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Dear LES Parents and Families,

Welcome to the new school year at Lawrenceville Elementary School (LES). As we embark on this exciting journey together, our theme for the year is “LEADing with IMPACT.” Our Lawrenceville students are LEADers who follow LEAD expectations daily. This consists of their ability to Lead by Learning, Embrace Diversity, Achieve Excellence, and Develop Citizenship.

At LES we believe that every moment is an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of our students. Our dedicated team of teachers and staff is committed to fostering an environment where each child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are passionate about nurturing the potential of the WHOLE child and guiding them towards a bright future. We see our students as future graduates and understand our role in helping them get there. The Portrait of a Graduate is a reality in our school.

We understand that the success of our students is a collaborative effort. Your involvement and support play a crucial role in their educational journey. Together, we can create a community that inspires and empowers our children to achieve their best.

We are so excited about seeing you at our Open House tomorrow, 7/31, 8:30-11:30am. This event is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet our beautiful staff, explore your child's classroom, and learn more about the exciting plans we have for the year ahead. We look forward to building strong partnerships with each of you and working together to make this year impactful and memorable for our students.

Thank you for entrusting us with the education and well-being of your children. Let’s make this year a remarkable one, filled with growth, learning, and positive impact. Should you ever need anything, I am only an email or phone call away.

Sincerely,

Your Proud Principal

Candace Haynes

Tips for Open House

• If the front parking is full, please remember that we have additional parking in the back of the school. We will have staff members stationed in both areas to help you.
• If needed, visit the Transportation, Cafeteria, and PTA stations
• Go to your child's homeroom class. You will drop off your child's supplies, confirm transportation, and meet your child's teacher.
• While in the cafeteria be sure to purchase spirit wear, sign up for After School Care, and Play2Learn . Learn about LES Clubs and get questions answered.
• Make sure to sign off on paperwork in ParentVue.
• Make sure you have gone onto My Payment Plus to pay dues & fees.
• If your child requires medication while in school, you can drop this off with designated staff in the cafeteria.

As we gear up for another exciting school year, we want to ensure you have access to all the essential resources to support your child's education. Please find the important links and information below:

1. ParentVUE

* Grades and Schedules: Monitor your child's academic progress and access their class schedules through ParentVUE. [Login to ParentVUE]

2. MyPaymentsPlus

* Student Meal Accounts: Manage your child's meal accounts, add funds, and monitor their meal purchases with MyPaymentsPlus.

* School Activities: Review and pay for school activities and fees conveniently online.

[Register for MyPaymentsPlus]

3. ParentSquare

* School Communication: Stay informed and connected with our school's latest updates and communications by activating your ParentSquare account. [Activate Your ParentSquare Account]

We encourage you to take advantage of these resources to stay engaged with your child's educational journey. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Only water is allowed in our classrooms. Please ensure that student water bottles only contain water. This carpet will be with us for the next 10 years or more and we want to be good stewards of what we have received.

Please ensure that you are complying with our important safety policy as stated in our Parent Handbook. It is our goal that there are no transportation mistakes. For this reason, it is important that students have only ONE mode of transportation and the tag on the backpack should reflect this. Please limit transportation changes to emergencies only. By definition of the word emergency, these do not happen often. Thank you so much for your support as we work to maintain consistency in our procedures. The complete handbook is attached below should you ever need it.

Changes in Student Transportation

Transportation changes are not permissible without prior written notice from a parent/guardian. Only those listed as legal parent(s)/guardian(s) can make transportation changes. Please send a handwritten/signed note with your child if a transportation change is needed. Call the front office (770-963-1813) to verify that the note was received. To protect the safety and security of all students, transportation changes will not be accepted over the telephone, via email, fax, text, or ParentSquare,. We need to verify the identity of the individual making the request. Should an extreme emergency arise, the parent/legal guardian will need to come to the front office and speak with an administrator with their identification. Emergency changes will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Please refrain from making regular transportation changes. Students should have one form of daily transportation.

