Irmo Elementary Family Updates
#HeartoftheHive November 14-18
A Note From Your Principal
Dear IES Families,
Safety is a TOP priority at IES. We are continuing to add layered strategies to keep our bees safe. This week you will see identification and transportation tags added to your child’s book bag. This will support our process in ensuring that your child is able to get to their correct mode of transportation and their name is clearly identified for all staff, substitutes in the building and substitute drivers for the bus and outside daycares. Please know that we are always reflecting upon and adding to our safety measures as a priority at Irmo Elementary. As a reminder, consistent changes in transportation are difficult for your child. In the rare case that you do need to change your child’s mode of transportation for that day, please be sure to email the teacher AND call the front office. Both layers are needed as a teacher may not see the email while teaching. Thank you for your support!
Shannon Fincannon
Principal
#HeartoftheHive
Tri-District Arts Consortium
We are excited to announce that District Five is accepting nominations for the Tri-District Arts Consortium (Tri-DAC) Summer Program! This three-week summer program is for artistically talented 5th -8th students.
This includes the link to the General Nomination Form that can be used by parents and students. The deadline to receive all nominations is Jan. 16, 2023.
The 2022 Book Fair and Literacy Night at IES is coming!
We are thrilled to announce that the IES Book Fair and Literacy Night are on the horizon. This year's events will be held in person and we look forward to all our families in the hive participating this year!
BOOK FAIR - November 28 – December 2
Book Fair will run November 28th through December 2nd and your child will be able to shop with their class during their designated library time for the week. This year, parents can shop with their children during their class time. Check with your child's teacher for the day and time they will visit the fair that week.
To learn more about the fair, how to set up an e-wallet for your child (no more sending cash, plus, other family members can add to it), preview books and watch book trailers, and shop online at the Book Fair click here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/irmoelementaryschool1
BOOK FAIR SCHOOL DAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES – November 28 – December 2
If you would like to volunteer with the PTA during the school day the week of the fair (to help students during their class time find books), sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FA8AC2CABFEC07-book
LITERACY NIGHT - November 29th
Join us for a fun evening of Book Fair shopping, crafts, snacks, and fun for your Bee Reader!
To Volunteer to assist at the Literacy Night (crafts helper, reader, snacks), grab your spot here: https://tinyurl.com/3etsbey8
Literacy Light attendees will have the opportunity to get some shopping knocked out at the amazing Scholastic IES Book Fair. We know everyone is excited to attend the Literacy Night, and we want to make sure we don't get too overcrowded all at once. Please sign up for a time that your family would like to attend. Just 1-time slot per family. This will give us an idea to make sure we have enough crafts and snacks prepared.
To sign up for Book Fair Browsing during Literacy Night (11/29) – sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/vymn2atw
We can’t wait to celebrate our tremendous Bee Reader during this very special time!
#IESBeesRead2022
Important Upcoming Dates
11/16 Thanksgiving Lunch 4K/5K, 1st, 3rd grades
11/17 Thanksgiving Lunch 2nd, 4th, 5th grades
11/17 PTA/3rd Grade Performance 6:00 pm
11/23-11/25 Thanksgiving Holiday-Schools and Offices Closed
#IrmoStrong Gear
Irmo High School is offer gear and spirit wear to promote #IrmoStrong! You can check them out below!
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