Lawrence Kindergarten

February is Kindness Month! Ms. Martinis' class creates their own KINDNESS bags for Valentine's Day !

February is Black History Month! In class, teachers are emphasizing the importance of pausing and celebrating those who have contributed to our society. In addition, teachers will discuss some Heroes in Black History that have made an impact!

We kicked off Kindness Month with a surprise visit from Officer Zanni and the 4th Precinct Officers with a donation of hats and gloves for our learners. Thank you for modeling to our youngest learners what it means to be kind and generous!

Check out the February Smore. There is something for everyone. https://www.smore.com/61hvs-lawrence-middle-school-library

February is Black History Month! In Lawrence, we celebrate our Multicultural Cultural Mosaic. We are always keen to learn from one another and promote understanding of different cultures and backgrounds. We encourage you to view the video below with your child and celebrate the legacy of these incredible men and women who shaped our future. This will encourage empathy and understanding and teaches children how to connect their personal experience with the experiences of others. In class, teachers will emphasize the importance of pausing and celebrating those who have contributed to our society. https://youtu.be/0ryXqoXPkbo . . ¡Febrero es el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana! En Lawrence, celebramos nuestro mosaico cultural multicultural. Siempre estamos dispuestos a aprender unos de otros y promover la comprensión de diferentes culturas y orígenes. Lo alentamos a que vea el video a continuación con su hijo/a y celebre el legado de estos increíbles hombres y mujeres que dieron forma a nuestro futuro. Esto fomentará la empatía y la comprensión y les enseñará a los niños cómo conectar su experiencia personal con las experiencias de los demás. En clase, los maestros enfatizarán la importancia de hacer una pausa y celebrar a aquellos que han contribuido a nuestra sociedad. https://youtu.be/0ryXqoXPkbo

Good evening Lawrence, Thank you for your patience as we awaited clarification on changes to the mask mandate. The appellate court has issued a ‘stay’. This continues masks as mandatory for students, staff, and visitors to schools. The next step in court take place on Friday and as always I will keep you informed if anything changes. Thank you again for being Lawrence Strong . Dr. Pedersen

Join Mr. Amorgianos, school psychologist, on Wednesday at 6pm for a presentation on Digital Parenting and Online Safety. The discussion will focus on how we can help children maintain a healthy and balanced relationship with technology. The registration form can be found at: https://forms.gle/eYR3ks3tpAsJYaZ36

We teach children to embrace their heritage; for their family and culture shapes each one of us into unique and special individuals!

At the Lawrence Early Childhood Center, we remind our children about the importance of acceptance and kindness.

Lawrence Kindergarten celebrated Multicultural Day today. We embrace all our cultures and backgrounds! What a beautiful day celebrating differences.

Ms. Martinis' learners all received their own Spaceman and Point Dexter! Spaceman is a tool used during Writing so learners are sure to remember to put spaces between their words! Point Dexter prompts our learners point to the words they are reading! Ms. Martinis' class learned about 'phrases' and created their own as a class to practice using their new writing tools!

Dear Families, At the Lawrence Early Childhood Center, we remind our children about the importance of acceptance and kindness. We teach children to embrace their heritage; for their family and culture shapes each one of us into unique and special individuals. This Friday, January 21st we are celebrating Multicultural Day at the Number Four School. A large piece of paper was sent home that you may decorate with your child. It can be the flag of your country or pictures that best represent your family, food, clothing, and items of your heritage. Feel free to have your child come dressed in any clothing that represents their culture. Please send in the project by THIS FRIDAY!

Checkout the LMS January Smore part 2. The HS Smore is out too. We hope your new year is getting off to a good start. May you find something of interest to you & your children. LMS - https://www.smore.com/c5fne-lawrence-middle-school-library LHS - https://www.smore.com/m5ft6

We have a mystery on our hands, Letter 'x' is lost and needs letter friends! 'X' took a pencil and flew away, Will you help the letters find 'x' today?

To end our week with some fun, on Friday, January 14th, our learners engaged in Peaceful Letter Day! Lowercase letters went missing from our hallway and are in various places throughout the school! Children worked together to solve riddles and find letter X along with other letters along the way!

*NO SCHOOL MONDAY* Celebrated on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday that honors the United States' most famous civil rights activist. It is a significant reminder to spread PEACE, HOPE & LOVE. As stated in a Kid President Video, "Some days are hard, but he kept going. Love does that, it just keeps going even when things are dark." Please discuss with your children ways they can change the world to be a better place, just like Martin Luther King Jr.! . . * LUNES NO HAY CLASES * Celebrado el tercer lunes de enero, el Día de Martin Luther King Jr. es un feriado nacional que honra al activista de derechos civiles más famoso de los Estados Unidos. Es un recordatorio importante para difundir PAZ, ESPERANZA Y AMOR. Como se dice en un video de Kid President, "Algunos días son difíciles, pero él siguió adelante. El amor hace eso, simplemente sigue adelante incluso cuando las cosas están oscuras". Por favor, hable con sus hijos sobre las formas en que pueden cambiar el mundo para que sea un lugar mejor, ¡como Martin Luther King Jr.!

Good evening Kindergarten Families, Below is a link to a video on how to access your child's Remote Learning Schedule and Google Meet Link for tomorrow. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pysBlfIaSTLMP08veGLKXqlhcEenSmS3/view Stay well! . . Buenas noches, familias de kindergarten, A continuación, se muestra un enlace a un video sobre cómo acceder al programa de aprendizaje remoto de su hijo y al enlace Google Meet para mañana. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pysBlfIaSTLMP08veGLKXqlhcEenSmS3/view ¡Mantenerse bien!

Happy New Year & Welcome back Please check out the latest Smore. It is filled with all sorts of things to learn & do. https://www.smore.com/kztaj

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!