The Lion's Den: Week at a Glance

Parent & Comm. Week at a Glance 1/22/24 - 1/26/24

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Title One Literacy Night

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Title One Literacy Night

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Title One Literacy Night

Lemira Elementary School Updates:

Greetings Lemira Family:

Welcome to a new week! Thanks for being a part of our village as we continue to motivate, inspire, and educate all students to be college and career ready. We are the Lions, and we'll have it no other way!!!!!!

Thank you!

Thank you to all who came out to support our Title One Literacy night! Special thanks to the Sumter County Library for providing the book mobile and a special read aloud to our families.

School Announcements

1. "Celebration of Learning" Honor Roll Programs

We will host our "Celebration of Learning" honor roll programs on the following days:

Grades PreK - 2nd (Tues., Jan. 23)

8:15 - 9:15 (1st and 2nd)

9:30am - 10:30am (PreK and Kinder)

Grades 3rd - 5th (Friday, Jan. 26)

8:15 - 9:15 (3rd and 4th)

9:30am - 10:30am (5th)

2. 100th Day of School Celebration!

We are excited about our 100th day of school celebration as we celebrate 100 days in school! Classes will engage in activities during the day centered around the 100 day theme on 1/23 (Tuesday).
Wednesday, January 24th, we are inviting all students and staff to come dressed as their "100 year old selves"! Bring out your canes, wigs, shawls, and/or whatever you feel will make your costume stand out! It's 100 days of school and we are ecstatic!

3. McDonald's Spirit Night

Come join us for our McDonald's Spirit Night
Tuesday, Jan. 23 (5pm - 7pm)
If you purchase a meal, a percentage of the profits will go towards student and school culture incentives.
Come support Lemira in this fundaiser
5pm - 7pm @ McDonald's (101 N Lafayette Dr, Sumter, SC 29150)

4. Exact Path (Homework Extension)

Parents, please encourage students to continue to log into Exact Path, even while at home to build their skills in the areas of Reading and Math.

Each day, all of our students participate in an enrichment block, in which they spend 30 minutes working on skills catered to their independent level in Exact Path.

5. Parent Portal and Classroom Week at a Glance (WAG)

Please make sure your information has been updated in Power-school.
We want to ensure we have accurate numbers on file in case of emergencies.
Also, please ensure you have access to Parent Portal so you are able to view grades live.
Also, please check over your scholar's classroom Week at a Glance for upcoming assignments and tests.

6. Spirit Fridays:

*Please mark on your calendars the following Days

2nd Fridays (Spirit Fridays) - Lemira T-shirts or "Blue and White" colors
4th Fridays (Creating College and Career Ready Leaders, the AVID Way) - Wear your favorite college T-shirt

Title One Parent Engagement Tips

Counseling Corner:

Parents:

Negative Comments About Appearance Can Harm Children's Confidence

A child’s self-confidence is often tied to how they feel about their bodies. When kids are teased about their body size and they see social media, it can all affect how a child feels. To help your child develop a positive body image:

Accept your child’s body size. Don’t try to change it to meet your expectations of how your child should look.
Accept diversity of all body types. Remind your child that everyone is born a different shape and size.
Talk about unrealistic advertising. Explain how computer imaging is used to make models look perfect in photos.
Make clear rules about body teasing. Don't allow your child to mock others on how they look.

Reading Corner:

Parent Tips:

1/23 is National Handwriting Day!

Encourage your scholar to put pencil to paper by writing a journal entry, a to-do list, or a handwritten letter. This causes the mind & body to slow down and resynchronize.

Important Calendar Dates

Jan. 8, 2024

Students Return

Jan. 11, 2024

SIC Meeting

4:30pm

Jan. 15

M L King Day

No school for students or staff

Jan. 18

Literacy Night

6pm