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It
has been a wonderful start to the new school year!!!
Please
join me in welcoming the following new Blythe team members and returning
team members in new positions this year:
_________________________ New meal prices for this year are as follows: Paid Lunch - All Students $2.00 Adult Lunch $3.25 Reduced Lunch 0.40 Paid Breakfast – Student $1.00 Adult Breakfast $2.00 Reduced Breakfast 0.30 Extra
Milk
0.65
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(50% is the targeted goal recommended by NWEA (developers of MAP testing) for Greenville County Schools.) We are thrilled with our spring MAP scores!
46% of our ESOL students increased their English language proficiency score by at least one level. We believe this percentage is more than double what SC has determined to be satisfactory. Congratulations to our ESOL students and to Mrs. Lawless for such outstanding achievement! ____________________ Parents and visitors, thank you for always entering the building through the door into the front office and signing in as a visitor. This is district policy and is designed to ensure the safety of our students and staff. This includes arrival and dismissal times. There can be no exceptions. Please understand that this is the only way we can effectively monitor adults entering the building and guarantee the safety of our children. Any parent wishing to pick their child up for early dismissal must come to the front office and sign the child out. If the office staff does not recognize you as a Blythe parent, you will be asked to present a photo ID. Thank you for supporting this important safety procedure. Parents, it is critical that we have correct information re. student addresses and telephone numbers for our computer database. Information for bus routes is pulled from this database. A lack of correct information results in students who may need to ride school buses not being coded correctly which can negatively impact our allocation of school buses from the state. Please notify the school immediately if you move or make changes in how your child is transported to and from school each day. Thank you! Please be reminded of our procedures and rules regarding morning drop off and afternoon pick up for students who are car riders. We must have the cooperation of all, if we are to ensure the safety of our children.
Please remember that driving does not get your full attention if you are talking on your cell phone. South Carolina state law requires that babies ride in a federally approved rear-facing car seat until they are at least one year old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Children ages 1 to 5 who weigh 20 to 40 pounds must ride in a car seat. South Carolina law also requires that children under age 6 who weigh 40 to 80 pounds use a booster seat, and children under age 6 may not ride in the front vehicle seat, unless all rear seating positions are being used by other children, or the vehicle does not have rear seating. Parents of car riders, please remember to place a sign in your front windshield stating your child’s name/number before you pick up each day. This will help us to get your child to your car more quickly. Thanks! Please know that we are working hard to make our arrival and dismissal process as efficient and safe as possible. We must all be committed to following the procedures in place to ensure the safety of our children. Thank you! Please do not bring your pets onto our playgrounds (for health and safety reasons). If you bring your pet with you at dismissal, please keep it in the car and on a leash. Some of our children are afraid of dogs. We need to be certain that we have the safest possible environment at all times. Thank you for your help with these issues! A school wide goal for Blythe is to decrease the number of tardies each day. Did you know that it is not uncommon for Blythe to have over 100 students tardy in a day? Please, please help us to reduce this number. Children are losing valuable instructional time. The first few minutes of the school day are especially critical for children. Please help us with this problem. The total number of lost minutes for all student tardies last school year equaled approximately 250 days of lost instructional time. Please know how important it is for students to be present and on time every school day. Students who have in excess of five (5) tardies will forfeit eligibility for a perfect attendance award for the school year. The number of lost and found items at Blythe is tremendous. We will place these items on display the last week of each month so that students and parents can look for lost items. At the end of each month, all remaining items will be donated to a charitable organization. Our health room is still in serious need of a wheelchair. If you can help us with this need, we would be most appreciative! Please make a note of these important numbers. Front Office 355-4400 Attendance Office 355-4401 Secretary 355-4406 Guidance 355-4404 Media Center 355-4405 Health Room 355-4407 Cafeteria 355-4408 Plant Engineer 355-4409 Principal 355-4410 Assistant Principals 355-4411; 355-4769 Donaldson Bus Center 355-5280 Each teacher has a telephone in the classroom. This phone will not ring in the classroom during school hours, but you may call and leave a voice message. If your call requires immediate attention, please call the front office number. The school website provides links to e-mail for all teachers as well. If your child requires daily medication to be administered by the school nurse, remember that a parent must bring that medication to the nurse. Children must not transport medication at any time. Please do not park in the fire lane at the front of the school at any time!! This lane must remain clear at all times. A potentially dangerous situation is created whenever the fire lane is blocked. Please help us to ensure the safety of our children by parking in the visitor spaces or the parking lot at all times. Thank you! Greenville County Schools wishes to advise all parents, teachers, and employee organizations that the asbestos management plan for each school is available for examination in the administrative office at the school. In addition, copies of the management plan for all schools are maintained in the Operations office at 2 Space Drive, Taylors. Contact: Dicky McCuen (355-1271)
Important Dates August 18 4:00-5:30 p.m. Meet The Teacher August 19 First Day of School August 27 Sally Foster Giftwrap Sale begins September 1 Fall MAP Testing begins September 3 Fall Pictures September 7 Labor Day Holiday September 11 Sally Foster orders due September 14 6:30 p.m. PTA Open House September 17 Gatti-town Fundraiser September 21 Interim Progress Reports Issued September 26 9:00-12:00 Blythe Beautification Day September 29 Fall MAP Testing ends
THE MAKE-UP DAYS BUILT INTO THE CALENDAR WILL BECOME HOLIDAYS IN THE EVENT OF NO CANCELLATION OF SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. PLANS SHOULD NOT BE MADE IN ADVANCE ASSUMING THESE WILL BE AUTOMATIC HOLIDAYS. Sandra E. Griffin, Principal Blythe Academy of Languages
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