Leesburg Elementary NewsNovember 2017 Issue

2229 South Street Leesburg, Florida 34748 (352) 365-6308 www.lake.k12.fl.us/les

Principal’s Message… From Mrs. Gelb

Principal Heather Gelb

Kindergarten Second GradeFirst Grade

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH IN…

Empowering Students to become Tomorrow’s Leaders!

Kindergarten had a funtime on their first FieldTrip! This month, we’relearning:

• Main Topic and KeyDetail of a text

• Rhyming words, soundblending, and sightwords.

• Addition and situationsinvolving addition

• Sorting and classifying

We will be working in thegarden this month!

First grade is stillworking hard and goingstrong! Remember:

• Read every night!

• Record the booksread each night onthe reading log

• Practice Spelling andHigh FrequencyWords

Our trip to Stanley PondAdventure Farm isNovember 7th.

In Second grade weare working on:• Reading: Finding

the main topic andauthor's purpose.

• Math: Adding withpartial sums.

• Science: Light;Stem Project

second grade isgetting ready for ourfield trip to theBrevard Zoo onFriday, November 10.

November 1: Kindergarten Academics Celebration10:00 am

November 2: A Honor Roll Celebration 1st-5th

Grades9:15 am

November 3: A/B Honor Roll Celebration 1st-5th

Grades9:15 am

November 6: Skate Night5:30-7:30 pm

November 13: PTO Meeting5:45 pmSAC Meeting6:30 pm

November 20-November 24: Thanksgiving Holidays!NO SCHOOL

November 30: Science Fair/Family STEM Night6:00-7:30 pm

Greetings Leesburg Families,Welcome to November! It is a

wonderful time to give thanks for the manyblessings in our lives. I am certainly thankfulfor the many blessings in my life, includingworking with the amazing children, parents,teachers, and support staff here at LeesburgElementary School.

Parents, we are implementing the 7Habits of Happy Kids here at LeesburgElementary. So far our students have learnedabout the first 3. Please use these at homewhenever possible to assist in our studentsembedding them in their daily decisionmaking.

Please continue to look at your child’snewsletters/agendas. Newsletters will beposted online to individual teachers’ webpages. I would like to encourage all parents toget involved in our PTO. This is a wonderfulway to have input on school procedures,policies and events. We need you!

What’s Happening This Month In…

Our Littlest Leaders had a fun monthin October on their first Field Trip.This month, we will be learning about:

• The remaining 13 letters of thealphabet

• Fairytales; Fiction vs. Non-fiction

• Counting on from a given number to10

• Numbers 1-20

All students should be able to write their names by now. Please practice!

Our next Field Trip is November 17th to Downtown Leesburg. Fee of $5

Is due Friday, November 3rd.

Pre-K Corner 21st CCLC- Golden Eagles ClubThank you to all of our GoldenEagle parents who were ableto attend the October ParentNight.We hope everyone can makeit to the November ParentNight, November 9 6:00-7:00pm. Don’t forget to “like”our page on Facebook(@21stCCLCEagles) and“follow” us on Twitter(@21stCCLCEagles). Our Golden Eagles had a fun

Family night in October!

Fifth GradeThe Fifth grade continues to work hard in ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science.

• We are beginning to work on our Science Fair Projects!

• Our first field trip will be on November 9th to the Solar Bears Education Game Day

in Orlando

Fourth Grade#FourthGradeRocks! We are currently working on:

• Math: Finishing multiplication and strategies for division

• Science: Forms of matter

• Reading: Main Idea and DBQs

to practice the standards

• Writing: 7 Steps of writing

Our Field Trip to St.

Augustine is in May.

Third GradeThird Grade just completed their first round of STUDENT LED conferences! It was so much fun!

• Math: area in the real world

• Reading: opinion essays and exploring main idea, central message, and the different non-fiction text structures

• Science: Energy andthe upcoming Science

• Fair.

This month, we will be working with the HonorsArt students at Leesburg High School along withthe LES NEHS Club to complete a service projectthis month. Our focus is to improve theTeacher’s Lounge at LES. Check out ourprogress!

