LCES Panther Cub Communication #20
Week of December 23-January 5th
LCES Families,
Oh, what a great time of the year! Families, thank you so much for your partnership throughout this first part of the school year. This past week has been so fun and our parent engagement throughout the week was phenomenal. Thank you for showing up for your student at Family Fun Night or our Trail 100 PK Celebration. Spirit week participation was high and the festive spirit was everywhere!
Enjoy the two weeks off from school and we look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, January 6th.
Happy Holidays!
Brandi Lovely, Principal
Tips of the Week | |
As we are anticipating Winter Break, here is a helpful article titled “A Parent’s Guide to Handling Children’s Extended School Breaks”. We recognize and understand breaks from school can be a challenging time for some families and we are here to support your child the best we can when they are at school. Mrs. Christy, our school counselor, is a phenomenal resource for students when it comes to stressful break times. Her contact information is 719-427-0105 or crtrujillo@lakecountyschools.net, if you feel you need extra support during these times. | |
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: Congrats to all of our HOWLs challenge winners for quarter 2! Mrs. Lovely and Ms. Rapke were so excited to enjoy a special lunch with these friends on Wednesday! Our next HOWLs challenge for quarter 3 will begin when we get back from winter break. (Insert photos from Brandi) 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! 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,Elementary School Information & PoliciesRaquel Contreras | LCES Site Supervisor | 719-293-5363 | rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net Changes to Friday Programming, Starting January Transportation is now available morning and afternoon, no mid-day transportation Project Dream is shifting its available, free transportation for Fridays. Starting when we return from Winter Break in January, transportation will available at the following times: Morning: 7:30-8:00 am pickup from home, arrive at Project Dream 8:15 amAfternoon: Depart Project Dream at 2:50 pm, arrive home 3:00-3:30 pm Project Dream will no longer offer mid-day transportation for students arriving at noon. Project Dream has limited capacity (28 available spots) for free transportation. Priority will be given to families who live far away from schools, who don’t have means of transportation, or are unable to drop off/pick up due to work schedules. We ask that families who are able to transport their students to or from Friday programming please do so. For morning transportation, we do not currently have any students registered. Please let your Site Supervisor know if you need transportation in the morning. For afternoon transportation, we will keep the current list of students registered for transportation. Please let your Site Supervisor know if you need transportation in the afternoon. Afternoon transportation is currently full, so please let your site supervisor know if you no longer need transportation. Fees will continue to apply for students arriving in the morning for all-day programming. Students may also continue to register for the free, afternoon only option.We will continue to offer the three-tier payment options for Friday mornings—$25, $75, and $150. This applies to all programming in a calendar month, regardless of how many fee-based Friday sessions occur. No student will be turned away due to an inability to pay tuition for a given month. If you are unable to pay tuition for a given month, please reach out to Brandon Reynolds 719-293-5093, or breynolds@lakecountyschools.net.El Camioncito Returns in January! An exciting announcement, El Camioncito, Project Dream’s Mobile Learning Center, will be returning in January! El Camioncito is a school bus that has been redesigned for tutoring and enrichment activities. El Camioncito visits different neighborhoods in Lake County to bring fun and learning directly to students after school. Students do not need to register to attend El Camioncito programs. However, students do need to be dropped off by a parent/guardian, and a parent/guardian needs to be available in the case of an emergency or issue while their students are on the bus. Stay tuned for more updates, including a start date and weekly schedule. Look for texts from the Project Dream team in January! | |
Preschool Specifics | |
