Important Dates

to Remember

Nov. 2 Daylight Savings Time

Ends

Nov. 4 No school/student holiday

Faculty Professional Learning Day

Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day

Nov. 17 PTO Night (3rd Grade

performs) 6:30pm

Nov. 24-28th Thanksgiving

Holidays

Teacher of the Month

Julie Souther: I have been teaching for

16 years, 15 of those here at Lanier. I have

taught Kindergarten and First grade. This

is my second year in 2nd grade and I love it!

I have lived in Hall County all my life. I

graduated from West Hall High School in

the early 90’s. I also graduated from the

University of North Georgia and Lincoln

Memorial University with teaching and

leadership degrees. I love to read and

spend time with my family in my spare time.

News from the Nurse...

The weather is getting colder, so

please make sure you dress your

children appropriately.

As always, remember to wash your hands

or use hand sanitizer, especially after

coughing, sneezing or going to the

bathroom.

If you haven’t thought about getting a flu

shot- Now’s the time! It is recommended

that children with asthma, diabetes or

other chronic health issues have a flu shot.

Please make yourself and your child an

appointment to have one if you fall into one

of these

categories.

Have an enjoyable month of November and

be safe over the holidays! Always feel free

to call me with any questions… Nurse

Angela

Parent Climate Survey

The Georgia Parent Survey for

the 2014-2015 school year has ar-

rived. The Georgia Parent Survey

has 24 questions and parents you

will be able to complete the survey

using your personal computers,

smartphones or iPads. Survey re-

sponses are anonymous and will

be submitted directly to the Geor-

gia Department of Education for

analysis. This is not mandatory.

After you click on the link, a drop-

down menu will appear and you

will select Hall County and Lanier

Elementary. The Georgia Parent

Survey will remain open through

Friday, February 27, 2015 .

Georgia Parent Survey http://

apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/

parents.nsf/Survey.xsp

Student Council

Turkey Teacher

This year’s Turkey Teacher Competi-

tion will w begin at 7:15 A.M. in the

front atrium on Wednesday November

5th and continue through Thursday

morning, November 20th. Each vote

costs $.25 with all proceeds donated to

a local food bank to be used for

Thanksgiving dinners for needy fami-

lies. Vote for your favorite and vote

often! Gobble Gobble!!

Business Partner

of the Month Duplicating

Products Thank you for

all you do to support our school!

Principal’s Message We have had an outstanding 1st quarter of school. Teachers and staff continue to collaborate on

professional learning in order to provide the best practices in a standards-based classroom. We

are working hard to provide 21st Century Classroom experiences for all students as part of our

School Improvement Plan.

Please continue to work with your child’s teacher each day by promoting reading at home,

working with your child each night on math facts, by checking homework assignments and

Tuesday folders. Veteran’s Day is November 11th; Wear red, white, and blue to show our

support for all of our Veterans! Please contact me if I can be of service.

John Wiggins

Safe Schools In order to maintain a safe environment for our children to study and learn, it is necessary to practice our

emergency and crisis response plans. We will conduct various drills throughout the year. We revisited our

Emergency Preparedness Plan and rehearsed our “lockdown drill” to ensure students are safe. This type of

drill will secure the school building and safely shelter all students, staff, and visitors inside the building.

The school conducts a “fire drill” each month school is in session. This is a state fire code requirement, as

well as a requirement by Georgia Public Schools. The “shelter-in-place” drill or “tornado drill” will be

conducted during the school year. The purpose of this drill is to be prepared to move to a safe location

within the building in case of severe weather. Please remember practice drills are implemented to help

maintain a safe and secure learning environment. Our school safety coordinator is Natalie Gibson.

Lanier Wildcat News November 3, 2014

Wildcat Essential Word of the Month: Mannerly: Being courteous and kind to others and being polite.