LCES Panther Cub Communication #11
Week of October 16-20, 2023
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Hello Families,
Thank you all so much for coming to conferences this past week. It was great having so many families in the building and connecting with teachers and staff. Please reach out to your child’s teacher at any time if you have questions regarding your child’s academic progress. One of the best ways to reach out to your child’s teacher is through email.
Lockdown Drill
On Wednesday, October 18th, we will have our first lockdown drill of the school year. Teachers will be working with students ahead of time to practice and talk through why we do lockdown drills. Please see the attached letter for more information. Link to letter.
Wear Orange on the 18th
In honor of National Unity Day to focus on Kindness and anti-bullying, send your student to school in orange on Wednesday the 18th. This ties into our work all month on kindness. When you are in the building, be sure to check out our kindness challenge wall. It is starting to fill up with all our kindness tickets. Thanks for talking to your child about the importance of showing kindness to everyone!
Snow!
As the snow starts to fall, please remember to send your child with boots and snow clothes every day. Also, please make sure that you put your child’s name on each item in permanent marker. Our lost and found is starting to grow already. Be sure to check it while you are here for conferences.
Parent Volunteer Opportunities PK-2:
We are looking for parents (1-2) at each grade level PK-2 who would be interested in being part of our Family Fun Night/Parent Engagement committee. If you are interested in this work, you would be asked to help plan events for families to be a part of. Please reach out to Katie Pongrekun at kpongrekun@lakecountyschools.net if you are interested in this opportunity.
Thank you all again for a great week. See you all at conferences this next week!
Thanks,
Katie Pongrekun
Principal, LCES
kpongrekun@lakecountyschools.net
Staff of the Week Highlight!
Each week this year in family communication, we will be highlighting a staff member in the building. If you want, please feel free to send emails, handwritten notes, or letters of encouragement to that staff member.
Tanya Lenhard- Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Lenhard grew up in Leadville and this is her 24th year in education, with 22 of those years being at LCSD. She has held various positions such as classroom teacher, preschool director, and literacy coach. Mrs. Lenhard is inspired by her own children and the children in her classroom. She says “They are my daily inspiration but I also love a good sports story, movie, or event”. There’s two places on Mrs. Lenhard’s bucket list to visit, Greece and Scotland. While not teaching Kindergarten, Mrs. Lenhard enjoys reading, skiing, hiking, and kayaking. Thank you for all you do for our students and community, Tanya!
Send Mrs. Lenhard an encouraging note at tdlenhard@lakecountyschools.net
Lake County School District-Staff of the Month-Aug. 2023
Lake County School District has AMAZING staff and we’d like to highlight some for the month of August.Click here to read more!
K-2 Specifics
Please remember to have your child to the building by 7:45 if you would like them to have breakfast in the morning. Thanks so much for helping with this.
Preschool Specifics
Curriculum:
- Preschool Room – As we continue with Families and Communities, children will have an opportunity to share their family celebrations and traditions to the whole class. Here is the Family Tradition Questionnaire to help us understand and get to know more about your family. Children will also be learning the nursery rhymes: Teddy Bear and A Tisket, A Tasket
- 2 ½ Years Old Room – Children will continue learning the routines and expectations in the classroom as well as potty training. As they are transitioning with Creative Curriculum Infant and Toddler Curriculum.
- We are in week 10 of the second step, children will be learning about “Same or Different Feelings”.
Newsletter and In-Kind
Policy Council Members:
- We will have another policy council meeting on Monday, October 16th from 6:00 -8:00pm.
Reminders:
- Be sure to put your student’s yellow folder in their backpack to return on Monday so that we can fill them back up with important information. Thanks for helping with this.
Project Dream is exploring offering Friday programs for pre-k students. Please provide your input using this survey (https://forms.gle/ngHaEYF9FmmWfRiW7) which is intended to collect interest in this programming and see what the need is for preschool families. At this time, we are not registering any preschool students for Friday programs with Project Dream. If and when registration does become available, a new form will be sent out. Please reach out to Raquel Conteras (rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net or 719-293-5363) or Taylor Trelka (ttrelka@lakecountyschools.net or 719-427-7003) with any questions.
Important Dates PK-2
| October 24 | Principal Coffee Chats 9-10am and 6-7pm |
| October 26 | K-2 Community Meeting- Respect led by 1st Grade, 8:00am LCES Gym |
| October 26 | 6:00-7:00 PK-2 Family Fun Night- Trick or Treat Festival (English & Spanish) |
| October 31 | K-2 Dollar Day- Halloween PuppetPanther Day during Specials- Halloween Fun (flier) |
Public Library Schedule:
| October 10 | PreK- Lisa and Leonella |
| October 17 | PreK- Steph |
| October 18 | Frattolin, Kuehl, Compean |
| October 24 | PreK- Noemi and Donna |
| October 25 | Regan, Duncan, Kissell |
| October 31 | Nancy and Katie |
LCES Menu
Project Dream Information
Reminder: There will be no Project Dream programs during parent-teacher conferences on October 11 & 12. Project Dream programs will resume on Friday, October 13. You can find the full Project Dream calendar here.
If you ever have any questions or concerns about Project Dream, please reach out to Raquel Contreras, our LCES Site Supervisor (719-293-5363 or rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net). Just a reminder that you can find all current transportation routes and more information here: https://www.lakecountyschools.net/project-dream-final-information/
Next Project Dream Special Event Day– October 20th
On Friday, October 20th Project Dream is hosting a Lights on Project Dream Event to showcase the out-of-school time programs provided by Project Dream. The event will include short speeches from students, performances, and a video. We hope that you will join us to show your support for Project Dream!
When: October 20th
Time: Student speeches and performances beginning at 10:15am
Where: The gymnasium in the Climax Building at Colorado Mountain College
Fliers
For all schools and staff:
First Baptist Church of Leadville is continuing our monthly family movie nights! Due to some scheduling conflicts, we are changing our movie nights from the fourth Friday of the month to the 3rd Friday of the month. We hope to see you for our FREE movie (with popcorn!) on Oct 20th at 6:00pm. Licensing constraints prevent us from always being able to advertise the movie titles, but you can always email church@fbcleadville.com to ask about this month’s movie
