LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 3-8-24

by tvincent · March 7, 2024

Dear LCIS Families:

The week before spring break is always filled with extra energy at LCIS. We hope you all enjoy some time together next week and rest up for the big push to the end of the year. Have a wonderful spring break and we will see you on March 18th!

We had a lot of fun celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday by dressing up all week. Students who participated were eligible for a daily drawing. There were two winners per classroom each day. Mrs. Osborn, our wonderful librarian, gave away nearly 100 books to students at LCIS this week. It was a great way to focus our excitement and further instill a love of reading.

Hats and Stripes Day Crazy Hair Day

Mrs. Osborn and some of the book winners show off their selections on Pajama Day.

Spring Conferences are the first week back from Spring Break. Please use this link to schedule a meeting time with your child’s teacher for either March 20 or March 21 from noon to 7:30 pm. Students will attend school from 8 am to 11:15 am on conference days. Students will have sack lunches in the classroom and the busses will run their regular routes. Looking forward to seeing you all!

Please visit the Scholastic Book Fair at the Elementary School during conferences!

ACADEMIC UPDATE:

This week, the 6th grade participated in a fishbowl discussion where they talked about the concept of loss in the book, Summer of the Mariposas. They used text evidence and a specific protocol to address different examples of loss during the first 7 chapters of the book.

PROJECT DREAM UPDATE:

Project Dream (21st CCLC) and Get Outdoors Leadville! are very excited for Spring Break Camp, running during normal school day hours, Monday, March 11th through Thursday, March 14th! With a similar setup to Rockies Rock, this free day camp will include all types of offerings including: snow games, sledding, biking, and play at multiple sites around Lake County. Additionally, kids will participate in team-building activities and all-camp celebrations. Meals and transportation will be provided by the school district.

This day camp is open to K-6 students currently enrolled in Project Dream’s after school and/or Friday programming. If you are interested in your child attending, please complete this form no later than Friday, February 26th! Confirmation letters and an info packet will be sent out by March 1st with more details. If you have any questions, please contact Brandon Reynolds at 719-427-7003 reynolds@lakecountyschools.net

The link to register for Spring Break Camp is: https://forms.gle/tXRiiWwACkTk5n6E8

There will be no Project Dream programs during Parent Teacher Conferences on March 20 & 21. Please contact the front office to make transportation arrangements for your student.

ATHLETIC UPDATE:

Schedules for MS soccer are on our online calendar: https://chsaa.rschooltoday.com/public/genie/1518/school/445/date/2024-03-29/view/week/ Go to View Schedules on the right panel. Click on the sport you want, and then hit View. It will pull up the specific schedule you are looking for, and you can print it or upload it to your own calendar.

Middle school boys soccer parents:

We have had an overwhelming turnout of MS soccer boys! I am working to find additional games, but getting everyone playing time will be a challenge. Parents, please be gracious with our coaches and understand that their objective is player development and not necessarily winning games. Please also be aware that disrespectful and defiant behavior at school will result in your athlete losing the privilege of playing in games. If you have any questions, please reach out to me.

Track & field for middle school boys and girls will start practice on March 25.

If you are looking for summer activities for your 3-8^th grade athlete, consider sending them to basketball camp! There will be one in Glenwood Springs July 9-11. You can find details here: https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/camps/camp.asp?name=GlenwoodSpringsCamp1

LCSD, with the support of the consultant team, 2Partner, has been conducting a math curricula and instructional audit over the last year. Outcomes of this work were presented to the Board of Education on January 29th, 2024. Please see the presentation here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IPPStybD9obziF1KZV_4gXosSSaJs8iIfxakg9M6fco/edit?usp=sharing

We are taking the next steps and seeking staff and community feedback on Bridges Mathematics as the Team’s recommendation for math curriculum for PK-5th grade students starting next school year. Please join us during conferences on March 20th and 21st in the entryway of LCES or LCIS to check out the proposed math curriculum and provide your feedback.

How the Curriculum was selected: A team of volunteer staff (The Math Curriculum Evaluation Team) worked with 2Patner to develop a math instructional philosophy to guide the work. The Philosophy was shared to the Board of Education in January.

Math Philosophy: At Lake County School District, student access and equity are at the forefront of instruction. Our goal is for all students to:

Gain the confidence, tools, and expertise to engage in challenging mathematical problem solving
Build fluency and a solid math foundation for future learning
Find meaning and value in math education that leads to a choice filled life
Deepen conceptual understandings to create connections and engage with big ideas
Develop a positive math identity around the universal language of math, through rich mathematical discourse, creativity, fun, and exploration

The team used this philosophy to review and propose a mathematics curriculum. After a thoughtful process in which a highly rated (by EdReports), standards based curricula was analyzed, the best scoring curriculum for grades PK-5 was Bridges Mathematics.

The Math Curriculum Evaluation Team is taking the next step in this process and setting up a time for staff, parents, and community to preview the Bridges curriculum and provide feedback. Please join us during conferences on March 20th and 21st in the entryway of LCES or LCIS to check out the curriculum and provide your feedback. Once we receive your feedback, it will be compiled with our staff feedback and presented to the school board at the end of March with the potential final recommendation to the Superintendent of Schools.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

The Math Curriculum Evaluation Team

First Baptist Church of Leadville hosts a free monthly family movie night! Movie nights are the 3rd Friday of the month. We hope to see you for our FREE movie (with popcorn!). 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:

March 18	Welcome Back from Spring Break!
March 20 -21	1/2 day School for Students – dismissal begins at 11:15am
March 20-21	Parent Teacher Conferences
March 20-21	No Project Dream
March 25	Fire Drill
March 27	Community Meeting – 4th grade led 8-8:30
March 28	4th Grade to Ski Cooper – 8:30am to 2:30pm

Looking Ahead:

April 2	Fire Drill
April 3	Spring Class and Individual Photos
April 4	HOWL Reward – Activities in the Gym
April 8-11	CMAS English Language Arts assessment
April 15-18	CMAS Math assessment
April 18	Swallow Hill Music Presentation – 1:00-1:45 – LCIS Gym
April 22-25	CMAS make-up testing
April 24	Community Meeting 3rd grade led 8-8:30
April 26	Project Dream Lockdown Drill
April 29-May 2	End of Year Writing assessment
May 2	Panther Pride – Cinco de Mayo
May 15	LCIS Lockdown Drill
May 16	LCSD Art Show – LCES – 5-7 pm
May 23	3rd Grade Cornerstone Trip – Hayden Meadows – 8:45-2:30
May 27	No School – Holiday
May 28	4th Grade Cornerstone Trip – Hayden Meadows – 8:45-2:30
May 29	Community Meeting
May 29	Fire Drill
May 30	6th Grade Cornerstone Trip – destination TBD
June 5	Celebration of Learning – LCIS – 6-7:15 pm