Oct. 5th – 8th, 2026
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Dear LCES Families and Guardians,
What an exciting week at LCES! We have loved seeing so much Panther pride throughout our Homecoming Spirit Week. On Thursday, we kicked off our second K-5 House Party with a Homecoming pep rally, followed by lots of House spirit and fun! Each House created its own cheer or chant, so be sure to ask your student to share their House chant with you!
Parent-teacher conferences are coming up quickly. We are looking forward to connecting with 100% of our families and partnering together to support every student’s success. Please use the link below to sign up for a conference with your child’s teacher.
Conference Details:
- Dates: Wednesday, October 14, and Thursday, October 15
- Dismissal: 11:00 a.m. both days
- Conference Times: 12:30-8:00 p.m. both days
Sign up here: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11618553&event=416058
If you have any trouble signing up for a conference, please reach out to our front office for assistance.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support. We hope you enjoy a wonderful fall weekend, and as always, Go Panthers!
Brandi Lovely, PK-5 Principal
Front Office: 719-486-6890
LCES Important Dates (PK – 5th)
October 14-15: Parent Teacher Conferences 12:30-8:00pm – half days of school, dismissal begins at 11:00am
October 29: Halloween Costume Parade (more information to come soon!)
K-5 Specifics
Extra Clothes: Please pack an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack in case your child has an accident here at school or has a spill.
October Reading Challenge: Our October Reading Challenge has begun! Please look for your child’s reading log and family letter in your child’s backpack. Each time your child brings back a reading log, your child will get to pick a special prize from Ms. Mulcey and Ms. Kortkamp. The class who turns in the most reading logs will win a prize for their teacher. Students who participate in the reading challenge will enter our raffle to win a basket with books and activities (one per grade level). Have fun reading…’Grow your world and read every day!’
Public Library: Mrs. Osborn has begun taking K-5 classes to the public library during their “Explore” block. All K-5 students will have the opportunity to check out books from the public library. Through a program with Lake County Public Library, all students will have a library card that will stay here at school. The library is a fantastic place to visit after school and on the weekends to gain access to books and other great resources. Any child, any time can go visit the library and check out books using their free library card- just tell the front desk staff your child’s name to gain access. We are very excited and fortunate to be working with the Lake County Public Library!
October Panther HOWL (Habit of Work & Learning) Focus: Compassion
For the month of October, we will celebrate the HOWL of Compassion. Compassion means, “I care for and help others, my community, and the world around me.”
September is Attendance Awareness Month: Earn a Free Colorado Rapids ticket when you come to school We’re having an Attendance Challenge. If your student has 1 or less absence between September 14th and October 12th they earn a free ticket to a Colorado Rapids game! As of September 29th, 295 LCES students have 1 or less absence! That’s amazing!
Attendance Pizza: Our school-wide average daily attendance continues to be stable at 94%. Students who have perfect attendance every 2 weeks will be entered into a raffle for a free pizza from the Famous! Our next raffle is October 12th!
K- 90% 1- 92% 2- 96% 3- 97% 4- 89% 5- 96%
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October is National Anti-Bullying Month: Our counselors and teachers will share lessons that focus on being an upstander and not a bystander when it comes to bullying.
Come Have Lunch With Your Student!: We would love to welcome you into our school for lunch! Sharing a meal with your child is a wonderful way to see our new building, connect with your student during the day, and experience our school community.
Please review the LCES Lunch Visitor Flyer for important visitor expectations, and be sure to sign in at the front office when you arrive. We can’t wait to have you join us!
Lunch Schedule (Kindergarten–5th Grade):
Kindergarten: 10:35–11:00 a.m.
1st Grade: 10:55–11:20 a.m.
2nd Grade: 11:35–12:00 a.m.
3rd Grade: 11:40 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
4th Grade: 12:05 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
5th Grade: 12:40–1:05 p.m
K-5 Project Dream
Reminders & Updates
– Transportation schedules are updated & posted on our LCES Project Dream information page (link above).
– For afterschool, please do not pick up before 5:15p, as students will be in activities and their departure before the end of activity can cause disruptions.
– Due to our current waitlist, please let us know if your plans have changed and you no longer need your student to attend any Project Dream program. -If your student needs to miss a day of afterschool, please notify the LCES front office by 2:30 pm at the very latest.
Blanca Rodriguez | Student Coordinator | 719-293-0115 | brodriguez@lakecountyschools.net
The Center Specifics
Dear Preschool Families,
Hello! Happy October! Hard to believe October is here with snow on our mountains! The chilly air brings cold cheeks and hands. Please always send a jacket with your child for outdoor play and maybe a hat and some light gloves too.
This week families and kids brought the Homecoming Spirit. What a fun week! We loved seeing all the creativity that went into our themed days.
Our Parent Teacher conferences will be held on October 14 and 15. Please note that we have early dismissal at 11:00am for these two days. All preschool children will need to be picked up from The Center at 11:00am, there is no extended hour programming on Parent Teacher Conference days. You can find the link to sign up in Ms. Lovely’s section above.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend, see you Monday!
Tanya Lenhard, Director
719-486-6928 (work); 719-293-1055 (cell)
tdlenhard@lakecountyschools.net
Classroom News!
This week we finished up our All About Me unit with a 5 Senses tasting party. Classrooms explored different foods using their five senses and then got to try tasting them. Pretzels and oranges were a collective hit, apple chips and shredded coconut had mixed reviews. The excitement was high and there was a high willingness to try tasting new things.
This week’s letter is Aa. The sound is /a/ like in ant. The letter a can make two sounds; a long sound like in acorn or the short sound like apple. In preschool, we focus on the short sound like in ant or apple.. This is Alliee Alligator. Her name starts with the /a/ sound.
From the Assistant Director
Dear Families,
It was great to see students and staff participating in Homecoming Spirit week, such creativity all around. Lots of happy smiles to go around.
A few reminders:
- Please read important information below from Raquel around attendance procedures.
- October Tuition payment due date is by Monday October 5, to avoid any late payment fees.
- If your child will be arriving past 9:10am please reach out and let us know, so we can ensure teachers include them in their meal count for the day.
- October 14th and 15th we will be having Parent Teacher Conferences. If your student rides the bus, we will only be offering morning transportation, and NO afternoon transportation.
I hope you all have a great weekend. I look forward to seeing you all next week.
Marissa Martinez
Assistant Preschool Director
mamartinez@lakecountyschools.net
Office: 719-486-6927
Cell: 719-427-7075
Family Engagement Corner
Hello PreK Families!
If you have any clothing you would like to donate to our program that would be amazing preferably T-shirts & Pants sizes 4T-5T.
Raquel Contreras
Family & Community Coordinator
rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net
Cell:719-293-1403
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A través de la comunicación directa con los líderes escolares, incluyendo al Superintendente, los Panther Padres ayudan a crear un mayor sentido de comunidad, conexión y confianza, asegurándose de que las familias estén informadas y se sientan incluidas.
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