1st Grade Weekly News
First Grade Morning Meeting
This is a space JUST for first grade students! We meet on Thursdays at 11:00 AM ET. Come and meet with your first grade classmates and enjoy a "classroom" experience. We will be practicing important academic concepts while having fun together!
Bookmark this link for future use!
Mrs. Martine cannot wait to see you there!
Parent-Teacher Conferences
K-2 Community Hangout - February 19th
Join us on Wednesday, March 19th, as we build relationships and hang out together! Come to Book Nook at 12p then hop on over for our monthly hangout time at 12:30 pm EST. We hope to see you there!
LSS Field Trips
Starting in July, join us as we check off a bucket list item and explore all 50 states in 5 years of Field Trips! See below for more details!
Community Engagement
Want to connect with other students and teachers? Take a look at our COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR and see what you would like to join.
Book Nook
Join us every day for reading sessions that will leave you on the edge of your seat, bursting with laughter, and hungry for more stories!
Book Book is EVERY DAY at 12 pm ET
Story of the Week
Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the owl. But when Amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide it's time they returned the favor.
Tutor.com
LSS students have FREE access to 24-7 live academic support through tutor.com. To access this free resource look under Resources in any of your LSS courses.
IXL Academic Support
Laurel Springs School is partnering with IXL.com/signin/laurelsprings to provide academic practice and support in the subjects of math and English. To access this free resource look under Resources in any of your LSS courses.
LSS Connect
Sign up for the LSS private social network, LSS Connect! To get started, visit LSSConnect.com and register as an LSS parent or student using the email address you use for LSS. Make sure to join the Lower School groups once you've signed up!
Free Online Library
Reading every day has many benefits. It improves reading skills, relieves stress, and exercises your brain. Laurel Springs is happy to introduce you to an optional online library that students and families can use called ReadLife Bookshelf. This free resource offers access to digital books for all levels - children, families, and adults. Students can search for books by their age category (3-5 years old, 6-8 years old, and 9-12 years old). If you know that you are going to be away from Internet access, you can download a digital book from this site and read it offline.
Once you visit this site, you have the option of setting up a free account...just scroll to the bottom of the page. This will allow you to pick up your favorite books exactly where you left off! If you would rather not create an account, you are still able to access and read books whenever you would like!
Use of this resource is not required by Laurel Springs, but we wanted you to have access in case it proves useful to you and your family!
