The first Fuel Up contest of the year was held for Emmet Belknap students. Fuel Up is a leading youth wellness program empowering students, educators, and parents to work together to build healthier communities. Students who signed up earned entry into a prize drawing including a Buffalo Bills Dalton Kincaid autographed rookie card.
Essential for lifelong learning, the 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—are the building blocks that help children develop strong reading and language abilities.
🧠 Pillar #4: Vocabulary - Knowing the meaning and pronunciation of words.
Literacy Night Activity: Join on the fun with a Vocabulary Activity for all ages. Choose between word connection or dominoes.
The 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—serve as fundamental components that enable children to acquire strong reading and language skills for continuous learning throughout life.
🔊🧠 Pillar #3: Phonemic Awareness - Recognizing and manipulating sounds in spoken words.
Literacy Night Activity: Join in on the fun with a Phonemic Awareness Activity for all ages. Choose between I spy sound/syllable game, Elkonin boxes, or word ladders.
Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension make up the 5 Pillars of Literacy, which are vital for helping children develop robust reading and language skills essential for lifelong learning.
🗣️ Pillar #2: Fluency
Reading with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.
Literacy Night Activity: Engage in fluency boards and a voice reading activity where you will get to change your voice to match characters.
The 5 Pillars of Literacy—Phonics, Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, and Comprehension—are essential building blocks that help children develop strong reading and language skills for lifelong learning. Each Pillar will be represented at LCSD's Literacy Night on Thursday, November 21 at 6 p.m. at LHS Door 3.
📚Pillar #1: Phonics
Understanding letter-sound relationships to read and spell words.
Literacy Night Activity: Join in on the fun with phonics star game and syllable cards to learn more about phonics.
🌟🇺🇸 A special shoutout to Mrs. Martin's class at Charles Upson, where students learned about the importance of Veteran's Day! LCSD wishes all veterans a heartfelt Happy Veteran's Day! 🙏✨ We’re especially proud to recognize teachers like Mrs. Martin, who served in the United States Air Force. Thank you for your service and for inspiring our students! #VeteransDay #LionProud
K-6 Instructional coaches handed out pamphlets of information about our new ELA program K-6 Benchmark Advance to provide parents information on the new reading and writing program students will be using in ELA classes this year. Here is the link, if you didn't get one at Open House. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BIGLi0MUTHKupXkOP5eMwPf2vvaxfxSD/view
#LockportLovesLiteracy
Mrs. McDowell’s Science class compared the scientific method and engineering design processes, then worked through designing solutions to save Hermy the Wormy! Students tested, improved, and redesigned their ideas while practicing lab protocols, teamwork, and communication. #LCSDacademics
This is a reminder that there will be no school on Monday, October 14, 2024, in observance of Indigenous Peoples'/Columbus Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
We are thrilled to recognize our September Lion Leaders at Emmet Belknap, a group of students who embody excellence in attendance, effort, and participation. These young leaders have set an inspiring example for their peers, striving for 95% in all these areas!
NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness Family Support Group.
Date: The 3rd Thursday of each month
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: Family Empowerment Center, 1st floor of the Cornerstone Ice Arena
Facilitated, confidential support for family members and caregivers concerned about and/or caring for a person with mental illness. Check out the flyer here.
Drop in, no registration is necessary. Find out more about the Family Empowerment Center here: https://www.lockportschools.org/o/lcsd/page/family-resources
Family Empowerment Center:
NARCAN Training by Save the Michaels of the World
Wednesday, September 11, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
This workshop provides harm reduction strategies and the use of NARCAN. Anyone comfortable providing harmless medication is welcome to attend. Check out the flyer here.
Registration: https://forms.gle/J98z6xxgsJjRrUpCA
The Saunderson family is in Huntsville, Alabama this week! Cobie (who is starting 5th grade at Emmet Belknap) is attending a space camp, something she won through Girl Scouts. Also pictured is Cobie's sister Libby (who is going into 3rd grade at Roy B Kelley)! #summeroflions
This week, we welcomed an amazing group of 35 new educators into the LCSD family!
🌟 Their staff orientation included an exciting tour of all our schools, giving our new teachers a taste of the vibrant and welcoming community we have here in Lockport.
🌍 Fun Fact: This talented group hails from Lockport and as far as Florida, bringing a wealth of diverse experiences. Whether they’ve traveled across state lines or grew up right around the corner, they’re all here to make a positive impact on our students’ lives.
Photographed are each of the new hires with their building principals. Stay tuned as we get to know them better—there’s so much to look forward to this school year! 🦁💙 #WeAllBelong
Graeme (5th grader at Emmet Bellnap) and Rowan (3rd grader at George Southward) Garcia recently visited NYC and went to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, to the top of Freedom Tower (tallest building in the Western Hemisphere), and took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. #summeroflions
Emmet Belknap fifth grade teacher Kirsten Burke Smith channeled her inner Lockport Lion at the Buffalo Zoo's Zoomagination! 🦁🫰💙💛💙🫶
The Carter Family vacationed at Black Lake where they spent their time fishing. Their teachers will hear all kinds of fish tales when school starts!
Tyler Carter is in 7th grade at AMJHS, Grant Carter is starting 5th grade at Emmet Belknap this year, and Wyatt Carter is beginning 2nd grade at Roy B Kelley.
Emmet Belknap fifth grade teacher Kirsten Burke Smith channeled her inner Lockport Lion at the Buffalo Zoo's Zoomagination! 🦁🫰💙💛💙🫶
🎶🎷 Several Lockport students recently participated in the Summer Honors Band Program hosted by Starpoint CSD! 🎺
This fantastic program brings together band students from Starpoint, North Tonawanda, Roy-Hart, and Lockport, ranging from grades 4-9. Our very own Lockport music teachers, Timothy Martin and Naomi Moore, played key roles in coordinating and teaching the bands during the two-week program.
Pictured: Naomi Moore (Emmet Belknap music teacher), Preston Moore (entering grade 7 at AMJHS), and Gabriel Moore (entering grade 6 at EBIS). #SummerofLions
Now and then, we have the pleasure of celebrating our amazing staff and highlighting the fun things they're up to during the summer months. Last week, Emmet Belknap's Physical Education Teacher, Mrs. O'Neil, embarked on her first Empire State Ride—a 7-day journey from NYC to Niagara Falls—to raise funds for cancer research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute. She rode an impressive 569 miles and raised $6,219 to help end cancer.
Mrs. O'Neil draws daily inspiration from her 16-year-old daughter and husband, both of whom are cancer survivors. Their strength fuels her commitment to this important cause.
#summeroflions
