Our 3 pillars of being respectful, responsible, and problem solvers make up the heart of our Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports framework in our K-5 Elementary Buildings. Each week teachers have taught and reinforced these 3 pillars and what each of them looks like and sounds like in all areas of the school. This has been followed by teaching and reinforcing our 11 "focus skills" which support students in making good behavior choices and positively reinforces those choices so we continue to support and promote the prosocial behaviors we want to see! This week's focus skill is " I can worry about myself". Next week's focus will be " I can listen and follow directions right away."

Students are hard at work earning poms and filling up their classroom jars! When these jars are filled, students bring their classroom jars to the office and empty them into the Building Wide Pom Pom Pail!!

Our Pom Pom Pail has been filled for the fourth time!!! We had so much fun at our Building Wide Bingo Event and are already halfway to filling up our pom pom pail once again.

"Platinum platter" award winners abound as our classes are doing a great job demonstrating our 3 pillars during lunch and recess. Classes are always working to earn "positive compliments" during lunch and recess. Every two weeks, classes who earn the most "positive compliments" earn the right to display the "platinum platter" outside their classroom door for all to see and enjoy popsicles at lunch or an extra recess with Mrs. Nizen and Mr. Lehman.

Pom Pom Shout Out are shared over the announcements every day where we acknowledge students who have earned a special shout out for outstanding efforts in demonstrating our 3 pillars in their academic or behavioral pursuits. Students will receive a pom pom shout out classroom reward and those names are entered into a monthly drawing to pick out of our PBIS store at the end of the month.

Leighton Pride is Building Wide!

AEPTO UPDATE - Leighton Elementary
February 24th, 2023

AEPTO MEETING - Location Changed to Schell Bell
March 1st, 10AM
Our next meeting will be March 1st at 10AM at Schell Bell Boutique (334 E. Garfield Rd). LES Principal Nizen will be our guest speaker and will be discussing Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS), as well as the Handle with Care Program. HHPTO will also be joining us!

THANK YOU to Michelle Schenker for hosting us this month!!

LEIGHTON DONUT DAYS
March 7th, 8th and 9th, 8:10AM-8:45AM
**RSVP deadline for this event is February 27th.

Leighton Donut Days are back!

We are currently looking for volunteers to help the morning of each event - we need help with setting up, serving and cleaning up in order to make each day a success! Please look at the following grade specific links to volunteer for open needs.

Donut Days will be as follows, from 8:10AM-8:45AM each day:

3rd Grade: Tuesday, March 7th
Volunteer Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4DAFAF28A7FB6-third

4th Grade: Wednesday, March 8th
Volunteer Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4DAFAF28A7FB6-fourth

5th Grade: Thursday, March 9th
Volunteer Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4DAFAF28A7FB6-fifth

Students will be able to bring ONE special guest for this event, and we kindly ask that no other siblings attend. This year we moved the RSVP form to an electronic format. You should have already received it via FinalForms, but here is the link again if anyone needs it: https://forms.gle/MeCEboPS6oBFUuKLA.

Please contact Kayt Binns at auroraptolesvp@gmail.com with any questions.

THANK YOU to our chairs - Melissa Knott, Kari Gillen, Anusha Gibson, and Angela Rosko - for planning this fun event!

OL'CHEFSKI'S GIVE BACK EVENT
March 5th, 12PM-7PM (or until sold out)
Treat the family to some delicious BBQ on March 5th, and support our elementary schools too! Ol'chefski's will give back a percentage of proceeds from sales between 12pm-7pm (unless they sell out earlier).

LES YEARBOOK
February 10th - March 10th
The Leighton Elementary School yearbook sale has started and runs now through Friday, March 10. The yearbook cost is $17.00 and they can only be purchased online at www.RipchoStudio.com. The password is leighton23. Please see the below flyer for any additional ordering information, and contact Mrs. Verdova in the office with any questions.
Leighton ES_22-23.pdf

FOERTMEYER SPRING FLOWER FUNDRAISER
February 28th - March 14th
Our Foertmeyer Spring Flower Fundraiser is just around the corner! Watch for information to arrive home with your students on February 28th, with order dates running from February 28th- March14th. Our flower pick up date is scheduled for the morning of May 7th - just in time for Mother's Day gifting!

THANK YOU to our chairs, Katie Stump and Anna Kandra, for organizing this fundraiser!

2023 MOTHER & SON EVENT
April 6th, 5-9PM
We are excited to announce that our 2023 Mother & Son event will be hosted at Fun "n" Stuff in Macedonia!

