LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 2-17-23
Hello LCIS Families,
We hope that you all have a lovely long weekend filled with fun, family, friends and snow! Maybe we’ll see you out at the Huck Finn Ice Rink on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9-12 for the annual ice skating day hosted by Project Dream and GOL!. Remember that we have no school on Monday due to President’s Day and will instead have school on Friday, Feb. 24.
We had such a lovely Valentine’s Day Friendship Concert at LCIS this past week. A huge shout out to Lynette Clemons, the LCIS Music Teacher, for supporting and preparing all of our students for this delightful performance.
Upcoming this week: ⛷️ The 5th graders will participate in the 10th Mountain Ski Down at Ski Cooper on Friday, February 24th. All 5th graders will have the opportunity to learn to ski and join the Serpentine- the group ski down from the top of the mountain. We are so thankful for our community partners! Students will be leaving school at 8:15 am and returning at 3:00 pm. Please help your child remember to bring all of their warm winter gear including coat, snow pants, hat, gloves and boots. This skiing opportunity was made possible by the generosity of Ski Cooper and the hard work and organizational skills of our GOL! Partners- most especially Mary Palumbo. What a great adventure for our students! If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s teacher or the front office.
Interest letters for Spring Break Camp were sent home with Project Dream students the week of February 6th. If you did not receive one and are interested in your student attending camp, please reach out to the Project Dream Site Supervisor at your child’s school! LCIS Site Supervisor is Blanca Rodriguez, brodriguez@lakecountyschools.net or 719-293-0115
Spring Conferences are coming up! Please mark your calendars for March 8th and 9th as both of these days are half days for students followed by conferences. Half days at LCIS begin at 8:05, with the building opening at 7:30, and ending at 11:15. Students will still have the option for breakfast at school and lunch will be served prior to dismissal. Please schedule your Student Led Conference by clicking this link. Your children have been working on their portfolios and are looking forward to sharing them with you!
Reminder: There will be no Project Dream programs during conferences on March 8 & 9. Please be sure to communicate after school transportation with your student’s school.
Full Circle of Lake County is a local non-profit organization that offers program groups for high school, middle school,and 4th and 5th graders. They offer the children in our community the opportunity to participate in social activities, and provide leadership opportunities. They also offer a mentoring program for the youth of Leadville and they are in need of local adults to join their team. Please see the flier below if you are interested in supporting the youth of Lake County by becoming a mentor!
Dr. Seuss Spirit Week will be February 27th to March 2nd! Here is what we have planned:
Monday February 27th Crazy Sock Day Fox In Socks
Tuesday February 28th Red and White Stripe Day Cat In The Hat
Wednesday March 1st Grinchy Green Day How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Thursday March 2nd Pajama Day Read Across America Day, Curl up and Read
🖼️ We have started planning for the 2022-2023 Yearbook! We will again have a yearbook front & back cover contest! Please submit your full color drawing on an 8 ½ X 11 piece of paper to the front office no later than February 24th. Please include your full name and your grade level on the back of your drawing.
ACADEMIC UPDATE:
3rd grade is working hard on fractions! Please practice fractions with your students as often as possible: what fraction of eggs have we eaten? How can our family equally share 1 pizza? Make up as many fractions as you can!
We finished up our outdoor Viking Adventure collaboration with GOL this week- the students had a great time Nordic skiing, hiking for survival, and building long ships.
5th grade students are beginning a unit on The Reformation in ELA. We are pausing our science units to focus on improving our writing. In math we are learning about multiplying decimals, relating what we learned about multiplying fractions to that concept. Next Wednesday, 2/22, we will have a presentation about the 10th Mountain Division from 10:50-11:50. You are welcome to come! Friday, 2/24 is our Ski Down at Ski Cooper. 5th grade is hosting the Community Meeting on 3/1.
6th grade is wrapping up their Greek Myths ELA unit next week with an essay about prideful humans in the various myths we have read. The next ELA unit is focused on the novel Summer of the Mariposas.
In math, 6th graders are continuing to learn about writing and evaluating expressions with numbers and variables. This module seems to be interesting and enjoyable to many students!
Ancient Greece and Rome is our current unit of study in Social Studies. Learning about Sparta, the Olympics, and the ancient city states ties in well with our ELA unit.
ATHLETIC UPDATE:
Our HS girls’ basketball team will be hosting the first round of their District Tournament on Tuesday, February 21! We expect the game to begin at 6 pm, but watch the district website for updates. Because the district tournament is not part of the regular season, Lake County and Frontier League passes will not be accepted on Tuesday. The admission prices- set by CHSAA- will be $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LADY PANTHERS!!!
MS boys’ and girls’ soccer will begin the Monday before spring break, and their first games are Saturday, March 25.
MS boys’ and girls’ track & field will begin the Monday after spring break.
