W.T. Lewis Elementary

BULLDOGS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 💙💛🐾
Mark your calendars for our annual W.T. Lewis Toy Drive hosted by our 4H Club! Students who donate a new, unwrapped toy Dec. 5-9 will enjoy a jeans day on December 9th! Thanks for sharing throughout our community!

In an effort to provide every student with a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging, for the 2022-2023 school year, every student is part of a “house” with faculty members serving as “house leaders”. In our houses, students will develop positive relationships with staff members and other students across grade levels. Every student belongs to a special “family”, where he/she will be encouraged and supported to reach goals and find success both academically and socially.
When students earn Paw Points for demonstrating positive behavior and meeting their goals, they aren't only earning points for themselves, but for their house as well! The house with the most points at the end of each quarter is awarded with a special celebration. Below is our house leader board so far this 9 weeks!

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for our school family today and every day! 🧡🦃🌽

Our first Art Club meeting was fabulous!! November’s meeting was all about the use of watercolor paints. The theme was “Animals on the Bayou” and WOW!! Look at these amazing artists we have! 🎨🖌️

We love to celebrate our Bulldogs for reaching their goals & last Wednesday our students that reached their goal of straight A’s for the first 9 weeks were treated to an ice cream of their choice from the ice cream truck! Congratulations & keep up the great work!!! 🐶❤️🍦

These are your 1st 9 Weeks Award Recipients! We are so proud of all of our Bulldogs and how hard they work every day! Their hard work and determination pays off and we love to spotlight their successes!

🏆 Principals List- Students earning all A’s
🏆A/B Honor Roll- Students earning all A’s and B’s
🏆Perfect Attendance- Students with no absences
🏆Terrific Kid- Two students from each homeroom class who represent what it means to be a Terrific Kid. “Terrific” is an acronym for Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable.
🏆AR Goal Getters- Students meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) individual points goal while maintaining an 80% accuracy on AR tests
🏆 Tommy Award- Students earning the most AR points in their class while meeting their AR individual points goal & maintaining an 80% accuracy on AR tests

Last week, the Rotary Club of Bossier City delivered each third grader their very own dictionary to keep! Thank you for assisting our students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with such a wonderful tool! 📖

Next up on Technology Tidbits.. tips for dealing with inappropriate content. The stats are overwhelming for ages when students begin seeing explicit content on the Internet. Check out our Tidbit of the week for some tips on what to talk about with your child and tips and tools to help!

We hope you've been enjoying our Technology Tidbits each week. Please fill out the form linked in the W.T. Lewis App to give us some feedback on this initiative.

Thank you so much!

The W. T. Lewis Archery Team won 2nd place in their first Archery tournament of the season at the Fall Invitational Butterball Shootout at Haughton Middle on Friday evening!! Way to go, Bulldogs! We are so proud of your hard work! 💙🐾💛

Thank you to Buffalo Wild Wings and all of our Bulldog families for such a wonderful Spirit Night on Wednesday!! 💙🐾💛

We are thankful for our school family! Wishing our Bulldog families a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe break! 🦃🌽🧡 All Bossier schools and centers will be closed November 21-25 for Thanksgiving Break.

🎶 One little, two little, three little Indians…🎶 The cutest little Indians had their Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast today! 🧡🦃🌽

Congraulations to our very own, Jackson Henry, for being an Elementary Top 5 Finalist for Bossier Parish Student of the Year! We are so proud of you!!! 💙🐾💛

We are so thankful for all of our Bulldog families! 💙🐾💛

It's National Parent Involvement Day and we want to say 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉𝙆 𝙔𝙊𝙐 to our parents for supporting their child everyday! Did you know if a parent is actively engaged in their child's school, that student is more likely to be successful academically, socially and behaviorally?

Volunteering at your child's school is one of the best ways to get involved. Bossier Schools' Parent Education Center is also a great resource where you can pick up materials to work with your child at home, as well as games, technology, counseling and much more. And did we mention it's all free? Stop by anytime from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Monday-Friday.

This school year, all W.T. Lewis students have been using Lexia® Core5® Reading — a fun, computer-based program that has helped millions of students improve their literacy skills! The activities in Core5 support and build on your child’s classroom curriculum and focus on developing reading skills in six areas: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Here’s how Lexia Core5 Reading works:
• Your child begins Core5 at a starting point that fits his or her needs and then engages in online activities throughout the week.
• Online activities include direct instruction and immediate feedback as your child learns new skills.
• Progress and performance in the program are reported directly to teachers so that they can provide assistance when needed.
• Paper-and-pencil activities are also used for practice and may be completed in school or brought home.
• Achievement certificates may be sent home to celebrate success and to show progress in the program.
We hope you share in our excitement about this program! To support you and provide our families with the resources you need, we have created a Lexia Family Resource Page (linked on our W.T. Lewis App).

