Lewisville Times
January 2020
Principal's Message
Dear Cool Cat Family-
Welcome back! I hope each of you had a wonderful and enjoyable holiday season. January marks the beginning of a new year. It also marks a new beginning for our school in terms of opportunities. This is the perfect time to reflect with your child on his/her responsibilities at school. Together, you can set new academic goals and devise new study habits or rituals.
Thank you for your continued support of Lewisville Elementary. As always, if you have any comments, questions or concerns please feel free to contact the school.
Angie Choplin
Principal
What's on the schedule?
1/6: Welcome Back from Holiday Break!
1/13-1/20: Reading and Math EOQs
1/20: NO SCHOOL.1/23: NO SCHOOL.
1/24: NO SCHOOL.
1/27-1/31: Parent/Teacher Conference Window
Tanya Boyles, Teacher of the Year!!!
We also want to congratulate our other outstanding nominees for Teacher of the Year!
Holly Palmer
Lori Norman
Leslie Miller
Tanya Bear
Jill Huppert
Kayla Isbell
Amy Swift
Karen Truell, Classified Employee of the Year!!!
Congratulations to our other amazing nominees for Classified Employee of the year!
Hannah Bartlett
Joanna Humphrey
Congratulations to our Science Fair Winners!
Grades K-2
1st Place-Sadie Matthews
2nd Place-Jim McCracken
3rd Place-Trem Hardy
Grades 3-5
1st Place-Alison Pierce
2nd Place-Sam Maxwell
3rd Place-Eva Foster
Congratulations to our school Spelling Bee winner Matthew Tobias! The winning word was "sanitize."
Classroom Representatives:
Levi Bowser
Autumn Linville
Gavin Cobb
Jaxon Parks
John Lee Norman
Jhayda Brock
Cameron Todd
Rowan Baker
Emily McDonald
Gabe Austin
Kayla Allen
Natalie Austin
***TIME & DATE CHANGE!!!*** Kindergarten Registration will be held FEBRUARY 20th from 10am to 6:30pm at Lewisville. Please call the school at 336-703-4224 for more information.
New Year's Resolutions...
Arrival and Dismissal
As we begin a new year here at Lewisville, please make an effort to observe our arrival and dismissal rules at school. Students will be counted tardy if they are not in their classrooms by 7:55. There is typically traffic in the car rider line, especially on days with inclement weather, so please plan to arrive early so students can start their day on time. Happy New Year!
Illness Reminders
With our new year, we hope that germs will stay away, but unfortunately, colds and viruses seem to peak during this time of the year. Please remember to follow our illness policy:
Do not return children to school until:
- They have been fever free (100.4 or less) for at least 24 hours.
- They have not vomited for at least 24 hours.
Student Birthday Celebration
To promote healthy lifestyles, equity among our student body and prevent the loss of instructional time we will set aside one day per month to celebrate the student/staff birthdays for that month. This special event will be called the “Cool Cat Birthday Bash”. Along with the PTA, the school will provide a birthday treat to all students and staff to celebrate their special day. Parents and guardians will be prohibited from bringing special treats for the entire class to school to celebrate students' birthdays or from bringing surprise parties for students/teachers.This includes both the cafeteria and the classroom.
Birthday & Party Invitation Reminder
Party invitations should not be sent to school for distribution unless the ENTIRE class is being invited to the party. There are no exceptions to this policy. Please do not place your child’s teacher in an awkward situation by asking them to pass them out for you.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Please also keep in mind that teachers are not able to have unscheduled conferences during lunch or during their instructional time (this takes away from both your child and all other students).
We truly appreciate your help in this matter and all of our teachers look forward to their conferences with you!
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
We are excited to share that we are continuing our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Support) program this year. Positive Behavior Interventions and Support is a process for creating school environments that are more predictable and effective for achieving academic and social goals. As part of our PBIS plan, we will continue our arrival and dismissal procedures.
Arrival
ALL students will enter through the main entrance of our school.
* One green cool cat key ring will be given to each family. It will be used for parental identification from 7:40-7:55 am only. When walking children to their classrooms or any other area of the building parents should be prepared to present the pass if requested by a school employee. Parents must sign in at the office if they do not have their pass.
* All visitors must sign in at the office when arriving after 7:55am.
* Students are considered tardy if they are not in their classroom by 7:55 am. Any student that is tardy must be signed in by his/her parents.
Dismissal
* Bus dismissal procedures have not changed.
* Car riders and “WALKERS” are separated for afternoon pick-ups. A walker is considered a student whose parent(s) park his/her car and walks to the building to pick up his/her child.
*Car riders will be dismissed from the gymnasium. Parents will continue to follow car line procedures. Name tags should be placed on the rear view mirror for student identification. Students will be called by a teacher on the walkie-talkie. Parents should remain in their cars at all times.
* Walkers will be dismissed from the back of the auditorium. Parents will walk to the outside entrance of the auditorium and will request the staff member in charge to dismiss their child.
* It is imperative that parents notify their child’s homeroom teacher which mode of transportation their child will be using at dismissal. Please note: if your child is typically a car rider written notice will be required for a move to the walker dismissal area. This also applies to changes in bus transportation (changes may not be made by phone or email). This allows us to know where all children are located at all times. This is for the safety of our children.
We are requesting that parents please refrain from picking their children up from school for appointments between 2:00-2:25pm, as this is too close to our dismissal time. It can create confusion in our dismissal procedure. If your child has an appointment please pick them up prior to 2:00 pm. Thank you for your assistance in this safety procedure.
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out with the December Holiday Workshop and to all who contributed items and volunteered for the Teacher Luncheon! We truly appreciated it...what a treat!
Please remember to refrain from cell phone use while in the car rider line (both morning and afternoon!) Thank you for helping to keep our kids safe!
Lewisville Elementary
Email: abchoplin@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Domain/4597
Location: 150 Lucy Lane, Lewisville, NC, USA
Phone: (336)703-4224
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LESPTA/
Twitter: @lescoolcats