I sent all of my kids here for their entire Kindergarten through 5th education. It is the best…read moreschool ever. Such a community of parents and teachers. Offers all kinds of programs, clubs, etc. Oakview gave my school the best education I could ask for them in their youth. Send your kids here!

LOVE THIS SCHOOL!! The teachers are invested in the kids, and the administration actually…read moreencourages the staff to see the students as individuals and not test scores. My kids have never looked forward to going to school so much. Plus, they get to go on the most amazing field trips. I feel so blessed with the opportunities my kids get here that they wouldn't have at another school.

I am not sure exactly how I checked in here... I have only…read morebeen here hundreds of times. They get FIVE stars. I do a lot of support for this school.

Murphy Elementary definitely puts their students first. This school has a caring staff that go…read moreabove and beyond to educate their students. Thank you.

Fantastic magnet school focusing on engaged and experiential learning. Amazing community garden…read morewith chickens. Great teachers, involved parents, and diversity

* This review may change as the year progresses…read more What to expect: Supplies list: My husband went to the school and picked one up because nothing was listed on the website...There will eventually be lists posted near the school supplies section at Walmart. Ultimately, we spent $25 on supplies (including paper towels, tissues, baggies, and extras) for one child. Where is the bus stop?: You won't find out until the day/night before school starts! You got me. You won't find out ANYTHING until you physically go to the school in the middle of a workweek from 4 pm (or so) - 6 pm. It is all a mystery, especially for parents new to the school. It's quite underwhelming and frustrating. Never mind the website... You will herd up with the rest of the families waiting to get in the locked front doors. Well, we stayed in our air-conditioned car. I didn't understand the crush of people until we went to the library. You will bring in at least two bags of supplies to take to your child's room. The room numbers and teachers are listed on sheets of papers in the hallways. There are numerous locations of these lists but they could be spread out a bit better and more clearly marked. It's a crush of people all going to the closest list. None of this is well thought out. You will search for your child's bus stop information and it will be in a random room where you will speak to someone who will look up your address. You will go to the library out of sheer curiosity of a caring and interested parent. It is a nicely appointed library with a wilderness theme since your school mascot is a trash panda (I say that with sheer affection). This is when you will witness the disorderly chaos that comes with free school supplies. I think trash pandas may leave things in a better condition than the parents and their children who blow through this area. Once in your child's classroom, you will fill out paperwork and verify the information that you previously provided when you registered your kid for school. Review it! Within a day or two, you will receive all the information you wanted and needed PRIOR to starting school in a folder with a deluge of papers to sign, including contracts to make your kid sign...does no one watch "Judge Judy?" You can't make a contract with a child. Thanks for the extra paper and overload of excessive information. If my child gets in trouble do you pull out this null and void contract and shake it in their face? Can we stop pretending? PTA: Calling it this would be easy so let's call it ROPE instead... Sketchy things: The USDA has "partnered" with whomever in the district (assume the superintendent) to "offer" ice cream EVERY stinkin' Friday to your child for a mere $0.60 a week for the year. You can prepay or pay as you go. The dairy industry working on the "Get 'em early" agenda and dumping their overproduction. When my child went for their check-up (that you must pay for before entering the school system), the same one they will be getting later in the year for free, "hearing, sight, BMI," the physician told us that they offer blood screenings because many of the children in the area are obese. Good one on the weekly artery-clogging dairy and sugar soft-serve. The lunch menu is pretty much pizza and meat your kid doesn't want to eat. And if your kid doesn't want fruit they have access to fruit juice (e.g. sugar water) instead...There is just as much sugar in fruit juices as there are in a can of soda! Take a look while you are at the store. While you can opt-out of letting your child participate in the ice cream "program", we all know what it is to be a child that feels left out. Nice manipulation. This is repugnant. Ice cream should NOT be offered at the end of every Friday. Period. * Researched and the ice cream program and it is used to prop up the lunch program due to perceived low use...The government contracts with the agricultural complex (while also providing subsidies to them) and dumps dairy and meat on the school systems but does not do the same for fruit and vegetables. "This has nothing to do with the health of the children and all to do with the financial health of big agri. industries." - Dr. Neal Barnard.

Every other week for the past year my granddaughter has gotton into my car crying after school. She…read moregets in trouble every other day for stupid things, constantly given silent lunch. She is never aloud to use the restroom, no matter how bad she has to go. Her teacher makes conversation with parents the entire classes business. She is in 5th grade. Her teacher told her that her level of maturity was on the level of pure stupidity. No child should ever be put through this kid of abuse. Without saying the two teachers name, you must solve the riddle. The Ax weighs a ton and works right along with the Palm tree. The principle does nothing to correct the situation and is a big part of the misery that my granddaughter has had to endure.

Let us get it out of the way, Kid's Stuff is day care, not pre-school. If you are looking for a…read moreplace to teach your kids a lot about shapes, numbers, letters, and colors, you are looking in the wrong place. But, if you are looking for a safe place for your infant or toddler where they can get in lots of outdor play and socializing, this is the place. Both my sons went to KSA until they were old enough for school. They loved Ms. Randa (3 yr olds) and Ms. Jan (4 yr olds). They also loved the many hours outdoors on the playground. At their ages (3 & 4), it is this playtime and socializing with other kids we felt they needed. Kids Stuff does try to teach a little bit of pre-school stuff (colors, shapes, starting letters), but to be frank isn't very rigorous about it. Several other big pluses for us, compared to other day cares in Clemson/Pendleton area: 1) Longest open hours (06:00 am until 06:00 pm). Many of the other day cares are 8-5:30 2) They provide lunch. It isn't the healthiest stuff, but pretty typical fare for no utensil food. 3) They really care about the kids and notice if they are hurt or not feeling well--and aren't afraid to give them laps and hugs. 4) I think they are the only day care in town that lets you commit less than 5 days/week. For example, if you want to send your kid only two days/week instead of for full week, it will be $70 instead of full price (or was in early 2013, not sure what 2013/14 price will be).