Leslie Bell Elementary Newsletter

It feels unbelievable to think that 4th quarter is only a few days away. 3rd quarter is officially complete on Friday, March 8th.

Parent Teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 20th from 3:30 - 7:00 and Thursday, March 21st from 3:30 - 7:00. Initial Parent Teacher conference notes have gone out to families. Please return these notes by Friday, March 8th. Dates and times will be sent home from teachers soon as requests from parents are returned. If your child did not make it home with the Conference Request Sheet (yellow paper), reach out to the classroom teacher to have another sent home.

Please make note on the conference sheet:

- I would like to request a conference with my child's teacher during the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference Days.

- I prefer the grade card to be sent home and no conference.

- The teacher has requested a meeting with you.

Reminders:

- Make sure to call before 2:15 each day to make changes to your child's dismissal. This helps ensure timely changes are to be made. Please be in contact with your child's teacher or the front office with dismissal changes. Staff must hear from a parent/guardian for any adjustments to dismissal to be made.

- Car rider drop off begins at 7:35 on the corner of 20th and Monroe Street. Staff are prepared to assist students to exit vehicles. Students should NOT be dropped off at the crosswalk on 20th Street. For the safety of students, staff, and drivers on 20th street, use the car rider line each day.

- Our lost and found is filling up fast! Remind your child to check out lost and found when they visit PE or during Parent Teacher Conferences. All jackets and coats will be collected prior to Spring Break and donated to families in need.

PTO meeting will be help on Wednesday, March 6th at 6:00 pm in the Leslie Bell library.

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is back! The book fair will be open during Parent Teacher Conferences from 3:30-7:00 each evening. If you would like to volunteer to work, please be on the look out for the Sign-Up Genius after the PTO meeting.

Friday, March 8th- Pajama Day

3rd grade students will present their Showcase on Thursday, March 7th at 6:30pm, in the LBS gym. Doors will open at 6:00. Please bring your child 15 minutes (6:15) before the scheduled program time. Students will meet in their classrooms with the classroom teacher.

There will be a Silent Auction sponsored by PTO of classroom art projects created by students alongside Ms. Sarah. The Silent Auction artwork will be available to bid upon beginning at 6:00. Bids will close 15 minutes after the program is over.

It is very important that your students are in attendance. Students have worked hard preparing our music and art projects, and it helps them to learn and understand performance/audience manners and expectations. Please encourage your child(ren) to “dress up” for the program. Thank you so much for your continuing support. We are very excited to share our Arts with you!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Crosson and Ms. Sarah

As a reminder, 3rd quarter celebration will be held March on Thursday, March 15th. The last day to earn tickets will be Friday, March 8th.

In order for a student to receive:

- 8 positive behavior tickets

- 3 or less recovery room visits

- Positive behavior on the bus (if applicable)

Students have been working incredibly hard to earn tickets by showing how to be respectful, responsible, safe, and kind! The top three ticket earners from each classroom will be recognized with a certificate and small prize! The student from each classroom with the most tickets will have a celebration with Principal Smith and Counselor Smith.

In March, students' lessons will focus on Autism Awareness and Test-Taking Skills as the MAP Test and end of year benchmarks are quickly approaching.