Gettysburg

Wateree is a great school. We are a miliary family with two kids, we have been through several elementary schools and this has been the best. The atmosphere of the school is happy and laid back but the kids are very well behaved. The new principal is doing a really good job of moving the school foward. The entire staff really seems to care about the kids...from the teachers on down. The teachers are doing more with less due to the budget cutbacks. The PTO of the 2010-2011 school year seem open minded to trying new things to make the school better for everybody...Bingo night was a huge success. We moved to Kershaw County only because of the schools and we have no regrets. Other elementary schools in the county may have a better rating currently but things are changing at Wateree for the better and I doubt you could find another school with the same atmoshere for learning and making it fun as this...my kids actually love school now and that's the best thing about Wateree.

Other than one fourth grade teacher we have issues with, I'll say overall the school is good. If you have a kid going into fourth, I recommend to skip that and transfer them to a different school. For fifth grade, definitely bring them back because they are a good group of teachers. I agree with another reviewer that the fourth grade teachers pass out empty envelopes during award ceremonies. It's completely childish how they behave towards kids they don't like. For the kids mental health I do believe that they really care for them, at least the principal and the on site student guidance counselor. Most teachers do as well, at least the ones my kids encountered. We are in middle school now, hopefully my review is helpful.