The Cub Reporter

Dutch Fork Elementary School.Academy of Environmental Sciences

7900 Broad River Road Irmo, SC 29063 y (803) 476-3900 FAX (803) 476-3920
www.lexrich5.org/dutchfork.cfm y Title I School
May 2015

Nature Trail Project Off To a Good Start!

May 6
3rd Grade Rawls Farm
May 7
Interims Go Home
May 7 & 8
PASS Testing Grades 4 & 5
MAY 11
5th Grade Saluda Shoals
May 12
4th Grade Saluda Shoals
MAY 13
SIC Meeting 6:00 p.m.
May 14
Family Night at Chuck E. Cheese
May 15
4th grade to IHS 9:30 a.m. to
see Monarch Butterfly Film
May 21
4K & Ms. Hardies Class Tag of
Honor Ceremony 8:15 a.m.
Fox Fun Thursday
5th Grade Visit to CrossRoads
May 22
Last Day for 4K
Field Day
May 27
3rd & 4th gr Talent Show 9am
Kdg-2nd gr Talent Show 12:45pm
May 28
5th grade Talent Show 9am
5th Grade Spanish Cultural
Performance 9:30 a.m.
May 29
Tag of Honor Ceremony
8:05-3rd; 9:05-1st; 10:05-4th;
11:05-5th; 12:20-Kdg; 1:20-2nd
5th Grade Picnic

On Saturday, April 18, the ground was broken on our

new Nature Trail! We want to thank all of the parents,
students, and DFES staff members who came out and sweat
with us as we worked to create a great place to take our
students for learning experiences here at school. We hauled
2 large flatbed trucks of trash, weed wacked, cut and moved
logs, brush, and vines. We raked and dug to help pave our outdoor classroom and
new trail so that it would be safe to take our students on nature walks during the
remainder of the school year! We built signs for the nature trail with old discarded
palletsbut this is only the beginning! We have more work to be done but it was
a great start!
Thank you to the following DFES staff and families for participating: Mr.
and Mrs. Green along with Ellen, Lauren, and Evan, Mrs. White and Deanna, Mr.
Sturkie and Timothy, TreJohn P., Mrs. Winburn and Bryce, Ms. Sumpter and fianc
Richard, Mr. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson along with Jalen, Jackie Foster, Suevan
Gentry, Emily Perkins and the Umberger family - who even brought their in-laws!
With Heartfelt Thanks!
Amy Umberger

5th grade
spanish project
The 5th grade Spanish classes are raising funds to help a
school in Guatemala. The funds we raise will allow us to help provide Nueva Vida
School with latrines and hygiene education. Your donation will go directly to help
reach our fundraising goal of $500! We invite you to attend our cultural
performance which will be in conjunction with the 5th grade talent show on:
May 28, 2015
9:30 a.m.
Mini Theater
Donations will be collected by the 5th grade students. Checks can be made payable
to DFES. We appreciate your support! Thank you!

Lunch Room
Reminders!
Just a reminder lunches cannot be
charged after May 1. Please check
the balance in your childs cafeteria
account and make sure it is current
and please pay any negative balance
as soon as possible. If your child
has a negative balance, he/she will
receive a sandwich and milk for lunch
and be charged $2.00.

You are invited to the

Dutch Fork Elementary
Strings Concert
May 19 at 6:30 p.m.
May 21 at 1:40 p.m.
Please come and enjoy these
fabulous musicians! The
program includes Classical,
Folk, and Rock and Roll!
Our 5th Grade Chorus will
also be performing

Looking Ahead
June 1, 2, & 3
Early Dismissal at 10:45
June 3
Last Day for Students
5th Grade Graduation
June 4
Last Day for Teachers

New 4K Excel Program at River Spring Elementary

For the 2015-16 school year, River Springs
Elementary will begin a new 4K Excel tuition based
preschool class. Children who are four years old by
September 1 are eligible to enroll. This class will
follow the District Five schedule, will be taught by a
certified teacher and a full-time Assistant, and will
provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum for each child. This is available
to any family who resides in District Five. For more information, please see the
brochure attached to this newsletter or call Teri Applegate, Registrar at RSES, at
476-4404. We look forward to hearing from you!

Nurse Notes . . .
Just a friendly reminder from the Health Room. Please remember any
medication that will be needed at school has to have a permission slip signed, this
includes cough drops. If you have any questions please contact Nurse Miller at
476-3906.
We are already planning for the upcoming school year and are looking for
nurses who are interested in being a substitute. If you are a nurse and would like
to help with vision, hearing and student health screenings, or if you would like to
sub in a health room, please go online to the district web site and complete an
application and contact Dyan McDowell in Nursing Services at 476-8145 after you
have completed the application process. If you have any questions, please contact
Nurse Miller.

