Pontiac School News
October 17, 2019
A message from our Principal, Dr. Barber:
Happy Fall yall!
Our music fundraiser continues this week! Thank you for encouraging your child to sell in an effort to support our music program.
Our PTO is working hard on preparations for our upcoming Fall Fest! The school Fall Festival will be held during the day on October 31 for all students. We will not have an evening Fall Fest this year. If you are available to assist at the Fall Fest, please email PTO at pontiacpto@gmail.com or complete the SignUp Genius link. Also, Kona Ice will be on campus. We encourage you to send in cash for your child to enjoy a frozen treat during Fall Fest.
I am overwhelmed with the participation we have had so far with parents attending conferences. Together, we really can do so much. Thank you to all of the families that have made plans to meet with your child’s teacher. Parent Conferences are still being scheduled now! The upcoming Early Dismissal day, November 1, has been scheduled as our conference date. Please contact your child’s teacher to schedule a conference to discuss the great strengths of your student leader.
As always, thank you for your continued support!
School Safety - A reminder from our Superintendent, Dr. Baron Davis
School Safety is important and it takes all of us!
Parents we are asking for your help too. Please take this opportunity to speak to your child about the importance of school safety. Help us encourage students to not joke about school threats or make statements in haste. In Richland Two, safety is no joke and no one should ever joke around about causing harm at our schools and to our students, employees, and visitors. Thank you for helping your students understand the importance of school safety and why suggested threats are taken very serious by school administration.
We appreciate your involvement in your child's safety and the education of our students!
Media Center News
Your child can participate in Read with the Gamecocks! We are asking you to help your child keep a log of their reading.
The log will track a classroom goal set by our child's teacher - either the amount of time spent reading, pages read, or books read. Just be consistent on every entry which you are entering.
We are asking you to keep a log for two week and then submit it to us. The time frame is from 10/13-10/27. We are asking for the completed logs back by Friday 11/1. Your child's teacher has copies of these logs.
Upon completion your student will have earn two tickets to the USC men's basketball game and two tickets to the USC women's basketball game. This allows for the student and one parent to attend. The student will also win a free voucher to EdVenture.
Ready, set, READ!
Media Center News
Pontiac Parents,
October is dress up time and we thought we would have some fun by decorating FAKE pumpkins as book characters. For the month of October we want your decorated pumpkins to decorate our library. Make sure you use a fake pumpkin because real pumpkins will rot before the end of the month! Also, make sure to put the student's name on the pumpkin so we can return them at the end of the month. Thank you for helping decorate our school media center!
Art Room News
Dear Pontiac Family,
Your child drew a beautiful self-portrait that will be Coming home soon will be your child’s custom catalog featuring their artwork. Won’t you help make your child feel like an accomplished artist by purchasing keepsakes for the whole family containing their masterpiece? The art room earns profit from every order to go towards more fun supplies for your child to use! And as a thank you for participating, we provide each child with a sheet of stickers imprinted with their artwork — absolutely FREE!
Watch for more details about the campaign and order deadlines. All online and paper order forms must be turned in by the due date on your child’s custom catalog. (No late orders can be accepted.) Together, we can help support the school, build your child’s
THREE EASY WAYS TO ORDER KEEPSAKES
- The paper order form attached to their custom catalog.
- Online at www.square1art.com/shop.
- Phone Customer Care 888-332-3294.
A huge thank you to all of the teachers, faculty and volunteers for their help in creating this meaningful fundraiser.
Picture Information
Please decide which portrait sheets you would like to purchase and send payment in the Remittance Envelope back to your child's homeroom teacher.
Please return unpurchased sheets back to the teacher as well by October 30, 2019.
Absentee/Retake Picture Day is scheduled for Monday, October 21, 2019.
This is for all students who were absent on September 20 and for all new students who have enrolled since September 20.
Thank you for your support of this fundraiser for our school.
MATH SUPPORT!
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee has set up a website for parents to help their students with math. If you would like to send these to your parents, you may copy the links below.
Help With Math SC- Martin’s Math Club
Kindergarten through Seventh Grade Resources- Click HERE
IMPORTANT DATES THIS MONTH
October 18 - No School for Students
October 21 - Make Up Picture Day
October 24 - SIC Meeting 7:45 am
October 25 - College Colors Day
October 28 - Military Monday
October 28 - Start of Red Ribbon Week
October 29 - Montessori Parent Meeting 6:00 pm
October 31 - Fall Festival during Recess
About Us
Visit our Website: http://cmsweb1.richland2.org/PE/
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Twitter @PontiacElem Phone 803-699-2700
Address
500 Spears Creek Church Rd.
Elgin, SC 29045
Principal Dr. Katie Barber
Assistant Principals Mrs. DeAnna Savage and Mr. Jessie Williams
Website: https://www.richland2.org/pe
Location: 500 Spears Creek Church Road, Elgin, SC, USA
Phone: 8036992700
Facebook: facebook.com/pontiacelementary
Twitter: @PontiacElem