LABCS Weekly Newsletter - 2-15-25
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 - "President's Day" (wear red, white, blue - nothing political allowed)
2/17/2025
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Inclement Weather Make-Up Day #3 - School is in Session
2/17/2025
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Monday Dress Theme - "Hat Day"
2/24/2025
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Chick-fil-A Biscuit Sales Pre-Orders Due
2/25/2025
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Chick-fil-A Biscuits - Pre-Orders Only
2/28/2025
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Black History Month
This Week's Highlights
Willard Wigan, MBE (born June 1957) is a British sculptor from Ashmore Park Estate, Wednesfield, England, the son of Jamaican immigrants, who makes micro miniature sculptures. His sculptures are typically placed in the eye of a needle or on the head of a pin. A single sculpture can be as small as 0.005 mm (0.0002 in).
As a child with dyslexia, which was not diagnosed until adulthood, Willard Wigan was ridiculed in class by his primary school teachers for not learning to read. Wigan attributes his early drive in sculpting, which began at the age of five, to his need to escape from the derision of teachers and classmates. He wanted to show the world that nothing did not exist, deducing that if people were unable to view his work, then they would not be in any position to criticise it. Wigan has since aimed to make even smaller artworks, visible only with a microscope.
In July 2007 he was made an MBE.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest and most influential players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Bryant was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
Hank Aaron
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976. Considered one of the greatest baseball players in history, he spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL). At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game's key career power-hitting records. He broke the long-standing MLB record for career home runs held by Babe Ruth and remained the career leader for 33 years, until Barry Bonds surpassed his famous total of 755 in 2007. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973 and is one of only two players to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times.
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Thank you
- to the Student Council and Ms. Phifer, Coach Chris, Ms. Fleming, Mr. Duran, Ms. Kane, Nurse House, and Mrs. Howell Roland who helped out with the Middle School Valentine's Dance!
We apologize in advance to anyone we accidentally left off.
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Orton-Gillingham Associate Level Training - June 2-13, 2025
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Board-Approved Electronic Policy - Effective 1-7-2025
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Amendments to the Student and Parent Handbook and the Technology Handbook - approved by the LABCS Board on 12-2-24
These approved amendments were emailed this week to the parents.
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Dress Code Reminders
Only solid-color or LABCS sweatshirts or hoodies are allowed. Any others must be taken off when entering the building. They can be worn outside for recess or PE.
When wearing a solid-color or LABCS sweatshirt or hoodie, a solid-color polo-style shirt must be worn underneath.
No Huggle Hoodies or similar oversized "blanket" hoodies are allowed in the building unless it is a Pajama Day Dress Theme.
No leggings, athletic or non-athletic, are allowed for anyone on any day unless under a dress or skirt.
At no time during the week, Monday-Thursday, are sweatpants or athletic shorts allowed.
Students who are out of dress code will be taken to the uniform closet to get appropriate clothing and could jeopardize their ability to participate in Friday $1 Dress Down Days.
Only with a Dress Down pass is a student allowed to be out of dress code on a Monday-Thursday. They can use the Dress Down pass on Friday instead of paying the $1. If they want to wear a hat on Fridays, they will still need to pay $1 since Dress Down passes do not include hats.
For further clarification, please refer to the Student and Parent Handbook given at the beginning of the year or when your child started during the school year. You can also access it on our website by clicking here.
Your cooperation in ensuring your child leaves the house in the appropriate dress code is greatly appreciated.
A Note from the Front Office
It is nearly time for the annual School Climate surveys that are used as a rated metric on the school’s report card.
The survey window for students, teachers, and parents opens on February 24, 2025.
We will be providing more information in the coming weeks as we get closer to the survey opening. In the meantime please make sure you have access to the Parent Portal. If you have never accessed the Parent Portal please reach out to the front office for assistance.
A Note from the Student Wellness Coordinator
SEL Word of the Week: principles (n.): fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for behaviors and beliefs
Competency: Self-Awareness
This week in SEL, our elementary students will explore their personal beliefs (respect, kindness, friendship, honesty, acceptance, etc.). Feel free to talk with your students about your beliefs to help them with their reflections!
A Note from the Reading Coach
Reading All-Stars
Don't forget to have your child(ren) keep track of their Reading All-Stars reading logs for free tickets to a Greenville Drive Celebration Game at Fluor Field. Your child's reading log information came home earlier this past week Please send completed reading logs to your child's homeroom teacher no later than Friday, February 28th.
A Note from the Testing Coordinator
PTA (Performance Task Assessment) Testing for Grades 2-5 will occur from February 18-25. If your child is participating in this, Ms. Kane will reach out to you.
A Note from the PTA
Teacher Appreciation Week will be May 5-9, and PTA needs your help planning and orchestrating this week! The more help we have, the better week we can create for our amazing staff. And, with more hands, there’s less work for everyone! Let’s work together to make it unforgettable!
The PTA is looking for a new board for the school years of 2025-2027! All positions are needed!! The PTA organizes teacher appreciation week, our monthly pizza lunches to the students, our big end-of-year party, and lots of behind-the-scenes activities! Check out our flyer and scan the QR code if you are interested in serving on the board!
Yearbook Orders
Yearbooks are on sale at Jostens.com or through MySchoolBucks.org. You can also send cash/check in with your child. The cost for a yearbook is $25.00. Deadline to order is March 1st! Order now to ensure your child receives a yearbook!
Electronic Devices Reminders
On January 7, 2025, the new board-approved school-wide cellphone ban, which includes Smart Watches, went into effect. The policy will ban phones, smart watches, tablets and gaming devices during the school day. They would need to be powered off and put away. Exceptions will be allowed for students with IEPs and medical plans if the device is needed for medical or educational purpose
School hours are defined as beginning with the student’s arrival on campus as they exit their parent’s/guardian’s/carpool’s car during morning car line and ending when the student has entered their parent’s/guardian’s/carpool’s car to leave for the day.
Students must adhere to the school’s established communication devices/cell phones/smart watches protocol as directed. Failure to adhere to the policy established will result in the following consequences:
- 1st offense – confiscation for the remainder of the school day (no exceptions)
- 2nd offense – the device is, devices are, not allowed to be at school for two weeks (no exceptions)
- 3rd offense – the device is, devices are, not allowed to be at school for the remainder of the school year (no exceptions)
What is Chronic Absenteeism?
Chronically absent students are defined as having missed 10% of the total days within a school year. Research shows that students with a history of chronic absenteeism face a serious risk of falling behind in school, thus making it more difficult for them to succeed in the classroom.
- All types of absences contribute to chronic absenteeism:
- Excused (Lawful) Absences
- Unexcused Absences
- Suspensions
- A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved off-grounds location for the school day.
Lawful Absences
Lawful absences include but are not limited to:
- (1) absences caused by a student’s own illness and whose attendance in school would endanger his or her health or the health of others,
- (2) absences due to an illness or death in the student’s immediate family,
- (3) absences due to a recognized religious holiday of the student’s faith, and
- (4) absences due to activities that are approved in advance by the principal.
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