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♦ posted March 8: Thursday, March 25  at 7:00 pm in Lanesborough School PTO Open Meeting with Guest Speaker: Dr. David Anderegg, Author of “Nerds: Who they are and why we need more of them” Dr. David Anderegg is a clinical psychologist practicing in Lenox, MA and a member of the faculty of Bennington College in Bennington, VT.  His book zeros in on the timely issue of how anti-intellectualism is bad for our children and even worse for America.

Come hear Dr. Anderegg share and discuss ideas from his book:

–What is the cost of this rising tide of anti-intellectualism to both our children and our nation?

–Why are our children so terrified to be called “nerds”?

–Why science and engineering have become socially poisonous disciplines?

–Why adults wink at the derision of “nerdy” kids?

–What we can do to prepare our children to succeed in an increasingly high-tech world?

for more information go to: http://www.drdavidanderegg.com

♦ posted March 8: At the 6th GRADE SCIENCE FAIR – all 6th graders have been investigating a science topic. They have spent a great deal of time doing research, creating hands-on items, and building a poster board that explains their particular topic. Over the past few days the whole school has been given an opportunity to see the projects and rate them, and, parents have been invited to view the science fair.

Congratulations to all the students for their hard work in creating such terrific demonstrations…

♦ posted March 7: The Lanesborough P.T.O. is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, March 10th 5:00-8:30 at the Sunrise Café, 545 South Main Street (next to the Post Office) in  Lanesborough.

The menu consists of: Spaghetti with marinara sauce, choice of meatballs or sausage, tossed salad, rolls, and choice of beverages.

The cost of the meal is: $8.00 adults;  $6.00 children; children 3 years old and under are FREE.

Take-out is available but pre-payment required. There will be limited ticket sales at the door. Please send payment back to school by Monday morning, March 8th and  please make checks payable to Lanesborough P.T.O.

Please list the Name of Family attending and the number of people that will be attending. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Lisa Duda at 445-8011

♦ posted March 7: We will have an 11:50 dismissal on Friday, March 12 for Parent-Teacher Conferences that were previously canceled on Wednesday, February 10th and Wednesday February 24th due to snow days.  Parents who had conferences scheduled for February 10 or 24 will keep their same appointment times.  In you are unable to make the scheduled appointment, or have forgotten your appointment time, please call the office at 413-443-0027 ext. 100. We regret these inconveniences; thank you for your patience. We appreciate your support.

♦ posted March 2: The PTO is sponsoring a presentation about BULLYING on Wednesday, March 3rd at 6:30pm at the school. This presentation is entitled: “What Do We Do?” The presenters will be: Officer James Rathbun, Lanesborough Police Depatrment, Ms. Jane Shiyah, the School Adjustment Counselor, and a representative from the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office.

♦ posted Feb 28: Mr. Bradley, a 6th grade teacher, is selling tickets at the door of Sunday morning’s Pancake Breakfast in the Lanesborough School cafeteria. This breakfast was to help defray the costs of the annual 6th grade trip to Cape Cod, which occurs during late May. A number of 6th grade students and other teachers assisted at this event. The breakfast was busy from early morning until the 11am closing time.

♦ posted Feb 28: Click here for the MARCH LUNCH MENU

Click here for the MARCH SCHOOL CALENDAR

♦ posted Feb 17: The sign-up form for the March Mini Courses is available here. Click here to view or download the March Mini Course form.

There is also a bridge engineering mini course. Click here to view or download the course description for the Bridge Engineering mini course

♦ posted Feb 4: SCREENING FOR PRESCHOOLERS will be offered on Monday, March 15 and again on Monday, March 22. The screening times will be from 9:30am to 2:30pm on those days. The screening will be conducted by certified teachers, speech and language pathologists and a registered nurse. To be eligible for this screening your child must be 3 or 4 years old by August 31, 2010. There is NO CHARGE for this screening.

The purpose of this screening is to provide information to parents about their child’s development. If your child is 2½, 3 or 4 years old, please call for an appointment: Susan at 499-7308 ext 105.

