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Lanier School for Inquiry, Investigation, and Innovation
March 25, 2025
🗓️Upcoming Dates
March 27 - PLCs during GL Planning
March 31 - EOY MAP Testing ELA
April 1 - EOY MAP Testing Math
April 4- Field Day
March 31-April 3: Spring Book Fair
April 14 -18 - K-3 EOY MAP Reading Fluency Assessment
April 14 - K-2 New Standards Training
April 17: GMAS Examiner Course Complete
April 30: Mock Milestones Testing Day
May 16: Last Southern Baked Pie Day
May 13: All Day Leadership Meeting
May 19: 5th Grade Graduation 5:30
May 20: Awards Kinder, 3rd, and 4th
May 21: Awards 1st and 2nd
May 23: Last Day School
From Principal, Alli
From Principal, Alli
And just like that, we are nearing the end of MARCH! Spring is in the air and I couldn't be happier for warm weather to get here and stay! ☀️As you know, MAP is next week and I can't wait to see how your students perform. Remind them to do their best and work hard for the reward of extra recess and a popsicle!
If you haven't already, please talk with your grade level Leadership representative about Field Day (April 4th). We are switching things up just a bit and I want to make sure everyone knows what do when. We also have several staff members out that day, so we will need ALL hands on deck. Safety will be of upmost importance that day so please make sure parents that are attending check in with the front office and have a visitor sticker clearly displayed. Parents will not be permitted in the building with the exception of the restrooms at the gym/end of first grade hall or the event happening in the gym. If you have questions about this, please reach out.
Please complete the AP survey that was sent out this morning. Sign off on my door once you have completed it. Beth appreciates the feedback! The survey closes on March 31st.
I appreciate your patience as we have been working hard to interview candidates to replace all of the lovely people that are leaving us. While we are not fully staffed for the 25-26 school year, we are very close. Please see below our new hires and some moves around the building. We will continue to work to fill positions as quickly as possible and keep you updated along the way.
K-No changes at this time
1-Jones, Short, Schimek, and welcome Mrs. Kylie Deering!
2-Edwards, Jennings, Puerto, and welcome Ms. Brooklyn Popham!
3-No changes at this time
4-Barnes, Pearson, VanDeMark, and welcome Kaylin Royal!
5-Coffman, Smallwood, and welcome Ms. Alli Hester and Mrs. Faith Hood!
SpEd-Goss, Lorenz, and welcome Mrs. Mandy Wayne (Resource) and Mrs. Bailey Jones (AU)!
Academic Specialist-Hunt, Souther, Miller, and welcome Mrs. Cain (1/2 SEARCH 1/2 Title I interventionist)
Connections- No changes at this time
Thank you for all you continue to do each day for our students. This is hard work, and I see YOU! Please reach out if I can help or support you in any way.
From Assistant Principal, Beth
From Assistant Principal, Beth
Spring break is coming up soon but before we leave students will complete the EOY MAP ELA on Monday, March 31, and EOY MAP Math on Tuesday, April 1. If you have a student absent, please make sure to complete the makeup as soon as possible. EOY MAP Reading Fluency assessment will be completed during the week of April 14. I will assign the correct assessment to all kindergarten through third-grade students.
Third, fourth, and fifth-grade students will take the Georgia Milestones beginning in May. ALL Certified staff is required to complete the GA Learns Georgia Milestones Examiner Course online by Thursday, April 17. After completing the course, PRINT your Georgia Learns PDF Transcript and place it in the yellow folder on my desk. A screenshot of the course is below. Please reach out if you need assistance with the course before the due date. We will have a mandatory Georgia Milestones training meeting for ALL Certified on April 24 during our faculty meeting.
RTI/MTSS: Our next round of Tier 3 meetings has been pushed back to April 16 & 18. Here is the meeting schedule. Please complete the orange highlighted areas BEFORE the meeting day. If you have questions, please reach out BEFORE the meeting.
💡Bright Spots💡 Please don't forget to vote for the April TOTM and SMOM here by Wednesday, March 26th.
📚Gifted Endorsement📚
📚Gifted Endorsement📚
We are beginning to plan for class rosters next year and will continue to place students in classrooms with teachers who have endorsements that will best serve student needs. As a school of inquiry, we encourage all of our teachers to obtain their Gifted Endorsement so all of our students receive personalized learning that challenges them appropriately. The gifted endorsement is available at no cost for 2025-2026, beginning with Course 1 this summer. Hall County Schools will pay for the gifted endorsement through Pioneer RESA, and teachers earn a $300 stipend for the summer Course 1 completion. Upon completing the gifted endorsement in May 2026, Hall County teachers earn an additional $450 stipend. Most classes are online and asynchronous; there will be about 4 or 5 face-to-face sessions and 4 or 5 live Zoom sessions throughout the year, scheduled with several options to make it work for you. Please see the updated Gifted Endorsement Flyer for more information.
If you want to start your gifted endorsement, please see the attached flyer and complete this 2025-2026 Gifted Endorsement Survey. Please complete by March 14; Laurie Ecke and/or Michele Hood will reach out with more information later in March/April.
From Instructional Coach, Kate ♥
From Instructional Coach, Kate ♥
- During Benchmark phonics please be sure students are getting the practice suggested in the TE. For example, if when working with HFW it suggests for students to close their eyes and spell the words---don't skip this. Another example is in the write words routine. Students are asked to count phonemes and then segment the sounds they hear and write them on a whiteboard. This gives you time to formatively assess AND give feedback.
