Several special events are planned at Lees Corner in recognition of these important causes.
April 5 Teacher Workday and student holiday
April 10 6th Grade Musical, “Lion King,” 7 p.m.
April 11 Book Fair Family Night & LCES Curriculum Night
April 15-19 Spring Break
April 25 Strings Concert, 7 p.m.
May 1 Band Spring Concert, 7 p.m.
May 6-31 SOL testing for students in grades 3-6
May 13 PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
May 27 Memorial Day Holiday, school closed
May 30 Kindergarten Orientation
June 5 2nd Grade Musical, 7 p.m.
June 10 PTA Meeting, 7 p.m.
June 13 Last day of school & 3 hour early release
On Monday, April 1st, macaroni and cheese will NOT be served in the cafeteria. This is a change from the published lunch menu.
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A team representing Lees Corner Elementary achieved Highest Honors in the recent WordMasters Challenge™—a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 150,000 students annually. The third grade team scored an impressive 173 points out of a possible 200 in the second of three meets this year, placing tenth in the nation!
The WordMasters Challenge™ is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of interesting new words (considerably harder than grade level), and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships. Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically. Although most vocabulary enrichment and analogy-solving programs are designed for use by high school students, WordMasters Challenge™ materials have been specifically created for younger students in grades three through eight. They are particularly well suited for children who are motivated by the challenge of learning new words and enjoy the logical puzzles posed by analogies.
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Lees Corner’s Family Fun Night is scheduled for Thursday, April 4th. Join us at the Franklin Farm Baskin Robbins for Scoop Night from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Come see your Lees Corner teachers scooping ice cream.
Then, head over to Launch Trampoline Park, also at Franklin Farm, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to release some energy and have fun with friends.
A percentage of the sales from both businesses that evening will be donated to the Lees Corner PTA.
Across our country and throughout the world, April is recognized as Autism Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. It has become a tradition in our school to be a part of the nationwide community that spreads awareness for these two causes.
Sadly, approximately 5 children die each day in the United States as a result of child abuse, and there are 2.9 million cases of child abuse reported each year in the United States. Children with disabilities may be at higher risk for abuse than children without disabilities. Additionally, 1 in 59 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Below is a list of events planned for our school:
Coin-a-Day Challenge (all month) – A collection container will be given to each class and collected for counting at the end of the each week. We will be promoting the collection of a different coin for each day of the week: Penny Monday, Nickel Tuesday, Dime Wednesday, Quarter Thursday, and Any Coin Friday. The class that collects the most money will earn an extra PBIS cart visit with surprise items not available at Blizzard’s Market.
4/1 (Monday)- Pinwheels for Prevention and Awareness Trees
Take a walk outside to see our Pinwheel Garden and Awareness Trees in the entry way.
4/2 (Tuesday) – Light It Up Blue
Students and Staff are encouraged to wear BLUE to show awareness for Autism and Child Abuse.
4/9 (Tuesday)- 8th Annual PJs for Charity
Students and staff may wear PJs to school and bring a suggested donation of $1. Money raised for the Coin-a-Day Challenge and PJs for Charity will be donated to both Marley’s Mission and Mason Life.
The Mason LIFE Program is an innovative post-secondary program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who desire a university experience in a supportive academic environment.
Marley's Mission provides free equine based therapy to children who have been abused or traumatized.
We are very excited to host our second Open Mic Night as part of LCES Curriculum Night on Thursday, April 11th! Open Mic Night will take place in the Upper Theatre (Ms. Kmetz's room). Students are invited to share a short story or poem in front of a live audience filled with teachers, parents, and friends!
While we strongly encourage children to select a piece of their own writing, reading another author's writing is also permitted. Please note, your child's selection must fall within the 5 minute time frame. We hope you can join us in celebrating our talented student authors! You can use the link below to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a45aea82da3fe3-lces
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Did your family participate in One School, One Book? Did you enjoy reading about Alice's adventure to save Aunt Polly's secret pie recipe? Please have your child join us for our culminating One School, One Book event at LCES Curriculum Night on Thursday, April 11th. Students in grades 1-6 are invited to participate in a Pie-themed Breakout EDU, where they'll work interactively with peers to solve the mystery of Polly Portman's secret pie recipe!