Hello Center Families, Wow! Our first semester has been full of learning and joy! Thursday with our Trail 100 celebration was the perfect way to end it! We want to thank the Trail 100 Legacy Foundation again for their support of our program. Your children received gifts because of their support, they also donated a yummy lunch to our staff and the emergency service personnel that helped hand out gifts today! Enjoy your winter break! We will be excited to see everyone again in January 2025! 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: Happy Holidays! We hope you enjoy this special time with family and friends! Over the break, we encourage you to read, read, read with your child. As you are reading, help your child to “look for” a specific letter and count how many times you can find it. After the story is done, ask questions about what you just read. Enjoy this extra time with your little one !Kelly Horning Assistant Director Office Phone: 719-486-6927 khorning@lakecountyschools.net Family Engagement Corner Wishing you and your family the happiest of Holiday Seasons! Looking forward to a Happy New Year with 2025 being a year of many blessings for you and yours! 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: January 6: BACK TO SCHOOL! First Day of Semester 2 January 16: K-2 Panther Day during Specials- Winter Wonderland January 23: K-2 Dollar Day January 30: K-2 Community Meeting- Craftsmanship led by 2nd Grade | |
Fliers One Community Project 12/19/24 Leadville and Lake County have launched the One Community Project, a year-long initiative to create a shared vision and comprehensive plan for the future of our community. Guided by input from the people who live and work here, this plan will shape the policies, programs, and projects of both the City and County for the next 10 years to ensure a future that reflects the values of our diverse community. Whether you’ve lived here for generations or just moved in, your voice matters in shaping Leadville and Lake County’s future. We need your help – Share what you love, fear, and hope for Leadville and Lake County by completing a quick Values form (bit.ly/One-Comm). Visit https://onecommunityproject.com/ to learn more about the project, explore upcoming events, and find ways to get involved. Your voice matters—together, we can shape a future that reflects the heart of our community! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Leadville y el Condado de Lake han lanzado El Proyecto Una Comunidad/One Community Project, una iniciativa de un año para crear una visión compartida y un plan integral para el futuro de nuestra comunidad. Guiado por los aportes de las personas que viven y trabajan aquí, este plan dará forma a las políticas, programas, y proyectos tanto de la Ciudad como el Condado durante los próximos 10 años, garantizando un futuro que refleje los valores de nuestra comunidad diversa. Ya sea que haya vivido aquí por generaciones o que se haya mudado recientemente, su voz es fundamental para dar forma al futuro de Leadville y el Condado de Lake. Necesitamos su ayuda – Comparta lo que ama, teme y espera para Leadville y el Condado de Lake completando un breve formulario de valores (bit.ly/41qxjTe). Visite https://onecommunityproject.com/ para obtener más información sobre el proyecto, explorar eventos futuros y descubrir formas de involucrarse. ¡Su voz importa – juntos, podemos construir un futuro que refleje el corazón de nuestra comunidad! Dear Lake County Students and Families, We are excited to invite students from Lake County Schools to register for swim lessons at Swim Squared LLC with Coach Eric Godsman! Whether you are a beginner or looking to improve your swimming skills, Coach Eric is dedicated to helping students of all ages achieve their aquatic goals in a fun and safe environment. Registration is now open for swim lessons at Swim Squared, located in Leadville, Colorado. To sign up, simply visit our website at www.swimsquared.org, where you can find more information and register for lessons. For any questions or more details, please feel free to contact us: Phone: 719-293-2227 Email: swimsquared@gmail.com We look forward to welcoming your child to our swim program! Best regards, Coach Eric Godsman Swim Squared LLC Leadville, Colorado Spanish Invitation: Estimados Estudiantes y Familias del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Lake, ¡Estamos emocionados de invitar a los estudiantes del Condado de Lake a inscribirse en lecciones de natación en Swim Squared LLC con el Entrenador Eric Godsman! Ya sea que estés comenzando o quieras mejorar tus habilidades acuáticas, el Entrenador Eric está comprometido a ayudar a estudiantes de todas las edades a alcanzar sus metas de natación en un ambiente seguro y divertido. Las inscripciones ya están abiertas para lecciones de natación en Swim Squared, ubicado en Leadville, Colorado. Para inscribirte, simplemente visita nuestro sitio web en www.swimsquared.org, donde podrás encontrar más información y registrarte. Si tienes alguna pregunta o necesitas más detalles, no dudes en contactarnos: Teléfono: 719-293-2227 Correo electrónico: swimsquared@gmail.com ¡Esperamos dar la bienvenida a tu hijo/a en nuestro programa de natación! Atentamente, Entrenador Eric Godsman Swim Squared LLC Leadville, Colorado |