🌻🎨 Mrs. Chase’s Art Club at Anna Merritt is bringing joy and creativity to our 3rd and 4th graders! For 12 weeks, students start their day with fun and calming art activities that spark creativity and brighten their mornings. From beginners to seasoned young artists, everyone finds their happy place here. Check out their stunning Sunflower Art! 🌻✨

Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension make up the 5 Pillars of Literacy, which are vital for helping children develop robust reading and language skills essential for lifelong learning. 🗣️ Pillar #2: Fluency Reading with speed, accuracy, and proper expression. Literacy Night Activity: Engage in fluency boards and a voice reading activity where you will get to change your voice to match characters.

The 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—are essential building blocks that help children develop strong reading and language skills for lifelong learning. Each Pillar will be represented at LCSD's Literacy Night on Thursday, November 21 at 6 p.m. at LHS Door 3. 📚Pillar #1: Phonics Understanding letter-sound relationships to read and spell words. Literacy Night Activity: Join in on the fun with phonics star game and syllable cards to learn more about phonics.

Third and fourth grade students from Anna Merritt’s STEM Club work hands-on and collaboratively in small groups to make fall themed marble mazes using materials that can be found at home. The students were given a table of materials and a challenge and it was up to them to brainstorm, plan, build, and revise a functional maze from start to finish.

🌟🇺🇸 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

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

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! ⌨️📚

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!

Professional learning is always happening in the Lockport City School District! Instructional Coach, Lisa Stastyshyn, is empowering 3rd-grade teacher Shannon Volland with ViewBoard training to maximize tech and elevate student learning!

This is a reminder that there will be no school on Monday, October 14, 2024, in observance of Indigenous Peoples'/Columbus Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Learning the rules of STEM class while working with others. Teamwork!! S - tay in your area and on task T - reat everyone and everything with respect E - veryone participates (everyone) M - akes mistakes and we learn from them

K-6 Students and Families: Save the Date for LCSD's Literacy Night on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. More information to follow!

Family Empowerment Center: Essential Strategies for Supporting Struggling Readers by WNY Dyslexia Specialists Thursday, October 10, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Workshop for parents, caregivers, and LCSD staff concerned that child is not reading at grade level. You will learn warning signs of dyslexia, and how to identify potential signs even before formal reading begins. Gain knowledge and confidence to understand reading challenges and how to work with educators to support your child. Check out the flyer here. Registration: https://forms.gle/m8pm5KA4vZRLfRGC7

NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness Family Support Group. Date: The 3rd Thursday of each month Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Location: Family Empowerment Center, 1st floor of the Cornerstone Ice Arena Facilitated, confidential support for family members and caregivers concerned about and/or caring for a person with mental illness. Check out the flyer here. Drop in, no registration is necessary. Find out more about the Family Empowerment Center here: https://www.lockportschools.org/o/lcsd/page/family-resources

Family Empowerment Center: NARCAN Training by Save the Michaels of the World Wednesday, September 11, 5:00-6:00 p.m. This workshop provides harm reduction strategies and the use of NARCAN. Anyone comfortable providing harmless medication is welcome to attend. Check out the flyer here. Registration: https://forms.gle/J98z6xxgsJjRrUpCA

This week, we welcomed an amazing group of 35 new educators into the LCSD family! 🌟 Their staff orientation included an exciting tour of all our schools, giving our new teachers a taste of the vibrant and welcoming community we have here in Lockport. 🌍 Fun Fact: This talented group hails from Lockport and as far as Florida, bringing a wealth of diverse experiences. Whether they’ve traveled across state lines or grew up right around the corner, they’re all here to make a positive impact on our students’ lives. Photographed are each of the new hires with their building principals. Stay tuned as we get to know them better—there’s so much to look forward to this school year! 🦁💙 #WeAllBelong

London Stoll, a 4th Grader at Anna Merritt is enjoying Christmas in July at her family campground at Camp Emerald Acres in Franklinville NY! #SummerofLions 🎄

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Lockport Schools! It's everything Lockport Schools, in your pocket. Download for Android: https://aptg.co/_CBsTq Download for iPhone: https://aptg.co/Zds9Cg

🌟 We're looking back at last week with warm hearts! These photos of our amazing graduates celebrating with their families and friends bring us all the happiness in the world. 🎓