Falls-Lenox Primary School Newsletter

October 10, 2024

Dear Falls-Lenox Families,

Our staff is at school today learning about new resources to support student learning and collaborating as grade level teams to design relevant, interesting, and meaningful work for our students. One of our goals is to design work for students that is tailored to their interests and motives for learning. We believe that in doing this, student engagement and achievement increases.

Next week, the Cleveland Metroparks Mobile Outreach program will be coming to FL and bringing their mobile nature center- NatureTracks, to us! They will be coming October 15th and 16th to teach all our 2nd graders about how animals change their environment. Students will visit the mobile nature center that will be parked in our parking lot for a 40 minute lesson. In this lesson, students will explore simple interactions between the biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) parts of an ecosystem. They will discover how living things change their environment and how these changes can happen quickly or slowly.

This is the last weekend to participate in the ECC/FL PTA acts of kindness fundraiser, "Raze Craze". Thank you to our families who are participating in this fundraiser; it will run until October 14th!

Please check out the Community Connections tab for information about additional Olmsted Falls and community based extra-curricular activities for your child. Also, please check out the Counselor's Corner tab for information and resources from Mrs. DeLuca about monthly classroom guidance lessons. Our school counselor, Mrs. DeLuca, is visiting all classrooms this month to teach students about the "Zones of Regulation" and appropriate responses to various feelings.

Please note - Third graders will be going on a field trip to Severance Hall on October 23rd. School fees must be paid in order for your child to attend this field trip. Please call Ms. Williams at 440-427-6401 if you have questions or concerns with this.

If at any time you have questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to contact our main office at (440) 427-6400.

Sincerely,

Ms. Lisa M. Williams

Falls-Lenox Principal

Upcoming Important Dates

10-21-24 ELA AIR Testing Part 1 (3rd grade only)
10-22-24 ELA AIR Testing Part 2 (3rd grade only)
10-23-24 3rd Grade Field Trip to Cleveland Orchestra
10-23-24 Title 1 Open House - 5:30 p.m. - FL Library
10-23-24 PTA Mtg - ECC - 6:30
10-31-24 Terrific Kids to Renaissance - 9:00-10:45
10-31-24 Halloween Parties and Parade - 1:15 - More info to come.
11-1-24 Picture Retakes
11-5-24 Staff PD Day (Election Day) - No School Students
11-6-24 Family Wellness Night - 5:30 p.m.
11-11-24 Veterans Day Program - Invitation to come.
11-20-24 Report Cards Posted to PowerSchool for the 1st Trimester
11-21-24 Parent Teacher Conferences 3-7 p.m. - Sign up to come.
11-25-24 Parent Teacher Conferences 3-7 p.m. -Sign up to come.

Pictures from the Week

1st graders in Mrs. Flores's class practicing their math skills at a variety of differentiated math stations.

News from ECC/FL PTA

Raise Craze - FLECC PTA Fall Fundraiser (now - October 14, 2024)

Step up and make a difference with our FLECC PTA Fall fundraiser! This is more than just a donation—it's a powerful conversation starter for your family about the ripple effect of kindness in our world. When you contribute, your child takes on a mission to spread goodness, akin to their dedication in a Read-a-thon or Run-a-thon. It's about teaching compassion through action.

Let's rally together, contribute to our schools' success, and inspire our kids to pay it forward with heartfelt acts of kindness. Your involvement is needed for us to be able to continue to provide the same or similar experiences as we have in past years. This includes field trips, programs/assemblies, field day and grade specific activities such as Kindergarten Bridge Ceremony and 3rd grade picnic.

Let's show our children the true power of giving!

Donations may also be made via Givebacks or check written out to FLECC PTA and placed in the FLECC PTA mailbox in either building.

Questions? Email Colleen McGreevey (colleen.mcgreevey@gmail.com)

FLECC PTA Family Night Out at the CAVS game (November 8, 2024)

Tickets are on sale now through October 6! - This event is open to all!

Come out and bring the family as FLECC PTA cheers on the CAVS as they face off against the Golden State Warriors. Tipoff is at 7:30p and 25 attending FLECC students will get to head down onto the court to welcome the CAVS back after halftime in the cheer tunnel.

FLECC PTA October meeting (October 23, 2024 at 6:30p in the ECC cafeteria)

You're invited to join us for our monthly general meeting. Find out the latest from our PTA, buildings, and classrooms. Guest speaker, Amanda Karpus, from the Olmsted Community Center will be joining us to talk about some awesome new programs that will be starting up this winter.

Questions? Have information you'd like us to share? Do you want to be a guest speaker? Email fallslenoxecc@gmail.com

You have the power to do super things with FLECC PTA! - JOIN TODAY!

FLECC PTA serves the students of the Olmsted Early Childhood Center and Falls-Lenox Primary School. Your membership with FLECC PTA also gives you membership to the Ohio PTA and National PTA.

All Pro Dads Father/Daughter Dance Information

Gala Flyer 2024 V2.pdf

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

EAFalls-LenoxFall2024.pdf

EEFalls-LenoxFall2024.pdf

Car Rider Reminders:

In collaboration with Officer Swope, the following guidelines will help ensure the safety of our students. We appreciate your patience and help!

Children should enter/exit vehicles on the passenger side (directly near the sidewalk) only.
Please pull all the way forward to the white sign that says, "pull up here", so that we can keep the line moving.
Parents and Caregivers should remain in their vehicles.
Please exercise caution and drive slowly when pulling around cars that are loading/unloading to ensure the lane is clear.

Just a friendly reminder that if you are dropping off your child in the morning, the side door opens at 7:35 and closes at 7:55 a.m. If you are dropping off your child after 7:55 a.m., please drop off in the front of the building. Also, if your child will be eating breakfast at school, please drop him/her off by 7:45 a.m. to allow time to eat. We ask that all students are in their classrooms and ready to start learning by 8:00 a.m.! If there is a change to your child's afternoon transportation, please send your child to school with a hand written note (we do not accept e-mails, faxes, or phone calls for changes in transportation).

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:

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"?

What made your smile today?
Who did you sit with a lunch?
If you could change one thing about today, what would that be?
What was the hardest rule to follow today?
Tell me something you know today that you didn't know yesterday.
What did you learn today? What did you enjoy learning the most today?
Tell me what you are writing about during writing workshop.
Tell me about a book you read or was read to you today.

Staff Shout Outs

Is there a staff member that has made a positive impact in your child's life? Please take a moment to say 'thank you' by submitting a Staff Shout Out! Shout Outs will be shared with the staff member. Click HERE to submit a shout out!

Clinic Policy - 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 (without Tylenol for a fever). Call off your child using our attendance line: 440-427-6411.

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