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LWJ Today
December 8, 2023
LWJES Winter Spirit Week - 12/11-15/2023
Please join us with our daily dress up days for Winter Spirit Week! Please ensure all dress meets the CCSD Dress Code and no slippers are allowed.
LWJES Winter Break Food Drive - 12/11-14/2023
With Winter Break and the holidays coming, we would like to ask our community to help us with a Winter Food Drive. During winter break, some families experience additional needs, and we would like to help by providing additional food and snacks. Let's do what we can to help those in need in our community this break! We are requesting the following items for the food drive. Please, do not donate anything perishable or past its expiration date.
Items Needed:
Breakfast Bars
Mini Cereal Bars
Fruit Leather/Strips
Juice Boxes/Pouches
Instant Ramen Cups
Individually Packaged Snacks/Treats
Fruit Snacks
Fruit Cups
Please send items for this food drive with your child to class. Each classroom will have a collection box for this food drive.
Please see the following flyer for food drive information:
Please Complete CCSD Parent/Guardian Survey
The CCSD Parent/Guardian Survey is open for one more week! If you have not already done so, please complete the survey as soon as you can. Click the following button to go to the survey:
Family Fun Night - December 13, 2023
LWJES will host a Family Fun Night on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. This event will include a read aloud with a craft activity followed by several games of BINGO with prizes. There will be a $5 per person admission for this event and the event is only available to current and future LWJES students and their guardians due to limited seating. The informational and ticket flyer was sent home earlier this week. Please see that flyer for more information and to purchase tickets!
Ms. Zinovitch Moving To New Position At Winter Break
We would like to announce that Ms. Zinovitch, Assistant Principal, will be starting a new position in CCSD at the Winter Break. We are sad to see her go but excited for her new opportunity. Please join us in bidding her farewell next week. All the best to Ms. Zinovitch!
Winter Break Classroom Celebrations
Classrooms will have winter break celebrations on the afternoon of Friday, December 15, 2023. Please look for specific information from your child's teacher about the celebration.
Winter Break Information
- The end of the first semester is Friday, December 15, 2023.
- Winter break begins Monday, December 18, 2023, and ends on Monday, January 1, 2024.
- Classes resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
- There are no classes during winter break, and the school building is closed for winter break except by appointment.
Specials Rotation Days - Week of December 11th
12/11/2023 - Day B
12/12/2023 - Day C
12/13/2023 - Day D
12/14/2023 - Day E
12/15/2023 - Day A
This Week's Attendance Update
For the week ending December 8, 2023, student attendance rates were:
- Pre-K: 90.7%
- Kinder: 90.2%
- Grade 1: 88.5%
- Grade 2: 90.5%
- Grade 3: 88.3%
- Grade 4: 87.7%
- Grade 5: 91.2%
- Whole School: 89.6%
Regular school attendance is critical for student learning and achievement. Avoidable absences negatively impact a student's progress, and we appreciate families getting students to school on time each and every school day! Make Today Matter!
Family Fun Night
Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023, 04:30 PM
Winter Break
Winter Break
No School December 18, 2023 to January 1, 2024 (Building Closed Except by Appointment)
Classes Resume Tuesday, January 2, 2024