LCES Panther Cub Communication #25
Week of February 19-February 22, 2024
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Hello Families,
It has been a fun week at LCES this week with Valentine’s Day and all the learning. Thanks to all the parents who were able to come have lunch with your child this week. It was so much fun to see so many of you here this week. Please remember that you are always welcome to come have lunch with your child and enjoy our great school lunches ($4.50 for adults).
We have a lot of fun activities planned for this week. See below for details:
100th day of school Monday
We are excited to partner with Swallow Hill Music (see website here) to bring a fun music concert to our school on Wednesday, February 21st for all students preschool through 2nd grade. The funds for this experience come from Rocky Mountain High Reading Council Book Basket Raffle. The concert will take place in the gym and will begin at 10:00, running until 10:45. The concert is titled “Pioneer Music of the Mountain West”. We are looking forward to this fun experience for our students and invite parents to attend! If you are wanting to attend, please sign at the front office first.
Please see the attached calendar for the 2024-2025 school year!
2024-2025 LCSD Calendar Final 2.12.24.pdf
Interested in serving on the Lake County School Board of Education? There is an open seat! See below for more information.
Lake County School Board Openings Feb. 2024
Dr. Seuss Week
See flier below for more information regarding our Dr. Seuss spirit week, March 4-7.
Joy of Reading Literacy Night PK-6
Thursday, February 29th, please join us for our Joy of Reading Literacy Night. This year’s theme is “Reading is a Superpower!” PK-6th grade students will be able to participate and learn activities they can do at home to help support literacy growth and reading. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite literacy superhero. See flier for details.
Thank you all for sharing your kiddos with us everyday! Please reach out at any time if you have celebrations, questions, or concerns.
Have a great weekend,
Katie Pongrekun
Principal, LCES
kpongrekun@lakecountyschools.net
| Staff of the Week Highlight! |
Each week this year in family communication, we will be highlighting a staff member in the building. If you want, please feel free to send emails, handwritten notes, or letters of encouragement to that staff member.
Ms. Kuehl- 1st Grade Teacher
Ms. Kuehl grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska. From 2015-2021 she was a K-2 special education teacher and from 2021 to present she is a part of our first grade team as a teacher. Ms. Kuehl played golf in high school and enjoys singing, dancing, hiking, going to the hot springs, and reading. She is inspired by the ability to teach and guide children to be the best version of themselves. Her dream vacation would be to travel to Greece. Thank you for all the work you do, Ms. Kuehl!
Send Ms. Kuehl an encouraging note at kkuehl@lakecountyschools.net
| K-2 Specifics |
- Breakfast: We are noticing that a lot of students haven’t been eating breakfast in the morning and are getting hungry before snack and lunch. To help support this, we are encouraging students to eat when they get to school. Please remember that drop off starts at 7:30 and students can get free breakfast every day. If you do want your child to eat breakfast at school, please have them here no later than 7:45 so that they have time to eat and get to class by 8:00. Thanks so much!
- STEM is in need of toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. If you have any that you would like to donate, please bring them into the front office. Thanks so much for your support!
| Preschool Specifics |
Curriculum:
- Preschool Room – We are very excited to move into domain 4 and learn about plants. This domain is designed to teach young children appropriate, nonfiction content about plants. Children will have the opportunity for hands-on learning activities such as planting and observing plants. When interacting with real plants, students are given opportunities to engage in the scientific reasoning cycle by asking questions, making predictions, making observations, and recording observations.
Read this article for more information regarding science and early childhood.
Nursery Rhymes:
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- One Potato, Two Potato
- Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow
- Ring Around the Rosey
- Peter Piper
- Tippety, Tippety
- 2 ½ Years Old Room – Children will start studying about clothes. Clothes come in a variety of colors, textures, materials, and patterns, which provide a wide range of observable features for children to explore. Supporting children how to zip, button, and snap their own clothing helps support independent learning and strengthen their fingers and hands.
