South Lawrence East Elementary

Thank you, families, for a great start to our school year. It's been great to be back with your kids.

We are off to a great start 😉.

We will send a newsletter home to you every 5-6 weeks. In this we will share news from the school and each grade level will also specific news from their teams.

In this first newsletter we wanted to share some general information 😉

We are off to a great start with our attendance. Our attendance rate is almost 95%! The importance of kids being in school on time every day is perhaps the best support we can provide kids with. Let's keep up strong attendance. Just a reminder that students are considered "chronically absent" by the state of Massachusetts once they miss 10% of school of more.

When kids miss school, they are likely to fall behind. We are asking that you please keep vacations to the school vacation weeks. This year we have a 2-week Christmas vacation window. Please try to schedule longer vacations to these two weeks.

Both arrival and dismissal have been going well so far! Thank you.

Arrival

The schoolyard gates are open form 7:30-7:55 each morning. Students my start entering the building at 7:40. Breakfast runs from 7:40-8:05. If kids want to eat breakfast in school, please do your best to get them here with enough time to eat.

Dismissal

Dismissal is at 2:50 and students are expected to be picked up between 2:50-3:00 (no later than 3:00).

If you need to change the dismissal plan on any day, please inform the teacher or office.

For example, kids that are usually on the bus will sometimes tell us they are being picked up that day but we don't get that message from a parent. We've instructed our teachers that any changes to dismissal have to be informed by a parent or guardian. If we aren't informed by a parent or guardian, the change will not be made.

Uniform

Please do your best to send students in uniform each day. If you can keep sweaters and sweatshirts to navy blue, gray, or white, (and without designs) we appreciate it.

If you need support getting a uniform for your child, please call the school and ask to speak with Ashley Torres or Juleysis Marrero.

Non Uniform Days

Students are allowed to dress out of uniform on Fridays for $1. The money raised goes to pay for student recognition prizes, weekly Love Note raffle prizes, classroom materials, etc.

As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of all students, we would like to remind everyone of our school’s policy regarding food sharing. Due to the increasing number of students with food allergies, it is important that children do not share food in school.

If you would like to celebrate a birthday or special occasion, we kindly ask that you consider non-food items such as stickers, pencils, or small toys instead of edible treats. This helps us maintain a safe environment for all students.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in keeping our school safe for everyone.

Love Note Raffle

Students can earn "Love Notes" for meeting our expectations of kindness, respect, responsibility, and hard work. Students can turn love notes in for classroom reward or enter them into our weekly Love Note Raffle where we draw 5 love notes from each grade each week for a prize.

Big Prize

At the end of each month, we raffle a "BIG PRIZE." Students can enter their "Love Notes" into this raffle as well.

Recognition Awards and Classroom of the Month

Every 5-6 weeks we hold Student Recognition Assemblies where 3 students from each class is recognized for the following:

• Hard work

• Kindness and Compassion

• Responsibility

The teachers share the reasons why specific students are chosen for these awards and students are called to the stage to receive a certificate and special TSHIRT (that they can wear as uniform). You are welcome to attend these assemblies. Teachers will notify you if your child is receiving an award.

Classroom of the Month

Every day, classrooms earn points for the following:

• Transitions

• Meeting expectations during specials

• Meeting expectations during Tech Time

We track points by homeroom and at the end of the 5–6-week period, then we recognize the class with the most points as the "Classroom of the Month."

• The class earns a trophy to keep in their class and carry with them in the hallway

• A special pencil

• An extra recess

• A certificate to bring home

September 25th- Parent Compact Night 5:00-6:30 pm

October 17th- Bingo Night 5:00-6:30 pm

Principal- Ms. Butterfield

Assistant Principal- Mr. Cassely

Dean of Student Support- Mr. Lluberes

Parent Liaison- Ms. Marrero

Office Clerk- Ms. Torres

Office Clerk- Ms. Goehring

Instructional Coaches- Ms. Sadek, Ms. McIntosh and Ms. Pineda

Room 117- Ms. Bernardelli and Ms. Hutchison

Room 119- Ms. Keating

Room 120-Ms. Lang

Room 121- Ms. Freeman

Room 122-Ms. Hart

Room 126- Ms. McCombe and Ms. Coste

Room 101- Ms. Zeuli

Room 102- Ms. Stevens and Ms. Teixiera

Room 103- Ms. Sanchez and Mrs. Deschenes

Room 107- Ms. Davis

Room 108- Ms. Kiessling and Ms. Buchholz

Room 109-Ms. Morin

Room 110-Ms. Safarz

Room 110B- Mr. Baez

Room 201-Ms. Devereaux

Room 202- Ms. McLeod

Room 203- Ms. Curry and Ms. Bonilla

Room 204- Ms. Ferraro

Room 205- Ms. Waldron

Room 206- Ms. Jenks and Ms. Crittendon

Room 104- Ms. Cabrera

Room 106- Ms. Patterson

Room 124- Mr. Hogan

Room 207- Ms. Ruder and Ms. Rosen

Room 209- Ms. Bramanti and Ms. Tiernan

Room 211- Mr. Grosvenor and Ms. Rahilly

Room 212- Ms. Murray

Room 213- Ms. Ramos

Room 214- Ms. Drozen

Room 216- Ms. Lieberman

Room 208- Ms. Leary

Room 222- Mr. Rametta

Room 225- Ms. Coppinger

Room 226- Mr. Moschella and Ms. Abreu

Room 227- Ms. Martin

Room 228- Ms. Baril

Room 230- Ms. Doherty and Mr. Mahoney

Room 224- Ms. Ulloa

Room 231- Ms. MacDonald

Room 111- Ms. Moriarty

Room 210- Ms. Neal

Room 113- Ms. Ouelette

Room 229- Ms. Schmitt

Character Ed- Mr. Vega

Gym- Mr. Silva

Music- Mr. Zaminski

Art- Ms. Smith/ Ms. Melchin

Theater- Ms. Solomon

Science- Ms. Candela

Counselors: Ms. Reynoso, Ms. Figueroa and Mrs. Mancebo

Student Support: Miss Gonzalez and Mr. Ramos