Friends of Lakeway

Student Parent Square Dance Permission slips

2012-01-18T07:45:00.000-08:00

3rd- 6th GRADE STUDENT-PARENT SQUARE DANCE

During the month of January, students in grades 3-6 will be studying and practicing the American Folk Art tradition of square dancing. This square dance unit will culminate in a joint student-parent square dance on Thursday, February 23rd-- grade 3 from 5:00 to 5:45; grade 4 from 6:00 to 6:45; grade 5 and 6 from 7:00 to 7:45. Parents with students in different grade levels are not required to attend more than one performance, but may have their children perform at one dance. Please just let me know which performance they are going to attend, so on Thursday’s rehearsal they match up with a partner and square.

We are excited to announce that our caller for this presentation will be Mr. Lester Bradley from Thornton, NH. Mr. Bradley has been calling square dances all over NH for well over 20 years. In fact, Mr. Bradley was named part of the folk art group representing New Hampshire for the Smithsonian Institution. He called square dances to people from all around the country and world for two weeks during the summer of 1999 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The students will be presenting 3 dances to the parents; Duck for the Oyster or Hinky Dinky Parlez-vous, Golden Slippers, and/or Crooked Stovepipe. After this, the audience will be invited to participate.

To keep with the tradition of an old time barn dance, the gymnasium will be decorated as a farm with artwork the students have made. Everyone is encouraged to dress with a bit of farm or western flair.

We are looking forward to a wonderful time. I sincerely hope you and your family can attend and enjoy the fun.

Mrs. Blampied
Physical Education Teacher

Attached below you will find a permission/attendance slip. I need to know who will be attending the dance, so that partners and squares can be set up for the performance. Please return by February 10th

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Permission Slip

_________________________________ Teacher__________ Grade________
Student’s name

will be attending the student-parent square dance Thursday, February 23rd. Dancers, please arrive 5 minutes before your show time. Grade 3 will start at 5:00 promptly; Grade 4 at 6:00, grade 5 and 6 at 7:00.

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Parent/Guardian Signature

*Attending the square dance will count as a physical education project for this marking period.

Winter Program

2012-01-03T08:09:00.000-08:00

Winter Program will begin January 9th.

Ski Sale and Swap

2011-10-21T17:15:00.000-07:00

Franconia Ski Club
Ski Sale and Swap
When: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Lafayette Regional School, Franconia
Come sell or buy new and used equipment and clothing:
- Skis
- Boots
- Snowboards
- Good condition clothing
- Helmets
- Skates
Equipment drop off: Friday, November 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lafayette Regional School
20 % of each sale will be donated to the Franconia Ski Club
Any questions call Ann Olmsted at 781-729-2536 or Pam Blampied at 869-3444

Student and Parent Square Dance- Keep the date open in Feb!

2011-10-13T08:58:00.001-07:00

Student-Parent Square Dance is set for Thursday, Feb. 23rd. This counts as a project for the 2nd marking period for grades 3rd-6th.

Need a physical education check list? Click here!

2011-10-07T05:33:00.000-07:00

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?pli=1&key=0Anc2fxW6txLfdEZoZkI4VkFNdkQ5NU02MXFTQW9NRVE#gid=0

Phyiscal Education- How your kids are graded

2011-10-07T04:03:00.000-07:00

Physical Education

Student Evaluation
Academics: Physical Education Teacher
Skill 60% Mrs. Blampied
Written Test 20% (Make-up available) pblampied@littletonschools.org
Project 20% (Ten weeks to complete project)
Extra Credit Available
3rd-5th Grade Achievement: Outstanding, Proficient, Satisfactory or Novice.
6th Grade Achievement: A, B, C, D or F.

Social and Work Habits:
Behavior
Participation
Effort
Sportsmanship
` Preparation (sneakers, class assignment)
Calendar completed and passed in
Achievement: 1=Always, 2=Usually, 3=Needs Improvement

Projects Due Each Marking Period

Complete one of the following projects.

Write a book report based on the subject of sports, fitness or health.
Create a new game. Be specific as in: How to play, rules, equipment needed, number of players, area needed to play in, etc.
Make a piece of equipment. Written paper required with the equipment.
Record a personal exercise chart for 5 weeks. Record the activity performed and the amount of time doing the activity.
Attend a Physical Education Activity. Example: Student Parent Square Dance, Student Parent Fitness Circuit.
Write about and give pictures of a physical activity you performed. Example: Hiking trip, sports team, etc.
Present a dance or skill in front of the class. Please schedule a time with me. The skill must have a written paper as well.
Technology: power point, slide show, movie maker etc.
Walking Program: walk four times and write about your experience.
Other: Verify with me a project you would like to do in order to receive credit towards your physical education evaluation.

