Dear IES Families,

Our 100th day in the heart of the hive was a success! This week, student council is selling Valentine pencil-grams to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. Send a pencil with a Valentine message to friends, siblings and/or teachers for $1.00 each. Order forms went home this past Thursday in the student's communication folders and teachers have extra forms in their classrooms. All order forms and money are due by Wednesday, February 8th and pencil-grams will be delivered on Tuesday, February 14th. Thank you for your support!

Shannon Fincannon

Principal

#HeartoftheHive

Registration for Run Hard will open on February 1st.

There are only 25 spots available and they will go fast so BEE ready the register at this link on 2/1!

www.runhard.org

This Week:

1/31 School Board Appreciation Lunch

2/1 Run Hard Registration Opens (See Link Above)

2/3 D5 Families Notified about Lottery/Magnet/School Of Choice by 4 pm

Coming Soon:

2/6 D5 Kindergarten (4K and 5K) Registration Opens

2/7 Class Pictures

2/8 Early Release 11:40 am

2/10 Sweetheart Dance 6:00-8:00 pm (must purchase tickets in advance)

2/12 D5 Choice/Magnet Acceptance Window Closes

2/15 PTA Meeting/1st Grade Performance in Auditorium 6:00 pm

2/15 D5 Arts are Elementary Event 6:00 pm Irmo High School

2/16 F2F PTA Board Meeting 7:15 am

2/17 Teacher/Student Holiday

2/20 No School for Students-Teacher PD Day

2/22 Virtual SIC Meeting 3:15 pm

2/23 Multicultural Fair 5:00-6:00 pm

The PTA invites all students to enjoy an evening of fun with a special parent/adult of their choosing for our Sweetheart Dance on February 10th. Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Visit www.irmoepta.com to buy online. Family tickets are for IES students only as space is limited.

Date: Friday, February 10

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Cafeteria

Parking: There will be plenty of parking in the back of the school off Fork Ave.

Dress: If your student wants to wear a Cinderella dress, a Batman cape or your Sunday best, it is all welcomed! Children and adults attending the Sweetheart Dance must follow the school dress code.

Music: Our DJ will have something for everyone! The cafeteria does get loud and we will be using blacklights.

Photo Booth: Bring your cell phone to capture your memories.

Food: Light snacks will be served

Tickets: When a Family ticket is purchased for multiple kids and parents as a family, each student has their own ticket with the parents listed as "parent OR parents". Each student can enter the dance with either parent. Due to capacity limits, siblings who are not IES students are not allowed to attend.

The University of South Carolina is inviting more families to join the over 700 families already participating in the Healthy School and Summer Study for 2023.

This project is open to all 4th-5th grade students.

If you signed up last year you DO NOT need to sign up again.

Participants will wear a Fitbit-like activity watch for two weeks and parents will complete online surveys during the following two time periods:

• April 2023 for 2 weeks
• July 2023 for 2 weeks

Participants can earn up to $290 in gift cards for completing the measures ($145 each 2-week period).

Click this link to learn more and sign-up! https://bit.ly/healthy_school_study23

Click this link to order your IES yearbook!

The deadline to order is March 1, 2023.

Cost: $26

Online Code: YB25664