LaCoste Families,

Friday, January 27 2023 is a student and staff holiday. Enjoy the 3 day weekend with your students! Students who have earned perfect attendance for the first semester, leaders of the week, leaders of the month, and readers of the week were able to parade in our first annual Synergy Parade. Students and staff cheered them on and recognized them for their accomplishments! They were led by our MVHS drumline. Our students and staff enjoyed hearing the drumline through our halls and were very excited to see them! We appreciate the High School’s partnership with us in celebrating our students.

As we welcome new students to our campus our pick up and drop off lines have increased to 75 more vehicles. We are all doing our very best to ensure your child gets dropped and picked up safely. Once again thank you for your patience.

If your child is missing a coat or a jacket please reach out to your child’s teacher. We have many articles of clothes that have not been claimed.

I completed lessons on Growth Mindset this week and will start lessons on accepting others and diversity.

PK - The focus will be on our different feelings. Students will be introduced to “The Little Spot of Feelings” character and book. We will act out our feelings and listen to a song about our feelings too.

K - I will read the book “It’s Okay To Be Different,” and students will create different faces using several options. We will name our character and welcome the character to our class. Great practice for accepting new students and communication skills!

1st Grade - I will read the book “The Same Heart.” We will discuss how we are different on the outside, but on the inside we all have the same feelings and emotions. Our words and actions are important to not only how we feel, but how we impact others too. Students will draw a self portrait of just their head and we will use them to create a grade level picture!

2nd Grade - I will read “You Are Enough.” Students will then complete a paper with unique items by learning from their classmates who may have experienced each item. (Ex: Writes with left hand, lived in another state)

3rd Grade - Discussion will be held how we are like a puzzle with different pieces that make us unique. Students will complete their own puzzle pieces and share out if time permits to allow students to learn from each other.

4th Grade - I will show the trailer for “Wonder,” which will introduce the picture book “We Are All Wonders.” After a discussion students will work as a team to create a poster for the class.

5th Grade - Students will learn about diversity, acceptance and tolerance through a Jeopardy Game.

February is a month that focuses a lot on kindness and we would like to encourage kind acts! Students will receive a Kindness Challenge and have the entire month to complete this. Parents, please talk to your child and help your child to spread kindness to others through the different tasks within the challenge. Please only sign the paper after your child has met the goal and use it as an opportunity to have great conversations about what each completed task looked like!

We have numerous days available for Watch DOGS to come this month and every month following! Come be a part of our Dads Of Great Students and make a positive impact on not only your own child, but all our students! Contact Mrs. Rakowitz at cara.rakowitz@mvisd.org to learn how!

Click HERE to see this week's leaders!

Students cannot only be caught being a leader at school by staff, but also at home by you! If you see your child exhibiting any of the habits on their own without prompting, fill out this form! Examples: Habit 3: Put First Things First - Your child went to a quiet area in your home and began doing their homework without being told. Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood - Your child listened to their sibling’s point of view during an argument, understood why their sibling was upset, and did not push their own opinion of what happened or interrupt.

Students that are caught being a leader will have their name announced on the morning announcements and will be able to choose a charm for their Leader In Me Chain. Students proudly wear their chains to our Campus Awards.

CLICK HERE to tell us about how you caught your leader using their habits at home!

I had a meeting on Monday January 23rd with the "Kids Heart Challenge" Representative. We will start this very important program on Monday February 6th and the last day will be on Friday March 10th. I will communicate more information each week. This program will allow you the opportunity to learn with you child and or children about hands only CPR, Finn's Journey and more about the Kids Heart Challenge. There will be a website where you can register, learn and donate and this website can be shared with your Family and Friends. Any child who raises $100 will get to slime Coach Camacho on the last day. The PE Department thanks you in advance for all your support and help during the Kids Heart Challenge! It is a Team Effort and we look forward to what we all will learn during the Kids Heart Challenge!