The Breakout EDU will take place in two separate sessions: Grades 1-3 (6:00-6:40) and Grades 4-6 (6:50-7:30). Both sessions will be held in the Lower Theatre. Please promptly pick up your child at the scheduled time.
Please note: Due to limited space, students must be signed up to participate in this event. If you can no longer attend, we kindly ask that you cancel your sign up to provide space for another student. You can use the link below to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a45aea82da3fe3-lces1
Students in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 will take Standards of Learning (SOL) tests this spring. You may view Lees Corner's complete SOL Testing Schedule by clicking here or by going to the Lees Corner home page.
Please keep the testing schedule in mind as you schedule appointments and other events that may take your child out of school. Tests generally begin at about 9 a.m. each day so it is important for students to arrive to school on time. We will share more information about testing in the near future.
Is your family participating in One School, One Book? Are you eating Pie up with a spoon?! We are creating a photo display near our front entrance to celebrate family literacy! If you would like to be included in our display, please take a picture of your family reading Pie OR baking together and send it to bcpoole@fcps.edu. We can’t wait to share your photos!
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The Spring Book Fair is coming! Please see the attached flier for details and volunteer opportunities. Many thanks in advance for supporting our spring book fair!
You can view the fair dates, sign up to volunteer, learn about the eWallet option for making purchases, AND shop the fair online beginning Mar. 30th! Spread the word to your friends and family! Invite them to help us have the best Book Fair ever!
If you need to contact me, please use the email address below. Thank you!
Leslie Dunbar, Librarian
ladunbar@fcps.edu
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If you are going to sign up for an after school activity, please do so this weekend as most classes start next week. Many are in jeopardy of not running so gather your friends and classmates and have them join in on the fun!
Minecraft Redstone, Grades 1-6, Monday
Flag Football, Grades K-6, Monday
3D Game Design, Grades 3-6, Tuesday
iCook, Grades K-4, Tuesday (Canceled due to low enrollment)
Lacrosse, Grades 3-6, Wednesday
French, Grades K-6, Wednesday
Zumba/Hip Hop Fusion w/Glow, Grades K-6, Thursday
Lego Robotics, Grades 1-6, Thursday
Run Club, Grades K-6, Friday
http://leescornerpta.net/asp-2019-spring/
If you have questions or concerns, please email Kim Mattiello at lcesafterschoolenrichment@gmail.com or leave a comment on the FB post. Please don't PM through Facebook as those messages aren't seen right away.
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Attention students in grades K-2! Local author Sue Fliess will be visiting with students on April 30th! Mrs. Dunbar has been reading her books to students to get them excited for this special visit. If you are interested in purchasing a SIGNED copy of one of her books, please see the attached order form. Orders are due April 12th!
Please email our librarian, Mrs. Dunbar, at ladunbar@fcps.edu with any questions.
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Deadline is April 1st!
Order online, use the form that was sent home with your child, or click here to access the form on the school webpage.
To purchase a yearbook online:
Go to www.YBPay.lifetouch.com
Enter Yearbook ID Code: 1470019
Follow the prompts to complete the $15 purchase.
Yearbooks will be distributed during the last week of school.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Nolan at blnolan@fcps.edu .
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If you have a child who will attend kindergarten at Lees Corner ES in August, please click here to download, complete and return the survey form (or you may use the one that was sent home in your child’s Wednesday envelope this week). Registration information will be mailed in late March to those who have contacted us.
Registration Dates:
Friday, April 5th, 8 – noon
Monday, April 8th, 4 – 7PM
Wednesday, April 24th, 4 – 7PM
Kindergarten Orientation:
Thursday, May 30th at 4:30PM
Questions? Call 703-227-3500 or email Betty Nolan at BLNolan@fcps.edu. For more information about starting school in FCPS please access http://www.fcps.edu/parents/start/kindergarten.shtml
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 Students enjoying expressing themselves through art!
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