We will have the entire place rented out from 5-9PM for our Pre-K thru 5th Grade boys and their 1 adult guest. This is only for boys attending Miller, Craddock or Leighton - no other siblings please. Pricing will be $20 for the adult, and $10 for each student. This includes all available attractions (outdoor will be weather pending), but does exclude tokens. Tokens will be available for purchase, and the snack bar will be open as well.

Sign up for this event is now available on Schoolze and can also be accessed using this link: https://secure.schoolze.com/leighton-elementary-school/c/aqbznn#.Y_Y_YMryUvA.gmail

UPCOMING AEPTO COMMUNITY EVENTS/GIVE BACK OPPORTUNITIES
Ol'chefski's Give Back Event -
March 5th, 12PM-7PM (or until sold out)
Treat the family to some delicious BBQ on March 5th, and support our elementary schools too! Ol'chefski's will give back a percentage of proceeds from sales between 12pm-7pm (unless they sell out earlier).

Schell Bell Give Back Event -
April 13, 14th and 15th
Join us in April for a fun give back event at Schell Bell! Details to follow.

RaiseRight
RaiseRight makes fundraising easy. Give back to the organization by purchasing gift cards for daily use or for gifting to others, and the retailer gives a % back to AEPTO. Cards can be ordered through a website or app, with some also being reloadable for regular use. 750+ top retailers participate and they determine the % back (up to 25%, with 6% being the average). You can sign up at https://www.raiseright.com using AEPTO’s code (8HBWMFJ4XLVS).

UPCOMING DATES
2/28-3/14: Foertmeyers Spring Flower Fundraiser (Pick up 5/7)
3/5: Ol'chefski's Give Back Event, 12Noon-7PM (or until sold out)
3/6: No School - this is a board approved change to the district calendar
3/7: 3rd Grade Donut Day, 8:10AM-8:45AM
3/8: 4th Grade Donut Day, 8:10AM-8:45AM
3/9: 5th Grade Donut Day, 8:10AM-8:45AM
3/8 & 3/9: Kindergarten Registration
3/10: End of 3rd Grading Period
3/21: LES Spring Talent Showcase,6:30PM
3/27-3/31: No School - Spring Break
4/6: AEPTO Mother/Son Night at Fun 'N Stuff, 5-9PM
4/7 & 4/10: No School
4/13, 4/14 & 4/15: Schell Bell Give Back Event

OPEN 2023/2024 AEPTO POSITION - TREASURER
The AEPTO Treasurer position is open for next year! If you would be interested in hearing more about the role, please email Ashley Keating at auroraptotreas@gmail.com.

If you need any additional information or have any questions please contact the PTO Leighton VP at auroraptolesvp@gmail.com.

COMING SOON!!!!!

It's that time of year, AEPTO's Spring Flower Sale!!!

Next week your student will come home with a catalog and parent letter with instructions on how to set up your students shopping link.

Key Dates:

Sale Runs: 2/28 - 3/14

Flower Delivery Date: May 7th (Before Mother's Day!!!

Any questions, please reach out to Katie Stump at kstump316@gmail.com or Anna Kandra at anna.kandra@gmail.com

Please remember that when you take your child out of school for a doctor or dentist appointment, the State of Ohio requires that a doctor's note be brought back to the school for attendance purposes. You can give the note to the secretaries in the main office. If you have any questions, please contact Joy Sharrotta at the main office at 330-954-2206 or email her at jsharrotta@aurora-schools.org

As a reminder, please monitor your child for any illness -related symptoms and contact our school nurse if you have any questions. We appreciate your attention to this.

• Check your child each day for any signs of illness. If your child has a temperature of 100 degrees or greater, vomiting or diarrhea they need to stay home. For cold/flu-like symptoms such as cough, congestion and sore throat that are not well contained, it is preferred they stay home. If you would like your student to have cough drops at school, please send them in with a note or email the clinic.
• Students sent home with a fever, vomiting or diarrhea may not return to school until they are free of these symptoms without medication for 24 hours. This means if your child was sent home in the afternoon he/she may not be able to return to school the next day. If your child returns too soon, our school nurse may be calling for you to come to pick him/her up if your child is not feeling well. Thank you for your support and efforts in this area.
  

• We have COVID-19 home testing kits available that we can send home with any child or family should you question symptoms or exposure. We will be able to answer any questions about these kits should the need arise.

• Please note that we are seeing an increase in strep throat cases. Please be sure to monitor your child for symptoms and keep them home if they are not feeling well. We continue to increase our cleaning protocols and encourage good hygiene practices such as hand washing daily.

• Please make sure your Final Forms medical information is up to date. We will closely read the health sections to address any medical concerns.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Tanski in the clinic at 330-954-2285 or email her at atanski@aurora-schools.org.

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