⛰️💙 At LAE, our teachers are always climbing higher together! This week the entire team engaged in powerful professional learning while analyzing student work side by side to grow our practice and sharpen our focus on what matters most: student engagement. 🌟
Every step we take as a team brings us closer to the top of the mountain for our students’ success. 🏔️📚
Every step we take as a team brings us closer to the top of the mountain for our students’ success. 🏔️📚
Get ready to walk or roll with your kids on National Walk and Roll to School Day on October 7th, 2025! Please see the flyer for more information!
On Friday, we celebrated National Dads Bring Your Child to School Day with a sweet treat! 🍩 We loved seeing so many of our amazing LAE dads and father figures this morning. Thanks for all you do!
🖍️✨ STREAM Adventure Alert! ✨🖍️
Our students became engineers and leaders in this STREAM Crayon Adventure! They explored stability and the force of gravity by designing and building towers made entirely of crayons.
This hands-on challenge connected beautifully with our read-aloud book The Crayon Man, showing how creativity, perseverance, and problem-solving can lead to something extraordinary. 💡📚
We are so proud of the perseverance and innovation our Rams demonstrated as they engineered with crayons and discovered the power of persistence! 🐏💙
Our students became engineers and leaders in this STREAM Crayon Adventure! They explored stability and the force of gravity by designing and building towers made entirely of crayons.
This hands-on challenge connected beautifully with our read-aloud book The Crayon Man, showing how creativity, perseverance, and problem-solving can lead to something extraordinary. 💡📚
We are so proud of the perseverance and innovation our Rams demonstrated as they engineered with crayons and discovered the power of persistence! 🐏💙
A huge congratulations to Mrs. Jensen for being voted LAE's Teacher of the Year and Mrs. Steven's for being voted LAE's Support Employee of the Year! 🎉 Your dedication, hard work, and passion make a world of difference to our students and school community. We're so lucky to have you! Thank you for all that you do. 🍎
Free tutoring available! See attached flyer for more information!
🌍✈️ Where in the world is Mrs. Lockman’s class this week?
We’ve landed in Peru and hiked all the way to the incredible Machu Picchu! 🏔️
Students explored the agricultural challenges of mountain farming and engineered their own terrace models, testing them against soil erosion. 🌱💧
📚 After finishing Chapter 2, they used chain reactions to design creative alarm systems for a house 🛎️⚡ and researched Peruvian farming to decide which type of farm would thrive best.
It’s been an adventure of science, engineering, and global learning—all while traveling the world from our classroom!
We’ve landed in Peru and hiked all the way to the incredible Machu Picchu! 🏔️
Students explored the agricultural challenges of mountain farming and engineered their own terrace models, testing them against soil erosion. 🌱💧
📚 After finishing Chapter 2, they used chain reactions to design creative alarm systems for a house 🛎️⚡ and researched Peruvian farming to decide which type of farm would thrive best.
It’s been an adventure of science, engineering, and global learning—all while traveling the world from our classroom!
Our 1st-3rd grade musicians used measure mats to make measures of 2, 3, and 4 meters using strong and weak beats. After, they used the manipulatives to count out the beats of the measures, they played each measure using the correct meter and emphasized the strong beats.
Our 4th and 5th grade musicians have been learning how to read, write, and play rhythms in music class. This foundational skill is needed to be able to later create their own song.
For Hero Day, Mrs. Shaffer's VPK class had a special guest: Firefighter Ling from Alachua County! The kids were thrilled to meet a real-life hero and learn about what firefighters do to keep our community safe. A big thank you to Firefighter Ling for taking the time to visit and inspire our little heroes!
Lace up and get ready to run, walk, or jog! Run/walk is starting next Friday during students' resource block! It's the perfect way to get moving, de-stress, and have some fun with friends. Don't forget to grab your official LAE run/walk shirt! They're on sale now and are perfect for showing your support.
Our LAE teachers put on their student hats as they prepared for our upcoming STREAM Half-Day Adventure on September 17!
