Wolf Cub Chronicle

Welcome back to the 2nd half of our school year! We are in full swing with instruction. We are excited to be heading into the 3rd Nine Weeks. During this time, it is important for you to do a mid-year check with your child's teacher to ensure their academic progress. You may do this by contacting your child's teacher and requesting a conference. Your child's teacher may also contact you to request a conference based on their performance at this time. Thank you for all you do to make White Knoll Elementary the best!

White Knoll Elementary is honored to have great community support to fulfill our vision of "Empowering Every Child to Design Their Future". We are proud of our accomplishments and achievements this year and we owe it all to the great partnerships we have with the White Knoll Community. To that end, I would like to share two random acts of kindness that demonstrates what an effective partnership can do to support our students, families and school.

Prior to leaving for Winter Break, a 'White Knoll Angel' paid the lunch account for every student and staff. This anonymous gesture enabled everyone to begin with a zero balance. This was a powerful example of Hope for the New Year!

Earlier this week, we were presented with a generous donation from Radius Church - White Knoll Campus. The memo line of the donation simply stated, "Give Hope". This donation will be used to support White Knoll Elementary in all areas. We are grateful that the Radius family trusted us to be good stewards of their support. We will continue to empower students, connect with families, and reach success with effective school-community partnerships. All means ALL at White Knoll Elementary! Together, We Will!

Thank you for believing in the work we do for children everyday! You MATTER!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding as we implemented our new Access Control System (Buzz-in Door). The safety of our school is always a top priority for us.

As a gentle reminder, ALL doors will be locked at 7:45 A.M. and visitors will be required to “buzz in” to gain access to the building through a closed circuit monitoring system. After 7:45 AM, parents are required to walk students in the building as you will need enter though the new Buzz-in System. Thank you again for your cooperation as we continue to keep everyone safe.

Monday, January 13, 2020

Report Cards Issued

Friday, January 17, 2020

PTO Chick-fil-A biscuit sale

Monday, January 20, 2020

MLK Holiday - No School for students and staff

Friday, January 24, 2020

WKE Cub Celebration

Upcoming Events:

Friday, February 7, 2020

PTO Father/Daughter Dance

Friday, February 14, 2020

No School Students/Teacher work day

Monday, February 17, 2020

1st Weather Make-Up Day

Students and Staff report to School

Thursday, February 27, 2020

PTO Family Skate Night 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Help support our PTO by purchasing a Chick Fil-a Biscuit for $3.00 next Friday! We will be selling the biscuits from our car rider line; however, students riding the bus may also purchase biscuits once they enter the building. Biscuits sales will begin at 7:00 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. Thank you for your continued support!

SAVE THE DATE!!

Our Annual Father/Daughter Dance will take place Friday, February 7, 2020 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM in our school cafeteria. Please be on the lookout for participation/registration forms to come home next week with all of the details. This is a fun event for our girls and their fathers/male guardians! We hope to see you there!

Each month every homeroom teacher will select a student from their classroom to be the "Cub of the Month". This month they focused on "Not Putting Others Down", with an emphasis on Respect and Effort. Cubs this month are:

Kindergarten

Mrs. Crews: Tybee Israel

Ms Gunter: Nevaeh Kitt

Mrs. Hatchell: Griffin Moore

Ms. Hayes: Catherine Tucker

Mrs. Miller: William Leviner

1st Grade

Mrs. Conner: Reese Shumpert

Ms. DelValle: Maria Jose Pancheco

Mrs. Dieckmann: Eli Osborne

Mrs. Leviner: Aubrey Stokes

Mrs. Sheldon: Felicity McCormack

Mrs. Swicegood: Haley McGlaughlin

2nd grade

Mrs. Ellisor: Brayden Yates

Mrs. Rogers: Bella Belk

Mrs. Threat: Emma Jovanelly

Mrs. Stevens: Enslie Guidotti

3rd Grade

Ms. Amick: Mary Cely

Mrs. Brown: Nicholas Meneses

Mrs. Corbacho: Charleigh Hester

Mrs. Landers: Nate Meneses

Mrs. Legare: Jayden Palmore

4th grade

Mrs. Calloway: Cole Wyman

Mrs. Menger: Yusuf Straight

Mrs. Olden: Tyler Brown

Mrs. Rosier: Isabella Depperman

Mrs. Rutland: Peightyn Wooten

5th Grade

Mrs. Barker: Nicole Zeev

Mrs. Hane: Kaitlyn Keisler

Mrs. Richardson: Caylee Rouse

Mr. Sarazen: Abby Jackson

Mrs. Sumner: Ireland Mew

Congrats to this months "Cubs"!!!

Here are the links and some directions on how to apply to be a chaperone/volunteer:

Volunteer Application Step by Step Instructions...

Volunteer Flowchart 11-19.pdf

English Link: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NjY0OmVuLVVT

Spanish Link: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NjY0OmVzLVVT

***A new policy is in place for this school year. If your child is absent for any reason you will have 3 days after the child returns to turn in doctor's excuse or parent note. Any excuse given to the office after the 3 days will not count toward an excused absence.***

7:30 Breakfast in the classroom

7:35 Bell Rings

7:40 Morning Announcements

7:45 Instruction Begins

After 7:45 students are tardy

Making a threat — whether in person, through a telephone call, a text message, an email or even a social media post — could mean a criminal offense for a student because of a relatively new law. In May of 2018, an amendment to the S.C. Code of Laws created the new crime “Student Threats” (Section 16-17-425).

As school officials, we must report any student threat and investigate. Your child’s safety is too important for us to risk assuming someone is joking or that it is just kids being kids.

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.