Friday, March 4, 2016

Week Twenty-Four

* Lakeside will be having a book drive from March 7th- 18th. If you have any gently used books on your bookshelves at home, feel free to send them in. There is a donation box located right outside of our classroom.

* March 23rd-30th we will be having a "book buying" opportunity during lunch recess where all of those donated books will be on sale for $1.00 each. All the proceeds will be used to purchase crafts and recess supplies for our sister school, Godfrey Lee. Also, any unsold books will be donated to Godfrey Lee as well.

PTO General Meeting:
Next Tuesday, March 8th at 8:30am at the PTO General meeting, Lakeside's Reading Specialist, Susan Stearns will be presenting on how parents can work with readers and non-readers at home. She will be giving helpful tips and tools for the school year as well as summer break.


* $5,000 Opportunity for Lakeside!!Lakeside Elementary has been nominated for Independent Bank's Investing in Youth campaign.  Independent Bank is giving away four $5,000 awards to local schools for their academic programs. To vote, please visit their website at IndependentBank.com/investing or click here, locate Lakeside and cast your vote!  The current voting totals are the top vote getters are at 2,162, 1,698 and 1,498 respectively.  Lakeside is currently in 13th place with 658 votes. Voting is only open a few more days through March 7 between 9-5.  Voters are able to vote once per day!

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