May 2024

It is hard to believe that in just a few short weeks, the end of the 2023-2024 school year will be upon us. Our final day of school this year is May 21st with an early out at 1 p.m.

In the next three weeks, there are many events taking place as we wrap up the exciting things we have done this year. Please make sure to check out the upcoming events section as well as the flyers included below for information on all these events.

Thank you for continuing to find ways to support your child in their education. It truly takes a village and I am grateful for the support you have shown us throughout this school year. While I know summer is a time of rest and relaxation, please don't forget to sprinkle in opportunities for learning and reading to continue to expand your child's growth they have experienced this year.

As we send our 5th graders off to middle school, I know they will continue to challenge themselves and each other to learn new things, be good humans, and find ways to make the Leeton School District an amazing place to be. For our returning families next year, I look forward to continuing the journey with you to help support your child's growth in many ways. The 2024-2025 school year is going to full of tremendous things for our students and I can't wait (after a little bit of a break) to get things started! Leeton Elementary families...our future is BRIGHT!

1st-10th: MAP testing for 3rd-5th grade students (see flyer for specific test dates below)

2nd: Family Literacy Night @ 5-6:30 p.m.

8th: Parent Advisory meeting @ 6-7 p.m. (district conference room)

9th: 5th Grade DARE graduation @ 1 p.m. (parents are welcome to attend)

14th: Elementary Spring Concert @ 6 p.m.

15th: 3rd-5th grade field trip

Elementary Celebration parade @ 5-6:30 p.m.

16th: Big Smiles Dental (for students who enroll to participate)

Young Author's Celebration @ 4 p.m.

School Board meeting @ 7 p.m.

17th: Picnic in the Park: Grandparent's Day @ 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

20th: Big Smiles Dental (for students who enroll to participate)

Rain Date for Elementary Celebration Parade

21st: Last Day of School - early out at 1 p.m.

Wow!!! What amazing participation we had during our Spring Book Blast event that wrapped up last week! We set a goal of 47% participation and we had nearly 67% of our students participated!!! With such a great turnout and support from our families and community, EVERY child will be going home with at least 4 new books for the summer!!!! Thank you for supporting our students gain new books for their home libraries!

Book Blast books will be sent home on Monday, May 6th. If your child had not yet received their prizes from the event, they will go home that day as well. Thank you again for your continued support of our students and school!

Students in 2nd-5th grades have been invited to participate in our local young authors contest! The flyer above includes additional information. Students are encouraged to submit an original story by May 3rd to participate. While many students have been working on writing projects in class, some work may need to be done at home to complete their story. Please reach out to your child's teacher with any questions.

We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with West Central Boys and Girls Club of America to provide afterschool care for our students K-8th grade. B&G Club is open from the end of the school day until 6:30 p.m.

If you are interested in signing your child up for B&G Club, please complete the online registration attached below. If you need a paper copy of the enrollment packet please reach out to the elementary office. If you have any questions or need assistance with B&G club, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Area Site Director, Sharliene Fulton @ 660-233-2230.

Student meal prices:

Breakfast: $1.50

Lunch: $2.70

Reduced Breakfast: $0.40

Reduced Lunch: $0.40

There are two ways you can put money on your child's lunch account:

1. Submit payment to the elementary office. If you are sending the money with your child, please make sure to place the money in an envelope and that it is clearly marked whose account it goes to;

2. Pay online via the parent portal. Please note, there is a small service fee associated with this type of transaction.

Your child is allowed to charge up to $5.00. After this point, they will be given their meal each day, but no seconds will be allowed. Please also note that seconds are not offered to K-1st grade students. However, there is a fruit and vegetable bar available every day and students are allowed to have as much of these items as they would like as long as they are not being wasteful.

What is PBIS?

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) is a process in which our school staff has worked together to identify behavioral expectations (see Matrix below), teach these expectations consistently to our students, and provide positive specific feedback to reinforce expected behavior. Make sure to check out the picture below.

What PBIS is not...

PBIS focuses on teaching expected behaviors and providing positive feedback to students when they follow those expectations, but at Leeton we focus on providing feedback in ways that encourage intrinsic motivation (through verbal feedback and student shout-outs that are included in our morning announcements) rather than trinkets and tangible tokens. PBIS is also not a replacement for consequences when a student does not follow our expectations. Depending on the level of the offense, students will given consequences that are outlined in our parent handbook (pages 29-32).