Daily Announcements

Golf Tournament
Tee Time is coming soon! 
 
 
The Fourth Annual Camden Elementary School Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, March 18 at the Camden Country Club.  Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 and tee time is at 1:00.  The cost for a four man team to play is $300.00, and hole sponsorships are $100.00. 
 
This year we are offering our hole sponsors an opportunity to have their business recognized at our Spring Carnival on April 23.  For anyone who would like to be a dual sponsor for the golf tournament and the carnival, the cost is $150.00.  Sponsors who choose the $150.00 option will have a sign with their company name at both events.
  
To sign up to play or sponsor contact Kyle Cassidy at Cassidy@allstate.com or call 432-1561.  If you would like to sponsor but not play, you can contact Kyle or Mr. Yount at robert.yount@kcsdschools.net or 425-8960.  There is a flyer being sent home with the newsletter today that sponsors can use also.
 
Please help us!
 
Remington College in Columbia is having a contest for area schools called Vote for Our School.  The prize is $2,000.00 in school supplies.  To win, all we have to do is vote for our school at
 http://community.remingtoncollege.edu/adopt_our_school/vote.php.  
That's it!
The contest runs until March 31.  We would like to use the money to increase the instruments in our music classes.
 
There is no cost to you to help us, and ANYONE can vote.  You can vote once a day from every email address you have between now and March 31.  If you have multiple email addresses, you can vote one time from each address.  To make it easier to vote every day, create a shortcut on your desktop!  (Simple directions are at the end of this article.)
Another way you can help is by asking all of your friends and family to vote for us, too.  Just copy this article into an email and forward or update your Facebook status to ask people to vote.  An example of a status that you can copy and paste is listed below this article.
Let’s see if we can be the top school every day!
Thanks so much for your help!
 
Facebook status update example:
Please help Camden Elementary win $2000 for new instruments!  Please go to the following link and vote for us. 
http://community.remingtoncollege.edu/adopt_our_school/vote.php.  
You can vote once a day from each email account you own.  Thank you for your help!  Also, please pass this along so others can vote!
If you would like to learn more about this, please visit our school website, http://ces.kcsdschools.com.
 
Directions for placing a shortcut on your desktop:
To make it EASIER TO VOTE DAILY, create a shortcut on your desktop!  To do this, once you open up the link above, you can right click on any white part of the screen and “create a shortcut”.  You will be asked if you want to save it to your desktop; say “yes”.  You should then see an internet icon (the blue, lower case “e”) on your desktop with “Remington” under it.  Just click on the shortcut every day and the voting will be easy and fairly quick!
PASS Writing 
 
The first section of the 2010 PASS Test will be given on March 16 and 17.  This will be the writing section, and all third through fifth grade students will be taking this portion.  Please be sure your student gets lots of rest and is on time for school these two mornings.
 
Also, monitors are needed.  If you are interested in monitoring during testing please contact Mrs. Goodwin or Mrs. McKittrick.
Early dismissal/Weather Day
All students will be dismissed at 11:30 on Thursday, March 18.  This half day will be a furlough day for our teachers.  Friday, March 19 will be a weather make-up day.  Assuming that we do not miss school due to weather, this will be a day off for teachers and students.
 
Youth Art Month
 
Congratulations to Parker David, Mary Scott Brown, Jaden Taylor, Jalyn DuBose and Mea Key!  Their artworks were selected to be on display at the Fine Arts Center's Youth Art Month Show.  A reception will be held on Thursday, March 11th from 5:30-7 to honor these students.
New Podcasts and Blogs
 
In an effort to keep more informed, Mr. Yount will now be doing a weekly Podcast.  We plan to post each Friday with upcoming information about the week ahead.  You will be able to locate the podcast by going to yount.podbean.com or by clicking the link above his column on the school website, ces.kcsdschools.com.
Also, Mrs. Goodwin and Mr. Yount both have created a blog.  The blogs can be found by going to the school website at ces.kcsdschools.com, then clicking on Blogs on the upper left hand side of the page.  We hope you will visit these resources often or subscribe.
 
Breakfast Book Club
 
The February Breakfast Book Club has been reading Skunkdog by Emily Jenkins and illustrated by Pierre Pratt.  Copies of the book are available from Mrs. Ranges.  Our celebration will be Friday, March 5 at 7:15am.  Come join the fun and read with us!
 
Chili's Night
 
Chili’s restaurant in Camden is sponsoring a Camden Elementary Night on Monday, March 22.  All proceeds from the evening will go to Camden Elementary.  We hope you can join us for dinner this night!
First Grade Production
 
The first grade production is coming up soon!  On March 25 at 6:30, they will present “A Barnyard Moosical.”     Please come out for a fun evening and support our students’ hard work!
 
