Mrs. Davis, our guidance counselor, designed an interactive Haunted Hallway to help scare our students away from drugs! As part of our commitment to a drug-free environment and Red Ribbon Week, students toured the spooky gallery filled with eerie music, live monsters, and creative posters, all reminding them of our school wide pledge to stay drug free. A huge shoutout to our teachers and counselors for transforming the hallway and inspiring our scholars to make healthy choices!
Our Mindful Moment this week gets us in touch with our five senses! We can use our sense of touch, taste, sight, smell, and sound to practice mindfulness and ground ourselves. Check out our video to see what our Climate Specialist Ms. Nelson calls the, "5,4,3,2,1 method" https://youtu.be/W_1gHoGo5cE
Join us on November 7th for a Thanksgiving-inspired lunch that will fill both your heart and your plate! Share a special meal with your student and savor our turkey with rice and gravy, cranberry sauce, and warm buttered rolls. No walk-ins will be accepted, so reserve your spot before November 4th by RSVPing and sending your $8 payment. It’s a small price for a memorable meal and quality time with your child!
Our Parenting Partners Graduation Ceremony is happening next week on November 6th at 6 PM in the AFES Cafeteria! Join us as we celebrate the amazing parents who completed all six workshops! This program equips families with valuable tools for positive communication and effective discipline which helps them better support their scholars. This builds the relationship between home and school and helps our scholars thrive academically!
Final chance to purchase tickets for our Costume Glow Party on tomorrow night! The fun will begin at 6PM and we will be in the AFES Gymnasium. Purchase some of our glow sticks and jewelry to brighten your costume and support our PTO organization. We can't wait to see your creative costumes!
Parents and Families, we invite you to come join us at AFES for a Thanksgiving Meal on November 7th! We will have a holiday inspired meal including turkey & gravy, dressing, collard greens, and yams! Each guest must RSVP and send their payment of $8 by November 4th to participate. Celebrate the season of thanks with your student while you enjoy a delicious meal prepared by our Food & Nutrition team.
Happy National Principals Month to Ms. Audrey Patterson at our elementary school! Mrs. Patterson is a devoted and passionate educator who has been in our district for over five years. She consistently goes above and beyond, always helping and supporting others when needed. Thank you, Ms. Patterson, for your hard work, positivity, and dedication you pour into our district!
Get ready for another Mindful Moment! This week’s session focuses on Mindful Listening so we encourage you use headphones while watching the video: https://youtu.be/TQnFkbakEUY
Parents and students, our Costume Glow Party is only one week away, so get those costumes ready! The event will be held in the AFES Gymnasium on October 30th from 6-8 PM. To save, purchase your ticket now for $7. We will have glow sticks and jewelry for sale, so you can light up the night! All proceeds will benefit the AFES PTO which works hard to make AFES a better place for our scholars.
Please be reminded that all Allendale-Fairfax Elementary Honor Roll students are invited to the field trip to the Hampton County Fair on tomorrow, October 23rd. Students may dress down.
Thank you to the Tri-County Community Foundation for awarding Allendale-Fairfax Elementary School a grant for our new initiative, Growing Readers. Our principal, Audrey Patterson, and Pre-K 4 teacher, Willie Johnson, applied for the grant to expand classroom libraries, engage with families, and build foundational skills. These funds will support our efforts to boost literacy in our kindergarten classrooms. Early reading success sets the tone for our scholars’ future academic achievement.
This week we have a special edition of Mindful Moments with Climate Specialist Jayla Nelson! We want to stop the spread of bullying at AFES so we explained the various types of bullying and what you can do to stop it. Everyone please remember to be friendly and spread kindness! Let's stand up and speak out, watch now at: https://youtu.be/vm1YvDXXUvA
Parents and students get your costumes ready because our Costume Glow Party is only two weeks away! Advance tickets go on sale today for $7 so buy them now! Door prices will be $10 so we encourage you to buy ahead of time! We will have glow sticks and jewelry available for sale and all proceeds will benefit the AFES PTO.
We invite you to come out to a Kickoff Parent Night that we are currently hosting in the AFES Cafeteria. We will be explaining the benefits of our Innovation Awards Grant that we were awarded in partnership with Allendale County First Steps and Hampton County School District. Come out to learn about all that we will offer and to enjoy a complimentary dinner!
We are excited to honor our October Students of the Month from Allendale-Fairfax Elementary! This month's character trait was self control and these students embodied it by practicing discipline and managing their emotions. We are so proud of our scholars for being role models for their classmates to follow! Watch the video to see all of the outstanding students who are great examples of self-control: https://youtu.be/QexkGCicNi4
We are back with another Mindful Moment! Our students shared how they use mindfulness to help them when they are feeling excited, sad, and or angry. We introduced the feather breathing technique which can be used for controlled breaths. Watch now to keep your mind at ease: https://youtu.be/5yaNP0P6mag
Parents please come out with your students for our Costume Glow Party on October 30th from 6-8 PM! Advance tickets will cost $7 and go on sale October 17th. We will have glow sticks and jewelry available for purchase and all proceeds will benefit the AFES PTO. Tickets at the door will be $10, so get your ticket ahead of time! Enjoy a fun night with glowing excitement for a good cause!
Happy National Principal’s Month to our outstanding leaders—Ms. Darlene Hall, Dr. Donna Dandy, and Ms. Audrey Patterson! Your unique strengths, tireless work ethic, and unwavering dedication help every school in our district flourish. We deeply appreciate all you do for our scholars, staff, and community. We look forward to celebrating each of you in the weeks ahead!
Today marks the official end of our first quarter, and we’re proud of the strong start we've made. We’re excited to reward both students and staff with a well-earned break later this week. Families, please review our schedule to stay informed about upcoming events. Tomorrow our staff will participate in professional development with parent-teacher conferences on October 8th. Credit recovery opportunities will begin on the 9th and 10th during Fall Break.
Don't forget to join us next week for our first Parenting Partners Workshop of the year! For this session, we will be focusing on positive parenting. We have will a total of six sessions each week with a graduation on October 23rd for those who attend every class. You can join the conversation and develop your parenting by attending in person or via zoom using this link: https://acs-k12-sc-us.zoom.us/j/81719123253?pwd=RXar7rPgIR09qxSyUdOcf30YJBPNHG.1
