Thanks
It is hard to believe that summer is here. Now that the school year has come to an end
it is time to reflect and celebrate a year full of incredible learning
experiences that will remain in our memories for years to come. These experiences are a testament to the hard
work and dedication of our students, their families, and our LCCS faculty.
I would like to thank all of you for your support throughout
the school year. Our dedicated parent
volunteers, class parents, our PTO, and the LCCS faculty members offered to our
community enriching assemblies, special projects, and family activities. I would like to thank our faculty for the
opportunities that they made available to our students and families. Our LCCS family invested so much work in
building community this year to embody our CIRCLE values of community,
independence, respect, courage, leadership, and effort.
Good-byes
To those of you who are leaving LCCS and moving on to high
school, or a new a community, please know that we will miss you. Best of luck to our outgoing eighth grade
class-we are proud of you and know that you will continue to do wonderful things
as you enter high school. Additionally
please join me in wishing all the best to Ms. Fernandez, Ms. Ansari, Ms.
Snowise, and Ms. Silva as they begin a new chapter in their professional lives. Each of these educators will be missed.
Staffing Changes
for 2014-2015
These departures have resulted in some changes in staffing
at LCCS in both the Lower School and Middle School. Ms. Westley will become our reading
specialist for the Lower School and Ms. Guarini will join the first grade
team. We are thrilled to welcome Natasha
Tyjer from the Maria Varisco Charter School to the fourth grade team and Ms.
Aisha de Los Santos of St. Brigid’s Early Childhood Center in Jersey City as
the teacher for our third PreK class.
Ms. Tiffany will join Ms. Aisha as we open the third PreK on the ground
floor of our building, and Ms. Christina McGarry will move from the middle
school to work with Ms. Tracy in PreK.
Ms. Strauss will be return to LCCS in the fall only as our PreK
Supervisor and will no longer take small groups for reading. In the coming months I will provide all of you
with further information about the new faculty members that will join the LCCS
family for the fall.
Summer Homework
This year summer homework has been assigned to students
entering grades 4-8. These assignments
are designed to prevent the downward “summer slide” in student skills and
understanding that can happen over the long summer months. Students entering grades 4 and 5 will receive
homework only in English and Math, while students entering into grades 6-8 will
receive homework in English, Math, Social Studies, and Science. These assignments are all available on our
newly designed website, accessible at the same address - www.lccsnj.org bly clicking on the For Parents tab on the homepage. Hard copies of the assignments are also
available in the LCCS main office. All
summer homework will be factored into a student’s grade for the first marking
period and will be due on Monday, September 8th.
Summer Building
Hours at LCCS for July and August
During the summer months the building is on a slightly
different schedule. The building is open
from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday-Thursday through August 21st. The building returns to regular school hours
on Monday, August 25th. The
building will be closed on Fridays during the summer through August 30th.
Planning for Next
Year
Welcome packets with classroom
placements & forms to be filled out will be mailed around August 15th.
If you are not returning to LCCS please
contact the office as soon as possible so that we can arrange for your
transfer paper and notify a replacement candidate from the waiting list.
Please take some time to rest, relax, and recharge. As you do so know that we will be busy
planning and preparing for an amazing 2014-2015 school year.
Have a safe and fun-filled summer.
