End of the Day

"At the end of a day it's charming
to watch our preschoolers

wave goodbye to their teacher.

If you're lucky something delightful
may happen......like watching that

same preschooler turn and run
headlong into the outstretched
arms of grandparents, amid peals of
giggles and sweet laughter. 
 

A shared look of love
is kind of magical. 
You do believe in magic, don't you?"

Sunday Thought

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ICQ00qFvs

 

Revitalize for today
and tomorrow.........

for special people
and all the right reasons
in Lawrenceville, our home!

Memories for You and Me

The Fall Festival means lots of fun.

We cannot resist the rides.

Games and prizes....something for everyone.

Ready for the dance

Picture compliments of The Lawrenceville Daily Record

Lawrenceville High School seniors Emily Love and Mitch Meek were crowned the 2013 LHS king and queen on Saturday September 21st.  They're joined here by Little Miss Homecoming Kadin Thacker and Little Mr. Homecoming Cooper Johnson

 

Autumn Blessings to You

Homecoming Fun 2013

Saturday was a great day for a parade!

"Teamwork" of course,
is the name-of-the-game.

Lining up and ready to march.......

 Perfect:  "front row" seats.

We see friends on the floats.

 Wave!

 Hoping for an L.H.S. football "win."

Little Mr. & Miss Homecoming

Getting ready for the football game

Tailgate fun

Homecoming support for the Tribe!

Sunday Thought

Babe Ruth held the lifetime record
for strike outs
before he ever held the

lifetime record for home runs.  

Babe Ruth in a Yankee Stadium locker room, June 13, 1948
which was the very day his jersey was retired.

If you feel like you are striking out
today, know that your "home run"
is right around the corner!

Have a great week

because you're such an important 

part of the everyday lives of
all our Parkside young people.  

Homecoming Game.....Happy Saturday

Good Luck Lawrenceville Indians.   It's our

2013 Homecoming game at Loeb Field!

4 FUN

Our 2013 L.H.S Homecoming
parade was rained-out, "sigh." 

However......

 National Punctuation Day
is coming up next Tuesday!

Are we all smiling?  

 
Come to the parade tomorrow
morning, September 21st. 
The fun begins at 10:30 A.M.

Please Excuse Alanah

Photograph by Pete Souza

Alanah Poullard, age five waits patiently for The President to

finish a note explaining why she was absent from school.  Along with her wounded warrior dad, the kindergartener was part
of a group visiting the East Room of the White House. 

That slip of paper and the moment will both be
unforgettable for this child and her family. 
Do you think her school will "OK" Alanah's
absence for Thursday September 19th?  

Decisions, Decisions

"We can't decide on a name for the

fish I won at The Fall Festival last

night.  I love going there every year!"  ~Ethan

 

Memo to Our Kids

Hello.....it's Monday.
We have a fresh chance to lead
kids in a direction that fulfills their
needs.  Thank you for those people

who help us guide our youngsters!

Sunday Thought

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ndKZL7rBMUE

Photograph compliments of Josh K. Winningham

Our school community offers thanks to Brandon Pickett
for his service in Afghanistan; welcome home! 
 

Nine months is a long time to be away from  family.
Old50 Photography captured a "surprise" reunion
at Ed Loeb Field, with Sargent Pickett and his
young son on Saturday September 14th.   

Every day is a gift.

Have a great week!

4 For Friday

The Press, Bill at the Lawrenceville Daily Record.....
always supporting the efforts of Lawrence County's kids.

Friends at Unit #10 celebrate Homecoming 2013.

Hooray, Head Start began this week!

Indian fans are the best! 

Letter from Nebla Marquez-Green

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/09/06/03marquezgreen.h33.html?tkn=VZTF3CYMOTTIb%2Bzy2iBQTvgKvVFKEdGpv3Vv&cmp=clp-edweek

John Moore/Getty Images

This message speaks of respect and admiration
for teachers, from a place of great pain. Perhaps
these words are ones to share, reminding us
of important things in the lives of all families.

Pretty Good for a 1st Grader

 

Max the cat

Even at Church

Recently a teacher was correcting her spelling
error of a child's name on a classroom list. 
The student was patiently watching
and felt compelled to reassure her.

 

"Don't worry, it's OK.  My name has
an e at the end instead of an  a. 
They even get it wrong at church!"   

The Test of Life....Relevant Education

 

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/rafe-esquith/

Sunday Thought

Making school days enriching and a
positive difference in the lives of kids

takes everyone.  Thanks for being a
part of it all.  Have a great week.

Surprise!

Images from the dedication of Ed Loeb Field;
photo compliments of Illinois High School Sports.

http://www.illinoishighschoolsports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62848

"I didn't know about the award until we got in
the car to go to the ceremony for my dad and Jan. 
I'm not very good at keeping secrets.  When we saw
him, my dad said to Abby 'I thought you were at
volleyball practice.' I think we surprised him."   ~Katelyn

Congratulations to Jan Loeb & Paul Higginbotham,
recipients of The Reaching Out & Building Bridges Award
 on September 4th from the Wabash Valley Region of the Illinois Principal Association.  Jan's gift of the Ed Loeb
football and track complex as well as annual
scholarships to  Unit 20 professionals for classroom
projects are true measures of her
dedication to our children and community. 

We'll be faithful caretakers of such gifts.

 L.H.S. Principal Paul Higginbotham was also
 honored with the 2013 Stan Struckmeyer Award. 
The honor recognizes a school administrator who meets
 adversity and challenge head on, while continuing
to make excellence and pupil learning opportunities
the focus of their professional responsibilities.
Management of such projects as the completion of
the Loeb Sports Complex and the new Lawrenceville High
School were completed by this principal, dad, and husband.   

Team work, it's what makes things happen!  
 



Snack Talk

 

You can learn a lot when listening to
preschool discussions at snack time.

 

"What is this?  I am not sure."

"It looks like dog food.  Is this dog food?"
"No.....we can't eat dog food."

"No, it's hay or straw."
"If it is hay, then what's the white stuff?"

"Snow." 

 

You Know, the BIG One

"Have you been to the BIG school?  You know which one, it's the Indian school and I can't wait to get there.  It will be a while thought, because I'm only in first grade."  ~Christeven 

"Wonders-To-Share" this Month

http://wonderingthrough2012.blogspot.com/2013/08/wonders-to-share-in-september.html

 

Support "inquiring minds"
 and watch the excitement build & grow.

In SEPTEMBER Wonderopolis

has lots to share!

Happy September