Elementary School

Legacy Early College Elementary main lobby floor

Message from the Elementary Principal

Welcome to Legacy Early College Elementary School, where your scholars begin their Elementary Journey of Excellence!

We are beginning my 12th year here at Legacy Early College, where I am honored to recognize the most talented faculty and staff we have ever had. On Day 1, we begin our mission of college preparedness and shake hands with not just an elementary scholar, but with a soon to be college graduate. You too share this vision with us, and that is why you have chosen to join The Legacy Lion Pride.

Our school family values academic rigor, safety, building strong socio-emotional habits and daily physical fitness to reach our vision of every child to and through college. We believe in holding a high academic bar with 80% mastery, because that will prepare our scholars for lifelong success. We believe in addressing the whole child and offer differentiation, support, and enrichment to meet a child where he or she is by offering daily intervention to close academic gaps, enrichment activities such as Future Problem Solving and related arts such as strings, art, STEAM lab, and SEL (social and emotional learning) to allow our scholars to explore talents they may not have known they had! Finally, we believe that elementary-aged children need to move! We understand what research says about learning and physical activity, which is why we are the only elementary school in South Carolina to offer physical education for every scholar, every day.

We commit to putting “scholars before self” because our children deserve only the best. Let’s make every choice matter for every scholar and find “joy in our journey” of excellence together. I look forward to our partnership together and anticipate another successful year for every Legacy scholar.

The mission of getting our scholars to and through college begins now!

With Lion Pride Honor,

Mrs. Schrimmer

We must hold a high bar for our scholars in everything that they do.

The partnership between home and school is one of the most critical factors to scholar success..

Elementary scholars working the the STEAM Lab as a group

1:1

Technology ratio per scholar

PE Class

50mins a day per every scholar

100%

Nut free environment and allergy friendly

Building a Foundation

Academic, Nutrition, and Fitness mastery

100%

All meals meet or exceed USDA Standards

Young Elementary Scholars smiling and laughing lined up outside under a mural on a wall

The Elementary Campus

Instruction

The curriculum at LECES is considered to be all the experiences that a scholar has while at school. Subject areas taught include: English Language Arts (English, reading, spelling, writing, and speaking), mathematics, science, social studies, health, art, music, and physical education. Special efforts are made to meet the individual needs of our scholars through individualized instruction, small group instruction, and the use of technological devices. Our school has clearly defined learning objectives following the South Carolina State Standards for College and Career Readiness. We will strive to create a school atmosphere in which every scholar can find success through hard work.

Curriculum

ELA- Expeditionary Learning:

K-2: Core Module Lessons, Reading Foundations Block, Learning Labs (as applicable)
3-4: Core Module Lessons, Additional Language Learning Block
Personalized Learning: Compass, RAZ-Kids, Independent Reading
Small-Group Intervention: Leveled Literacy Instruction (LLI)

Math- Eureka

Core Lessons including fact fluency, problem solving, math modeling including the use of manipulatives/pictures, and mathematical explanations
Personalized Learning: Khan Academy and Zearn
Small-Group Intervention: Zearn, Manipulative Practice, Guided Math Approach

Independent Work Stations

Independent work stations incorporating independent activities for core concepts that incorporate ELA standards and applications

STEAM Lab

Provides hands on learning to connect classroom instruction to application

Library

Provides expansion upon Social Studies topics and additional research blocks for more in depth exploration of content topics

Assessments

LECES believes in the power of assessments to inform instruction and gauge scholar mastery of grade level standards. The following assessments will be used throughout the year and scholar performance will be communicated to families through graded work packets, Powerschool gradebook, and parent conferences. Scholar performance on these assessments is the major determining factor in promotion to the next grade level as these data points show whether critical skills and grade level foundations have been mastered.

NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): Provides normative data on scholars’ current skill levels in ELA and Math as compared to grade level peers
DRA2 (K): Early literacy assessment for foundational literacy skills
Amplify Reading 3D (1-4): Determines scholars’ reading level based on Fountas and Pinnell reading continuum
Expeditionary Learning and Eureka Assessments: Provide authentic assessments on grade level standards based on the lessons taught in class
Interim Assessments (K-4): Assesses scholar mastery of standards taught throughout the school year and used to predict mastery level on SCReady
DIBELS/Running Records: Progress monitoring tools used to track scholar progress in-between major assessment points in the school year

Gifted & Talented

LECES strives to offer scholars performing above grade level the push that they need to continue to grow on their own academic journey. Below is the basic foundation that we provide for such scholars:

Identification

Scholars are identified formally for the Gifted and Talented Program in the Fall of 2nd Grade through the South Carolina CogAT/ITBS Assessments.
Scholars in 5k-4th are also identified as accelerated through formative assessments such as Amplify Reading 3D and MAP as well as teacher recommendations.
We look at a scholar’s academic/intellectual ability as well as artistic potential in functioning at a high performance level.
Programs Offered:
Enrichment opportunities for GT identified children and other scholars excelling in certain subjects/areas in all grades 1st-4th.
Pull-out lessons with Instructional Leaders
In class personalized learning opportunities
Strings and Percussion Ensembles
Afterschool clubs TBD

Special Services

Special instruction is made available to meet the needs of our children who qualify under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Scholars are served in settings appropriate for their disabilities. All information pertaining to services supplied through Special Education will only be released to individuals who have direct contact with the scholar and parent/guardian. Please inform the school of any special services your child has received prior to coming to Legacy. The guidelines followed by Legacy Early College are those established by local and federal mandates. Specific and additional information may be obtained by contacting the school’s Special Education Teacher.

Scholar Services Team

The Scholar Services Team at Legacy Early College Elementary School consists of the scholar services counselor, school social worker, and school psychologist. The goal of this team is to provide scholars with knowledge and support in the areas of academic deficiencies, personal, social, and emotional development, to promote positive mental health, and to assist scholars in acquiring and using life skills. This is accomplished through a comprehensive support program including individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom lessons. Additionally, our team provides teacher and parent consulting on an as-needed basis. Our scholar services team may be contacted through our school office at 864-214-1600.

School Supplies

All scholars will need 2 pencil boxes labeled with first and last name (1 for home and 1 to keep at school):

4-pack Black Dry Erase Markers (any brand)
10 Glue sticks
12 Sharpened Pencils
24-pack Crayola crayons
1-pack of Pink Erasers
1 Sharpener with lid
(4) pocket folders with prongs
(3) composition notebooks
2 Wide-ruled Loose leaf paper
1 pair of Headsets (no ear buds)
1 pair of Fiskar Scissors rounded edge
(2)Sanitizer Bottles

The following grade levels will need additional items:

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