DME's Awards and Honors

Palmetto's Finest School

Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Exemplary Writing School

Red Carpet School

SC School of Character

Farm to School

Promising Practice School
"Beaming Beacons of Good Character"

PBIS Ribbon Award

Palmetto Gold Award

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National School Of Character Award Recipient!

**Mrs. Catoe's Announcements/Reminders

Dear Dolphins,

The school year has no intention of slowing down for us, and it is unbelievable how the days are passing so quickly. Already, here we are closing the final month of the 2012-2013 school year! And, May is always a great month full of fun activities here on the Doby's Mill campus!

I would like to begin this newsletter with a big "thank you" to all who have volunteered and assisted in the amazing activities and programs this year. Whether you helped to coordinate an event, made a donation of time, money, or supplies, helped to serve as a homeroom mother/father, attended an event, served as a volunteer for any of our great programs, helped a child with an AR test, volunteered in the library, read to a child during Target READ, participated in our National School of Character visit, or served as a member of our PTA and/or SIC, we appreciate you all! On behalf of the teachers, staff, administration, and students, THANK YOU! We could not do it without your support!

Looking back over the past eight months, it is always helpful to reflect on the accomplishments and goals we met with your help! We have so many reasons for which to be proud of our school and students when we think about the various initiatives we have been able to implement this year, such as Doby's Dashers and the Beau Tie Club. Many of these successes were detailed in last month's SIC Report to the Parents. Thank you all for your help with compiling this annual report!

We aren't counting the days, yet we have many activities still filling the calendar. Please be sure to mark your calendars for the following awards programs:

May 22: Fifth Grade Citizenship Assembly

May 24: Kindergarten End of Year Program and Awards

May 28: First Grade Awards 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Second Grade Awards 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., and Fifth Grade Luau and Awards 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

May 29: Third Grade Awards 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Fourth Grade Awards 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Join us to help celebrate our students' successes! Again, thank you for your continued support!

In Dolphin Pride,

Ginger Catoe

Principal

Quote of the Month

~May Quote~

“Do what’s right. Do it right.

Do it right now.”

~B.C. Forbes~

British journalist, founder of Forbes magazine

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Doby's Mill Elementary School is proud to name Special Education teacher, Judi Mills, as the 2012-2013 Kershaw County Reading Council Reading Teacher of the Year. She is a National Board Certified Teacher. Here, principal Ginger Catoe (right) and 2011-2012 DME Reading Teacher of the Year, April Dixon (left), congratulate Mrs. Mills.

2012-2013 Teacher of the Year - Mrs. Judi Mills

OrganWise Guys

Get Up and Get Active

Hey everybody!

May is a big month for us here at The OrganWise Guys Clubhouse, and I’m not just saying that because school is ending. This month is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month! In case you forgot, that would fall under our “exercise” clubhouse rule. I love this month because we get to pay extra special attention to getting active and having fun with our friends! Don’t be afraid to try a new sport this month. If you’ve been interested in squash, fencing, tetherball, or any other sport, what better month to try it out than a month dedicated to physical fitness and sports? Be sure to check in all month long to see how The OrganWise Guys are celebrating National Physical Fitness and Sports Month! Also, don't forget today's coloring sheet and activity sheet!

Have a great day,

Hardy Heart

District Information

Upcoming Events

Monday, May 27

Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28

Award's Day -

8:30-9:30 First Grade
10:00-11:00 Second Grade
6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Fifth Grade Luau

Fourth Grade Cookout

Rising Third Grade Orientation

9:45 AM

Wednesday, May 29

Award's Day -

8:30-9:30 Third Grade
10:00-11:00 Fourth Grade

Rising Fourth Grade Orientation

8:15 AM

Rising Fifth Grade Orientation

9:45 AM

Saturday, May 25, 2013

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Parent's Corner

Common Core State Standards

DME Peek at PASS PowerPoint

Guiding Ideas for Parents

Character Counts!

DME continues to take great pride in building character and will highlight two pillars of character each month. Students will develop these pillars of character through classroom discussions, assemblies, and school-wide projects, such as service learning projects and participation in our Relay for Life team. Each newsletter will highlight the month's pillars of character.

The pillars of character for May are citizenship which means “being a member of and supporting one’s community and country” and confidence which is “a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing.”

Volunteer Application
Below is a revised Volunteer Application form for the school year. You may also go to www.sled.sc.gov, for an immediate response, as many of our volunteers are already doing. Just remember, if your volunteer status was approved this past year for the first time, you are "good to go" until 2013-14. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our school!
Below is a revised Volunteer Application form for the school year. You may also go to , for an immediate response, as many of our volunteers are already doing. Just remember, if your volunteer status was approved this past year for the first time, you are "good to go" until 2013-14. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our school!

Volunteer Application revised 2012.docx

Parent Portal Information
Some parents are having trouble logging into the Parent Portal even though they have a user name and password. The attached information is a new instruction sheet to assist in logging in to the updated version of the portal. Hopefully this will help resolve most issues. Your user name and passwords are the same ones that were given to them when they first signed up. If you lose this information, you must come in person to receive it again. If you have never received their student's user name and password, you must also come in person with identification to receive it. Please feel free to contact Lori Robinson at lori.robinson@kcsdschools.net
or by phone at (803) 438-4055 ext. 8458 with questions about Parent Portal.

Check List for Success

Dobys Mill Checklist for Success

Ask if nightly homework is completed (math, spelling, reading Monday through Thursday)
Sign nightly homework.
Quiz spelling words (or math facts).
Check the agenda book for comments or extra assignments.
Sign the agenda book.
See all returned material in the Thursday folder. If there is no work in the folder, send a note to the teacher to find out if anything was returned.
Sign and return the folder.
Read the class newsletter.
Sign and return the ticket stating that the newsletter was read.
Read the school newsletter for important facts, when interim and report cards are being sent home, or other valuable news.
Read to or with your child nightly.

(Provided for parents and students by the Faculty/Staff of DME)

Bus Transportation

If you have any transportation issues or concerns, please contact the transportation office at 803-438-2135.

Visitors from Around the World

Let's see where our visitors this school year are located in the world. Check out the archives to see how many visitors visited last year.