Cougar Chronicles
May 6, 2022
Dear LSE Family,
BOXES NEEDED!
As you may know, we have several teachers leaving LSE at the end of the year. Some are heading off to greener pastures and others just heading over to the other side of town. We are also moving several classrooms inside the building! Regardless, everyone needs boxes for packing and we would prefer not using school money to buy boxes. So, if you have any moving boxes laying around your home or work, we are accepting donations!!!
FROM THE HEALTHROOM:
Does your child have medication in the Health Room? All student medications must be picked up and signed for by a parent / guardian before 12:00pm on the last day of school. Medications need to be picked up even if the student is attending summer school.
Please call or email the health room to make accommodations. Any medication not picked up will be destroyed.
Much Love,
Mrs. Sanders, Principal
LSE Culver's Night
5:00-8:00 pm
Come out to Support the LSE PTA! A portion of all sales come back to our PTA! Come on out for some great food! Culver's on Douglas!
Library News and Summer Bag of Books Checkout
The last day for library checkouts will be May 13th, with all library books due on Monday, May 16th.
Parents, be watching for the permission slip for Summer Bag of Books Checkout! All students K-6th grade with a signed permission slip are welcome to participate in the Bag of Books checkout on May 23rd.
Transportation/Dismissal Changes
Please, Please, Please call our office by 2:30 if you are changing your child's mode of transportation for going home.
UPCOMING FUN FAMILY EVENTS
LSE has some SUPER FUN family events scheduled for this spring! The best new is.....All events are FREE! Mark your calendar and plan on joining us!
- Thursday, May 12 - MULTICULTURAL NIGHT includes dinner! Flyers were sent home this week. Please RSVP by April 28th so we know how much food to order! A flyer is attached below.
What's Happening in Music Class this Week?
Kinder: Compose and arrange a rhythmic composition using icons. Read and perform icons for high (so) and low (mi).
1st: Identify pitches so, mi, and la from the music staff
2nd: Identify the treble clef and pitches do, re, mi, so and la on the music staff
3rd: Discover/Listening W.A Mozart Theme and Variation. Review the pitches low so and low la
4th: Identify notes on the treble clef including fa and high do
6th: 5th/6th recognition songs, create a rhythmic composition
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PE THIS WEEK?
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ART THIS WEEK?
Our classes finished glazing their ceramics projects and are working on their last projects for this year.
Kindergarten - Pigeon (based on the books by Mo Willems) I can draw, paint, cut and glue. I can add text to my art.
1st grade - Non-Objective Art: I can identify and create non-objective art. I can paint inside shapes.
2nd grade - We finished our ceramic cup by having a tea party on Friday using the cups we made.
3rd grade - Landscape: I can identify the background, middleground, and foreground. I can create an original landscape.
4th grade - Poster: I can identify concepts of graphic design. I can use software to create a design that represents myself.
5th & 6th - Pop Art: I can create art in the style of Andy Warhol. I can use printmaking techniques to duplicate an image.
Follow our art program @LSE.Art on Instagram.
New start times for 2022-23 school year
Lee's Summit Elementary’s school schedule is changing next year. Starting next year, our students will start classes at 9:10 a.m. and finish school at 4:10 p.m. Please check your inbox for an email from Executive Director of Public Relations Katy Bergen explaining why a shift in our schedule is important to our priority of safely transporting district students to school. The change puts us on the same schedule as 11 other elementary schools in the district and also impacts Greenwood Elementary.
New 2022-23 start time: 9:10 a.m.
New 2022-23 end time: 4:10 p.m.
Office Hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
WE NEED YOUR HELP GETTING STUDENTS TO SCHOOL DAILY AND ON TIME!
Please work to get your children to school on time and get them to school each day! When students are late or miss school all together, they miss valuable instruction time. Students can enter the building at 8:10 each morning. They are considered tardy at 8:25. We really need your help in getting your children to school on time. This helps get their day started off in a positive way. Most of our classroms start the day with a short family meeting to discuss current events, social emotional well skills, or classroom expectations. They move right into instruction of math or reading immediately. It is imperative your children are at school on time!
WE KNOW TIMES ARE HARD FOR SOME OF OUR FAMILIES! USE OUR PANTRY!
Did you know LSE has a food pantry and clothing closet? Last year we collaborated with our district facilities department and the Summit Church to convert one of our storage rooms into this space! This fall the Summit Church built us an amazing shelving system for shoes, clothes and coats so that we could stay organized!
If you have needs for winter coats, jackets, shoes, socks, or clothing, please do not hesitate to reach out to our front office! We can schedule a time for you to come in through our gym door and help you find what you need!
We also have a food pantry for non-perishable food items. We use these items to fill our two pantries out front but also can help families that may need food!
We accept donations too! We especially need nonperishable food items, self care items such as shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, and bath soap!
Call our front office if we can be of assistance or to drop off donations! 816-986-3340.
Upcoming Events at LSE
EVERY FRIDAY IS LATE START - SCHOOL STARTS AT 9:25
- Buses run 1 hour later
- Doors open at 9:10
- Summit Rise is available for families that need it starting at 7:55
- May 9 - 5th & 6th grade to BSSE
- May 9 - Culver's Night PTA fundraiser 5-8pm
- May 10 - KDG field trip
- May 10 - PTA Meeting 5:30
- May 12 - Multicultural Night 6:00pm
- May 16 - 3rd grade field trip
- May 18 - 2nd grade field trip
- May 19 - 1st grade field trip
- May 20 - Field Day
- May 23 - LSHS robotics team presentation
- May 24 - 5th & 6th Grade Recognition 6:30pm
- May 27 - (NEW DATE) Last day of school, early release 12:55 dismissal
Nutrition Services News
TECHNOLOGY HELP LINE FOR STUDENTS NOW AVAILABLE
If you need technology assistance, 816-986-HELP (4257) is now live for students.
If a tech is not available, leave a message and someone will get back to you.
Monitoring Your Child's Technology Use and Parental Controls
LSR7 Strategic Plan
Lee's Summit Elementary
Email: tracy.sanders@lsr7.net
Website: lse.lsr7.org
Location: 110 Southeast Green Street, Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Phone: (816) 986-3340
Twitter: @LSEPrincipal