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Next PTO meeting will be
Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30PM
Childcare will be provided
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Family Fun Night will be held June 14 - Rain or Shine |
Lake
Street School
Spring Family Fun Night
June 14, 2013 6 to 8 pm
Lots of Fun Activities for LSS Families!!
Volunteers are needed
Bounce Houses,
Dunk Booth
(3 balls for $1/child and $5/adults)
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Face Painting
and Tattoos
DJ/Music
Kickball and Potato Sack Races
Pizza, Chips & Drink ($3)
Snow Cones & Popcorn
Ice Cream Truck ($1)
Classroom Raffle Baskets |
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Bottle and Can Drive
Vernon – Cub Scouts Pack 221 will hold a bottle and can
drive on June 15th from 10:00am to Noon at Lake Street School.
All donations of bottles and cans marked as returnable in Connecticut
are welcome. Alternatively, members from the Pack will also
pick up collections of returnable bottles and cans from residences
and businesses in Vernon. All proceeds will support the Pack’s
Scouting program.
Please call Aaron Junod at 860-896-5136 for more information
or to arrange a pick-up of bottles and cans.
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Dr. Conway is looking for parental input as she
drafts the 2013-14 school calendar.
Click
here for the survey
Questions include:
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- Should Vernon Public Schools have school in session
on the Veterans' Day Holiday 2013?
- Should Vernon Public Schools have a full week February
Vacation in 2014 or do you prefer a long weekend?
- Should Vernon Public Schools have a full week April
Vacation in 2014?
- Should Vernon Public Schools start school before or
after Labor Day?
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The Lake Street School PTO has
teamed up with the other Vernon school PTOs to support
this free Internet Safety Seminar.
LOCATION: Vernon Center Middle School
DATE: Wednesday March 13, 2013
TIME: 7:00 pm
This is for all parents and students 4th grade and higher
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Networking, Texting, Sexting and Cyber Bullying are all part
of our children’s everyday life and can have serious
consequences. Scott Driscoll, owner of Internet Safety Concepts,
retired Law Enforcement Officer, and author, will present
to families about today’s technology and the dangers
that go with them. Scott has seen first hand the dangers of
the Internet and technology and will show everyone how they
can protect themselves from these serious dangers. |
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Please
save the date and join Dr. Conway for coffee, tea and conversation! |
Superintendent
of Schools, Dr. Mary P. Conway, cordially invites you to coffee,
tea and conversation. The purpose of the gathering is to entertain
questions and open conversation about Vernon Public Schools.
These informal gatherings will allow parents, staff and community
members to hear updates and to ask questions about Vernon Public
Schools.
“COFFEE CONNECTION” DATES
Skinner Road School – Tuesday, January 8th 7:45 a.m. –
8:30 a.m.
Lake Street School – Tuesday, February 5th 6:00 p.m. –
6:45 p.m.
Vernon Center Middle School – Thursday, March 7th 7:15
a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Maple Street School – Tuesday, April 2nd 5:30 p.m. –
6:15 p.m.
Center Road School – Thursday, May 9th 7:30 a.m. –
8:15 a.m. |
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| The
LSS Discount Card is Back!!!!
Just $5.00 and it saves you big $$$$
at 15 local businesses you probably already use.
Order
form is available here. |
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For the 2012-2013 school year all
Thursday Handouts will be posted on line at:
www.lss-pto.com/handouts
The school is no longer providing paper handouts.
If you would like weekly reminders sent to your email, www.lss-pto.com/contact/
to sign up for the PTO’s distribution list. |
| Any reminders having
to do with school days off, early closings, conferences,
permission slips or letters from Mr. Testa or the Superintendent
will still go home to ALL students as PAPER.
Copies of weekly flyers will be available in the main office
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Target is giving K-12 schools up to $10,000 each in Target
GiftCards® for books or any supplies they need. You
can help by voting for a school each week. Rally your friends
because for every 25 votes a school receives, Target will
send a $25 gift card. Vote now.
https://givewith.target.com
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2012-2013 PTO Board |
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PTO would like to welcome the following new board members
for the 2012-2013 school year:
Co-Presidents: Nikki Tolman and Rachel Sutherland
Co-Vice Presidents: Jessica Peck and Jeannine Enamait
Secretary: Kim Boulette
Treasurer: Victoria Rodriguez
Let’s all help them make next year another great year
at Lake Street School! |
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Dr.
Conway, Superintendent of Schools, would like to challenge
all the students at all Vernon Public Schools to
"Do the Right Thing"!
STUDENTS: Are you honest, respectful, and
responsible?
Dr. Conway would like to hear how you are "doing the
right thing".
Students are asked to fill out the
"Do the Right Thing" form and hand it in.
The school that "does the right thing" the most
times will hold the trophy of the Superintendent's Challenge!
Hand in as many as you can!
The
form(PDF) is available here.
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Message from the Superintendent's
Office:
In support of the district mission and goal to promote environments
that are socially, emotionally, and physically conducive to
learning, we have developed surveys to collect perceptual data
from our parents and students.
The School Climate Survey, K-5 Lake Street School Parent is
available on the district's website at www.vernonschools.com.
On our cover page, parents can click the “star”
icon to be directed to the list where all parent surveys appear.
By clicking on the appropriate school-level link, the survey
will launch. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LSSPARENT. |
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| Lake Street School
has begun using the Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) system. Please
visit the SCHOOL section
of the website to learn more. |
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