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Greetings!
How quickly a school year passes and summer vacation begins. I hope this means more time to spend as a family enjoying the summer months. The end of the school year does not have to mean the end of student learning. Summer time offers a number of great opportunities for families to continue learning beyond the classroom.
It is important for parents to keep in mind that learning should not cease because there is no ongoing formal instruction during this time. Research indicates that students can regress academically when their minds are not actively engaged for an extended period of time. It is especially important to keep students reading during this time in order to continue developing those skills. Research also shows it is not particularly important what a child reads as long as it is material that is appropriate for their age. Summer should be a time when children can read for fun and entertainment as opposed to required reading. Proficient readers realize much more success academically throughout the course of their education than those who are not good readers. I would challenge each student and parent to read a minimum of 10 books over the summer. Fiction, non-fiction, mystery, comedy, biography, historical, a learning "how to" book, skills development, even a comic book are all categories of books that can be entertaining and educational. I would also challenge each family to not spend a dime on any of these books. Take advantage of our local public library. It is the best deal in town.
To supplement your summer reading program, I would also suggest that each family try and take advantage of the many, many public learning opportunities that exist here in Indiana. Take a summer field trip. Go hiking at Eagle Creek Park, visit the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown, spend a day at Connor Prairie, take a family walk to the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. While you are downtown visit the Indiana State Museum, or stop by the Indiana State House and see where our state government operates. If you want to take a nice day trip you might travel down to our first state capital in Corydon, IN or pick one of several wonderful state parks. There are almost an unlimited number of family adventure opportunities that would be both educationally enriching and just plain fun.
I wish everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer.
With warmest (Hoosier Summer) regards and appreciation,
With best wishes,
Dr. Robert L. Taylor
Superintendent of Schools
Lebanon Community School Corporation
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Free Lunches Available Through Summer
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
FREE LUNCHES FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WHO
RECEIVE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH AT SCHOOL
Summer Distribution Begins Monday, June 4, 2013
and continues for the 10 weeks of summer break
6 LOCATIONS TO PICK UP FOOD|
Love, INC 817 W. Pearl Street, Lebanon
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5:00-7:00pm
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Shalom House 304 West Green Street Lebanon
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11:00-1:00pm
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Wall Street Church 208 E. Wall St. Advance
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11:00-1:00 (WED) &
5:00-6:00pm
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Whitestown Fire Department
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5:00-7:00pm
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Thorntown Lions Club Park
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11:00-1:00pm
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Mechanicsburg Church
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5:00-7:00 pm
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Any parent with Boone County ID can pick up a week's worth of lunches for each child at any ONE location above.
Questions please call: 765-891-9065
To Download the flyer click here.
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Perry-Worth DARE Graduation
Perry-Worth Elementary 5th graders graduated from the DARE program on Thursday, May 16th. The fifth grade students participated once a week for 10 weeks in an educational program. Those who successfully completed the course requirements participated in the graduation ceremony and celebration. The topics for the program included; Bullying, Internet Safety, Prescription Drug Abuse, Making Safe and Responsible Choices, and How to Say No to Drugs and Alcohol. The DARE officers worked hard to build a rapport between law enforcement and students because they want students to feel comfortable going to them with questions and/or problems they may encounter.
For students to graduate from the program they had to complete several assignments to demonstrate their understanding. Such assignments included writing an essay about staying drug free and completing a license plate drawing that stated something positive about them as an individual. The essays are read aloud in front of peers, hoping to make a lasting impression.
Parents, school staff, police officers and the Boone County Sheriff were all invited to attend the graduation ceremony. Students received a diploma and celebrated with a pizza party and graduation cake. As an exciting event to end the year, the Boone County Sheriff's Department brought their K-9 unit and military tank to demonstrate to the students other responsibilities within their office.
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Field Day Fun for Central Elementary
Central Elementary students participated in the annual field day festivities on Thursday, May 23rd. The students described the day as "Super, wonderful, awesome, spectacular, soaking wet, really fun." Fifth grade students acted as team leaders, guiding younger students through the day's activities and the 18 different rotating stations. The students had fun participating in relay races, tag games, the parachute, limbo, jumping for distance, and of course, their favorite water activities.
After lunch, there was a water balloon toss followed by popsicles for everyone. Central had approximately 50 parents volunteer to help run stations, pass out water, and assist with the water balloon toss and popsicles.