• For safety reasons, it is very important that students wear tennis shoes to school. Even when not in PE, students are playing outside daily. Our goal is to avoid accidents, including trips and falls in the hallway. Please save the crocs, yeezys, slides, sandals, and similar shoes for wearing outside of school.
• Head coverings such as hats, caps, hoodies, satin night caps, scarves, bandanas, etc. should not be worn to school.

We ask that you only check out students for in situations that are urgent. Please do not circumvent the regular dismissal process by checking out students on a daily basis. Early checkouts disrupt classroom instruction. All students within the LES attendance zone have the option of riding the bus. If you are unable to retrieve your child from the car line, please allow your child to ride the bus.

Student drop off should take place in the rear of the school from 8:20-8:50. Please ensure your child is at school on time. Breakfast, Joyful Learning, Morning Meeting, and Morning Announcements all take place prior to 9:00 am and are immediately followed by Knight Time, which consists of academic intervention schoolwide. Please ensure our students have the best start to their day by being on time. All students within the LES attendance zone have the option of riding the bus so that they are on time to school.

About Us

Lawrenceville Elementary is very proud to be a PBIS school. PBIS focuses on positive behaviors, teaching and reteaching school and classroom expectations and rewarding students with incentives. Our school expectations are taught and referred to daily so all students can be equipped to have a successful day at Lawrenceville Elementary.

Our Awesome Incentives:

• Lead Bucks: Buy rewards and admission to events throughout the school year.
• BOB (Best on Bus): These students have a chance to earn a Pizza lunch with the A-Team.
• PBIS Store: Students can use their LEAD bucks to buy desired items.
• PBIS Celebrations: Fun school-wide events to celebrate students for awesome behavior!

You can help!

We encourage all parents to talk with your child about the school motto and what it means to them. Ask them if they earned any Lead Bucks this week. Ask them about some of the PBIS Celebrations and how to earn it.

In order to get our students acclimated to cafeteria expectations, we need time to practice. Lunch visitors will be welcomed after Labor Day.

Ice cream is sold daily. It is $1.00 cash only.

Classroom ice cream parties are a great way to celebrate students. Please send the money to the teacher with a note if you would like to purchase ice cream for the entire class.

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We encourage all families to create a MPP account. No purchase is necessary to have a MPP account. You will be able to read and digitally sign documents and/or make necessary payments. It is a great way for you to manage and keep track of all of your student payments and forms in one place throughout the school year.

MyPaymentsPlus is linked directly to your school’s student information system (SIS), enabling us to show real-time balances and invoices, and eliminating the need to call or visit your school in search of information.

Simply create a free MyPaymentsPlus account to get started today:

https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome

7/31 - Open House

8/19 - Red Day

8/20 - Orange Day

8/21 - Yellow Day

8/22 - Curriculum Night

• Session 1: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
• Session 2: 6:45 - 7:45 pm

8/26 - Blue Day

8/27 - Purple Day

8/28 - Brown Day

8/29 - Green Day

8/30 - Pink Day

Note: We dress in colors to help our kinder students learn their colors.

Our PTA will be PRESENT for Open House! Please stop by and add your name to our volunteer list. WE NEED YOU!

2024-2025 Officers

Shari Mann - President

Jana Parham - Vice President

Stacey French - Secretary

Jillian Hall - Treasurer

We had a fabulous time at the educator appreciation service at LVfirst UMC. We also enjoyed the hugely successful BACK to SCHOOL BASH! And we had a FUN time taking the bus ride through the LES neighborhoods!

Vision Statement: Lawrenceville Elementary will provide the foundation for all students to become life-long learners and successful citizens.

Mission Statement: We will provide a learning environment where students strive to: Lead by Learning, Embrace Diversity, Achieve Excellence, and Demonstrate Leadership.

Motto: Today’s Learners … Tomorrow’s Leaders

Our Theme This Year: LEADing with IMPACT at Lawrenceville Elementary!

Lawrenceville Elementary School

Principal ~ Mrs. Candace Haynes

Assistant Principal ~ Mrs. Bridgett Brown

Assistant Principal ~ Mrs. Kadian Dennis-Walls

Assistant Principal ~ Mr. Kemel Roberts

Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/LawrencevilleES
Location: 122 Gwinnett Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, USA
Phone: 770-963-1813

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