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LAVEEN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Dismissal
Students are dismissed at
3:30pm everyday and
12:30pm on half days. The
office will not call students
out of class from 3:15-
3:30pm. Parents and
guardians picking up must
wait for the gate to open at
3:25pm.
In This Issue
Welcome Back
Dismissal
Gifted Education
PTO
Fry’s Community re-
wards information
Box Top Information
Important Dates
Support your Laveen
School
Welcome Back to School
Laveen Leadership Academy Community:
Believe it or not, the school year has started. We are very
excited to have all of our students back. As you and your child
settle back into your routines, I want you to think about one word.
That one word is oppor-tunity. At Laveen Leadership Academy, your
family will have many op-portunities to get involved. As a Leader
in Me school, students will have the opportunity to assume
leadership roles inside and outside of the classroom. Students
interested in assuming a role outside of our class-room can apply
for a school-wide job in September.
Parents and community partners play an important role at Laveen
Lead-ership Academy as well. Last year, parents volunteered during
various school functions and actively participated in our PTO. We
would like our parents to play more of an active role this year. We
are hoping to accom-plish two goals by the end of the year. First
and foremost, we would like each classroom to have a homeroom
parent to be involved in the PTO. In addition, we would like our
parents to draft a parent compact. Our par-ent compact would be
used to outline parent involvement expectations at Laveen
Leadership Academy.
I want to leave you with a quote from Tomorrowland: “There are
two wolves who are always fighting. One is darkness and despair.
The other is light and hope. The Question is: Which wolf wins? The
answer… The one you feed.” This year we ask that you help us feed
the right wolf and create Tomorrowland at Laveen!
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Joe Roselle
Students S.O.A.R.ing to Success August 2015
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Gifted Education
The Laveen Elementary School District believes that early
identifi-
cation is important for the intellectual and emotional health of
gift-
ed children because it enables early intervention. Consequently,
the
Governing Board of the Laveen Elementary School District has
adopted a multifaceted approach to screening and
identification.
Students who exhibit gifted characteristics may be referred for
gift-
ed testing. Copies of referral forms are available at all
district
schools and the district office. Gifted referral forms will be
provid-
ed to all parents or guardians upon request.
Gifted services are provided at each school in the Laveen
District.
Laveen’s gifted program is designed to encourage excellence
and
optimal talent development among gifted students. Instruction
for
gifted students K-8 is individualized through differentiated
instruc-
tion in the classroom on a daily basis. Appropriate
modifications are
made in the learning environment and in the complexity and
organi-
zation of content to be mastered. Learning and thinking process
are
emphasized. A variety of service options are provided to
enhance
the unique potentials of each gifted student.
Please contact Rowe Van Meter, Gifted Education
Instructional
Coach for more information. [email protected]
The Gifted Education L.E.A.A.P. Program wel-comes back all the
gifted students and their parents. This year's enrichment theme is
“Building Intelligent Cities.” Students will experi-ence a
multi-disciplinary ex-ploration as they learn why people create
cities, how cities evolve, how cities can be sustainable, and how
they use technology to man-age information, resources and energy.
Look for news-letters and flyers on green paper for this year’s
gifted events including parent clas-ses, field trips, and family
enrichment nights.
Community Circles
This year we are conducting community circles each morn-
ing in every classroom across our amazing campus. In our
community circles, teachers will be conducting lessons and
discussions on appropriate behavior and expectations. Each grade
level will identify behaviors
and expectations they want to work on, and teachers will model
the appropriate behavior for
students. We are a Leader In Me school, and community circles
will also be a time when we
discuss and learn more about “The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People”. As Dr. Roselle
and Mr. Ketcham visit community circles each morning, we are
seeing great community circle
lessons and we are very excited about the impact we are already
seeing on campus!
mailto:[email protected]
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Fry's Community Rewards
Did you know
you can support
our schools by
enrolling in the
Fry's communi-
ty rewards?! All
you need to do
is sign up with
your VIP card
and it will auto-
matically re-
ward Laveen
PTO. This is an
easy way to
help our school.
The form to
sign up is in the
office and will
be available on
our school web-
site soon!
Hello Hawks Families,
We would like to welcome you to our Laveen
Hawks PTO.
The purpose of the Laveen Hawks PTO is to pro-
vide support and communication with parents, teachers,
students,
administrators, and the surrounding community. The PTO works
very closely with the Principal and Laveen Staff. We invite you
to
jump in and attend a meeting or a PTO sponsored event,
whenever
it works best for you and your family’s schedule!
General Membership Duties (from the PTO by-laws)
Attend meetings.
Elect PTO Officers in May of each year.
Participate in school activities, committees, events,
fundraisers,
and educational programs sponsored by the PTO.
Provide input and vote on expenditures of funds earned by
the
PTO.
Share ideas and concerns relating to PTO sponsored events.
Review and approve the by-laws at the first meeting of each
year.
General Membership Meetings
Meeting dates are typically once a month on Thursdays at 5 PM
in
the Library.
Upcoming dates are as follows:
August 20th
September 24th
November 12th
January 21st
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Contact Us
Laveen Elementary School
4141 W McNeil Street
Laveen, Arizona 85339
(602) 237-9110
Visit us on the web at
www.laveeneld.org
Box Tops
Box tops are collected in every class-
room. Collecting Box Tops allows us to
receive funds to invest back into our
classrooms for different projects and field
trips taken
throughout
the year!
Nix: “Every day is the
opportunity for a better
Tomorrow,” Nix
Disney’s Tomorrowland (2015)
Laveen Elementary is commit-
ted to create a community of
thinkers and innovators.
Important Dates
No School 8/19
AIMSweb 8/20-8/28
Galileo Testing 8/24-8/26
First half day 9/9/15
dismissal is at 12:30pm
Curriculum Night 9/9/15
5:30-7:00pm