- District discussions are considering requiring teachers to use only digital interactive Eureka2 slides. These slides ensure instructional routines are clearly outlined, components like videos are displayed as intended, and minimal visuals are deliberately maintained. They are provided for us as part of our high-quality instructional materials.
Counselor Links:
Student Referral for Individual Counseling
(KK and 1st Grade= Teacher Referral)
Personal Phone #: 678-617-4869
Work Extension #: 06-10080
From Olivia, School Counselor
Career Week:
Career Week has come and gone! Thank you to everyone who helped and sent careers my way! We had an incredible turn out. We had 27 careers represented between the two days!
If you have any feedback on how the two days went or ideas for improvement, please let me know! I am always trying to get better!
Support these businesses because they supported us:
Hall County Fire Department
Hall County Sherriff’s Office
Red Oak Sanitation
Department of Natural Resources
Carroll Daniel Construction
Georgia Power
Flowery Branch Police Department
Hall County Transportation-April Mendoza
Mary Kate Farmer
UNG Admissions
Barnes Whitetail Taxidermy
Smith, Gilliam, Williams, and Miles Law Firm
Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club
Geospatial Engineer-Zach Reeves
Northeast Georgia Medical Fire Safety-Matt Trawick
Physical Therapist-Corrie Cable
Anesthesiologist- Dr. Ralph Dapaah
Professor-Dr. Hinkel-Young
Roofer-Parker White
Insurance-Courtney Massey
Jackson EMC
Graphic Designer-Brandie Tanner
Photographer- Rosa Beatty
Therapist-Adam Stephens
Business Owner-Audrey Brown
Self-Harm/Abuse Protocol:
Once you believe a student is a threat to themselves/others OR is being abused, please halt all questions and notify me (this is to limit the amount of times they will be questioned).
If I am out of the building, please get admin. If I am in the middle of something, text me that it is an emergency because they do not need to go home before I can speak to them.
Better to be safe than sorry!
Wildcat Way Day
April 18: Hope
May 2: Initiative
Wildcat Essentials
Wildcat Essentials
Each month we recognize the students from each class who have demonstrated our character trait of the month.
Each month we recognize the students from each class who have demonstrated our character trait of the month.
The nomination forms will be in the Wildcat Weekly the month before.
The nomination forms will be in the Wildcat Weekly the month before.
Please fill these out in a timely manner so we have plenty of time to get certificates printed and ready for Wildcat Way Day.
Please fill these out in a timely manner so we have plenty of time to get certificates printed and ready for Wildcat Way Day.
Wildcat Way Day is the first Friday of each month.
Wildcat Way Day is the first Friday of each month.
Thank you for your help during the Author visit this month. The kids did a great job listening, following instructions, and being respectful. I was impressed with how many said thank you as they entered the Learning Commons and I handed them their paper for the drawing activity at the end of the presentation.
From Shanda: "Thank you again for such a warm welcome at Lanier Elementary today. I enjoyed every minute of my time with your students. I hope the kids enjoyed it too!"
Spring Book Fair: March 31-April 3
Spring Book Fair: March 31-April 3
It's Book Fair time! We are using Scholastic for our Spring Fair.
Teacher preview is Friday, March 28, after buses.
1st-5th: Please sign up for two times for your class to visit the book fair:
One 20-minute timeslot Monday or Tuesday and one 20-minute timeslot Wednesday or Thursday.
We will not be filling out wishlists, I'll send out pictures of the cases and tables so parents can see what's available. We won't be able to guarantee availability, so the kids need to have back-up choices.
Encourage students to bring money and purchase during their first visit, we can't guarantee we will be able to restock items.
Kindergarten: Please send your students in to shop in small groups with your para.
To help reduce congestion and provide a less chaotic shopping experience for everyone, please only send your students to shop during your shopping day & time.
Students can come other times during the day with a parent.
Book fair hours are 7:10am-3:00pm each day March 31, and April 1-3.
We will NOT have library visits or checkouts during Book Fair, March 31-April 3.
eWallet: Parents can set up an eWallet to send money in for their child to shop the fair. Any amount left can be used at Scholastic.com or can be used at future fairs. Teachers you can also create an eWallet, share the link and parents can add contributions to your account to help build your classroom library. Sign-up for an eWallet here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/lanierelementaryschool
Book Fair Visit sign-up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16f17SBnzZbvhcIJ-OI0eHvkUaswPcV0E/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111884149209807043634&rtpof=true&sd=true
2024-25 YEARBOOK
We are using TreeRing again this year for yearbooks. Our theme this year is "I Spy"
Yearbooks can be purchased your using this link: "TreeRing Yearbooks" or sending checks or cash to Mrs. David in the Learning Commons.
Hardcover yearbooks are $35
Softcover are $28
Please make sure you upload pictures to the *Pictures_2024-25 Shared Drive
May 9
Southern Baked Savory Pies for Lunch?
Southern Baked Savory Pies for Lunch?
The Second Friday of each month we will place a Southern Baked Pie order. Our next order will be May 9. Pies are $12 each and you get a free slice of dessert pie with each savory pie ordered. If you intend to order please follow the link below to fill out the order form by Wednesday, May 7 and Venmo your $12 payment to @Allyson-David.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j9MVSCw7DvLitTegDVBo94QUzDlgpb2O0z6yyvvJO_8/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Snack Cart
Need a quick pick me up during the day? Come by the Learning Commons and pick something up from our Snack Cart! We have Keurig Coffee, crackers, cookies, peanuts, pretzels, Pringles, popcorn, & snack mix
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