LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 11-10-23

by tvincent · November 10, 2023

Hello LCIS Families,

Dr. Carrie Hauser, the president of CMC, and Swoop the Eagle came to LCIS this week! They were here to give a presentation called “College is for Me” to our 5th grade students. The CMC team shared information about the Concurrent Enrollment Program Act (CEPA) and how affordable and accessible college is for our local students. It is never too early to start planning for the future! We are so thankful that CMC is our partner in education!

The CMC presentation team included, from left to right: Kaela Gaylord, Ben Cairns, Carrie Hauser, Swoop, Brooke Larson, and Evan Weatherbie.

LCIS conducted our annual Lockdown drill on Wednesday, November 8th. Our students and staff have gotten so good at practicing “Locks, Lights, Out of Sight” that the entire drill, from start to finish, lasted only 15 minutes. The building safety team was very impressed with the efficiency of our school community. It was so quiet that it was impossible to tell that there were 300 people in our building. We know that this practice will help to ensure the safety of the entire LCIS Crew.

Our delicious Thanksgiving lunch is next week! Please join us on Wednesday, November 15 for this hearty meal at a minimal cost. We have the best food service in the country!

Adults – $5 Children – $3 LCSD students from any building – Free

Grade Level	Lunch Time
3rd	10:50 am
4th	11:20 am
5th	11:50 am
6th	12:20 am

Our next Attendance Celebration will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 15th. The dates for this attendance window are Oct. 2-Nov. 15. Students who attended all 27 days or only missed one of these days, will be invited to participate in the celebration. We value attendance as we know that there is a strong correlation between attendance and academic success. Thank you for doing your part to help your student to get to school every day!

While we know that this isn’t always possible, due to illnesses, we want you to remember that we will have numerous opportunities for these attendance celebrations throughout the year. In fact the last one of the fall semester will be held on Wednesday Dec. 20 for the 15 days between Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break.

Our next Panther Pride day is on Thursday, November 16 and will be hosted by our Specials teachers. The theme is gratitude and the students will participate in activities related to gratitude and giving thanks.

ACADEMIC UPDATE:

All students in Spanish Language Class have been working on greetings, farewells, days of the week, nouns, and articles according to their gender. They have also been identifying color in different things and analyzing the verb “ser”. Students have practiced with their Chromebook on Tuesdays and used some applications like Quizlet. On Thursdays they have learned about vocabulary words related to Spanish culture and celebrations; for example, “Hispanic Heritage Month” and “The day of the dead”. Have a great week and ¡Saludos!

5^th grade ended our study of poetry and began the book, “Adventures of Don Quixote.” We have a math assessment next Wednesday, 11/15, so please make sure your child completes their homework or IXL skills this weekend! Also this week we were visited by Colorado Mountain College leaders and their mascot Swoop the Eagle. The President of CMC encouraged our students to own the statement: “College Is for Me!“ Students were invited to introduce themselves to a staff member in order to receive a ticket to visit any CMC campus and a Swoop keychain. Students also received a pen, pencil, and water bottle. CMC is so generous!

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 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:

November 15	LCIS Thanksgiving Lunch
November 15	Attendance Celebration
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

Looking Ahead:

December 7	Winter Concert – Grades 3-6 – LCHS Auditorium
December 13	Fire Drill
December 20	Community Meeting – 3rd grade will lead
December 20	Attendance Celebration
December 21	Panther Pride Day – Winter Wonderland – Dress Warm!!
December 25- January 4	Winter Break
January 8, 2024	School Resumes
January 10	Community Meeting – Welcome Back!
January 23	Fire Drill