Lane Elementary Home of the Lions   Where Students Communicate, Collaborate & Care 7137 Beulah Street Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: 703-924-7700 FAX: 703-924-7797

What Are We Roaring About?

Lane Celebrates Fall with Festivals and Fun!

The month of October was filled with fall fun. Click on the links below to take a peek!

	People were seeing double, triple, quadruple, and more as students and staff showed their school spirit on Dress Like a Twin Day.
Kindergarteners and their families learned all about pumpkins inside and out at the annual Kindergarten Pumpkin Carving Night.
	It was pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere at the First Grade Pumpkin Festival on October 30.
Characters came to life in colorful costumes on Storybook Day in Kindergarten and Second Grade on October 30.

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Clipping Box Tops Brings Rewards!

Classes compete for trophies and other awards - like a visit from the principal to read a special book - in the PTA’s ongoing Box Tops and Labels for Education drive. Two winners this fall were Mrs. Dalton’s class (left) and Mrs. Maguire’s class (right).

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A Clean Sweep!

And rake ... and shovel ... Members of the Lane PTA and the community used those tools and many more on Saturday, October 31, when they spent several hours cleaning up, raking up, and sprucing up our school grounds. Lane Lions of all ages came out to enjoy the cool (if a bit damp) air and share the workload. Thanks to all who participated. The grounds look great! To view a slideshow of Beautification Day photos click here.

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Morning Meetings Start Each Day Off Right!

Has your child come home talking about that day’s Morning Meeting? Wonder what they’re talking about? Take a look below and see!

Each day, every class begins with a Morning Meeting, where the teacher and students share a greeting, an activity, an interactive message, and a sharing component for the day. These meetings build community and foster communication and set the tone for a positive day!

Sharing the day’s news is an important part of the Morning Meeting.	Handshakes, eye contact, and social cues are taught through greetings.	Ms. Gump uses her interactive SmartBoard for her Morning Message. Every student in her 2nd grade class gets to answer the day’s question on the board. The questions are often tied to learning that is happening in the room.
Students get to stand up and move around during explicitly taught activities.	Morning Meetings in Mrs. Schadle’s Kindergarten class bring everyone to the carpet to get the day started off right!	The best things about Morning Meetings are the laughter and the smiles!

Lane Playground Gets a Mulch Facelift! After enduring years of pounding by hundreds of little feet, the mulch surface of Lane's main playground had grown dangerously thin in some places, sharp and ragged in others. This fall, a new layer of fresh mulch was laid down to protect Lane students and all children who play on our playground. It was out with the old and in with new one sunny October afternoon! Before applying the fresh layer of mulch, workers scraped away the old covering, down to the bare earth. Huge tubes ran from the truck to the playground ... ... and the mulch was sprayed on! Ah ... a nice, fresh, safe blanket on which to play (and land).

		Home Curator: Melanie Crosby Hardy, Parent Liaison E-Mail: Melanie.Crosby@fcps.edu Last update: November 11, 2009
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