WELCOME TO FRIENDS OF LAKEWAY

Mildred C. Lakeway Elementary's volunteer parent-teacher group.
Our site is regularly updated with information for parents, students, staff and community members.

FOL 2010 MEETING DATES ~ 9/8, 9/22 ~ 7PM  in the Lakeway Library
Gotta Get Reading! A performance by the ENTIRE Lakeway Elementary
Watch MOV (24MB) | Watch WMV (42MB) | Watch Flash 23MB)
The video is approximately six minutes long; please be patient for download time.
Safe Routes To School (SRTS) meeting June 29 from 8:30-10:00am at Lakeway
Join us for a debriefing on the events of the spring -- the bike rodeo and Walking Wednesdays, and a look to future events and grants.  If you are unable to attend but have suggestions or would like learn more about participating in Walking Wednesdays come September, please feel free contact Jill at  Jill.BlumbergMD@achs-inc.org
Lakeway Science Club students Lakeway Science Club students pose with Xavier Giddings's homemade trebuchet that won 3rd Prize at the Northeast Kingdom Science Fair. From left, front row: Billy Sanders, Jarod Nelson, MacKenzie Caulfield, Julia Bews, Maren Scott. Middle row: Ethan Ellingwood, Ben Sweeney, Hudson Marks, Nathaniel Atkins. Standing: Crawford Marks and Xavier Giddings. Read more...

SAVE YOUR TYSON LABELS!
Tyson Project A+™ label redemption incentive award program is sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. The program is designed to help schools earn extra money quickly and easily. Anyone can clip and save labels from Tyson® products that feature the Tyson Project A+™ label. The labels are being collected by the school library so they can then redeem them for cash from Tyson. Please send any labels to school with your child who can bring them to the library. Thank you!

Help the Lakeway 6th Grade
Raise Funds!

6th grade is collecting Capri Sun pouches. They recycle these and raise .02 each. Please bring your pouches to Karin Anderson, 6th grade teacher.
GIVING BACK TO OUR FURRY FRIENDS
Click here
to go to The Animal Rescue Site and click on the purple box "Click here to give, it's free." This doesn't cost  you a thing except 10 seconds of your time, and it helps the site to receive donated food from their corporate sponsors. Feed a rescued animal today! theanimalrescuesite.com
Lakeway is #3 of Top NH
Elementary Schools! Click here!

Lakeway Survey Results
Thanks to all the students and parents who took the time to complete these surveys in the late fall of 2009.
View the resulst by clicking below:
Student Survey Results | Parent Survey Results

Summer Fun Activities for Kids! Click here to learn about great summer camps, activities, classes and more.
See the latest message from
Rick Bidgood ~ Principal of Lakeway.

Visit the Principal's Corner
Check out the Leopard's Locker!!
Open every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:40-8:00am or by special appointment, just e-mail Bridget at bridget.atkins@myfairpoint.net.
Check Out the Bike Rodeo - May 2010!
Click here to view pics.
How Much of an Impact Did We Make?
FOL donated over $15,500 in 2008-2009!
To see where it all went, visit our ABOUT page. Congratulations and huge thanks to all our volunteers
that go above and beyond to enrich the student and staff experience at Lakeway.

NO IDLING Zones at Lakeway!

Idling -- or leaving your engine running while you wait -- is being taken seriously at Lakeway. The exhaust from vehicles enters the school and is not healthy. The Healthy Schools Committee is asking visitors to turn off their engines at drop-off and pick-up points if you are waiting for your child for more than 10 seconds. Think that's too little?

Did you know?

  • Idling your vehicle for more than just 10 seconds uses more fuel than restarting your engine.
  • Idling your vehicle for just 10 minutes uses as much fuel as it takes to travel 5 miles.
  • Idling your vehicle for 10 minutes a day uses more than 27 gallons of fuel a year.

For the health of our children and staff, here are the facts:

  • IDLING CAUSES RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. Emissions contain Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Benzene and several other toxic chemicals that impair our lungs and heart. Prolonged exposure may be fatal. Children, the elderly, and individuals with asthma are especially at high-risk.†
  • IDLING WASTES FUEL. Got gas? It's going right out your exhaust pipe if you're leaving your engine running. Conserve your hard-earned dollars and conserve gas.
  • IDLING DAMAGES YOUR ENGINE. An idling engine results in incomplete fuel combustion. Fuel residues can condense on cylinder walls, contaminate oil, damage engine components, and deposit on spark plugs. You're consuming 4 to 5% MORE gas by idling. Excessive idling can also cause water to condense in the vehicle's exhaust, which can lead to corrosion and reduce the life of the exhaust system. However, frequent restarting has little impact on engine components such as the starter motor and the battery.

For more information, visit the Dept. of Environmental Services' website. Do your part. Reducing exhaust pollution is a great step towards keeping our kids healthy.

† American Lung Association
* Natural Resources Canada & Vermont Agency of Natural Resources