Family Knight News
Dear LES Parents and Families,
Here we are in the month of November. Thank you for attending our recent Parent Teacher Conferences. The time you spend connecting with your child’s teacher is incredibly valuable. Research shows that regular communication between families and schools can improve student engagement, behavior, and academic performance. Your involvement truly makes a difference.
As a reminder, our school serves children from age 3 to 11. We are deeply committed to supporting the development of the whole child. That means we are not only focused on academics, but also on helping students learn how to interact respectfully, build friendships, find belonging in a complex world, and ultimately thrive. These are lifelong skills, and we know that many adults still struggle with them, so we certainly do not expect children to be experts. Please extend grace as our students learn and grow. This is the heart of our work, and I am proud to say our staff does an exceptional job.
Thank you for continuing to engage with us and support the work we do. Our Trunk or Read and PTA sponsored Fall Festival were both huge successes. If you want to fall in love with school, come to our events and get to know our community.
Looking ahead, we are excited about two special November events: our Veterans Day Parade and our Fall Feast. We hope to see you at both.
November includes just three short weeks of teaching and learning. Please ensure your child is at school every day, all day, unless they are sick. Students who arrive late, leave early, or are absent miss valuable instruction. Keep a close eye on your child’s grades and assessment scores to monitor their progress. After first grade, learning gaps become increasingly difficult to close. Intervention and tutoring can help, but they cannot replace missed instruction. Your partnership in attendance is essential to your child’s success.
With gratitude,
Your Proud Principal
Candace Haynes
#EveryKnightEveryDay
Hello LES Family! As we enter into the month of November and are in this Fall season, we wanted to take the time out to help support our kiddos in reflecting on gratitude. Noticing and appreciating the good things in our lives, in the midst of the challenges, and while we work towards the things to come. Gratitude is more than good manners; it helps children build empathy, increase happiness, and strengthen relationships at home and school.
Here are a few simple ways families can practice gratitude together this month:
Gratitude jar: write down things you are thankful for on small pieces of paper, place them in a jar, and read them together on Thanksgiving.
Thank you notes: encourage your child(ren) to write or draw a note to someone who has helped or encouraged them.
Reflection time: as a family, share one thing each person is grateful for each day.
Let’s be intentional and take time to celebrate kindness, connection, and the many reasons to be thankful, big or small, in this season of life. Wishing you all a safe and joyful holiday season.
-Your counselors,
Ms. Younger (k-2) & Mrs. Williams (3-5)
The LES Robotics team, aka The Black Knight Bots, is busy preparing for competition in December. So far we have begun to dig into our Innovative Project. Based on the Unearthed theme, we researched who archaeologists are, what they do, and how we can help them with our designs. Once we narrow down a project idea we will create a prototype. The team has also begun to analyze and create their robot mission strategy. For students on the team, there is a wide variety of resources loaded in our google classroom for the competition. Students can keep working in between meetings. Since we will not meet next week due to Fall Break, team members can keep researching robot mission solutions and draw or create a multi-tool prototype. Here is a picture of the Black Knight Bots around their robot mission table. (As you can tell, we have a lot of fun!)
Ice Cream
Ice cream is sold daily. It is $1.00 cash only.
Classroom ice cream parties are a great way to celebrate students. Please send the money to the teacher with a note if you would like to purchase ice cream for the entire class.
MyPaymentsPlus
We encourage all families to create a MPP account. No purchase is necessary to have a MPP account. You will be able to read and digitally sign documents and/or make necessary payments. It is a great way for you to manage and keep track of all of your student payments and forms in one place throughout the school year.
MyPaymentsPlus is linked directly to your school’s student information system (SIS), enabling us to show real-time balances and invoices, and eliminating the need to call or visit your school in search of information.
Simply create a free MyPaymentsPlus account to get started today:
Mission, Vision, Motto
Vision Statement: Lawrenceville Elementary will provide the foundation for all students to become life-long learners and successful citizens.
Mission Statement: We will provide a learning environment where students strive to: Lead by Learning, Embrace Diversity, Achieve Excellence, and Demonstrate Leadership.
Motto: Today’s Learners … Tomorrow’s Leaders
Our Theme This Year: LEADing with IMPACT at Lawrenceville Elementary!
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Principal ~ Mrs. Candace Haynes
Assistant Principal ~ Ms. Ryann Flunder
Assistant Principal ~ Mrs. Kadian Dennis-Walls
Assistant Principal ~ Mr. Kemel Roberts
Website: https://www.gcpsk12.org/LawrencevilleES
Location: 122 Gwinnett Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, USA
Phone: 770-963-1813
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