{"id":13998,"date":"2026-06-04T15:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakecountyschools.net\/lces\/?p=13998"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:33:13","slug":"lces-panther-cub-communication-41-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakecountyschools.net\/lces\/2026\/06\/04\/lces-panther-cub-communication-41-3\/","title":{"rendered":"LCES Panther Cub Communication #41"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 8th – 11th, 2026<\/strong>
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Dear Panther Families and Guardians,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we head into the final days of the school year, I want to thank all of our students, staff, and families for a wonderful last few days and weeks of school. It is hard to believe that we have only six days<\/strong> of school remaining! The end of the year is always filled with excitement, celebrations, and special activities, and we are looking forward to making the most of every moment with our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Tuesday, our Kindergarten through 2nd grade students will enjoy Field Day and our Teddy Bear Picnic. Please be sure to review the flyer below for additional information and reminders. Our Preschool students will have their own special celebrations on Wednesday and Thursday, including a Teddy Bear Picnic, Movie Day, and Park Days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please mark your calendars for our end-of-year celebrations on Monday, June 15. Preschool Graduation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Later that afternoon, we will celebrate our Kindergarten through 2nd grade students during our K-2 Awards Celebration. Doors will open at 1:10 p.m., and the ceremony will begin at 1:30 in the gym. We will start by recognizing students for Specials Awards and Attendance Awards, followed by classroom celebrations and awards with teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, a reminder that our last day of school is Tuesday, June 16. Thank you for your partnership, support, and encouragement throughout the school year. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with your children each day and look forward to celebrating a successful finish to the school year together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a wonderful weekend, see you on Monday! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go Panthers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandi Lovely, PK-2 Principal <\/p>\n\n\n\n

blovely@lakecountyschools.net<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From The School Nurse, Colleen Nielsen, RN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end of the school year is fast approaching. We want to ensure that your student\u2019s leftover medication is safely returned to your home. Any medication must go home with a parent or guardian. Please plan to pick up the medication at school no later than June 19th. Any medications left after the last day of school will be disposed of properly. Medication is not kept over the summer for the following school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your help.  Enjoy the summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Nielsen, RN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cnielsen@lakecountyschools.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n

719-293-0975<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCES Important Dates (PK – 2nd)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 
June 9-<\/strong> K-2 Field Day and Teddy Bear Picnic (flier below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 15-<\/strong> K-2 Dollar Day (flier below) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 15- <\/strong>K-2 Specials & Classroom Awards, beginning the gym at 1:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 16-<\/strong> LAST DAY OF SCHOOL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helpful Link: Lake County School District Calendar <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

K-2 Specifics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May Reading Challenge: <\/strong>Thank you to everyone who participated in our May reading challenge, Pooh\u2019s forest is full of reading logs. Great reading, Panthers! Congratulations to our reading challenge basket winners!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interested in more literacy resources? <\/strong>Check out this website from CDE: https:\/\/www.readlearnleadco.org\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

May HOWL (Habit of Work & Learning) Focus: Creativity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the month of May, we are celebrating the HOWL of creativity.  Creativity means, \u201cI can think of new and interesting ways to tackle projects and challenges.\u201d The Student of the Month for each crew will be announced at our next community meeting on May 28th.  If your student is chosen by their teacher, we will reach out at the beginning of that week to let you know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attendance Pizza Challenge: Congratulations to our May 26th- June 4th pizza attendance challenge winner!<\/strong>  We hope your family enjoys some delicious pizza and thank you for having zero absences for the last 2 weeks of school!   Remember to use the attendance tracking calendar at home with your student to help your student keep on track for all of the fun challenges and prizes we have regarding attendance this year.  <\/strong>Our next pizza attendance challenge begins on Monday, June 8th and ends on June 11th! See details in the fliers section below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOWLs Q4 Challenge: <\/strong>Our quarter 4 HOWLs challenge is almost over!  Your student will try to earn as many HOWL Dollars as they can for the chance to earn cotton candy and extra recess with the principals at the end of the quarter!  The top six HOWL dollar earners in each class will win.  If your student wins, we will send home a paper parent communication in their backpack.  You will also receive a text message from the front office. Students can earn HOWL Dollars by showing any of our HOWLs to any staff member in the school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

K-2 Project Dream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LCES Project Dream Information<\/strong>
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Friday June 5th: Final Day of Project Dream & Firefighter Field Day at CMC!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For our final day of Project Dream this year we are going to CMC in the afternoon for a special event hosted by Colorado Mountain College and Leadville Lake County Fire Rescue. Students will engage in fun, hands-on activities while learning about fire safety. The activity will be open to the public at 3:00 pm. See attached flyer. Here are some important details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n