LCES Panther Cub Communication #24

by mamartinez · February 12, 2024

Week of February 12- February 16, 2024

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Hello Families,

It has been a positive and engaging week at LCES!

This week, students in K-2 did NWEA testing for Math. Students showed strong perseverance while testing and several Kindergarten students told me that it was fun and they can’t wait to do it again!

Students in 2nd grade worked with Get Outdoors Leadville on Thursday to explore water shed and how water affects our daily lives.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Association. We exceeded our goal of $3,000.00 and raised $3, 577.45! Your support with this means a lot to me!

Congratulations to Nico Gonzalez! The Kids Heart Challenge had a drawing for the students that had online donations. In our region only 9 students’ names were drawn. Out of those 9, only 3 from Colorado were picked, the rest were from other states. Our own 2^nd grader Nico was drawn as one of the winners. He receives an Oculus from the Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Association.

Mrs. Ayers

Valentine’s Day Plans:

On Wednesday, February 14th for Valentine’s Day, students in PK-2 will be exchanging valentine cards at some point during the school day. If you choose to have your child participate in this activity, we ask that you please send the amount of Valentine cards for each student in your child’s class with your child’s name on it, on the “from” section. We also ask that you please do not send any type of food or candy. Here are the numbers of students in each class:

Preschool:

16 per classroom

Kindergarten:

Lenhard: 21

Kissell: 23

Compean: 21

1st Grade:

Kuehl: 19

Rapke: 17

Duncan: 19

2nd Grade:

Saunders: 22

Frattolin: 22

Regan: 21

We also encourage you to join your child during lunch on Valentine’s day or sometime that week.

Joy of Reading Literacy Night PK-6

We are starting the planning of our third annual Joy of Literacy Reading night hosted at LCES on February 29th. We are looking for parents who would like to be a part of the planning committee for this event. . If you are interested in joining this team, please reach out to the front office or connect Katie Pongrekun at kpongrekun@lakecountyschools.net. Thank you for your willingness to help us plan this exciting event!

Thank you all for sharing your kiddos with us everyday! Please reach out at any time if you have celebrations, questions, or concerns.

Have a great weekend,

Katie Pongrekun

Principal, LCES

kpongrekun@lakecountyschools.net

K-2 Specifics

STEM is in need of toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. If you have any that you would like to donate, please bring them into the front office. Thanks so much for your support!

Preschool Specifics

Curriculum:

Preschool Room – We are very excited to move into domain 4 and learn about plants. This domain is designed to teach young children appropriate, nonfiction content about plants. Children will have the opportunity for hands-on learning activities such as planting and observing plants. When interacting with real plants, students are given opportunities to engage in the scientific reasoning cycle by asking questions, making predictions, making observations, and recording observations.

Read this article for more information regarding science and early childhood.

Nursery Rhymes:

2 ½ Years Old Room – Children will start studying about clothes. Clothes come in a variety of colors, textures, materials, and patterns, which provide a wide range of observable features for children to explore. Supporting children how to zip, button, and snap their own clothing helps support independent learning and strengthen their fingers and hands.

Letter to families about clothing study: English and Spanish

Second Step Curriculum

We will resume our social emotional curriculum for week 14 “Strong Feeling”. Kindly see the letter link below to help support your children at home. Letter Link English and Spanish

MAIL MONTH (Feb. 1 – Mar. 7th) – Kindly read the letter attached for more information about the mail month for our preschoolers. If you have shoes boxes or any small boxes that can be used to make a mailbox, kindly bring them to The Center to share.

Another fun activity we do during mail month is our traditional field trip to the Post Office. Children will learn and understand how mail/packages get distributed in our community. Children will also have the opportunity to write their own letter then send it to their friends and family.

Here is the tentative schedule for the Preschool Post Office Field Trip. Children will be riding the bus to and from school.

Feb 21, 2024

Group 1- Room 130 10:00-10:30

Group 2- Room 131 10:30-11:00

Feb 27, 2024

Group 1- Room 133 10:00-11:00

Group 2- Room 135 10:30-11:00

Feb 28, 2024

Group 1- Room 137 10:00-11:00

Group 2-Room 139 10:30-11:00

February Activity Bingo and In-kind Form: English and Spanish Kindly turn in your In-kind form by February 29th.

Reminders:

With current staffing shortages, there is a chance that your child’s class will be split into other rooms and closed on any given day. This may occur after your child has already been dropped off.
Reminder school doors open at 9:00 am each day, we ask that you wait until you schedule hours listed on your signed tuition agreement. Any time that is outside these hours are billable to you.
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.

Important Dates PK-2

February 14	Panther Day during Specials: Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 29	K-2 Community Meeting in the Gym at 8:00, HOWL of the month is Compassion and the meeting will be led by 1st grade
March 7	K-2 Dollar Day Panther Day during Specials: Dr. Seuss Week
March 11-15	Spring Break
March 20-21	Parent Teacher Conferences 12:00-8:00pmHalf Days of School: Dismissal 11:00am
March 28	K-2 Community Meeting in the Gym at 8:00, HOWL of the month is Perseverance and the meeting will be led by Kindergarten

Public Library Schedule:

February 13,2024	10:40-11:10	Nancy & Katie
February 14,2024	8:20-8:50	Saunders
	10:10-10:40	Kuehl
	2:15-2:45	Compean
February 20,2024	10:40-11:10	Jazmin & Dulce
February 21,2024	8:20-8:50	Frattolin
	10:10-10:40	Kuehl
	2:15-2:45	Compean
February 27,2024	10:40-11:10	Trisha & Dulce
February 28,2024	8:50-9:20	Regan
	10:05-10:45	Duncan
	1:40-2:10	Kissell

LCES Menus:

Project Dream Information

Please be on the lookout for a text/email with information for spring programs. Your student’s days in Project Dream will remain the same unless you request otherwise. There will be some edits to our transportation route which will be sent out next week.

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).

Community News

Hello School District Friends,

On behalf of our SBHC team, can you please add the following in your next outgoing communication:

National Children’s Dental Health Month

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and serves as great reminder to schedule your child’s preventative dental exam. As part of the Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) dental benefit, children under 21 can access preventive services like exams, cleanings, sealants, and more!

Call 970-710-5049 to schedule a school-based appointment or 970-668-4055 to schedule at one of our dental clinics.

Additional resources are available here: https://www.ada.org/resources/community-initiatives/national-childrens-dental-health-month