Lakeview Elementary School

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• MHS Steel Drums Play for Lakeview

  What a treat! It was impossible for Lakeview students and teachers to not get into the groove as the Mahopac High School steel drum band performed a range of favorites from Little Mermaid’s “Kiss the Girl” to Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana." Led by Mahopac music teacher Donald Flynn, this steel band performance for Mahopac elementary students has been a tradition for nearly two decades. Flynn gave students a brief history lesson of the steel drums. He explained how the steel pan, possibly the only instrument made of industrial waste, has become a cultural symbol for Trinidad.

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• As the Nation Faces a Critical Blood Shortage Lakeview Elementary PTO’s Community Blood Drive Helps Nearly 100 Lives

  During this critical time when the nation is facing a severe blood shortage, the Lakeview Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) organized its annual community blood drive on January 27 for the New York Blood Center.  Donors included a balanced mix of high school students, Mahopac Schools teachers and staff, and members of the community.

  Winter storms, frigid temperatures and widespread flu are making it harder for local communities to maintain their blood supply. According to a recent NYBC media release, currently, the center has just a 3-4 day supply with types O- and B- at drastically low levels. This year’s blood donation is worse than expected and donations are thousands below what is needed to maintain an ideal 6-7 day supply of blood.

  Challenged by the winter weather, Copeland and the Lakeview PTO were creative with their outreach for recruiting blood donors.  Lakeview students were offered a “hot cocoa and donut party” for the class that provided the most blood donor referrals. High school students earned community service hours for donating and or providing donor referrals.

  “I am happy to report that thirty two units of blood were donated which equals to 96 lives potentially saved,” said Lisa Copeland, blood drive organizer.

  Another community blood drive will take place in May when the Mahopac Middle School’s PTO hosts the annual Relay for Life Blood Drive.  Once confirmed, details will be provided on https://www.mahopac.k12.ny.us.

  “On behalf of the Mahopac Central School District and the entire community, I want to express how grateful we are to Lisa Copeland and the Lakeview PTO for the hard work that went into making this happen, especially now when there is a dire need for blood donations,” said Anthony DiCarlo, superintendent of schools.

  Those who would like to donate can visit www.nybloodcenter.org to find a nearby donation center or mobile unit. It only takes one hour to donate, and a single donation has the potential to save multiple lives.

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• The Great Kindness Challenge

  Happening January 28-February 1, The Great Kindness Challenge is a week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible in schools and communities around the world. Lakeview Elementary School and Fulmar Road Elementary School are one of the many schools nationwide participating in challenge. Each day, students will engage in kindness-centered acts, such as reading kindness books, sharing kindness quotes and more.

  In the spirit of showing kindness outside the classroom, Jo Wegel, Lakeview Elementary Library Aide, has organized a food drive throughout this week to benefit the St. John’s Food Pantry in Mahopac.

  Community food drives like ours help make sure those children and their families can get emergency food assistance when they need it. Please give what you can. One grocery bag of food can provide as many as 11 meals. Every single donation helps, and together we hope our combined donations will make a real difference for those in need. The food pantry is asking for nutritious canned and dry goods.

  Here are some suggestions: 
  Canned vegetables
  Dried beans
  Fruit canned in its own juices
  Applesauce
  Canned soups
  Beef stew
  Canned tuna
  Canned chicken
  100% fruit juices
  Pasta
  Rice
  Condiments like ketchup and salad dressing
  Nuts
  Peanut butter
  Multigrain and low-sugar cereals
  Granola bars

  Food donations will be collected each day in the library until Friday, February 1, 2019. All donations will be delivered next week. 
  To learn more about the Great Kindness Challenge please watch this video: https://vimeo.com/247889893

   

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• Lakeview Elementary Physical Education Teacher Donn Tobin Named Eastern District Teacher of the Year by SHAPE America

  SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators –  has named Lakeview Elementary School physical education teacher Donn Tobin the Eastern District Elementary School Teacher of the Year.

  The SHAPE America Teacher of the Year (TOY) program recognizes outstanding teachers in physical education fields at the elementary, middle and high school levels. To be eligible for the Eastern District Elementary School Teacher of the Year award, candidates must have received their state's TOY award. The Eastern District geographically includes Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virgin Islands.

  The mission of SHAPE America is to ensure that all children have the opportunity to lead healthy, physically active lives. As the nation’s largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals, SHAPE America works with its 50 state affiliates and national partners to support initiatives such as the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, Let’s Move! Active Schools and the Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart programs.

  Tobin will be honored with fellow regional award recipients throughout the nation during the 2019 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Tampa, FL, where he is in the running alongside his five fellow nominees to receive the National Physical Education Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award from SHAPE.

  “I would like to thank my colleagues and administrators for their support throughout this process. Most of all, I am grateful to my students for their hard work and optimism in my class. It makes me love what I do,” says Tobin.

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• Lakeview Elementary 2nd Grade: The Littlest Tree

  The second graders dazzled their loved ones and got us all in the holiday spirit with their production of The Littlest Tree.   A tale of growing and becoming. 

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• Gingerbread House Time

  As if things weren’t sweet enough in Lakeview’s first graders in Ms. Christos and Ms.Saracco’s class and Ms. Ettlinger’s class, students created gingerbread houses with the help of a few parents earlier this week.  Inspiring creative expression, engineering thinking and fine motor control, these students constructed edible masterpieces. Most importantly, holiday fun was in the air all around.

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