LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 4-25-25

by tvincent · April 24, 2025

Hello LCIS Panthers,

With only one more week of April it can feel like we’re almost at the end of our school year. While it’s getting close, we still have eight weeks left of learning! It’s important for your child to continue to be at school ready to learn every day. All of our students have just begun or are about to begin new ELA units with exciting topics and they continue to learn new math skills.

Please plan to join us for our next Community Meeting hosted by 3rd grade on Wednesday April 30 at 8:05 in the LCIS Gym. We will honor students for the HOWL of perseverance and also pull perseverance tickets from our CMAS testing for students who will be eligible for attending a Colorado Rockies baseball game on Thursday, May 22nd. This is sure to be an exciting Community Meeting. Please join us!

We have many exciting activities and events coming up, but we want to highlight two very important occasions so that you can put them on your calendar.

Our students are busily preparing for our end of year Celebration of Learning on June 11th. Mark your calendars for this important event! We will begin at 6pm in the LCIS Gym with a welcome followed by vocal performances by students in grades 3-5 and concluding with visits to the all grade level classrooms to listen to students share their learning.

Also, if you are a parent/guardian of a 6th grader, we will have our annual celebration on Wednesday, June 18th at 2:15 in the LCIS Gym.

On Wednesday, LCIS had a visit from the Mobile Earth & Space Observatory (MESO). Students in 3rd and 5th grades have been studying space in STEM class and were able to enhance their learning with some interactive stations that focused on light, thermal energy, and gravity. They were also able to look through a very powerful telescope to observe sunspots and solar flares.

Our annual LCSD Art Show is coming up on May 15th. We are looking for volunteers. If you would like to volunteer at this fun event, please sign up here.

I’m Here For It!

Our April Attendance Challenge will end next week! Look how close this race is! With only two school days left, here are the standings:

1st Place = 6th Grade at 94.26%

2nd Place = 3rd Grade at 93.33%

3rd Place =4th Grade at 93.29%

4th Place = 5th Grade at 92.50%

The grade level with the best attendance for the month of April will earn Free Play Time. Also, those students from the winning class who are at school every single day in April will be invited to enjoy an exclusive, sugar free treat.

Not only has attendance been great, the students who are chronically late have decreased from 31 to 17 – that is great! The attendance rate for this school year, so far, is 92.61% and we are quickly approaching our goal of 93.7%. Lets keep up the good work, Panthers!

Preschool enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is now open at The Center in the Lake County Elementary School. Children need to be 3 or 4 by October 1, 2025. We also have limited availability for children that will be 30 months by August 1, 2025. We offer a variety of program options including:

Head Start (tuition free services for qualifying families)
Colorado Universal Preschool (15 hours of tuition free preschool for 4 year olds)
Individual Education Services (IEP)
Tuition Based Preschool
Extended Care Hours

Please stop by the front office at the Lake County Elementary School front office to pick up an application or visit our website at lakecountyschools.net/thecenter/. We will be hosting 3 Round up events for both Kindergarten pre-registration and Preschool enrollment this spring. See the attached flyer for more details. You can also call the LCES main office 486-6890 or Rhonda DeVoe at 719-293-1403 with any questions.

Project Dream Updates:

Project Dream is hiring a part time position to drive the Activity Bus for afterschool and Friday programs! Many Project Dream families say how helpful it is to have free transportation for our programs, and we need your help continuing this service.

Pay is $20-$26.50/hour dependent upon experience, average 20 hours per week, no CDL required. If you know anyone who might be interested, please share this job post with them: https://www.lakecountyschools.net/blog/2025/03/18/lcsd-is-seeking-a-driver-for-project-dream-programs-no-cdl-required/

Intermediate School Information & Policies

Blanca Rodriguez | LCIS Site Supervisor | 719-293-0115 | rodriguez@lakecountyschools.net

Thanks for a great week, Panthers!

Cheryl Talbot, LCIS Principal

ATHLETIC UPDATE:

Please click this link for a calendar of sporting events. This calendar can also be accessed from the district website under the athletics tab.

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:

April 30

Community Meeting – 3rd grade will lead

Looking Ahead:

May 1	Panther Pride Day Cinco de Mayo
May 14	Lockdown Drill
May 13	3rd Grade to Hayden Meadows 8:30-1:45
May 15	Attendance Celebration
May 15	LCSD Art Show @ LCES 5-7pm
May 19	6th Grade to visit LCHS 8:15-9:30
May 20	6th Grade to Hayden Meadows 8:45-1:30
May 22	Rockies AAA Attendance Reward
May 26, 2025	Memorial Holiday – No School
May 28	Community Meeting – Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Talbot will lead
May 29	Fire Drill
May 29	5th grade Pathways to Fishing @ Leadville Fish Hatchery
June 3	4th Grade to Hayden Meadows 8:30-1:45
June 3	Outdoor Band Concert at Ice Palace Park – 5pm
June 10	5th Grade to Hayden Meadows 8:45-1:30
June 11	Celebration Of Learning & Vocal Music Presentation – LCIS Gym – 6-7:15 pm
June 12	Field Day
June 14	LCHS Graduation
June 18	6th Grade Celebration – LCIS Gym – 2:15 pm
June 19, 2025	Last Day of SchoolHalf Day for Students! Release – 11:15am