Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Our next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14 at 5:30pm. Please come out and support our PTO. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please go ahead and mark your calendar. We will have 1st Semester Awards Programs on January 30 and 31. On January 30, our 5th grade Awards and DARE Graduation will be held at 8:30am. On January 31, our 1st/2nd grades program will be held at 8:30am, 3rd/4th grades program will be held at 9:45am and Kindergarten awards program will begin at 1:00pm. We are excited to celebrate our students and all they have accomplished during the first semester of this school year. Tomorrow, Monday, January 13, is a remote learning day. Please see your child’s ClassDojo for more information regarding remote learning work. We are looking forward to another amazing week! Thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families and Happy New Year. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. **Weather Update Monday, January 6, 2025** Due to inclement weather, Rockingham County Schools will be closed for students tomorrow, January 6, 2025. Daycare will also closed. All school activities are cancelled as well. For staff, tomorrow will be an optional teacher workday. Please stay tuned for any further updates via our district website and social media channels. Our next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 14 at 5:30pm. Please come out and support our PTO. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please go ahead and mark your calendar. We will have 1st Semester Awards Programs on January 30 and 31. On January 30, our 5th grade Awards and DARE Graduation will be held at 8:30am. On January 31, our 1st/2nd grades program will be held at 8:30am, 3rd/4th grades program will be held at 9:45am and Kindergarten awards program will begin at 1:00pm. We are excited to celebrate our students and all they have accomplished during the first semester of this school year. We hope everyone had a wonderful break. We can't wait to see everyone back in the building on TUESDAY, ready to learn! Let’s start the year off great by making sure your child is at school on time each day! We are looking forward to another amazing week! Thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

Don't forget! Tomorrow, December 20th, is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 12:45 pm. Please make the necessary arrangements to ensure your child is picked up from school or has someone at home at their bus stop.

We are looking to add to our Dolphin staff at LSE! We are looking to hire a teacher assistant and an AM/PM bus driver. The bus driver position is a full route of about 4 hours. Click the links below to apply or contact Ms. Scales or Mrs. Wall with questions. Teacher Assistant: https://rockinghamnc.ted.peopleadmin.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1912 Bus Driver: https://rockinghamnc.ted.peopleadmin.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1920

Please take a look at the upcoming dates for January 2025! January 2nd and 3rd will be Optional Teacher Work Days. Students will return to school from Winter Break on January 6th. We hope you all have a wonderful winter break and a happy new year!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. PTO will be hosting Skate Night at the Roll-A-Bout on Thursday, December 19 from 5:30PM-7:30PM. Please remember that students must be accompanied by an adult to attend. We will continue our countdown to winter break this week by dressing like a present on Monday, wearing your favorite holiday vacation clothes on Tuesday, wearing tacky holiday sweaters on Wednesday, K-2 will wear red and 3-5 will wear green on Thursday, and pajama day will be on Friday. You can find the winter break countdown on ClassDojo. There is a scheduled early release day on Friday, December 20. Students will be dismissed at 12:45pm. Please be sure that your child’s ride is here at 12:45pm. Please remember that there will be no school for students beginning December 23-January 3. We wish you and your family a wonderful and relaxing holiday season and Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming everyone back on January 6, 2025! We are looking forward to having one more amazing week before winter break! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

The Piedmont Triad Education Consortium recognized Leaksville-Spray and Southend Elementary Schools as signature schools! Congrats to the students and staff!!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Please remember that our 3rd graders will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test this week. Testing is scheduled to begin promptly at 8:30 am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Please be sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and arrives at school on time. PTO will host arcade night at Uptown Arcade on Tuesday, December 10 starting at 5:00pm. Parents, we would like to invite you to our Title 1 Parent Night this Thursday, December 12. The night will kickoff with a Fluency Session for parents at 5:00pm. This session will include information about reading fluency and how you can help your child at home. Our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Holiday Performance will begin at 5:30pm. We will provide a light snack and there will be a special treat from PTO. We invite everyone to join us for this event! We will continue our countdown to winter break this week by wearing winter head gear on Monday, wearing green on Tuesday for Grinch day, bundling up in your favorite scarf on Wednesday, showing off your holiday bling on Thursday, and wearing flannel on Friday. We are looking forward to another amazing week! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

