Luce Notes

Principal Weekly Update to Caregivers

Principal Lamour Update

Dear Luce Caregivers,

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and there will be no school. This day serves as an opportunity to honor the men and women who have sacrificed their time and, in many cases, their lives to ensure the safety and freedom of our nation. Today, we enjoy certain liberties thanks to their dedication and service.

At the Luce, we recognized and celebrated our local veterans during our annual Veterans Day Assembly.

I would like to extend my gratitude to the Luce CAPT for sponsoring the reception, as well as to the 5th-grade teachers for guiding students in crafting thoughtful essays. A special shoutout to our 5th graders who either wrote or delivered heartfelt speeches to our honored guests.

Tomorrow, I encourage everyone to take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by our veterans and, if possible, thank a veteran personally.

Please refer to this week’s Smore newsletter for further updates and information.

Recognizing Diwali

On November 1, we celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights, which is India’s most significant and cherished holiday of the year. Diwali symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.

To learn more about this beautiful celebration, please explore the resource linked below:

National Geographic: Diwali

Thank you for recognizing and honoring this special tradition!

Title 1 Night
The District’s Title 1 Night is scheduled for November 14th, with a webinar at 10:00 AM and an in-person session at 6:00 PM at the Rodman building. Please review the District’s information for important details.

Report Cards
A report card letter will be sent to all families on Tuesday, November 12th, at 7:00 AM. Report cards will be emailed to families on November 14th.

Parent Conferences
Parent conferences will be held on November 19th (5:30–8:00 PM) and November 20th (12:30–3:00 PM). If you have not yet scheduled a conference, your child’s teacher will be in touch to coordinate a time.

Fall Caregiver Survey (COMING SOON!)

The Luce Fall Caregiver Survey will launch on November 19th, coinciding with the first day of parent conferences. The survey will remain open through December 19th.

Reposts From Previous Smores!

School Safety Update

To enhance the safety of our students, your children, and our staff, we ask for your cooperation with a few important procedures:
1. Please Do Not Hold Doors Open: You may have noticed new signs at our entrances requesting that visitors do not hold doors open for others. Please refrain from doing so, as it helps maintain building security.
2. Early Dismissals: If you are picking up your child early, they will meet you at the front doors for dismissal.
3. Picking Up a Sick Child: If your child is feeling unwell, please proceed to the nurse's office for pick-up.
We appreciate your continued support in keeping our school community safe.

Is Your Cori Up-to-Date? Get a jumpstart for the new school year!

The time is NOW to get your CORI and FINGERPRINTS done. The link to get both done can be found here.

GMS Project

For information about the Galvin Middle School building project, please visit the website-https://galvinmsproject.com/

Check out the upcoming events for the week ahead and our photo highlights from this past week.

🎉 Have a great week, Crew!🏆

With gratitude,

Principal Lamour 🐾

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Important Dates, Upcoming Events, & Weekly Lunch Menu

11/12 CAPT Meeting (Virtual) 7-8 pm
11/14 Title 1 Webinar @ 10 am & Family Night at Rodman at 6 pm
11/14 Report Cards sent electronically
11/17 Transgender Day of Remembrance
11/19-12/19 Caregiver Survey Window
11/19 Parent Conferences Time 5:30-8 pm
11/20 parent Conferences Time 12:30-3 pm
11/20 Early Release Day School hours 8:20-11:50 am
11/21 Laser Show
11/26 Picture Retake Day
11/27 Early Release Thanksgiving Break
11/28-11/29 No School: Thanksgiving Break
12/11 Early Release Day 8:20-11:50
12/13 Luce Spirit Wear Day
12/13 Holiday Shoppe 3-6 pm
12/16-12/20 Holiday Spirit Week
12/20 Early Release Day 8:20-11:50
12/23-12/31 No School: Winter Break
1/2 School Resumes

Nurse Bonner's Nifty Notes

What's circulating around our community? Where influenza is still at a minimal level the community is seeing Mycoplasma pneumoniae also known as walking pneumonia. Read more about it here.

