Frances Lacy Elementary School September 14, 2016
“Elevating and Accelerating Every Child”
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Principal’s Message
Student Arrival - Just a reminder that the building is not open to students until 8:00 am. Students may not arrive on campus before 7:50 am. If a student arrives at 7:50 am, they must wait outside until the 8:00 am bell to enter the building.
Dismissal in the Lobby Area - We ask that parents and other individuals, who pick up students in the afternoon, use the front entrance to enter and exit the building to pick up children. We must keep the walk way open for students to safely move to their designated areas for dismissal. Please make an effort to remain out of the walkway to assist with a safe dismissal.
Carpool Concerns - It is essential for the safety of our students, parents and staff that everyone follows our carpool processes and procedures. Please enter the carpool lane and proceed to the right, around the circle, by the entrance to the carpool loading and unloading area. When exiting the carpool lane, ALL traffic must exit to the right. Traffic backs up when parents try to exit to the left and this slows our carpool process.
DO YOU LOVE BOOKS??
Then boy, do I have a great volunteer opportunity for you! Our Lacy Leveled Book Room is undergoing a much needed revamp. (It's been 10+ years since the last one!) We have hundreds of books that are organized into sets that teachers can use in their guided reading groups. During the summer, many of our teachers came in to help build a new database for the books that are housed in this room. All of the books were removed from their old, yellowing, and frankly quite disgusting cardboard boxes, and the room was cleaned from top to bottom. The sets of books were placed in zip lock bags and stored in plastic bins with a new check out system put into place.
Unfortunately, the summer ended before our work was completed. We still have many books that need to be sorted and bagged. If you would like to spend a quiet hour or two helping to organize the books in the Leveled Book Room, please contactNancy Proctor (). The Leveled Book Roomis next door to the copy room near the office. Feel free to peek in and see how nice it looks! And please consider helping us to complete this project! Thank you!
Thank You Merry Moms!
The Kindergarten team would like to thank Jennifer Lambert, Olivia Edwards, and all the Merry Moms for volunteering their time to help with our Kindergarten staggered entry. This time can be a very stressful for teachers, children and parents, but with your help things went very smoothly. Administering the Kindergarten Initial Assessment would be impossible without your help to supervise, care for and play with the children.
At Lacy, we are fortunate to have such marvelous support from our parents and we would like to let you know that it is greatly appreciated. We hope that you will consider volunteering again next year! With Warm Regards, The K Team
Calling all Lacy Lions! Welcome Back Picnic!
Our annual Welcome Back Picnic isTHIS THURSDAY, September 15from 5:30-7:30pm! The weather forecast is beautiful, so plan to spend the evening on the Lacy field with your friends and family for a fun gathering! We will celebrate the start of the 2016-2017 school with year with an evening of food and fun for everyone. There will be Domino's pizza, Jersey Mike's subs, Fresh Local Ice Cream, and Oscar William'scotton candy, or you may bring your own picnic. We will also have Fairy Hair, the Melodymakerface painting, as well asmusic and lots of games on the playground! Bring your family and join your Lacy friends for an evening of FUN! We look forward to seeing your school spirit, so wear your favorite Lacy shirt or blue and yellow. *Parents, we are looking for a few more sets of corn hole and ladder ball - if you have any we could borrow and safely return to you afterwards, please call or text Megan Camp (919-628-7142) or Anne Wallwork (919-418-8660). See you on the 15th!!
Fall Festival 2016, FRIDAY OCTOBER 21st from 5-8 pm
This year’s Fall Festival is right around the corner!! You don’t want to miss it! Come play games, win raffle prizes, have yummy food, and enjoy indoor and outdoor activities, all on our Lacy Campus. If you know businesses that would like to help SPONSOR the event, please contact Kate Boes . Order your FALL FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS NOW using the order form included in your Wednesday Folder. These awesome T-Shirts are available for parents, children and teachers! They will also be sold at Open House and the Fall Family Picnic. There are numerous ways to help and we need YOU!! The VOLUNTEER FORM included in this week’s Wednesday Folder offers many opportunities to support Fall Festival. Please complete this form or sign up on theFall Festival Memberhub. All proceeds directly support the Lacy PTA. Help us make this event a success!! Thank you!! Fran Botzis and Elizabeth Smith, 2016 Fall Festival Chairs
Harris Teeter VIC Cards
Don’t forget to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to Lacy, if you haven’t already. You can link your VIC card by going tohttps://www.harristeeter.com/, Lacy Code: 2895 or just send your last name and phone number or 11 digit VIC card number to Alison Pollock nd we will link for you.
