Leawood's Thanksgiving Boxes???
Each November, the Leawood staff create Thanksgiving Boxes for famlies who may need some extra help with food for the week. We provide items for the holiday as well as a few extra snacks for the kids. Our PTSA provides a gift card to King Soopers from our Community Support Fund for perishables or meat. If your family would benefit from this help, please complete the following form. All information is confidential, and only provided to Jennifer Magri, our school social worker, who organizes and communicates with families about getting the boxes and/or gift cards to you.
Art News
Mrs. Wheeler is partnering with Square 1 Art as her art fundraiser again this year. Please click the bottom link for more details.
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From the Library
Our fall Scholastic book fair was a big success with over $7000 in sales! We will use the proceeds to purchase new books for our school library. It was great to see so many families at the fair and we really appreciate your support!
From the Instructional Coach
The Importance of Reading to Your Child
Parents often ask what they can do to help their child at home. The number one answer from an educator will always be, read to your child. Even after they have learned to read on their own, research shows the benefits will continue as your read to your children throughout their childhood.
1. Reading exposes your child to rich language and diverse content. Books allow parents to expand the language environment as they become their children’s first and most important teachers. They help parents to immerse their children in rich and varied language.
2. Reading with your children helps prepare their minds to succeed in school. The benefits of shared reading know no age limits. Babies are soothed by their parents’ voices; school children reading to parents can show their new accomplishments or seek their parents’ help. Children are used to listening to language for its meaning, but reading demands that they also pay attention to the sounds of language. Hearing words in terms of syllables, consonants and vowels encourages phoneme awareness, which is the first step towards reading phonetically.
3. Reading with your child can enrich family ties and intimacy. Its virtues are strongest when parents read ‘dialogically’ by taking the book as an opportunity to enjoy a conversation. Reading together is family time; it is fun time, cuddle time, a time to share your passions, perspective, and your values but also a time to listen. It creates a time for children to express themselves as well as an opportunity for parents to show their willingness to listen. When we build a conversation around a book we encourage our children to communicate with us.
Happy Reading!
Jamie Kelley, Instructional Coach
Mrs. Burnhams Class
Conducting an experiment
observing chemical reactions
First Grade News
Click HERE for Halloween pictures of the parade and their parties.
Mrs. Stelmach's Class
2nd Grade Halloween 2023
Eva Varos
Jacob Leslie
