LCIS Friday Afternoon Shout Out 12/19/25
Hello LCIS Families,
We hope you have a wonderful winter break filled with family, fun, and festivities. We truly hope that you are able to spend quality time with your child snuggling up with a book, playing games, or making some of your favorite holiday foods.
We’ve had a strong first semester and are excited to continue learning and growing together in the second semester. We’re so grateful to have your child as part of our school community and appreciative of your support and partnership.
Celebrations:
Our third graders showed craftsmanship as they hosted our December Community Meeting. Their decorations and costumes for the play Androcles and The Lion were created with care and attention to detail. The actors delivered a fine performance showing that practice.
We celebrated our December Class Attendance Reward on December 17th. Mrs. Duncan’s Crew had a 98% attendance rate for the month of December.
Our December Scholars of the Month for Craftsmanship
Upcoming:
Multilingual Assessment: ACCESS during January
Students who are English Language Learners will be taking the Access test in January. This is an exciting opportunity for students to demonstrate the English skills they’ve developed in the past year. The test consists of four domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. Each domain will be tested separately. Ask your multilingual scholar to show you the practice test online! They can open it from the home screen of their Chromebook, or you can use the WIDA website. Sample items for each grade level are here for students to practice. Students may also watch a test demo here so they know exactly what to expect. Watch out for more information next week, and reach out to the ELD teacher, Amanda Rogers (arogers@lakecountyschools.net), if you have any questions.
IXL Homework Update- Winter Break Challenge!
We are looking for every LCIS Panther to spend 2 hours on Math skills and 2 hours on ELA skills over the winter break for a grand total of 4 hours. Every student who reaches this goal will earn play time with The Rizzler!
Attendance
We have 35 students with perfect attendance from Aug 11-Dec 18! This dedicated group of scholars will be invited to a skating party at the Huck Finn Ice Rink on Jan. 15.
School is back in session on Monday, January 5th. See you then!
Communications:
From the School Based Health Center: We hope your kiddo has been smiling bright! If it’s time to get their next dental cleaning on the books, we have a few easy options to fit your family’s schedule.
School-Based Health Centers (Lake, Park, and Summit Counties)
We’re excited to offer convenient in-school cleanings for just $25. If your child attends a participating school in Lake or Summit County, this is a super simple way to keep up with their dental care, no extra driving needed!
Pediatric Practice in Frisco
Prefer an in-office visit? We’d love to see you at our Frisco pediatric practice! It’s a great option if you’d like to be present during the appointment or if an after-school time works better for your family.
Give us a quick call, and we’ll help you choose the best option and get everything scheduled. We’re here to make this easy and keep those smiles healthy!
Summit 970-668-4055, Lake 970-668-4043, Park 970-668-4048, Pediatric office (in Frisco) 970-668-8668
Looking forward to seeing your kiddo soon!
We welcome all parent communication at LCIS!
Please feel free to contact us using any of these methods:
LCIS Office 719-486-6830
LCIS Cell Phone 719-293-0964
Julie Guzman – Bilingual Secretary and Registrar – jguzman@lakecountyschools.net
Tracy Vincent – Secretary tvincent@lakecountyschools.net
Do you need to change your child’s end of day plans? No problem! Simply call 719-293-6830, text 719-293-0964 or email our front office staff by 2pm.
Go Panthers!
Cheryl Talbot, LCIS Principal
PROJECT DREAM
- See our updated calendar on the LCIS Project Dream Information website.
- Project Dream will be hosting a regular Friday program on January 9th, as we have cancelled our staff training.
Friday Programs
Fridays with Project Dream still have open enrollment. Please contact your school’s Site Supervisor for registration information. We’ve had great field trips this Fall, including trips to the Denver Zoo and Museum of Nature and Science! This winter will feature more trips to community pools, outdoor recreation sites in Lake County and the movie theater.
Blanca Rodriguez
LCIS Site Supervisor
719-293-0115
brodriguez@lakecountyschools.net
ATHLETIC UPDATE:
Important information about Lake County Athleticics can be found using this link. You will find a link to the Lake County Sports website, fee information, a link to the current sports schedules and much more.
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
Looking Ahead
| December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 | Winter Break |
| January 5 | Students and Staff Return to school |
| January 8 | Report Cards go Home |
| January 12-22 | ACCESS testing for Multilingual Learners |
| January 15 | Awesome Attendance Reward |
| January 19 | Attendance Reward: Pizza to a Family |
| January 22 | Fire Drill |
| January 28 | Rizzler Reward |
| January 28 | Community Meeting 6th grade led 8:05 LCIS Gym |
| January 29 | Class Attendance Reward |
| February 2 | Attendance Reward: Pizza to a Family |
| February 10 | LCIS Spelling Bee |
| February 16 | Attendance Reward: Pizza to a Family |
| February 19 | Fire Drill |
| February 25 | Community Meeting 5th grade led 8:05 LCIS Gym |
| March 9-13 | Spring Break |
| March 25-26 | Half Day for Students / Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| May 25 | No School – holiday |
| June 13 | LCHS Graduation |
| June 18 | Last Day Of School |
