Rising K5 Families:

Please call 864-355-3867 to RSVP for Kindergarten Round-Up.

RSVP for April 7th or 8th

8:30 AM-10 AM each day

This summer, Greenville County Schools (GCS) will be offering a 4-Week Reading Summer School Program to select 3rd Graders who need reading acceleration support as required by the Read to Succeed State Law (R2S). GCS will also offer a Summer School Program to select 2nd grade students who need reading and math acceleration skill support. The summer school will take place at various Satellite Facilities. Bell’s Crossing 2nd and 3rd grade students will attend Summer School at Monarch Elementary School.  The Summer School Program instructional day is from 7:45 am-2:15 pm Mondays -Thursdays with students being dropped off as early as 7:15 am.  The Camp Dates are: June 2-5, June 9-12, June 16-19 and June 23-26. Applications will be sent home after Spring Break for students who meet the reading skills acceleration criteria.  All applications need to be returned by April 25, 2025. Find more information on the district website.

We are excited to invite your child to our upcoming Scholastic book fair! The fair will run from March 31st-April 11th. The Book Fair Webpage has a list of the books that will be available for purchase as well as a copy of the permission form if needed. A permission slip will also be sent home with your child. Please look through the list and discuss any preferences or concerns you may have with your child. If you would like your child to attend the book fair, please sign and return the permission slip by Friday, March 28th. In order for your child to attend the book fair they must have a signed permission form. Send any questions or concerns. to Mrs. Ballinger in the library.  

Book Fair Website

March's Iron Eagle is the Boosterthon Fun Run! Questions? Contact Mrs. Farrell

Arts Reaching Middle and Elementary Students (ARMES) is an artistically gifted and talented program offered by Greenville County Schools for students in grades 3-8. The ARMES program provides students with the opportunity to study music, art, theatre, dance, and creative writing in depth. ARMES classes are held after school at three locations across the district:

League Academy (Central Site)
Greer Middle (Northern Site)
Hillcrest Middle (Southern Site)

See the flyer below for more details and how to nominate a student. Nomination deadline is March 31.

ARMES Nominations

Mark your calendars to join us on Friday, March 28 at noon. This parent workshop will focus on how childhood anxiety is on the rise and how technology plays a part in that. The workshop will give strategies and advice for parents to help their children. The workshop is based on the book, The Anxious Generation, and will be led by our school psychologist, Dr. Suzy Brown.  Please RSVP at the form below.

RSVP Form

Ingles and WYFF want to recognize teachers who are going above and beyond. Each week, an area teacher will be selected to receive the Golden Apple Award and profiled Thursdays on WYFF News 4. Do you have a teacher you would like to nominate for the Golden Apple? Download the form below to complete and mail in (address on form).

Parent Backpack is your central location for keeping up with all school information related to your child - grades, attendance, discipline incidents, test scores, and more! It works on any device and is mobile friendly. Just create an account!

Creating a Parent Backpack Account

Backpack for Parents Training

Backpack for Parents Login

Do you or your child want to give someone a shout out? Maybe someone has been a good friend, achieved a special accomplishment, or is having a birthday this week? Purchase a Shout Out CAMEO! Your child can appear LIVE on our news show for their shoutout! Complete this Shout Out Form and send $3 to school in an envelope labeled ENN Shout Out to have your submission read on air during our morning news show, with your child in attendance.  (Appearances are optional.) We do our best to record all of our news episodes so that you can watch from home.

Eagle News Shout Out Form