This Month at Lockwood Elementary

Hello families,

Here’s a look at what’s happening at Lockwood Elementary for the month of November. Below you'll find key updates, upcoming events, and resources to help you stay informed and support student success.

1. School Focus Areas
2. Important Dates and Resources
3. Principal's Message

This month, Lockwood Elementary is focusing on the following priorities:

• Academic expectations: Supporting strong instruction, engagement, and critical thinking; parents can check PowerSchool for students' grades and missing assignments

• Student Well-Being: Reinforcing positive behavior and social-emotional learning

• Attendance: Encouraging daily attendance and on-time arrival, please have students to school by 7:45am if they are eating breakfast.

• Bus behavior: If your student rides the bus, please remind them of appropriate bus expectations. Classroom behavior (sitting in seat, quiet talking, hands and feet to yourself) is appropriate bus behavior.

• Parent communication: We strive to connect with parents across many platforms. Please check the school website, the Lockwood Schools app, social media, and your child's bag for information from school.

Important Dates

• October

• Friday, Oct. 30: Trick or Treating (parade for businesses): 1:30pm; PTO Halloween Parties: 2:30pm. As a reminder, you must be a member of PTO to attend parties.

• November

• Thursday, Nov. 5: The health department will be at school to offer student flu shots. If you would like your child to receive a flu shot, please call the office and ask to speak with Nurse Lori.

• Monday, Nov. 9: No school

• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day Assembly at High School, 10:30 AM

• Friday, Nov. 20: Mid-quarter progress reports go home

• Wednesday, Nov. 25-Monday, Nov. 30: No school, Thanksgiving Break

Resources

• Lockwood App on Google Play Store: Lockwood Tigers App Google Play
• Lockwood App on Apple Store: Lockwood Tigers App Apple Store
• Lockwood Website: Lockwood Tigers Website
• Lockwood Elementary Phone number: 417.232.4528
• Lockwood Elementary Fax number: 417.232.4875

Dear Lockwood Elementary Families,

I can't believe we are already looking at November's events and activities. We had a great first quarter, and second quarter has had a smooth beginning. We also celebrated our first AR reward trip, and students had a great time going to the movies in Lamar. We can't wait for our quarter 2 AR trip, which will be in January.

1. As we continue into 2nd quarter, remind students about the AR rewards and encourage students to continue to read, concentrating on comprehension when they take AR tests.

2. Moving into 2nd quarter brings increased rigor and higher expectations for student work. Students may have homework and will be asked to complete some assignments independently. If you have any questions about how to support students, please communicate with your child's teacher.

3. The late work policy is stated in the student handbook. Students have a week to turn in work after the assigned due date. After that week, assignments are worth 60% credit. Late work will be marked as a zero in PowerSchool until the work is turned in. Please check grades with your students, encourage them to complete their work, and turn it in on time.

4. Parents, continue to monitor if your student is bringing toys from home to school. We are seeing an increase in toys at school, and these create a distraction for students. Please ensure toys remain at home.

5. Communication continues to be a top priority for us this year. If you have any questions, please contact the office, and we will work with you to get you whatever information you need. As a reminder, if you email a teacher or leave them a phone message, teachers will return your email or call within 24 hours on school days.

6. The elementary building is a closed campus. If you need to speak with a teacher or myself, please make an appointment ahead of time.

Thank you for your partnership and for everything you do to support our students each day.

Warmly,
Jana Parrigon, Lockwood Elementary Principal