Falls-Lenox Primary School Newsletter
May 3, 2024
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Dear Falls-Lenox Families,
It has been a busy, but good week at Falls-Lenox! It is hard to believe that we are into the last month of the school year. It sure has flown by! Thank you to everyone who donated to the Terrific Kids Pet Supply Drive this week! Also, congratulations to all of our Bulldogs on the Run participants who ran their final race this week! Good luck to any of the runners participating in the Spirit 5K this weekend!
Over the next couple weeks, teachers will be completing our spring diagnostic assessments and students will be taking the M.A.P. Test in Reading and Math. Teachers will also administer the spring D.R.A. (developmental reading assessment). We look for achievement and growth from fall to spring. Results of the M.A.P. test will be emailed home to families, and your child's DRA level can be found on the third trimester report card. If you have any questions about your child's progress, please contact your child's teacher.
Next week, there is no school on Tuesday, May 7th for students, as this is a staff professional day. We are also excited for the Special Olympics, which will take place next week on Friday, May 10th at Ely Stadium in Elyria! We will be having a school-wide clap out to celebrate and cheer on our athletes before they board the bus!
With the help of our amazing FLECC PTA, we are gearing up for Staff Appreciation Week, which is the week of May 6th. We are having a spirit week that week, which inlcudes theme dress-up days and simple ideas for how you can get your child involved in showing appreciation. Please see the graphic in the PTA section of the newsletter below. There is also a link below to submit a "Staff Shout-Out"! Please consider submitting a shout out for staff appreciation week! I read the shout outs monthly at our staff meetings.
We are also looking forward to the Baldwin-Wallace sponsored family STEM Night on Monday, May 6th from 6-7 p.m. If you plan to attend, please register for the event below, so that we can get an idea of how many families will be attending.
Lastly, in collaboration with FLECC PTA, we are planning for Field Day, which will be held on Friday, May 31st. Mrs. Canacci, our art teacher, will be leading an art station on this day, and we are looking for paint donations. If you would like to donate a bottle of paint, please see the Amazon Wish List below: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WCOT3HX6YHPZ?ref_=wl_share
If at any time you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at 440-427-6400.
Enjoy the weekend and warmer temperatures on the way!
Sincerely,
Ms. Williams
FL Principal
Upcoming Dates:
5-6-24 Family STEM Night ~ 6:00 p.m. @ Falls-Lenox (see flier below). To register for Family Night click here.
5-7-24 No School Students; Staff Professional Learning Day
5-10-24 Special Olympics - Ely Stadium - 9:00-1:005-10-24 3rd grade Exploring Fossils virtual program - 1:15
5-14-24 OFIS Field Trip - 3rd Grade
5-15-24 Terrific Kids Meeting - 7:15-7:45 a.m.
5-15-24 Bulldogs Buddies visit at the Renaissance
5-22-24 Volunteer Breakfast @ 7:30 a.m. Falls Gym
5-24-24 Kindergarten Visits Falls-Lenox!
5-27-24 No School - Memorial Day
5-28-24 3rd Grade Goodtime Cruise Field Trip
5-28-24 1st Grade Preview Night - 5:30 (for incoming 1st graders and their families)
5-28-24 PTA Meeting - 6:00 - FL
5-30-24 High School Graduation/Senior Walkthrough
5-31-24 Field Day
6-1-24 End of 3rd Trimester
6-3-24 Field Day Rain Date
6-5-24 Last Day for Students
6-5-24 SAVE THE DATE - 3rd Grade Picnic - 12:30 p.m. (parents invited - more info to come)
6-5-24 Report Cards Posted to Powerschool
Falls-Lenox .pdfECC/FL PTA News
A note from our ECC/FL PTA President, Chrissy Ferrone-Pettit...
2024 Staff Appreciation Week
CHALK THE WALK! (Sunday, May 5, 2024) -- Stop up at Falls-Lenox to chalk the walk for Staff Appreciation Week! This event is open house style. Come anytime between 9am and 7pm to chalk. We will have buckets of chalk available, but you may want to bring your own just in case. Please do the front and side (Kid's First) entrance sidewalks.
