Summer has flown by. I trust you have had a wonderful time, but we can hardly wait to see your babies back at school. I wanted to take a moment to provide you with some important information as we prepare for the new school year. This newsletter includes important dates you'll need to make note of to engage with school activities at LEW. Please make note of each activity and plan to join us for all start-of-year information sessions.

School starts each day at 7:55 a.m. and dismisses at 2:55 p.m. Students may NOT be dropped off or exit cars until 7:30 a.m. We have no adults to supervise students until promptly at 7:30 a.m.

If your child walks to school, they must time it so they DO NOT arrive before 7:30 a.m.

At dismissal, we do not allow parents to walk up and pick up kiddos. If you have an extenuating circumstance that prevents you from driving through the car line, you will have a designated waiting area, and we will dismiss your child AFTER ALL cars have come through the pickup line.

It is truly my honor to serve your family through the education of your children. If you need any assistance over the remaining days of summer, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Please review the traffic flow maps below to see how your drop-off and pickup routines will flow. ALL students are dropped off in the morning in the main front loop of the school. At dismissal, we will have 3rd and 4th graders dismissed from the main loop, while 5th and 6th graders are dismissed from the river side of campus. IF you have students who are siblings, the older students (5th and 6th grade) will report to the younger students' (3rd and 4th grade) classrooms and dismiss with them in the main loop of the front of the school.

Parents should have received a letter from LINQ Connect system. This will be the NEW platform for you to view menus, add money to lunch accounts for students to purchase extras after they eat, view what your child is purchasing, with controls that can be set by the parents on daily allowances for extras, and much more.

It is our policy that no students will be checked out after 2:30 p.m. We dismiss at 2:55 and will get students out to the cars as quickly as possible.

If you drive any part of the way to bring your children to school, we REALLY need you to bring them through the car line. Also, no students may be dropped off on the back side of the school. Our number one priority is the safety of ALL students and we can't supervise them if we don't know they are on campus.

It is very important that we always have your most up-to-date contact information on file in the main office. If you have a cell phone number change, an address change, or an email address change, please contact Ms. Winborn to get that information updated.

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We are accepting nominations for the Shoals Teacher of the Month program for Fall 2026 and would appreciate your help sharing this opportunity with your school community.

This program recognizes outstanding educators across Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Nominations may be submitted by students, parents, fellow staff members, or community members.

From August through December, two teachers will be recognized each month: one from a local elementary school and one from a local middle or high school. Each recipient will be celebrated with gifts and goodies provided by our generous sponsors, Northwest Shoals Community College and The Social Hair & Beauty. 

Regular and consistent school attendance is VITAL to your child's success. Please make every effort to have your student at school EVERY single day. We have provided you with important dates below so you can plan your vacations and trips accordingly.

Also, when making doctor's appointments, please try to avoid your child missing school as much as possible.

August 2 - 3rd-grade parent orientation/Title I Annual Meeting 2 p.m.

4th-6th-grade parent orientation/Title I Meeting 3 p.m.

August 4 - Meet the Teacher - drop off school supplies 4-5 p.m.

August 6 - First Day of School - ALL students

Sept. 7 - Labor Day - No School

Sept. 11 - 1st 9 weeks Progress Reports