LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 3/31/23

Hello LCIS Families,  

We had a great first week back at school! Students and teachers picked up right where they left off and got right back into the learning. Thank you for supporting your child to be at school on time every day.

Please help your student remember their charged chromebook every day.  Students will take a STAR Progress Monitoring assessment next week, there will be CMAS testing April 10-20, and they use their chromebooks in class as part of the curriculum.  Technology is part of every day learning at LCIS and students need their chromebooks to excel.  Thank you for your help!

At our Community Meeting on March 29, we highlighted that LCIS was one of 21 schools across the state to receive the Governor’s Bright Spot Award and $50,000 in education relief funds. LCIS received this recognition for the growth that our students made on the CMAS assessments in the spring of 2022 compared to students’ scores from the spring of 2021. Our students’ scores pushed our rating on the Colorado Department of Education from “Priority Improvement” to “Performance”. This was a tremendous achievement that honored the work that our students and teachers do every day. Please celebrate this growth with your child and encourage them to do their very best on the upcoming CMAS assessments. 

Pictured above are some of the LCSD staff members who worked during the pandemic to create a continuous learning environment despite the myriad of challenges that we all faced. 

Dr. Massey celebrated the Governor’s Bright Spot Award with the LCIS students and staff.  We were excited that some of our community partners were able to attend our celebration.  The organizations represented by these wonderful people were instrumental in the success of the LCIS students during the pandemic.  

Also shared at the celebration was the LCIS Bright Spot Video. (updated link)

Students in 4th grade shared a presentation during the LCIS Community Meeting that explained the Civil War using costumes and scripts.  They did an excellent job giving us a brief history of the birth of our nation!  

NEXT TUESDAY, April 4th, Lifetouch will take class photos and individual photos. Order forms forms went home this week, but If you still need a form We also have extras in the main office. 

On April 5th, we host our LCIS Attendance Celebration! Students who have had 95% attendance for Jan-Mar will be able to participate in a waffle breakfast this week. We’re so excited to celebrate with them for prioritizing school and being here. 

April 10-27:  Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) testing will take place. During the first week of testing, all LCIS students will take one ELA assessment each day, Monday through Wednesday. During the second week, all LCIS students will take one Math assessment each day, Monday through Wednesday. Fifth graders will also take one science test a day during that second week. Make-up assessments will take place throughout the entire testing window. Please do your best to have your child here every day for testing during this time. If you would like to support your child to access some practice tests and resources use the following website: https://coassessments.com/practice-resources/

Taylor from Nourish Colorado joined the LCIS Kitchen Crew, Maria, Karina and Gaby, this week to support with vegetable prep. This fabulous partnership has been in place for the past couple of years. 

Rockies Rock Enrollment opens on Monday, April 17th! Please visit our enrollment page for details: https://www.getoutdoorsleadville.org/en/enroll-in-rockies-rock

The dates of camp this summer are:

Session 1: July 3rd -13th (week one will be M/W/Th/Fr to make up for Tuesday July 4th holiday)

Session 2: July 17th – 27th

For more information, please contact Tim Best: email tim@getoutdoorsleadville.org 

phone or text  719-293-0445

We hope you’re looking forward to another awesome summer as much as we are!

ACADEMIC UPDATE:  

5th graders are continuing to read and learn about Shakespeare through A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In math, we are studying volume (how much space a structure takes up) by building with centimeter cubes. Ask your student what VOLUME is! 

ATHLETIC UPDATE:

Spring sports are rolling! Here is a general schedule for middle school practices:

Track & Field- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 4-5:30 pm, Friday 2:30-4 pm at LCIS

Soccer- Monday-Thursday 4-5:30 pm at the Community Park Field

These schedules are subject to change. 

In order to receive the most up-to-date information, please make sure you are on the coach communication lists. If you are not receiving messages from your child’s coach, please contact them:

MS Track & Field- Jon Lenhard, jlenhard@lakecountyschools.net

MS Boys Soccer- Nate Bunch, natebunch@gmail.com

MS Girls Soccer- Julie Guzman, julieguzman02@icloud.com

HS Girls Soccer- Wil Martin and Sam Stepro, sstepro@lakecountyschools.net

HS Boys Volleyball- Padraic Smith, psmith@co.lake.co.us

HS Track & Field- Amy Peters, apeters@lakecountyschools.net

 We don’t have many home athletic events in the spring, but we will be hosting Vail Christian’s boys’ volleyball team on Tuesday, April 11. The game will begin at 4:30 pm at LCHS. Please come out and support your Panther team!

