YEARBOOKS ON SALE!!!
Deadline for Orders: Friday, May 2, 2025
www.buytheyearbook.com
School code is 934070
The First-Grade students enjoyed becoming expert Gem Miners today with Diamond Del. They learned first-hand how to mine and identify rocks and minerals according to color, hardness, and texture. Our students mined everything from Amethyst and Tiger's Eye to Petrified Wood and Fool's Gold.
Administrative Professional’s Day is Today April 23rd. When you return from spring break please make sure you show your appreciation for our front office ladies that can handle it all with smiles on their faces. They are the first faces you see when you enter the building and bring everyone such joy!!
Our Admin Professionals:
Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Millwood, and Ms. Clack
Bus Driver Appreciation Day is Today April 22, 2025. When you return from Spring Break please show the Bus Drivers Appreciation for getting our students to and from school safely and in a timely manner.
Spring Break will be held April 21st -April 25th. Schools will be closed during this time. Students and Staff will return on April 28th.
LES SPIRIT FRIDAY WINNERS!!! Here are our April Spirit Friday winners: Ms. Terry and Ms. Patterson's Pre-K class, Mrs. McWatters & Mrs. Bigham's 5K class, Mrs. Farrar's 1st Grade class, Mrs. King's 2nd Grade class, Mrs. Weir and Mr. Eckert's 3rd Grade class, Ms. Brown's 4th Grade class, Ms. Treadway's 5th Grade class, and Mrs. Barron, Ms. Wright, and Mrs. Shaw's class. Congratulations to our winners; they sure know how to show school spirit!! Way to go amazing LES Lions!!
3rd grade reviewed solids, liquids, and gases by dying Easter eggs. We had the solid tablet, added vinegar to cause a chemical reaction, and then added water to increase the liquid.
The children also reviewed flat 2d shapes as they drew the faces on their Easter bunny bags.
LES SPIRIT FRIDAY IS TOMORROW APRIL 18, 2025!!!!! The class in each grade level with the MOST participation (most students dressed in school colors and/or themes) will receive a small prize!!! So Break Out Your BLUE & GOLD to Show Your School Spirit!!
Superintendent Dr. Sutton made storytime extra special for National School Library Week by visiting every elementary school in the district to read to students! By sharing stories and sparking imagination, he hopes to inspire children to have a lifelong love of reading.
Student registration via FinalForms is now OPEN! New or returning students in grades Pre-K through 12th grade can register online for the 2025-2026 school year.
Check out our Registration Homepage for additional information: https://tinyurl.com/CCSDregister2025
LES School Improvement Council—Meetings are held once a month on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. on Zoom and in person in the LES Media Center. Email kcolvin@chester.k12.sc.us for the virtual link to join the meeting. The next meeting is tomorrow April 15th, at 5:00 p.m.
LES PTO - PTO meetings will be held at 5:30p.m. on Zoom and in person in the LES Media Center. Email kcolvin@chester.k12.sc.us for the virtual link to join the meeting. Next meeting is tomorrow April 15 @ 5:30pm.
Spring Picture Day tomorrow Friday, April 11, 2025. Scan the QR Code to PREPAY for pictures. Online payment options will be available until 24 hours prior to Picture Day. All other payments must be delivered to the photographer on 4/11/25.
JOB KEY: ZH3FTQ83
The students participated in some fun "spring flower"-themed motor activities today. We pretended to be seeds that started small and grew into tall flowers with sun and rain. We carried flowers across the balance beam to plant. Finally, we made hand-printed flowers, practicing cutting, gluing, and painting. We were grateful to have special visitors providing extra hands!
Spring Picture Day is Friday, April 11, 2025. Scan the QR Code to PREPAY for pictures. Online payment options will be available until 24 hours prior to Picture Day. All other payments must be delivered to the photographer on 4/11/25.
JOB KEY: ZH3FTQ83
TOMORROW April 8, 2025, will be an Early Dismissal for students. Dismissal for LES will be at 11:45 am. Lunch will be served. For dismissal times visit: https://www.chester.k12.sc.us/page/arrival-and-dismissal-bell-times
National Assistant Principal’s Week is April 7th—11th. Make sure you show Ms. Colvin your appreciation for all of her hard work helping our school year run smoothly. She has really done an amazing job! WE LOVE YOU MS. COLVIN!!!
April 8, 2025, will be an Early Dismissal for students. Dismissal for LES will be at 11:45 am. Lunch will be served.
For dismissal times visit: https://www.chester.k12.sc.us/page/arrival-and-dismissal-bell-times
DATE REMINDERS: April 8, 2025, will be an Early Dismissal day for students for staff collaboration and planning across the district. All school dismissal times are available on our website.
Spring Break will be April 21 - 25, 2025. All CCSD Facilities will be CLOSED. Students and staff will return on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Third grade received the caterpillars to help us bring to life the science standards based on animal life cycles. We tracked their growth and progress over the weeks until they went through the final stage of metamorphosis and became butterflies. Today they released the butterflies.
