Lawrence Kindergarten

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Dear Lawrence Union Free School District Community, I hope this finds you and your loved ones well. We are experiencing a COVID-19 surge in NY and are monitoring the numbers carefully to ensure that we can continue to provide a safe environment for our students and staff. I know that parents have questions as to whether schools will reopen in person on Monday, January 3. At this time, our plan is for all schools to reopen for in-person instruction on January 3. As per guidelines from the NYS Department of Health and the CDC, masks will continue to be required in all buildings for students, staff, and visitors. You may have read that the State has provided testing kits for students to school districts in the State. These kits arrived to Nassau BOCEs yesterday., December 30th and have not been distributed to schools of yet. Once they are in Lawrence we can begin a distribution process with parent pick-up basis. At this time, it appears the distribution process will not occur until after January 3rd. We will not be sending kits home in backpacks. We will be following protocols from the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) related to Test to Stay (TTS). Please see the following about TTS: - The protocol applies to only school-based exposures to COVID-19 - The protocol applies only to participation in classroom instructions and it does not permit participation in extracurricular activities. Our effort to keep our schools open for in-person learning is dependent on everyone making safe choices to mitigate the spread of COVID.  If your child has any symptoms you are reminded NOT to send your child to the school. Again, we are planning on a normal in-person return on January 3rd. As always, if there are any changes to this plan, we will keep you posted.  Until we see you on the 3rd, stay well and Happy New Year!     Sincerely, Dr. Ann Pedersen Superintendent of Schools
Lawrence Union Free School District

Friendly reminder that school is closed from December 23rd - January 2nd. School will resume on Monday, January 3rd. Wishing all of our staff, students and families and very Happy and Healthy Holiday season, and a Happy New Year! . . Recordatorio amistoso que la escuela está cerrada del 23 de diciembre al 2 de enero. La escuela se reanudará el lunes 3 de enero. ¡Deseando a todo nuestro personal, estudiantes y familias una temporada festiva muy feliz y saludable, y un feliz año nuevo!

What a great way to finish the last week of school in the 2021 school year with our Holiday Spirit Week! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of our students, teacher, staff, and families!

Smiles and Fun during Holiday Spirit Week at ECC!

We are happy to announce that our Winter Sing Videos have been posted to each teachers' Google Classroom and posted on our website for our families to enjoy! Feel free to click the link below to find your child's' class Winter Sing video. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1759763/Winter_Sing_Performances.docx.pdf Wishing all of our families a Happy & Healthy Holiday season and a Happy New Year!

**Tomorrow, Friday, December 17th, we ask that our learners dress in your favorite Winter Concert clothing to go with our ‘Winter Wonderland’ theme of the day!** We will be recording our Winter Sing! Our teachers and students have prepared a wonderful Winter Sing for our families, and our learners are so excited to sing for our families! Wishing you a joyous holiday season! . . **¡ Mañana, viernes, 17 de diciembre, les pedimos a nuestros alumnos que se vistan con su ropa favorita de Winter Concert para acompañar nuestro tema del día "Winter Wonderland"! ** ¡Estaremos grabando nuestro Concierto de Invierno! Han preparado un maravilloso Canto de Invierno para nuestras familias, y nuestros estudiantes están muy emocionados de cantar para nuestras familias!

Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, December 16th, we will being our Holiday Spirit Week! Thursday, 12/16: Light It Up Day! Wear holiday lights or something that sparkles and light up our school with Holiday cheer! Friday, 12/17: Winter Wonderland! *Wear concert attire as we will record our Winter Sing!* Monday, 12/20: Grinch Day! Wear Green or your favorite "who-ville" hair style to spread some holiday spirit! Tuesday, 12/21: Candy Cane Day! Wear red and white stripes and show your SWEET holiday spirit! Wednesday, 12/22: Pajama Day or Holiday Sweater Day! Wear your favorite holiday pajamas or Holiday Sweater for the day before Holiday Break! Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Our Kindergarten Winter Sing will be a pre-recorded virtual event! To do so, we will be recording each class as they sing their songs on Friday, December 17, 2021. We will post the pre-recorded class videos in your child’s Google Classroom and the school website on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 for you to enjoy! **On Friday, December 17th, we ask that our learners dress in your favorite Winter Concert clothing to go with our ‘Winter Wonderland’ theme of the day!** Our teachers and students have prepared a wonderful Winter Sing for our families, and our learners are so excited to sing for our families! Wishing you a joyous holiday season!

