Lakeshore's Family & Community Link

Holy Cow Cookies will be arriving at Lakeshore on Wedneseday 10/21. Families who ordered can pick up between 3:30-5:30 at the Gym Entrance (Please park in the side parking lot). Due to storage limitations, all items must be picked up on Wednesday 10/21. If you have any questions or concerns please email: LSPTA1200@gmail.com

Join us on Wednesday 10/28/26 from 6:30-7:30pm. RSVP here.

No Registration for this event is required - please note that Parent/Guardian supervision is required for the duration of the event.

Lakeshore was Shining Bright at Open House this past week. Thank you to all our Otterly amazing families who joined us for Open House. Families visited classrooms, met our new teachers and visited community partners. Thank you to our incredible staff and community partners for making the evening such a success.

5th Grade students explored the message of the book My Diversity Makes Me Stronger. Then they worked together with peers to learn more about one another. Through meaningful conversations and shared experiences, students celebrated what makes each of them unique while discovering all the things they have in common.

The first American Reading Company (ARC) unit of the year focuses on building a community of readers and writers at Lakeshore. Students are working to identify characters, setting and key events when reading. Comparing and contrasting 2 different books has been a part of their writing this week, including Magic Tree House Books and Realistic Fiction books.

Please consider being a part of our Bilingual Advisory Committee this year. We are looking for parents who we can be thought partners with in ensuring that the Bilingual program here in Greece is set up for our children's ultimate learning and success. If you are interested, please reach out to Mrs. Sweet at the email below. Thank you for considering!

The Greece Central School District is committed to ensuring that all students have equal access to education, and partnering with our families to keep students safe is our top priority. Please take a moment to confirm that Greece Central has your current emergency contact information so we can make sure your child is cared for if you are ever unavailable. This includes an updated list of all trusted individuals authorized to pick up your child from school.

To protect our students’ privacy and security, the district follows clear, strict protocols whenever outside agencies—including law enforcement, social services, healthcare providers, or immigration officials—request student information, school access or student release. In accordance with federal law, our schools ensure every child in our community has equal access to a quality education, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, and we take all legally allowable steps to safeguard our students while they are in our care.

The easiest way to review and update your family’s contact details is through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you have not set up your account yet, please complete the portal registration form and submit it to your child’s school. Once we verify your information, we will email you an activation code to set up your password. If you need assistance, please contact the district’s Student Registration Office at (585) 966-2230.

• Please note: To protect student privacy, Parent Portal access is limited to legal guardians, and your email address must match the records we have on file. If you have multiple children in Greece Central schools, all of your students will automatically link to your single account once registered.

Thank you for your continued trust and partnership.

This week, we'd like to introduce you to Mrs. Bianchi-Payne, a Third Grade Teacher here at Lakeshore! Mrs. Payne has many years of experience teaching students with all kinds of abilities, interests, and learning styles. She loves making sure that our newest students at Lakeshore are able to engage in their learning and experience success! Here are some fun facts about Mrs. Payne:

10/21/26: PTA Fundraiser Pick Up 3:30-5:30pm

10/28/26: Lakeshore Pumpkin Patch Book Bash 6:30-7:30pm

10/29/26: Parent Teacher Conference Day - Half Day of School K-8

10/30/26: Parent Teacher Conference Day - No School K-8

11/10/26; Horizon Family Fun Night - 5:30-7:30pm

11/11/26: Veterans Day - No School Prek-12

11/17/26: PTA Meeting at 6pm

11/24/26: Picture Retake Day

11/26/26-11/27/26: Thanksgiving Recess No School Prek-12

The engine behind our leadership culture is The 8 Habits. These simple, powerful principles give our students a shared language for making smart choices and working beautifully with others. Here is a quick look at the road map our kids are learning:

🧩 The 8 Habits Quick Reference:

1. Be Proactive (You're in charge of you)

2. Begin with the End in Mind (Have a plan)

3. Put First Things First (Work before play)

4. Think Win-Win (Everyone can win)

5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood (Listen before you speak)

6. Synergize (Together is better)

7. Sharpen the Saw (Balance feels best)

8. Find Your Voice (and help others to find theirs)

Our Lakeshore Can Shack is located right outside our school building, and we're turning those empty bottles and cans into something pretty special! All proceeds from our collection will benefit the Giselle DeLorme Heart of Kindness Foundation, an organization dedicated to honoring Gigi's beautiful legacy of kindness, compassion, and generosity. The foundation helps provide financial assistance and comfort to families who have experienced the loss of a child, while also helping children participate in youth sports regardless of their families' financial circumstances. So, don't throw away those returnables! Drop them in our Can Shack and help us turn something small into something meaningful for others. It's one more way our Lakeshore community can make BIG waves of kindness!

Become a PTA member - your membership IN NO WAY commits you to any volunteering and/or requires you to attend any meetings. Membership can be purchased by sending the form into the main office with cash or online. To purchase your membership online please visit here

Your voice matters here at Lakeshore! In a true Community School, families, students, and staff all help steer the ship. Whether you are filling out a quick feedback survey, sharing ideas at a meeting, or helping plan an event, your unique perspective directly shapes our school priorities.

• 📣 Heads Up: Look out for upcoming school feedback surveys and planning invitations. We need your voice to shape Lakeshore’s future!