These hardworking Bulldogs have finished their Lexia Grade Level Material! Congratulations!! We are so proud of you!

The Bulldogs are celebrating SUCCESS! School Performance Scores were released today by the Louisiana Department of Education and W.T. Lewis earned an "A" RATING and TOP GAINS recognition! Top Gains schools are those demonstrating exceptional student growth earning an “A” for student progress, ensuring that students meet or exceed their learning goals each year! We are SO PROUD and can't wait to celebrate this amazing accomplishment together as a school family! Go Bulldogs!

At W.T. Lewis, we have high expectations for our students and we support them in learning the skills and behaviors necessary for continued success.
We believe that children learn best through positive reinforcement and support. We also believe that a critical element to student success is having a growth mindset. We teach all of our students that mistakes are an opportunity to learn & we reinforce this by teaching our students to have GRIT. GRIT stands for:
Give it your all
Redo if necessary
Ignore giving up
Take time to do it right
When a student faces a challenging task, but refuses to give up until they overcome that challenge, their teacher can give them the GRIT Award for showing perseverance! Congratulations to our GRIT Award recipients from last week!!!

Harrington House will be here tomorrow, November 17 to take Christmas Portraits. Only students dressed in their Christmas best will be photographed. Children that are wearing their school uniform will not be photographed. A proof order envelope will be sent home two weeks after picture day. If you would like to have sibling pictures taken, send your eldest child with $5.00 tomorrow. Please see the attachment for more information.

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Disney Vacation Raffle fundraiser! The funds you helped us raise will support ongoing technology upgrades and maintenance, technology resources for students and teachers, teacher and staff appreciation, educator professional development, and the maintenance/beautification of our campus and facilities. Your support means the world to us and we could not do what we do without our amazing families!

This week, our students that sold 5 or more tickets enjoyed some special rewards including popsicles in the pod, free dress day, pizza delivery, & The Best Day EVER celebration! Thank you again for your support. We truly have the BEST community!!! 🐶💙💛

We are so excited to host our first Bulldog Art Club Meeting tomorrow, November 17th! If your student turned in the participation form and fee before slots filled up, you received an email from Mrs. Quaya. Please check your email to see if your student will be staying. If your student turned in the participation form and fee after slots filled up, your money was returned to you along with a notification that your student has been added to our waitlist for December’s meeting.

Pick up time is 5:00 PM.

Get your spirit shirts, house shirts, jackets, sweatshirts and more! Our online spirit store is NOW OPEN through December 1st! The house shirts are purchased through a separate link listed below. Please confirm the house that your child belongs to before purchasing a house shirt. Please place orders by December 1st!

Here is the house shirt link:
https://wtlewishouse22.itemorder.com/

Here is the spirit shirt order link:
https://wtlewis3.itemorder.com/

Reminder, our Buffalo Wild Wings Spirit Night is TOMORROW, & they’re running our fundraiser ALL DAY LONG!!! Make sure you mention W.T. Lewis to your waiter or waitress & a portion of the proceeds will go back to the school for our PBIS program! Take out orders count too! Spread the word & get EXCITED!!!

In an effort to provide every student with a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging, for the 2022-2023 school year, every student is part of a “house” with faculty members serving as “house leaders”. In our houses, students will develop positive relationships with staff members and other students across grade levels. Every student belongs to a special “family”, where he/she will be encouraged and supported to reach goals and find success both academically and socially.

When students earn Paw Points for demonstrating positive behavior and meeting their goals, they aren't only earning points for themselves, but for their house as well! The house with the most points at the end of each quarter is awarded with a special celebration. Below is our house leader board so far this 9 weeks!

Our school expectations are based on a few simple concepts; readiness, respect, responsibility, and safety. These expectations are taught to our children through the use of the acronym “BARK”. Our students recite a daily “BARK” pledge and are taught ways to meet our expectations in all areas of the school throughout the year. Through our PBIS program, students can earn Paw Points for following the BARK expectations, going above & beyond, & reaching goals.

This year we created a new award called Top Dog of the Week, which is awarded to the student that has earned the most Paw Points in the entire school for the previous week. Every Monday on the Bulldog Broadcast (our weekly announcements), Mrs Burns announces the Top Dog of the week & these are the recipients so far this year! Congratulations to these PAWsome Bulldogs for earning this special honor.

Bulldog pride is STRONG here at W.T. Lewis! We love our school family & we love to celebrate each other's successes. Every month, faculty & staff members have the opportunity to give a shout out to another faculty or staff member that is doing amazing things. At the end of the month we draw one shout out & that person is our Bulldog of the Month! Congratulations to our Bulldogs of the Month so far this year!!!

Reminder… Disney Vacation Raffle fundraiser Reward Days!

