 ***Welcome Message*** 
Click
on the links below to access the
School Calendar, School Supply
Lists, and
our suggested Healthy Snack
List!
 CCSD Bus Routes.pdf
School Improvement Council Ballots
are coming home on Tuesday September 2nd. Please vote for 5 parents out
of the nine candidates to represent you on the council and send back to
school ASAP. The deadline on the form is Friday September 5th, however
due to the impending weather we will extend the date to Monday
September 8th.
Book Fair Safari
Sept. 3 - 17th
We're Wild About Books!
**Daily Announcements**
Loggerhead Donor Wall
Each year our donor wall will serve as a visual reminder of all the
individuals, families, and businesses that have supported our school. Thank you to all of our donors!
 Summer reading is an important way for students to maintain and improve their reading skills over the summer. In support of these efforts South Carolina is sponsoring a 2008 Summer Reading Challenge.
Statewide participants in the 2007 summer reading challenge read a total of 1,551,157 pages! Can Laurel Hill Primary School participation help make it 2,000,000 pages this summer?
For further information copy and paste the following website into your internet browser.
SummerReadingLog-students.doc
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 School Check In System
Laurel Hill now requires that our visitors come prepared to show their driver's license to enter our school. Our new system is designed for the safety of our children. Thank you!
*Awards*
 *NAEYC Accreditation Received Summer, 2008
National Association for the Education of Young Children"Look around. The smiles you see on the children at NAEYC-accredited centers tell the story. Children are engaged in fun and developmentally appropriate activities and are well cared for by their teachers." NAEYC
NAEYC_Accreditation_Brochure.pdf
Charleston Community of Readers
Award Winner, 2007
Other Accomplishments
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1 of 6 Finalists in SC for Literacy Spot Award
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SIC Riley Award as 1 of top 5 schools in SC
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SC Winner for PTA Enrichment Programs
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SC Winner Governor's Award for Physical Fitness
Mrs. Farwell is presented the Teacher of the Month award
for Charleston County School District.
Congratulations, Mrs. Farwell!
 Emma received the Governor's Citizenship Award at the State House on Monday, April 21. The Governor's Citizenship Award program honors one student from each participating school for outstanding service, leadership, responsibility, character, and discipline. Way to go, Emma!
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From the Principal
Dear Laurel Hill Families, Thank you! Thank you for volunteering your time and resources. Thank you for your patience during our arrival and dismissal each day. Thank you for your e-mails of support regarding our opening as well as your well-presented suggestions regarding ways to improve our school. Thank you for supporting our school’s policies, especially our new food policy. Most importantly, thank you for trusting our teachers with your precious children each day. As we move through the 08-09 school year, I ask that you please serve as an integral part of your child’s educational team. I am proposing that all parents please assist our students by doing two things. The first is to read as much as possible with your child, as we know that a nighttime reading routine will pay incredible dividends throughout your child’s lifetime. The second is to please support your child’s teacher in every way possible. Students who know that parents and teachers are on the same page (as opposed to adversaries) will respond appropriately at school. If you ever have questions, concerns or even disagreements regarding your child’s classroom and/or your child’s teacher, I ask you to please meet with him/her immediately. A positive parent-teacher relationship is crucial to your child’s educational success, and I thank you for your support in this area. On the evening of September 9th we will host our first PTA evening of the school year. I encourage you to come out for great food and an opportunity to ask me questions about our school during our Q&A session. On this evening I will also be presenting Laurel Hill’s vision for technology and the continuation of our SMARTBoard initiative. I’m typing this letter as I sit at a computer in a kindergarten classroom, watching the children sing (and appropriately scream) as they thoroughly enjoy the kindergarten experience. I have a much different perspective in recent years as I not only view our school as the principal, but also as the parent of two future Loggerheads. As I visit classrooms, observe teachers, make decisions and simply reflect on what a school should be, I am constantly reminded that Laurel Hill is a very special school, and one that I can’t wait for my own children to attend. Parental involvement is a key element that makes Laurel Hill great and as I expressed at the onset of this letter, Thank You! Thank you for a wonderful start to the year and I look forward to working with you and your children. Sincerely, Michael C. Antonelli Michael C Antonelli
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