LCES Parent Update 4/1/2022

LCES Families,

Thank you all for a great week back from Spring Break.  On Thursday, we hosted our March community meeting honoring our Students of Month for the habit of Perseverance.  Congratulations to all those students who received this award.  On April 28th, we will honor students for the habit of Curiosity.  Our target for curiosity states: I can explore new ideas by asking questions and seeking answers about the world around me.  Be sure to ask your student how they are showing curiosity. 

Monday, April 4th at 6PM: Join us for our District Accountability Meeting:  We would love to have as many parents and community members to help share their voice related to the district strategic plan, budget, and school initiatives.  We hope you can join us! 

Thursday, April 14th: Celebration of Learning:

Please join us on April 14th from 6-7 PM for our Celebration of Learning!  Students have been working diligently to prepare presentations on what they have been learning about in class and are excited to share these with family and friends.  We will start at 6 in the gym and then move into classrooms to see student work. 

*Attention 2nd Grade Parents: 

During Tech class the weeks of April 19, April 26, and May 3, we will be administering the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test 3 (NNAT3) to all 2nd grade students.  This is a universal screener for gifted and talented identification in General Cognitive Ability.

Giftedness is actually quite rare.  We look for a minimum of three nationally-normed achievement tests to qualify someone in an academic area (i.e. Math, Reading, Science, or Social Studies), and also use universal screeners like the NNAT3.  If a student scores in the 95th percentile or greater, this will be used as a data point for giftedness.

You will be notified if your child scores in the 95th percentile or greater on this screener.  If you would like a copy of your child’s NNAT3 report for your information or have any questions, please contact Allison Reigel, LCES G/T Coordinator: areigel@lakecountyschools.net or (719) 486-6963.

K-2 Concert Prep:

We have a K-3 Concert coming up in May.  Please see below for details on how you can help support your students preparation for the concert:

🎶 LCES concert practice at home: Concert May 3rd!

Since the students are not in music often, I have created online classrooms for them to use at home. This will enable the children to practice our concert songs any time at home. There are two classrooms, one for kindergarten and one for 1^st/2^nd grades. This will ensure that we have a great concert. Below are the links. You may be required to ask to be invited. If so, just click that and I will make sure you have access. If you have any questions, please email me at bmoffett@lakecountyschools.net.

Kindergarten

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yCh6_7-2OcuakOS9HFFe5ZooTdPotMZOBN-0nucjuQU/edit#slide=id.p

1^st/2^nd

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ioAkDL-BAvEkzJFWAQtN8LclLEWCmfGa3yzZeb3yaxs/edit#slide=id.p

Mark Your Calendars:

• April 14th: Celebration of Learning 6:00-7:00 PM
• April 28th: Community Meeting 8:10-8:40 Parents welcome to attend
• April 28th: Joy of Reading Literacy Carnaval Night (Details to come!) 
• May 3rd: K-2 Music Concert
• June 2nd: Kindergarten Round Up/Ice Cream Social (Details to come!)

Again, thanks for a great week.  Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. 

Katie Pongrekun

LCES Principal

Other Announcements/Upcoming Community Events:

Rockies Rock 2022!

Dear families,

With spring fast approaching, the GOL! team is working hard to bring you another awesome summer of Rockies Rock Adventure Camp. We write to share some important dates and updates  to this summer’s program.

Important

dates:

April 18th – Open enrollment begins (there will be a two-week open enrollment period)

May 2nd – We will start confirming admission and filling spots

Important

update:

After much discussion and consideration, we will be shortening camp by two weeks to better align with the LCSD summer break. This new schedule will make it more possible for LCSD staff to work at camp, thus helping us address a camp staff shortage. The resulting four week schedule will allow us to put our best efforts into creating magical experiences for your kiddos, while also providing LCSD staff with some much-deserved time off.

Rockies

Rock 2022 Schedule:

Session 1:

July 5th – 14th (due to the July 4th holiday, the first week of camp will run

T – Fr)

Session 2:

July 18th – 28th

We appreciate your understanding and support, and hope this announcement gives you ample time to plan your summers accordingly!

Best wishes,

and warm thoughts of summer,

The GOL! Team

Announcement from Project Dream

There is no Friday programming on the following dates:  May 20, Jun. 3, Jun. 17.