LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 10-20-23

by tvincent · October 20, 2023

Hello LCIS Families,

Colleen Nielsen, our school nurse, and some high school volunteers were at LCIS this week to test our 3rd graders and our 5th graders for hearing and vision. Being able to see the materials and whiteboards and hear the instructions is crucial to academic success! If Colleen has any concerns regarding your child, she will send home a letter; otherwise, no news is good news. We are so grateful that our students have access to these screenings and that we have a caring professional to conduct them!

Our 6th graders will be taking the NNAT3 (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, 3rd Edition) and our 4th graders will be taking the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking on Tuesday, 10/24. These assessments measure the general ability and creativity of our students and help us to identify who may qualify for the Gifted and Talented (GT) program. Mr. Smith, our STEM teacher, and Mrs. Talbot, our principal, will create an extension project for the students who are identified and might benefit from an interesting challenge in addition to their regular classroom work. It is important that we provide meaningful assignments for students of all abilities and we hope that this type of learning will provide an opportunity to fully utilize their capabilities. We are so excited to jump into our GT program!

We will have our October Fire Drill on Tuesday, 10/24. The students and staff at LCIS have consistently shown that the safety drills conducted by our building leadership are useful and worthwhile. Our entire school community demonstrates Collaboration, Respect, and Responsibility by exiting the building in a silent and orderly manner. We have met or exceeded the expectation of full accountability in five minutes or less for each of our drills. Way to be safe, LCIS!

On Wednesday, 10/25, our 5th graders will lead the monthly LCIS Community Meeting. Please meet us in the LCIS gym at 8 am to watch a STEM presentation by all of the 5th grade classes. We will also honor our Scholars of the Month for Respect. During the month of November, we will focus on gratitude as a character trait and celebrate students who exhibit gratitude during our November Community Meeting on November 29.

Also coming up in November is our annual Thanksgiving lunch. Please join us on Wednesday, November 15 for this delicious meal at a minimal cost – exact prices coming soon!

Halloween will soon be here! We are happy to announce that we will host Healthy Halloween Celebrations at school for our students on Tuesday, October 31. Students are welcome to wear their costume for the entire school day. Costumes must be school appropriate and therefore fake weapons, face masks and face paints are not allowed. Please do not send any food with your child with the expectation that it will be shared with others. If your child does bring food to school, it will be returned home with them at the end of the day. If you would like to send a little Halloween prize to be shared you may, but this is not expected. Little prizes may include pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. Students who are not participating in the activities will have the option of joining fun alternative activities.

PROJECT DREAM

Registration for Project Dream and GOL!’s Fall Break camp is open! Students K-6 can register for this FREE day camp November 20-22 during Fall Break. Use this link before November 1^s^t to reserve your spot: https://forms.gle/6oS4NyPYBEgVYq5k6

Taylor Trelka, Out of School Time Director/McKinney-Vento Liaison – Se habla español – 719-427-7003 (cell) – www.lakecountyschools.net

ACADEMIC UPDATE:

This month, Ms. Schock’s 5^th grade class welcomed a new member to their Crew: Axol the Axolotl. Students put their research and informative writing skills into practice by composing essays that compared and contrasted a fish and an axolotl as a class pet. They showed craftsmanship as they worked through the writing process, revising and editing their papers for almost two weeks. As Arely Lazaro Perez noted in her paper, “Axolotls are adorable and you could do a lot more stuff with them than fish. You could draw a mustache on them through the glass! Another reason I think we should get an axolotl is if they hurt one of their body parts, they regrow them, but fish can’t do that.” The Crew was unanimous in their decision to adopt an axolotl.

“The process of acclimating our axolotl to the classroom has been a lot of work, but it’s been a blast seeing the engagement of the students,” reflects Ms. Schock. “Students are using math and science skills by measuring the temperature and pH of the water, and the whole 5^th grade is practicing their HOWLS when they take turns viewing Axol before morning crew. Respect, responsibility, compassion… it’s all there! This has been a really positive experience.” Ms. Schock received a grant through Pets in the Classroom and has also received various donated items from community members.

ATHLETIC UPDATE:

Panther Gear! If you are looking for Lake County spirit gear, our Panther store is still open. This year there are additional sport-specific options. You can find those here. Spirit wear (in the bottom right hand corner) says Panthers instead of a specific sport. 5% of sales comes back to the athletic/activities department.

This year we will be charging for ALL GYM sporting events- high school and middle school.

Ticket prices will be $7/adults and $5/seniors for HS games and $3/adults and $1/seniors for MS games. We will NOT be taking cash at the front door, but we will take credit cards at the door.

You can also buy your tickets online in advance at: https://gofan.co/app/school/CO11697

The Lake County Annual Pass will get you into any home event- HS or MS, volleyball or basketball.

Reminder: Lake County students will need to show their school ID to get free entry into the volleyball games.

Lake County School District Athletics calendar – click this link

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

First Baptist Church of Leadville is continuing our monthly family movie nights! Due to some scheduling conflicts, we are changing our movie nights from the fourth Friday of the month to the 3rd Friday of the month. We hope to see you for our FREE movie (with popcorn!) on Oct 20th at 6:00pm. Licensing constraints prevent us from always being able to advertise the movie titles, but you can always email church@fbcleadville.com to ask about this month’s movie!

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:

October 23	LCIS Open House / School Viewing – 6 p.m.
October 24	Fire Drill
October 24	NNAT3 assessment for 6th grade
October 24	Torrance assessment for 4th grade
October 25	Community Meeting led by 5th grade
October 30 and 31	Halloween SMENCILS for sale! $2
October 31	Panther Pride – Halloween – During Specials Classes

Looking Ahead:

November 8	Lockdown Drill
November 8	College is for Me presentation to 5th grade from CMC – 9:30 – 10 am
November 15	LCIS Thanksgiving Lunch
November 16	Panther Pride – Gratitude – During Specials Classes
November 20-23	Thanksgiving Break
November 20-22	Fall Break Camp
November 27	School Resumes
November 28	Fire Drill
November 29	Community Meeting – 4th grade will lead
December 7	Winter Concert – Grades 3-6 – LCHS Auditorium
December 13	Fire Drill
December 20	Community Meeting – 3rd grade will lead
December 21	Panther Pride Day – Winter Wonderland – Dress Warm!!
December 25- January 4	Winter Break
January 8, 2024	School Resumes