Go to this link to see the pictures. Feel free to link to them on your Facebook pages.

Teacher Appreciation banquet pictures 2010!

You must have a quicktime viewer to watch the movies.. They are worth it!

I have more videos, but they are too long. If someone would like a disk of all the videos including the awards that were handed out, please contact me directly.

Enjoy!

Who knew that teachers could have so much fun? (And by that I mean, “teachers can be wild when they want to!”)

I am loading the Picture albums.. and as a bonus, I have video of some of the nights Karaoke performances! betcha cant wait to see those…

Keep coming back, they will be here shortly.

These last few days have been ridiculous. Thursday I had to bring the cotton candy machine to school and help some PTO members/helpers start making 700 (!) cotton candies as a special treat for Science and math day (at 8am!), I had a bunch of stuff to do at work, my son had a soccer game, and I had a SmartKids.sc Board meeting that night. Friday I had more stuff at work, The science and math day presentation (I presented a demonstration on electricity to the third graders. A couple of them said it was their favorite of the day). And this morning? OMgoodness, A hot sunburnt day doing  cotton candy (again) for the carnival. Put a fork in me, I’m done. So is Kathi.. she went out and collected a mother-load of donations from small businesses around town. She probably raised a good 400$ or more for the teachers. Kudos to her!
Go here for a whole Album of pictures from the carnival

A special note to Local parents/teachers from other schools: Please let us (smartkids.sc) get involved in your school. The reason you read an innordinate amount of things going on at North Augusta Elementary,  is that I am a parent there. But the board members are not. we are incorporated to help ALL of the local schools. please contact us, and help us get involved in your school.

A special shout out to these local businesses. Please shop them whenever possible! They do the best job at supporting local schools and activities.

Jim Bush Flowers

Antonio’s Resturant

Sno Cap Drive In

Maurice’s BBQ

Carolina Oak’s B and B

Rosemary hall B and B

Anything Goes gifts

Teresa’s restaurant

Sabi Japanese

the YMCA

Monkey Joe’s

LaBonbonniere Chocolate

Earthware Jewelry by Katrina Gray

Palm Beach Tan

Here is Arthur Shealy Awarding the prizes to the writing contest winners!

After a busy Winter season, Smartkids.SC is ready to announce the winners of the “Should Alligators be allowed in Brick Pond Park?” writing contest!

The 5^th Grade winner is Ashley Poole of North Augusta Elementary

The 4^th Grade winner is Desiree Wright of North Augusta Elementary

The 3^rdGrade winner is Tykela Snelling of North Augusta Elementary

Each grade level winner will be receiving a 4G Media Player that will play MP3 music as well as videos. Congratulations Winners! And Thank you to the 150  participants to the contest. We had entries from two schools this round, North Augusta Elementary, and Hammond Hill Elementary.

Without Further adeu, Here are the winning entries:

Click here to read thewinning entries

We had a successful day at Lookaway Hall sunday!  The pictures turned out great! And it was nice visiting with the people. I would really like to do this again next year, but we probably wont do it after the parade. I think we will try it before the parade so that people can hang out near us before the parade. Dont worry, we learn fast!

Here is a great example of the photos.. Mrs Outlaw allowed us to use the picture of her son as an example..

Thanks to all the people that came out to support smartkids.sc charity. We really want to help the teachers and students in North Augusta and Edgefield county South Carolina, and we can’t do it without your support!

And special thanks to all the people that participated in the event, including Lynn Thomson from the Living history park, Michelle with the Lions (who really organized the whole thing!), Rachel Franklin for getting us all together, and Larry Baratto for organizing Lookaway Hall and Especially Kelly and Dianna Combs, the new owners of Lookaway and Rosemary halls for all the support they have given us.

I am honored that I live in a place that has so many people involved in their community.

Thank you to all. Regards, Ed

Thanks to Susan Cromer for donating materials to Katie Gates at North Augusta Elementary by funding project #60.

 And thanks to Katie for using Smartkids.sc!  Teachers, we need more requests!

Have your Children’s Photo taken with St. Nicholas at Lookaway Hall after the Christmas Parade!

St. Nicholas hosted by Living History Park

• Refreshments will be sold to benefit the North Augusta Noon Lions Club – inc luding cookies, popcorn, hot chocolate, etc.
• Photos - Children’s color 5”x7” photos with St. Nichols  are $8.00 each  (cash or check only)                                                    

Proceeds go to www.Smartkids.sc, to support the local elementary and middle school teachers.

St. Nicholas Sponsors: Living History Park, SmartKids.SC, Lions Noon club, Dream Builders and Lookaway Hall B&B and Events center

Photos will begin only after the finale and closing of the North Augusta Christmas Parade. Parade starts ~3pm.

Visit www.smartkids.sc for more information.

We have chosen the winners of the 10-1-09 writing contest! But sorry, we are not going to tell you who they are.. We are going to notify the winners and give them their awards first.. (smile)

Keep an eye out for us to announce the winners!

You can support Smartkids.sc by shopping on ebay!

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=33976

(special thanks to kdoom again!)
Do you sell on ebay? you can help too! ask me how.