Bridging and award ceremonies have been scheduled. Please make sure to review the calendar for May. A copy of the calendar can also be found on our district web page under Latta Elementary School. Only 5K and 3rd grade students will participate in the bridging ceremonies. Fourth grade and fifth grade students will have an awards ceremony.

Teacher appreciation week is May 4-8! Please take a moment out of your day to send a kind email or have your child write a note to their teacher. Our staff have worked extremely hard this school year to help all of our students succeed! Their passion for teaching and dedication to our students are obvious in everything they do. It takes a lot of patience, endurance, and talent to be an educator, and our staff makes it look easy. THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL STAFF!

Students are going on a camping adventure this year! Please remember that it is only for students.  We will have a school wide field day this year on May 15. Make sure your child is dressed comfortably to play games outside. The school will also provide a drink and a snack for every student. This is going to be a fun-filled day to celebrate the end of the school year.

The South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Assessment (SC READY) program is a statewide assessment in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in grades 3-8 and science for grades 4 and 6. The SC READY tests measure the standards taught in ELA, math and science classes. These standards are located on the SCDE website: https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/ 

All 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will participate in online SC READY testing according to the following schedule:

May 5-6:  SC Ready 3rd-5th Grade Reading

May 8: SC Ready 3rd-5th Grade Writing

May 12-13: SC Ready 3rd-5th Grade Math

May 14: SC Ready 4th Grade Science

Please make sure these students are at school NO LATER THAN 8:00 a.m. each day of testing. Ensure they have had a good breakfast and are well-rested.

LHS’s FFA students will host a Mother’s Day plant sale here at LES. On May 4-8, our students are invited to come shop at the plant sale. If your child wants to purchase plants during this time, please send the money to school in an envelope marked for the plant sale. Thank you for supporting the Latta FFA!

It’s not too late to register for the 2026-2027 school year. Children who turn 4 on or before September 1, 2026 are eligible to attend 4-year old kindergarten. Children who turn 5 on or before September 1, 2026 and are NOT currently enrolled in school are eligible to attend 5-year old kindergarten.  

All of the following documentation will need to be presented for each student at the time of registration:

• Official Birth Certificate (long form)

• Social Security Card

• Current Immunization Record

• Medicaid Card

• 2 proofs of residency that you reside within the Latta School District (current electric, water or land line phone bills, Driver’s license, property tax notice)

Your child will not be officially registered until ALL required documents have been received.

Yearbooks are $35. If you would like to get a yearbook, please send your payment to school in an envelope labeled with your child’s name and teacher. You can no longer purchase a yearbook online. We will have a limited number of extras, so please don’t delay in sending in your order. We will have a yearbook signing party on May 14 here at school!

There are lots of library books checked out. Please look at home to make sure you have returned all library books. Students will need to pay for any library books that are not returned by the end of the year. You will receive a note showing the name of the books and the price you need to pay. Thank you for helping keep our library book collection intact!

We have a large number of lost jackets here at school. If your child is missing a jacket, hoodie, sweater, or other outerwear, please have them go to lost and found and look for it. You can also send a note to your child’s teacher describing the jacket, and we will help look for it. If these items are not claimed by the end of the year, they will be washed and donated to Goodwill.