LCES Panther Cub Communication #15
Week of November 11-November 14
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| LCES Families, Winter is upon us in Leadville! Friendly reminder to use caution in our parking lots and on our sidewalks as they can become icy and dangerous. Also, please remember to pack your child’s snow clothes each morning as we go outside every day the weather is above 10 degrees. We are looking forward to Thanksgiving lunch at LCES in less than two weeks! See the flier below or reach out to the front office (719-486-6890) for more information. We are excited to welcome you to our building for this festive lunch date. We hope you have a warm weekend ahead. Please reach out to me with any questions, concerns, or celebrations. One of the best parts of my job is the relationships and connections with parents for the betterment of their students. Warm regards, Brandi Lovely, Principal blovely@lakecountyschools.net | |
| Tips of the Week | |
| Why is it important to read everyday with your child? Check out this article that lists the many research based reasons why reading with your child is important: https://childmind.org/article/why-is-it-important-to-read-to-your-child/ If you are looking for books to read at home, check out the local public library, or contact your child’s teacher. | |
| K-2 Specifics | |
Drop-Off Lane: Please use slow speeds in the drop off and pick up lane in the mornings and afternoons. Especially now with the icy conditions, we want to ensure our parking lots and school is the safest it can possibly be. Thanks for your cooperation!Do you know what BOOST is? Boost is an online learning literacy platform connected to our CKLA Amplify curriculum. This program is tailored for each student and the specific literacy skills they need to target. To log on to BOOST at home, your child will need their Clever badge which is located on the back of their yellow Thursday folder. Download the Clever app to your phone or tablet to get started on BOOST at home! Just 10 minutes a day is shown to significantly improve a student’s literacy skills. If you need help logging on or need an additional Clever badge, please reach out to your child’s teacher. Literacy Reading Challenge Update: The raffle winners for our October Reading Challenge are: Jazmine J in Mrs. Compean’s crew Axel L in Ms. McGovern’s crew Asher S in Ms. Frattolin’s crew Panthers, keep on reading! We are very proud of the work you do every day. We want to express our excitement in seeing our students reading daily! Thank you for supporting their reading efforts at home during our October reading challenge. Our next reading challenge will be in February. Until then, please continue to support your child’s daily reading routine in your home language. Ms. Mulcey, Literacy Specialist Teacher Contact Information: Should you have a question, concern, or celebration, here are the email addresses for each teacher. Save these and be in touch, soon! Kindergarten: Ms. Bray- obray@lakecountyschools.net Mrs. Compean- mcompean@lakecountyschools.net Mrs. Kissell- kkissell@lakecountyschools.net 1st Grade Mr. Burns- mburns@lakecountyschools.net Ms. Enriquez- jenriquez@lakecountyschools.net Ms. McGovern- cmcgovern@lakecountyschools.net 2nd Grade- Ms. Frattolin- jfrattolin@lakecountyschools.net Mrs. Regan- kregan@lakecountyschools.net Parent Volunteers: If interested in volunteering, we encourage parents to reach out to their child’s teacher or Mrs. Lovely to see where the biggest need of help may be. Sometimes this may look like making copies or laminating new math materials. We always appreciate the extra help! You’re Invited to Lunch! Families are welcome to join their student during their lunch time. Lunch times are as follows: Kindergarten eats at 11:40, first grade eats at 12:00, and second grade eats at 12:20. Please be sure to sign in at the front office and if eating school lunch, bring $4.50 for an adult meal. Thanks! Attendance Reminder: If you know your child will be absent from school, please notify our front office staff. If your child is planning to miss school for 3 or more days, you should complete the Request for Pre-Arranged Absence Form in the front office. This form should be submitted three days prior to the absence so that we can notify your child’s teachers and appropriate support for your child can be put into place. We follow the district attendance policy, as follows: 1. After 7 absences, we require a doctor’s note to excuse all future absences. 2. At 10 absences, we notify parents/caretakers of our concerns in writing and meet to establish an attendance success plan. 3. At 15 absences (chronic absenteeism defined in BOE Policy JH), we hold an attendance meeting to discuss further actions as needed. Any further absences the parent/guardian must call and speak with the Assistant Principal directly. 4. At 20 absences, the Assistant Principal may refer the student to Nancy Abila the Juvenile Diversion Coordinator for the District Attorney’s office or Truancy Court. Thank you for your support in ensuring that our students are here and ready to learn each day! HOWLs Challenge: We have a new HOWLs challenge for quarter 2! Students will try to earn as many HOWL Dollars as they can by December 16th for the chance to earn a special lunch with Mrs. Lovely and Ms. Rapke! The top six HOWL dollar earners in each crew will win. For each student who wins, we will send home parent communication on Dec. 16th and 17th. The special lunch will be held on Dec. 18th. Food Program: 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. Smart Bellies entrega semanalmente comida para niños y una bolsa de vegetales para nuestras familias. Regístrese completando el formulario https://forms.gle/5KyNS6wkEVv89uns6. Dejaremos las bolsas de comida afuera de su puerta cada semana. Condado de Lake: Las entregas se realizarán los jueves de cada semana. No dude en comunicarse con Smart Bellies en smartbelliesco@gmail.com o al 970-368-2848 si tiene preguntas, necesita adaptaciones especiales o más comida.Interested in more arts experiences for youth/kids in our community? Please take this 1 minute survey to help guide the Tabor Opera House’s growing youth/kids arts programs.https://bit.ly/tyckids | |
