Principal's Message
Happy Friday Bobcat Families!
It has been quite the week here in Bobcat Country! It was so great to have our Bobcats here for the first full week of the new school year. We can already tell it is going to be a great year!
On Wednesday, August 25th our arrival process was halted due to an unexpected building evacuation caused by the fire alarm. Staff and students were cleared to return inside the building by 7:40 that morning. A detector within an outdoor storage closet caused the fire alarm to trigger unnecessarily. Students were immediately evacuated using our standard evacuation procedures. Students did a wonderful job of following our evacuation protocols! Breakfast was provided to students who did not receive or were interrupted. Parents were notified as soon as possible of the incident via email, phone blast, and social media. We appreciated your patience as we worked diligently to ensure the safety of staff and students.
Thank you to all as we monitored and adjusted our arrival and drop off processes to make them timelier and more effective.
Please remember the following during arrival and drop off:
-Only families with students using the handicapped parking spaces in our staff lot should be using those spaces during arrival and dismissal. Otherwise, families are not allowed to park within staff parking lots or in street parking spaces to walk students into the school or wait for them to be dismissed.
-Please do not get out of your cars in our car line during morning drop off or pick up as this slows down both processes and causes traffic issues on Etiwan Avenue.
-Your students were given car tags this week. Please hang these in a visible place during afternoon pick up starting Monday. Students will be dismissed based on car number going forward.
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Dear Parents,
Richland School District One is pleased to be able to offer beginning orchestra instruction to students during their 5th grade year. Orchestra classes will meet twice a week – during school on Thursdays from 1:40-2:20 and after school on Tuesdays from 2:45-3:30 - and will be free of charge. Students will need to arrange for a ride home after class on Tuesdays.
Instruction will be offered on violin, viola, cello and bass. Your child will need to have an instrument for class, and there are several ways to provide one. Local music stores offer very reasonable rental or lease plans for these instruments. There are a limited number of school instruments that may be assigned to students as needed. These will be issued, for a NON-REFUNDABLE $20 maintenance fee, on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do not obtain an instrument OR SEND MONEY until your child has attended the first class and been measured for an instrument. In cases of financial hardship, please contact me privately.
Dottie Hanlin, Orchestra Teacher
Dear A.C. Moore Families,
I am excited that we were chosen to participate in the Kinsa FLUency program again this year! Please see the brochure below and use the QR code to sign up today. You will receive a FREE smart thermometer for your home and help us win Lysol wipes for the school!
Brochures will be coming home within the next few weeks, but you don't have to wait. Sign up by September 17th to be included in the first shipment of the year. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help signing up.
Thank you!
Jennifer Robinson, RN
School Nurse
jennifer.robinson2@richlandone.org
803-929-3886
Richland Library is offering a FREE 6-week Reading Academy program to provide one on one virtual tutoring to students living in Richland County, who are struggling to meet grade-level reading standards. The attached flyer has all the details.
Reading Academy | 3:30-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Thursdays | September 14 - October 21
This grant-funded program includes:
- One on one tutoring from a trained tutor
- Free use of a library laptop or hotspot if needed for the 6 weeks of tutoring
- Books to help build a home library
- Art supplies to participate in daily craft activities
- Levelized library books to match students reading levels
There are only 10 spaces available! For more information, please contact one of the Richland Library staff members listed below no later than Friday, August 27.
Taelor Johnson | tjohnson@richlandlibrary.com
Anne Clifton-Katz | aclifton-katz@richlandlibrary.com
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Report to the Parents
This report is issued by the AC Moore Elementary School Improvement Council (SIC) in accordance with South Carolina law to share information on the school's progress in meeting various goals and objectives, the work of the SIC, and other accomplishments during the school year.
