LABCS Weekly Newsletter - 12-15-24
Respect yourself, others, and our school. * Be Responsible for yourself, your actions, and the learning environment. * Have a growth mindset and practice Perseverance.
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Monday Dress Theme - "Holiday Characters" (elves, snowmen, reindeer, Santa)
12/16/2024
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Winter MAP Make-Up Testing Day
12/16/2024
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Chick-fil-A Biscuit Sales Pre-Orders Due
12/17/2024
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Admissions Tour
12/17/2024, 10 AM – 10 AM
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Admissions Tour
12/19/2024, 1 PM – 1 PM
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Chick-fil-A Biscuits - Pre-Orders Only
12/20/2024
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12:00 Dismissal
12/20/2024
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No School - Holiday Break
12/23/2024
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Open Enrollment Begins
1/1/2025
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Dyslexia Tidbit
Activities to Keep Literacy Going Over a Break
Below are some resources that our Reading Coach, Mrs. Jessica Hudson, has put together for your family to enjoy literacy activities over our holiday break from school.
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Thank you
- to Ms. Nancy Mauldin and Ms. Alyssa Ryerson for organizing the Uniform Closet.
We apologize in advance to anyone we accidentally left off
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Amendments to the Student and Parent Handbook and the Technology Handbook - approved by the LABCS Board on 12-2-24
These approved amendments were emailed this week to the parents.
Read More...
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Dyslexia Infographic - Do Vision Problems Cause Dyslexia?
by The Southport CoLab and Florida Center for Reading Research
This fantastic infographic tackles common myths about dyslexia and vision. Spoiler Alert—-there’s no evidence that visual problems cause dyslexia, no evidence that treatment for convergence improves decoding or comprehension, and no evidence that visual interventions remediate dyslexia or learning disabilities.
Read More...
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Parking Lot Map - Early Stay and Early Dismissal Traffic Pattern
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A Note from the Principal
End-of-Quarter Survey
If you have not yet filled out the end-of-first-quarter survey, please click here. We are asking for parent/guardian names so that we can address any concerns.
A Note from the School Nurse
Students are not allowed to carry ANY medication them without physician permission, parent/guardian permission, and school permission to self-administer and self-monitor (SC Law S144). This includes over-the-counter pain relievers and allergy and cold medications. Over-the-counter medications can be stored in the nurse's office with parent permission (physician permission is not needed). The ONLY medications that can be in the student’s possession (with the physican permission) are for asthma, diabetes, and severe allergic reactions. If you need a medication permission form or have any questions please contact Nurse Dava at [email protected] for the form.
A Note from the Front Office
Reminder
If you have not yet paid your child(ren)'s supply and/or tech fees, ALL SUPPLY AND TECH FEES ARE PAST DUE. Please pay these online through MySchoolBucks or send in cash or a check.
Lost and Found
We have a lot of clothing and water bottles that belong to students but have not been claimed by them. They do not have any kind of identification on the labels or bottles. Please come by to see what belongs to your child. Anything left at Winter Break will be donated to those in need.
Absence Notes
If your student is absent please submit a parent note or a doctor's note within 3 days of your child returning to school. Please send all school excuses to Michelle Tennant at mtennant@labcharterschool.org.
If you bring your student to school late, 8:15 or later, you must walk in with them and sign them in.
A Note from the Testing Coordinator
Winter MAP Make-Up Testing continues on Monday, December 16.
A Note from the Development Director
Our Annual Fundraising Campaign is still going strong! Until the end of the calendar year, we're focusing our fundraising efforts on monies that provide flexible support to help bridge the gap between the limited public funding we receive and the cost of making Lakes & Bridges the unique school that it is.
