THE PATRIOT PRESS March 30, 2015 Volume 10, Issue 3 Angel Lashlee, editor

Lewisburg Elementary School 1717 Craft Road Olive Branch, MS 38654

Amanda Samples, Principal Jennifer Morrison, Asst. Principal

Happy springtime, Patriots! We are welcoming the

warmer weather and spring at LES. Thank you all for

your patience and cooperation as we made it through a

very long winter. The state board has approved for all

of our snow days to be forgiven, so we will resume our

original calendar. Students will be out for Good Friday

and Monday, April 6th.

Thank you so much to PTO and all of our amazing

parents for your fundraising efforts. We now have our

basketball court installed and ready for play!

April is National Poetry Month. We encourage you to

share your favorite poem with your friends in family.

Also, we look forward to seeing you all at our “Arts in

April” event on Tuesday, April 14th from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

as we celebrate the arts.

It is hard to believe that the last nine weeks of the

2014-2015 school year is here. Although it is a very

busy time, it is also a time of reflecting and celebrating

as our students are preparing for the next grade level.

We look forward to a fabulous ending to this

remarkable school year. We are so proud of the growth

and accomplishments of our students.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter @TweetDCS_LES, on

Instagram @les_patriots and check our school website

for information. If you need anything at all, please do

not hesitate to contact us.

Patriot Pride,

Mrs. Amanda Samples, Principal

Mrs. Jennifer Morrison, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Jennifer Ware was selected as the LES Parent of the Year! Thank you for all you do

for us at LES! You are a true PATRIOT!

LES Mission Statement

Through best teaching practices,

Lewisburg Elementary will create a

positive learning environment that

ignites a passion for lifelong

learning, ensures academic

excellence and fosters the

physical, social, and emotional

growth of all students.

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THIRD GRADE NEWS

Spring is finally in the air! After a few snow days, the teachers and students in third grade are so excited to welcome this beautiful spring weather!

In third grade math, we have been learning to measure to the nearest quarter inch, half inch, and inch. We have also learned about fractions, fractions on a number line, and line plots this nine weeks. In ELA, we have learned to compare two similar texts and to write an informational piece of writing. The children have studied about characterization, emotions, and feelings.

Two of our third grade classes had a very special guest in their classroom. Cory, from 95.3 the Rebel, came to visit in Ms. Anderson’s and Mrs. Edmiston’s classrooms and recorded their students reciting The Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to Cory in the mornings and you just might hear these students on the radio!

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Fourth Grade By: Brionna Cayer, Casey Raggett and Addison Tignor

The Fourth Grade has had a very busy nine weeks. With all the snow days, we have had to play catch up on our schoolwork. That has not bothered us. We love learning about conversions and line plots in Math and states of matter in Science. We are also learning to write our own fantasy narrative in ELA.

We have begun the big PARCC test. Students will need to get plenty of sleep and remember to eat a good breakfast.

May 11, 2015 will be our final field trip of the year. We will attend a Redbirds game at Auto Zone Park. It will be a blast!

Fifth Grade News

In school, we learn and have fun at the same time! The fifth grade has

been busy learning about the Civil War. Of course, because of the snow, we had

to restart the war many times. Every time we read a passage, we annotate. If

the class had a dollar for every time we annotate, we would have a billion

dollars!! (That’s an exaggeration, actually!)

In math, fifth graders are learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide

with fractions. We model the operations with fraction tiles. In science, there

are experiments. We learned about rocks by sitting on

marshmallows……seriously! And the whole fifth grade is looking forward to

the BIG frog dissection!

Submitted by Kylee Schrecengost and Stormie Stewart from Mrs.

Poppenheimer’s Class

PAGE 4 Welcome SPRING! As the days are getting warmer, we will be testing outside. Please remember to wear appropriate clothing and shoes. Safety is our top priority! Project Fit and SPARK testing will take place throughout the end of the school year. I am so excited to see how much you have progressed in your test scores. Jump Rope Club, I am so pumped about your routines. You have been an awesome group of students! Mrs. Holly

COMPUTER NEWS

Check out these cool websites!

www.iknowthat.com www.multiplication.com

www.ixl.com www.myon.com

www.starfall.com www.sumdog.com www.funbrain.com www.brainpop.com

Happy surfing! Mrs. Kim

ART NEWS Wow! What an interesting nine weeks it has been! We learned all about American history

through art work. The 3rd grade painted the White House and made presidential portraits

from construction paper. 4th grade learned all about Paul Revere and his famous ride through

painting and perception. 5th grade created a painted self-portrait with a civil war theme. All

classes learned about Black History month by using a charcoal medium. I can’t wait to see

what fun we will have the next nine weeks!

