LABCS Weekly Newsletter - 9-22-24
Respect yourself, others, and our school. * Be Responsible for yourself, your actions, and the learning environment. * Have a growth mindset and practice Perseverance.
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Monday Dress Theme - "Fall Colors" (wear fall colors)
9/23/2024
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Chick-fil-A Biscuit Sales Pre-Orders Due
9/24/2024
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Jr. Interact Canned Food Drive Begins
9/25/2024
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$1 Dress Down and/or $1 Hat Day
9/27/2024
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Chick-fil-A Biscuits - Pre-Orders Only
9/27/2024
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Monday Dress Theme - "Camouflage Day"
9/30/2024
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Evening Seminar - "Walking in the Shoes of a Dyslexic - Dyslexia Simulation"
9/30/2024, 6 PM – 8 PM
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LABCS Open House - All Grades
10/3/2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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$1 Dress Down and/or $1 Hat Day
10/4/2024
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LABCS Board Meeting - In-Person
10/7/2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
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School Pictures
10/9/2024, 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
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$1 Dress Down and/or $1 Hat Day
10/11/2024
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No School - Everyone
10/14/2024
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Mandatory Faculty Workday/Fall Parent Conferences
10/15/2024
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No School - Students
10/15/2024
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Jr. Interact Canned Food Drive Ends
10/17/2024
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Dyslexia Tidbit
Signs of Dyslexia - Grades 3-5
"Many people know that dyslexia is a challenge with reading. But it’s more than that. Dyslexia is a challenge with language. That can make it hard to spot the signs. For instance, trouble with rhyming can be a sign of trouble with reading.
Dyslexia can also cause trouble with spelling, speaking, and writing. So signs can show up in a few areas, not just in reading.
People with dyslexia don’t all struggle in the same way. Some have a hard time with early reading skills like sounding out words (decoding). Some read words and sentences fine, but they have trouble understanding what they read.
Dyslexia can also look different as kids get older. Learn common signs of dyslexia at different ages and how to help."
Tween, Teen, and Adult Signs of Dyslexia
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Reading slowly or leaving out small words and parts of longer words when reading aloud
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Struggling to remember common abbreviations, including ones on social media
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Often searching for words or using substitutes like gate instead of fence
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Often not “getting” the joke or having trouble understanding idioms and puns
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Taking a very long time to complete reading assignments
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Having an easier time answering questions about a page of text if it’s read aloud
Having these challenges can be tough on kids and adults. They may think they’re not smart because they’re struggling when most people aren’t. But trouble with reading doesn’t mean someone isn’t smart. That’s just one of the many myths about dyslexia.
Struggling readers often feel like they’re the only one. But dyslexia is a very common learning difference, and many kids and adults need extra help learning to read. The good news is that there are ways to teach struggling readers, and skills can improve.
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Thank you
- to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)-Fort Prince George Chapter, for the baskets of items celebrating Constitution Week, as well as the delicious homemade goodies for the faculty/staff;
- to Mr. Tony Christoph for the amazing homemade cherry cheesecake for the faculty/staff.
- to Ms. Ashley Nelson for the donation of the charging cart; and
- to Ms. Phifer, Coach Chris, Mrs. Henderson, Ms. Fleming, Mrs. Haun, and Mrs. Danielle Roland for chaperoning the Middle School Social on Friday afternoon.
We apologize in advance to anyone we accidentally left off.
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The More You Know Series - "Who Wrote Your Attendance Policy?"
Read More...
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The More You Know Series - "What Makes a Charter School a Charter School?"
Read More...
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A Note from the Front Office
If your student is absent please submit a parent note or a doctor's note within 3 days of your child returning to school. Please send all school excuses to Michelle Tennant at mtennant@labcharterschool.org.
A Note from the PTA
Spirit Rock
Did you know that you can reserve the Spirit Rock that is near the school's front door entrance to celebrate your child's birthday, give a shout-out, etc.? If you are interested, the cost is $15. To pay and sign up for this, you can click here.
A Note from the Reading Coach
LABCS parents/guardians, please save the date of Thursday, October 3, from 4:00-5:00. This will be our Open House. We will have different rotations throughout the school that showcase what we do at the school. Please look for more information soon.
A Note from the Student Wellness Coordinator
The SEL Word of the Week: Customs (n.); traditions, beliefs or repeated practices by a culture or group
Competency: Social Awareness
Learning about customs can help our students in many ways. It helps them to build understanding and empathy, develop cultural competency, create a more inclusive society, while understanding diversity in our world. It also helps our students to build a positive self-image with a foundation of belonging and acceptance.
SEL Student Surveys
As a way to measure need and growth in our students' social-emotional learning, students in grades 3 through 8 will complete a survey through our SEL platform, Panorama Education. These surveys measure students' abilities in five competencies; Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Responsible Decision Making, and Relationship Skills. The data from these surveys is used inclusively to guide the schoolwide initiative on SEL and is not shared outside of the school community. If you have any questions about this survey or are interested in seeing a sample of the survey, please contact Ms. Phifer at [email protected].
A Note from the Testing Coordinator
Testing Information for MAP data will go home with your child(ren) this week. If you have any questions about this data, please reach out to Mrs. Henderson at [email protected].
A Note from the Student Council
Upper Elementary After School Social (Grades 3-5)
Friday, October 18, 2024
3:30-5:00
Cost: $10
Students in grades 3-5 are invited to stay after school on this day for food, refreshments, and a popcorn bar. If your child would like to attend, you can submit payment on your myschoolbucks account or send cash/check to school.
Friday Snack Sales
Every Friday, the Student Council sells snacks, ice cream, and drinks for students. Prices range from 50 cents to $2.00 for items. Students are allowed to purchase only one item for a sweet Friday treat. The students look forward to this each week!
Chick-fil-A Biscuit Sales
The Student Council will be selling chicken biscuits on the last Friday of each month. The next CFA sales will be on Friday, September 27. All orders must be placed by Tuesday, September 24 for your child(ren) to receive theirs on Friday, 9/27. You will order through your myschoolbucks account; this will be available there soon.
Save the Date
November 4 - Student Council Elections (information will be sent home in early October).
A Note from the Yearbook Coordinator
Yearbook Orders
Get ahead and order your yearbook today!
Yearbooks are now on sale for $25.00. You can order through your myschoolbucks, or if you want to add personalizations to your yearbook you can order through Jostens.com. If you have any questions regarding the yearbook, please email [email protected].
Yearbook Cover Contest
Students are encouraged to submit a design for the school's 2024-2025 Yearbook. All artwork must be submitted no later than Monday, November 15, 2024.
The winning design will be used as the cover for the 2024-2025 yearbook. The winning artist will receive a free yearbook.
The contest rules are:
- a current Lakes and Bridges student must complete artwork
- artwork can be in any medium
- submissions must be on 8.5" x 11" white paper and be of vertical orientation
- due no later than Monday, November 15, 2024
Canned Food Drive
LABCS's Jr. Interact Club is hosting a Canned Food Drive to benefit the SHINE Soup Kitchen.
- The food drive will start on Wednesday, 9/25 and end on Thursday, 10/17.
- Containers will be placed outside of each HR class to collect the canned food.
- The Jr. Interact Club will pick up and count items on Fridays.
- The class that brings in the most items will get to cover the Administration with Silly String.
- The items that needed are: canned fruits and vegetables, spaghetti sauce, s
Evening Seminar - Dyslexia Simulation
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