The mission of Hampton County School District 2 is to provide a rigorous, personalized environment of academic excellence that prepares Each child, Each Day and in Every classroom to be college/career and citizen ready with no excuses.

HAMPTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2

GATOR HAPPENINGS NEWSLETTER

March 11, 2019

Julia Lee, Principal

As we continue to demonstrate our BEST, we would like to recognize

Ms. Brannette Cohen, our Reading Coach.

She model effective instructional strategies for teachers by working weekly with students in whole/small groups or individually, coach and

mentor teachers through daily support and train teachers in data analysis and the use of data to differentiate instruction.

Kindergarten celebrate Dr. Seuss with Green Eggs and

Ham

Mrs. Gordon and Ms.

Russell are the chef

while the students enjoy their food.

03/15/19 PBIS Celebration @ 2:00 pm

03/22/19 Student Birthday Celebration @ 2:00 pm

03/26/19 SIC Meeting @ 6:00 pm

03/28/19 Early Release @ 11:30 a.m. /Club Day Parent/Teacher Conference: 1:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Teacher’s Dinner from 5:00 pm—5:30 pm) Student Led Conferences – 3rd and 4th grade students only

03/29/19 No School for students

Pre-K = Aiden Robinson K = Jazelle Bryant

1st Grade = Ni'Shaun Bowers 2nd Grade = Destiny Scott

3rd Grade = Daviyah Gordon 4th = JaNiya Ellis

5th Grade= Jayla Dublin

Mr. Dunbar, Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Gordon along with Ms. Mitchell and Mrs.

Gordon’s class celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with one of

his book

“The Cat in the Hat”

Certified: Mahalia Buckner Classified: Gloria Colon

2/22 – Topics: STAR 360 Results, Discipline, Self-Esteem 3/18 – Topics: Social Media, Safety tips, Gangs (3rd, 4th, & 5th)

Estill Middle School – Shronda Taylor, Interim Principal

8th Grade Career

Exploration Field

Trip

Our 8th grade class participated in a field trip to Claflin University with our Guidance Department and Career Specialist, Mrs.

McCants. A student ambassador guided their tour of the campus and shared college admissions information.

Claflin University Facts

Type of

University A national student-centered, career-oriented four-year, co-educational, residential Liberal Arts University affiliated with The United Methodist Church.

Academic

Programs The University offers a broad-based education in liberal arts, sciences, and professional education. The School of Education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Business and School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics comprise the undergraduate programs.

Cost Room and Board (Undergraduate) - $12,545 - $13, 637; Undergraduate: $647 per credit hour; Graduate: $573 per credit hour; Online: $530 per credit hour

Congratulation to our 8th graders for being the

Accelerated Reader Champions

February Student of the Month

Djhandra Newton- 6th Grade Student

Feb. 25 – March 1, 2019 March 4-8, 2019

6th

Grade

Cassidy Brooks 6th

Grade

Jaden Solomons

7th

Grade

Gregory Graves 7th

Grade

Breanna Fludd-Whtie

8th

Grade

Nayeli Santana 8th

Grade

Tarencia Daniels

Third Nine Week Exams Week of March 18th

Third Nine Week Ends Friday, March 22nd

Parent Teacher

Conferences/Student Led

Conferences

Thursday, March

28th

Professional Learning/No

School for Students

Friday, March 29th

Our character education word for this week is

respect. Respect is “treating others with honor

and dignity.” Everyone has worth and dignity as

a human being, whether they are young or old,

rich or poor, male or female, or any other

difference. This is why you should treat others

with honor, dignity, and courtesy instead of

bullying, harassing, or manipulating in order to

get what you want.

The South Carolina Department of Health and

Environmental Control (DHEC) wants to ensure all

children and teens have receive recommended

vaccines to prevent disease. DHEC reminds parents

and guardians that South Carolina law requires all

students entering 7th grade receive one (1) dose of

Tdap vaccine. The Tdap vaccine protects preteens

and teens from three serious diseases: tetanus,

diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough).

Estill High School – Synetria Hawkins, Principal

The Do-Good Grant Because of the awesome efforts of our staff

member and student Mrs. Maxine Bostick and

Destiny Bostick, The Modern Woodmen of

America have awarded a mini-grant for the purpose

of beautifying our campus. This collaboration will

be completed with the help of students from our Exceptional Needs Department and the Agriculture class. The project

will kick-off on Monday March 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Please feel free to come out and witness the hard work and

efforts of this afforded opportunity! New Classroom Visitation Protocol: Please bring your driver’s license with you. You will be asked for it upon signing in. Please make sure that you are appropriately dressed: pajamas, revealing clothing, & gang paraphernalia or the presence/odor of drugs are not allowed. Classroom visits will last no longer than 15-20 minutes. Cell phones, cameras, laptops or any other device that could be used for recording is not to be used during the observation. Please refrain from speaking with the teacher or any of the students during the observation. If there is a need for a conversation, please schedule a time with Ms.

Murrell or Mrs. Williams. Babies and small children are not allowed during classroom visitations. Please be respectful of the teacher and other students in the classroom.

Congratulations to our

Girls Baseball team on

their win against Allendale

with the score of 13-11.

Congratulations to

Charlotte Johnson for

receiving the SCATA: South Carolina Association of

Title 1 Administrator Scholarship. She is one of the

SCATA regional recipients.

Congratulations

to Destiny

Bostick for

receiving the

Arnold Fields

Endowment

Scholarship and

Mason Farmer for

receiving the Roy

Hollingsworth

Scholarship.

They were the only two recipients from Hampton

County.

Sophomore Class Spring Kickback Postponed

Baseball/Softball game vs. HKT

(Home)

March 20, 2019

Early Release/Club Day March 28, 2019

Parent Teacher Conference

Track Meet at Edisto (Away)

March 28, 2019

No School for Students March 29, 2019

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