LCES Panther Cub Communication #16
Week of November 18-November 21
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| LCES Families, We are looking forward to our Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, November 21st! See the flier below for specific times. Adult lunches are $5 and non-district student lunches are $3. After checking in at the front table, you will be asked to wait in your student’s pod or by their classroom door. Students will be released to go get lunch with you and lunch will be eaten in the gym. If you are wanting to take your student home after lunch, please be sure to sign your student out with their teacher. Teachers or duty staff will have the sign out forms. We are excited to see you on Thursday for our yummy feast! 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. Have a wonderful weekend, Panthers! 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. 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. 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 :After 7 absences, we require a doctor’s note to excuse all future absences. At 10 absences, we notify parents/caretakers of our concerns in writing and meet to establish an attendance success plan. 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. 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! 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, This week was filled with more fun learning at The Center. This week in classrooms I saw enjoyment with outdoor play, special care for animals in our vet centers, elaborate block building, and joy when putting together floor puzzles. Our teachers are focused on student needs and child learning. The Center is a great place to be! We hope to see you all at our Thanksgiving lunch next week. Please see the attached fliers. Preschool families should plan to arrive at the listed check in time on the flier. All families should enter the main LCES building, check in at the front table, and pay for meals. Then you will want to go down to your child’s preschool classrooms and wait with them until it is time to transition together for lunch in the LCES gym. Please reach out to the front office with any questions or if you would like to set up having siblings eat together at a specific scheduled lunch block. Turkey lunch – Yum! The sun is nice to see, but winter is upon us. Please send your child’s winter clothing every day. We want all our preschoolers to be able to fully enjoy our outdoor recess time and staying warm and dry helps with that. Also, it is very helpful to front office staff if families and visitors remove hats and hoods upon entry into our building. This makes it easier to view in our cameras who is at our doors. We appreciate everyone’s help with this! In this season of gratitude, I continue to be thankful for all of you and the children you bring into our doors each day. Enjoy your weekend – see you Monday! 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:. On Wednesday, 11/20, our students will expand their learning about animals with a visit from Jen Windorski from the Department of Wildlife. All of our learners will get to use their senses to learn about different animals that live in Colorado. We are looking forward to such an exciting week! This week ask your child to observe animals that she/he sees everyday. It could be a pet or a familiar wild animal like a bird or squirrel. Talk about the name of the animals. How big is it? What color is it? How does it move? What does it eat and drink? Kelly Horning Assistant Director Office Phone: 719-486-6927 khorning@lakecountyschools.net Family Engagement Corner: It is almost THANKSGIVING and time to celebrate with Friends and Family! Check out the following article on how to help your Preschooler learn about the meaning of Thanksgiving and how you can celebrate it together!Why is Thanksgiving Important? Teaching Children about ThanksgivingThanksgiving is a special holiday: a whole day focused on spending time with loved ones and being thankful, without much of the commercialism that has crept into many other holidays. But before you pull up to the table to enjoy your delicious Thanksgiving feast, consider the opportunities this day presents to teach children about the important values of Thanksgiving, such as thankfulness, gratitude, and family.How to Teach Children the Meaning of Thanksgivinghttps://www.brighthorizons.com/resources/article/thanksgiving-a-time-for-familyHere are a few tips to teach and model important Thanksgiving lessons during the holiday:Talk about family traditions and tell stories: If your celebration involves multiple generations or multiple families, talk about traditions, “the good old days,” and your own childhood. Stories teach children about life and history.Talk about your Thanksgiving Feast: Talk to children about where food comes from and how it was prepared. Everyone can share what their favorite food is and why.Be thankful: Focus on the things you are thankful for; ask everyone at the table to say what they are thankful for or make a list of what your family is thankful for.Share and donate: Thanksgiving is a celebration of sharing and abundance. Develop a tradition of sharing with those who have less and involve children in contributing to a food shelter or other charities. This can help children to be thankful for what they have and learn the importance of helping others.Create something for Thanksgiving together: Whether you’re cooking with your children or creating a craft, involving kids in the preparation or an activity is a great way to celebrate and enjoy family time. Don’t worry if the potatoes have a lump or two—the memory-making experience is worth it.Have fun: Sometimes children spend long hours at the kids’ table while grown-ups talk and talk. Be sure, fun family activities and enjoying one another is a top priority on Thanksgiving.From our Center Family to yours, however you spend your day, we hope you have a safe, healthy, and delicious Thanksgiving with family, friends, and neighbors! Hope to see lots of you at the “LCES Thanksgiving Feast” next week! 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 5: K-2 Community Meeting in the gym at 8:00am (Responsibility- led by kindergarten team) December 12: K-2 Music Concert 6pm December 16-19: Holiday Spirit Week 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 | |
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