K-6 students will be dismissed early on Friday, December 6 for Report Card Marking Elementary Grades K-4 dismiss at 11:50am Intermediate Grades 5 & 6 dismiss at 11:10am Please remember your child comes home early and we encourage you to make any arrangements necessary because of this early release.

Today, December 2, is Special Education Day. We want to recognize the dedication and passion of our special education department, teachers, and staff at LCSD. Your hard work empowers every student and helps create an inclusive environment where all can thrive. #WeAllBelong

Quiet moments, big benefits! 📚 Charles Upson students are embracing the joy of reading through the Silent Reading Club. This dedicated time helps build focus, imagination, and a lifelong love for books.

🎉 What an amazing Literacy Night in Lockport! 📚✨ Families snapped photos, learned about the 5 Pillars of Literacy, and enjoyed stories read by our principals. Big thanks to all the teachers, staff, and volunteers who made the night so special! 💙

Bullying and Promoting Wellness for Students with Disabilities Date: Wednesday December 04, 2024 Time: 6:00-7:30pm Location: Family Empowerment Center, 1st floor of the Cornerstone Ice Arena (offered Virtually on Zoom). In this VIRTUAL workshop, parents, caregivers, or educators of children with disabilities learn to recognize the signs of a bullying situation and how to talk to a child. Learn about the supports and services that can be built into the Individualized Education Program (IEP) to promote social growth and well-being. Register here: https://forms.gle/pAw34y65Xp5dusk27 to receive the zoom link.

Charles Upson Elementary kicked off their Bucket Filling Program with an inspiring school-wide assembly! Students learned what it takes to be the best bucket fillers they can be. Here are our standout Bucket Fillers of the Month for September and October—congratulations to these role models! 🏅💙

This just added to Literacy Night: Touch a Truck by the City of Lockport Fire Department. They are bringing two fire trucks and an ambulance to LCSD's Literacy Night. Join us tomorrow, Thursday, November 21! Get ready for an evening filled with fun activities, celebrity storytime, games, parent support, a book exchange, community organizations, and of course pizza! The event starts at 6:00 p.m. sharp through 8:00 p.m. at Lockport High School, Visual and Performing Arts Center, 250 Lincoln Ave., Door 3. 📖❤️

LCSD invites parents and guardians to share your thoughts in a brief, anonymous survey open from November 18 - November 22 to help improve your child’s school experience. As a parent/guardian you should have received an email on November 18th with the survey link. If you did not receive this email, please call your school secretary to obtain the link to the survey. Thank you in advance!

To foster strong reading and language skills for life, the 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—are essential foundational elements. 🧩 Pillar #5: Comprehension- understanding and interpreting text meaning. Literacy Night Activity: Create a retelling glove or roll and retell with dice to build your comprehension.

Essential for lifelong learning, the 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—are the building blocks that help children develop strong reading and language abilities. 🧠 Pillar #4: Vocabulary - Knowing the meaning and pronunciation of words. Literacy Night Activity: Join on the fun with a Vocabulary Activity for all ages. Choose between word connection or dominoes.

The 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—serve as fundamental components that enable children to acquire strong reading and language skills for continuous learning throughout life. 🔊🧠 Pillar #3: Phonemic Awareness - Recognizing and manipulating sounds in spoken words. Literacy Night Activity: Join in on the fun with a Phonemic Awareness Activity for all ages. Choose between I spy sound/syllable game, Elkonin boxes, or word ladders.

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.

🌟🇺🇸 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

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.

🖐️✨ 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

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

Kindergarteners are learning about the Elements of Art at Charles Upson. They are proud to show off all their skills by demonstrating various lines.