LAKEWOOD LINKS NOV.2014
(ALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON
WEBSITE AND ENEWS)
Notes from the principal:
Reminder about birthday
celebrations and lunches:
Please remember if you are bringing a treat
to celebrate your child’s birthday do so
during the last 5-10 minutes of school. Also,
please limit bringing lunch to your child to
Tues. through Thurs. (unless it is for a
birthday) and only bring food for your child.
Do not drop your child’s lunch at the office
as this disrupts classroom instruction time
for your child’s class if they are called to
grab their lunch. Thank you for your
cooperation with these matters.
Room Reps please work with grade team
leaders to discuss the process or list of
snacks to choose from in order to deliver
nutritional snacks to the classrooms. Each
grade level should have a process or a list.
SAFETY and SECURITY for all
students:
In order to have a safe and secure
environment, students may be dropped off
at the appropriate spots (depending on
grade) by or before 7:55 a.m.
NOT RAINING SPOTS:
K-Auditorium
1st- Gym
2nd -5th – Blacktop (with their teacher)
RAINY DAY SPOTS:
K, 3rd and 4th – Auditorium
1st – Gym
2nd and 5th – Cafeteria
After 7:55 a.m. all students must come
through the front entrance rather than
dropping off elsewhere. This procedure is to
maintain the upmost safety for all children.
Parents, after dropping off at 7:55 a.m.
please exit the building so that class and
announcements can begin on time.
After school, pick up students under the
trees in front or in the back at the picnic
tables only. Please do NOT come into the
building to pick up your child. This will
allow for instruction to keep going until the
end of the day and allow staff to prepare for
dismissal.
BATHROOMS:
Again for safety, we have received
permission to have extra pass keys for both
sets of portable buildings. Access to
portables on the west side of the building is
through the door by the cafeteria in order for
staff to have a visual of students at all times.
We are locking the 2nd grade mod for safety
reasons and they will utilize their own
bathrooms.
3rd grade has access to bathrooms in their
mod and have additional pass key for main
building bathroom.
1st grade mod is locked and they will use the
bathroom inside the mod.
The main building is locked throughout the
day except for Kinder P.E. only where the
back door is unlocked for bathroom access.
PARKING LOT:
Please do not walk in the front parking lot
with your children before school or
immediately following school. Use the
sidewalks to get to appropriate areas.
FOL News:
FOL Dallas Mavericks Lakewood Night
Come out and cheer your Dallas Mavericks
to victory with your Lakewood friends and
raise money for your school. These sporting
events have raised thousands of dollars for
our school this year by simply enjoying a
game night out with your Lakewood friends.
The Dallas Mavericks and FOL will once
again host Lakewood Elementary Night on
Saturday Nov. 15th at 7:30 pm. Come out
and watch the Mavs take on the
Timberwolves. ALL SEATS ARE TOGETHER
AND LOWER LEVEL and have great views of
the court. These tickets are great value at
a low $40 price. That is a great deal! Don't
wait, get your tickets today and help support
your school!
Get them online
here: http://lakewoodmavericks.eventzilla.n
et/
NOV. 11TH Dallas Reads for 10-15 minutes
in the morning. This is District initiative.
Notes from Counselor:
The theme for guidance in October is
anti-bullying. I will visit each grade for
guidance and we will discuss what bullying
is and isn’t and what to do if you have a
bully problem. We will also have a Rachel’s
Challenge assembly for our upper grades on
November 13th. Rachel’s Challenge is a
nationally recognized anti-bullying program
which visited our school two years ago and
we have invited back.
Rachel’s Challenge Parent
Community Meeting for Anti-Bullying
Month! Mark your calendars now for
November 13th – 7:00p.m.
While her life was tragically cut short during
the Columbine High School shooting on
April 20, 1999, Rachel Joy Scott’s shining
example of kindness and compassion was
not defeated that day. Come hear the
inspiring true story of one girl’s dream being
fulfilled over a decade after her death. The
presentation is a powerful reminder of the
little things we can do every day to make our
world a better place.
Recommended Audience: 7th Grade
and Up
Notes from Nurse Bull and
Coach Coleman:
What is CATCH?
CATCH (Coordinated Approach To Child
Health) is a TEA approved Coordinated
School Health Program designed to promote
physical activity, healthy food choices, and
prevent tobacco use in elementary school
aged children. By teaching children that
eating healthy and being physically active
every day can be FUN, the CATCH Program
has proved that establishing healthy habits
in childhood can promote behavior change
that carry into adulthood. CATCH is a
resource or tool that builds an alliance of
parents, teachers, child nutrition personnel,
school staff, and community partners to
teach children and their families how to be
healthy for a lifetime. The four CATCH
components - Go For Health Classroom
Curriculum, CATCH Physical Education, Eat
Smart School Nutrition Guide, and family
Home Team activities - reinforce positive
healthy behaviors throughout a child's day
and make it clear that good health and
learning go hand in hand.
THEME THIS 6 WEEKS IS “TRY IT
TUESDAYS”
The third six-weeks the character
pillar is Responsibility. Each week we
10/20-24 – Try a new vegetable
will discuss a related word.
Responsibility – Nov. 10-14
Example – Nov. 17-21
Goal Setting – Dec.1–5
Accountable – Dec. 8-12
Perseverance – Dec. 15-19
Winter Break – Dec. 22–Jan.5
Self-Control – Jan. 6-9
10/27-31 – Try and sit by a new friend
Super Stallions for 2nd Six-weeks will be
recognized on November 6th. Super Stallions
is a student awards program that recognizes
students for achievement and improvement
each six-week period in academic work,
behavior or character-building. Super
Stallions are selected by their teachers each
six weeks period. This is not simply an
academic honor roll; it is an important way
to celebrate all-around student performance
at Lakewood. Congratulations!
11/3-7 – Try a family game night
REMINDERS:
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