Wolf Cub Chronicle

Greeting WKE Families,

We have made it to summer break! This year has been like no other and I would like to commend each of you for your support and dedication to the success of your students. It is hard to believe that the school year is already coming to a close. We have missed seeing your smiling faces in the building. The end of this year has truly been unprecedented! The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused us to develop a “new normal” for our daily activities. While it was not easy, we survived and came out stronger than before.

As we wrap up, I would like to take a few moments to personally extend a thank you to our incredible school staff who works very hard on a daily basis to guide our children and help them learn and grow. We would be hard pressed to find a more caring and dedicated group of teachers. I would also like to thank our PTO board and our parent volunteers for the hours of dedication to help enrich our school and build a sense of community for our students. To all of you, our parents, guardians, and grandparents, I would like to say thank you for trusting us with your children, and for your investment and support to provide a quality education for our children.

In closing, on behalf of the staff at White Knoll Elementary School, we wish everyone a very happy, healthy and safe summer break. We will look forward to hearing about all the fun and exciting learning experiences your families have enjoyed over the summer! At The Knoll, we continue to Lead, Learn and Love!

From our hearts to yours,

WKE Admin Team

* If you have not picked up personal belongings, please call the school to make arrangements to pick them up. Please note that after Thursday, June 11th these items will be discarded.

* We will communicate important information about school opening and online registration via email and text. If you are NOT receiving texts and/or emails from the school, please contact Shelley Crossland - scrossland@lexington1.net

* Keep reading over the summer!!

We have had a delay in printing from our Printing Company. We will contact all parents next week informing you of the new date and time to pick up your yearbooks. We regret any inconvenience this delay may have casued your family. Thank you for your support.

Please call the school if you have a 4 year old child or a 5 year old child who will need to attend school next year.

1. You must register your child at the elementary school in your attendance zone.

2. You will need the following items:

* Child's Birth Certificate - Long Form REQUIRED

* Child's Immunization Record

* Parent's Driver's License or other state or federal photograph idenitfication

* Proof of residency (electric bill showing the parent's name and address)

For additional information, please call 803-821-4501.

I hope that you and yours are healthy and staying safe. I am writing with information about how this year's Summer Reading Program is being made virtual in light of COVID-19. I am linking the summer reading page from the library's website, which has forthcoming information about paper tracking sheets. Online registration will be available, as in past years, but families can also use the paper tracking sheets and have a staff member input their information at the end of summer. The website also has information about how some of our school age shows are being made virtual, including performances by Tim Sonefelt, Chad Crews, and Porkchop Productions!

Grab-and-go bags will be available for families to pick up from all library branches when we reopen to the public. We are shooting for the first week of June. These bags include: a paper tracking sheet, stickers, a decorate your own bookmark craft, and a flier outlining virtual program offerings for this summer. Attached to this email is a PDF of the program flier, if you'd like to pass that along to your students right now! They can register and track reading anytime between June 1 and July 31. Please direct your students and staff to library's website or Facebook page for future updates.

Remember, this year's program doesn't have levels or age ranges. All children and teenagers (categorized as "youth") complete the program once they have tracked 720 minutes, or 12 hours. Points can be earned by reading as well as completing “quests” like reading out loud to someone or attending one of our virtual programs. These quests are listed on the paper tracking sheet. Participants can collect all of their prizes at one time from any library branch between August 1 and August 31.

Don’t hesitate to let me know any questions or concerns you might have during this time. I'm available via email for book suggestions as well, or if you are interested in finding out more about digital resources while physical library services remain limited. Please feel free to reach out to the library at 785-2630 to talk to a Youth Services staff member!

Website: wkeslexington.net
Location: 132 White Knoll Way, West Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: 803-821-4500
Facebook: facebook.com/whiteknollelementary
Twitter: @whiteknollelem

Lexington County School District One does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, genetic information or age in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in its programs and activities.

The following people have been designated to handle inquiries or complaints. The Chief Human Resources Officer Michael L. Stacey handles inquiries/complaints regarding Title IX, inquiries/complaints regarding Title II with respect to employees and/or public access to buildings and grounds, and inquiries/complaints involving the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Inquiries/complaints regarding IDEA for k-12 go to the Director of Special Services Wendy Balough, Ed.D. Inquiries/complaints regarding Section 504 for students K-12 go to 504 Coordinator Ann O'Cain. Inquiries/complaints regarding Title II implementation go to the Coordinator of NCLB Title II Part A Hilary Morgan.

If you have questions regarding these issues, contact these people by mail at 100 Tarrar Springs Road, Lexington, SC 29072 or by telephone at 803-821-1000.