Feb. 17 - 1/2 day of school
Feb. 20 - Great American’s Day - No School
DONUTS WITH DAD
Donuts with Dad will be Thursday, Feb.
23 for last names A-L, and Friday, Feb.
24 for last names M-Z. Watch for reservation forms to be coming home soon. Reservations are required to attend.
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION INSTANT ALERT
Our instant alert system is used to notify families of emergency situations or important information or reminders. Please make sure you have set up your online profile and keep it current. Many households have changed from home phones to cell phones. Please make sure these changes are made on your account and that your numbers listed are current. Please add your email address. https://instantalert.honeywell.com/
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are coming up on Feb. 28 & March 1st from 4:30- 7:30 p.m. These will be full days for students and teachers so there are a variety of ways to conference with your child’s teacher. A face-to-face conference can be scheduled at a special time on the 28th or 1st, you could have a phone conference, a before or after school conference, or if you meet with the teacher on a regular basis, you don’t need to have an additional formal conference. Communication between home and school is very important to you and we will do all that we can to accommodate your needs. If you would like to have a conference on Feb. 28th or March 1st and need a specific day and/or time, please call the office by Feb. 3rd with your request. (Only parents requesting a face-to-face conference will be scheduled on these days.)
The March 6 preschool registration date has been POSTPONED until details become available from Berrien county. Information will be posted here - check back often.
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Kindergarten Registration
Stewart Elementary – Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 PM
Hollywood Elementary– Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 PM
Roosevelt Elementary – Monday, March 19 at 6:30 PM
· Children who live in the Lakeshore School District
· Schools of Choice students if openings are available
· Children who are 5 years old by December 1, 2012
· Students who are participating in a two-year program
Lakeshore Education Association
Announces Scholarship Opportunities
Each elementary school has one $50.00 scholarships to award to students interested in attending any summer learning opportunity or camp. Interested students need to complete an application and return it to the guidance office at their school before May 1, 2012. The applications are available in each elementary school guidance office.
The school guidance counselor or Sandra Blough, LEA Vice President, may answer any questions concerning these scholarship opportunities. Sandra Blough may be reached at 428-1408.
Michigan eLibrary (MeL) Databases at your School!
Teachers, students and parents can find reliable, vetted resources for classroom projects, papers and instruction in the Michigan eLibrary, http://mel.org. Using Google is fine, but using MeL resources takes the guess work out of whether a source is reliable or not. Plus, MeL resources that focus on K-12 education are structured with educators in mind. We have added some new resources this month that will be available for the next three years and are of particular interest. They include: eLibrary, CultureGrams, Opposing Viewpoints in Context. They join the continuing MeL databases specifically for K- 12: eLibrary Elementary; Kids InfoBits Infotrac Junior and Student; Gale Virtual Reference Library; SIRS Discoverer; SIRS Renaissance; and LearningExpress Library—MeL’s test and tutorials database where students can take skills building tests and courses in the core subject areas beginning in grade 4 through college including college entrance exams such as the ACT and SAT. Please check out MeL’s Kids and Teens Gateways, http://mel.org/kids and http://mel.org/teens
The Michigan eLibrary is a program of the Library of Michigan and MeL databases are made available at *no* cost to all Michigan residents through federal and state funding 24/7, so teachers, students and parents can use them from home as well. Ask your media specialist or tech director for more information on MeL, or you can go to, http://michigan.gov/mel | Stewart Elementary
Daily Schedule
Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Fri.
*Doors open 8:10 A.M.
School starts 8:25 A.M.
Shuttle/Car dismissal 3:25 P.M.
Bus dismissal 3:40 P.M.
*Students eating breakfast may enter the building at 7:55 A.M.
Late Start Wednesday
(begins September 21, 2011)
*Doors open 9:00 A.M.
School starts 9:15 A.M.
Shuttle/Car dismissal 3:25 P.M.
Bus dismissal 3:40 P.M.
*Students may enter the building at 7:30 A.M.
> Late Start Wednesdays Bus Schedule
Dear Parents and Other Caring Adults,
Your children come to school each day to learn. As a district, Lakeshore has adopted curriculum for each content area and each grade level based on Michigan’s outcomes. Our curriculum is posted on Lakeshore’s web page. In each classroom teachers note their learning targets for the day or week as part of their lesson plans. They focus on the most essential outcomes planning interventions for students who need extra help and extensions for students who have already mastered the skills. In addition to learning about reading, writing, math, science, social studies, music, PE, library skills, art and guidance, students learn to be citizens of our world and life-long learners. The staff at Stewart help students practice:
respect - treating others as we would like to be treated while taking care of self, others and property
creativity - using our minds to promote the arts
safety - making sure that we do our best to follow the rules to keep ourselves and others safe
courage - bravely standing up to a bully kind and courteous
behavior - being polite, caring and helpful at all times
honesty - always telling the whole truth
peace - getting along with others without conflict
integrity - to act according to what is right and wrong no matter who is watching
a love of reading - which is a skill we can use throughout our lives
problem solving - looking to take care of ourselves by thinking before acting
being great students - who come to school prepared to learn, arriving prior to 8:25 ready to be enthusiastic as we put forth our best effort being active and healthy with our bodies by exercising/playing one hour per day and limiting “screen time” to one hour per day.
By supporting positive attitudes and a quest for learning at home parents can help each child to succeed. We celebrate learning each day at Stewart.
Educationally yours,
Kathy Boyle |