Remember- participating in sports is good for your student! Here are the
Top 10 reasons to encourage your student to join a spring sport:
- It is good for their physical health.
- It can improve their mental health.
- It makes school more FUN!
- Involved students do better in their classes.
- It gives them something positive to do during the long, spring semester.
- It gives them the opportunity to get out of Leadville and visit some other places.
- They can make new friends.
- They will have new adults in their life who really care about them.
- They can discover skills that they never knew they had.
- It helps them become a better person by teaching commitment, teamwork, etc.
LET’S GO PANTHERS!!
Amy Peters, Athletic/Activities Director – 719-293-0105 – apeters@lakecountyschools.net
HOWL: Join us for our next community meeting on March 1st at 8:05 am in the LCIS Gym and led by
5th graders.
Our HOWL for February is Compassion. Our target for compassion is:
* I care for and help others, my community, and the world around me.
Plan Rollout for Lake County Response to End of SNAP Max Allotment
Lake County Stakeholders:
Please forward and share this updated information through your organizations and networks.
Due to the fact that the end of February marks the end the of SNAP Max Allotment for all SNAP households, Lake County is providing ARPA funds as financial assistance to all SNAP households in Lake County.
As promised, we have updated details on the plan for distribution of these resources.
The following days are designated for SNAP head of households to come to the Lake County Department of Human Services (annex building) offices to receive this financial assistance:
- Wednesday, March 1 from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM
- Friday, March 10 from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM
In this plan, Lake County SNAP households will receive one-time assistance.
This financial assistance is meant to serve as partial compensation for three months of SNAP Max Allotment for March, April and May.
The assistance amounts are based on the size of the SNAP household.
The purpose of this assistance is to ease the financial burden created by loss of SNAP Max Allotment payments at the end of February.
Every attempt will be made to get this assistance to all SNAP households in Lake County, beginning with the distribution days at the Courthouse Annex (the DHS Offices) on March 1 and March 10.
Follow up with SNAP households who do not claim their assistance on those days will continue, including specific outreach to individuals who are homebound.
All SNAP household members can call the Lake County Department of Human Services if they have questions, by dialing 719-486-2088.
Please note, that Lake County Human Services is experiencing a significant increase in call volume. If callers are prompted to leave a voicemail, please do so and include what program they are asking about.
More information will be available in the coming weeks on the County Website, flyers posted around the community, within the Herald Democrat, and through direct mailing. All material will be in Spanish and English.
Please share this information with your clients.
If you have questions, please email Janeen McGee at Janeen.McGee@state.co.us or Tim Bergman at tbergman@state.co.us
What is SNAP?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income households in Colorado purchase food. It provides a monthly benefit that helps families and individuals buy the food they need for good health. SNAP is part of a federal nutrition program to help low-income households purchase food.
What is SNAP Max Allotment?
Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households have been getting an extra amount of benefits every month because of the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. These extra benefits are called “Emergency Allotments or Max Allotments” and most households have been getting them in addition to their regular SNAP benefits. These Emergency Allotments were authorized by Congress, but they are temporary, and will be ending at the end February 2023, because of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. We fully understand that this Federal policy decision to reduce SNAP benefits will hit some Lake County households particularly hard.
Thank you for your continued support to our community and SNAP households,
Sarah Mudge (she/her)
Lake County Commissioner
Dear parents/guardians of students attending Colorado kindergarten – 12 th grade schools for the 2023-24 school year:
We know you’re thinking of all the things you need to do to make sure your student is ready for school. Getting vaccinated is an important part of their school readiness and keeps children from catching and spreading diseases that can make them sick and potentially disrupt in-person learning.
Required and recommended vaccines:
● Colorado law requires students who attend a public, private, or parochial Kindergarten – 12th grade school to be vaccinated against many of the diseases vaccines can prevent unless a Certificate of Exemption is filed. For more information, visit cdphe.colorado.gov/schoolrequiredvaccines. Your student must be vaccinated against:
o Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP, Tdap).
o Hepatitis B (HepB). o Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR).
o Polio (IPV). o Varicella (chickenpox).
● Colorado follows recommendations set by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Prior to starting Kindergarten, students must receive their final doses of DTaP, IPV, MMR, and varicella. Prior to starting sixth grade, students must receive one dose of Tdap vaccine, even if the student is younger than 11 years. You can view recommended vaccine schedules at: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/child-easyread.html (birth through 6 years) or www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/adolescent-easyread.html (7 to 18 years).
● CDC also recommends vaccines for COVID-19, hepatitis A (HepA), human papillomavirus (HPV), influenza (flu), and meningococcal disease (MenACWY and MenB), but these are not required for school entry in Colorado.
Exclusion from school
● Your student may be excluded from school if your school does not have an up-to-date Certificate of Immunization, Certificate of Exemption, or an in-process plan on file for your student.
