Lewistown Elementary Newsletter
TeamLES
Week of 10.23.17
LES Vision Statement
The Lewistown Elementary School Learning Community will strive to promote academic success in order to reach our full potential and strengthen our future. Everyone’s unique qualities will be celebrated and valued, and together we will Learn, Excel, and Succeed!
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, October 27: Character Walk from 1:30 pm- 3 pm
Friday, October 27: PTA Harvest Party from 6 pm- 7:30 pm
Monday, October 30: PreK Fieldtrips to Firehall
Tuesday, October 31: RSVPs due for LES Thanksgiving Lunch
Friday, November 3: PTA Meeting at 9 am
Monday, November 6: Grade 1 Fieldtrip to ESSL from 9 am-12 noon
Monday, November 6: Superintendent Alban Chat at 7 pm
Tuesday, November 7: Picture Retake Day
Friday, November 10: Schools Closed for Students- Teacher Work Day
Wednesday, November 15: Thanksgiving Lunch for American Education Week
LES Character Walk
- Students and staff will dress as their favorite book or movie character that represents one of the Pillars of Character. The 6 pillars are Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthy, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship.
- All costumes should be school appropriate. Please no scary masks or look alike weapons.
- At each Character Counts station, the Peer Ambassadors and Parent Volunteers will lead the students in an activity that demonstrates each pillar of character related to this year’s theme: The LEADER in ME.
Thanksgiving Lunch RSVP Needed by October 31
We would like to invite parents/legal guardians to come and eat Thanksgiving Dinner with your child on Wednesday November 15. The price for a student lunch is $2.35 and the price for an adult lunch is $3.95.
Make note of the adjusted lunch schedule for November 15th:
11am – Mrs. Hoffman
11:15am – Ms. Seliga
11:30am – Mrs. Williams
11:40am – Mrs. Graybill
12:00pm – Ms. Hart … Mr. Myers
12:15pm – Mrs. Kindred … Mrs. Gray-O’Leary
12:35pm – Mrs. Skowronski … Mrs. Parson(Sites)
Please let us know by next Tuesday, October 31st if you will be attending by sending in your form or by calling the front office at 240-236-3750.
Chat with Superintendent Alban at LES
Do you have questions or thoughts about Frederick County Public Schools you'd like to discuss with the Superintendent?
FCPS Superintendent Dr. Terry Alban invites the public to the PTA-sponsored Superintendent's Chat on Monday, November 6 at 7 p.m. at Lewistown Elementary School.
The Superintendent won't be able to address specific personnel issues or questions about specific students, but all other issues are on the table.
Feeder Literacy Night on Tuesday, November 7 at 6 pm
Pre K- Grade 5 Students are all invited to come to the Thurmont Regional Library and…
- see Anansi & the Moss-Covered Rock puppet show.
- participate in creating Anansi the spider.
- read and browse for books.
- participate in New Book Musical Chairs.
- participate in a carnival of activities that will spark your imagination.
- have the opportunity to get a library card.
All students who attend will earn a homework pass!
PTA News
Harvest party is Friday, Oct 27 from 6-7:30.
Please join us for pizza, games, crafts and trunk or treating! If you are interested in volunteering please email Nicky at nickyfrench1125@yahoo.com. We need help running games, helping with crafts and most of all decorating your trunk!! We are also asking for donations of baked goods, candy, stickers and glow necklaces. It will be a bootacular time!!
School Counselor News
The 10th Annual Frederick Community Health Fair 2017 that will take place at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 28 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event is free and will provide many opportunities to support family health and medical needs for all ages.
The PTSA at Thurmont Middle School has partnered with the Mental Health Association of Frederick County to present The Monster Under the Bed: Coping with Your Child's Anxiety. It will be a free informational workshop on Thursday, November 2nd at 6:30 pm at TMS.
Scheduling November Conferences
Again this year, LES will utilize SignUpGenius for conference signups for November parent/teacher conferences! You can access the signup link below or on our website.
- After creating an account for yourself, you will click on the grade level your child is in. Look for your child’s teacher in the left column. After making sure you are signing up for the correct teacher, you will select a date and then a time slot.
We are so excited about this feature and truly hope that you will take advantage of this quick and easy method for signing up for your child’s conference!
WE ARE LEWISTOWN!
Principal: Dana Austin
School Day 8:45 am - 3:15 pm
Doors Open for Students 8:15 am
Office Hours 8 am - 4 pm
Email: dana.austin@fcps.org
Website: https://education.fcps.org/les/
Location: 11119 Hessong Bridge Road, Thurmont, MD, United States
Phone: 240-236-3750
Twitter: @LESFCPS