Lenox Public Schools

Winter Walk to School Day is this Wednesday, February 5th. The walk begins at 8AM @ Lilac Park and will proceed to the Morris School. Families encouraged to attend! Dufour will be offering a school bus as a free shuttle back to Liac Park.

Morris Elementary Vacancy - Join Our Team! If you want to be part of a committed team of educators, enjoy helping children, and want to apply your skill, talent, and experience to truly meaningful work, please consider applying to fill the paraprofessional vacancy at Morris Elementary. It might just be the most fun you can have doing serious business.

Our latest featured alumna is Sue Hanson from the Superintendent's Office. Sue is a VIP! You can find Sue and all of our featured alumni at Alumni Corner on the LPS website: https://www.lenoxps.org/page/alumni-corner We appreciate all of the nominations, if you wish to nominate an LPS alumni to be featured in Alumni Corner, simply fill out the form found at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform

LENOX PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ON A TWO-HOUR DELAY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025

Snowana the Snowplow paid a visit to Morris Elementary this morning along with the Mass-DOT Commissioner, Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt; State Highway Administrator, Jonathan Gulliver; MassDOT District 1 Director, Francisca Heming; State Senator, Paul W. Mark, and State Representative, Leigh Davis. Mrs. Simonelli's 2nd grade class was among 12 winning classrooms from over 900 entries from across the state in the Mass DOT's third annual "Name A Snowplow" contest for elementary and middle school students. The students got to climb into the cab of the snow plow and even blow the air horn!

Blender Bowl News! 28 teams competed in this year’s Blender Bowl. Two LMMHS Quiz Teams were among the competitors. Team A team (picture in bottom row) took the championship, winning 5 of their 6 matches including the playoffs! Lenox has won this competition the last 6 times it’s been held. Quite an accomplishment! Congratulations our students! Thank you to Mr. Gottfried!

Congratulations to all the performers in the Morris Winter Concert! The Band, the Junior Chorus, the Senior Chorus, and the Combined Chorus delighted the audience last night under the musical direction of Ms. Pollard.

Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day! What better way to celebrate than to feature our School Resource Officer in Alumni Corner. Officer Colvin, LPS appreciates you and the entire Lenox Police Department. Chief O'Brien just began his 21st year as Chief of Police in Lenox . Congratulations Chief!

Mark your calendars! Morris Elementary School will be participating in Winter Walk to School Day. The walk will begin from Lilac Park at 8am on Wednesday, February 5th.

Please welcome Abigail Fenton, our most recent alum to be featured in the LPS Alumni Corner! You can see Abigail and all of our featured alumni on the LPS District Website: https://www.lenoxps.org/page/alumni-corner Thank you to everyone who has nominated an alum to be featured. We appreciate all of the responses. If you would like to see someone featured, simply click this link and fill out the nomination form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform

Free Flu & COVID Vaccine Clinic Saturday, January 11, 2025 St. Ann Church, Lenox

If you know someone who would make an amazing French teacher long-term substitute, please share this opening with them. Si vous connaissez quelqu'un qui ferait un excellent remplacement à long terme pour un professeur de français, partagez cette offre avec lui.

Be on the lookout for "Snowana" the snowplow. Mrs. Simonelli's 2nd grade class was among 12 winning classrooms from across the state in the MassDOT's third annual "Name A Snowplow" contest for elementary and middle school students. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver expressed thanks to everyone who participated in this contest and offered his congratulations to the winners - "This contest is a great way for schools across the state to connect with the crews who work tirelessly to keep our roads clear each winter," The name "Snowana", along with "Morris Elementary", will be applied to a snowplow in District 1. The image is of a previous year's winner. This year's other winners from across the state were: "Ice Ice Baby" (also in District 1) "Control-Salt-Delete" "Mac N' Freeze" "Snow Force One" "Blizzard Buster" "Taylor Drift" "C3P Snow" "Ice S'now More" "Meltin' John"

Happy Holidays from everyone at Lenox Public Schools to you, and your family! Holiday Message - Two weeks ago, a member of the LPS Admin Team was telling me about how their random act of kindness impacted a teacher. It cost this administrator nothing. It was simply a few words of recognition and gratitude for how this administrator's child's life was better for being in this teacher's class. Unbeknownst to the administrator, the teacher had been having a particularly difficult day and those few kind words arrived at the perfect time to provide a boost. Recognizing how impactful the teacher found those few words clearly touched the administrator. Between now and the end of school break, let’s participate in a LPS Community Random Acts of Holiday Kindness Challenge by gifting one random act of kindest. There is no upper limit on the number of kindness act gifts given, but one random act of kindness is all that is required to fulfill this challenge. Only One Rule: The act of kindness must be selfless (it can't be about benefiting ourselves) Some Examples: Shovel a neighbor's walkway Older children may offer to babysit younger siblings to gift parents a date night Younger children could do chores without being asked or without a fuss Listen without interrupting Call a parent, grandparent, or friend out of the blue Ask an older relative about your family history Tell a younger relative about their family history Let someone merge ahead of you in traffic or the supermarket checkout line Pick up a piece of rubbish and put it in the trash Lend a good book that you know a fellow reader will enjoy Send someone a "thinking of you" or "remember that time" note Give someone else the benefit of the doubt Not a single one of these examples costs any money and the list could go on and on. All told, the LPS Community is more than a thousand strong. Imagine the impact that 1,000 extra acts of kindness could have between now and January 2nd. May kindness abound this holiday season (and into the new year)!

Our hydroponic systems were highlighted in the 2024 MA FRESH Grant Report . Thank you to Shannon Gagliardo, LPS Food Service Director, for securing this grant for both schools! The Massachusetts FRESH (Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health) Grant is a new statewide farm to school and farm to early care grant program. The program is administered by the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The program is designed to support K-12 and licensed early education and care centers to start up or expand their local foods purchasing and education efforts.

Compañeros De Leer (Spanish Reading Buddies) Our Spanish III students kicked off this year’s Companeros de Leer Program with visits to Kindergarten and 2nd grade classrooms at Morris, where students enjoyed learning some Spanish vocabulary and phrases while reading La Oruga Muy Hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar). Thank you Dr. Rodriguez and Principal Kelley for fostering new buddies among Morris and LMMHS students !

Please welcome the newest edition to our Alumni Corner, Karen Romeo-Léger ! If you know of anyone who should join Ms. Romeo-Léger in our Alumni Corner, please fill out the nomination form found at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer54tJYBxZILuTkwB0Pc0Eks6qWZQ9fDDDIbG8W_-xy6SEKA/viewform

Ms. Gerney’s entire class got up extra early this morning for their debut on national television! NBC's Today Show was visiting Stockbridge as part of their Merriest Main Street segment. It certainly was a very merry main street in front of the Red Lion Inn as Ms. Gerney's 3rd graders showed support for their classmate, Daniel "Tony" Kennedy, who is portraying Tiny Tim in the Berkshire Theatre Group's production of A Christmas Carol.

The Lee Youth Commission has extended a free invitation to Lenox students ages 6-11 to participate in Lee's Second Saturday Gym Nights: Matball and SPUD Saturday, December 14, 2024 5:30 to 7:00 pm At Crossway Tower Gym at the back of 130 High Street in Lee.

Lenox Public Schools is switching to a Snow Day for today, Thursday, December 5th. Stay safe!