💡 Staff dove into hands-on learning by building towers out of crayons. An activity designed to model perseverance, problem-solving, and creativity. Just like our students will, teachers experienced the challenge of trial and error, teamwork, and celebrating growth.
👩🏫👨🏫 We are so proud of our LAE staff for embracing the same learning mindset we ask of our students every day. Lots of laughter, collaboration, and perseverance filled the room and we can’t wait to see our students shine during STREAM Adventure Day! Can you guess what table built the tallest crayon tower? 🌍✨
💡 Staff dove into hands-on learning by building towers out of crayons. An activity designed to model perseverance, problem-solving, and creativity. Just like our students will, teachers experienced the challenge of trial and error, teamwork, and celebrating growth.
👩🏫👨🏫 We are so proud of our LAE staff for embracing the same learning mindset we ask of our students every day. Lots of laughter, collaboration, and perseverance filled the room and we can’t wait to see our students shine during STREAM Adventure Day! Can you guess what table built the tallest crayon tower? 🌍✨
It was a RAM-tastic Twin Day yesterday! We loved seeing our RAMS participate in One Team Tuesday by dressing up for Twin Day! The school was buzzing with pairs and groups showing off their creative and coordinated outfits. Don't forget to check the important dates so you can join us next time!
Don't miss out on your chance to own a piece of LAE history! Yearbooks are available for purchase now. Order your copy today to remember all the fun moments from this school year.
📍 Where in the world is Mrs. Lockman’s class? 🌍✈️
As part of our Around the World in 38 Days adventure, students investigated Brazil this week. 🇧🇷
🔹 In social studies, they researched Brazil’s economy and discovered that its currency is the Brazilian real.
🔹 In science, they applied problem-solving skills to a rainforest puzzle, analyzing which layer of the ecosystem receives the greatest amount of water.
🔹 In literacy, they continued A Wrinkle in Time, engaging in character study as they met Mrs. Who in Chapter 2.
🔹 Finally, through STEM design, students synthesized their learning by creating blueprints of the rainforest water cycle, illustrating how this ecosystem maintains balance and sustainability.
This integrated experience highlights how research, critical thinking, literacy, and STEM design come together to deepen global understanding and strengthen interdisciplinary connections. 🌿📖🔬
As part of our Around the World in 38 Days adventure, students investigated Brazil this week. 🇧🇷
🔹 In social studies, they researched Brazil’s economy and discovered that its currency is the Brazilian real.
🔹 In science, they applied problem-solving skills to a rainforest puzzle, analyzing which layer of the ecosystem receives the greatest amount of water.
🔹 In literacy, they continued A Wrinkle in Time, engaging in character study as they met Mrs. Who in Chapter 2.
🔹 Finally, through STEM design, students synthesized their learning by creating blueprints of the rainforest water cycle, illustrating how this ecosystem maintains balance and sustainability.
This integrated experience highlights how research, critical thinking, literacy, and STEM design come together to deepen global understanding and strengthen interdisciplinary connections. 🌿📖🔬
Thank you so much to all the families who visited and supported our recent book fair! Your enthusiasm made it a huge success.
Every book purchased helps our school library, allowing us to add new titles and resources for all our students to enjoy. We truly appreciate your support in fostering a love of reading in our community.
Join us in wearing your patriotic colors for 9/11 Heroes' Day on September 11, 2025. Let's make LAE Red, White, and Blue!
Dunkin on Henley is having a celebration on Saturday and the LAE community is invited!
We're excited for our upcoming Kona Ice day on September 26th! We're introducing a new feature known as our Kona Season Pass! This new feature will allow you to purchase your student's Kona for the rest of the school year without having to order each time. The Season Pass will only be available to purchase this month! You will still have the option to order monthly if you don't want to use the season pass. We will not be offering any refunds as our Season Pass is intended as a fundraiser for the school. Deadline to order is 8PM on 9/25/2025. Please contact rdendler@kona-ice.com if you have any questions!
Picture Day is tomorrow! Don’t forget to order your Fall photos! You can place your order at www.leonards.com/photoprepay and the access code is C719371.
