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Welcome to Lena Whitmore Elementary School’s web site! Our teachers and
parents have worked extremely hard to create a loving and safe environment
for all children. Here at Lena, we honor and celebrate ethnic, cultural and
religious diversity. Assisted by numerous parent and community volunteers,
we take full advantage of the wisdom and educational experience of those who
have become an invaluable part of the Lena family.
Since we believe that life presents unique
opportunities for learning and discovery, we hope to create independent and
creative thinkers who accept responsibility for their own learning. We
provide programs that take students far beyond the standards required by our
State Department of Education and routinely supplement a variety of
activities that compliment the district’s diverse curricula. Our students
typically score at or above the district average on most local and state
assessments.
Life at Lena Whitmore is both exciting and enriching.
Just a few of our special activities include: an annual 6th
grade Environmental Field Camp, The 6th grade Career Fair, the
Moscow School District’s Elementary Science Fair, School Spirit Days, Art
Day, Math Day, Ismat Sheikh International Week, a Roots & Shoots
Environmental Club, Garden Club, and Book-A-Bunga Day and the Moscow School
District’s Adventure Club Program (we host this after-school day care
program at our school). We also have a close working relationship with the
Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute and Moscow’s Festival Dance
organization so students frequently participate in unique environmental
initiatives and cultural programs and presentations of great significance.
Family activities include a yearly open house and library book sale, grade
level orientations, a school Walk-A-Thon and annual Sock Hop & School
Carnival. Parenting classes are offered each fall and our guidance
counselor is skilled at connecting parents with needed resources.
We
welcome you to the Moscow community and hope that you will enroll your
children in the Moscow School District’s public education system. Please
stop in and visit with us anytime; we’d love to have the chance to acquaint
you with our school and programs.
Tony McDonnell & The Lena
Staff
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