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   2012-2013 Theme. . . ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS. . .   
 
District Announcements
Checking Your Child's Grades
As the end of the school year approaches, we know many parents are giving added attention to grades. Don't forget that ParentLink is the place for parents to access grades, attendance and assignment information.

Instructions on how to use ParentLink can be found by clicking here.

If you have lost or forgotten your ParentLink login information, please come to the school office, and we'll be glad to help you out!
Registration Dates Announced For 2013 School Year
Attention Parents!

The registration and Meet the Teacher dates for the 2013-2014 school year are set. 

Meet the Teacher day and registration for all elementary schools will be Thursday, August 15 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Registration times for middle and high schools vary by school and by grade. For a complete list of times and dates for middle and high schools, take a look at the Meet the Teacher Schedule.

2013 Registration Q & A
Welcome to the Forest Acres Website
Boosterthon is Coming. . .

May 13 - 22

The Boosterthon Fun Run experience is coming to Forest Acres. While providing a fun fitness event, and an interactive character program, we hope to raise funds for our students to use each day on our playgrounds.

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Boosterthon Fun Run Basics
·         The event will kick off with a 30-minute school-wide Pep Rally on Monday May 13th and conclude on Wednesday May 22nd  with the Boosterthon Fun Run event.
 
·         Students will be getting pledges towards the number of laps they will run at the Boosterthon Fun Run. Students will run between 25-35 laps. 35 is the lap cap.

·         Every student participates in the Fun Run, regardless of pledges raised, and receives a “Boosterthon All-Star” t-shirt.
 
Enter your pledges at FUNRUN.COM. Each student has his/her own safe and secure Boosterthon Fun Run webpage to log in pledges and watch character videos. Sponsors will also have the ability to pay their pledges online. All pledges are tax-deductible!
 
The Boosterthon Fun Run Team spends 250-300 hours organizing the event, freeing up our teachers and administrators to focus on education!

How Can You Support Forest Acres Elementary?
·         Connect your child to sponsors—friends & family—who can give a pledge.
·         Come and cheer on your child at the Boosterthon Fun Run on Wednesday May 22nd!
·         Go to www.boosterthon.com to learn more about the Boosterthon Fun Run or connect at www.facebook.com/boosterthon
 
 
More information will come home with your child prior to the event.
This is the major fundraising event for the year! Thanks in advance for supporting
Forest Acres Elementary PTO .

2012-13 Report to the Community

We are very proud at Forest Acres to publicize our Annual Report to the Community! Simply click on the link below to read more about our excellent school, its vision, mission, and our latest 2012 PASS test scores. We are proud of our continued progress. The State Department of Education awarded our school the Palmetto Gold Award for academic achievement.

2012-13 SIC Report to the Community

If you are interested in receiving a paper copy, please contact your child's teacher or the front office. Thank you for
your continued support of Forest Acres Elementary School!




FAE Earns GOLD!!!

Gold Level Achievement

The South Carolina Department of Education has revealed the winners of the 2012-13 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards. We proudly annouce that Forest Acres Elementary has been awarded GOLD in the area of General Performance. 

Established by the Education Accountability Act of 1998, the Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Program gives recognition to schools for high levels of academic achievement and high rates of improvement. The Education Oversight Committee establishes the criteria for the awards, and the State Department of Education then applies those criteria to determine which schools are honored.  The criteria for awards for General Performance are based on both the absolute and growth ratings and the growth index found on school report cards.

Congratulations to students, teachers, and parents for this award!  

Congratulations to our 5th Grade JetToy Challenge Winners

- 1st Place, 2nd Place, and Design Winner for SDPC (County)

- 3rd Place, 6th Place, and Design Winner for Region

Congratulations to our 5th grade teams that represented Forest Acres at the 2013 “A World in Motion” JetToy Challenge on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Each elementary school in Pickens County sent teams to compete. Out of more than 40 teams competing, Forest Acres earned 1st place, 2nd place, and won in the Design challenge. The winning teams, under the instruction of Jeanie Thomas and Stacy Bullard, competed at the Regional Competition on March 1st at Daniel High School. The teams placed 3rd and 6th and waked away with another 1st place in the Design Competition at the Regional. We are very proud of their hard work as these students represented Forest Acres!

 1st Place in SDPC: Maggie McCord, Lexi Greer, Jamie Kay, Christian Prins, Teacher (Stacy Bullard)

3rd Place in Region 





2nd Place in SDPC: Student Teacher (Kelly Phillips) , Isaac Childers, Sean Carr, Karlyn Moore, Sunny Ennis, Teacher (Jeanie Thomas)

6th Place in Region

 

 


1st Place Design Winners in SDPC and Region : Karlyn Moore, Sunny Ennis, Sean Carr, Isaac Childers






FAE Receives EXCELLENT RATINGS on 2012 SC Annual Report Card


WE ARE AN EXCELLENT SCHOOL!!!

The 2012 SC  Report Card ratings have been released. Forest Acres has earned the highest ratings possible - EXCELLENT in both Absolute and Growth ratings. We are very proud of the students and staff of Forest Acres. 

"We are very proud of the hard work of our students and teachers and feel that our success is a direct result of their commitment to our schools," said Dr. Kelly Pew, SDPC Superintendent.

News Release ... Ratings of SDPC Schools ... Report Cards
FOREST ACRES ELEMENTARY 2012 REPORT CARD

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

For safety purposes, we want to remind everyone about arrival and dismissal procedures. All families must strictly follow these procedures to ensure the safety of the 740+ students that attend Forest Acres daily. Please study the following items closely and refer any questions to Mr. Craig or Mr. Byrd for clarification.
Grading Information

Report Cards / Interim Reports

We want the families of Forest Acres to better understand the reporting process for progress reports and report cards. Please use the following information to assist you at each grade level.

SDPC GRADING SCALES
K4
Parents are invited for a conference with the teacher at the conclusion of the 1st nine weeks. Report cards are sent home at the end of the 2nd and 4th nine weeks.
 
K5
Report cards are distributed each nine weeks. After the first nine weeks grading period, parents are invited to a conference where the teacher reviews the child’s progress and discusses the report card.
 
1st Grade
Report cards are distributed each nine weeks. After the first nine weeks grading period, parents are invited to a conference where the teacher reviews the child’s progress and discusses the report card.
 
2nd Grade – 5th Grade
Progress reports are distributed at the midpoint of each nine weeks. Report cards are distributed at the conclusion of each nine weeks. Both of these documents are downloaded from the grades entered through PowerTeacher into our PowerSchools data base onto a computer generated report card.
If you have questions about your child’s progress at any point, please feel free to contact the teacher.   It is our goal to keep each parent well-informed of the child’s progress in school.

SDPC Guidelines for Early Childhood Grades

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FAE Recognized for Safety

On May 23, Safe Kids Upstate recognized sixteen SDPC schools for their efforts to bring safety to our children through safety patrols, pedestrian safety, and safety resources. Honored were Ambler, Chastain Road, Clemson, Crosswell, Dacusville, East End, Forest Acres, Holly Springs, A.R. Lewis, Liberty, McKissick, Six Mile and West End elementary schools as well as Dacusville, Gettys, and Pickens middle schools. Each school received a banner to display in the school and a certificate. Thank you, Safe Kids Upstate, for your partnership in keeping our kids safe!


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