ALL SCHOOL NEWS
Friday, August 26th, 2005

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a national stanine and a national percentile score? Maybe you've pondered what kind of geography questions your 2nd Grade student will be asked to answer. When parents are armed with an understanding of standardized testing results, they can more effectively see how a child is learning and processing information. SFCS is pleased to offer a workshop for all parents in 1st through 11th Grades who would like assistance in reading and understanding their child's test scores. Alice Ann Holman will be on hand to explain what each score means and how we compare on a local and national scale. Parent SAT Workshop - Saturday, August 27 10:00 a.m., Building 300, Room 103, A&B, Lower School Campus All 1st - 11th Grade parents are welcome!

In order to communicate the large volume of important information to our SFCS families, grade level orientation meetings have been scheduled during the months of August and September. These small-group meetings will provide wonderful opportunities for parents to take part in question and answer discussions as classroom teachers and administrators discuss details for the 2005-2006 school year. Upper School students will be meeting with their class sponsors to discuss class activities during the parent meetings upstairs in the Lower School Multi-purpose Room. All meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Lower Level Rooms A & B in Building 300 of the Lower School Campus. Meetings will last for approximately one hour. Please note the appropriate meeting to attend:

9th & 10th Grade Parents: Monday, August 29
1st & 2nd Grade Parents: Tuesday, August 30
3rd & 4th Grade Parents: Tuesday, September 6
12th Grade Parents: Monday, September 12*
8th Grade Parents: Thursday, September 15
11th Grade Parents: Thursday, September 22*

* NOTE: 11th & 12th Grade parent meetings will focus on college preparation and feature an admissions/ financial aid counselor from Erskine & Anderson College.

If you are interested in being placed on the substitute teacher list for the 2005-2006 school year, please contact Lynn Pittman at 678-5119. There will be a substitute teacher training meeting on Friday, September 2, at 9:00 a.m. in Building 300, Room 103 on the Lower School Campus.

Students still needing to purchase an assignment book or SFCS folders may do so from Gina Powell in the Main School Office or Elizabeth Sipe in the Lower School Office. Assignment Books at $5.00 each and folders cost $1.25 each.

The National Bank for South Carolina, WIS, WMHK and the South Carolina State Fair are proud to sponsor the 19th annual Greatest Grandparents of South Carolina Essay Contest! Students ages 7 to 18 years of age may enter by writing a short essay explaining why their grandmother or grandfather should be named as the greatest grandparent. Entry forms may be picked up in Joanne Heiser's Office in the Main School Office on the Upper School side of the street or in the Lower School Office. Each student should follow the instructions as outlined on the form and fill in all of the blanks! Original essays will not be returned. The deadline for entry is Friday, September 9, 2005. All entries should be mailed directly to: The South Carolina State Fair P.O. Box 393 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 The winning Grandmothers and Grandfathers will be announced on Sunday, October 9, at the South Carolina State Fair. For more information, please contact Joanne Heiser at 678-5111.

Monday, August 29, is the final day to turn in sales for the Innisbrook Wrapping Paper sale so it's time to SELL, SELL, SELL! Daily drawings will be held for fun prizes and classrooms with at least a 50% participation rate in this fundraiser will earn their teachers Innisbrook Gift Certificates! Any class with a 100% participation will win an ice cream party! All funds raised will go to benefit SFCS. You can also purchase Innisbrook online by logging on to www.innisbrook.com. The SFCS number is 119766. If you have any questions, please contact Lynn Price 233-2939 or by e-mail to stephenp3@charter.net.

Don't throw away those hot pink "Box Tops for Education!" Many food items contain these precious logos that can raise money for our school! Last year, SFCS raised $400 with little effort from this program. This year, the SFCS/PTF has a goal of increasing participation in this easy fundraiser. Simply cut out the labels from participating food products and deposit them in the mailboxes located at the entrances to the Pre-School, Lower School and Main School Offices. Please note that SFCS will not be collecting Cambell's Soup labels this year. Thank you for your participation! For more information log on to www.boxtops4education.com.

Some of the participating food products are:

• Old El Paso® Taco Shells Meals
• Hamburger Helper® Value Size Meals
• Betty Crocker® Fruit Snacks
• Fruit Roll-Ups® Snacks
• Fruit by the Foot® Fruit Snacks
• Fruit Gusher® Fruit Snacks
• Nature Valley® Granola Bars & Chewy Trail Mix Bars
• Milk 'n Cereal Bars
• Chex Mix® Snack Mix
• Bugles® Original Corn Snacks
• Gardettos® Original Snack Mix
• Pop Secret® Microwave Popcorn
• Cherrios® Cereal
• Pillsbury® Toaster Strudel Pastries, Pancakes, Waffles, Dunkables™

Don't Miss The Shannon Forest Ministries Fall all Family Fellowship! Friday, September 16 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - SFCS Upper School Campus

An evening of outdoor fun including:

• Delicious BBQ
• Cake Walk
• Cotton Candy
• Moon Bounce
• Bungee Run
• Snow Cones
• 15-Foot Slide
• Face Painting
• Games
• Caterpillar
• Music, Prizes & More!

Everything is FREE except the food!

• BBQ Plate: $6.00/Hot Dog Plate: $4.00 - 4 - All dinners MUST be PRE-ORDERED!

The deadline to order a meal is Wednesday, September 12.

**Food tickets will be available for pick-up the day of the event beginning at 5:45 p.m.**

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