Beginning this Thursday, December 16th, we will being our Holiday Spirit Week! Thursday, 12/16: Light It Up Day! Wear holiday lights or something that sparkles and light up our school with Holiday cheer! Friday, 12/17: Winter Wonderland! *Wear concert attire as we will record our Winter Sing!* Monday, 12/20: Grinch Day! Wear Green or your favorite "who-ville" hair style to spread some holiday spirit! Tuesday, 12/21: Candy Cane Day! Wear red and white stripes and show your SWEET holiday spirit! Wednesday, 12/22: Pajama Day or Holiday Sweater Day! Wear your favorite holiday pajamas or Holiday Sweater for the day before Holiday Break! Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Check out the December MS Smore https://www.smore.com/term8-lawrence-middle-school-library Wishing everyone the best of all things good this holiday season.

Dear ECC Families, All week our learners focused on a Gratitude Challenge and discussed all they are thankful and grateful for! We are thankful for the support and love of our families and staff each day! Wishing all of our families a happy and healthy Thanksgiving filled with all that you are thankful for! School will resume on Monday, November 29th. Happy Thanksgiving! . . Estimadas familias de ECC, ¡Nuestros alumnos se discutieron todo por lo que están agradecidos! ¡Estamos agradecidos por el apoyo y el amor de nuestras familias y personal todos los días! ¡Deseamos a todas nuestras familias un feliz y saludable Día de Acción de Gracias lleno de todo lo que están agradecidos! La escuela se reanudará el lunes 29 de noviembre. ¡Feliz día de acción de gracias!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our staff, learners & families! Enjoy the holiday with your families and we hope it is filled with everything you are grateful for! Our learners learned all about the Thanksgiving holiday and plan to come home to tell you what they are grateful for! Here are some projects that were completed throughout the week in some of our Kindergarten classes! Enjoy!

ECC Families, Picture Make Up Day will be Wednesday, December 1st! If any student wants to take a picture retake, they must return the old pictures. If a student was absent on Picture Day, they will take their picture on Wednesday, December 1st! . . ¡El día de recuperación de fotografías será el miércoles 1 de diciembre! Si algún estudiante desea volver a tomar una foto, debe devolver las fotos antiguas. Si un estudiante estuvo ausente el día de la foto, se tomará una foto el miércoles 1 de diciembre!

So much excitement and learning in Ms. Martinis' class as they explore through purposeful play. They all have learned 20 sight words! They are studying the Farms Unit in ELA and created their own farm displays!

Kindergarten Families, This Thursday, November 18th will be a half day for our Parent Teacher Conferences. Dismissal will be at 11:15am. Please make sure someone is home at the bus stop if your child is a busser. If you will pick up your child on Thursday, please write a note. Please see attached flyer for more information. Thank you! . . ¡Buenos dias padres de Kinder! Este jueves 18 de noviembre será medio día para nuestras conferencias de padres y maestros. La salida será a las 11:15 am. Por favor asegúrese de que haya alguien en casa en la parada del autobús si su hijo/a va de autobús. Si recogerá a su hijo/a el jueves, escriba una nota. Mira el folleto adjunto para obtener más información. ¡Gracias!

Dear ECC Families, Each child will be coming home with a Digital Equity Survey today. Please complete the survey and return it by Friday, November 19th. Students that return the form by this date will receive a prize! . . Familias de ECC, Cada niño volverá a casa con una Encuesta de equidad digital hoy. Por favor complete la encuesta y devuélvala antes del viernes, ECC Families, Cada niño volverá a casa con una Encuesta de equidad digital hoy. Por favor complete la encuesta y devuélvala antes del viernes 19 de noviembre. ¡Los estudiantes que devuelvan el formulario antes de esta fecha recibirán un premio!

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There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Thursday, November 11, 2021 in observance of Veteran's Day. Veteran's Day is a tribute to military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. We thank those brave men and women for their service. . . NO habrá clases mañana, jueves 11 de noviembre de 2021 en conmemoración del Día de los Veteranos. El Día de los Veteranos es un tributo a los veteranos militares que han servido en las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos. Agradecemos a esos valientes hombres y mujeres por su servicio.

Next week, November 8th-12th is Kindness Spirit Week! On Monday please wear Tie Dye or multiple colors to represent peace, love and kindness! We model and emphasize kindness each and every day in our school! . . ¡La próxima semana, del 8 al 12 de noviembre es la Semana del Espíritu de bondad! ¡El lunes use Tie Dye o varios colores para representar la paz, el amor y la bondad! ¡Modelamos y enfatizamos la bondad todos los días en nuestra escuela!