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In This Week's LCES NYC:
What's Happening at LCES?!
- Photos of the Week
- Important Dates
- Harvest Lunch
- The Book Fair is Coming!
- Fun Fit Friday is Back!
- Winter Warm Tree
- Employee Award Nominations
- November Is....
- Free Stem Enrichment Club
- Federal Impact Aid Survey Form
Photos of the Week 📸
Important Dates
Wednesday, November 27 to Friday, November 29, schools and offices will be closed. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Classes will resume on Monday, December 2. Learn more about the first Thanksgiving.
Desde miércoles 27 de Noviembre hasta viernes 29 de noviembre, las escuelas y oficinas estarán cerradas. ¡Que tengan un feliz y seguro Día de Acción de Gracias! Las clases se reanudarán el lunes 2 de Diciembre. Obtenga más información sobre el primer Día de Acción de Gracias.
Harvest Lunch (Thanksgiving Lunch)
The Lees Corner Elementary School Harvest Lunch is happening on Thursday, November 21st, during your student's regular lunch time. If you plan to attend lunch with your child that day you will need to bring exact cash/change or a check written out to Lees Corner ES Cafetera for the exact amount. The adult lunch costs $4.75 and the student lunch costs $3.25.
The Fall Book Fair is Here!
Mark your calendars! The Fall Book Fair is here! Thank you PTA for sponsoring this event!
We NEED volunteers to help make this event a success! Please sign up HERE
Student Purchases (during the school day): Nov. 15, Nov. 18-22
Family Night: Nov. 19th, 4:30-6:00 pm
You can also sign up for “eWallet” here. It is an easy way for students to shop without worrying about carrying cash!
You can shop online from Nov. 13 - Nov. 22: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/leescornerelementaryschool
Please see the attached flyer for details.
Questions? Please email Leslie Dunbar, LCES librarian: [email protected]
Fun Fit Friday is Back!
We are excited to invite you and your child(ren) to our walking program, Fun Fit Fridays (or F3). Students in all grade levels, K-6, are welcome to participate, as well as parents and teachers!
Students, parents, and teachers are encouraged to meet on the Lees Corner blacktop to walk around the building/path-on Friday mornings from 8:00-8:25 AM, followed by a cool down activity from 8:25-8:35 beginning on Friday, December 6 and running through Friday, February 28. If a student is not running/walking in the program, he or she should not arrive at school earlier than 8:35 AM.
Fun Fit Fridays is a token reward program. Each student-participant is issued a walking card to keep track of his or her laps and total miles over the course of the year. Students walk as many laps as possible in the 25-minute time period every Friday morning. An adult will mark the student’s cards at two locations as they walk their laps around the school. Each completed running card totals 30 marks, or 5 miles. Students receive a toe token upon completion of 5 miles. After 25, 50, 75, and 100 miles, students receive a number token representing the miles completed.
This is an excellent opportunity for your children to meet new friends, enjoy the benefits of running/walking, and develop an appreciation for fitness. We hope this program builds self-confidence and improves fitness levels among our students and within the community. In order to make this program a success, we need parent volunteers. Please stay tuned for more information. Everyone is welcome to join us!
If your child will participate in F3, please fill out this form and return it to your child's teacher by Tuesday, December 2.
Winter Warm Tree
Looking for a way to celebrate World Kindness Week? Help our community stay warm this winter! SCA will be collecting new or gently used winter wear (coats, hats, gloves, scarves) between November 13th-December 6th. Please drop off your donations at our warm tree located in the main hallway near the library overlook.
Employee Award Nominations
Nominations are now open for the FCPS Outstanding Employee Awards!
The deadline to submit a nomination is TODAY
Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Employee Awards! To submit a nomination for Lees Corner Elementary Outstanding Employee in one of the categories below, please complete the nomination through this Google form link: Lees Corner Elementary Outstanding Employee Award Nominations Form You may nominate one employee at our school or multiple employees (one individual may only nominate one employee per category).
