February 19 … 6:30 PTO Chili Dinner
February 22 - Dental Health Visit for PreK-1
February 22 - Randolph College Dance Presentation 3rd - 5th
February 22 - Learning Lions 3:45 - 5:00
February 23 - 9:30 AR Incentive Magic Show
February 22 - McDonald’s Night
February 22 - 26 Jump Rope for Heart Week
February 24 Learning Lions 3:45 - 5:00
Yearbooks for $15.00 until February 5.
Learning Lions After School program will be held January 11, 13, 20, and 27 - 3:45 - 5:00
The Enrichment group will be visiting Lynchburg Museum and Point of Honor 9:15 - 2:00 on January 15.
Students do not attend school January 18th or 25th.
The End of the 3rd six weeks will be January 22 and report cards go home January 29.
December 3 - 2:15 and 7:00 Fifth Grade Play
December 4 - Primary Focus Assemblies
Food Drive Ends
Report Cards Go Home
December 7 - 11 Candy Cane Clubhouse Students may make purchases during their PAL time.
December 7 Lynchburg Parks and Recreation visits Kindergarten
December 9 - Grades 3-5 trip to Payne Elementary for YOJO Bullying Show.
December 10 - SCA meeting 9:05
December 14 - LMS Orchestra to perform 10:00 3-5, 1:30 PreK-2
December 18 - LES Sing- A- Long
December 19 - January 3 - Winter Break
Nov. 2 - Professional Development Day Students Do Not Attend
Nov. 3 - Election Day Students Do Not Attend
Nov. 6 - 4th grade trip to Jamestown Settlement 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 9 - Picture Retakes
Nov. 10 - PTO meeting 6:00
Nov. 24 End of second six weeks
Nov. 25 Teacher Workday - Students do not attend
Nov. 26 - 27 - Thanksgiving holiday
Nov. 30 LES McDonald’s Night
A birthday is a very special day for any child, but we askt that celebrations not take place during the instructional day. This ensures that both teachers and students do not lose valuable instructional time and learing. Just a reminder, balloons and or flowers are not allowed to accompany a child on the school bus.
Snacks should consist of healthy foods such as muffins, fruits/vegetables, cheese cubes or raisins
Oct. 13 - H1N1 Vaccination forms need to be returned to LES by Thursday Oct. 15 if you want your child to be vaccinated. The vaccine is being made available to every student free of charge.
Oct. 15 and Oct 19 - Conference Nights 3:45 - 7:30 Please call and set up a conference with your child’s reading teacher.
Oct. 16 - 2nd Grade trip to Point of Honor 9:15 - 1:30
Oct. 23 - 3rd grade trip to Virginia Beach Aquarium
Oct. 24 - Make a Difference Day - LES is joining LMS in collecting items for Lynchburg’s Victory Houses. The houses were built to meet short tem housing needs for people who have experienced a house fire or any natural disaster requiring them to leave their homes. We are collecting the following items:
toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, hair burshes, combs, toilet paper, tissues, hand soap, bath soap, sheets (twin size) blankets, bath towels, wash cloths, cleaning supplies, kitchen items, quart, gallon plastic bags, dishes, silverware, laundry detergent, laundry baskets, paper towels, kitchen towels, dish detergent, small furniture such as tables, chairs, lamps. Either send them to school or take directly to the Victory Houses at 615 Leesville Road on Make a Difference Day on Oct. 24.
Oct. 26 - 30 -Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 26 LES McDonald’s Night 5:00 - 8:00
Oct. 30 - Fall Festival
We are excited about our new year at LES. We welcome Mrs. Barnett as our interim Principal.
A new page has been added to our website for PTO information. Click on School Information and then Linkhorne Elementary PTO.
Upcoming events:
Sept. 7 -11 PTO membership drive
Sept. 8 - PTO meeting 6:00
Sept. 10 - Back to School Picnic and Schwans Truckload Fundraiser Sale
Sept. 12 - LES violins perform - Day at the Park
Sept. 14 - SCA speeches
Sept. 15 - SCA election
Sept. 21 - Bus Safety Assemblies
Sept. 28 - LES McDonald’s Night with First Grade Teachers working
Sept.. 30 SCA meeting
June 1 - French Students’ trip to AVOCA
June 5 - 3rd and 4th trip to Movies 10 and CiCi’s Pizza 9:15 - 1:00
June 8 - 5th grade Violin students trip to Busch Gardens 6:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
June 8 - AR Incentive - Fun Quest
Junen 8 - 4th and 5th Dance for AR
June 9 - DARE Graduation - 9:30 a.m.
June 9 - Early Dismissal - 1:15
June 9 - Kindergarten Tea for prospective Kindergarten students - 2:00
June 10 - Early Dismissal 1:15
June 11 - Awards Assembly 9:30
June 11 - Report Cards go home
June 11 - Early Dismissal
May 1 - Teacher Workday
May 4 - 15 STAR testing - Encourage the students to do well.
May 5 - Applebee’s Night 4:00 - 9:00
May 7 - PTO meeting at 5:00
May 7 6:00 Virginia Fair
May 8 - 5th grade field trip to Appomattox Surrender Grounds
May 8 - REPORT Cards go home
May 12 - 6:00 PAC Open Forum - All parents are welcome to come.
May 12 - 7:00 Violin Graduation
May 14 - SOL’s Begin Set high expectations for your child to do well, eat well and sleep well. Your child can do practice questions on Study Island from home or check out released tests at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/Release2008/
May 15 - 2nd grade field trip to Natural Bridge - Come to school on time so you don’t miss the trip.
May 18 - 22 - Teacher Appreciation Week - Show your teachers how much you appreciate them.
May 22 - Last day to take AR tests.
April 29 is Field Day. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and atheletic shoes. Parents are welcome to come watch the events.