Letter to families about clothing study: English and Spanish
Second Step Curriculum
- We will resume our social emotional curriculum for week 14 “Strong Feeling”. Kindly see the letter link below to help support your children at home. Letter Link English and Spanish
MAIL MONTH (Feb. 1 – Mar. 7th) – Kindly read the letter attached for more information about the mail month for our preschoolers. If you have shoes boxes or any small boxes that can be used to make a mailbox, kindly bring them to The Center to share.
Another fun activity we do during mail month is our traditional field trip to the Post Office. Children will learn and understand how mail/packages get distributed in our community. Children will also have the opportunity to write their own letter then send it to their friends and family.
Here is the tentative schedule for the Preschool Post Office Field Trip. Children will be riding the bus to and from school.
Feb 21, 2024
Group 1- Room 130 10:00-10:30
Group 2- Room 131 10:30-11:00
Feb 27, 2024
Group 1- Room 133 10:00-11:00
Group 2- Room 135 10:30-11:00
Feb 28, 2024
Group 1- Room 137 10:00-11:00
Group 2-Room 139 10:30-11:00
February Activity Bingo and In-kind Form: English and Spanish Kindly turn in your In-kind form by February 29th.
Reminders:
- With current staffing shortages, there is a chance that your child’s class will be split into other rooms and closed on any given day. This may occur after your child has already been dropped off.
- Reminder school doors open at 9:00 am each day, we ask that you wait until you schedule hours listed on your signed tuition agreement. Any time that is outside these hours are billable to you.
- Be sure to put your student’s yellow folder in their backpack to return on Monday so that we can fill them back up with important information. Thanks for helping with this.
| Important Dates PK-2 |
| February 19 | 100th Day of School! |
| February 21 | PK-2 Swallow Hill Music Concert 10:00-10:45 in the gym, “Pioneer Music of the Mountain West” |
| February 29 | K-2 Community Meeting in the Gym at 8:00, HOWL of the month is Compassion and the meeting will be led by 1st grade |
| March 4-7 | Dr. Seuss Spirit Week |
| March 7 | K-2 Dollar Day Panther Day during Specials: Dr. Seuss Week |
| March 11-15 | Spring Break |
| March 20-21 | Parent Teacher Conferences 12:00-8:00pmHalf Days of School: Dismissal 11:00am |
| March 28 | K-2 Community Meeting in the Gym at 8:00, HOWL of the month is Perseverance and the meeting will be led by Kindergarten |
Public Library Schedule:
| February 20,2024 | 10:40-11:10 | Jazmin & Dulce |
| February 21,2024 | 8:20-8:50 | Frattolin |
| 10:10-10:40 | Kuehl | |
| 2:15-2:45 | Compean | |
| February 27,2024 | 10:40-11:10 | Trisha & Dulce |
| February 28,2024 | 8:50-9:20 | Regan |
| 10:05-10:45 | Duncan | |
| 1:40-2:10 | Kissell |
LCES Menus:
| Project Dream Information |
Please be on the lookout for a text/email with information for spring programs. Your student’s days in Project Dream will remain the same unless you request otherwise. There will be some edits to our transportation route which will be sent out next week.
You can find the full Project Dream calendar here.
If you ever have any questions or concerns about Project Dream, please reach out to Raquel Contreras, our LCES Site Supervisor (719-293-5363 or rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net).
Project Dream El Camioncito programs will be paused until further notice. We will be in touch when El Camioncito is back in your neighborhood!
Due to the Joy of Reading Event, Project Dream pick-up will take place outside of the 2nd grade pod on Thursday, February 29th (front of building, by bus drop-off).
Community News |
Hello School District Friends,
On behalf of our SBHC team, can you please add the following in your next outgoing communication:
National Children’s Dental Health Month
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and serves as great reminder to schedule your child’s preventative dental exam. As part of the Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program) dental benefit, children under 21 can access preventive services like exams, cleanings, sealants, and more!
Call 970-710-5049 to schedule a school-based appointment or 970-668-4055 to schedule at one of our dental clinics.
Additional resources are available here: https://www.ada.org/resources/community-initiatives/national-childrens-dental-health-month
| Fliers |
