CFK Leopard Tales
September 2025
Late Arrival Procedures
If you arrive at school after 7:40am and there is no adult on duty in the carpool loop, you need to park your vehicle and walk your child into the front office for their supervision and safety. Thank you in advance for your support in this matter.
- Tardies begin at 7:40am. An adult will need to sign the student in at this time.
Excessive tardies will be reviewed under the choice option for attendance to a magnet program.
**** State law requires students in kindergarten through 12th grade to attend school a minimum of 170 of the school year’s 180 days to receive credit for the academic year.
Students can be absent for no more than 10 days per school year.
A note from a parent/guardian or certified medical practitioner must be submitted to the school immediately or within 5 days upon the return of the student. Failure to provide notes within 5 day time frame may result in an absence being considered as Unverified.
Beginning Friday, August 29, 2025, all students will take their IDs home and return to school with it each day.
Student IDs are expected to be worn for the entire duration of the school day each day from the time students arrive on campus until the end of the school day.
IDs are not required during aftercare.
Beginning Tuesday, September 2, 2025, any student who does not have an ID will be sent to the office at the conclusion of the Morning Announcements. At that time:
A temporary 1 day ID will be issued. The student's Parent Portal account will be charged $1.00.
After 5 consecutive days with a temporary ID, a new permanent ID will be created and issued to the child. The student’s Parent Portal account will be charged $5.00.
Note: The bead on the lanyard should be worn behind the student’s neck to avoid risk of choking. This bead will allow you to adjust the length of the lanyard based on the size of the child.
Welcome back to all our CFK Students and Families! We have loved getting to see so many of you at our Kindergarten “Tears & Cheers” and Back-to-School night! We are very excited for a great year and lots of great upcoming events.
We are looking for volunteers to help cover AM Car Rider duty on September 22nd at 7:00 am to give our teachers a little well-deserved break that morning. The sign-up genius is below:
A BIG Thank you to everyone who has participated and supported our PTA in the Membership Drive. PTA Membership funds fun activities/events and everyday school items for all our amazing students and teachers/staff! While the Membership Drive went through the 29th, there is no deadline to become a member and support the PTA. Reach out to cfkpta@gmail.com with any questions.
Save the Date: Our Leopard Run is quickly approaching. The Kickoff is September 25th and the run is October 9th! Be on the lookout for volunteer signup forms coming soon.
Show your school spirit- School t-shirts (short and long sleeve) are available for purchase online. Please visit our CFK Storefront to purchase spirit wear- CFK Storefront . Remember, spirit wear can be worn on uniform days.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about PTA or if you would like to get more involved; please email cfkpta@gmail.com
Please read more about this year's recommended health screenings below:
Screening Information for Parents
CFK Screenings "Opt Out" Form- Your child will be screened unless you opt them out of screenings by completing this form by Monday, September 8th.
Please see the CFK breakfast and lunch menus below. If your child would like school breakfast in the morning, please arrive at school prior to 7:20am.
Our school website can be located at https://www.cfk.richland2.org/. Just hover over and click on the header words "Our School," "Academics," and "Families" in the top banner area of the website to access important school information.
September
1: Labor Day
12: VIP (Very Important Person) Day
12: Early Dismissal @11:00am
22-24: Rosh Hashanah
22-25: CFK Book Fair
25: Leopard Color Run Kick Off
25: Literacy Night 6:00pm-7:30pm at CFK (Appleby) Campus
October
1-2: Yom Kippur
8: End of the First Quarter
9: Leopard Color Run
9: Early Dismissal at 11:00am
10: District Inservice/Student Holiday- No School
13: School Holiday- No School
15: Kindergarten to Clinton Sease Farms
16: Report Cards Go Home
22: Unity Day (wear orange)
24: Fall Picture Day
Center for Knowledge
3006 Appleby Lane
Columbia, SC 29223
Phone: 803.691.2966 Fax: 803.699.2967
Principal: Jessica Agee - jagee@richland2.org
Assistant Principal: Jessica Holley - jholley@richland2.org
Office Manager: Tammy Carter - tacarter@richland2.org