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

February 4, 2019

Julia Lee, Principal

As we demonstrate our BEST, we would like to recognize Mrs. Adrienne White-Beckett, an Exceptional Education Teacher. Mrs. White-Beckett taught a lesson on details where she utilized chewing gum. Prior to students chewing the gum she had them to use three of their five senses: sight, smell, and touch to begin to describe its look, aroma, and texture. As they investigated their gum, a graphic organizer was utilized to place the description of the gum within it. As the teacher was working with her group of students, her assistant, Ms. Lamnesha Newton, worked with a student one –on- one on writing his name. Mrs. White-Beckett did a great job in motivating her students with something that was tangible and contributed to relevancy to everyday experiences.

Superheroes 360 Knowledge Power

300 Points Gained

L to R: James Moore (5th), Semaj Bellamy (K), and Jaheim Englum (5th)

200 Points Gained

Kindergarten: L to R: Adalyn Beckett, Shakir Bell, Jazelle Bryant, Karson Green, Messiah Housey, Lyla Nunez, Jordan Sanders, Kentavious Smoaks, Jamell Duncan, and Regan Graves

Not Pictured: Kalyn Goines

200 Points Gained

3rd –L to R: Jayden Bowman, Sixto

Gomez, and Essence Murphy

4th –L to R: Shamirah Garvin, Marley Adkins, Da’Nea Heyward, and

Antayvis Taylor

“The Month of Love”

02/08/2019 – Award’s Day (K-2nd Grade – 9:00 am) (3rd– 5th Grade – 10:30 am)

02/15/2019 – PBIS Celebration

02/18/2019 – Presidents’ Day - No School

02/22/2019 – Club Day Early Dismissal for Students @ 11:30 am Dress Down

02/26/2019 – SIC/Literacy Night – 6:00 pm

02/28/2019 – Birthday Celebration

1st - Gary Smart 2nd- Ka’liyah Sealy

Estill Middle School – Shronda Taylor, Interim Principal

Multicultural Learning Last week our 8th grade class learned about the Filipino culture. Mrs. Flamiano, 8th grade science teacher, shared

cultural facts and games. Our students were inquisitive and analytical during the presentation and were excited

about participating in the games.

Independent Reading Independent reading is a time in the school day or a time at home when students read text with little or no assistance from the teacher. They are typically at their seats or in comfortable places around the classroom.

Please ask your child to share their 3rd Nine Weeks Reading Goal with you. To achieve this goal, students are being ask to read daily at home and at school. After reading, they are to talk or write about what they’ve read, and then take an AR quiz. Research has proven that, students who scored 90% better than their peers on reading tests, read for more than 20 minutes a day – exposing them to 1.8 million words a year.

Mrs. Teresa Taylor from Denmark Technical College spoke with our 8th grade students about behavior expectations for college admission and to help our 8th graders understand they are building their foundation for college. Thank you, Mrs. McCants, Career Specialist, for organizing this event for our students.

School Counselor’s Week

February 4-8, 2019

School Bus Driver Appreciation Week

February 11-15, 2019

Valentine’s Dance

Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

Presidents’ Day – No School

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

School Appreciation Celebration

Feb. 19, 2019 @ 7 p.m.

District Auditorium

Superintendent Student of the Month – January, 2019

Leah Polite

Week of January 28 – Feb. 1, 2019

6th Djhandra Newton

7th Allison Rose

8th Janaysea Miller

Patintero is the

most widely played

native game in the

Phillippines.

Luksong Tinik is

game of literally

jumping over

thorns.

Estill High School – Synetria Hawkins, Principal

On January 31, 2019, we celebrated

Our English Department - Ms. Jaia Jones, Mr. Nicholas Alexander, Mrs. Salmon-Barnett, Mrs. Ja’Nelle Russle and our Literacy Coach Ms. Turk-Domio did a phenomenal job organizing events for our parent and student attendees.

Scholarships!!!

Please encourage your child to visit the guidance department for applications for the

following scholarships:

1. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Walterboro

2. Fairview Lodge Number 392

3. Lowcountry Ladies of South Carolina Scholarship

4. 2019 Arnold Fields Community Endowment Scholarship

5. 2019 Roy and Mattie Hollingsworth Memorial Scholarship

6. 2019 Ben & Liller Loadholt Memorial Scholarship

7. Regions Essay Contest Information on our Faceboook

https://www.regions.com/promo/black-history-scholarship

Presidential Debate from Literacy

Night: Shavon Roberts

Congress Members Poet-Tree

Congratulations to Estill Varsity Girls Basketball Team Ranked #1 in the Region

Parents, please like our Facebook page. Each student that has a parent like our page will receive 200 G.B.B. points. Each

student that likes the page will receive an additional 200 G.B.B. Points. If you are already a follower to our page, your

points will be added by Monday February 11, 2019. https://www.facebook.com/estillhighschool

February 5, 2019

February 7, 2019 Technical College Placement Test

February 14-15, 2019 ACT Pre-Test February 18, 2019 No School – Presidents’ Day February 22, 2019 Early Dismissal /Club Day

Varsity

Basketball Game

against Wagner-

Salley (Home)