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What's Happening at Lyseth

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Looking ahead - some special dates to remember

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL JUNE 14th 
12:30 PM Dismissal

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Lyseth Mathletes "Think Outside the Quadrilateral!"

The 2018-2019 Lyseth Elementary School math team has been working very hard all year.  They have competed in several meets, representing Lyseth extremely well at each of the meets.  Members include Isaac J, Joseph M, Kate P, Lilly P, Nicolas R, Ethan S, Emmett W, Owen B, Jacob H, Emmerson P, Adrianna S, Lilian M, Archer A, Ian A, Colin H, and Stella H.  

On May 2, 2019, the team competed at the final Southern Maine Elementary Math League meet. The team of Archer A, Colin H, Isaac J, Joseph M, Lilly P, and Ethan S finished in first place!  In addition to the first place team finish, Isaac placed 4th, Ethan placed 2nd, and Archer placed 1st with a perfect score of 40 points.  

Here is a question that was asked during the team round at the meet:

“At a circus, 145 people purchased the following snacks: 76 cotton candy, 90 peanuts, 107 popcorn, 52 cotton candy and peanuts, 54 cotton candy and popcorn, 57 peanuts and popcorn, 35 purchased all three snacks. How many people purchased only popcorn?”

Could you answer that?

Congratulations to all of you on a tremendously successful year! Great job! __________________________________________

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Pen Pal Project Mrs. Whittum’s second grade class is participating in a Pen Pal Project that is brightening the lives of senior citizens at Foreside Harbor, an assisted living community in Falmouth. Students in Mrs. Whittum’s class have been writing letters and sharing art projects with the Foreside Harbor residents, learning along the way that we can all make a difference by sharing kindness. Students write letters about once each month, sharing the details of their lives with their pen pal.  The seniors write their letters and mail them to the students, making for much excitement in the classroom when a letter is received!

The students are planning a field trip to Foreside Harbor, thanks to a grant from Painting for a Purpose, when they will meet their pen pals. While there, students will interview their pen pals so that they can write a short biography about their senior friend.  The visit will also include a sing-along and refreshments.

What a wonderful way to learn about compassion, humility, responsibility, and that little acts of kindness can make a big difference in the lives of others!  If you’d like to read more about the project, check out this link to The Forecaster:

http://www.theforecaster.net/portland-students-pen-connection-with- falmouth-seniors/ ​____________________________________________________

   Change for Change

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By saving Tooth Fairy money, performing chores, selling cupcakes and lemonade, and lots of other creative ventures to earn money, our Kindergarten students exceeded their goal of $500!  As a matter of fact, they earned $654.59! Check our this link to learn more about their success and how the money they raised will be used.

https://wgme.com/news/local/spare-change-in-portland-leads-to-real-change-in-africa
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Lyseth's Kindergarten is partnering with GO2Science to help children in a school in rural Kenya that does not have reliable, safe drinking water.  Our Kindergarten classes hope to collect $500, which will go directly to the drilling of the well and installation of an electric pump with the help of Go2Science.

Through this project, our Kindergarteners are learning about money.  They are also helping students just like them who live across the world.

Here are Kindergartner Melanie with her 3rd grade friend Bella at their cupcake and lemonade stand raising money for this amazing and worthwhile project.

   


To learn more, visit the Wishing Well fundraising page at:

https://chuffed.org/project/wishing-well

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Book Character Parade

On Friday March 1st, Lyseth held its annual Book Character Parade in honor of Dr. Seuss' Birthday. Students and staff dressed up as their favorite book character and walked around the school, displaying their creativity and love of reading.  Enjoy these photos of our characters!

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       First Innings!     



First Innings is a before school program at Lyseth developed to help students start their day positively by choosing engaging activities with adults throughout the building.

Come join us on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8:15 - 8:45

*Students must be here by 8:25.

New sessions starting April 23rd include:

Civil Rights Team at Lyseth School



Lyseth Elementary School now has a Civil Rights Team.  The team has 28 members from the fourth and fifth grades.  The team’s goal is to ensure that all Lyseth students feel safe, welcome and respected.  Teacher advisors guiding the team in this important work include Ellen Handelman (art teacher), Merita McKenzie (physical education teacher), Kate Kessler (fifth grade teacher), and Kara St. Germain (fourth grade teacher).