 Football is returning to Lake County High School! We had announced a parent/athlete meeting on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:00 pm in the LCHS library, but that meeting is CANCELED.  We plan to have a meeting later this spring once a head coach is hired.

 For basketball athletes looking to improve their skills over the summer, here is a camp for 7-12^th graders: https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/camps/camp.asp?name=GlenwoodSpringsCamp1

And here is an option for 3-8^th graders:

https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/camps/camp.asp?name=DenverCamp1

Amy Peters, Athletic/Activities Director –  719-293-0105 –  apeters@lakecountyschools.net

HOWL: 

Our HOWL for March is Curiosity. Our target for curiosity is: 

* I explore new ideas by asking questions and seeking answers about the world around me. 

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:

April 4	Spring Photos 8 am – 12 pm
April 5	Attendance Celebration
April 10-13	CMAS English Language Arts Testing
April 12	Fire Drill
April 17-20	CMAS Math testing (grades 3-6) CMAS Science testing (grade 5)
April 26	Community Meeting led by 3rd grade – LCIS Gym 8:05-8:30 am

Looking Ahead:

May 4	Panther Pride Day – Cinco de Mayo
May 12	LCSD Musical – LCHS Auditorium 7:30 pm
May 13	LCSD Musical – LCHS Auditorium 2 pm and 7:30 pm
May 17	Fire Drill
May 18	LCSD Art Show – LCIS Gym 5-7pm
May 25	Rockies Game Reward Trip – 80/80 Club
May 31	LCIS Concert – LCHS Auditorium 6:30 pm
June 3	LCHS Graduation 10 am
June 6	LCIS Celebration of Learning – 6-7:15 pm
June 7	Fire Drill
June 8	Field Day
June 13 &14	HOWL Challenge Reward details TBA
June 15	Panther Pride End of Year Party!
June 15	Last Day of School!

Athletics:

April 1	MS Boys Soccer vs Eagle Valley MS @ Gypsum Creek MS leave time 11:30 am
April 5	MS Track and Field Peaks League Meet @ Homestake Peak leave time 3 pm
April 8	MS Boys Soccer vs Homestake Peak @ Gypsum Creek MS leave time 9:30 am
April 12	MS Track and Field Peaks League Meet @ Homestake Peak leave time 3 pm
April 15	MS Boys Soccer vs Gypsum Creek @ Gypsum Creek leave time 11:30 am
April 19	MS Track and Field Peaks League Meet @ Homestake Peak leave time 3 pm
April 22	MS Boys Soccer vs Berry Creek @ Berry Creek MS leave 11:45 am
April 23	MS Girls Soccer vs Vail Mtn School @ Gypsum Creek MS  leave time= 11:30 am
April 8	MS Girls Soccer vs homestake Peak @ Gypsum Creek MS leave time 9:30 am
April 15	MS Girls Soccer vs Eagle Valley MS @ Gypsum Creek MS leave time 11:30 am
April 22	MS Girls Soccer vs Gypsum Creek MS @ Berry Creek MS leave time 11:45 am
April 26	MS Track and Field Salida Invite @ Salida HS leave time TBA
April 28	MS Track and Field vs Sangre de Cristo @ Mosca CO leave time 6:15 am
May 3	MS Track and Field Peaks League Meet @ Homestake Peak leave time 3 pm
May 4	MS Track and Field 2 Mile High Invite @ Fairplay CO leave time TBA
May 6	MS Girls Soccer vs Berry Creek MS @ Berry Creek MS leave time 9:15 am
May 6	MS Boys Soccer vs Homestake Peak @ Berry Creek leave time 9:15 am
May 8	MS Track and Field Wild Cat Relays @ Homestake Peak leave time 3 pm
May 12	MS Track and Field Peaks League Championships @ Homestake Peak leave time 7:30 am
May 13	MS Girls Soccer Final Tournament @ Berry Creek MS leave time TBD
May 13	MS Boys Soccer Final Tournament @ Berry Creek MS leave time TBD

Cheryl Talbot (she/hers)

Principal, Lake County Intermediate School

ctalbot@lakecountyschools.net

719-486-6830 office

719-293-0106 cell