MARCH
2017
LONGHORN NEWS
News from the principal
Dear Parents,
The students and teachers enjoyed preparing and displaying all of the wonderful projects for the Learning Fair.
Thank you to all of the families that were able to come and share time with us at school and see what the students have
been learning. There were wonderful science, art, social studies, and math projects displayed in every room!
Students in grades 3 – 6 will take state assessments sometime between March 14th and April 28th.
All students in these grades take a math test and a reading test. Additionally, fifth grade takes a science test. Please
look for information that will be forth coming from classroom teachers about the exact dates your child will be tested.
Every minute counts during the school day and students are expected to arrive on time and miss school only when
they are sick. A poor track record of school attendance is a strong predictor of future failure to graduate high school.
Thank you for helping us maintain a high attendance rate by following the state/district rule that students should be in
school every day unless they are sick.
Welcome Spring!!
SPRING PICTURES
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MARCH 31ST
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PICTURE PACKETS
ARE GOING HOME
ON MONDAY
MARCH 13TH
Pennies for Pasta
As many of you know, our Lee Leadership Group recently did a
Pennies for Pasta drive for Leukemia. As part of the drive,
leadership students made announcements and made posters to
promote this fund raiser that is for a worthy cause. Overall, the
building raised over $1200! A very impressive amount
considering this was our first time in 5 years to do this fund
raiser. The class that raised the most money will earn a pasta
party from the Olive Garden. The top three classes were Mrs.
Ewing with $232, second place was Mrs. Sloan’s class with
$162.30 and third place was Mrs. Modesitt with 103.23. In
addition, the students raised over $120 with the Pie-in-the-Face
contest. The teacher that will be pied in the face for raising the
most money is Mrs. Harstook.
Thank you to all your help and to the faculty for volunteering to
be pied in the face!
By the way, every penny that the students raised will stay local.
Now it's easier than ever to keep informed about
what's happening. You can add or remove yourself
from any of these lists at any time, and if you've
forgotten your password, we'll instantly e-mail it to
you.
Go to the district website at www.usd383.org to sign
up!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March
14-PTO meeting 6pm
17-No School
20-24-Spring Break
28-5th grade music program 2pm & 7pm
31-Spring Pictures
WONDER WORKSHOP
LEE SCHOOL
Phone: 785-587-2050
Fax: 785-587-2057
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BOX TOPS
Discovery Day: March 17, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm,
Traveling to the Outback Camp
No school, no problem! Students begin at the Wonder Workshop and travel to the
Outback Camp for making Walking-Talking hiking sticks. On this day we reopen the zipline and climbing wall and allow enough time for building forts on the beach!
Contagious Intelligence: March 18, 10:00 am - 11:30 am,K-State’s chemistry Club will
be at it again! If you like to make things by combining different mixtures that produce
solids, create the craziest bubbles on Earth, or make things go BOOM! You better sign
up for this action packed morning -warning-wear clothes that can get dirty.
Kansas Obscura: March 20, 10:00 am to noon,
Richard Pitts, will lead this event.
Are you curious and wondrous about nature? If so come take a hike with me, as I drive
you to a unique hiking trail near Manhattan. You may want to bring along a few things,
such as: binoculars, sunscreen, bug spray, water bottle and your favorite Kansas nature
guide. You will see birds, butterflies, frogs, reptiles and frogs that you might want to
identify.
Hula Hooping: March 21, 10:00 am - 11:30 am,
Keep collecting
your box tops and
Save@School Credit Union
send them in at the
end of every month. Every Tuesday, the Save@School Credit Union is open from
8:00 to 8:30 in the morning. Put your money in a savings
account and earn prizes! The Credit Union is an opportunity to
save for the future and it can give you a better mind on your
money. Stop by and see us in the hall by the gym every
Tuesday.
Library Corner: By Amanda Fox and Angie Stowe
March 2nd is known as Read Across America Day, which celebrates the birthday of the beloved
children’s book author Dr. Seuss. Here are some fun facts about Dr. Seuss:
Dr. Seuss was not a doctor.
His real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel.
Dr. Seuss’ birthday was March 2nd, 1904.
He never had any children.
His first published children’s book was And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street. It
was rejected 27 times before finding a publisher.
He won 3 Caldecott Honor Medals.
His best-selling book is Green Eggs and Ham.
The last book published while he was still alive was Oh the Places You’ll Go.