Final Week, Your Voice Matters!
Dear Luce Caregivers,
We are in our final week! Please take a moment to complete the Luce caregiver survey today! Let’s work together to surpass a 60% completion rate this year, Luce community!
So far, 298 families have participated—thank you for your support! That’s approximately 59% of our families; we are 2% away from reaching our goal of over 60%. That means we only need 10 more caregivers to complete the survey.
Based on the current data, Kindergarten is still in the lead for total responses. Go, K families! Second grade is the runner up! Fourth grade is in third place! Which grade will take the top spot this week? Let’s make it happen, Luce!
Thank you for helping us achieve this goal. We appreciate your time and effort!
What: Luce Fall Caregiver Survey
When: November 19th through December 20th, by 5 pm
Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to gather valuable feedback from caregivers regarding recent educational experiences. The patterns and trends identified from the data will help us improve day-to-day operations, inform strategic planning, and guide professional goal setting, as well as contribute to the development of our School Improvement Plan and Action Steps.
Celebrations & Key Actions from Last Year’s Data:
Over 60% of families (the highest response rate since its inception) completed the caregiver survey last year!
The data helped us create a communication survey to improve our communication with families and ensure that all multilingual families had access to school communications.
It also informed our School Improvement Plan (SIP), focusing on initiatives such as providing small-group instruction to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
Now What?
To ensure an accurate representation of the survey results, we ask that one caregiver per family please complete the survey. If you have more than one child at the Luce and you feel that their/your experience is different enough to have different survey responses, you are encouraged to complete one survey per child
Special Challenge: The grade with the highest completion rate will earn a special lunch party with Principal Lamour!
The results will be analyzed and shared at the January Luce School Council meeting. If you have any specific questions or concerns, or if you would like to address an urgent issue, please reach out to your principal directly.
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (English)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Portuguese)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Spanish)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Haitian Creole)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Arabic)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Chinese)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Japanese)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Ukrainian)
Luce Caregiver Survey Link (Turkish)
Thank you,
Luce School Council
Principal Lamour Update
Dear Luce Caregivers,
I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the parent and student volunteers who helped make this year’s Holiday Shop such a success! A big thank you also goes out to the many families who came to shop—it was a fun and festive time for all.
As a reminder, this will be the final Smore newsletter before the winter break. The Smore will resume on Sunday, December 29th. We hope your holiday break is restful and that you have the chance to relax and spend quality time with your loved ones and those you call family.
As we enter the last week of the calendar year, we look forward to celebrating with joy and holiday fun! This week is also our Annual Holiday Spirit Week, filled with exciting events for all to enjoy.
CORIs for All Volunteers
If you are planning to volunteer during this holiday season, you must have an up-to-date CORI. Call the front office to double check.
Highlights from Last Week
Last week was filled with learning and curiosity:
- 5th Grade researchers sharing their research with students across the school;
- The annual Holiday Shop!
- Hands on science learning in 3rd grade.
- The GMS vote passed last week and a new middle school is coming to our town!
For more details about upcoming events and important updates, please take a moment to read this week’s Smore newsletter.
Thank you for your continued support, and stay warm this season!
This Week’s Updates
Holiday Spirit Week December 16-20 (THIS WEEK)
Next week marks our annual Holiday Spirit Week! We’re excited to celebrate the season with a week of fun and festive activities. Here’s the schedule for each day:
Monday, December 16: Winter Wonder Wear
Dress up with scarves, hats, mittens, or goggles to keep cozy and festive!Tuesday, December 17: Ugly Sweater Day
The uglier, the better—let’s see your most outrageous holiday sweaters!Wednesday, December 18: Holiday Lights and Everything Bright
Wear your brightest holiday colors and spread some cheer!Thursday, December 19: Holiday Crazy Hair Day
Get creative with crazy hairdos that showcase holiday flair!Friday, December 20: PJ, Stuffy, & Slipper Day
Come comfy in your PJs, and bring your favorite stuffed animal and slippers for a cozy twist on PJ Day.
We can’t wait to see everyone’s holiday spirit!
December 20th: Early Release Day School Hours 8:20-11:50 am
This Friday is an early release day. School hours are from 8:20-11:50 am. Please plan accordingly for pickup.
Thank you for your continued support, and have a great week ahead!
Reposts From Previous Smores!
School Parking Lot Concerns
We ask that you refrain from parking in the fire lane at the entrance of the driveway or near the stop sign in the parking lot. I’ve noticed some unsafe practices during drop-off and pick-up times. Our priority is to ensure a safe environment for all, especially for our students.
Arrival/Drop-off Safety Reminders
- Please remain in your car during drop-off unless you are parked in a designated space.
- Do not leave your car idling.
- For students in grades 2-5, please pull up to the front entrance.
- For students in kindergarten and 1st grade, please pull up to the K doors.
- Never let your child out on the side of traffic.
- Drive no faster than 5 mph in the parking lot.
Thank you all for your continued efforts to ensure the safety of our students during arrival and drop-off.
Please read this week's Smore for additional information about upcoming events.
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:
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.
Early Dismissals: If you are picking up your child early, they will meet you at the front doors for dismissal.
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.
🎉 Happy Holidays, Crew!🏆
With gratitude,
Principal Lamour 🐾
Digital Learning Update: Hour of Code & Computer Science Education Week.
Students have been learning vocabulary and concepts related to coding. They are applying those concepts in different platforms.
1st and 2nd graders have participated in coding lessons from Seesaw, used Scratch Jr, and have previewed the app Kodable. They are practicing using vocabulary like “algorithm” and “sequencing.” In 3rd-5th grade, students have engaged in lessons from code.org that dig deeper into loops and programming sprites with behaviors and events.
Spotlight on Third Grade
3rd graders engaged in an unplugged lesson to work with algorithms. Students “programmed” a robot to build cup stacks using symbols and algorithms.
After learning the code and following algorithms, students then designed their own cup stack and tried writing an algorithm for someone else to follow.
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 :
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
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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Contact Info
Principal: Mrs. Yeshi Lamour
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 X Formerly Twitter: @LuceSchool