LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 4-7-23

by tvincent · April 7, 2023

Hello LCIS Families,

Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) testing will take place this week!

We earned the Governor’s Bright Spot Award this year based on the hard work of our students and staff on our previous CMAS ELA and Math assessments. We have seen tremendous growth over the course of this year and look forward to seeing our students demonstrate their knowledge on these state assessments. Please talk with your child about the upcoming tests and encourage them to show what they know! We all know that it takes perseverance to complete multiple assessments over the course of the next few weeks and we also know that our students are up to the challenge.

Go Panthers!

This spring our testing will take place beginning on April 10 and conclude on April 27th. Here’s a breakdown of our schedule:

Monday, April 10 All students take the ELA Test #1	Tuesday, April 11 All students take the ELA Test #2	Wednesday, April 12 All students take the ELA Test #3	Thursday, April 13 5th grade only take Science Test #1
Monday, April 17 All students take the Math Test #1	Tuesday April 18 All students take the Math Test #2	Wednesday, April 19 All students take the Math Test #3	Thursday, April 20 5th grade only take Science Test #2 & #3
Monday, April 24 Make-Up Tests	Tuesday, April 25 Make-Up Tests	Wednesday, April 26 Make-Up Tests	Thursday, April 27 Make-Up Tests

Please ensure that your child has their charged Chromebook ready to go every day for the next two weeks. Also, 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/

LCIS celebrated student attendance with a Waffle Wednesday Breakfast. Students who had 95% attendance or higher from Jan-March were invited to the gym for a special waffle breakfast with all of the fixings. We had 111 students qualify for this reward! Way to go LCIS!

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!

Are you a current 6th, 7th or 8th grader at LCIS or LCHS? Come join us July 18 – July 23, 2023! The Lake County Backpack Trip is a fun, week-long adventure that culminates with a backpacking trip in the mountains that make up our backyard. Visit beautiful high alpine lakes, learn how to cook on a camp stove, sleep under the stars, make great new friends, and challenge yourself! The trip is free for all participants and will be run by the High Mountain Institute in partnership with Full Circle of Lake County. No experience is necessary.

Enrollment Paperwork can be viewed here. Please return your application to Full Circle of Lake County (719-486-2400), or to Madeline Short from the High Mountain Institute (719-486-8200 x107; mshort@hminnnet.org; 531 CR 5A, Leadville, CO 80461). Click here for more information about the program, and here for a wilderness equipment packing list.

Please note, students should bring the gear on the packing list that they already own. All other necessary gear will be provided by HMI free of charge.

ATHLETIC UPDATE:

We have a home athletic event on Tuesday- the first ever boys’ volleyball game in Lake County!! 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!

The team communication group is the best way to get updates on your students’ practices and games. 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

The current dates for spring pictures are:

MS track & field- Tuesday, 4/11

MS boys’ soccer- Wednesday, 4/12

MS girls’ soccer- Thursday, 4/13

Note: if these dates change, coaches will communicate directly to families/students.

Open gyms for middle school girls’ basketball are coming! The team will be meeting on Sunday evenings from 6-8 pm at the LCIS gym. There will be no open gym this Sunday on Easter.

5th grade girls are invited to attend, but a parent will need to sign the Assumption of Risk form when they drop them off at practice. Please come in with your 5th grade student the first time she attends.

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.

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

HOWL:

Our HOWL for April is Perseverance.

I stick with tasks even when I feel tired, frustrated, or challenged.

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 10-13	CMAS English Language Arts Testing
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
April 26	Fire Drill

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 8	MS Boys Soccer vs Homestake Peak @ Gypsum Creek MS leave time 9:30 am
April 10	MS Track at Eagle Valley – leave time 2:30
April 15	MS Boys Soccer vs Gypsum Creek @ Gypsum Creek leave time 11:30 am
April 15	MS Girls 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