Lawrenceville Elementary School

Happy December LES Families,

A huge thank you to all who donated to our food drive. Your generosity provided families with Thanksgiving meal items and gift cards to local grocery stores.

December will be a fun month at LES filled with joyful music and learning!

Important Dates to Remember:

December 14-Winter Concert (1st-3rd grades)

December 15-Report cards may be accessed via Genesis

December 22-Early Dismissal (12:40 for PK, 1:15 for K-3) K-3 will have a New Year's Eve party at 12:30-holiday jammies and noise makers are welcome!

January 2-First Day back in 2024

I wish you all a happy holiday season! It is my sincere pleasure to watch your children learn and grow. They fill my heart with hope for the future. May the new year bring your families peace, love and good health. I look forward to working with you in the upcoming year and I appreciate the support you have shown our staff.

Sincerely,

Melissa N. Lockett

"DeSTEMber" is a month long celebration of all things related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics! This DeSTEMber, LES staff will promote the study of STEM in their classrooms throughout the month by incorporating coding and other STEM websites and activities into daily instruction. We will highlight biographical information of historical figures and current contributors to the field.

What can you do at home to support DeSTEMber?

Notice and wonder with your child! One of the most impactful ways you can support STEM education at home, is by noticing natural phenomenon in the world, asking and listening to questions, encourage STEM related discussion and exploration, and look for areas to incorporate STEM into daily routines like cooking and reading. Here are some resources for you!

https://teacherblog.evan-moor.com/2018/06/26/5-ways-you-can-support-stem-skills-at-home/

https://www.pta.org/home/programs/stem/at-home

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2015/10/19/5-ways-parents-can-support-stem-learning/

Our LES Winter Concert will take place on December 14. This concert features 1st-3rd grade students. The show will be at 10:00. The show is approximately 40 minutes in length. Look and listen for "nods" to our 100 year anniversary and the 1920s during the show. Dress rehearsal is Wednesday, December 13, but students only need to dress up on December 14.

Student attire on Thursday, December 14 is formal and festive!

The LES Parents and Teachers have a long history of working collaboratively for the betterment of our school and students. We appreciate all the care and support our LES PTO provides which comes in many forms including grants for materials and assemblies, playground equipment and painting, meals for staff, appreciation gifts for staff, parties, and so much more! Here is an article about how the LES PTA (at the time) honored staff members and PTA members on their retirement.

Want to engage your child in a fun and academically based activity? Try a scavenger hunt! Educators often use scavenger hunts to review skills, focus attention, foster cooperative learning opportunities, notice and note, observe and wonder, and more. You can use a scavenger hunt at home to do the same. Here are a few fun articles which outline various types of scavenger hunts you can try, but remember, the most important thing about a scavenger hunt is learning and having fun together!

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g32050844/scavenger-hunt-ideas-for-kids/

https://www.scavengerhunt.com/discover/scavenger-hunt-for-kids/

https://www.weareteachers.com/scavenger-hunts/

https://www.teachingexpertise.com/classroom-ideas/school-scavenger-hunts-for-students/

Please be sure to follow our "24 hour rule" when it comes to fevers and vomiting. Students need to be free from these symptoms for 24 hours before returning to school. Please also contact Nurse Lalli for guidance with Strep, Covid, Pink-eye, etc. If you have any questions about student illness and time for recovery, please contact Nurse Lalli and/or see our student handbook. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eEx381W5jT5L38mjlsUskpt-G1Y5j_n6/view

Second Step is our school-wide social-emotional learning program. This month, we focus on identifying feelings, in ourselves and our classmates, and using this information to develop empathy. Empathy is feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling. When we have empathy for one another, it helps us to act in kind and respectful ways - which helps us to make and keep friends.

Students LOVE the songs that we sing in this unit! Click the image below to listen to "The Feelings Song" and see if you can help your child remember the many ways that we show our feelings.