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/walking-pneumonia.html

Reminder that this month we are conducting our health screenings. Please make sure you are sending everyone in with their glasses. Please reach out if you have any questions.

CAPT Updates

Join us! Thanks to everyone who attended our first meeting! We hope to see you again this Tuesday, November 12th at 7PM. Our meeting will be held over Zoom with a special guest, Superintendent Folan. Here is the Zoom link to participate: https://cantonma-org.zoom.us/j/82161035457?pwd=zocl4IW3IYvnTmvoY0uYH82b8OWx1J.1

Meeting ID: 821 6103 5457

Passcode: 586382

Learn More! If you are interested in volunteering, donating, or connecting please contact vp.lucecapt@gmail.com. Register to be a Luce CAPT parent member by following this link Become a Member or scanning the code above:

Dining for Dollars

Dine in/take out from Chipotle in Westwood on Wednesday, November 13th and have 25% of your purchase donated to the Luce! Enjoy dinner from 5- 9pm while helping us raise money for school programs. Bring in your flyer when ordering in person or enter code MN3CJ2 when placing an online order

Holiday Shop

Save the date for our fun annual tradition on Friday, December 13th from 3-6 PM. Bring your children to shop for holiday gifts with all profits benefiting the Luce. We’ll need many hands for a successful shop. Please consider signing up to help set up the Holiday Shop, work the shop, or help with break down!

Luce Play Volunteers Needed!

Alice in Wonderland will debut on Friday, February 28th, and Saturday, March 1st. Please consider signing up to be a rehearsal monitor here. If you are able to help with costumes, photography, set building, cast party, sponsorship or other important play tasks please sign up

Thank you for your support!

LUCE CAPT

Take Time To Shine Weekly All-Stars!

K-2 Weekly All-Stars

3-5 Weekly All-Stars

Look At Luce SHINE!

Bus Safety With Mr. Maresca

Math Centers in Kindergarten

Veterans Day Assembly

District Updates

Parent Support Group

Please see the attached flyer for more information on the newly established parent support group.

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Demographic Verification and District Permissions

Dear Families,

We are pleased to inform you that the PowerSchool Parent/Guardian Portal is now open for you to review and update your demographic information, as well as manage media, handbook and device permissions for your student. This process will help ensure that your contact information is current and that you’ve provided the necessary permissions for the use of media and technology in our educational programs.

To assist you with this process, we have created a series of helpful slides and a video that guide you step-by-step through updating your information in PowerSchool. These resources are available to help make the process as simple and straightforward as possible. And, please see a summarized set of steps to follow in the graphic below to access the Demographic Verification and CPS Handbook

Please take a moment to complete these updates as soon as you are able. Should you need any further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out—we are here to support you.

If you have any problems logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal system, adding another student to your PowerSchool account, or you’d like your student(s)’ Access ID and Password re-sent, please submit your issue on THIS GOOGLE FORM. A member of our tech team will respond back within 48 hours.

Thank you, as always, for your cooperation and commitment to our school community. Warm regards,

PowerSchool Text Messaging Feature

We're excited to enhance our communication with you through Powerschool, our new portal for student information. To access your child's academic progress, attendance records, and more, please visit the PowerSchool Parent/Guardian sign in page. If you need to request your credentials to set up an account for the Powerschool Parent Portal, please submit a request here.

In addition to the portal, we're introducing a convenient text messaging feature to keep you updated on important school announcements. To opt in, simply text Y or yes to 67587.

Thank you for your partnership in your child's education!

Link To CPS Website PowerSchool Resources

CPS Website PowerSchool Parent Resources

Around The Town

Canton Public Schools has a Community Resources and Information Page on its website titled Around Town. This page lists resources and events taking place in our community. To access the information on this webpage, use this link: About/Around Town.

At a Glance - New Event(s)

This webpage will be updated periodically.