La Grange Elementary eSPOT News

La Grange Elementary eSPOT News Oct 14, 2019

CALENDAR

Mon, Oct 14 - Leopard Leadership Club, 2:30pm
Tue, Oct 15 - Homework Help, 2:30pm
Wed, Oct 16 - Lego Robotics Club, 2:30pm
Thu, Oct 17 - Homework Help, 2:30pm
Fri, Oct 18 - Teacher Work Day, NO SCHOOL
Mon, Oct 21-25 - FALL BREAK, NO SCHOOL

UPCOMING

Oct 28 - LA SBDM Mtg, 2:40pm
Oct 28 - OCBE Mtg, 4:30pm
Oct 28 - UNITY Week
Oct 29 - Family Culture Night, 6-7pm

KY Dept of Education's new 5-STAR rating system explained

On Tues, Oct. 1, educators, parents, students and education stakeholders will see for the first time how their local schools are performing under Kentucky’s new 5-star accountability system. The system can be viewed in the form of an online dashboard located at https://www.kyschoolreportcard.com.* The report for each school or district will show graphics displaying the overall identification of one to five stars, federal designations, the performance on indicators (from very low to very high), and any statistically significant achievement gaps.

Our scores were shared during the October Family Night last week. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.

CULTURE NIGHT

Join us for an evening celebrating our cultural diversity with food, games, crafts, and dancing. Sign up for this FREE event by clicking on this form.

Join us for an evening of food and student involved entertainment!

May we suggest . . .

On occasion and as a courtesy, we send out voice messages for families as reminders for events, etc. If you are not able to answer in time, and you have voice mail, please listen to the voice mail message before calling the school back. When a large number of people return the last number called, without listening to the message, our receptionist is overwhelmed with calls all at once. Thank you for understanding.

LOST & FOUND!

There will be tables set up in the lobby for "Lost and Found" items on Wed and Thur. Please ask your children to take home all their coats, jackets, lunch boxes, etc. by Tuesday afternoon. We will collect anything left on the picket fences after dismissal Tuesday. Anything left on the tables after Friday will be taken to a charity.

Unity Week (formerly Red Ribbon Week) will be held Monday, October 28th - Friday, November 1st. This year's theme is Be the "I" in Kind! Students will participate in special lessons and activities all about kindness. Mark your calendars for a fun spirit week to celebrate! We will kick off Unity Week the Monday after Fall Break with PJ Day.

FALL BOOK FAIR 2019

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits. Click the button below for more information.

Book Fair Shopping Schedule

Unity Week (formerly Red Ribbon Week) will be held Mon, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 1. This year's theme is Be the "I" in Kind! Students will participate in special lessons and activities all about kindness. Mark your calendars for a fun spirit week to celebrate! We will kick off Unity Week the Mon after Fall Break with PJ Day.

from your La GRANGE PTA

PARAGON PICK-UP!

This is SO IMPORTANT because there isn't another eSpot before pick-up to remind you. NEXT MONDAY! 10/14, 2:45-6pm in the cafeteria. You MUST pick up your items then! Contact Jess Springer through the school at 222-9454 with questions.

We have MANY MANY THANK YOUS this week!! Thank you Lindsey Bruce & Wafay Blevins for your help making picture retakes a smooth process. Thank you Jennifer Lund for the awesome Paragon Pick-Up FB image she created for us!! And HUGE thank you to all who helped make the first Staff Appreciation Lunch of the year a hit! Of course our fearless coordinators Brigette Knizner & Santana Reynolds and all the food bringers: Jennifer Lund, Rebecca Wright, Sandra McConnell, Jessica Lutz (x3!!), Crystal Spears, Katie Badgett, Christina Young, Michelle Cooper, Roxanne White, Lisa Surber, Misti Decker, Michelle Lee, Katy Altman, Autumn Owen-Rednour, Jennifer McWhorter, Stephanie Skeens, Maria Martinez, Wafay Blevins, Courtney Fraim, Stacy Fry, Mary Boulton, RyLee Gau, Tracie Hotopp, Chantele Byrdwell, Rebecca Reichert, Jessica Springer, Joanna Cruz, and Kalyn Kasun! PHEW, that's a lot of people who loved on our teachers and staff!!

We want YOU to help out (whenever you can)! Do you have a creative streak and want to decorate a 6-foot bulletin board? We can provide the theme and you (or Pinterest!) can provide the design!

SPIRIT WEAR

Order forms have been sent home and are due back by tomorrow, Tues 10/15. Orders will be submitted to the company this week and we will deliver them right after we return from fall break, just in time for the spirit week that will end in wearing their spirit wear!! Contact lagrangeelementarypta@gmail.com with questions.

Reflections PTA Art Contest

2019 Reflections Theme

Students are hopefully working on their projects, they can submit one piece of artwork in each category if they want. The theme is Look Within and that could mean whatever your child dreams it to mean. The focus is usually visual arts (paintings, drawings, 3D projects), photography and literature (short stories, poems) but can also include music composition and dance choreography if that is a passion of your child.If you need a list of the rules and/or a form (which are similar to previous years and can be found online at http://kypta.org/wp-content/uploads/KY-PTA-Reflections-2019-2020.pdf , email lagrangeelementarypta@gmail.com. Olivia has been keeping up with everything and has already collected some of the artwork!

The next PTA Board Meeting is Friday, 11/15, 7:30-8:30am at the school.

Keep clipping Box Tops and sending them in! With each update, 3rd grade is still in the lead but other grades are gaining ground. Get BoxTops in by 11/1 for this competition! Also, consider going digital by snapping a pic of your receipt and sending it through the BoxTops app. All this money goes towards to library/ media center!
Kroger Community Rewards for Kroger shoppers? Consider LaGrange Elementary PTA as the organization your reward money will go to!
Do you drink Coke products in a bottle? Send in the caps, we can enter them for money through Coke Rewards!
Know of any ways that schools earn donations like this? Please email lagrangeelementarypta@gmail.com and clue us in!

Do you have a story to tell? We want to hear it!

Held annually, KET Education hosts a writing contest for emerging young authors across the commonwealth and beyond. The contest opens earlier this year on Nov 4! You can check out past winners now. Official rules and scoring rubrics will be coming soon, then check back on November 4 for the online entry form.

Roll up your sleeves and mark your calendars!

Bi-annual Audrey Ann Nethery Blood Drive at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center MP room, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 12:30pm to 5:30pm.

Like so many people requiring surgery or having debilitating illnesses requiring blood transfusions, Audrey is a young girl suffering from Diamond Blackfan Anemia. Like many, Audrey needs frequent transfusions to survive. Your donation can help save a life! The Red Cross is in critical need of all blood types due to recent natural disasters, so your donation will go a long way! Call or email Corinne Luvisi to schedule your appointment. Appointments are offered every 15 minutes. We have a hefty goal of 30 units this Fall. Please consider donating.

LINKS - SCHOOL & COMMUNITY

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