All that is required for a preliminary nomination is a paragraph or two about how this employee demonstrates exceptional work in one or more of the criteria for that award category. The google form link has more information regarding the criteria for each of these awards. The eligibility requirements are below.
Outstanding Teacher
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding New Teacher
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a teacher (in any school/school district); librarians are included in this category
Outstanding Principal
Eligibility: Has at least three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding New Principal
Eligibility: Has up to three years of experience as a building principal (in any school/school district)
Outstanding Leader
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in their current position as a Schedule-C or School-Based Administrator scale employee (that is not the building principal) at their current location
Common positions in this category: Assistant and Associate Principals, Director of Student Activities, Director of Student Services
Outstanding Professional Employee
Eligibility: At least one year experience in current position as a Schedule-B employee or other non-instructional employee in a school that supports school leadership at their current location.
Common positions in this category: School-Based Technology Specialist, Technology Support Specialist, Assessment Coach, Career Center Specialist, Instructional Coach, After-School Specialist, MTSS Coordinator, Psychologist, Social Worker, School Counselor, Safety and Security Specialist, Resource Teachers that serve in an administrative role in a school, Special Education Department Chairs that teach less than 50% of their time, Reading Specialists that do not have a regular course load/do not give grades
Outstanding Operational Employee
Eligibility: At least one year of experience in current position as Schedule-A or Classroom Instructional Support Scale employee at their current location
Common positions in this category: Administrative and Office Staff, Safety and Security Assistant, Custodial Staff, Food Service Staff, IA, PHA, PHTA, All Parent Liaisons
The deadline to submit a nomination is Nov. 15th, 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Estrada at [email protected].
November is....
Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native Americans. It is also a time to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges they have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.
Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS.
El Mes de la Herencia Nativa Americana es un momento para celebrar las ricas y diversas culturas, tradiciones e historias y para reconocer las importantes contribuciones de los Nativos Americanos. También es un momento para aumentar la conciencia general sobre los desafíos únicos que han enfrentado tanto históricamente como en el presente, y las formas en que los ciudadanos tribales han trabajado para conquistar estos desafíos.
Aprenda más sobre los meses de herencia, las celebraciones y las tradiciones que se celebran en FCPS.
This month reminds us that families are children's first and most important teachers, advocates, and nurturers. Strong family support is vital to student well-being and success.
FCPS has many resources designed to increase engagement and partnerships with families while fostering academic success and social-emotional growth.
Additionally, every school has a family liaison who will welcome and orient families, and help them understand the school's culture, policies, procedures, and practices. They can help connect families to resources in the community. Family liaisons might also assist a family in transitioning to a new school and encourage family-school partnerships to help ensure their student's success and healthy development.
If you have questions or would like more information, ask your school office to connect you with your family liaison or visit FCPS’ website for a list of region representatives.
Durante este mes recordamos que las familias son los primeros y más importantes maestros, defensores y cuidadores de los niños. El apoyo fuerte de la familia es vital para el bienestar y éxito del estudiante.
FCPS tiene muchos recursos diseñados para aumentar la participación y las asociaciones con las familias mientras se fomenta el éxito académico y el crecimiento socio-emocional.
Además, cada escuela tiene un enlace familiar que dará la bienvenida y orientará a las familias, y les ayudará a entender la cultura, las políticas, los procedimientos y las prácticas de la escuela. Pueden ayudar a poner en contacto a las familias con los recursos de la comunidad. Los enlaces familiares también pueden ayudar a las familias en la transición a una nueva escuela y fomentar la colaboración entre la familia y la escuela para garantizar el éxito y el desarrollo saludable de los estudiantes.Si tiene preguntas o desea más información, pida a la oficina de su escuela que lo ponga en contacto con su enlace familiar o visite el sitio web de FCPS para obtener una lista de los representantes de la región.
Free Stem Enrichment Club!
NOTICE: This program will now start on Tuesday, November 19th to allow time for more enrollment.
FEDERAL IMPACT AID SURVEYS
If you did not complete the Impact Aid form online, a form was sent home on Wednesday.
Please complete that form and return it to school right away.
We need 100% participation and appreciate your help to make that happen.
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