Monday message 01.23.2023
Lunar New Year is an Asian festival celebrated at the turn of the lunisolar calendar. Traditionally, celebrations run from the eve to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. Please take a look here for several ways to celebrate the new year.
Lunch Bunch
Lunch Bunch groups are an opportunity for all learners to connect with peers their own age. This is a social activity for learners to eat lunch together, talk with one another, play games, and enjoy social interaction. Please take a look at the flier below for times and links to join.
Middle School Writing Lab at the Acton Library
The Acton Library is hosting a three-part writing series focused on pizza! Click on each event for details and to register. January 27, 2-4 PM: Parts of Speech February 10, 2-4 PM: Literary Devices March 17, 2-4 PM: Constructing an Argument
Learner University
Start a Small Business Second grade learners are invited to participate in our newest Learner University: Start a small business. Over this 14-week course, learners will work on running three businesses while learning concepts like budgeting, creating a supply list, pricing and profit, and much more. Zoom classes are Mondays at 1 PM. Register by…
Calling All 4th Graders
Learners in 4th grade are eligible for a free annual pass to visit more than 2,000 federal recreation areas with their families and friends. The Every Kid Outdoors program offers 4th graders an opportunity to explore, learn, and recreate in spectacular settings, including national parks, wildlife refuges, marine sanctuaries, and forests. To learn more, please…
SLO: Self-Control
Each month, we focus on one Schoolwide Learner Outcome, or SLOgan of the month, which helps everyone at iLEAD work on an area for growth and success together! For LP 5, our SLOgan is Self-Control. Self-control can be such a challenging skill to learn, and it will look different depending on your learner’s developmental stage….
Presentation of Learning: Time of Your Life
iLEAD Exploration 2nd grade learner Rocco Boyd knew exactly when he wanted his perfect day to begin: 11:00 AM. The unusually late start to his ideal day came as no surprise to his mom, who disclosed that Rocco really, really loves sleeping in. Rocco joined 24 other 2nd and 3rd grade learners, including iLEAD 3rd…
The Great Kindness Challenge
This week kicks off the Great Kindness Challenge, an initiative presented by Kids for Peace. The GKC is a global campaign that promotes kindness in schools. It is a positive, action-based bullying-prevention initiative that creates a school culture of kindness, compassion, unity, and respect. Join us as we spread kindness by using the resources below:…
Happy National School Choice Week!
National School Choice Week is a time to celebrate the fact that families get to choose the learning experience that best serves their children. What is school choice? School choice is the process of allowing every family to choose the K-12 educational options that best fit their children. Every child is unique, and all children…