LCES Panther Cub Communication #27
Week of March 4 – March 7, 2024
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Hello Families,
We have had such a busy and fun week at LCES. This week our Preschool students got to visit the post office as part of their mail month. On Thursday, we hosted our community meeting celebrating the students of the month for compassion, Kindergarten hosted a royal tea party to wrap up their unit on Kings and Queens, and we hosted the Joy of Literacy Reading night.
Dr. Seuss Spirit Week:
This week, we encourage students to participate in the daily fun for Dr. Seuss Spirit week. Each day that students dress up they will be entered into a drawing to receive a special prize from Mrs. Ayers.
Monday: The Lorax Day- Wear Orange
Tuesday: Whoville Day- Crazy Hair Day
Wednesday: Cat & Hat Day- Wear your favorite hat and red/white stripes
Thursday: Sleep Book- Wear your pajamas and enjoy green eggs & ham for lunch
Spring Break:
Spring Break is March 11-14th. Please note that the office will be closed during this time. Enjoy your break!
Conferences March 20th and 21st:
Parent Teacher conferences are just around the corner. Please use the link below to register for a time with your student teacher(s) PK-2.
https://www.flashappointments.com/client/lgn/mobile.cfm?busId=13089
Please note: School will be dismissed PK-2 at 11:00 on March 20th and 21st for PT Conferences. There will also be no Project Dream during those days. Please reach out to the front office if you need to change your child’s after school plans for those days. There will be an AM preschool bus but no PM bus will run. Please make arrangements.
Health Information and Procedures:
February 22, 2024
We are currently in the virus season like cold/flu/COVID to name a few. Our goal is to remain as healthy as possible while at school by decreasing the spread of viruses. We sometimes need to send students home due to their symptoms and inability to take part in the usual activities. We ask that any student that has been sent home for fever, vomiting, and/or diarrhea be kept home the next day. This is in alignment with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s, “How sick is too sick?”. See below. If a student returns too early, we will call their contacts to be picked up. Thank you for your cooperation at keeping our schools healthy.
Colleen Nielsen, RN
CDB_How Sick is Too Sick_September 2023 Revision (1).pdf
ChildCare_How_Sick_is_Too_Sick_vs2023_Spanish (1).pdf
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
| 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.
Mrs. Compeán- Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Compeán is on our kindergarten teaching team in her second year. Previously to kindergarten, she taught for over 20 years in preschool. Mrs. Compeán grew up in California and Leadville and she has three children. She is inspired each day by her family and students. Mrs. Compeán’s dream vacation would be to read, sleep, and relax in a small beach house surrounded by the clear ocean water. Thank you for all you do, Mrs. Compeán!
Send Mrs. Compeán an encouraging note at mcompean@lakecountyschools.net
| K-2 Specifics |
- Breakfast: We are noticing that a lot of students haven’t been eating breakfast in the morning and are getting hungry before snack and lunch. To help support this, we are encouraging students to eat when they get to school. Please remember that drop off starts at 7:30 and students can get free breakfast every day. If you do want your child to eat breakfast at school, please have them here no later than 7:45 so that they have time to eat and get to class by 8:00. Thanks so much!
- 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.
Letter and Sound: Letter and Sound Video Link
Nursery Rhymes:
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- One Potato, Two Potato
- Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow
- Ring Around the Rosey
- Peter Piper
- Tippety, Tippety
- 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 17 “Managing Anger”. 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.
March 6, 2024
Group 1- Room 133 10:00-11:00
Group 2- Room 135 10:30-11:00
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 |
| March 4-7 | Dr. Seuss Spirit Week |
| March 7 | K-2 Dollar Day Panther Day during Specials: Dr. Seuss Week |
| March 11-15 | Spring Break |
| March 20-21 | Parent Teacher Conferences 12:00-8:00pmBook Fair @ LCES during ConferencesHalf 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:
| March 5, 2024 | 10:40-11:10 | Lisa & Leonella |
| March 6 ,2024 | 8:20-8:50 | Saunders |
| 10:40-11:10 | Rapke | |
| 1:40-2:10 | Lenhard | |
| March 19,2024 | 10:40-11:10 | Stephanie & Sheryl |
| March 26, 2024 | 10:40-11:10 | Noemi & Donna |
| March 27,2024 | 8:20-8:50 | Frattolin |
| 10:10-10:40 | Kuehl | |
| 2:15-2:45 | Compean |
LCES Menus:
| Project Dream Information |
Project Dream (21st CCLC) and Get Outdoors Leadville! are very excited for Spring Break Camp, running during normal school day hours, Monday, March 11th through Thursday, March 14th! With a similar setup to Rockies Rock, this free day camp will include all types of offerings including: snow games, sledding, biking, and play at multiple sites around Lake County. Additionally, kids will participate in team-building activities and all-camp celebrations. Meals and transportation will be provided by the school district.
This day camp is open to K-6 students currently enrolled in Project Dream’s after school and/or Friday programming.
If you are interested in your child attending, please complete this form no later than Monday, February 26th!
Confirmation letters and an info packet will be sent out by March 1st with more details. If you have any questions, please contact Brandon Reynolds at 719-427-7003/ breynolds@lakecountyschools.net.
The link to register is: https://forms.gle/tXRiiWwACkTk5n6E8
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).
Project Dream El Camioncito programs will be paused until further notice. We will be in touch when El Camioncito is back in your neighborhood!
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