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Miller Elementary Named Jefferson Alumni And JHS Science Teacher Wins Four Star School pg. 3 Olympian Honored pg. 4 National Award pg. 5 Publication of Lafayette School Corporation SUMMER 2012 Students of Mandarin Language Program visit partner schools for the first time in LSC history. Pg. 3. Sunnyside Middle School Students New to LSC Walk-In Registration..........................................................All Summer Monday-Friday ..................................... 8:00-11:30 a.m., 1:00-3:00 p.m. Orientation for Fifth-Grade Students and New Enrollees Aug. 20 and 22 ..................................................................6:30-8:00 p.m. Sixth-Grade Schedule Pick-Up Superintendent’sMessage Aug. 21, 22, 23 .......................................................... 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Building Closed Aug. 24 for Teacher Work Day Dear Parents, Tecumseh Junior High School Welcome to the Lafayette School Corporation and the Students New to LSC 2012–13 school year. Please take a few moments to review Walk-In Registration..........................................................All Summer the contents of this newsletter. The newsletter contains Monday-Friday ..................................... 8:00-Noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m. important information regarding registration, special calendar dates and Seventh-Grade Orientation/Schedule Pick-Up school contact information. Aug. 20 ...............................................................................6:00-8:00 p.m. Registration is a key time for the schools and your child. This time Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Registration/Schedule Pick-Up will allow your child’s school to share Aug. 21 ...................................................................... 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. information with you regarding the new Aug. 22 ...................................................................... 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. school year. You will be able to obtain Aug. 23 ...................................................................... 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. information specific to your child’s school. If you have questions about the school, Jefferson High School registration is a great time to ask. Registration is also a time Students New to LSC to complete all the necessary paperwork, and it provides an Appointments for early enrollment can be scheduled by calling opportunity to pay or make arrangements to pay book rental. (765) 772-4700, ext. 2736. School will begin for students on Monday, Aug. 27th. It will be a full day for student attendance. Buses will operate Freshman Transition Day and lunches will be served. Aug. 21 ...................................................................... 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. The start of a new school year is always an opportunity for families and schools to regenerate the necessary partnerships. Students may come at any time during the day from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 As a school corporation, we know we need your support to p.m. However, counselors will be available to meet with students make the school year successful for your child. The Lafayette (based on student’s last name) during the following times: School Corporation wants to develop a partnership with each A-B: ....................................................... Jennifer Smith, 8:00-10:00 a.m. and every family. When positive partnerships are developed C-Gar: ....................................................Sandy Burke, 10:00 a.m.-Noon the outcome is a strong support system for every student. Gas-L: ................................................. Jason Learman, Noon-2:00 p.m. This results in a strong school corporation which assists in M-Ro: ............................................. Louanne Condreay, 2:00-4:00 p.m. maintaining a strong community. Ru-Z: ....................................................Halston Ziembo, 4:00-6:00 p.m. I am personally looking forward to this coming school year. As the new superintendent, I am excited about the Oakland High School start of school and the opportunity to get to know the great Registration meetings are scheduled individually with programs with which your child is involved. I plan to visit the referred students and their families/caregivers. schools frequently and attend many of the numerous activities each school hosts. It will be during these visits and activities I hope to have the opportunity to meet you and your child. Let’s continue to develop a deep partnership between your 2012-13 Meal Prices family and your child’s school. I trust together we can provide a great social and academic experience for your child. Breakfast (Elementary) ...................................................................$1.10 See you at school. Breakfast (Secondary) .....................................................................$1.20 Reduced Breakfast...........................................................................$ .30 —Les L. Huddle, Superintendent of Schools Adult Breakfast ................................................................................$1.45 Elementary Lunch ...........................................................................$1.90 Secondary Lunch .............................................................................$2.10 Reduced Lunch ................................................................................$ .40 Adult Lunch .....................................................................................$2.75 SchoolOpening Extra Milk .........................................................................................$ .35 School Hours Textbook Rental, Workbooks Elementary ................................................................8:25 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Middle School/Jr. High/High School ...................8:05 a.m.-3:15 p.m. and Supplementary Fees Elementary Challenge Kindergarten .......................$ 81.25 ....................................... $ 91.10 Registration Grade 1 ..................................$100.25 ....................................... $114.50 Grade 2 ..................................$ 93.50 ....................................... $121.00 Parents of new students must provide a birth certificate and immunization Grade 3 ..................................$ 94.10 ....................................... $126.75 record. ALL parents will need to bring PROOF OF RESIDENCY to Grade 4 ..................................$ 90.65 ....................................... $119.75 registration. Students should register at their home school. Middle, Junior High and High School: Cost varies depending on Elementary Schools courses selected. Aug. 17 ...................................................................... 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Aug. 20 ............................................................................Noon-6:00 p.m. 2 The Trip of a Lifetime This past May, students, parents, teachers and administrators students live in during the week, experienced a traditional lunch from the Lafayette School Corporation experienced the trip of and played games. a lifetime! They traveled to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing, Our students also visited Hangzhou Chang Jiang Primary China to visit partner schools and learn about Chinese culture. School. Here they shadowed students throughout the school The students who traveled are all enrolled in the LSC Mandarin day so that they were able to participate in many classes. After language program. The program began in 2007 when then school ended, many Chang Jiang students welcomed LSC Tecumseh Junior High Principal John Layton set out to create students into their homes where they enjoyed a meal together partnerships with other schools in China. That led to developing and exchanged gifts. lasting relationships with educators there as well. Since its In Beijing, the students toured many historical sites they had inception, LSC students have had opportunities to learn about been studying and that they once thought they would only see the Mandarin culture from visiting students and resident in pictures! Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer teachers from China. Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall were just a few of the Now the assistant superintendent, Dr. Layton, has achieved unforgettable sites. The group also visited a silk factory to see how one of the main goals of the program: a trip where students silk linens are made, enjoyed a traditional Chinese Tea ceremony could experience the culture they had been studying. The group and went to a pearl factory to see how the fruit of oysters are members visited the Affiliated High School of Shanghai Jiao turned into beautiful jewelry. The delegation enjoyed fascinating Tong University. They toured the high school campus and visited Chinese meals and interacted in many heart-warming exchanges many classrooms. They enjoyed sitting in on a class in the art with the local people. It was a great ending to the trip of a lifetime of Chinese block stamp making, saw the dorms the Jiao Tong and an incredible cultural experience for everyone involved. Thomas Miller Elementary Is a Four Star School! Thomas Miller Elementary School was recently named a Four Star school by the Indiana Department of Education. This designation, which is the highest rating a school can earn, is given annually to schools in the top 25 percent across the state based on ISTEP+ results from the previous year. Four Star schools must also have met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined in No Child Left Behind. Miller Elementary was also recognized as ranking as the second best high-growth school in the