The teachers even thrilled the crowd with their annual kickball game against the fifth grade class. This year the teachers came out as the winners beating the fifth graders in the annual competition. A big THANK YOU goes out to all of our parent volunteers and PTO members for helping make this event successful. We could not have field day without them. Field day was a great day for the whole school to come together and enjoy time with classmates and teachers to celebrate a year of hard work.
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Harney Elementary End of the Year Activities 2013
Talent Show
"Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious"
Mary Poppins and her good friend Bert
Grade 5 Wax Museum
Amelia Earhart, King Tut, Helen Keller
  
Nurse's
Celebration
Day
The Class of 2020 Field Day
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Lebanon Middle School News
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Lebanon Middle School Hosted Junior Academic Super Bowl Competition April 27th
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Pictured from bottom left to right
Row 1: Mrs. Mary Shirley (Math Coach), Alyna Sell, Luke Betts
Row 2: Layne Coffman, Mady Hedge, Haley Rowe,
Josh Newman, Kate Stanley, Julia Gerrard, Julie-Rose Cupka
Row 3: Ms. Vicki Jackson (Science Coach), Nicholas Nelson,
Nathan McDonald, George Piper, Mr. Eric Williams (Social Studies Coach)
Row 4: Ridge Carter, Gracie Purtlebaugh, Jonah Holdman,
Mr. Gerka (Social Studies Coach), Mr. Carter Harris (Social Studies Coach),
Mr. Charlie Fisher (Language Arts Coach), Mrs. Lorrie Faust (Language Arts Coach),
and Mrs. Michele Shultz (Science Coach)
Photo submitted by Angela Hensell
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Lebanon Middle School hosted the regional Junior Academic Super Bowl competition on Saturday, April 27th. This academic competition is a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals. Over 150 middle school students represented their academic teams at the event which included Lebanon Middle School, Danville Middle School, Maple Crest Middle School, Sheridan Middle School, St. Roch, Tipton Middle School, Tri-West Middle School, and Zionsville West Middle School. Mrs. Rebecca Outcalt, LMS Assistant Principal, was the host coordinator for the event.
Lebanon Middle School showed their academic excellence in the Class 1 division as they earned 1st place in Interdisciplinary and Social Studies, as well as 3rd place in English, Math, and Science. The Lebanon Middle School Social Studies team made a strong showing again this year finishing 17th in a field of 71 middle school teams from around the state. Likewise, the Lebanon Middle School Interdisciplinary team had a final ranking of 21st out of 71 teams.
Many thanks to the Lebanon Educational Foundation for supporting this academic program.
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FFA Holiday World Achievement Trip
Forty three members of the Lebanon Middle School and Lebanon High School visited Holiday World and Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, for their Achievement Trip on June 8, 2013. The trip rewarded members for outstanding participation and leadership in the Lebanon FFA for the 2012-2013 school year. Thank you to the parents willing to chaperone!
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LHS Agriculture Department Teachers Awarded
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Pictured left to right: Josh Nelson, Kristen Scott,
Stacey Hartley and Mackenzie Crooks
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On June 11th the LHS Agriculture department attended the Indiana Agriculture Teacher Summer Workshop at Purdue where they were able to attend sessions on 1 to 1 classrooms, Greenhouse Crops, and Ideas Unlimited. In addition, Stacey Hartley teamed with another Indiana Agriculture teacher to educate others about My Big Campus and Dropbox during a session.
They attended the Awards Dinner where both Josh Nelson and Mackenzie Crooks were recognized for their first year of service to Agriculture Education, Josh, along with his former Agriculture teacher were given the Progency award and Stacey Hartley earned the honor of being selected as the District 4 "Outstanding Educator" for 2013! Kristen Scott was recognized for serving as a Mentor for first year Agriculture Educators within the state of Indiana. Overall, the department was voted as "Outstanding Program" for District 4 for the first time since our program began! Both the "Outstanding Educator" and "Outstanding Program" awards were voted on by their peers! The department along with Stacey have the opportunity to compete at the state level against the 11 other district winners for each category! The state winner will be announced during the 2013-14 school year.
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 See the exciting things happening in
Lebanon Community School Corporation
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Lebanon Community School Corporation
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July 15-26: On-line Registration (Download info here)
July 24, 10 am - 3 pm: Registration (In each of the buildings)
July 25, 1 pm - 7 pm: Registration (In each of the buildings)
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