Student Council

President: Gabriella

Vice President: TJ

Treasurer: Nolan

Secretary: Dylan

LES Care Corner:A Note from Nurse Erin

Make Sure to Gobble Up Healthy Choices

Thanksgiving!

• Make Fruits and Veggies Available

• Offer a Variety of Foods• Let Kids Help with Meal

Preparation• Give Treats in Small

Portions

We’ve just wrapped up ourelections. Congrats to ourNewly elected officers forthe 2017-1028 school year:

Special News……From the Specials Teachers!

Awesome Art!

On Wacky Wednesdays in Art,Kindergarten through Fifth grades arelearning about scientific research andtagging whales in Antarctica. Studentsare making either penguins or whalesout of clay or origami.

The LES Chorus willperform on Saturday,November 4th at theVillages of Lady LakeElementary School FallFestival at 11:00. We aregetting ready for ourwinter musical onDecember 15th and 16th.

Leesburg ElementarySchool Skate Night will beMonday, November 6th.This fun family event willbe held from 5:30-7:30p.m. at Skate World. Thisspecial event is afundraiser for the MusicProgram. Make sure tobring $6.00, whichincludes rental skates.Speed and in-line skateswill have an additional$3.00 charge. Don’t missout on all the fun!

Special Events in Specials!

Tech Lab

P.E.

MusicMusic students areworking on sequencingand creating their ownmusic on the computer.

MediaIn November we will startreading and sharing aboutNative American heritageand we will read lots ofIndian stories. Mrs. Slighfeels strongly abouthistorical accuracy withregard to the way Indianswere treated when theEuropeans arrived, so besure to ask your studentwhat they feel aboutAmerican Indian history.

In K and 1st grades, we arepracticing our Log-Inusernames and passwordsand logging inindependently. Secondgrade continues to explorecoding, while 3rd-5th gradeslearn Microsoft Word.

PreK-2nd grades are working

on pairing and grouping while

using movement concepts. For

3rd-5th graders we are working

on activities that have the

students determining what

muscle group they are using

with various exercises.

Empowering Students to become Tomorrow’s Leaders!

Art ClubArt Club has begun and we are workingon several projects including a ‘Sun’contest. Lenabel won for ‘MostCreative’ and Veronica won for ‘BestCraftsmanship”. They are featured inthis photogram. Way to go, girls!

Extra! Extra!Read All About Our Fun Clubs And Activities!

We want to send out a big

“Thank You!” to all the

families that came to Math

Night 2017! We hope you

all had a wonderful time

working with your children

and seeing how fun math

can be. Be sure to mark

your calendars for our

upcoming Science/STEM

night on November 30,

2017 from 6:00-7:30.

News from Girls on the Run

Empowering Students to become Tomorrow’s Leaders!

The Girls on the Run groupposed with the LeesburgPolice Pink Patrol Car lastmonth for Breast CancerAwareness. The girls willcontinue practicing twice aweek in November. Theirtraining is quickly coming toan end! They are lookingforward to running a 5K racein Orlando on December 9.

Highlights from Math Night 2017!

Members of theTECH-TONIC Creware learning aboutanimation andvideoing skills.

TECH-TONIC Crew

Spiders, Scabs,

Squids, Science

Fair and Subs!

Science Fair/Stem Night will feature hands-on activities provided by the Orlando Science Center, food from

Firehouse Subs and Science Fair exhibits designed and created by your child!

Join us on Thursday, November 30, from 5:30 – 7:00PM, for an evening of science, food, and fun!•15 hands-on activities provided by Orlando Sciencecenter including Roller Coaster Physics, AmazingArachnids, and Pizza Fractions!•Science Fair Displays and awards for all grade levels!•Drawing for a free 4-pack of Orlando Science Centertickets!•FREE food from Firehouse Subs!

Read on to find out how to

implement the 7 Habits in

your own home!

