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Laurelton-Pardee celebrated World Read Aloud Day today with guest readers including Town Supervisor Rory Fitzpatrick, County Executive Adam Bello, Town Councilwoman Patrina Freeman, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, and more! There was also a career panel for 5th graders featuring prominent community leaders discussing their jobs & education.
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There will be a Free COVID Test Kit drive-thru for families with children attending East Irondequoit Schools on Saturday, February 5th from 9-11am at Laurelton-Pardee and Durand Eastman Schools. Stop by the drive thru to pick up 1 test kit per student in your household.
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World Read Aloud Day is underway as our guests share their love of reading with our students! ❤️ 📕
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Third graders have been learning all about games played in other cultures! They got to try them out and also make their own!
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**School T-shirt Update!** Paper order forms are still going home today but if it is easier we are also providing a digital order form:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sXLr7NAm_0SV5W620PSjcGmE34ks45tFubFCaZn5vu1UMURDTUoyTlhTM1lOVlFEVjc2MDc1TEJZTS4u
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We are pleased to announce that our LP PTA will be providing every student and staff member a FREE school spirit t-shirt. We apologize for the quick turnaround but we need families to fill out the order form coming home with students today and return by THURSDAY, FEB. 3!
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Puppy Love ❤️
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Have a nice weekend! Smore now includes a translation feature with over 100 languages to choose from. You should see a 'translate' button on the right hand side of the newsletter that will allow you to change the language!
https://www.smore.com/25bx1
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You know you work in a pretty amazing place when the staff go out of their way to bring special experiences to the kids. 💙 #cupcakesforthewin
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Students are loving the new puzzle table in the library!
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Maggie and the fourth graders are learning all about gaming with positivity this week!
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If you need a smile today, be sure to check out our Morning Show video. Around the three minute mark, Mr. DeJohn does a promotional video for our science fair and it does not disappoint! Well done!
https://youtu.be/VKTVf3gcH0Y
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LP is looking forward to celebrating World Read Aloud Day next Wednesday, February 2nd!
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We 💙 our LP staff! This crew is preparing for our upcoming science fair taking place March 4th.
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Pictures from last night's Laurelton Pardee fifth grade concert are now online:
https://eastirondequoit.smugmug.com/Laurelton-Pardee/2021-2022/Fifth-Grade-Winter-Concerts/
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Enjoy your weekend!! Be sure to check out this week's newsletter:
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Go Bills!
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Miss Kimber’s class got to journey to Mars today on their Challenger field trip!
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5th grade Winter concert is tonight!! Our students did a performance for their classmates today…well done! 👏🏻
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Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The district will be holding a free COVID test kit distribution on Wednesday, 1/19 from 4-6 PM in the bus loop at Laurelton-Pardee.
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