The Cub Reporter

Dutch Fork Elementary School • 7900 Broad River Road • Irmo, SC 29063 • (803) 476-3900 • FAX (803) 476-3920
www.lex5.k12.sc.us/dutchfork.cfm Title I School February 17, 2011

Kindergarten Registration is Underway at

DFES
February Kindergarten registration is now in progress. If you
Word of the Month have a child that will be 5 years old on or before
September 1, 2011, please make sure you register
“Respect” him/her in the 5 year old kindergarten program by
completing all registration forms and providing the
following items:
ƒ State issued Birth Certificate
ƒ Immunization Records
ƒ 3 proofs of residence: tax notice if home is owned
or rental lease if home is rented, plus 2 utility bills:
electric, water, phone or cable.
Registration forms can be completed in the school office. Please allow about 20
Feb 17 minutes to register your child.
ƒ Carolina Wings Spirit Night
4:00-10:00 pm
Feb 21
ƒ Student Snow Make-up Day District to Hold a Walk
Feb 23 Across the Lake Murray Dam
ƒ Jump Rope for Heart Money due
ƒ Interims Issued 3rd Nine Weeks
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties is sponsoring a walking
Feb 25
event to encourage active lifestyles for students and communities. The walk will
ƒ Fox Cub Spirit Day
take place across the Lake Murray Dam on Saturday, March 5 at 9:00 a.m. All
ƒ Jump Rope for Heart
ages are welcome to participate.
Feb 28
ƒ School Board Mtg. 7:00 pm DO
The event is noncompetitive. All Lexington-Richland Five
student participants will receive a t-shirt if registered by
February 21. Walking buddies and/or community members
may pay $10 for a t-shirt. A link to the registration form can
be found on the district website at www.lex5.k12.sc.us

Mar 1
ƒ Read with your Fox Cub Kdg
and 1st grade
Mar 2
ƒ Read Across America Day
Mar 3
ƒ 5th grade Strings & Chorus Our World’s Finest Chocolate sale is going great! Some of our sellers have
Performance already sold 2 cases and will qualify for Mrs. Lominack’s ice Cream Sundae
Party! Remember our deadline is February 23rd no later than 3:30 p.m.
 CONGRATULATIONS to our new Safety Patrols!
Daniel Lyon • Zachary Cartledge • Kahri Dunbar • Tashawna Hemingway
Cara Thomason • Austin Gailliard • Sabria Bowman • Allie Sessions
Andrea Santiago • Destin Sweat • Ronnie Machin • Meagan Denver
Tyler Polk • Jamee Ringer • Sequoia Wicker • Solomon Dicks •
Marian Garcia • Amber Johnson
A very special thank you
goes to Will and Sara Green,
parents of first grader Elly Congratulations to the following students who have art
work on display at the District Office!
Green, for making and Andrew Yang • Chasity Welborn • Taylor Perkins • Sofia Guererro •
donating a rain barrel to The Connor Morgan Gabrielle Brown • Savannah Phillips • Cody Edge •
Secret Garden. Nicholas Willoughby • Hailey Crawford • Jason Zheng • Devon Geer •
Jasmine Le • Zachary Cartledge • Keon Carter Tyra Seawright • Jalena Davenport •
Chrysa Calvert • Daniel Yang • Marian Garcia Reicse Owen • Elaina Fleming

Students Receive Awards for Pawsitive Attitude &

Box Tops for Student of Distinction
Education The Pawsitive Attitude Award goes to a student in each homeroom
February 28 is our school’s deadline based on one of the Dutch Fork PAWS traits of:
for turning in Box Tops and Campbell’s ƒ Performing Your Best
soup labels. This is such an easy way ƒ Acting Responsibly
to help DFES earn money. Every little ƒ Working and Playing Safely
bit helps our school fund. Thank you ƒ Showing Respect
to everyone who has been sending Or, another quality noted by the teacher. This award is presented every nine weeks.
them in. Keep up the good work!! These students are to be congratulated for leaving a pawsitive print this past nine
weeks!! The following students received this award:
Samuel Daughtery • Jamoni Gray • Jessilyn Hoover • Kala Philpot • Tyniah Wilson
Ronnie Machin • Alexis Miller • Allie Sessions • McWallace Williams • Shahd Ajlani
Get Ready For Scotty Brown • Blake Harris • Iyonna Harris • Jordan Mcconico • Tameyer Scroggins

PTO Bingo Night! The Student of Distinction Award is the highest award given for
excellent character at Dutch Fork Elementary School and is
presented twice a year at the end of each semester. These students
are to be highly commended for the qualities that they demonstrate
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, on a daily basis as outstanding role models in our school. The
March 8th! It’s DFES’s Annual following students were presented this award at our Honor Roll
Bingo Night! We are now in the Assembly:
process of collecting raffle items. Sofia Guerrero • Regan Summers • Austin Beasley • Reicse Owen • Madison Owens
If you or someone you know has Marian Garcia • Sabria Bowman • Jalyn Posley • Bret Boone • Jillian White • Dakota
a good or service to donate we Durham •Maria Osorio Hernandez • Hannah Blackwell • Desiree French • Christopher
Myers • Julia Crawford.
would love to include you!
Please contact Nicole Hawkinson:
732-7380 or drop your item off
at the main office. Can’t wait!
We have so much fun!
 Nurse’s News
2011-12 Teacher of the Year Please remember that cough drops are considered an over the counter medication and
Amanda Rushe an adult must bring in the cough drops to the health room and fill out a medication
form in order for children to have a cough drop at
2011-12 Support Employee school. If you need a form please go to our website
of the Year and print one or you may come by the health room
and pick up a medication form.
Lola Atkinson
Head Lice
Head lice are very common particularly in children. There is no connection between
head lice and the length of someone’s hair or the cleanliness of their hair, body,
home or school environment. The primary way head lice are spread is head to head
contact with a person who has head lice. The most common sign of head lice is
itching, but most people do not develop itching until after head lice have been
Terrific Kids present for several weeks. An adult louse is about the size of a sesame seed, has six
legs and is tan to grayish-white in color. Head lice are most often found on the scalp
behind the ears and near the neckline at the back of the neck. Eggs produced by the
Students Who Show Respect female louse are called nits they are oval-shaped and about the size of a knot in
Roland Washington Lauren Jordan
thread. The nits are firmly attached to the hair shaft and unlike dandruff they can not
Grayson Chatman Landon Jones be easily removed. If your find head lice in your student it is very important that you
Icis Jackson Grant Loren Pointer notify your school nurse. Your school nurse will have information to help you treat
Anthony Gardner Alivia Jordan the lice and will also know the best practices to help prevent the spread of head lice in
Javonte Ransom Ben Allers the school community.
Alaina Hawkinson DeAnna Sweat
Khalil McDaniel Carly Thomas
Linda Miller, RN
Monae Pender Kori Peterman School Nurse
Destiny Scott Ariyon Dunbar
Karli Race Evan White
Lamar Davenport
Dale Lyon
Joshua Edgerton
Diamond Walker Go Green for Life
Addy McFarland Jasaka Jackson
Bryan Wilson-Cooper Miguel Hill Turn off the faucet while brushing my teeth, washing, and shaving.

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