Lemira Elementary School
Principal: Stephanie Gregg, Ed.S
952 Fulton Street
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 775-0658 / Fax (803) 778-2730
Instructional Day: 7:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Office Hours: 6:50 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
http://lme.sumterschools.net

Orientations:
Lemira Elementary School is excited to open its doors to students for the 2022-2023 school year. To kick off the school year, we will host our “New Student Jumpstart Camp” for all new students to Lemira on August 11 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.  Both parents and students are encouraged to attend.  Following, we will host our grade level orientations and the Back to School Bash for all returning and new students Thursday, August 11 from 6 – 7:30 p.m.  Class rosters will be available and posted. In addition, the school supply wish list for the 2022-2023 school year has been posted on the school’s website and will be available at the orientation. We look forward to an exciting year of learning and growing!

Instructional Day:
The first day of school is Monday, August 15 for Grades 1-5. Monday, August 22 is the first day for prekindergarten and kindergarten. Instruction begins daily at 7:30 a.m. for all grade levels. Students should arrive on campus no earlier than 6:50 a.m. and no later than 7:30 a.m. to avoid being tardy. Chromebooks will be used for the 2022-2023 school year. Students are encouraged to bring charged laptops to school on a daily basis. If you are in need of technical assistance, please call the school for technical support.

Uniforms:
For the 2022-2023 school year, school uniforms will become optional. Although students are not required to wear uniforms, they must follow the district’s student dress code. Please reference the district’s dress code policy (Policy JICA)

Key Factors:

  1. Please refrain from buying jeans that have holes above the knees.
  2. No Slides – Crocs must be worn in sports mode.
  3. No leggings/jeggings, unless worn with a skirt or shorts.
  4. Shorts and skirts must be knee length.

Office Hours:
If you are in need of assistance, office hours are from 6:50 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Drop-off/Pick-Up Procedures:
All students may be dropped off in the morning at the traffic circle in front of the school’s entrance on Fulton Street and exit on the Boulevard Road. Parents are reminded to not drop students off before 6:50 a.m. For student’s safety, parents are reminded not to drop their child off in the grassy area across the street from the school on Fulton Street. During pick-up, all car riders will be dismissed through the gate under the breezeway using their car number. Each student will be provided with numbered car tags and book bag tags. Parents arriving without a car tag number will be asked to go into the office to have their credentials verified. Parents will not be allowed to walk up to the car pick up gate to retrieve students, and students will not be permitted to cross Fulton street to walk to their rides, for safety is our number one priority.