Dear Falls-Lenox Families,

It is hard to believe that today is the last day of September, and we are already 6 weeks into the school year!  As the weather starts to turn cooler, please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess.  Classes go out for recess unless it is raining or the wind chill is below 20 degrees.  

PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) is well underway with students earning "Bulldog Bucks" for displaying kind, respectful, responsible, and safe behavior.  Several Bulldog Bucks are pulled throughout the week and read aloud on the morning show.  These students receive a visit from the Woo Woo Wagon!  Teachers also nominate one student a week for the "Bulldog Best Award".  These students get their picture taken for the front bulletin board and get to select a book from the book vending machine.  Our new word of the month for October is "Integrity".  Students will be learning about what this word means and how to display integrity.

The Falls-Lenox & Early Childhood Center PTA has kicked of the Fall fundraiser with Charleston Wrap®, and we appreciate your support!  Below,  you'll find a flyer with detailed instructions about how you can register online and support their goals. Orders are online only this year and the fundraiser ends October 11th.  Don't want to participate in the fundraiser and would just rather donate instead? We have that option too! Click here to make a one time donation and see the information in the attached letter as well.  Contact PTA with any questions at christabpta@gmail.com or FLECCPTA.Board@gmail.com.  Links can be found below:

Charleston Wrap -FLECC PTA Online Fall Fundraiser.docx

FLECC PTA Fundraiser- Donation Letter 2022-2023.pdf

Please click HERE to join PTA!  The first three classrooms to get 100% participation will win extra recess and a treat! 

School fees have now been posted to your child's EZ Pay account.  The fee breakdown can be found below in this newsletter.  To pay your child's school fees,  please visit www.ofcs.net and click on the EZ Pay tab on the left side of the page.  You can also send a check in with your child made out to "Falls-Lenox Primary School".  Your child will then bring home a receipt from the office.  School fees must be paid in order for your child to attend school sponsored field trips.

I encourage you to check out the "Community Connections" section of this newsletter located on the left side of the page (from your phone, click on the three lines located in the upper left corner of the newsletter to see the drop down tabs).  It is updated regularly with community fliers.

If at any time you have questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to contact our main office at (440) 427-6400.  Thank you to all of our families for all of your support and for a great week!

Sincerely,

Ms. Lisa M. Williams

Falls-Lenox Principal

Important Upcoming Dates:

October 7th  - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Hale Farm

October 14th - No School, NEOEA Day

October 17th - 19th - PTA Sponsored Donuts with Dudes (more info to come)

October 25th - ECC/PTA Meeting ~ 6:30 P.M. @ ECC

October 28th - Halloween Parade and Parties (Students will dress up in their Halloween costumes)

November 3rd - Family Wellness Night @ 6:30

November 8th - No School (Staff PD Day)

November 11th - Veteran's Day and the End of the First Trimester

November 17th and 21st - Parent Teacher Conferences - SAVE THE DATE. A sign-up will be forthcoming.

November 23-25th - No School Due to Thanksgiving Break

November 30th - 2nd Grade Music Concert @ H.S. Auditorium - More info to come.

PTA Breakfast Buddies 

"Pawsitive" Peer Group- Student Feedback

We value our students' voices and seek their input.  We held our first "Pawsitive Peer Group" last Friday.  Teachers select a student for the group, and they meet wtih Ms. Williams and Mrs. DeLuca, along with a couple members of our PBIS Team.  We ask our students questions about PBIS and their classrooms, in order to learn more about what is going well and what we need to improve upon.  We will be holding these meetings monthly with a different group of students each month!  Please see below for the names of participants and notes from this month's meeting:

News from Terrific Kids:

Pictures from the Week!

Breakfast and Lunch Cycle Menus:

School Times:

School Day:  8:00-2:35

Tardy Bell:  7:55 a.m. (Students must be in their classrooms by 8:00 a.m. Students entering classrooms after 8:00 a.m. will be marked tardy.)

Office Hours:  7:30-3:30 (You can leave a message after 3:30 p.m.)

Note: If your child is a car-rider, doors open at 7:35 a.m. and are open until 7:55 a.m.  The side doors are locked at 7:55 a.m.  If your child is coming to school after 7:55 a.m., they will need to enter through the front doors.  If your child plans to eat breakfast, please have them at school by 7:45.  Students cannot enter prior to 7:35 am.

School Fees:

*We will let families know when school fees are posted to pay.

Grades 1-2:  $90.00 Total

Grade 3: has an additional $25 for a Chromebook Device fee

$7.00 - Art supplies

$16.00 - Field Trips/activities

$25.00 - Technology (Reading A-Z, RAZ Kids, SeeSaw, Compass Learning)

$42.00 - Instructional (Bridges Math Workbook, Science Fusion Workbook, Handwriting workbook, Scholastic News, etc.)

Questions to ask your child about their school day, instead of "How was school"?

1. What made your smile today?

2. Who did you sit with a lunch?

3. If you could change one thing about today, what would that be?

4. What was the hardest rule to follow today?

5. Tell me something you know today that you didn't know yesterday.

6. What did you learn today?  What did you enjoy learning the most today?

7. Tell me what you are writing about during writing workshop.

8. Tell me about a book you read or was read to you today.

Clinic Updates -  Please do not send your child to school with a fever, diarrhea, or more than 2 of the following symptoms:  cough, shortness of breath, chills, fever, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, headache, diarrhea.  Students cannot return to school after a fever or diarrhea until they have gone 24 hours symptoms free.  If your child is identified as a close contact, please monitor for symptoms.  Call off your child using our attendance line:  440-427-6411.