March 16, 2015 - Lakewood Elementary

Running Club!
Lakewood Elementary School
Sharon Elder, Principal
Grace Jernigan, Assistant Principal
March 16, 2015
The Explorer Express
“Explorers lead the way!”
Lakewood on
Our 10th annual Lakewood on the Green golf tournament was a big
success! Thank you for all your support by securing classroom sponsors,
business sponsors, prize donations, golf teams, and for having your
Explorers there to enjoy the Kids' Event.
the Green
2015
March 17th—4th Grade Dance
March 18th—Report Cards
Mrs. Griggs's fourth grade class
wrote letters to navy recruits to
give them encouragement while
they are attending basic
training . Her students were so
excited when they received
letters back !
March 19th—PTA 6pm
March 20th—3rd Grade Awards 1:30
March 23rd—4th Grade Awards 1:30
March 24th—5th Grade Awards 1:30
March 26th—Math and Science Day
March 27th—Spring Holiday
March 30th—April 3rd—
Spring Break !
LES Media Center
recently held a book
fair. Our profit was
approx. $2,300! These
funds will be used to
purchase new book
titles and ebooks for
the Media Center!
Fourth Grade Students
Get Electric!
Fourth grade students conducted
experiments with electricity. They
were given a battery , wire , and light
bulb . They had to explore different
ways to use these materials to make
the light bulb work . Then , they tested
other objects to see if they were
conductors or insulators . Pictured
are students from Mrs. Tyson’s
class.
5th Grade students
visit the library once
a week for a 30
minute session to be
exposed to literacy
skills. This week,
students are focusing
on the fairytale
genre. Students are
using the iPads to
complete a fairytale
webquest.
Spring Break Library Dates
Friday, March 20th—Last day to
check-out books
Tuesday, March 24th—All Library
Books DUE!
If you would like or your child to
keep library books checked-out
over Spring Break, you must send in
a note of permission no later than
Tuesday, March 24th. If students
have a note they can continue to
check out library books until March
26th and keep them over break. If
books are lost or damaged over
break, it will be the students
responsibility to pay the fine to
replace the book.
Lakewood recently purchased
20 iPad Mini tablets! We are so
excited about the endless
possibilities of using these
tablets with our students!
Read about
LES and
other
Phenix City
schools in
the
The Phenix
Forward
Lakewood has officially adopted
two areas in our community to
keep litter-free —our own
beautiful campus area and the
Phenix City Coach Pitch Ball Fields.
Our signs will be up soon. We
invite our parents to help by
checking these areas routinely and
properly disposing of litter.