LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 10-4-24
Hello LCIS Panthers,
We conducted our annual evacuation drill on Thursday this week. The students walked to the Lutheran Church, our evacuation site, quickly, quietly, and safely. They were respectful and calm while teachers and staff accounted for each and every student. We are so proud of their behavior! They exhibited responsibility and respect, two of our Habits of Work and Learning (HOWLs), while evacuating our building, traveling to the church, and waiting quietly for accountability. We know that conducting these drills will help to keep all of us safe in the event of an emergency.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up fast! We are excited to meet with students and families on October 16 and October 17 from noon until 8 pm. Please use this link to schedule an appointment with your child’s crew teacher. Students will have sack lunches in the classroom and then be dismissed at 11:15. Busses will run their regular routes. Please be sure you call the office before 10am if you have a change for your child’s after school instructions.
Picture retakes are next week on Tuesday the 8th. Order forms went home last week, but we have more in the office if you need one. You can also order online by using this link:https://lifetouch.com/ and this code EVTFS69XR. Only students who have completed a paper or online order will have their picture taken.
Our scholars set a new record on IXL this week by answering almost 37,000 questions. Our grand total of questions answered this year is over 152,000! Awesome! We can see from the graph below that more than half of these questions are being answered at home. Thank you so much for encouraging your child to work on English Language Arts and Math on IXL. A little practice every day adds up to increased academic achievement!
Congratulations to this week’s Skill Masters group!
They had the most skills mastered in ELA and Math this week on IXL.
| Our attendance continues to hover in the mid to low 90 percentile. Please do everything you can to prioritize school and have your child at LCIS every day! Our first attendance celebration will be held on 10/10/24. We are planning our Fun Fruit Fest! | 3rd 93.78% 4th 93.43% 5th 94.42% 6th 95.08% |
Project Dream:
Project Dream continues our normal Friday programs this week. Students must be registered to attend Friday programs. A tuition fee applies for full-day programs on Friday (8:00 am to 3:00 pm), and no transportation is available to or from the school. Our free Friday programs run from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and transportation is available if needed.
Swim Lessons: Students attending full-day Friday programs at Project Dream will be registered to attend swim lessons at Swim Squared. Students will attend lessons for four consecutive sessions of our normal Friday programs. You will receive a text and email if your student is registered for a swim lesson block. If your student is attending swim lessons, please send them with a swim suit and a towel. Project Dream pays all fees for swim lessons, there are no additional fees for swim lessons. Dates for swim groups are as follows:
- Group 1: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, & 10/25
- Group 2: 11/1, 11/8, 11/22, & 12/6
- Group 3: 1/10, 1/24, 1/31, & 12/6
LCIS Project Dream information- check this site for transportation schedules and more LCIS-specific Project Dream details.
Project Dream would like to include a link to Smart Bellies in your weekly communication that goes out to parents. Will you please send out the following:
Smart Bellies delivers kid-friendly food weekly and a bag of produce for our families. Register by filling out the form at https://forms.gle/5KyNS6wkEVv89uns6. We will leave the bags of food outside of your door each week.
Lake County deliveries happen on Thursday each week.
Please feel free to reach out to Smart Bellies at smartbelliesco@gmail.com or 970-368-2848 if you have questions, need special accommodations or more food.
If you have any questions regarding Project Dream please contact Blanca Rodriguez at 719-293-0115 or via email at brodriguez@lakecountyschools.net
Blanca Rodriguez**Project Dream Site Supervisor **Lake County Intermediate School
Se habla español
Thanks for a great week, Panthers!
Cheryl Talbot, LCIS Principal
ATHLETIC UPDATE:
Our fall sports season is underway! Please click this link for a calendar of sporting events.
If you have questions related to athletics, the best person to contact is:
Amy Peters, Athletic/Activities Director – 719-293-0105 – apeters@lakecountyschools.net
Please click this link to access the Community Calendar for additional upcoming events in our Community.
Upcoming LCIS Events:
| October 8 | Picture Retakes |
| October 10 | Attendance Celebration – Fun Fruit Feast! |
| October 14 | First Day of Boys Basketball Practice! |
| October 16-17, 2024 | Parent – Teacher Conferences – noon – 8 pmHalf Day School for Students |
| October 16 | HOWL Reward for 3rd & 4th Grades @ the Community Field |
| October 17 | HOWL Reward for 5th and 6th Grades @ the Community Field |
| October 24 | Fire Drill |
| October 30 | Community Meeting – 8:05 – LCIS Gym – led by 5th grade |
| October 31 | Panther Pride Day – Halloween |
Looking Ahead:
| November 7 | Lockdown Drill |
| November 14 | Panther Pride Day – Thanksgiving |
| November 19 | Thanksgiving Lunch |
| November 20 | Community Meeting – 8:05 am – LCIS Gym -led by 4th grade |
| November 21 | Fire Drill |
| November 25-28 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 23, 2024 – January 2, 2025 | Winter Break |
| March 10-13, 2025 | Spring Break |
| March 26-27, 2025 | Parent – Teacher Conferences – Noon – 8 pm Half Day School for Students |
| May 2, 2025 | Memorial Holiday – No School |
| June 19, 2025 | Last Day of School |
