Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. This Friday we will have a Cultural Arts presentation with Donna Washington to celebrate Black History Month. We look forward to hear her storytelling.

We also have our Curriculum and Connections Night coming up on Thursday, March 7th. Here is the flyer that is also in your child’s Wednesday folder today - Curriculum and Connections Night Flyer. Transportation will be available for Raleigh Millbank and Grand Arbor neighborhoods.

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

Grateful for you,

Sherri Miller

UPCOMING DATES

February 23 – Cultural Arts presentation by Donna Washington to celebrate Black History Month

February 28-March 6 – Spring Clothing Drive

March 2 – Lacy Live Event at Lincoln Theatre

March 5 – No School (Teacher Workday)

March 7– Curriculum and Connections Evening (Parents Only)

March 10 – Last Day to register for our HI Blended Pre-k for 2024

March 11 – Teacher Workday

March 25-29 – Spring Break

MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE

If students arrive on campus after 8:30 am, please come to the door and sign your child in tardy with the QR code. Students should not be coming in after 8:30 a.m. without an adult checking them in.

All WCPSS laptops will stay at school so students can use them for educational purposes during the school day and during assessments. When students are using their device, we are asking students to refrain from having food or their water bottle at their desk. Spills are happening and devices are impacted.

If you have a change of address or new phone number, please contact Emily Spooney at espooney@wcpss.net

OPPORTUNITIES for BLACK HISTORY MONTH · Celebrate Black History Month: Things to See and Do Raleigh ·

 Celebrate Black History Month 2024 ·

 Black History Month | Smithsonian Institution

SAFETY UPDATES 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

This is just a reminder that students need to have their phone and Smart watches on Airplane Mode and placed in their bookbag for the day.

CONCIOUS DISCIPLINE TIP

Composure is the first skill of Conscious Discipline. Without it, accessing the other skills is impossible.

Skill of Composure: Active Calming

· We cannot begin to solve the problem if we are unable to manage upset. Active calming allows us to begin to put a pause between the stimulus and our response.

· If we want a child to calm down and cooperate, we must become calm and cooperative. For a child to achieve an executive state, we must first achieve one ourselves.

· A child cannot be in a higher state than the adult. We must begin by uploading the internal state we want our children to achieve.