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Dear Luce Road Families,

February is a special month that reminds us to keep showing love and kindness every day. It is the month of hearts, so we will practice caring by using gentle words, helping a friend, and making sure everyone feels included.

February is also Black History Month, a time for us to learn about and celebrate Black leaders, inventors, artists, and heroes who helped shape our world. This month, we are also continuing Panther Paw Power Up, where students can earn rewards for showing our school expectations and making great choices.

In our Character Strong lessons, our focus trait for February is Honesty, which means telling the truth, doing the right thing, and being someone others can trust.

In addition, starting on Monday, Tier 2 Academic Interventions will begin. Based on students’ winter benchmark assessment results, we have identified specific skill areas where some students need extra academic support. These interventions will provide targeted, small group instruction to help students strengthen skills, build confidence, and continue growing academically.

Warmest Regards,

Mr. Ernest Conerly

Principal/Program Administrator

Luce Road Early Childhood Learning Center

How can students earn Panther Paws?

Students can earn Panther Paws when they:

• Use kind words and gentle hands with friends and adults

• Follow classroom routines like lining up, cleaning up, and using inside voices
  
  

• Try again when something is hard instead of giving up
  
  

• Use Tucker the Turtle strategies to calm down before reacting
  
  

• Solve problems with friends by talking, listening, and asking an adult for help
  
  

• Include others in play and show friendship skills
  
  

• Follow safety rules in the classroom, hallways, playground, and bus areas

Teachers and staff will hand out Panther Paws when they see students doing these things on their own or when they respond to reminders in a positive way.

How will the school celebrate students?

Each week we will:

• Count Panther Paws by student, class, or program

• Give a special shout out during morning announcements to the student or class who earned the most Panther Paws