| Augusta Circle Elementary • 100 Winyah Street • Greenville, SC 29605 • (864) 355-1200 | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 |
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Principal’s Page
July 28, 2006 Issue 51
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, August 16 Meet the teacher K-2nd 11:00-12 auditorium
3rd-5th 11:45-12:30 auditorium
Thursday, August 17 School Begins 8:00 am
Sip ‘n Sob 7:45-8:30 am auditorium
Thursday, August 17 After School Daycare Begins 2:30-6:00 cafeteria
Monday, August 21 Room Parent Orientation 9:30-11 am music room
Thursday, August 31 Copier Orientation (1) 11:30 am PTA room
Volunteer Information Tour 12:00
Monday, September 4 Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, September 5 PTA Exec. Board Meeting 9:15 am conf. room
Monday, September 11 PTA Board Meeting 9:30 am music Room
Friday, September 15 Sally Foster Sale Ends
PTA Membership Drive Ends
Tuesday, September 19 Progress Reports
Thursday, September 21 Sally Foster Blast Party 9:30 am - 2:00 pm playground
Tuesday, September 26 School Pictures
Friday, September 29 Housewise/Streetwise 9:00 am Auditorium
Meet the Teacher
WednesDAY, August 16
For students and parents...
Time: 11:00—12pm (K-2)
11:45—12:30 pm (3-5)
Location: Auditorium (followed by classroom presentations).
Augusta Circle parents and students are invited to come to our Meet the Teacher Celebration. Please come meet your teachers and staff, receive important information for the 2006-2007 school year, sign-up to volunteer in your child’s classroom, and receive your First Day packets.
We look forward to seeing all of our students and teachers at Augusta Circle on August 16 to meet their teachers.
Call Augusta Circle at 355-1200 with questions.
Teacher/Classroom assignments for the 2006-2007 school year will be mailed to parents via postcard following this first issue of the Principal’s Page. All postcards will be mailed on Thursday, August 10. Parents can expect approximately 2-3 business days for mail arrival. NOTE: Classroom assignments are considered tentative until the 10th day of enrollment.
Back-to-school Transportation:
Parents! Important Reminder…Please COMPLETE & RETURN the transportation form in your student’s First Day Packet. The office must have this form immediately to process carpool numbers and identify your child’s transportation needs. All car riders are issued a carpool number after the first week of school. Encourage your child to memorize his/her carpool number as quickly as possible.
For arrival and dismissal:
Arrival Time – 7:15 am (Breakfast served – 7:30)
Classes begin – 8:00 am (If you arrive after 8:00, you must walk your child to the office.)
Dismissal Time – 2:30 pm
Car Riders – Drivers enter the carpool line on Winyah from either W. Faris or from Tomassee and proceed in front of the school to Waccamaw. Student patrols will open doors for car riders to enter and exit cars. At dismissal, car riders wait in the auditorium until their number is called. For the safety of our students, please do not enter the afternoon carpool line from the playground side of Tomassee. We also remind you not to cut through the parking lot to get in the carpool line.
Bus Riders – Buses will operate on a regular schedule on the first day of school. Times for pick-up and delivery remain the same. If you are a first-time rider or have questions about buses or scheduling in your neighborhood, please call Greg Peppers @ 299-8380 (District Transportation).
Walkers - Students who live to the front of the school may be dismissed as front walkers (through main doors) and must cross the street with the adult crossing guard at the corner of Winyah & Tomassee. Students who live to the rear of the school may be dismissed as back walkers (through the back door) and walk down Waccamaw with a teacher on duty. For our students’ safety, parents are asked to park on the school side of Waccamaw where there is a sidewalk.
New on Staff at Augusta Circle 2006-2007
Claire Christie – L.D. resource teacher- Mrs. Christie earned a BA degree from Columbia College and an MA degree from The Citadel. She has taught learning disabled students for 13 years and comes to us from Hanahan Middle School in Hanahan, SC.
Thayer Reese – Art teacher – Ms. Reese earned a BA degree from the College of Charleston. She has taught art to elementary school children for 9 years. She comes to us from First Presbyterian Church kindergarten.
Jackie Thompson – 2nd grade teacher – Mrs. Thompson earned a BA degree from Erskine College and an MA degree from Clemson. She has been with the district for 27 years as a first grade teacher and a reading specialist. She taught first grade at Augusta Circle until 2004 and will be team teaching next year in second grade with Mrs. Katie Montjoy.
Christian Sims – kindergarten aide – Mrs. Sims earned a BA degree from UNC Greensboro, N.C. and an MA degree from Converse. She has been teaching first grade at Stone Academy for the past three years. She will be working with Mrs. Hatch in kindergarten.
Betty Teague – librarian – Mrs. Teague earned a BS degree from Birmingham Southern College and an MA degree from USC. She was the librarian at Blythe for 16 years.
Charlesena Bradley – EMHSC aide – Mrs. Bradley has been with the school district for 17 years. She comes to us from Bakers Chapel where she was a Title I aide for 5 years. She will work with Miss Mullen.
After-School Daycare
After-school daycare is available for Students at Augusta Circle. The program operates every day after school from 2:30 – 6:00 pm. It closes on holidays and other days when children are not in attendance at school.
Registration fee $40
One Child $40 per week
Two children $65 per week
Three children $85 per week
Breakfast and Lunch
Parents are welcome to eat lunch with their children in the cafeteria at any time. Kindergarten parents are asked to wait until after the first quarter before visiting. Come and enjoy our school lunches or prepare something from home. Please do not bring meals from fast food or other public restaurants into the cafeteria.
Breakfast $.80
Lunch student $1.50
adult $2.65
Bottled water $.50
Gatorade $.75
Cookies $.25
Chips $.50
The School Improvement Council
The School Improvement Council (SIC) is an advisory group made up of parents, teachers, and community volunteers who would like to help Augusta Circle improve. The committee meets once a month usually during lunch. If you are interested in serving a 2-year term on the SIC, please contact Kerry Bannister at 355 – 1210.
Sally Foster Gift Wrap Sale…
Augusta Circle is “kicking off” one of our largest fundraisers of the year beginning Thursday, August 17. Proceeds from these sales are used to fund academic enrichment and PTA projects throughout the year. PLEASE be sure to pick up your First Day Packets and help us get started. SELL …SELL….SELL! Deadline for sales: Friday, September 15
Sip & Sob – Kindergarten and First Grade Parents
Thursday, August 17
7:45-8:30 am
All Kindergarten and first grade parents, please join us in the auditorium to enjoy refreshments and share in the comfort of others while your kindergarten/first grade student begins his/her first day of school at Augusta Circle.
PTA Volunteer Opportunities
We have OPEN PTA Board positions in the following areas:
If one of these board positions is of interest to you, please contact Cami Madden at 233-8516 or Camimadden@bellsouth.net. Opportunities are available to suit both working and non-working volunteers. PLEASE let us know how you would like to help!
Reminder! PTA will offer a Volunteer Information Tour of the school on Thursday, August 31 at noon. A Copier Orientation will also be held on Thursday, August 31 at 11:30 am.