♦ posted Feb 4: PUBLIC FORUM on the Proposed Merging of Mount Greylock Regional High School with the Williamstown-Lanesborough School Union 71 will be held on Tuesday, February 9th at 6pm at MGRHS in their Meeting Room.  All are welcome!  This is an opportunity to learn more about the proposed Union structure from the Feasibility Committee, which is comprised of members from each of the three School Committees. A decision to join School Union 71 or retain the current secondary school administrative structure will be made by vote of the MG School Committee members in March. This forum is sponsored by the MGRHS School Committee and the Feasibility Committee. Please mark your calendar and join us. Thank you, Superintendent Rose Ellis.

Click here to view the presentation by the Feasibility Committee, which was presented to the School Union #71 School Committee on January 20th.

♦ posted Jan 31: Click here to read the 2009-10 School Improvement Plan. The committee that evolved this plan consisted of:  Ellen Boshe, Bernadette McMahon, Suzanne Tourigney, Curtis Asch, Cheryl Sachs, Kenneth McInerney, Christena Keyes, and Jane Stevens. Thanks to their countless hours in developing this important document.

♦ posted Jan 20: The School Union #71 School Committee, which was created when Lanesborough Elementary School and Williamstown Elementary School merged into one central office, met to discuss further expansion to include the Mt. Greylock Regional High School. If this proceeds forward then the three school would share one central office (i.e., superintendent, business manager, SPED director, curriculum coordinator).  Click here to see the presentation made to the school committee in regard to further expansion.

♦ posted Dec 18: Parents gather in the cafeteria after the Kindergarten Play and Song Fest. The Kindergarten children presented a multi-act play and sang songs for their parents, grandparents, and others. A good time was had by all!

Both Kindergarten teachers and the children put a great deal of effort into this production. The children also joined-in on the refreshments in the cafeteria and were also very pleased with their performances in the Kindergarten Play and Song Fest.

♦ posted Dec 14: 2nd Round of H1N1 Flu vaccinations was held at the school in the morning. Approximately 100 students and 25 staff members received their 2nd shot for the Swine Flu.

Another opportunity for H1N1 immunization will occur in January 2010 somewhere in Lanesborough (probably at the school). This clinic may be open to the general public. Details will be posted here when that information is known.

♦ posted Nov 24: review Lanesborough School’s Long Range Plan for 2009-2012; this action was based upon the school’s Long Range Planning Focus Group Feedback from its workshop held on October 19-20. These documents were approved at the November 24th School Committee meeting. In the photo: (left to right) Dr. Rose Ellis, Superintendent; Ms. Regina DiLego, School Committee Chair; Ms. Shiela Hebert; and, Mrs. Stephanie Michalek.

♦ posted Nov 18: Senior Citizens were treated to a breakfast, a tour of the school, and a few presentations from students at the elementary school. The Seniors had an opportunity to see the facility and ask questions of Dr. Rose Ellis, Superintendent and Mrs. Ellen Boshe, Principal. In the photo: (standing) Dr. Rose Ellis, Superintendent of Schools speaking to some of our Senior Citizens who attended the breakfast and school visit.

♦ posted Nov. 8: Help LES when you grocery shop! Sign up for your store loyalty cards at Stop&Shop, Price Chopper or Big Y and earn points for LES.   The points can be redeemed for equipment and supplies.  Sign up at the store or on the store’s website.

Click here for: Stop & Shop for School, LES school code is #06573

Click here for: Price Chopper Tools for Schools, LES school code #14044, enter your AdvantEdge card number

Click here for: Big Y Education Express, LES school code #6151, enter your Express Savings Club card number

♦ A message from Dr. Rose Ellis, Superintendent of Schools, to parents and guardians.

♦ 2009-10 SCHOOL CALENDAR Click here to download the 2009-2010 SCHOOL CALENDAR. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view a PDF file,  which is what the school calendar is available in.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document and all other documents that are posted on this Website. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader click here.

♦ 2008-09 No Child Left Behind Report Card

Lanesborough School Report Card - May 2009 is available for viewing as a PDF document.

♦ School Handbook for 2009-2010

School Handbook 2009-2010 is available as a PDF file.

♦ School Improvement Plan 2008-09

2008-09 School Improvement Plan is available as a PDF file.