Students who sold 5 tickets, 8 tickets, and 16 tickets will be rewarded during our Disney Raffle reward day on Monday, November 14th. The rewards are as follows:
Monday November 14th
Students who sold:
* 5 tickets- Popsicles on the playground
* 8 tickets- Popsicles on the playground PLUS free dress day
* 16 tickets- Popsicles on the playground PLUS free dress day PLUS special pizza delivery

Students who sold 24 or more tickets will be rewarded during our Disney Raffle reward days on Monday, November 14th & Tuesday, November 15th! The rewards are as follows:
* Monday November 14th-Popsicles on the playground PLUS free dress day PLUS special pizza delivery
* Tuesday November 15th-Disney Red Carpet Day...A special day filled with fun!

Thank you so much for teaming up with us to make this school year a success!

Next up on Technology Tidbits... some helpful information about YouTube! YouTube can be a great resource for learning and entertainment. As with all technology, YouTube comes with some risks. Check out our Technology Tidbit of the week for some helpful tips to monitor your child while using YouTube.

Congratulations to former W.T. Lewis Bulldog, Reagan Favor! She is Airline High School's Student of the Year! We are so proud of you, Reagan! 🥰💙💛🐾

W. T. Lewis Elementary on TikTok

Happy Veterans Day! W. T. Lewis Elementary gives thanks all who have served, past, present, and future! ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

W. T. Lewis Elementary on TikTok Happy Veterans Day! W. T. Lewis Elementary gives thanks all who have served, past, present, and future! ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

Congratulations to the W. T. Lewis Elementary Student of the Year 2022-2023, Jackson Henry! 💙🐾💛

Reminder! To honor our Veterans, students are invited to wear red, white and blue on Friday, November 11th. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

At W.T. Lewis, we have high expectations for our students and we support them in learning the skills and behaviors necessary for continued success.
We believe that children learn best through positive reinforcement and support. We also believe that a critical element to student success is having a growth mindset. We teach all of our students that mistakes are an opportunity to learn & we reinforce this by teaching our students to have GRIT. GRIT stands for:

Give it your all
Redo if necessary
Ignore giving up
Take time to do it right

When a student faces a challenging task, but refuses to give up until they overcome that challenge, their teacher can give them the GRIT Award for showing perseverance! Congratulations to our GRIT Award recipients so far this year!!!

At W.T. Lewis, we have formulated a few basic expectations in order to provide our students with a safe, positive, and productive learning environment. Our school expectations are based on a few simple concepts; readiness, respect, responsibility, and safety. These expectations are taught to our students through the use of the acronym “BARK”. Our students recite a daily “BARK” pledge and are taught ways to meet our expectations in all areas of the school throughout the year. Our Positive Behavior Interventions and Support expectations are as follows:
Be ready to learn.
Act responsibly.
Respect all.
Keep safe.

Every month each homeroom teacher selects one student to be the King or Queen of Hearts based on a certain trait. This is our equivalent to Student of the Month. Congratulations to these PAWsome students for being selected as the Kings & Queens of Hearts for September, October, & November! Keep up the great work Bulldogs!!! 🐶❤️👑

Raise your hand if you love buffalo wings?! Get excited because Buffalo Wild Wings Spirit Night is NEXT Wednesday, & they’re running our fundraiser ALL DAY LONG!!! Your coworkers want to go out to lunch that day? Take them to Buffalo Wing Wings & mention W.T. Lewis to your waiter & a portion of the proceeds will go back to the school for our PBIS program! Or take the night off from cooking & enjoy a night out with your family. Don’t have time to dine in? Take out orders count too! Spread the word & get EXCITED!!!

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Student of the Year Finalists! Good luck to these Bulldogs as they move forward to interviews! 🤩

Reminder…Through its annual Coats for Kids project, Porter's Cleaners distributes coats to kids who might otherwise not have one. Coats are being collected at WT Lewis Elementary now through November 17th & the donation bin is located in the front office! Please consider donating any coats or jackets your child has outgrown. Thank you so much for partnering with us to ensure every child stays warm this winter. 💙💛🐶

W. T. Lewis Elementary on TikTok

Our first House Party of the year was on Friday! It was so much fun to come together as a school family and cheer each other on! 🐴🦉🦁🐢🐬🐘 The spirit stick winner is…❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

W. T. Lewis Elementary on TikTok Our first House Party of the year was on Friday! It was so much fun to come together as a school family and cheer each other on! 🐴🦉🦁🐢🐬🐘 The Spirit Stick winner is…❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

📸Order Your Yearbook!📸
2022-2023 Yearbook order forms went home today! To purchase, complete the form and turn it in to your student's homeroom teacher with payment!

📸5th Grade Farewells!📸
Reserve your 5th grader's space in the 2022-2023 Yearbook and order your 5th Grade Farewells! Information for 5th Grade Farewells went home with 5th Grade students today.