FLECC PTA's staff appreciation week committee has been hard at work planning this year's event. We will be celebrating our staff May 6-10 with our "School is an Adventure" road trip/adventure theme. We are looking for volunteers to assist with different activities as well as donations to round out the week. If you are interested please refer to the SignUp Genius links below:
Additionally, we're hoping to get our students involved in the week as well (see attached flyer). Families may participate in as many or few activities as they'd like.
We're going to start the week by wearing our teacher's favorite color on Monday; on Tuesday you can email staff members a video or message from your student saying thank you; Wednesday is "Destination: THANK YOU!" where students can wear a favorite destination theme shirt; Thursday is for flowers (students can bring in fresh, silk or drawn flowers) for staff members; and Friday will be our staff souvenir shop where students bring in a classroom supply for their room. Classroom specific information can be found here, along with detail of each day's activity: 2024 FLECC staff appreciation week
If you have any questions, please send us a message at fallslenoxecc@gmail.com
Falls-Lenox Field Day
Field Day is on the horizon and is scheduled for Friday, May 31 (rain date Monday, June 3) We are in need of volunteers to assist students throughout the day, donations for Mrs. Canacci's art project and PTA field day activities. SignUp information is below:
Falls-Lenox Field Day Donations (FLECC PTA)
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Hamilton (kshamilton1977@gmail.com), Cara Smith (caranelson10@gmail.com) or Courtney Tenhover (Courtneytenhover@gmail.com).
Staff Shout Outs
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!
Looking for Something Fun to do this Weekend? Join the Bike Parade!
1st graders in Miss Smith's class conducting research on an animal of their choice.
1st graders in Miss Smith's class conducting research on an animal of their choice.
Students wrote questions that they wanted to find the answer to in their research.
Students wrote questions that they wanted to find the answer to in their research.
Students then had the option to create a poster, book, google slides, etc. to present the information they learned!
Students then had the option to create a poster, book, google slides, etc. to present the information they learned!
☀️Summer Learning Opportunities ☀️
Information on Grant Funds Availble for Summer Programming:
The Ohio ACE Education Marketplace has hundreds of service providers offering camps, classes, field trips, and other programs, and all of these providers have been approved to receive program funds. Best of all, many of these businesses do not require up-front payment! Browse Service Providers
As a reminder, the Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) educational savings account program is coming to a close and all ACE funds must be used for allowable activities no later than July 1, 2024. (Dates of service must occur before July 1, 2024, except for day camps that have been paid for up front prior to July 1, 2024 for service dates through September 1, 2024.) All claims requesting payment or reimbursement must be submitted to Merit for processing no later than July 15, 2024.
If you need help accessing Merit or activating your ACE funds, click here.
Sincerely, Ohio ACE; Powered by Merit in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
FREE Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Summer Resources:
Back by popular demand! Heggerty’s Summer Support lessons give parents, tutors, and summer school staff FREE access to high-quality phonemic awareness lessons straight from our NEW 2022 Editions of the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum.
6 weeks of phonemic awareness lessons reinforce students' knowledge while preparing them for the next step in their reading journey. Students will revisit key weeks from the grade they’ve just completed, providing them the opportunity to hear and work with the sounds in language and strengthen the connections they’ve made between letters and sounds. Lessons also include access to our daily lesson videos - so any child, anywhere, can receive quality instruction from a literacy specialist!
For more information on how to get started, watch this special on-demand webinar: Heggerty's Summer Support: Free Phonemic Awareness Lessons for Students Everywhere.
Download your free lessons and daily lesson videos below!
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Incentive:
05-01-08-31---kids-summer-reading---journal-english.pdfCamp Invention 2024 Flyer.pdfLunch Cycle Menu Jan-Jun SY 23-24 Grade 1-3.pdfFalls-Lenox Daily Morning Show
Car Rider Reminders:
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.
Helping Hands Events and Dates
Join Our ECC/FL PTA!
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.
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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