Luce Notes
Important information, dates, and school updates.
What's the scoop at the Luce?
Hello Luce Families,
I hope you had a great long weekend. As you may be aware, Canton Public Schools is focused on creating a Culture of Excellence, Equity, Inspiration, and Joy. At the Luce, we celebrated excellence in reading. Please see the pictures below that highlight some of our fantastic readers at work.
Please see the important information relevant for this week below.
Positivi-TEE Day at the Luce (This Thursday)
This Thursday, we will celebrate everything positive at the Luce by wearing a T-shirt with a positive message on it. Students can wear a T-shirt with either a happy color of their choice or a T-shirt with a positive note.
ABA Position Available
We are looking to fill one Applied Behavior Assistant (ABA) position at our school. It is a district position, and it is full-time. If you know of anyone interested, please have them email me directly and lamoury@cantonma.org.
Please see the ABA School Spring number below.
3694099Elementary ABA Tutor (4)Canton Public School
CAPT Meeting, Tuesday @7
The next CAPT meeting will be on Tuesday, October 12 @7. You can join in person at the Luce Library or virtually. We can't move forward until we vote on the budget and elect our new Vice President. We need at least 15 paid members for the vote.
We welcome all members and want as many voices as possible in planning the events of the year. This is a year of rebuilding, and we are looking for some fresh ideas!
World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who has participated in this fundraiser. Each bar is $1, and there are 60 bars in a box.
**Although the bars are all peanut-free, several of them do contain other types of nuts. The Almond, Milk Chocolate, Crisp, and Dark Chocolate contain almonds and may contain other tree nuts. The Candy Bars are processed in a facility that also processes tree nuts and wheat.
The Wafer and Caramel Bars do not contain almonds or tree nuts.
Please read this link for a complete list of the ingredients. World's Finest Chocolate | Fundraising (worldsfinestchocolate.com). The ingredients can also be found on the back of the box.
Just a reminder, if you have ordered more than one box for a child, you can pick up the boxes on Tuesdays for October. The times are 3:15-3:45 or 6:15 to 6:45. If you need to arrange other times, please send an email to lucecapt@gmail.com
World's Finest Chocolate Online Form
Whar's Coming Up at the Luce...
10/9 & 16 CAPT Family Photo Day Pequitside Farm 9-3 pm
10/11 Columbus Day (No School)
10/12 Luce CAPT Meeting at 7 pm
10/13 & 10/14 Canton Fire Department (CFD) Fire Truck at the Luce for Gr. K and 1
10/14 Positivi-TEE Day (More to come in next week's Smore)
10/18 STEAM Week in CPS
10/19 Tuesday Tea Foci: MCAS & STAR Data 5-6 pm
10/29 Favorite Book Character Day
Let's go, Crew!
Yeshi Lamour
Proud Principal
In This Smore We Are Celebrating Reading at the Luce!
Thinking While Reading: Independent Reading in Ms. Sweeney's Classroom
Reader's Debating About Their Reading, Recording Their Reading, and Enjoying Reading In Ms. Wade's Class.
Setting Reading Goals with Partners & Tracking Reading Stamina using Multiple Tools in Ms. Woodland's Class.
Partner Reading in Ms. Olsen's Class
Bring The JOY!!!
LUCE MUSICAL INFORMATION
This year, Luce's Fourth and Fifth-Grade play will be We Are Monsters. We are so excited to get to work on this funny ensemble show with the students!
While we are still working out some of the details, we wanted to share a tentative schedule for interested students:
Auditions: Tuesday, October 12 from 5 pm - 7 pm OR Thursday, October 14 from 5 pm - 7 pm at Luce (students only need to come to one night)
Rehearsals: Thursdays and Fridays, October 20 - January 21 at Luce (evenings, exact times TBD)
Tech week: Monday, January 24 - Thursday, January 27 at Canton High School (evenings, exact times TBD)
Performances: Friday, January 28 and Saturday, January 29 at 7 pm at Canton High School (call time for students will be earlier)
To sign up for an audition, please fill out this form—no need to prepare anything. Just come ready to sing and act and have some fun! All students who audition will be cast in the show.
We are seeking parent volunteers to help with our show! We are seeking help with costumes, set design, program, cast party, auditions, and tech week. Volunteers will need to have a CORI on file.
Please get in touch with Ms. Khwaja (khwajaa@cantonma.org) with any questions.
Canton Stock is on November 6th
Musiccounts! presents Cantonstock on November 6th. If you would like to sponsor a student for a T-shirt, all orders should be submitted online by October 12th. Here is some more information:
Cantonstock is the annual music extravaganza that showcases hundreds of student musicians representing all performing ensembles in the Canton schools, and is the primary fundraiser for MusicCounts, the volunteer, non-profit group dedicated to supporting all music programs in all the Canton Public Schools!
This year, Cantonstock will be located outdoors at the Canton High School so you can enjoy student performances live in-person. The mission is to raise funds for music programming for all students!
Visit our website at: www.MusicCountsinCanton.org
Meet The New Crew Members
Welcome Jessica LaCava!
Welcome Julie Matheny!
Welcome Mackenzie
“Mackenzie recently graduated from Bridgewater State University this past spring with her degree in Early Childhood Education. She is excited to be working as an educational assistant in kindergarten this school year and constantly learning new things. I’m her free time she likes to spend time with friends and family. Her favorite thing about school is to watch her students grow and learn.
UPDATES!!!
Nurse Bonner's Updates
Achoo! Sniffle, sniffle. We are approaching flu season. Here are some ways to stay healthy as we come into fall and winter seasons. Also below are vaccination clinics offered in town.
Coronavirus District Updates
Health Services Family Message September 10th (Testing Information)
Luce CAPT Update
Friendship Directory
The Friendship Directory was sent out Thursday night! Please only use this for Luce School purposes - playdates, birthday parties, etc. Do not share this document with anyone outside of the Luce Community. If there are any changes, please send them to Diana Son at dianamson@gmail.com
Membership Raffle!
We have some exciting news! We have added a new raffle prize for anyone who joins CAPT by October 15. In addition to announcing the Principal Morning Message (date TBD), a craft kit, or an item of Spirit Wear, we can offer a ride to school in a Canton Fire Truck!!
Family Photo Day with Cynthia Rosina
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for Family Photo Day taking place on the 9th and 16th. We still have 5 spots available for this Saturday! The photos will be ready in time for holiday cards! Please make sure you pay in advance to reserve your spot.
luce family photo day 2021.pdf
5th Grade Circus is Back!
5th Grade Families, please save the evening of Friday, November 5th for the Circus. More details will be coming next week, but we are having the circus this year.
Luce School Council Dates and Foci
Did you miss last week's Smore?.. Look here for a recap
Consent Forms
We strongly urge families to sign the consent forms as soon as possible. Working together, we can make a substantial impact on the health of our whole community.
To participate in the program, BOTH of these forms must be signed on behalf of your student.
Testing options form HERE
Dean S. Luce Elementary School
Email: lamoury@cantonma.org
Website: https://www.cantonma.org/luce/index
Location: 45 Independence Street, Canton, MA, USA
Phone: 1(781)821-5075
Twitter: @LuceSchool