For NovemberPre-K

Name: DestinyAge: 4Birthday: August 17Favorite Food: CakeFavorite Color: RedFavorite TV Show: SpongebobSquarePantsFavorite Subject in School: Playing in HousekeepingHobby: Going HomeGoal for this Year: Learn NumbersWhat My Teacher Likes About Me:“I love Destiny’s helping heart! Destiny loves to help me each day.” –Miss Quinn

Name: JesicaAge: 5

Birthday: Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese

Favorite Color: PinkFavorite Movie: Frozen

Favorite Subject in School: ReadingHobby: Play with my sisters

Goal for this Year: Learn How to ReadWhat My Teacher Likes About Me:

“Jesica tries very hard! She stays engaged with all the lessons so she can

learn!” –Mrs. Hester“

Name: DanielAge: 7

Birthday: March 17Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese

Favorite Color: RedFavorite TV Show: Spongebob

SquarePantsFavorite Subject in School: Math

Hobby: Playing Video GamesGoal for this Year: Be a Better

WriterWhat My Teacher Likes About Me:

“Daniel is always a good example to his peers.” –Mrs. Williams

Name: AbrianaAge: 7Birthday: January 4Favorite Food: Egg SaladFavorite Color: PurpleFavorite TV Show: Loud HouseFavorite Subject in School: ReadingHobby: Dancing and SingingGoal for this Year: Have a bunch of friendsWhat My Teacher Likes About Me:My teacher likes that I am helpful, good, and always happy!

Name: LukasAge: 9

Birthday: July 29Favorite Food: Muffins

Favorite Color: BlackFavorite TV Show: Ben TenFavorite Subject in School:

PEHobby: Watch Movies

Goal for this Year: To PassWhat My Teacher Likes

About Me:“Lukas can be a really good

friend to others in his class!” –Ms. Dunn

Name: NaylaniAge: 9

Birthday: March 14Favorite Food: CandyFavorite Color: Purple

Favorite TV Show: Barbie Movie

Favorite Subject in School: Reading

Hobby: Playing with my sistersGoal for this Year: Get a lot of

AR PointsWhat My Teacher Likes

About Me:My teacher likes that I am respectful and proactive!

Name: DeleenaAge: 10

Birthday: February 15Favorite Food: Grandma’s

Collard GreensFavorite Color: Blue

Favorite TV Show: The Addams Family

Favorite Subject in School: Writing and Math

Hobby: DancingGoal for this Year: Pass

What My Teacher Likes About Me:

My teacher likes that I am a hard worker!

Kinder First

Second Third Fourth Fifth

GOLDEN EAGLES CLUB PARENT NIGHTS

WHEN6:30-7:30 PM

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2018JANUARY 11FEBRUARY 15APRIL 26MAY 17

LEESBURGELEMENTARYSCHOOL

DINNERWill be provided

PRESENTERS:Sept 28 – Kids

Central/Leesburg Police

Department

Oct 12 – Community

Health Centers/Florida

Health/LifeStream

Nov 9 – Be Free

Lake/Shared Services

Network/Lake Sumter

State College

Jan 11 – LifeStream

Feb 15 – Lake Sumter

State College

April 26 – Kids

Central/Florida

Health/Be Free Lake

May 17 – Community

Health Centers

PLEASE JOIN US!

Mrs. Heather Gelb, PrincipalMr. Maurice Simmons, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Susan Jordan, Assistant Principal

Don’t forget to visit the

Parent Resource Center

Located in the Family Liaison Portable

The Parent Resource Center provides

educational materials that you can “check-out”

for your child including educational board

games, flashcards, puzzles, laptops, and iPads.

For more information or to make an

appointment to visit, please contact the

Family/School Liaison:

Florence Katzenberger(352)365-6308

Florida statute requires that parents be given an opportunity to provide input into the instructional performance assessment of teachers. During the course of this school year, your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please feel free to call the school (352)

365-6308 or send any concerns or recommendations relevant to your child’s education to gelbh@lake.k12.fl.us

As your children outgrow their uniform tops and bottoms, please

consider donating gently used uniforms to the clinic for students

who are in need of a change of clothing during the day due to

spillage or accidents. The clinic could use donations of shirts, pants,

shorts, underwear, and socks for both boys and girls of all sizes.

Parent and Family Engagement Plan 2017-2018

School Improvement Plan 2017-2018