SCHOOL VISION

Every AC Moore student will enter middle school reading at or above grade level.

SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

We collaboratively empower students to be accountable and successful.

STAFF CORE VALUES

Passion: Embracing and nurturing our school community

Intentionality: Purposeful, Present, & Prepared

Accountability: Growth Over Ego

Student Pillars of Leadership: PreK - 2

Respect

Cooperation

Community

Responsible

Self-Control

Caring

Trustworthy

Student Pillars of Leadership: 3rd - 5th

Respect

Collaboration

Citizenship

Responsible

Self-Discipline

Empathy

Integrity

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• October 1st-31st...........................................Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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• October 31.....................................................Fall Book Fair Begins
  
• October 31.....................................................Career Week Begins
• October 31.....................................................Deadline for Modified School Year Calendar Survey (see link below)

• November 1...................................................Fall Picture Make-up Day
• November 2...................................................PTO Breakfast Cart for Staff

• November 4...................................................Fall Book Fair Ends
• November 4...................................................Career Day Dress-up, Parade, Blood Drive
• November 8...................................................No School/Election Day
  
• November 11.................................................Veterans Day Assembly for Parents at 8:15
• November 14.................................................SIC Meeting, 5:30 PM
• November 14.................................................PTO Meeting, 6 PM
• November 15.................................................Interims Go Home
• November 17.................................................Thanksgiving Meal at AC Moore
• November 17.................................................PTO Movie Night (details coming)
• November 23.................................................Thanksgiving Holidays

• December 2....................................................................Candyland Performance at Dreher (1st-5th Graders)

• December 21-January 3.................................................Winter Holidays

CRP sessions will not be held next week on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. (November 1st - 3rd). Students will be dismissed to leave campus at the regular dismissal time. Please notify your child of this change in dismissal and prepare them for what they should do afterschool.

Parents, please be reminded that Halloween costumes are not allowed to be worn at school on October 31st. Students may elect to wear their costume at the Fall Festival tonight at 5:30 pm.

November 11th is Veterans Day. We will be celebrating at AC Moore with a musical performance by our 4th and 5th grade students. You are cordially invited to join us at 8:15 a.m.

Please help us make this show special by sharing your Veterans with us! If you have pictures of your family members that are currently serving or have served in the past, please send photos to elise.helms@richlandone.org. Remember to tell us the name of the veteran and a family connection to AC Moore.

Save the Date! The Fall Book Fair is coming up October 31-November 4. You should have received a flyer this week with detailed information, but you can also visit our book fair website for information and find directions for setting up an eWallet account for your student to shop with.

Next week is Career Week! Students will be exploring the world of work by learning about various careers. Each class will research a specific job from one of the 16 career clusters.

Friday morning, we will have a Dress for Success Parade, where students will have the opportunity to dress up for the job they are interested in and want to learn more about. Also, on Friday, we have Career Day. Classes will learn more about possible future careers in our community.

On Friday, November 4th, in connection with Career & Vehicle Day, we will have the Blood Connection Mobile here at AC Moore. Teachers and parents will have the opportunity to donate blood.

To donate blood, you will need to pre-register using the QR code & Sponsor Code on the flyer below. You may select a time that works for you and your schedule. Thank you for donating blood and saving lives!

Bobcat Families--Please note that the neighbors directly across from the front of the school are having difficulties getting their trash picked up when vehicles are parked in front of their homes and along the edge of their yard. Your courtesy and consideration would be greatly appreciated in addressing their concerns. When visiting the school, please park in the visitors parking area at the corner of Etiwan Avenue and Rosewood Drive and along the street in designated parking spaces.

For the 22-23 school year, students that are absent due to illness will receive any missed and/or make-up assignments upon return to school. They will have 5 days to return the completed work to their teacher. This is in accordance with AC Moore's typical absence policy. Devices and extended absence assignments will not be sent home this year. Virtual check-in sessions with students will also not occur. Those practices and procedures were in place as a result of Richland One's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an effort to keep the carline safe for students and staff, it is requested that the following carline procedures be followed during the morning and afternoon carline.

• Please pull as far forward to the end of the carline (towards Rosewood Dr.) before stopping your vehicle to allow your student to enter/exit through the gate; do not stop at the main entrance to let students out of or into the car.

• Students are to get out on the passenger side of the carline only, not from the driver side, side facing the road.

• Parents should remain in the car and allow school staff to assist the students into or out of cars.

To help spread awareness on what to do if you encounter a bat, DHEC held a art contest for students in K-12. Two of our Bobcat students were selected as winners in the contest!

Rahini, a 1st Grader in Mrs. Frick's homeroom was the winner for the #BatWeek art contest in the first and second grade category. Rahini created a colorful storyline of what to do when a person is potentially bitten or scratched by a bat.

Aintik, a kindergartener in Mr. Wilcox's homeroom, is the winner for the #BatWeek art contest in the kindergarten category. Aintik illustrated the importance of vaccinations for people and pets following an encounter with a known or suspected rabid animal.

During Red Ribbon Week our Bobcat students pledged to lead safe and healthy lives! Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. It began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena in 1985. Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest-running drug awareness and prevention program.

On our half-day in October, your Bobcat student participated in their second Advocacy Day of the year. Our staff engaged students in lessons related to our Pillar of Leadership of Responsibility.

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Every October since 1985, millions throughout the world get involved in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign that increases awareness of a disease that afflicts approximately 1 in 8 women in the United States. The good news is that most women can survive breast cancer if it is detected early enough. This is why education and awareness are so important.

Over the last few editions of the Bobcat Blaze we will shared different ways you can become more involved in breast cancer awareness efforts during the month of October. Our last suggestion for getting involved in breast cancer awareness is to help a cancer patient.

Help a cancer patient!

• There are numerous ways you can help a loved one who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. You can help organize meal deliveries, rides, and other tasks to assist your loved one. You can help bring together the patient’s family, friends, and coworkers by helping support your loved one through an online social network and planner. CaringBridge makes it easy to keep everyone updated about your loved one’s diagnosis. Friends and family can stay connected and leave messages of love and encouragement.

Hello A.C. Moore Families,

Are you looking for another way to support our school? Please consider donating new children's underwear or small bottles of water to our Health Room. We need both boy's and girl's underwear, sizes 4 - 10. Anything you can give - at any time during the year - will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Nurse Robinson

Hello A.C. Moore Families,

Prisma Health is offering drive-thru flu shot clinics at local schools again this year. Please see the attached flyer for more details. Flu shots are free, and they are the single best way to protect yourself and your family against the flu. Thank you!

Jennifer Robinson, School Nurse

Kohl’s Healthy at Home presents Fact Snacks, bite-size tips to support whole child, whole family health. Find out what school lunch is all about, why school lunch is important to your child and their peers, and how you can get involved in your child’s health. Find more whole child health resources to support your family’s well-being at KohlsHealthyAtHome.org

Is your child interested in learning how to wrestle? Find out more about youth wrestling below.

Website: www.richlandone.org/Domain/26
Location: 333 Etiwan Avenue, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: (803) 343-2910
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