Radical Reading Celebration
This year’s Radical Reading Celebration will take place on Friday, September 16th at 2:00 pm in the multi-purpose room. We will recognize the winners there before dismissing for popsicles outdoors. 1st and 2nd grade students will enjoy popsicles just outside the cafeteria, and 3rd – 5th graders will enjoy popsicles on the large playground. We welcome additional volunteers to help with the popsicles. If you are interested, sign-up via MemberHub or email Bess Creech () or Julie Hampton ()
Get Those Shining Faces Camera Ready!
Individual school pictures will be taken on Thursday, September 22nd. All of our students will have their picture taken. Please turn in picture order forms to your child's teacher by Thursday, September 22nd. Cash, online payments and checks (made out to Strawbridge Studios) are accepted. If you pay with cash, please send in the exact amount because the photographers cannot make change. Please contact Sarah Dalonzo-Baker r 919-749-2107if you have any questions.
Picture Day Volunteers Needed
School Pictures Will be taken on Thursday, September 22nd, 2015 from 8:30am-1:30pm in the gym. We need volunteers to keep things running smoothly. This is fun and easy, and you can volunteer for any amount of time. If you'd like to help, please contact Sarah Dalonzo-Baker r919-749-2107.
Chess Club Starts Wednesday, September 21st: Volunteers Needed
The Lacy Chess Club will begin its regular weekly meetings Wednesday, September 21st 7:30 a.m. in the Media Center. The club provides boards and instruction for new players. We need volunteers to keep the club strong and to supportour first ever club showing at the NC K-12 Chess Championships on March 10-12th 2017 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Volunteers do NOTneed chess experience and expertise -- we'll need plenty of non-chess support. Of course, this is also a great volunteer opportunity for any aspiring chess coaches to learn the ropes in an established program.Join the Chess Club hub group or just come to the first meeting to learn more!
Box Tops for Education
Reminder: the first Box Tops Contest endsSeptember 21st! The class from each grade with the most Box Tops gets a Krispy Kreme doughnut party so don’t forget to drop off your Box Tops in the blue box in the main lobby. Keep on clipping!
It's Time for Clubs Again!
What passion would you like to share with our students? If you would like to sponsor a club at Lacy, please review the guidelines and fill out a proposal form. All the information you need is in the CLUBS hub on MemberHub! We are looking forward to partnering with parents to enrich our students' Lacy experience! Clubs we have enjoyed in the past include Dribblers, Bookworm, Chess, Drama, Jump Rope and Garden Club. Please contact Morgan Corbett with any
Lacy’s Bookworm Book Club…Enrollment Begins Today!
The mission of the Lacy Bookworm Club is to allow 4thand 5thgraders who love to read a place to come together for fun discussions of books that they all have read. Each month the group decides on a book to read and discuss. Books selected will be approved and provided by the Lacy Media Coordinator. Our first meeting is in the Media Center this Friday, September 16that 7:30am. The club will continue to meet every thirdFridayof each month during the school year. At the first meeting we will talk about our plans for the club and be given the name of the first book to read. In subsequent meetings, club members will discuss the book chosen for that month, with teachers or other guests occasionally joining thediscussion. Club members may write reviews of books for use in the Media Center and a few of these reviews may be read on WLACY.The club will be capped at 15 members and then a waiting list will be developed. Please contact Carina Chiscano-Doyle , or send in a note to be given to your teacher by September 15th,to enroll your 4thor 5thgrade student.
State Fair information from WCPSS
N.C. State Fairvisitors can take advantage of reduced ticket prices - and help their favorite school in the Wake County Public School System. As part of a program that started in 2013, fairgoers can support Wake schools by purchasing online admission tickets through a specialWake County Public School System Etix page. Be sure to select your school from the dropdown menu so you can key in the school code before you buy the tickets. (Lacy’s code is 468.) Schools will receive $2 for each adult admission ticket purchased and $1 for each child ticket purchased. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for children. That's the same price for advanced admission tickets to the fair through 11:59 p.m., October 13th. The fair runs October 13th to October 23rd in Raleigh.
You may also find WEDNESDAY WORDS available online at: lacyes.wcpss.net
Thursday / September 15 / Welcome Back Picnic - 5:30-7:30Friday / September 16 / Radical Reading Popsicle Party: 2:00 PM
Thursday / September 22 / School pictures
Thursday / September 22 / PTA/Open House - 6:00-7:30
Friday / September 30 / Early Release 12:30 PM
Thursday-Thursday / October 6-20 / Fall Festival raffle sales
Wednesday / October 12 / 4th grades to NC Symphony: 10:00
Thursday / October 20 / Picture retakes
Friday / October 21 / Early Release 12:30 PM
Friday / October 21 / Fall Festival: 5:00-8:00
Monday / October 31 / Teacher Workday