● If someone gets sick with a vaccine-preventable disease or there is an outbreak at your student’s school and your student has not received the vaccine for that disease, they may be excluded from school activities. That could mean lost learning time for them and lost work and wages for you. For example, if your student has not received a MMR vaccine, they may be excluded from school for 21 days after someone gets sick with measles.
Have questions?
Talk with a health care provider or your local public health agency (LPHA) about which vaccines your student needs or if you have questions. You can find a vaccine provider at cdphe.colorado.gov/immunizations/get-vaccinated. You can read about the safety and importance of vaccines at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/FAQs.html, childvaccineco.org, ImmunizeForGood.com, and cdphe.colorado.gov/immunization-education. Staying up to date on routine immunizations is important for adults, as well as children. We encourage parents and guardians to find out what vaccines might be due. It’s never too late for families to get back on track! Learn more about vaccines for adults at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults/rec-vac/index.html.
Paying for vaccinations If you need help finding free or low-cost vaccines and providers who give them, go to COVax4Kids.org, contact your local public health agency (find LPHA contact information at cdphe.colorado.gov/find-your-local-public-health-agency), or call the Mile High Family Health Line at 303-692-2229 or 1-800-688-7777 to ask about Medicaid contact information and health clinics located in your area.
Vaccination records
● Share your student’s updated Certificate of Immunization with their school every time they receive a vaccine.
● Need to find your student’s vaccine record? It may be available from the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS). Visit COVaxRecords.org for more information, including directions for how to use the CIIS Public Portal to view and print your student’s vaccine record.
Exemptions
● If your student cannot get vaccines because of medical reasons, you must submit a Certificate of Medical Exemption to your school, signed by a physician (MD, DO), advanced practice nurse (APN), or delegated physician assistant (PA). You only need to submit this certificate once, unless your student’s school or information changes. You can get the form at cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions.
● If you choose not to have your student vaccinated according to Colorado’s school vaccine requirements for reasons that are nonmedical, you must submit a Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption to your school. Nonmedical exemptions must be submitted annually at every new school year (July 1 through June 30). There are two ways to file a nonmedical exemption.
1. File the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption WITH the signature from an immunizing provider in Colorado who is a physician (MD, DO), advanced practice nurse (APN), delegated physician’s assistant (PA), registered nurse (RN), or pharmacist licensed in Colorado; OR
2. File the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption, which you will be able to access upon completion of the state’s online immunization education module.
● Downloadable certificates and a link to the online education module are available at cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions.
How’s your school doing on vaccinations?
Some parents/ guardians/caregivers, especially those with students who have weakened immune systems, may want to know which schools have the highest immunization rates. Annually, schools must report immunization and exemption numbers (but not student names or birth dates) to the state health department. Schools do not control their specific immunization and exemption rates or establish the Vaccinated Children Standard described in §25-4-911, CRS. Schools must include their MMR immunization and exemption rates from the most recently completed school year in this letter. Schools may choose to also include immunization and exemption rates for other school-required vaccines. Additional immunization and exemption rates can be found at COVaxRates.org.
School name | 2021-2022 MMR immunization rate REQUIRED IN LETTER | MMR exemption rate REQUIRED IN LETTER |
Schools may also include the rates for the school-required vaccines shown below in this annual letter to parents/guardians | ||
Vaccinated Children Standard 95% immunization rate for all school-required vaccines | 2021-2022 DTaP/Tdap immunization rate | 2021-2022 DTaP/Tdap exemption rate |
93.6% | 1.7% | |
2021-2022 HepB immunization rate | 2021-2022 IPV exemption rate | |
93.0% | 1.7% | |
2021-2022 Varicella immunization rate | 2021-2022 Varicella exemption rate | |
91.8% | 1.7% |
So many exciting events happen 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.
Upcoming Events:
February 17 | Youth Basketball – LCIS Gym – 6-9 pm |
February 20 | Holiday – No School |
February 23 | Fire Drill |
February 24 | Kids at School! |
February 24 | 10th Mountain Division Ski Down w/ 5th Grade – Ski Cooper – 9 am -3 pm |
February 25 | Youth Basketball Tournament – LCIS Gym – 8am – 4 pm |
February 27-March 2 | Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Spirit Week |
Looking Ahead:
March 1 | Community Meeting 8:05-8:30 |
March 2 | Panther Pride Day – Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! |
March 8 & 9 | Parent Teacher Conferences |
March 8 & 9 | ½ day school for students – students will be released at 11:30 am |
March 15 | Fire Drill |
March 20-24 | Spring Break |
March 27 | School Resumes! |
March 29 | Community Meeting 8:05-8:30 |
April 4 | Attendance Celebration |
April 12 | Fire Drill |
Cheryl Talbot (she/hers)
Principal, Lake County Intermediate School
ctalbot@lakecountyschools.net
719-486-6830 office
719-293-0106 cell