New Luce Weekly Happenings
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Week of January 6 Edition
Take a Look at the Luce
Welcome back!
Slipper Day Take 1.
Slipper Day in Ms. McCarthy's Room.
Creative Slippers in Ms. Reilly's Class.
Absentee Reminder
If your child is going to be absent or late, please call the school (781-821-5075, then dial “1” to reach the absentee mailbox) before 8:00 AM and leave a message. Also, please state their name, grade, and teacher’s name. Your child must have a note upon returning to school after an absence. School hours are 8:30 to-2:50 pm.
Thank you!
Early Release Day on January 8th (This Wednesday)
Thank you 😊
What To Do If Your Child Refuses to Go To School?
Luce Play Musical Rehearsals 1/6
There will be two rehearsals this week. Please see the January schedule (attached below) to be clear on when your child has rehearsal.
Thank you,
Principal Lamour
CAPT Monthly Meeting This Tuesday!
K Dramatic Play & Centers with Ms. Widberg.
Slipper Day Take 1.
Reading with Ms. Fish.
Tuesday Tea RSVP Today
Would you like to meet other parents, staff, and community members?
Are you free on Tuesday, January 14th, from 5-6:30 pm?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, RSVP below and join us on January 14th from 5-6:30 pm.
See you at the Tea.
2nd Grade Parent Readers.
Reading in 2nd Grade.
2nd Grade Parent Readers Take 2.
The FAST Athletics Winter After School Program is Back!
New Parent Orientation January 22
Please RSVP on the link below to let us know if you can make it.
Thank you,
Principal Lamour
Music News from Ms. Joncas.
Music News:
It has been an exciting time full of music-making at the Luce! 2020 will be filled with lots more music-making for all our students!
Winter Concert:
Our Winter Concert featuring Chorus, Band, Strings, and Mallet Madness will take place on Thursday, January 16, at 10:00 a.m. We invite families of Chorus, Band, Strings, and Mallet Madness students to join us for an exciting performance in the Luce Cafeteria! Students performing should wear “concert black and white” (black from the waist down, white from the waist up) and bring their instrument on concert day. Please feel free to email me with any questions (joncass@cantonma.org)
Curriculum Notes:
In music, students work towards four anchor standards across all grade levels:
Create - students create their musical ideas, and sometimes record their musical ideas via audio or notation
Perform - students perform a variety of music using voices and instruments
Respond - students respond to musical elements such as steady beat, dynamics (volume), tempo, and meter
Connect - students make connections between music and the world, music and their own lives, or music and other art forms
In 2020, we will continue working to build students’ skills across these four important areas of musicianship through a variety of musical activities.
Music with Ms. Joncas.
Teamwork in 4th-Grade.
The 50 States & Capitals with Ms. Stark.
Luce School Improvement Plan Updates (REPOST)
Priority 1 Updates: Achieving Academic Excellence & Equity
At the Luce Elementary School, all teachers are engaging in year-long PD aligned to the PD concentration of their choice. The PD concentrations span from math to Social-Emotional Learning. Also, 14 Luce teachers voluntarily adopted a new literacy program (Lucy Calkins Reader's & Writer's Workshop), and seven teachers have participated in a new writing program (Lucy Calkins Writer's Workshop).
At this time, we have a total of 5 teachers, who are training to be teacher leaders of their respective Collaborative Learning Groups (CLGs) for their grade teams. They have embarked on training to facilitate their peers in engaging in protocols to look at student work, or to plan for their instructional practice.
Priority 2 Updates: Transforming Teaching & Learning
One of the critical key actions for Priority 2 is staff engaging in peer observations. The goal is to deprivatize instructional practice and learn from colleagues. At this time, we have identified the desire to deprivatize practice and are planning on what that will look like as we enter the new calendar year.
I attached the SIP for your review. We will make updates towards our progress on our priorities and key actions.
Reminders From Last Week
Luce School Council Updates
Please see the schedule below.
We hope to see you at our next meeting.
Thank you,
Principal Lamour
STEAM Connection
Sara Donovan is the STEM Coordinator for Pre K-5 for Canton Public Schools. Please see the latest version of the STEAM Connection that provides updates on the latest news in STEM in Canton.
Note from Katie Doherty
Other Luce Google Worthy Events
1/7 CAPT Meeting 7-8 pm
1/8 Early Release Day (No Lunch Served)
1/14 Tuesday Tea 5-6:30 pm
1/16 Winter Music Concert 9 am Students 10 am Parents
1/20 MLK Jr. Day (No School)
1/22 New Parent Orientation 5-6 pm (in the library)
1/23 School Council Meeting 3-4:30 pm
1/29, 1/30 & 1/31 Top Secret Science (update)
1/29 Top Secret Science K-2 Evening Event 6:30-8:00 pm (At the Luce)
1/30 Top Secret Science 3-5 Evening Event 6:30-8:00 pm (At the Luce)
2/4 CAPT Meeting 7-8
2/7 Opening Night for Luce Play Madagascar Jr. 7 pm @ CHS
2/8 Madagascar Jr. 7 pm @ CHS
2/11 Tuesday Tea 5-6:30 pm