Irmo Elementary

✅ #D5EveryDay: PreK-3 Impact ⬇️Chronic absenteeism (CA) in PreK + K is linked to lower reading/math achievement in later grades 📅 Missing just 2 days a month = chronically absent 📚 Students chronically absent in K & 1st are less likely to read at grade level by 3rd grade

⬆️📈School District Five outperforms state on @EducationSC SC READY Test scores. Read: tinyurl.com/4db8t5ta #LexRich5Schools #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #Education #PublicSchools

📅 REMINDER: In observance of Labor Day, School District Five schools and offices will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025. View 2025-2026 school calendar: lexrich5.org/calendar #LexRich5Schools #LaborDayWeekend

⏰September is Attendance Awareness Month! Let's all work together to be "On Time in #D5EveryDay, All Day!" Check out these great tips from our friend On Time Teddy! WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPh0d… #LexRich5Schools #PublicSchools #Attendance #SchoolEveryDay | @attendanceworks

📸🎉 HOURS AWAY! Share your School District Five graduation moments using #D5GRAD on social media to celebrate the Class of 2025! #Classof2025 #LexRich5Schools #OurD5Story #SouthCarolina #PublicSchools

☀️ SCHOOL IS OUT FOR SUMMER! Your only assignment: Read 20 minutes a day! See you in August! #D5Reads365

Thank you @IrmoElem for allowing us to come help with the car rider line this morning, we loved it! @IrmoHigh @irmoathletics

🎒 Begin a Career in School District Five! Join us in TWO DAYS on April 30th for a Virtual Hiring Event for positions from certified teachers to bus drivers to custodians. ➡️ Register: tinyurl.com/DEWD5Careers ✅ View all openings: lexrich5.org/apply #southcarolina #education

WE'RE HIRING! #LexRich5Schools + @SCDEWinfo host a Virtual Recruitment Event on April 30 from 3-5:00 pm to fill certified teaching and support positions. Candidates are encouraged to register before the event: tinyurl.com/DEWD5Careers #southcarolina #nowhiring

☀️ Rest. Relax. Read! Enjoy your Spring Break, School District Five! Teachers and students return Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Tuesday is a B Day. #lexrich5schools #irmosc #chapinsc #springbreak

CALENDAR REMINDER: School District Five students and staff will report to schools and offices on March 17, 2025, which will serve as Weather Make Up Day due to the District closure on January 22, 2025. #LexRich5Schools

📅 CALENDAR REMINDER: No school for students tomorrow, Friday, March 14. We hope our students will take time to rest and recharge. Teachers will observe a professional development day. #LexRich5Schools

🌸Reminder: Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 9 at 2 a.m. Be sure to check your clocks - Attendance March Madness is in full effect! #D5EveryDay | 📷: @townofirmosc

WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT: @NWSColumbia is forecasting severe weather, including strong thunderstorms + damaging wind gusts, for the #LexRich5Schools area in the early AM hours. All schools & offices, will operate on a 2HR delay March 5, 2025. Details: tinyurl.com/mrebxsee #scwx

NEXT WEEK: March Attendance Madness Begins! #LexRich5Schools, prepare yourself for Attendance Madness - a district wide competition between schools of overall attendance rates week to week! Last year, Lake Murray Elementary won it all! Brackets released TOMORROW! #D5EveryDay

📅UPCOMING DATES + EVENTS: Be sure to mark your calendar for the following happenings in #LexRich5Schools! #IrmoSC #ChapinSC

@NWS is predicting winter weather, including snow, for the midlands area on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, beginning in the afternoon, lasting into the night. As a result, the District will operate on an early release schedule January 21, 2025. FULL DETAILS: tinyurl.com/55ae39mn

The Magnet and Choice Application is currently open and will close on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM (Noon) - visit lexrich5.org/choice for more information regarding all things Magnet Schools and Programs and Choice options in #LexRich5Schools! #irmosc #chapinsc

REMINDER: TODAY'S HIRING EVENT will begin at 9:00am due to inclement weather. The event is open to all positions. School admins and district officials will be available to speak discuss your qualifications - be prepared for on-site interviews! Register: lexrich5.org/d5careers

The @NWSColumbia has updated their forecast for the wintry weather which includes a wintry mix, incl. freezing rain, for the northern midlands area. As a result, #LexRich5Schools will shift our early release schedule up on Friday, January 10. DETAILS: tinyurl.com/4xjnmr3p