Please join us in celebrating our faculty during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6th through May 10th! You are welcome to surprise your teacher with treats throughout the week.

Here are some ideas for surprising your teacher:

• Bring flowers
• Bring a sweet or salty treat
• Bring their favorite soda or flavored water
• Bring a much-needed school supply
• Bring a thank you letter you wrote
• Bring a gift card

As the end of the school year approaches, all items checked out to students must be returned to the school building.

All devices (iPads, Chromebooks, and hot spots) issued by the school must be collected prior to the end of the school year. As of May 3rd, student Chromebooks for students in Grades 1-5 will remain in the school and will not be going home each evening. Please send any remaining devices back to school as soon as possible. Teachers will initially inspect devices before they are collected. If there are any damages or missing items, you will receive a fine notice from the school. All fines must be paid in cash.

AR Semester 2 quizzing for goals has ended. All Library books are due back to school for collection as soon as possible. All fines for missing or damaged Library items are due as soon as possible to the Library.

Students in Grades K-5 will participate in Field Day activities on Friday, May 10, 2024. We are looking forward to an enjoyable event for students!

Time

Please be sure your student arrives on time! Field Day activities begin at 9:00 a.m. on the main playground. Students will follow their regular entry routine and breakfast will be available as usual. Students will rotate stations and will be outdoors until approximately 10:30 a.m.

Volunteers - Activities & Classroom

• If you are interested in setting up and running a station/activity for Field Day, please fill out a quick GOOGLE FORM. Link to Volunteer for Running Station/Activity: https://forms.gle/v7NfPV8fhuRLPzhL8
• If you are interested in assisting your child's class with their day rotating through stations, please contact your child's teacher via Class Dojo.
• As LWJES is a closed campus, we will not have gates open for family members to be spectators for Field Day.
  

Getting Ready

• Please be sure your child is ready for Field Day.
• We highly suggest that you apply sunscreen at home. Please do not send sunscreen to school for application at school.
• We also highly suggest that students wear a hat during Field Day.
• Be sure your child wears tennis shoes for all the activities at Field Day (please, no sandals, slides, or crocs).
• As there will be water activities, students may wish to bring a change of clothes and/or dry shoes for the remainder of the day. You may wish to send your student with a towel to use after field day. Bathing suits are not allowed for Field Day.
• Send your child with a water bottle with their name written on it.
• Please leave all toys at home.

Bottled Water Donations

We are asking for donations of 8-ounce bottles of water for field day. If you are able to make a donation, please drop off bottles of water to the front office.

Lunch

Students will eat lunch following their usual routines. You are welcome to send your child with a lunch or students may take a lunch from school (see regular lunch menu for what will be served).

Field Day is about fun and good sportsmanship. Please remind your child to encourage others and to give their best effort. It is not about who wins or loses, it is about working together to make each other the best they can be!

Exciting news! Louis Weiner, Jr. Elementary is looking for parent involvement and to possibly start a PTO. Are you interested in attending fun events like Muffins in the Morning or a talent show with your student? Maybe you have another idea for a fun event or fundraiser. If so, please sign up on the interest form and a parent will contact you at the end of May to find out how we can make next year even better than this year!

Interest Form: https://forms.gle/Ss7sCC5gxkUTqP7m7

With the warm weather returning, and kids likely growing a lot since it was last warm out, please ensure your child follows the CCSD dress code.

• All students must wear shorts, skorts, skirts, and jumpers/dresses that are fingertip length. All jeans, pants, and trousers must be secured at waist level. No rips or tears that expose undergarments and/or located at mid-thigh or higher.

• All clothing must conceal undergarments. No skin to show between bottom of shirt/blouse and top of pants/skirts at any time. Sleeveless shirts must have straps at least 3” wide. No clothing that provides minimum coverage.

5/6/2024 - Day E

5/7/2024 - Day A

5/8/2024 - Day B

5/9/2024 - Day C

5/10/2024 - Field Day (No Regular Rotations This Day)

Parents and guardians are welcome and invited to attend the meetings of the SOT.

View agendas and minutes on the school's website in the SOT tab.

For the week ending May 3, 2024, student attendance rates were:

• Pre-K: 95.6%
• Kinder: 88.0%
• Grade 1: 89.8%
• Grade 2: 92.4%
• Grade 3: 90.6%
• Grade 4: 89.6%
• Grade 5: 94.2%

• Whole School: 91.4%

Regular school attendance is critical for student learning and achievement. Avoidable absences negatively impact a student's progress, and we appreciate families getting students to school on time each and every school day! Make Today Matter!

Online registration (OLR) for the 2024-2025 school year is now available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. All students must have an OLR for the upcoming school year. Click here for more information, including an informational packet: LWJES OLR Information 2024-2025