. According to a sleep study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, an estimated 64 percent of school-aged children (ages 6 to 12) go to bed later than 9 p.m., and 43 percent of boys ages 10 to 11 sleep less than the recommended amount each night. It is essential that parents observe and monitor their child’s sleeping schedule to ensure they are not suffering from lack of sleep.
Oversleeping
Oversleeping is not a problem, but is an important indicator that you child is probably not sleeping for an adequate amount of time on a consistent basis. In rarer cases, oversleeping every day for more than a few days can be a sign of mood disturbance such as depression.
All human beings have relatively set sleep needs that differ across development. Knowing how much sleep your child needs is important and will help you establish a regular sleep period that is age appropriate in terms of duration and timing.
Sleep duration by age
Infants and toddlers may sleep 10-12 hours
School-aged children sleep about 10 hours
Adolescents and teens sleep approximately eight to nine hours
These times are relative as some children are short sleepers and some are longer sleepers.
Lack of sleep
Lack of sleep on a short term basis can cause over-activity, inattention, irritability and increased risk of injury. Chronic sleep deprivation results in all of these problems and depressed mood. In very long term cases it will also cause long term health problems.
How to regulate sleep schedules
Establish a regular routine.
Ensure a child’s sleep period does not vary more than 30 minutes for school-age children and 1.5 hours for adolescents on weekdays versus weekends.
Eliminate all electronics within 30-60 minutes of the target bedtime.
Taken from Dr. Daniel Lewin’s website: https://riseandshine.childrensnational.org/how-oversleeping-and-lack-of-sleep-affect-your-childs-mood/
Beginning two weeks ahead, push bedtime 10-15 minutes later every 3 days.
If you have to wake your child up in the morning, then wake him up 10-15 minutes later, too. If you’re like me and have kids who wake you up, then you can skip this last step.
Taken from Dr. Steve Silvstro’s website: https://www.drstevesilvestro.com/helping-your-child-adjust-to-daylight-saving-time
October Leaders of the Month
Congratulations to October's Leader of the Month. They demonstrated Habit 2, Begin With the End in Mind!
They will be recognized at the school wide morning meeting on Friday, November 1st. They will receive a certificate and a coupon for a free Bo Berry Biscuit at the Bojangles 7339 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC location
Preschool: Aubrey H., Ayden B., Denila B. & Oliver O.
4 Kindergarten: Logan M., Juliette P., Cole S. & Ashlynn D.
5 Kindergarten: Dantae M., Mia C., Johnson V. & A'rielle C.
1st Grade: Khyris R., London F., Kristen S. & Lawson H.
2nd Grade: Sydney L., Keenan I., Seth S. & Relic L.
3rd Grade: Hailey A., Amia' W., Lincoln V., Noah A., Sean K. & Kily A.
4th Grade: Devin P., Tucker A., Su Zan M. & L'Oreal A.
5th Grade: Madison W., Trent F., Alyssa J., Kayla M. & Alayna R.
AGP: Michael P.
Transcontinental Railroad
PTO NEWS
Spirit Night is Monday, Nov 4th at CiCi's Pizza 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Fund Run:
More information will be sent out soon concerning our Fund Run on Friday, November 8th.
Please consider donating a small portion of your time!
Thank you!
Melissa Seabrooks
HEC PTO President
Second Nine Week Student Safety Patrols
Emily C., Nasir W., Lillian S., Aubri W., Aubrey R., Tyriana M., Ivion T., Trinity E., Nadia W., Jamink G., Ceniya W., Jaedon G., Braelyn B., Anthony A., Kaeden P., Kingston T., Rayna I., Carlos F., Sha’Nariah G. and Craig M.
Snack Pack Program
H. E. Corley volunteers were at Walmart to collect food items for the Snack Pack program. A good time was had by all and they were very successful!
Upcoming Events
- November 3rd: Standard Time Begins (move clocks back one hour)
- November 4th: Report Cards go home; PTO Spirit Night @ CiCi's Pizza 5:00 - 8:00 pm
- November 5th: Montessori Learning at the Hands of the Children 5:30 - 7:00 pm
- November 6th: Student Lighthouse Meeting 2:45 - 4:00 pm
- November 7th: Kindergarten Field Trip to Clinton Sease Farms 9:00 am - 1:00 pm; HEC Clubs (last day) & Good News Club 2:45 - 4:00 pm; Magnet Fair 5:30 - 7:00 pm @ The Center for Advanced Technical Studies
- November 8th: PTO Fund Run - more information to follow
- November 11th: Veterans Day Breakfast 7:05 - 8:00 am; D5 School Board Meeting @ River Springs Elementary 7:00 pm
- November 14th: Storybook Parade; Next edition of The Crocodilian (Corley's newsletter) will be sent home via email and Facebook
- November 15th: 4th grade in-house field trip with Solar Astronomy 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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