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From the Chief School Administrator
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration is OPEN!
As we enter into the second half of this school year, it is time for us to plan for 2014- 2015. At the top of our list is preparing for the Classes of 2027 and 2028. Registration for the District’s full-day pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten programs will take place starting on March 3. Prekindergarten children of Lower Alloways Creek residents may register if they turn four (4) years old on or before October 1, 2014. Kindergarten children of Lower Alloways Creek residents may register if they turn five (5) years old on or before October 1, 2014.
Our pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs are developmentally appropriate, providing for all areas of a child’s development: physical, emotional, social, and cognitive. A variety of individual, small group, and large group activities are incorporated into the daily schedule. In addition to an academic teacher in the room, we will also be having a reading and math specialist in the room to enhance academic instruction. Instruction is differentiated to meet the individual needs of each student. The classroom environment provides opportunity for children to learn through active exploration. We recognize that play is an important avenue for learning.
Parents that are interested in registering their children for for the 2014-2015 school year need to contact the main office at 856.935.2707 or emailing office@lacschool.org. All forms will be available on our district website, www.lacschool.org, by clicking on the prekindergarten or kindergarten registration link. Paper copies will also be available at school beginning March 3, 2014.
Read-Across-America week comes to LAC
There's only one week that will get teachers, principals, school employees—even elected officials—to dye their hair blue, cook up a breakfast of green eggs and ham, or be duct-taped to a wall if it boosts their students' enthusiasm to read. Every year, an estimated 45 million readers join the National Education Association (NEA) to celebrate its annual Read Across America Day.
"Our members come up with some Seuss-tastic ideas to motivate schoolchildren to read, but funding isn't always available, especially with tightening school budgets," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "We want everyone to be in the company of a good book, and thanks to our partnership, more readers—young and old—will continue to make Read Across America Day the nation's largest reading celebration."
Originally created as a one-day event to celebrate the joy of reading, Read Across America, now in its 17th year and sponsored by NEA and Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., has grown into a nationwide initiative that promotes reading every day.
R-A-A week at LAC events are:
Monday, 2/24 - The Grinch’s Wear Green From Head to Toe Day!
Tuesday, 2/25 - Read a T-Shirt Day- Wear a T-Shirt with a Message!
Wednesday, 2/26 - Wacky Wednesday- Mismatched & In-Side Out Day!
Thursday, 2/27 - Fox in Socks CRAZY SOCK DAY- wear your CRAZIEST SOCKS!
Friday, 2/28 - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish- Wear Red, White, and Blue Day!
Google Glass?! At LAC?!? Yep.
LAC School was selected for the "Glass Explorer" program, and we will be piloting them in school for the rest of the year! Keep an eye on our FaceBook and Twitter pages to see how we are using them!
Below is a grea article from CNN on how Google Glass is being used in other classrooms:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/living/google-glass-in-schools/
Breakfast available to all LAC students starting March 3
From March 3, 2014 until May 30, 2014, LAC will pilot a School Breakfast Program available to the entire school so that all students have access to a nutritious breakfast every school day.
Unfortunately, many children come to school without eating a nutritious breakfast every morning. This is particularly prevalent in teenagers and includes children from all economic situations. Regardless of background, it’s imperative children’s nutritional needs be satisfied.
Eating breakfast at school supports health and learning for all children. Studies conclude that students who eat school breakfast increase their math and reading scores as well as improve their speed and memory in cognitive tests. In addition, children who have satisfied their nutritional needs are better behaved at school, have longer attention spans and are more interested in the educational program.
LAC plans to launch a Breakfast Program trial run starting Monday, March 3, 2014 and continue through Friday, May 30, 2014. The program will be available to all students between 7:55 AM - 8:15 AM in the Cafeteria. Students will have the choice of a variety of items, which may include granola bars, cereal with milk, yogurt, fresh fruit, fruit pockets (f/k/a ‘pop tarts’), Cinnamon-stuffed or fruit-stuffed rollups, and other items. Items will be priced no more than $1.25. Students eligible for the Free & Reduced Lunch Program will also be eligible for the Breakfast Program at its respective rates; free or the reduced rate of 30 cents.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact the school at admin@lacschool.org or call Mr. Eitner at 856.935.2707 x210.
Come support the LAC PTO / LAC RURITAN 1st annual Tricky Tray!
Location: LAC School Gym
Time: doors open at 5 pm, drawing starts at 7 pm
Due to State regulations, no one under the age of 18 may be present during the event.
What is a Tricky Tray? A Tricky Tray, (Chinese Auction, Penny Auction, etc) is a fund raising event where guests buy tickets, then place them in a container next to the item they would like to win. Items can be a single item or a group of items based on a theme. Once everyone has had the opportunity to place his or her tickets in the container, the drawing for the prizes begins. If your number matches the winning number drawn, you win that prize. This year’s theme is Disney!! Check out our Face Book page for a list
Purchase your tickets in advance for $8.00!! Once you arrive you will be given a packet of tickets for the drawings. OR Purchase your tickets for $10.00 at the door, the day of the event. There will be opportunities to purchase additional tickets at the event as well as an opportunity to participate in a 50/50 drawing.
Need more event information? Please contact: Diana Alexander at pankdiana@comcast.net or cell 609-420-2844, Holly Fogg @ hfogg381@gmail.com or cell 856-628-1483, or Kim Hill 935-9309, or contact us via our Face Book page.
In 5th grade...
The fifth grade has been extremely busy learning new skills, but we've had some fun along the way. We recently drew and wrote captions for comic strips to show how to deal with a dragon after reading the story, "The Paper Dragon". After our NED show assembly, we used yoyos to learn about pendulums and enjoyed our experiments using them. This week, we have been experimenting with waves in science and had a lot of fun testing sound waves with tuning forks. We were amazed at the sounds we could hear that the adults in our room could not.
There's a whole lot going on in Spanish classes at LAC.
FOLLOW OUR SPANISH CLASS ON: TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, AND PINTREST FROM THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TAB!!!
PK- 1st graders are learning the body parts, colors, shapes, numbers, days of the week, and vowels. We are dancing and singing to Spanish music. They can practice at home by going to the virtual classroom!
2nd - 3rd graders are reading Spanish books for understanding. They are using their pronunciation skills to read aloud and they will be making their own books this marking period.
4th graders are researching animals from the Hispanic Countries they researched. They will be making books for each animal.
5th -8th graders are working on puppet shows for the third marking period.
You can also hear the songs from last marking period by clicking on the TWITTER TILE on the Virtual Classroom. ¡DISFRUTEN!
The Lower Alloways Creek School District
Email: admin@lacschool.org
Website: www.lacschool.org
Location: 967 Main Street, Salem, NJ, United States
Phone: 856-935-2707
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lower-Alloways-Creek-School/358713234250855?ref=hl
Twitter: @lacschool