LWS Newsflash - February 16, 2024
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
REMINDER – there is no school on Monday, February 19 in celebration of President’s Day.
You are invited to participate in the parent survey supplement of the Illinois 5Essentials Survey. Your participation in the parent survey will help us understand the conditions at our school and help guide improvement. We guarantee that survey responses will never be connected to the identity of you or your child. School reports will only show aggregated information on how parents and students responded as a whole. Please visit: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent to take the parent survey.
BULLDOG BUDDY BAGS
We will continue collecting items for our Bulldog Buddy Bags through Thursday, Feb. 22.
Our Leaders of Louise are asking each grade level to bring in certain items that have been requested for this project.
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- K-1: travel size soap, body wash, shampoo, conditioner
- 2nd grade: travel size toothbrushes, toothpaste, hairbrushes and combs
- 3rd grade: small and large reusable water bottles.
- 4th grade: books for all ages
- 5th grade: All types of Batavia gear: t-shirts, sweatshirts, socks, hair accessories, pajama pants, hats. These can be gently used or new.
BEDTIME AND BOOKS
Kindergartners and First Graders, you are invited! We will be hosting a Bedtime and Books event in the LRC on Tuesday, March 5th from 6:30-7:15 p.m. Come in your pajamas and enjoy bedtime stories and a bedtime snack of milk and cookies. The first 40 students to register will receive a special gift! (Note: Siblings of kindergartners and first graders are welcome to attend but are not eligible for the free gift, sorry!) All information can be found HERE. To register, please CLICK HERE. Please email Christy Heins with questions.
PORTILLO’S FUNDRAISER COMMUNITY NIGHT
Come to Portillo’s on Thursday, February 22nd from 5-8pm and Portillo’s will donate 20% back to LWS PTO! Enjoy good food and fun with friends while earning money for our school. See THIS FLYER for all of the details.
AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURES
Sign up to lead an After School Adventure!
Our After School Adventures program will be held on Monday, March 11th and Wednesday, March 13th. The kids love these activities and we need your help to make this event happen!
How it works: Each day a variety of activities will be offered based on our volunteers. Kids will have a chance to sign up for one activity.
What we need from you: Please sign up (with a friend or make a new friend) to lead a 1-hour activity for one day with a group of up to 15 kids. You get first priority to sign up your child(ren) on the day(s) you are leading.
Previous activities have been: slime making, zumba, basketball, jewelry making, cup stacking, sewing, flower arranging, STEM Lego activities, board games, chess, Chinese jump rope, button making, crafts, poetry writing, spa activities, painting, comic book making, puzzles, cheerleading, and many other wonderful ideas!
You will have a small budget for materials to teach your class. Please help us make this a great event for the kids and SIGN UP to volunteer by Wednesday, February 21st.
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT AND TRIVIA NIGHT
Save the dates for upcoming Adults Only Events!
Join the PTO on Friday, March 15th from 7:00-9:00pm at Sturdy Shelter Brewing for a Parents’ Night Out event, more information to come!
Adult Trivia Night is coming on Saturday, April 6th, doors open at 6:30pm. Registration information coming soon!
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Read up, Book Battlers! Our first round of Battles are coming up soon! Teams are locked in and team members should have decided by now who is reading which books. Team members should each have their books read by the first Battle, which will take place on Wednesday, February 28!
Battle Schedule:
Round 1: Wednesday, February 28
Round 2: Wednesday, March 6
Round 3: Wednesday, March 13
Tie-Breaker Round (if needed): Thursday, March 14
LWS Champions vs. LWS Teachers (just for fun!): Friday, March 15
District Battle: Monday, March 18 @ 7 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library (1st place team from each school)
All other Battle of the Books information can be found HERE. Please email Christy Heins with questions.
BSPN PARENT RESOURCE FAIR
Batavia Special-Education Parent Network’s (BSPN) Parent Resource Fair will be held on Thursday, February 22 from 6:00-7:30 PM at Batavia High School Cafeteria. It is a wonderful night with community resources for students from early childhood through age 22+, including recreational opportunities, therapy providers, educational consultants, transition planning and advocacy and support. Admission is Free. All families, friends, community members (not limited to Batavia) are invited to attend. Visit BSPN-Batavia.org for more information.
