LCIS FASO 5-20-22

by tvincent · May 20, 2022

Hello LCIS Families!

This past week students took their NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) assessments in English Language Arts and Math. Many students made growth in both academic areas when compared to their results in the fall. We are looking forward to honoring these students at our community meeting this week on Thursday when our 6th graders host this celebration. Our habit this month is responsibility and this month’s habit winners will also be announced. We hope to see you at 8:05 in the gym on Thursday for our last community meeting!

Thank you to everyone who came to the Art Show on Thursday! It was so nice to come together again and celebrate the creative work of all of the LCSD students after our two year hiatus. Thank you to all of the volunteers, teachers and students who made our comeback year such a fabulous success! 🎨🎪

The Elitch’s Music Competition was rescheduled due to weather concerns. Students will be traveling to Denver to compete at Elitch Gardens on Wednesday, May 25th. Please have your child wear their Panther T-Shirts from this year. Students should come to school by their regular method. The bus will be leaving at 8am and returning to Leadville at about 6pm. The weather on Wednesday is supposed to be warm and sunny!

🎵🎵🎵Spring Concert Update: Due to scheduling challenges, the LCSD music department has made some changes to our upcoming concerts. We will get to experience a combined band and choir concert on Tuesday, May 24 for students in grades 3-12. LCIS students should be at the high school by 6 pm and the concert will begin at 6:30 pm. We are expecting a full house. We are really excited about this musical showcase and hope you can be there!

3rd graders are studying geometry in math. We are learning about parallel lines, right angles, and properties of different polygons. We started studying perimeter and finding the perimeter and areas of various shapes.In English/language language arts, and science, we are studying water issues around the world. Students are reading articles about demands on water, access to water, and water pollution. Students are writing lots of main idea paragraphs about these topics. They will be choosing an issue they feel strongly about and writing an essay about their water related issue. We took a field trip to the Cloud City Farm to do some activities related to the water cycle and farming. On June 3^rd we will take another field trip to Twin Lakes for a day of water testing and analysis, macroinvertebrate study, and fishing. We have planned the field trip with experts from CMC. We will send more information as the date nears. GOL has helped us get lots of water science kits that we will be working with the next few weeks. Science is hands-on, interactive, and fun!

Continue to encourage your child to do their homework and read at home each night!

4^th graders have continued their exploration of angle measures this week. Students have gotten to know the definition of a degree measure, dividing up a circle into 360 equal parts, recognizing that each part is “one degree,” and using protractors to measure and draw angles. 4^th graders then got the opportunity to apply this knowledge to a variety of situations, such as: minutes on a clock, cardinal directions (“When facing north, if you make a 90 degree turn to the right, what is the new direction you are facing?”) and drawing a variety of angles (acute, right, and obtuse) with the assistance of their trusty protractors.

5th graders have been learning about weather in their current science unit. They are studying wind speed, air temperature, clouds, air pressure, and wind direction. Students in Ms. Butler’s class made weather instruments to measure wind speed (anemometers), air pressure (barometers) and wind direction (a wind vane). They recorded their results daily on a chart in their classroom. There might be some future meteoroligists at LCIS!

6th graders have moved on to the last math module, Data and Statistics. We are learning about dot plots, histograms, and the variability of data. In ELA, 6^th grade students are working on their last performance task, researching and preparing a slide show about a Hidden Figure, a woman who has accomplished something remarkable. In Social Studies, we are continuing to study the industrial revolution in the United States in the late 1800s, early 1900s.

Project Dream is looking for your feedback! Please take five minutes to complete this survey so that we can continue to improve programs. We ask all families to complete the survey, even if their student did not participate in Project Dream programs this year. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBhntzavIk0bPySEiWXW28jJAyyNK0wEtbuLEIAhTLVRt5Eg/viewform?usp=sf_link.

Also, check out this video showcasing Project Dream programs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jjhHr3HLoDH2MagAV_zdeb_HYumJ2SX3/view?usp=sharing

Enrollment for Rockies Rock 2022 is NOW OPEN!

Apply Here:

https://www.getoutdoorsleadville.org/enroll-in-rockies-rock

Open enrollment will run until May 1st. We will notify you about your admission by May 6th! After May 6th, all enrollments will be first-come, first-served!

Please reach out to Tim Best with questions @719.293.0445 tim@getoutdoorsleadville.org

Please see below for our lunch and breakfast menus. We are committed to being more environmentally conscious by posting the menus on the Friday Afternoon Shout Out and sending home paper copies by parent/family request. Please let the LCIS main office know if you need a print-out of the menus by calling 719-486-6830. Thank you!

Note: all menus are subject to change.

There are many exciting events happening in our community every month – too many for us to list on this communication! Please click this link to access the Community Calendar for upcoming events.

Announcement from Project Dream

There is no Friday programming on the following dates: May 20 and June 3.

Upcoming Events:

May 24	Band and Vocal Music Concert grades 3-12- LCHS 6:30pm
May 25	Elith’s Band and Choir Competition
May 26	Community Meeting
May 26	Fire Drill
May 26	5th Grade to Leadville Fish Hatchery
May 30	No School – Holiday
May 31	6th Grade COBS Family Dinner and Information Night – LCIS Gym – 6 pm

Looking Ahead:

June 2	3rd Grade to Twin Lakes 9am – 3 pm
June 3	Students at School – No Friday Programs
June 6	Ms. Campbell’s Crew to Colorado Outward Bound – overnite
June 9	Fire Drill
June 9	Field Day
June 13	Mr. DiMaggio’s Cre to Colorado Outward Bound – overnite
June 15	Ms. Forget’s Crew to Colorado Outward Bound – overnite
June 16	Last Day of School
June 16	Community Meeting – 6th Grade Continuation Celebration – LCIS Gym 2:30 pm
June 17	Teacher Work Day