LCES Panther Cub Communication #29
Week of March 10–20, 2025
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| LCES Families, What a great week we had celebrating Dr. Seuss! Enjoy some fun pictures and thank you SO MUCH parents, for the awesome participation this year. These past four days were very exciting and we really appreciate the school spirit leading into break!     Happy Spring Break! School will be closed from Friday, March 7th until Sunday, March 16th. We look forward to welcoming students back into the building on Monday, March 17th. We hope you and your family have a great spring break! Sincerely, Brandi Lovely, Principal blovely@lakecountyschools.net |
| K-2 Specifics | |
| March HOWL (Habit of Work & Learning) Focus: Curiosity Semester 2 Attendance Challenge:  We also have an exciting semester-long attendance challenge to share! This semester, K-2 students who have 1 or fewer absences will have the opportunity to attend a Rockies baseball game in Denver at Coors Field on May 22nd! We will be checking attendance from Jan 6th-May 1st to see who qualifies. Families will be notified if your student has earned this opportunity the week of May 5th. The game is at 1:10 pm so students will come to school as usual, board the buses at 10:00 am, enjoy the game, and return back to school between approximately 5:30-6 pm. The tickets are offered to only students and staff at a reduced rate so we are unable to welcome parent volunteers for this event. Students may opt out of attending if parents so choose (Opt out deadline: May 7th). LCIS is also doing an attendance reward at this Rockies game as well so please look for specific information from LCIS in their parent communication as the criteria is slightly different between schools. Make sure your student is present at school every day as long as they are healthy in order to earn this opportunity! We are so excited for this special event! HOWLs Challenge: It is a new quarter which means we have a new HOWLS challenge! Your student will try to earn as many HOWL Dollars as they can by March 20th for the chance to make an indoor snowman craft and drink hot chocolate with the principals on March 26th or 27th during our spring conference half days! The top six HOWL dollar earners in each class will win. If your student wins, we will send home paper communication as well as a message from the front office. Students can earn HOWL Dollars by showing any of our HOWLs to any staff member in the school. The HOWL that we are focusing on for January is craftsmanship. 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! 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 & Policies If you have any questions about Project Dream, please reach out to Raquel. Raquel Contreras | LCES Site Supervisor | 719-293-5363 | rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net | |
| Preschool Specifics | |
| Hello Center Families, We had a fun busy week this week! Dr. Seuss week brought a ton of fun each day with themed spirit days. Thank you to the families for supporting your children with such amazing participation. Here are a few fun pics to showcase Wacky Wednesday which brought many fun creative hairstyles!  As a reminder, we have parent teacher conferences coming up on March 26 and March 27. The Center will close early at 11:00am for ALL programming. We will not be offering any extended hours on these two days and all children will need to be picked up by 11:00. Here are a few pics from our Health and Wellness Family Fun night. Thanks for coming out to join us!  Enjoy your spring break! See you on March 17! Tanya Lenhard –PreK Director Office phone: 719-486-6928 Cell: 719-293-1055 tdlenhard@lakecountyschools.net Classroom and Curriculum Updates: Thank you for your participation in Mail Month! Our preschoolers received so much mail and even our K-2 students mailed each student a letter! It was so much fun to see their faces light up when they got mail. We are getting ready to wrap up our Plants domain. Our preschoolers have been so engaged in this learning! Over the spring break you can continue to take care of the grass that your child planted, read books about plants from the library, or look for signs of Spring (if you are leaving Leadville!) and signs of plants starting to grow again. On Thursday, 3/20, Ash Werner, from C-4 will be visiting each of the classes bringing hands-on interactive learning about plants. We hope you have a restful Spring Break. See you soon! Kelly Horning Assistant Director Office Phone: 719-486-6927 khorning@lakecountyschools.net Family Engagement Corner What a fun and informative time we had at The Center’s Health and Wellness Family Fun Night! A special “thank you” to our Community Partners who participated in the event: C4, Get Outdoors, Leadville, School Based Health & Care, and Solvista Health. And, an extra special “thank you” to our own Lake County School Nurse, Colleen Nielsen! She was extremely instrumental in helping us plan this fun and educational event and is always a great source of information and knowledge on a variety of subjects related to your child and their health. Please let her know she is appreciated every day! Referring back to the Family Partnership Agreement you completed at your child’s orientation, another subject of interest to many of you is related to your child/your family and FOOD! During the month of March, we will be looking at a variety of topics related to that: Healthy Eating for Preschoolers, Eating Healthy on a Budget, and Healthy Tips for “Picky Eaters.” I hope to also add some fun and helpful ideas on how your child can learn to help in the kitchen.     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:March 3-6: Dr. Seuss Spirit Week (flier below)March 5: PK Health and Wellness Family Fun Night 6:00-7:00pmMarch 6: Panther Day during K-2 Specials: “The Lorax”, K-2 Dollar Day: Mustache MarchMarch 10-14: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL | |
| Fliers | |
  ~*~ This project is focused on creating a vibrant community space on the 12-acre open area adjacent to Lake County Elementary School. The Harrison Park Master Plan aims to incorporate affordable housing, open space, and recreation based on community feedback. We know how important more and affordable housing is to you as an employer and business owner. We want to hear from you and your employees on how we can best serve the community as a whole. Here are what some of our business owners and major employers have to say about housing: “Housing continues to be a significant challenge to our ability to staff our schools with qualified educators. An entry-level teacher has a gross monthly income of $3,600. A goal of spending no more than 30% of their income on housing would require monthly housing costs of under $1,200. This is nearly impossible in the current housing market.” Kate Bartlett, Superintendent of the Lake County School District “Because Leadville’s housing market has been turned upside down by forces out of our control, it is harder than ever for local businesses to prosper here. If we don’t create more housing for our workers, our business community and the diverse nature of our town (and downtown) will be forever changed.”Fritz Howard, Melanzana Here’s how you can get involved:Take the survey – Your input is essential to ensure the plan reflects community needs. (https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8129093/Harrison-Park-Master-Plan-Community-Survey)Join us at the next Open House – Meet the project team in person, share your ideas, and learn more about the planning and design process. The Open House will take place in January 22nd in the Amax Room of the Lake County Public Library. Stay tuned for updates! To learn more about the project, take the survey, or join our mailing list, please visit harrisonparkmasterplan.comThank you for being part of this important community effort! Your feedback will play a crucial role in shaping a future that benefits Lake County residents.         |
