NAEP
I am pleased to announce that our school has been selected to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation’s Report Card. This assessment is administered to our fourth graders. The NAEP assessment will take place on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. An informational letter was sent home to fourth grade families on Friday, January 14th. If you would like an additional copy, please check with your child’s teacher or call the school office at 759-2825. – Ms. Keener
INTERESTED IN BEING A KICKBALL VOLUNTEER COACH? YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
I am sorry to announce that Coach Bob Ortiz is unable to coach this year’s 4th and 5th grade kickball team due to his work schedule. If you have a few hours a week and would like to donate your time to coaching a 4th and 5th grade boys/ girls kickball team, please contact Ms. Keener by Wednesday, February 2nd. Coach Bob has offered to meet with the new coach and work with him/her to get the team organized and off to a great start! If we are unable to find a new coach, we may need to cancel this important activity for our 4th and 5th grade boys and girls. – Ms. Keener
Save The Date: Lakeshore Family Night
Lakeshore Family Night is just around the corner so be sure to mark February 16th from 6-8pm on your calendars! This year Math Night and Literacy Night will be joining forces for an evening packed with fun learning games, prizes, and best of all quality time with loved ones! We need volunteers to facilitate the games, registration, etc.! This is a great way to participate in your child’s education so please contact Adriana Leiva to sign up or for further information! A big thank you to the teachers who have already volunteered to help out!
Auction News
The second auction meeting is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 9, 2011 from 6:30-8:00pm in the Community Room. Pizza and childcare are available. We now have Chairs for all committees. Thank you Lakeshore parents! Please come help plan the event, give feedback on decor and pricing, volunteer to help and to hear updates on the progress we have made. This is one of our largest fundraisers and is the reason we can offer such enrichment programs as gardening, art, poetry, theater, motor perception etc. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Megumi Fuse: 415-806-8016 / megumifuse@gmail.com
An Evening with the Principal
Topic for Discussion: Assessments, Testing and Test Preparation
Monday, February 7, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
In the Lakeshore Community Room
On Monday, February 7 the Site Council will present an “Evening with the Principal” to discuss “Discussion: Assessments, Testing and Test Preparation” at Lakeshore. This event is well in advance of our spring STAR testing schedule. If you have questions about the testing process, test preparation, and Lakeshore’s test scores, this is the time to discuss them with Ms. Keener and the Lakeshore com- munity. For more information, or to request a language interpreter this evening, email lakeshoressc@gmail. com or call the Lakeshore office at 415-759-2825. Sorry, no childcare will be available.
Graduation
We had a great 5th Grade Graduation Meeting last Wednesday. An informational packet will be sent home to all 5th Grade families shortly. Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 23rd @ 7PM! Please plan on attend- ing! We will not have childcare so make appropriate accommodations for your children since this is an adult only meeting. -Julie Lin and Linda Ghnaim
PTA Pledges
Please send in your PTA pledges! We are asking for 100% participation from our community. Remember that 100% of the PTA fund is used for enrichment programs, supplies, and events which benefit ALL our children! Send in your pledges to either the office or to your child’s teacher. Donations can also be made through our website: lakeshoreelementary.org. Check to see if your company has a Matching program that will either match your donation or your volunteer hours. Thank you for your consideration – Julie Lin
Support Reading!
Mrs. Lee has applied for a project on www.donorschoose.org. She has requested 4 class sets of chapter books to be shared among the entire 4th grade ad well as future 4th grade classes. $549 has already been donated. She only needs $483 by Jan 30th to make this project a reality, or the other donations will be lost. Please donate if you can.
How to donate: Online: Go to www.donorschoose.org Search for 430496 in the keyword search. This will link you to my project. Or simply donate a cash amount or write a check to the Rm 16 Class Fund. Ms. Lee will make sure your donation is given to the project. Thank you so much! For more info, contact Mrs. Lee Rm 16.