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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• September 15th-October 15th...........................................Hispanic Heritage Month

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• October 12........................................................................

-----Walk & Roll to School (see information below)

• October 13.......................................................................Charleston Wraps Fundraiser Ends
• October 14.......................................................................No School for Students, Teacher Workday
  
• October 18.......................................................................Parent Chat! (details below)
• October 20.......................................................................Report Cards Issued
• October 24.......................................................................Early Release Day, Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 28.......................................................................Fall Festival
• October 31.......................................................................Fall Book Fair Begins

• November 1..........................................................................Fall Picture Make-up Day

• November 2..........................................................................PTO Breakfast Cart for Faculty and Staff

• November 4.........................................................................Fall Book Fair Ends
• November 8.........................................................................No School for Students, Election Day
  
• November 11........................................................................Veterans Day Assembly
• November 14........................................................................PTO Meeting, 6 PM
• November 15........................................................................Interims Go Home
• November 23-25...................................................................Thanksgiving Holidays

Please help your child by ensuring they get a good night's sleep.

Parents,

Please review the biographies of current A.C. Moore parents who will be running for School Improvement Council Chairperson and/or Vice Chairperson. Remember, if you are interested in serving on our School Improvement Council, please complete the following link no later than October 11th: https://forms.office.com/r/DutDqrcL2F

Saludos familias de Bobcat,

El Consejo de Mejoramiento de la Escuela Primaria AC Moore (SIC) es un consejo asesor del director que se enfoca en temas de mejoramiento escolar. Está compuesto por padres, maestros y miembros de la comunidad. El SIC se reúne una vez al mes durante el año escolar. Los representantes de los padres de la Escuela Primaria AC Moore son nominados y elegidos por otros padres. Cualquier padre/tutor de al menos un niño inscrito en AC Moore es elegible para colocar su propio nombre en el formulario de nominación. Puede enviar su nominación a la SIC a más tardar el 11 de octubre de 2022, a través de este enlace: https://forms.office.com/r/DutDqrcL2F

¡Que tengas un gran fin de semana y mantente a salvo!

The A.C. Moore Elementary School Improvement Council (SIC) is an advisory council to the Principal that is focused on school improvement issues. It is made up of parents, teachers, and community members. The SIC meets once monthly during the school year. A.C. Moore Elementary School parent representatives are nominated and elected by fellow parents. Any parent/guardian of at least one child enrolled in A.C. Moore is eligible to place his/her own name on the nomination form. You can submit your nomination to the SIC on or before October 11, 2022, via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/DutDqrcL2F

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.

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.

Thank you for the taking excellent care of the faculty and staff with the monthly breakfast cart!

Source

In Latinx and Hispanic cultures, food could be considered a core love language. From our morning pan dulce con cafe (sweet bread with coffee) to Spanish tapas to savory empanadas, food is the magnetic field that brings people together.

Supporting your local Latinx bakeries or restaurants is a crucial way to show your appreciation and support for their labor of love. Want to take it a step further? Ask them if they offer gift cards so you can gift your family or friends a delicious experience too!

Check out these panaderias and Latinx restaurants in the Columbia area:

• Tres Leches Bakery
• Odaly's Bakery

• Tacos Nayarit
  

• Family Fresh Mex

• La Isla Bonita Restaurante

• Coa Agaveria y Cocina

Where to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in South Carolina

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

---October 12th from 12 – 1 PM,

• Esmeralda Dance Studio, 1583 Broad River Road Boozer Shopping Center, Broad River Rd, Columbia, SC

South Carolina Latino Business Day Proclamation

---Friday, October 14 at 10 a.m. In the vicinity of the South Carolina State House, 1100 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC

• At the event, attendees will be exposed to the Hispanic culture through music and food as a token of appreciation.

Making piñatas - Kids workshop

---Saturday, October 22nd from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 633 12th St., West Columbia, SC

• The event offers an opportunity to interact with other kids and create fun and interesting projects. Workshops are device or technology-free.

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

Healthier Generation, Kohl’s Healthy at Home, and Pomelo Books have teamed up to bring students and families a special series of Poetry Brain Breaks.

How do you answer the question, “Who am I?”

As we celebrate Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), poet Margarita Engle shares “Who Am I?” and its translation in Spanish “¿Quién soy?” This poem about heritage and identity has been translated by Alexis Romay. Engle is an award-winning author and Young People’s Poet Laureate 2017-2019. “Who Am I?” is included in Great Morning: Poems for School Leaders to Read Aloud by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong.

“Who Am I?” and “¿Quién soy?” by Margarita Engle, translated by Alexis Romay