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 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.
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.
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.
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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
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!
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.
National School Librarian Appreciation Day is April 4, 2025. Please make sure to show your appreciation for Ms. Kornahrens (or Ms. K as we call her) and Mrs. Ross. They work hard to keep our Media Center/Library in smooth running order!!
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.
April breakfast and lunch menus are now available online at https://myschoolmenus.com/organizations/2240.
Please contact Student Nutrition Services if you have any questions.
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day is April 3rd. Please make sure you show our Parapros some love. Helping kids GROW and THRIVE at school is a para’s SUPER POWER!!
Our Parapros:
Pre-K— Ms. Jordan, Ms. Patterson, Mrs. Turner
5K—Mrs. Ligon, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Hinson, Mrs. Bigham
Exceptional Children—Mrs. McGraw, Mrs. Shaw, Ms. Wright, Mrs. Ramsey
Media: Mrs. Ross
Check out our April Newsletter at the link below. Paper copies coming home with students today or tomorrow. https://www.chester.k12.sc.us/o/les/page/newsletter
Carowinds mechanic, Scott Martin, came to talk to kindergarten today. The kids were so excited! They have new rides for the kids this year.
Look at Mrs. Hudson’s class practicing measuring skills and strategies to measure the playground equipment. Real life Math in Action!!
Oh, what fun!!! Look at Mrs. Jordan's 5th Grade students reviewing their vocabulary through Headbands and Rock, Paper, Scissors!
LES SPIRIT FRIDAY WINNERS!!! This was a great end to out LES Career/College Week. Here are our March Spirit Friday winners: Ms. Terry and Ms. Patterson's Pre-K class, Mrs. McWatters & Mrs. Bigham's 5K class, Mrs. Carpenter's 1st Grade class, Mrs. Weir and Mr. Eckert's 3rd Grade class, Ms. Brown's 4th Grade class, and Mrs. Glenn's 5th Grade class. 2nd grade had a 3-way tie: Mrs. King's class, Mr. Ganitano's class, and Mrs. Cassell's class. Congratulations to our winners; they sure know how to show school spirit!! A special congratulations goes out to Mrs. Weir and Mr. Eckert's class, Mr. Ryan Ganitano's class, Mrs. King's class, Mrs. Cassell's class, and Mrs. Carpenter's class as all of these classes had 100% participation in today's SPIRIT FRIDAY!!!! Way to go amazing LES Lions!!
