Principal Message

Dear Parents,

Tonight is STEM Night! I hope you can all join us for a fun-filled evening where students can engage in hands-on experiences, presentations and to see the STEM projects. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. All students need to be chaperoned by an adult! For families living at Raleigh Millbanks, the Y bus will be at the Food Lion at 5:15 p.m. to take to Lacy. For those families living at Grand Arbor, there will be a van at the mailboxes at 5:20 and again at 5:30 p.m. The bus/van will take families home close to 7:30 p.m.

A highlight of last week was our Spelling Bee. Congratulations to our Lacy Spelling Bee winner, Collin Dunn! Collin, a 5th grader, will move on to the regional competition next month. Our second-place winner was Julia Hockaday (5th grade) and our third place winner was Rudrani Mukherjee (2nd grade). We are so proud of all the hard work our Spelling Bee participants put into this year’s competition. Many thanks to Cathy Kimble and Amy Leden who organized this wonderful event for our school.

I hope to see you tonight!

Be sure to click on the Lacy PTA and Foundation information link HERE.

Grateful for you,

Sherri Miller

UPCOMING DATES

January 17-February 17 – WAKE Up and Read Book Drive

January 25- STEM Fair/STEM Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

February 2 – Report Cards go home

February 6-March 13 – Globalympics (3rd Grade, 8-8:30 a.m.)

March 2 – Lacy Live Event at Lincoln Theatre

March 5 – Curriculum and Connections Evening (Parents Only)

MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE

Lost and found coats and items will be in the lobby today and cafeteria tonight during STEM night. Please come and check to see if your child has a missing coat. Tomorrow we will pack up any leftover items to be donated.

LACY STAFF UPDATES

We have a 1:1 instructional assistant opening in our Extended Content Standard classroom.

We welcome our Student Interns and our students from the NC State Education program!

OPPORTUNITIES

· The HI Blended Pre-k program at Lacy Elementary has openings for the 2024-2025 school year! We have two classes: the 3-year-old class in the morning and the 4- year -old class in the afternoon. Registration takes place from February 27th-March 10th. Applications will be mailed on February 27th. All applications are due by March 10th.

Please email the Lacy pre-k teacher Kellie Huffman for more details: khuffman@wcpss.net · Elementary schools: Universal Application for Pre-K services now open Families of children who will be 4 years old by Aug. 31, 2024 now can apply for Pre-K services for next school year. The Universal Application will allow families to submit one application to determine their eligibility for one of three different services: WCPSS Title I Pre-K, NC Pre-K, or Telamon Head Start. Deadline is June 16.

SAFETY UPDATES

Student Smart Watches and phones need to be in backpacks during the school day on Airplane Mode. We are seeing an increase in these being used in inappropriate ways. Please help us by reminding your child that they must have these put away on Airplane Mode while at school. If you need to reach your child, please go through the Office. If your child needs to reach you, this should be done through the teacher or the office.

Here is a link to our Lacy Protocols for Families to better understand our structures and routines to ensure that every child is safe and learning in our building. The district is using the CDC guidelines for COVID: Covid-19 Information

CONCIOUS DISCIPLINE TIP

We must see children differently in order for them to behave differently.