LSE Presents... A Fun Family Holiday Night featuring "Holiday Music Concert". This event is presented by all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, but all grade levels are welcome to attend! When: Thursday, December 12th, 2024 at 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm LSE invites you to get into the holiday spirit with some family fun. Students and parents may participate in the fun events. We hope you and your family can be with us for these fun family activities. Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have been working very hard and are excited to be performing during this special time of year. We hope that you will attend and invite your family and friends!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Volunteer training will be offered on Monday, December 2nd beginning at 3:15pm until 5:30pm. Please make sure you plan to attend because this will be the last volunteer training offered before the upcoming field trips. Attention 5th grade parents, 5th grade students will take the Science Check In on Tuesday, December 3. Please be sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and arrives at school on time. On Thursday, December 5, we will kick off our 12 Days to Winter Break Countdown by wearing your favorite holiday socks. The themes each day can be found on Class Dojo. Please be sure to join in fun as we countdown the days to winter break. We hope everyone had a wonderful break. We can’t wait to see everyone back in the building on Monday morning ready to learn! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

Happy Thanksgiving! May your heart be filled with gratitude and your home be filled with love and joy on this special day.

We want to recognize our students who were chosen as our “Bus Riders of the Month” for the month of October! This award honors a student who exemplifies exceptional behavior and responsibility while riding the school bus. This award recognizes a student who contributes to a safe, respectful, and friendly environment for their fellow riders and bus driver. Thank you for “Swimming to Success” on your bus ride! 🐬

December is coming! Check out the important dates for the month of December. We will also be doing a "12 Days Until Winter Break" countdown!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Parents, if you have signed up to attend our Thanksgiving lunch on Tuesday you must bring your driver’s license and be on your child’s information sheet to attend. PTO will be hosting a Skate Night at the Roll-a-Bout on Tuesday, November 25 from 5:30PM-7:30PM. The cost is $8.00 which includes skate rental. Please remember that students must be accompanied by an adult to attend. Thanksgiving Break will begin on Wednesday, November 27. There will be no school for students Wednesday-Friday. Students will return to school on Monday, December 2. **Due to the increasing numbers on our Boys and Girls Club bus, starting on Monday, November 25th, bus #33 will be split into two loads. This is to ensure student safety while transporting form one location to another. One load will leave LSE at dismissal and take a group of these students to the Boys and Girls Club. Then this bus will return back to LSE to pick up the second load of students to go to the Boys and Girls Club. Siblings will be grouped together on the same load. This only will affect the departure time from LSE for some of these students. If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Wall.** We are looking forward to another amazing week! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Please remember that our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will be taking their Check Ins this week on Monday and Tuesday. Testing is scheduled to begin promptly at 8:30AM. Please be sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and arrives at school on time. Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday at 5:30pm in the cafeteria. Interim Reports will go home with students on Thursday, November 21. The parent/teacher conference window is open and teachers have been sharing information to set up conferences. Please make sure you get your conference scheduled to discuss your child’s progress, if you have not already. We will have Team Spirit Day on Friday, November 22. Wear your favorite sports team or LSE gear. We are looking forward to another amazing week! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Parents, please remember that tomorrow, Monday, November 11 is a holiday and there will be no school for students. Makeup day for Fall Pictures is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13. In Rockingham County Schools we recognize World Kindness Day, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, as a day to build a culture of kindness, understanding, and acceptance for all students and staff. Perform a Random Act of Kindness Wednesday! The parent/teacher conference window is open and teachers have been sharing information to set up conferences. Please make sure you get your conference scheduled to discuss your child’s progress, if you have not already. We are looking forward to another amazing week! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!

Reminder: Schools are closed on November 11th in observance of Veteran's Day. All RCS buildings will be closed.

RCS is installing 3 new HVAC unit at Leaksville-Spray Elementary School today for the cafeteria, dining area and gym!!

Don't forget! No school tomorrow, November 5th, 2024. It is a teacher work day.

Good evening, Leaksville-Spray families. This is Ms. Scales with your weekly message. Report cards will be issued on Monday, November 4th. The parent/teacher conference window is now open and teachers have shared information to set up conferences. Please make sure you get your conference scheduled to discuss your child’s progress. Please remember that Rockingham County Schools will continue to require approved background checks for any chaperone or volunteer within our school and field trips. Volunteer training will be offered on Monday, November 4 at 3:30pm-6pm, every fifteen minutes. Here is the link to complete a background check: https://securevolunteer.com/ROCKINGHAM-COUNTY-SCHOOLS/home There is a scheduled Teacher Workday on Tuesday, November 5th. There will be no school for students on Tuesday. We are looking forward to another amazing week! As always, thank you for all you do and have a great evening!