Fundraising goal = $50,000
There are several ways to make a tax-deductible gift:
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By check made out to Lakes and Bridges Charter School with "Annual Campaign" in the memo line
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By cash in an envelope with your name, the amount, and "Annual Campaign" on it and given to the front office
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Through your IRA minimum distribution requirement -- contact your financial advisor
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THANK YOU! WIthout donors like you, Lakes & Bridges could not provide the distinctive instruction and support that we offer to our amazing student innovators.
A Note from the Reading Coach
Literacy Activities During Break
Please see the Dyslexia Tidbit section of the Weekly Newsletter for these activities.
A Note from the Student Council
Santa Grams will be on sale beginning Monday, December 2nd through Thursday, December 19th.
- For $1.00 a student can send a note to a classmate or staff member.
- For $2.00 a student can send a note with a candy treat to a classmate or staff member.
Students can purchase these each morning in the Dragon's Den during morning arrival.
All Santa Grams are delivered on Fridays by the Student Council Elves!
Parents, if you'd like to send your child a Santa Gram, please email [email protected] and we'll be happy to set that up for you!
A Note from the Student Wellness Coordinator
Word of the Week: Empathize (v.) - to understand or share the feelings of others
Competency Skill: Relationship Skill
Angel Tree
Please stop in the front office to grab a tag from the tree to help sponsor a child in our community during the holiday season as we still have some tags left on the Angel Tree. All gifts will be due to the school by Thursday, December 19.
A Note from the Yearbook Coordinator
Yearbook Orders
Get ahead and order your yearbook today!
A Note from the PTA
Corporate Sponsorships
If you or someone you know would like be a corporate sponsor for our Lakes and Bridges PTA, please click here.
Admissions Tours
Admissions Tours are held every Tuesday at 10:00 and Thursday at 1:00. These are designed to allow potential families the opportunity to see our school in action before and during the Open Enrollment period, which runs from January 1 through February 15.
Please call the front office at 864-442-5580 to schedule a tour on one of these days. Space is limited for these tours, and these last about 30-45 minutes.
Dress Code Reminders
Shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumper dresses must be khaki, navy blue, grey, or black and possess a hem. Shorts, skirts and skorts should be worn at the normal waistline. Additionally, please note the following: shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers should not be higher than 2" above the knees.
No athletic shorts are allowed during the week, and no short athletic shorts are allowed on Monday Dress Theme Days or Friday Dress Down Days.
Electronic Devices Reminders
On January 1, 2025, the new state-wide cellphone ban, which includes Smart Watches, goes into effect. The policy will ban phones, smart watches, tablets and gaming devices during the school day. They would need to be powered off and put away. Exceptions will be allowed for students with IEPs and medical plans if the device is needed for medical or educational purpose
School hours are defined as beginning with the student’s arrival on campus as they exit their parent’s/guardian’s/carpool’s car during morning car line and ending when the student has entered their parent’s/guardian’s/carpool’s car to leave for the day.
Students must adhere to the school’s established communication devices/cell phones/smart watches protocol as directed. Failure to adhere to the policy established will result in the following consequences:
- 1st offense – confiscation for the remainder of the school day (no exceptions)
- 2nd offense – the device is, devices are, not allowed to be at school for two weeks (no exceptions)
- 3rd offense – the device is, devices are, not allowed to be at school for the remainder of the school year (no exceptions)
What is Chronic Absenteeism?
Chronically absent students are defined as having missed 10% of the total days within a school year. Research shows that students with a history of chronic absenteeism face a serious risk of falling behind in school, thus making it more difficult for them to succeed in the classroom.
- All types of absences contribute to chronic absenteeism:
- Excused (Lawful) Absences
- Unexcused Absences
- Suspensions
- A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved off-grounds location for the school day.
Lawful Absences
- Lawful absences include but are not limited to
- (1) absences caused by a student’s own illness and whose attendance in school would endanger his or her health or the health of others,
- (2) absences due to an illness or death in the student’s immediate family,
- (3) absences due to a recognized religious holiday of the student’s faith, and
- (4) absences due to activities that are approved in advance by the principal.
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