PTO Update . . .
Box Top/Labels for Education
Congratulations to Mrs. Bradwells first grade class for collecting the most Box
Top/Labels in March! They have the trophy in their classroom this month. The
class with the most submissions for the school year will earn a Frozen Yogurt Party
and the teacher will receive a $50 Visa Gift Card!
Spirit Night Info
Mark your calendars . . . our final Spirit Night for the school year is on Thursday,
May 14 at Chuck E. Cheeses! Come anytime between 3 and 9 p.m. and 15% of
your food and token purchase will be donated back to our school. All school staff
members can eat for free when you show them your ID (either a personal pizza with
drink or salad bar with drink). Staff members can also take a turn in the ticket
blasteryou definitely dont want to miss that! Come out and enjoy one last
hoorah together before summer and help support our school.

Thanks to everyone who donated money to Jack Enright, the Chapin High student
who was paralyzed in a Varsity lacrosse game last month. We raised $350 to help
his family with the expenses involved with his recovery! Students were entered into
a drawing for a pair of Carowinds tickets for each $5 donation made.
Congratulations to Ava D. in Mrs. Boykins class for winning the tickets!

May 2015
Sun

Mon

Tue

10

17

Wed

5th grade Saluda

Shoals

11

3rd Grade Rawls

Farm

12

4th Grade Saluda

Shoals

18

Thu

13

24

25

26

14

27

15

16

22

23

29

30

4th grade to IHS to

see Monarch
Butterfly film 9:30
am

21
4K & Hardie Tag of
Honor 8:15 a.m.
Fox Fun Thursday
5th Grade to CRMS

3rd & 4th gr. Talent

Show 9:00 a.m.
K-2nd Talent Show
12:45 p.m.

PASS Testing
Grades 4 & 5

Family Night at
Chuck E. Cheese

20

Strings Concert
with 5th Grade
Chorus 6:30 p.m.

Sat

7
Interims go home
PASS Testing
Grades 4 & 5

SIC Meeting
6:00pm Conference
Room

19

Fri

Last Day for 4K

Field Day

28

5th grade Talent

Show 9:00 a.m. &
Cultural
Performance

Tag of Honor
Ceremony (see
times below)
5th grade Picnic

31

Tag of Honor Ceremony: 8:05 3rd grade

9:05 1st grade

10:05 4th grade

11:05 5th grade

12:20 Kindergarten

1:20 2nd grade

Dutch Fork Elementary is having our annual Talent Shows on Wednesday, May
27 and Thursday, May 28. The 3rd and 4th grade show will be at 9:00 a.m. and the
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade show will be at 12:45 p.m. on May 27. The 5th grade
show time will be 9:00 a.m. on May 28.
Our talent shows are not competitions. Any student that wishes to participate may do
so, but must follow the following requirements:
1. All acts are limited to TWO (2) minutes in length.
2. Students may participate in a solo or group act. All groups in grades K-4 must be made up of
students in the same homeroom. 5th graders may form a group with any student in their grade.
3. Music, costumes, and dance style must be appropriate for all ages and are subject for review
by the music teacher and the school administration who have the right to decline or accept it.
Approval will take place at the Previews (see below).
4. Any music must be prepared by you on a CD or I-Pod to include a stop-time at TWO (2)
minutes maximum. You must have your music with you at the Previews. If you are going to be
singing, try to do so to an instrumental version of the song if you feel confident. We want to hear
YOU!!! Duplicate entries of a song will be resolved on a first come first serve basis. If you are
planning to perform a popular song, have a back-up plan!
5. Previews will take place during music class for grades K-4. This is when you will show what
you will be performing in the talent show. The dates for Previews are May 4 - May 15. This is a
two week period. Students may perform during their music class during these two weeks. All
participants in grades K-4 MUST HAVE DONE THEIR PREVIEW BY FRIDAY, May 15. NO
PREVIEWS WILL BE DONE AFTER MAY 15!!!
6. 5th grade previews will be before school any morning and after school on Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday during the May 4-May 15 dates. 5th graders must arrange a
time with Mrs. Rushe to complete their Preview.

MUSIC: Music/song must be approved by the music teacher and administration for its
appropriateness for Talent Show. It must be appropriate for elementary school-age
values. There is to be NO suggestive lyrics or profanity, and the words must be able to
be understood.
DANCE STYLE: Dance style must be approved by the music teacher and administration
for its appropriateness for the Talent Show. There are to be NO dance moves or
motions inappropriate for elementary school-age children (i.e. hip movement, hand
placement, etc.).
DRESS: DFES will follow the Student Dress Code of the Student Behavior Code
booklet of Lexington/Richland District 5. If you are going to wear a costume, you must
have it approved at the Previews. Once approved, you must wear the same costume for
the Talent Show as was presented at Previews. The Talent Show will be here before
you know it so begin planning and preparing for your act now!