If you hear your child talk about WIN Time, here is what it means: What I Need. This is a dedicated daily block where students break into small groups, work independently, and/or work with the teacher. No new material is taught during WIN Time; instead, kids get hyper-focused practice on exactly what they need—whether that's extra help, practice, or advanced enrichment projects.

Flyer and Registration: Nov 19 5:30-7:30pm

Protecting young people from online harm starts with knowledge. Join FBI Buffalo for a critical in-person presentation. This session is designed specifically to inform guardians, educators, and school communities about today’s most pressing online safety concerns and provide resources for families and educators to use at home and in the classroom. FBI speakers will explore how seemingly harmless online interactions can turn into threats of manipulation or violence against our youth.

Flyer and Registration: Nov 10 5:30-7:30pm

Join us for an interactive family event where 4th-8th grade students and their families team up to explore meaningful tech use at school and at home. Together, we’ll design practical ways to build positive digital habits and strike a healthy balance between screen time and genuine human connection.

Your Presence Matters! It is important for each student to be in school, on time, each and every day to reach their full potential. This flyer shows the dates when school is not in session this year.

Free Science Fair-A science-fair style buffet of engineering demonstrations and activities for 4th-8th graders presented by WE@RIT (Women in Engineering). The Open House is FREE to all. Youth can also wear costumes and trick or treat with WE@RIT. WE@RIT Flyer

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At Lakeshore, strong, caring relationships are the foundation for everything else. When students trust their teachers, families trust the school, and staff trust each other, magic happens. This deep sense of safety allows kids to take learning risks, raise their hands when they are confused, and know they truly matter.

• 👪 Family Connection: Ask your child tonight: "Who is one adult at school you always feel safe talking to?" Celebrating that connection builds their confidence!

Many of you may already know that Lakeshore Elementary School has a very specific School Improvement Plan, called a School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP). This means that we have set some very specific goals and action steps to help us close the gap between all of our students and our Students with Disabilities and Black and African American students on the new York State ELA and Math Assessments. This year, our school roadmap is built around three clear, high-impact goals to ensure every single child succeeds:

1. Accelerating reading growth for every student.

2. Teaching emotional regulation and self-control tools.

3. Giving teachers collaborative time to use student progress data to customize daily lessons.

We will be sharing updates about how we're doing with our goals and action steps this year. Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions throughout the year!

Our school motto is, "Shine Bright, Lakeshore!" We are actively working toward becoming a certified "Lighthouse School"—an important milestone showing that student leadership and living the 8 Habits is deeply present in our school culture. You will see it when students greet you as you arrive at school, lead classroom routines, set goals about their learning, and then track their own academic growth. Ask your child: "How did you Shine Bright and show leadership today at Lakeshore?"

Teamwork makes the dream work! Our Community School strategy works because of a vibrant network of partnerships. School staff, family members, local business owners, youth mentors, and community organizations all work hand-in-hand. Every single partner plays a vital role in creating a safe, welcoming web of support around your child.

Leadership looks different on everyone! It might look like a student presenting on the morning announcements, a student safety patrol, a child who is quietly helping a friend on the playground, organizing their desk, or taking initiative at home. We don't look for one "type" of leader; we celebrate the unique strengths every single child brings to our community! During the month of October, we are working on Being Proactive with all of our students. Please discuss ways that your child can be leaders of themselves and of others when it comes to being proactive at school and at home. We can't wait to see all of our little leaders showing some great examples of being proactive this month!

Lakeshore is proud to be a Leader in Me school. That means that that we see and cultivate the talents, skills, and genius of every single student so that they can truly be leaders of themselves and of others every single day! We see all of our students as leaders whether they are in school, out and about in the community, or in their own homes. Through explicit instruction and practice with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, students at Lakeshore learn important life skills that help them to take responsibility for their choices, set goals, work well with others, solve problems, listen to different perspectives, and advocate for themselves and what they believe in. These habits are woven into all of our our classroom routines, school-wide expectations, and everyday conversations so students can practice leadership in real life ways. Our goal is to help every Lakeshore student build the confidence, character, and skills they need to belong, achieve, succeed—and SHINE BRIGHT!

Lakeshore is once again part of our Community Schools strategy here in Greece. Our goal is to provide integrated support, services and opportunities to students and families, working together for a stronger and healthier Lakeshore community where students and families feel seen and heard, and where students have access to all they need to experience academic, social, and emotional success!

Marianette Cintron and Katy Cooper will be working together at Lakeshore to collaborate and encourage community engagement. They look forward to getting to know our Lakeshore students and families! In the meantime, here is a little bit of information about them...

Here at Lakeshore, we use the Lighthouse Promise to ensure that students are being their best selves and making great choices. Students will have lots of discussion with their classes these next few weeks about what it means to carry out the Lakeshore Promise every single day, showing that they can be leaders of themselves and of others. We are excited to support our students with this, and we are even more excited to celebrate by awarding them Promise Pay when their class demonstrates the Lighthouse Promise in action! Stay tuned for news about school-wide incentives and celebrations linked to earning Promise Pay!

Website: https://www.greececsd.org/Domain/20
Location: 1200 Latta Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-966-3900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LakeshoreElementarySchool
Twitter: @Lakeshore1200