Jump Rope for Heart
 
It’s time for Jump Rope for Heart!  This event teaches our students about their hearts and how to keep them healthy while they raise money for the American Heart Association.  The event will take place March 12th during students’ regular related arts time.  All students need to wear tennis shoes and are encouraged to wear red on this day.  Please encourage your child in this worthwhile activity.
Relay For Life
 
We will be selling Relay For Life t-shirts beginning March 1-March 12, 2010.  An order form will be coming home with your student giving details about pricing and sizing.  If you are intersted in purchasing a shirt- please fill out the order for and return it to your child's teacher.  Please be aware that this is a CASH-ONLY fundraiser.  Thanks for your help as we support Relay For Life.
Spring Picture Day
 
Individual and class pictures will be taken on
Tuesday, March 23.
Everybody say “Cheese!”
 
Student Art Fair
We are excited about our Student Art Fair to be held on Tuesday, March 30 from 5:00-7:00 in the multipurpose room.  Be on the lookout for more information to come home at a later date.
Click here to find out what is happening at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County!
 
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

Principal's Pride

Please take a moment and listen to our Principal's Pride authors reading their stories. We are very proud of them.

(If you are having trouble with the embedded player below, you can also find these podcasts in our Resources on the left-hand side of this page, or you can follow the link below directly to our Podbean page.)

http://cesprincipalspride.podbean.com
 
Our student authors would love to know what you think of their work!  Please feel free to leave them a comment by clicking on the above link.  Each student's podcast on this linked site has the word "Comments" written on it in blue.  Click here to enter your comment.  It will be forwarded to the child's teacher.
 
We look forward to hearing from you!

Mr. Yount's Podcast

In an attempt to to improve communication between school and home, Mr. Yount will be posting a podcast here.  Please check it out!

 

 

From the Principal

OUR FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT,
WE GOTTA WEAR SHADES!
 
The old saying goes March winds bring April showers bring May flowers. In the world of education, March brings state testing. Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students will take the writing section of the 2010 PASS test. Please be sure your students get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and get to school on time. This is very important.
 
Camden Elementary will be hosting our fourth annual golf tournament on Thursday, March 18. Registration and lunch start at 11:30 and tee time will be 1:00. Four man teams will cost $300.00. Hole sponsorships are $100.00 for the golf tournament and $150.00 for the golf tournament and spring carnival. Businesses that choose to do the dual sponsorship will be recognized at both events and on a banner in front of the school. Please contact Kyle Cassidy at cassidy@allstate.com or 432-1561. Hole sponsorship can be given to Kyle or brought by the school.
 
Friday, March 12 is Jump Rope for Heart. Information has been sent home with students.
   
Please remember that teachers are not available for conferences before school. Conferences should be set up with teachers ahead of time and not at the last minute.
  
MARCH CALENDAR
 
3/1-5 Spring Book Fair
3/2 Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Day
3/4 Papa John's Night
3/12 Jump Rope for Life
3/16 and 17 PASS Writing for 3rd-5th grade students
3/16 Zaxby's Night
3/18 Early dismissal 11:30
3/18 Golf Tournament
3/19 Holiday for students and teachers
3/22 Chili's Night
3/23 Spring Pictures Individuals and Class
3/26 Fifth Grade Entrepreneur Day
3/30 Students Arts Fair in multipurpose room.

Upcoming Events

Friday, March 12
Jump Rope for Heart
Tue, Mar 16 - Wed, Mar 17
PASS Writing
Please contact Mrs. McKittrick or Mrs. Goodwin if you are able to help monitor.
Tuesday, March 16
Zaxby's Night
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, March 18
Early Dismissal
(Early dismissal for students; half-day furlough for teachers)
Friday, March 19
Furlough Day (Schools and Offices Closed)
No school for students, furlough day for all employees.  (Weather make-up/professional development day cancelled due to furloughs.)
Monday, March 22
Chili's Night
Earn money for our school by having a yummy dinner tonight at Chili's!!!
Tuesday, March 23
Kindergarten Registration for 2010-11
Spring Pictures
Class and individual pictures will be taken.
Wednesday, March 24
Report Cards
Thursday, March 25
1st Grade Production
6:30pm
"A Barnyard Moosical"

Weather
Today, 3/12/2010
High: 70 Low: 54
Slight chance rain showers
20% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 3/13/2010
High: 67 Low: 53
Rain showers
77% chance of precipitation.
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