The Lakeside Way: Respectful, Responsible, Safe!

Dear Families,

This week I had the pleasure of meeting with all students and talking with them about safety at school. I shared that I have many jobs at Lakeside and my most important job is to ensure that school is safe. I also explained that as students, it is their job to help keep school safe. I reviewed several board policies and school expectations and talked about how these rules are in place to keep
students safe so they can learn.

I also explained the consequences at school if the rules are not followed. Consequences include meeting with the classroom teacher, practicing expectations, missing recess time, and communication with families if expectations are not followed repeatedly. Students are sent to the office to meet with me if their behavior is considered "major"--abusive language, threats, fighting/physical aggression, etc. I will communicate with parents and document behavior in our new student information system, Infinite Campus. In the near future, you will be able to see behavior infractions in Infinite Campus (but hopefully there won't be any to see).

If you have any questions about school expectations, please contact me directly. Thank you for your continued focus on safety and learning at Lakeside!

Mrs. Ashton

Pictures of the Lakeside Way

Examples of Lakeside students showing the Lakeside Way--being respectful, responsible, and safe!

A GREAT First Week!

Lakeside Families,

It has been a wonderful first week at school! Students met new teachers and friends, learned procedures and expectations in their classrooms, and started to improve their skills doing their most important job: learning! I am so excited to watch all the progress students will make academically this year, and I promise to share that progress with you along the way!

Our school has also been learning about the Lakeside Way: respectful, responsible, and safe. We have been practicing expectations on the playground, in the lunchroom, in the hallways, and other common spaces. The students have been doing an AMAZING job showing respect, responsibility, and safety and we are excited to acknowledge their positive behavior by using verbal praise and Lakeside Way tickets. Each Wednesday, we will draw students' names to celebrate respectful, responsible, and safe behavior.

Notes for next week:

• Monday, Sept. 8- The first PTO meeting of the year will be at 6:00-7:00 pm in the art room. Please join us!
• Wednesday, Sept. 10- Early release at 1:35 pm. 
• We are still looking for a few parent volunteers at recess and lunch, specifically on Fridays, at 7:30-7:50am and 11:15-12:00pm. Please let me know if you can help!

Look for a Paw Print newsletter with more information coming your way next Friday.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

-Mrs. Ashton :)