Mrs. Chrissy

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Library Lingo

This has been such a fun semester- due to circumstances beyond our control we are still reading The One and Only Ivan, A Week in the Woods, and now with third grade, The Magic Finger.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming up - April 13-17th. Be sure and mark the dates on your calendar! I have seen a sneak preview and there will be some really good books available. The book fair will be in the Safe Room this year so this will give us lots of room.

Thanks so much for being such great readers!

Mrs. Anita

Music Notes In music class this nine weeks, the fourth and fifth graders are playing the recorder. We will learn proper recorder technique, such as holding the recorder with your left hand on top, as well as many new and fun songs. Be on the lookout for new songs to be posted to my website!

When you practice at home, make sure you remember these helpful hints:

1. Cover all the holes tightly—leaks cause squeaks!

2. The left hand is placed above the right hand.

3. Blow gently with “warm” air.

Happy practicing!

Mrs. Neely

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Notes from Nurse Estes Spring Safety Checkup

Helpful tips to review before your children go out to play. By Lambeth Hochwald from Parents Magazine

(may read article in its entirety at website) 1. Do a Helmet Check

Though most states require kids to wear a helmet when they ride a bike, it falls to parents to enforce this

rule and to apply it to any sport in which kids—even little kids—can reach a high speed. "A good rule of

thumb is if your child is on anything with wheels, he or she should wear a helmet," says Cheryl Wu, M.D.,

a pediatrician in New York City. Make sure the helmet sports an American Standards Testing Materials

(ASTM) label. This indicates that the helmet has been tested and suits Consumer Product Safety

Commission standards for safety.

2. Protect Skin from the Sun

Just because the sun isn't at its summery brightest, there's no reason to forgo applying sunscreen of SPF 30

or higher. "Most spring sports and activities take place outdoors, usually during the hottest time of the day,"

Dr. Wu says. "That's why it's extra important to apply sunscreen and reapply it as well, especially if you're

spending all day basking in the sunshine." Use a sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays, and

reapply after 30 minutes. Take advantage of shaded areas whenever possible.

3. Stay Hydrated

With a rush back outdoors, it's often easy to forget to drink water. Provide your child with water plus a

banana to balance electrolytes, suggests Dr. Wu. That's a better option than a sports drink, which often

contains a lot of sugar, she says. Keep in mind that symptoms of dehydration include dizziness, headache,

nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle cramps, and lethargy.

4. Protect Teeth

If your older kids are starting to do peewee football or baseball, get them mouth guards, especially since the

Academy of General Dentistry estimates that wearing mouth guards prevents more than 200,000 injuries a

year. Your options: an off-the-shelf mouth guard, a mouth-formed protector, or a custom-made one.

5. Consider the Sport

Don't forget the other parts of the body that might need protecting depending upon the sport. If your child is

just discovering the fun of doing wheeled activities like skating, wheelies, and skateboarding, for instance,

it's important to protect his or her wrists. "Wrist guards may also help prevent a broken arm and ensure a

spring that's filled with fun without a cast. “Shin guards and appropriate footwear are particularly important

for small soccer players. Make sure the guards cover the entire shin and that shoes with cleats don't pinch.

6. Protect the Peepers

In addition to helmets and protective padding, consider protective eyewear for your children, says Scott

Lambert, M.D. Here's why: Trauma to the eye may cause minor temporary injuries but can also lead to

long-term vision problems including bleeding in the eye, cataracts, or, in some cases, blindness. If your

child wears glasses, remember that traditional glasses and sunglasses don't provide sufficient protection.

Lenses can break and cause shards of debris to fly into a child's eye. Protective eyewear is available with or

without a prescription in a variety of styles and sizes.

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Future Scientists! Emma Frayser (left) and Camryn Quinn (right) won first place in their divisions and Anna

Katherine Wood (center) took “Best in Show”. Congratulations ladies!

DCS SCRABBLE

TOURNAMENT Olivia Zeman and Izzy

Goss show off their SCRABBLE skills at the

DCS SCRABBLE Tournament!

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The LES Chess Team won 5th place for K-5 at the State Chess Tournament on the campus

of Mississippi State University on March 21st! Congratulations! Pictured left to right are

Hunter Dunlop, Grayson Crumbley, Ethan Lott, Coach Louie Smith, Anna Clark Bridges,

Dutch Delashmit, and Christian D’Angelo.

SPOTLIGHT Third grade Spotlight has been studying the history of Mississippi and we look forward to our field trip to Jackson on April 16-17. Mrs. Lashlee’s 4th grade is reading Little House on the Prairie while Mrs. Ready’s students are diving into art history! Our make-up field trip for 4th grade to the Bonsai tree nursery and Osaka has been rescheduled for April 23rd. 5th grade is preparing to open their very own art gallery here at LES! Stop by and take a look! Mrs. Lashlee, Mrs. Ready, Mrs. Rainey, and Mrs. Faucher

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LES, you raised $5,968 for the

American Heart Association.

Thank you for your

participation in Jump Rope for

Heart!

Mrs. Holly