Physical Education Project Assessment (20 points) Project Due Dates
3 points for early projects
(5) Content Specific to activities, health First Marking Period: Nov. 4th Early project: Oct. 7th (+ 3pts)
(5) Written portion Rules of grammar used, correct spelling, (typed +3) Second Marking Period: Feb. 10th
(3 paragraphs, 3 sentences in each) Student-Parent Square Dance TBA
(5) Effort Detailed, took time, thought process, planning Early project: January 13th (+3pts)
Quality Structured easy to follow Third Marking Period: May 18th
Student-Parent Fitness Circuit T.B.A.
(5) Visual Appeal Colorful, clear, neat, pictures Early project: April 27th (+ 3pts)
5 points off late projects

FOL Wins Blue Ribbon Award for the 28th year!

2011-10-03T03:16:00.001-07:00

FOL is proud to announce that they have been awarded the Blue Ribbon award for Volunteer services for the 28th year by the New Hampshire Partners in Education. This is the 30th year celebration for the Blue Ribbon Award. FOL members will travel to the Radisson Hotel in Manchester on October 25th to attend a Breakfast and receive their Award along with many other schools in New Hampshire that were nominated. Thanks to everyone that contributed hours last school year. Whether it was 1 hour or 100 hours they all added up and helped us win this recognition. We totaled over 12,000 hours for the 2010-2011 school Year~ KUDOS to ALL~

International Walk to School Month

2011-10-02T12:34:00.001-07:00

October is “International Walk to School Month” and we will be celebrating that event with some extra incentives to encourage students to participate in our program at Lakeway. We will continue to hold our “Walking Wednesday” program every week, and we have a special charm for students who participate during the month of October. If a student participates in our “Walking Wednesday” program every week in October, in addition to receiving four different charms, that student will also receive a specially designed T-shirt.

1 MORE DAY- BELEIVE RAFFLE

2011-09-29T05:17:00.001-07:00

ATTENTION STUDENTS and PARENTS:

Fundraising orders due

Friday, September 30

Orders received after 9/30 will be processed separately and marked as “late orders.” Extra shipping charges are possible and will be billed to the order.

Please keep the pink copy of the order form.

A flyer will be sent home in 4-5 weeks with order pick-up information.

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING FOL’s ANNUAL FUNDRAISER!

ANDROID TABLET RAFFLE THIS FRIDAY!

ATTENTION STUDENTS and PARENTS:

Fundraising orders due

Friday, September 30

Exciting News on the fundraising raffle prizes!!

2011-09-19T12:49:00.001-07:00

Turbo Tuesday: 9/20

Folding Bike Raffle

Turbo Tuesday: 9/27

Many prizes raffled including….

DJ Drum and Piano Mixer Pad

“Fun slides” Carpet Skates

“Wooh! Wooh! Ah!” Monkey with sound

LED Light Up Sunglasses

A chance to “silly string” the Principal at lunch!!!

Final Friday: 9/30

Android Tablet raffle

ALL ORDERS DUE

Top 5 Selling Students

Will go out to lunch with Mr. Bidgood after products arrive.

The link is http://shopbelieve.com/ for parents to register their students on line and here are the basic directions for registering if you think that would be helpful.

How to Register on-line at ShopBelieve.com

(Must have permission or help from your parent/guardian.)

It’s easy to register and invite family and friends from out of town to support our school. Lakeway students earn prizes for all on-line orders too.

1. Go to ShopBelieve.com

2. Click on Parents and Students

3. Complete the blanks on the right side under Parent & Student Registration.

a. Select New Hampshire

b. Enter school name: Lakeway Elementary School (the name of our school appears on a pull-down bar and you can click on that if you type in “Lake”)

c. Enter student’s name

d. Enter email address

e. Create a password and verify it

4. Click Register Now

5. Send emails to out of town family and friends using the easy templates.

6. Log back on to check orders and use the prize calculator.

If you are still having trouble registering, please call Believe Kids 1-877-723-5438 for help. They have excellent customer support.

Smithsonian Free Museum Day Sept 24th!!

2011-08-24T13:07:00.001-07:00

Museums across the country are participating in this wonderful event. Click on the link below for participating museums in our area that will be offering free admission to many museums for one day only. Enjoy your visit!

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/

OPENING SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT 2011

2011-08-06T18:05:00.000-07:00

MILDRED C. LAKEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Lakeway is set to open and welcome everyone back on Monday, August 29.

NEW STUDENTS

Families newly arrived to the area may register students (K-6) at Lakeway. Please try to register as soon as possible. You will need to bring your child’s birth certificate, immunization record, social security number and proof of residency at that time.

OPENING AND CLOSING OF SCHOOL

School officially starts at 8:00 AM. Students are to be in their classrooms by 8:00 AM or they are tardy. Classrooms are open for students at 7:45 AM. Students arriving prior to 7:45 AM should report directly to the multi purpose room. Students eating breakfast must be in the cafeteria by 7:45 AM. Students who walk or are driven to school should not arrive prior to 7:30 AM.

