LABCS Weekly Newsletter - 4-26-25
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 - "80's Day"
4/28/2025
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PTA-Sponsored End-of-Year at Sky Zone Laurens Road
5/1/2025, 4 PM – 6 PM
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Tailgate Into Testing - School-wide Event
5/2/2025, 12 PM – 2:45 PM
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Monday Dress Theme - "Cinco de Mayo"
5/5/2025
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LABCS Board Meeting - Location TBD
5/5/2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
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State Testing - Grades 3-5 - Reading A
5/6/2025
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State Testing - Grades 3-5 - Reading B
5/7/2025
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State Testing - Grades 6-8 - Reading A
5/8/2025
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State Testing - Grades 6-8 - Reading B
5/9/2025
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Monday Dress Theme - "Comfy Cozy Day" (pajamas, sweats)
5/12/2025
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Chick-fil-A Biscuits - Pre-Orders Due - Last One of the Year
5/13/2025
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State Testing - Grades 3-5 - Writing
5/13/2025
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State Testing - Grades 6-8 - Writing
5/14/2025
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State Testing - Grades 3-5 - Math
5/15/2025
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Chick-fil-A Biscuits - Pre-Orders Only - Last One of the Year
5/16/2025
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State Testing - Grades 6-8 - Math
5/16/2025
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State Testing - Grades 4 and 6 - Science
5/20/2025
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Field Day in the Morning/Class Activities in the Afternoon
5/22/2025
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12:00 Dismissal
5/23/2025
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Last Day of School
5/23/2025
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Awards Assembly - Grades 1-3
5/23/2025, 8:30 AM – 9 AM
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Awards Assembly - Grades 4-5
5/23/2025, 9:10 AM – 9:50 AM
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Awards Assembly - Grades 6-7
5/23/2025, 10 AM – 10:30 AM
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8th Grade Graduation
5/23/2025, 10:45 AM – 12 PM
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Dyslexia Tidbit
The International Dyslexia Association - Membership
"By being a member of IDA, you will be equipped with the latest information to best position you to advocate for your child or yourself, teach students with reading difficulties, and support the people in your life with dyslexia. Your membership includes exclusive access to our extraordinary community of researchers, teachers, professionals, and parents, and will support the Structured Literacy teacher preparation and training which will help thousands of children in the years to come. Join today and become a part of our global community of individuals and organizations committed to supporting individuals with dyslexia and related reading differences."
Why Join?
"By being a member of IDA, you will be equipped with the latest information to best position you to advocate for your child or yourself, teach students with reading difficulties, and support the people in your life with dyslexia. Your membership includes exclusive access to our extraordinary community of researchers, teachers, professionals, and parents, and will support the Structured Literacy teacher preparation and training which will help thousands of children in the years to come."
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Thank you
- to Ms. Lynette Pannell for the cake for the faculty;
- to Mrs. Kymberly Tuckfield for the doughnuts for the faculty; and
- belatedly to Mrs. Bess Vuknic for the donations of books for our classrooms.
We apologize in advance to anyone we accidentally left off. |
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Summer ELA and Math Enrichment Camps
For more questions, please reach out to Mrs. Ide (ELA Enrichment Camp) at [email protected], or Ms. Brooke (Math Enrichment Camp) at [email protected].
This is only available to LABCS students who are returning for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Lost and Found - March 2025
We have A LOT of clothes in our Lost and Found that have accumulated since we returned in January. Please come up to the school to see if any of these belong to your child(ren).
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Orton-Gillingham Associate Level Training - June 2-13, 2025
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Lunches and Dress Code
Please double-check each morning that your child has their lunch as they leave the house and then again before they exit the car. We keep a limited supply for emergencies, but we have had more requests lately due to students leaving their lunches at home or in the car.
Also, please make sure your child is in the correct dress code as well (this is in the Student and Parent Handbook) before leaving the house. We have students who are arriving at school out of dress code. Students out of dress code will be required to visit the Uniform Closet and might be unable to participate in Dress Down Friday that week.
Lost and Found
We have a growing Lost and Found collection. Please feel free to stop by the school and see if any of the items belong to your student.
State Testing Dates
Below are the dates for state testing. These dates have been on our website and can be found here as well as below. Please do not schedule appointments during the days your child is taking their test. Also, make sure your child is at school by 8:15 each morning. It is important that students get to bed at a reasonable time the night before and eat a good breakfast.
- May 6 - Grades 3-5 (Reading A)
- May 7 - Grades 3-5 (Reading B)
- May 8 - Grades 6-8 (Reading A)
- May 9 - Grades 6-8 (Reading B)
- May 13 - Grades 3-5 (Writing)
- May 14 - Grades 6-8 (Writing)
- May 15 - Grades 3-5 (Math)
- May 16 - Grades 6-8 (Math)
- May 20 - Grades 4 and 6 (Science)
A Note from the Front Office
Please remember to pack silverware for your child's lunch. Please make sure your child has a water bottle and a snack at school.
A Note from the School Nurse
As spring has arrived, I have seen an increase in falls and injuries with students running in Crocs at recess. While I understand the comfort and ease of putting on Crocs in the morning, as well as their popularity, we encourage students to wear shoes that offer support and stability when running and playing. If they want to wear Crocs to school, please make sure they have tennis shoes to change into for recess. Tennis shoes are required for PE.
A Note from the PTA
Teacher Appreciation Week - Help Needed!
Teacher Appreciation Week will be May 5-9, and PTA needs your help planning and orchestrating this week! The more help we have, the better week we can create for our amazing staff. And with more hands, there’s less work for everyone! Let’s work together to make it unforgettable!
Please help us make this year's Teacher Appreciation Week the best week ever! Check out the link to sign up below to help us restock the teachers' lounge with some goodies and spoil our teachers with some gift cards! Our teachers deserve the best!
We need your help to make teacher appreciation successful. Please sign up below. Thank you!
LABCS PTA-Sponsored End-of-Year End Party
May 1, 2025, from 4-6 pm
Sky Zone
2465 Laurens Road, Greenville
90 Minutes of jumping
We will not be selling tickets for parents and siblings or offering pizza this year. You can buy parent and sibling tickets or food while you're there from the concession area.
Please use this link to reserve your child's spot. No RSVPs will be accepted after April 30th at 9 pm.
Summer Enrichment Camps
If you are interested in your returning rising 3rd-8th grade student participating in the Summer Math and/or ELA Enrichment Camps, please register by May 9 using this link. For more information on the camp, click here. These camps are different from the 3rd grade Summer Reading Camp under Read to Succeed.
This is only available to LABCS students returning for the 2025-2026 school year.
State Testing Technology Policy
At the April 7, 2025, Board Meeting, the LABCS Board of Directors approved an additional technology policy for state testing.
LABCS Board Approved SC State Testing Technology Policy for SCReady and SCPass
The following policy is in effect for SC state testing.
Students:
- If a phone or smart watch is not turned in during morning homeroom (this is school policy), it is an automatic suspension.
- If cheating occurs with a phone or smart watch, it is an automatic 10-day suspension and could result in the recommendation for possible expulsion.
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