Frances Lacy Elementary School October 26, 2016

Frances Lacy Elementary School October 26, 2016

“Elevating and Accelerating Every Child”

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Because of the damage and power outages from Hurricane Matthew, school was cancelled on Monday, October 10th. The make-up day is October 31st. It is no longer a teacher workday.

Principal’s Message

Student Attire- As we move closer to Halloween, I want to remind families that student clothing must adhere to the WCPSS dress code. Student clothing should not display images that are violent or represent any movie, game or other form of entertainment that is not appropriate for elementary age students. If a student wears clothing that does not adhere to the WCPSS board policy, they will be allowed to call their parents to bring them a change of clothes. If the parent cannot come to school to bring a change of clothing, the student will be provided suitable clothing, if available. WCPSS Board Policy 6410, which addresses the dress code, is listed below.

I-5Inappropriate Dress: Principals shall exercise appropriate discretion in implementing this policy, including making reasonable accommodations on the basis of student's religious beliefs or medical conditions.Students are expected to adhere to standards of dress and appearance that are compatible with an effective learning environment. Presenting a bodily appearance or wearing clothing which is disruptive, provocative, revealing, profane, vulgar, offensive or obscene, or which endangers the health or safety of the student or others is prohibited.Examples of prohibited dress or appearance include, but are not limited to exposed undergarments; sagging pants; excessively short or tight garments; bare midriff shirts; strapless shirts; attire with messages or illustrations that are lewd, indecent or vulgar or that advertise any product or service not permitted by law to minors; head covering of any kind; see-through clothing; attire that exposes cleavage; any adornment such as chains or spikes that reasonably could be perceived as or used as a weapon; and any attire that is prohibited by Policy6410Level III:2, Gang and Gang-Related Activities. Individual schools are free to specify additional examples of dress or appearance that are prohibited at that school under the terms of this policy.

Election Day

Election Day isTuesday, November 8. We will have atwo-hour delaythat morning to allow voters to access the school for voting. We anticipate a high volume of voter traffic throughout the day. Please plan for extra traffic and delays that day for morning and afternoon carpool. We will have extra staff available to help with the congestion. We also ask that you limit your visits on voting day, due to the extra activity we will have on campus throughout the day. We appreciate your assistance and support.

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

Mark your calendars! Our next Chick-fil-A Spirit night is Tuesday, November 1st, from 5:00 - 7:00.Invite your friends, family and neighbors to come out and support our school! We will have the Chick-fil-A cow in the morning and afternoon carpools on Tuesday to encourage you to EAT MORE CHICKEN!!

Paying for Field Trips

Field trips for all grades have been loaded in OSP (Online School Payment). This program makes it easier than ever to pay for all your child’s field trips at once. This will save the teacher/teacher assistant valuable instructional time because they don’t have to write individual receipts. If you choose to pay for trips individually, you can do that in OSP as well. The link to OSP is: http://osp.osmsinc.com/WakeNC/ and can also be found on the Lacy web site http://www.wcpss.net/lacyes .

If you choose to pay your child’s teacher instead of using OSP, please consider paying for all the trips at one time. Thank you.

CONGRATULATIONS LACY LIONS!!!!!

We sold41,235raffle tickets!!! Congrats also to the class winners and individual top sellers:

K - Sadin - 1819 3rd - Slais - 1806

1st - Turner - 1699 4th - Wilkinson - 1064

2nd - Acai - 1826 5th - Avery - 1617

Mad Science Class Winners - Mrs. Acai - 2nd

Top Three Sellers:

1. Madeline Boes - 415 tickets

2. Adair Noah - 345 tickets

3. Cameron Noah - 335 tickets

Box Tops Contest

Congratulations to the Box Tops contest winners! The winning classes are as follows: Kindergarten -Ms. Stepflug and Ms. Sadin (tie), 1st– Ms. Ford, 2nd– Ms. Acai,3rd– Ms. Hames, 4th– Ms. Black and 5th– Ms. Rowe. A doughnut party is coming your way! We also want to thank all Lacy families for participating - we’re submitting a whopping 8,918 Box Tops! Job well done, Lacy Lions! We have one more contest to go so keep on clipping. Stay tuned for details….

Harris Teeter VIC Cards

Don’t forget to link your Harris Teeter VIC card to Lacy, if you haven’t already. You can link your VIC card by going tohttps://www.harristeeter.com/, Lacy Code: 2895 or just send your last name and phone number or 11 digit VIC card number to Alison Pollock nd we will link for you.

Two More Days for Book Drive!!!
The Lacy Book Drive ends Friday! Please drop books off in the morning carpool line, or if you would like to schedule a pick up please email Dalia Granados at . Thank you so much for your donations!!!!
FALL CLOTHING DRIVE AND DISTRIBUTION

Last chance to drop off clothes for our Fall Clothing Drive!We are looking forgently usedfall/winter clothing (sizes 3 – 16), shoes, coats, hats and gloves as well asnewpacks of underwear, socks and camisoles.We cannot accept spring/summer clothing or pajamas or worn underwear or socks.Don’t forget your middle schoolers have clothes that will fit our 4thand 5thgraders!To make a donation bag and label clothing by gender and size.Drop off items in morning carpool Thursday and Friday!If you wish for your child to receive clothes, please fill out the form in last week’s Wednesday folder and return it to your child’s teacher bytomorrow.Clothes will be distributed from the stage on Wednesday, November 2.If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Bunn, Lacy Counselor, 919-881-4925, or Morgan Ford () and Kacey Ragsdale (), Community Outreach Co-Chairs.

You may also find WEDNESDAY WORDS available online at: lacyes.wcpss.net

Monday-Friday / October 24-28 / Wake Up and Read Book Drive
Thursday & Friday / October 27 & 28 / Clothing drive drop off in AM carpool
Thursday / October 27 / Fall Clothing Distribution request forms due
Friday / October 28 / Kindergarten Letterland Parade/8:45AM
Wednesday / November 2 / Fall Clothing Distribution
Friday / November 4 / 3rd grades to Planetarium
Thursday / November 10 / 5th grade Veterans Day Performance 8:45
Wednesday / November 16 / 4th grades Capital Area Tour
Wednesday / November 23 / Teacher workday
Thursday - Friday / November 24 & 25 / Thanksgiving Holidays