Children who cross on Union Street should do so only at the light and should wait for the crossing guard to assist them in crossing safely. The front entry near the kindergarten will serve as the morning entrance for bus students. We are asking that parents use the loop in front of the school to drop off their children. You must remember that buses always have the right of way and you may not park in this area at any time. Please do not drive into or park in the parking lot on the west side of the school or on Bishop Street. It is unsafe for children to be dropped off in these busy areas.

In order to increase security in our building, we operate a “buzzer system” by the main office entrance. All parents and visitors are asked to use this entrance and to report to the office before entering the main building. In the interest of safety, during school hours all visitors will be required to sign in and wear an identification badge before entering the building. Visitors should make an appointment before visiting classrooms. This expectation will be in effect from 7:00 AM until 3:30 PM. During the first two weeks of the school year we will allow parents to walk children to classrooms, however, beginning Monday, September 12, we will ask parents to “say good bye” in the loop. This change should allow classes to start sooner, and should also decrease the demand for the limited parking spaces around our building.

Dismissal for all bus students, grades K-6 will begin at 2:30 PM. Walkers will leave at 2:40 PM. Please do not enter the bus loop until all buses have left. Also, please do not park in restricted areas. Parking for the public is available in the front row of the lot across from the school.

SCHOOL BREAKFAST & LUNCH PROGRAMS

Breakfast will be served from 7:30-7:45 AM. Breakfast will cost $1.25

Lunch will be served between 10:45 AM-1:15 PM. Hot lunch for students will cost $2.30; snack milk and lunch milk will be 50 cents. Adult lunch will cost $3.75

We encourage prepayment of lunches on a weekly or monthly basis, rather than daily. We would also appreciate if students, especially in the early grades, could bring their money in clearly marked envelopes to expedite the collection process.

Free and reduced applications will be sent home with your child on the first day of school. A new application must be completed each school year. Eligibility from the previous year may continue only through October 1. All information is held in strict confidentiality. A student’s status is not denoted in any way when served lunch.

KINDERGARTEN

Students entering kindergarten must be registered with the office prior to the opening of school. Parents are asked to bring their child’s birth certificate, immunization record, social security number and proof of residence when registering.

Kindergarten hours are the same as the hours for grades 1-6.

Just a reminder for parents of incoming kindergarten students, please make sure that your child’s immunization records and physical forms are returned to the office before school starts.

CONFERENCES FOR KINDERGARTEN

Kindergarten parents and students are invited to meet your child’s teacher and tour the classroom on Monday, August 22, from 10:00 AM-6:30 PM. During this time classroom teachers will hold individual conferences with incoming students and parents. Classroom teachers will contact parents in order to arrange conference times. Please call the school if you have not been contacted by your child’s teacher by Wednesday, August 17^th.

BEHAVIOR

PBIS (Postive Behavior Interventions & Supports) continues to be our framework for maintaining a positive learning environment. Staff, students, parents, and community members are encouraged to work together in an effort of cooperation to support a positive school culture. Continued staff training in Responsive Classroom has fostered skills necessary in this area.

LOST AND FOUND

Each year we seem to accumulate a large amount of ‘found’ items. Writing your child’s name on things such as clothing, and lunch boxes would increase the chance of returning these items to their owner.

YMCA-SAFE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

The YMCA after school program for grades K-5 is offered every afternoon school is in session from 2:30 - 5:00 PM in the MPR at Lakeway. To register call:

Diane Rappa, E.D. at 747-3508 or FAX at 747-2408

NORTH COUNTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Students in grades 3-8 are bused to the club for a variety of after school activities from 3-6 pm. You can register or get more information by contacting Eric Frydman, Unit Director, at 838-5954.

STAFF NEWS

We are pleased to welcome the following newest members to our staff:

· Mark Fiorentino-3^rd grade teacher

· Mary Jo Levitsky-health teacher

· John Stanley, special education teacher

· Cynthia Rainville, Title 1 math teacher

VOLUNTEERS

We would like to offer interested parents and community members an opportunity to share your time and creative talents with our students. Please consider becoming a volunteer at Lakeway. It offers several opportunities to parents, grandparents and interested community members to become involved in our school throughout the year. An orientation will be scheduled in the very near future.

Morning Activity Program at Lakeway

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For grades 1-6, runs Monday through Friday from 7:30-7:50AM, meet in the gym. Download permission form.

Walking Wednesdays

2011-08-06T17:41:00.001-07:00

Walking Wednesdays
Join SRTS Every Wednesday

Find your closest meeting point and departure timeand get a healthy dose of fresh air and friends by walking to school every Wednesday.

SRTS meeting points and departure times:
7:30 leave Simon’s Market / 7:30 leave Littleton Bike Shop / 7:30 leave Remich Park

If you would like to be a volunteer walker, please e-mail Michelle Schafer.
Learn more about Safe Routes To School: http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/