LES August Newsletter
Positive Attitudes Will Succeed!
Welcome Back!
New Math Series
LES has adopted a new math series called Envision which reflects the Indiana Math standards and prepares students for state testing and later graduation require- ments. The types of problems and vocabulary are different than what your child may be used to seeing. Your child's classroom teachers sent home information on Bounce which is an app that you can download then use to scan your child's homework pages. Once you scan the page, a video will load explaining the problems and how to work them. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pearson-bouncepages/id659370955?mt=8
Staff Changes
We have some staff changes this year - Mrs. Toy and Mrs. Bateman have moved to Fourth Grade, and Mrs. Amber Smith is our Title I Teacher. We also have some new faces in our building. Please welcome Mrs. Pendley and Mrs. Arvin to our LES family as Instructional Assistants. They will be working with small groups and assisting teachers in the classrooms.
Car Riders
I appreciate your help with arrival and dismissal. Our goal is to get everyone through the line as quickly and as safely as possible. There are a couple things you can do to help.
-If you will be getting out of your car to drop off or pick up your student, please pull past the poles and walk down the sidewalk. This way traffic can still move through the car line.
-Please encourage your child to practice buckling up on their own.
-Please also have your child get in next to the curb so they don't get hit as cars pull past.
-When the weather is bad, please continue to pull forward to allow a line of cars to be loaded. Teachers will walk students out with umbrellas when it is raining, or call a group to be loaded when the wind chill is too cold this winter to stand outside.
Accelerated Reader (AR) Rewards
Practice makes perfect! One of the best predictors of academic success is the amount of time a child spends reading. In order to improve reading skills, students need to practice their reading at least 15 minutes each day. To encourage our students to read, we have an Accelerated Reading (AR) Challenge. Books that students check out from the public library, read at school, or have at home are likely to have an AR test your child can take at school. Students can earn rewards for reaching different point levels.
10 points “Book Worm”
20 points Homework Pass
30 points Extra Recess
40 points Frozen Treat
50 points "Paws"itively Awesome Reader wristband
65 points Book
80 points Pizza Party
100 points Pie in the Principal’s Face
125 points Dairy Master Lunch
150 points Amazing Reader T-Shirt
175 points 1 Day Pool Pass
200 points Lunch at Lake View
We also have a schoolwide goal. If our students combine for 9,000 points, each student will get one throw at Mrs. Chezem in a dunk tank at the end of the year!
Pay Day!
1. Grade Point Average (11 point scale) G.P.A. X $4
For example….
All A’s = $44......All B’s = $32.....All C’s = $20.....All D’s = $8
2. Honor Roll
* High Honor (All A’s - $10)
* Honor Roll (All A’s and B’s) = $6
3. Grade Improvement (2nd and 3rd nine weeks)
* One letter grade improves and none fall - $4
* Two letter grades improve and none fall - $6
* Three letter grades improve and none fall - $8
4. Missed assignments
*Zero missed assignments $20
*1-2 missed assignments $10
5. Behavior/Responsibility - $15
*No parent contact for misbehavior
6. Perfect Attendance - $5
7. Zero Tardies to Class - $10
Students will be able to spend their money on the following activities:
$90 Jumpin Jax
$80 Organized Sports
$75 Science Experiments
$75 Arts & Crafts
$65 Minute to Win It Games
$55 iPads
$45 Movie with Popcorn
$35 Building Blocks
$25 Board Games
Free Study Hall
Upcoming Dates to Remember
August 26 - 3 week progress report
September 5 - Labor Day No School
September 13 - School Pictures
September 15 - Midterms sent home
Loogootee Elementary
Email: dchezem@loogootee.k12.in.us
Website: loogootee.k12.inus
Location: 101 Costello Drive, Loogootee, IN, United States
Phone: 812-295-2833
Facebook: facebook.com/loogootee.k12.in.us
Twitter: @LoogooteeES