| K-2 Project Dream Information | |
| Hello Project Dream Families, Just a friendly reminder when dropping off your student for Friday programming you can drop off in the back of the building, in the afternoon you must come to the front of the building and sign your student out! Drop off is NO earlier than 7:45am. Pick-up NO later than 3:30pm a fee of $1.00 per minute will be charged for each minute. All-day Friday tuition fees are due! Students who have unpaid tuition fees and late fees for September and October will be unenrolled from all-day Friday programs starting November 1st until payments are received. Please see recent emails regarding overdue balances, and you can always check your e-Funds account for fee statements as well (See out e-Funds payment guide in English or Spanish). LCES Project Dream information- check this site for transportation schedules and more LCES specific Project Dream details. If you have any questions regarding Project Dream, after school program, please contact Raquel Contreras at 719-293-5363 or via email at rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net | |
| Preschool Specifics | |
| Hello Center Families, It looks like the snow is here to stay! Yikes! The cold weather brings up a few notes and reminders for families. – Winter clothing – please send this with your child every day. Jackets, hats, gloves/mittens, boots, and snowpants are essential to outdoor play. You can take these back and forth every day or you leave them in the classroom until Thursday, whatever is most convenient. Lots of little winter clothing looks the same, please write your child’s name on or in each item. This helps out our teachers as they get a classroom full of preschoolers ready for outside play. It also makes returning lost items to you much easier! – Cameras and the front entrance – cold weather brings hoods and hats! This also makes it hard to see in our cameras who is at our doors. Please help by removing your hood or hat when you enter The Center’s main entrance. This will help us better see who is at our doors for entry, thanks for your help with this! – Sidewalks and parking lots – these get icy with the cold weather conditions. Please use caution when getting out of cars, going down stairs, ect. We want to keep everyone as safe as possible during the snowy, icy season. Thanks for a focus on warmth and safety as we enter what appears to be an early winter! Stay warm! Tanya Lenhard –PreK Director Office phone: 719-486-6928 Cell: 719-293-1055 tdlenhard@lakecountyschools.net Classroom and Curriculum Updates: Home to School Connection: – CKLA home to school connection tip: I am so excited to see our new Veterinary Center dramatic play centers. If you have any lightly used and clean stuffed animals pets that you’d like to donate to your child’s classroom we are accepting donations. This week your child is learning about the letter “Ff.” You can help support their learning by looking for the letter “Ff” in your environment, books, and around your home. “What would you do with a tail like this?” by Jenkins and Robin Page is highlighted this week. Ask your child to tell you about the story. Here is a link to the home school connection for this week. Zig-Zag Lines Help your child to practice pre-writing strokes by modeling and then trying zig-zag lines. Have fun! – Room 130: Room 130 is continuing their exploration of trees! Next week they will be reading the classic book, Henny Penny. Henny Penny Kelly Horning Assistant Director Office Phone: 719-486-6927 khorning@lakecountyschools.net Family Engagement Corner: Hello, Preschool Family: So far, our November Mornings have been full of cold SNOW and warm SMILES! What a treat it is to see your children with their smiling faces entering the building to start their day! This month, as we focus on helping children learn to be appreciative, it is important to have conversations about being thankful. Try the “Three Good Things” activity below with your family. Even as an adult, it is a good reminder to acknowledge and express an attitude of gratitude each day. SHARE “THREE GOOD THINGS” EACH DAY! As a family, make it a ritual to share three good things that happened that day. This is a perfect way to connect at dinnertime or bedtime. Simply ask children, “What made you happy today? What are you thankful for?” And don’t forget to share your own reflections, modeling for your kids a daily attitude of gratitude for the small things in life. Rhonda H. DeVoe Preschool Family and Community Engagement Manager Office Phone: (719) 486-6925 Cell Phone: (719) 293-1403 rdevoe@lakecountyschools.net | |
| PK-2 Important Dates | |
| Important Dates: – November 18: K-2 Panther Day during Specials – November 21: Thanksgiving Lunch at LCES- flier below – November 25-28: Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL – December 2: K-2 Dollar Day – December 5: K-2 Community Meeting in the gym at 8:00am (Responsibility- led by kindergarten team) – December 12: K-2 Music Concert 6pm – December 18: PK-2 Family Fun Night Winter Festival 6:00-7:30pm – December 19: K-2 Panther Day during Specials, PK Trail 100 Celebrations – December 23-January 5: Winter Break, NO SCHOOL | |
| Fliers | |
              The Lake County School District has an excess of artificial turf rolls obtained during the re-turf of the Community Field. They are currently stored in the upper parking lot of the Lake County Intermediate School on 6th street. They are free to anyone who would like to take them. Each roll weighs about 1,200 pounds, and are on a first come, first serve basis.  | |
