🌟🇺🇸 A special shoutout to Mrs. Martin's class at Charles Upson, where students learned about the importance of Veteran's Day! LCSD wishes all veterans a heartfelt Happy Veteran's Day! 🙏✨ We’re especially proud to recognize teachers like Mrs. Martin, who served in the United States Air Force. Thank you for your service and for inspiring our students! #VeteransDay #LionProud
🇺🇸✨ Honoring Our Heroes! ✨🇺🇸
A big shout-out to our student Tanner and his dad, TSgt. P, an Air Force MEPS Liaison at the Niagara Falls Reserve Station. TSgt. P proudly displayed the signs made by the George Southard Kindness Club, showing gratitude to veterans.
Students created signs for each military branch and personalized ones for family members who serve. It’s a heartfelt thank-you to those who keep our nation safe and free. We appreciate you! 🙌💙 #LionsStrong
Third grade artists are at George Southard are learning about Vincent VanGogh and his painting, the Starry Starry Night. Faith was excited to wear this shirt to art class, making a connection between the artist, significance, and popularity of this painting in the world!
Mrs. Martin's 4th grade class at Charles Upson is exploring animal super senses! From the night vision of owls to the super smell of dogs, students are discovering the amazing ways animals use their senses to survive. 🦉🐾
Fourth graders in Mrs. Szucs’ class at Charles Upson completed the new Benchmark Curriculum Nature Unit 1 by going outside to complete their own culminating writing activities about similes and metaphors in our beautiful outdoor Upson courtyard.
Students at LHS had the opportunity to connect with a representative from St. John Fisher University, learning about future college possibilities. Exploring different pathways and options is a great way for our students to think ahead and find the best fit for their goals. #WeAllBelong
Officer O'Connor, School Resource Officer, visited Mrs. Roth’s 11th grade ELA class at LHS to talk about gathering evidence in crime investigations, giving students valuable insights as they dive into a mystery story in class! 🕵️♂️📖
Fourth graders at George Southard put their STEM skills to work by tackling real school challenges! 🛠️ Three students in Mrs. Cain's class redesigned the lunch tray to keep food separated and make cleanup easier, showing off their creativity and teamwork. Problem-solving in action! 🌟
Lockport High School seniors took part in mock interviews with community volunteers from fields like engineering, communications, education, and more! ✨ Students practiced both in-person and virtual interview skills to prepare for their future career paths.
This week, AMJHS staff had the chance to dive into professional learning sessions led by our amazing instructional coaches! With options tailored just for them, staff could choose their session and join during planning or lunch—making learning work for their busy schedules. 🌟
And we’re just getting started! Round 2 is coming in mid-November, with a special focus on Computer-Based Testing. 🦁💪
🖐️✨ Mrs. Cacicia's first-grade class at Charles Upson brought science to life with a fun and creative lesson about bones! Students traced their hands, drew their bones, and filled them in with oil pastels to create stunning "x-ray" art. They also built models of the human skeleton, learning how bones support and protect our bodies. What a fantastic way to explore anatomy through art!
Our incredible third-grade teachers are diving into Unit 2 of our new reading program, Benchmark, getting ready for their eager learners! With careful planning, they’re creating engaging lessons that will make this unit both exciting and impactful. We can’t wait to see our students shine! #LockportLovesLiteracy #WeAllBelong
Instructional coaches can help embed literacy into science and other content areas by teaching students annotations. Annotations help students develop comprehension skills and pull apart nonfiction text. #LockportLovesLiteracy
K-6 Instructional coaches handed out pamphlets of information about our new ELA program K-6 Benchmark Advance to provide parents information on the new reading and writing program students will be using in ELA classes this year. Here is the link, if you didn't get one at Open House. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BIGLi0MUTHKupXkOP5eMwPf2vvaxfxSD/view
#LockportLovesLiteracy
At Anna Merritt, Mrs. Schneider is helping students master their keyboarding skills using the Typing Club app in the library! ⌨️📚
Lockport City School District will conduct an emergency early dismissal drill on Friday, November 1, 2024. All students K-12 will be dismissed 15 minutes early. Bus riders may arrive home earlier. Before and after school programs will run as usual, but all other after-school activities are canceled except for sectional playoffs. Please plan for your child’s early dismissal and ensure your family is prepared for future early dismissals due to emergencies.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and we're standing together to build a stronger community through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Emmet Belknap students joined others across the country in wearing orange to show their support for Unity Day. #UnityDay2024 #WeAllBelong
Kindergarteners are learning about the Elements of Art at Charles Upson. They are proud to show off all their skills by demonstrating various lines.
Problem-solving is so important in STEM. Students worked with partners to figure out ways to solve cup challenges. They learned that brainstorming different ways to solve a problem is an important step. As a group students tried several solutions and sure everyone participated!
The George Southard community partnered with the Lockport Police Department and raised over 1,164 food items to donate to Feedmore of WNY. It was a fierce competition between Ms. Kane and Ms. May's class, but Ms. Kane's class came out on top with 162 items donated. What a fun way to give back to the community.
