Luce Notes

This week school starts for students in Kindergarten in Canton! We are thrilled to welcome our youngest students and families to our school! Please see the following highlights in this week's Luce Notes.

1. Parking lot safety is imperative to ensure our students, staff, and families are safe. The speed limit is 5 mph. Please do not leave your car idling when you drop your child off. Staff will be there to support your child in the morning. Please be considerate of others when driving in the parking lot. Please be vigilant, so you are aware of traffic and pedestrians crossing the street. Finally, if you need to come into the building, please park in one of our visitors parking spots.
2. Please remember that half-days this year are on Wednesday. (please see Final District calendar)
3. Please sign up for the First School bus parent app to track your child's bus route by going to this link.
4. Check out the upcoming events for the week ahead
   
5. See our photo highlights from the first two days of school
6. Note the upcoming 2-5 Open House on your calendar.
7. The approved Elementary Family Handbook is attached to this Smore for your review.
8. Remember to review the District updates regarding PowerSchool and other reminders in the final section of the newsletter
9. We have three open seats for parents on the Luce School Council. If you are interested in being on the school council and helping our school fulfill our school improvement plan (SIP), please email me your interest at: lamoury@cantonma.org. Nominations due by 9/6; Elections held on 9/11.
10. We are hiring! The following positions are posted on Talented. Please email me directly at lamoury@cantonma.org if you or someone you know is interested in applying:

• 1, Educational Assistant for 12-weeks
• 2, Assisted Behavior Analysts (ABAs)
• 1, School Aide

🎉 Welcome Back, Crew!🏆

With gratitude,

Principal Lamour 🐾

• 9/2 No School

• 9/3 First Day of School Kindergarten

• 9/6 Nominations for Luce School Council due to Principal Lamour

• 9/11 Luce School Council Election for parents and teachers

• 9/11 Grades 2-5 Open House → 5:30-6:30 pm

• 9/13 Luce Movie Day 7-9 pm (See CAPT Updates For More Info)

• 9/20 First SHINE Assembly and Canton Spirit Wear Day

August 2024

Welcome Luce Families!

My name is Cindy Bonner and I am the school nurse at Luce elementary school. This is my 4th year here at Luce and my 16th year as a pediatric nurse. I am looking forward to helping keep your student(s) safe, healthy and ready to learn!

**The Luce school hours are 8:40am-2:55pm. Health Office hours are 8:20 am- 3:10pm. **

Helpful links:

Canton Public Schools full website CPS

Luce website LUCE

CPS Health Services section of the CPS website here. You can find medication forms and Emergency Action Plans here as well as additional useful information.

In addition, here is some useful information going into the start of the new school year:

Pack an extra set of clothes for all students, accidents of all sorts happen. If you want to donate to the health office, we are always in need of underwear and sweatpants.

Medication In School:

*All students who require medication at school (daily or emergency/as needed) will need a medication order signed by their physician and the parent/guardian, dated on or after July 1st 2024 and a signed CPS Medication Administration Physician/ Parent form

Students with Epi Pens will need an Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan, and students with inhalers will need an MA Asthma Action Plan dated on or after 7/1/24.

*All medication must be delivered to the health office by a parent or guardian in a pharmacy labeled container, with a medication order signed by their physician and dated on or after 7/1/24. **I can not accept medication without a current physician's order.**

*I can only accept 30 days worth of medication at one time.

*New students, and all students in grades K, 1 and 4 need an updated physical from 9/1/23 or later.

ORDERS AND MEDICATION DROP OFF TIMES:

I will be available in the Luce Health Office Monday 8/26 from 2-3pm, Tuesday 8/27 12:30-3pm and 5:30pm-6:30pm during the Open House.

Please see the information below provided by the Canton Board of Health:

• Mosquito prevention (we just had our first +WNV mosquito, more than likely will not be our last). Guidance is focusing on wearing repellant, removing standing water from property and being mindful of peak mosquito hours (dusk-dawn). Parents can register for mosquito alerts through the town website to stay up to date: https://www.town.canton.ma.us/List.aspx (enter email, scroll down to Alert Center and select Board of Health)

• The BOH has flu & covid vaccine available. We will have the health fair on Sat 10/19 from 10-1 in the CHS cafeteria for flu only, if they can’t make it then they can call the nurse office at 781-821-2942 to schedule.

If your student(s) has any medical issues or concerns (especially if it is a new issue or diagnosis since last school year), or if you have any questions or concerns that I can assist you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to me by phone or email. I look forward to working with you and your student(s) for a wonderful school year!

Thank you,

Nurse Bonner

781-821-5075 ext 6109, bonnerc@cantonma.org

The Luce CAPT is excited to continue to support the in-school programming, field trips, teacher reimbursements, and fun experiences for our children at Luce. 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 this code:

The first CAPT event of the year will be a Back to school Movie Night on Friday, September, 13th! We will be watching Garfield on the Luce lawn (in the gym if there is rain). Please get your tickets here: Movie Night or by scanning the QR code in the flyer. There will be concessions and spirit wear available for purchase. If you would like to volunteer to help or donate concessions please email vp.lucecapt@gmail.com.

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!

CPS Website PowerSchool Parent Resources

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)

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This webpage will be updated periodically.

• 24-25 Elementary Handbook (District Wide)
• Luce School Overview (everything on Luce procedures and protocols)
• New Family Deck

Luce Elementary School

Asst. Principal: Mr. Michael Maresca

Main Office: Mrs. Jacqui Bonwell, 1(781)-821-5075 ext 6100

Website: https://www.cantonma.org/luce/index
Location: 45 Independence St. Canton, MA 02021
Phone: (781)-821-5075

Twitter: @LuceSchool