LCES Panther Cub Communication #15

by mamartinez · November 7, 2025

November 10-13th, 2025

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LCES Families,

Happy November, Panther families! It’s hard to believe we are in the month of November and it feels like the year is going by so fast. Friendly reminder as we are beginning to welcome winter, please send warm winter clothes to school each day with your child. Label all clothing items and be sure to check out the lost in found bins located near each entrance. If your student is in need of winter clothing, please contact the front office as we have many winter clothing items and sizes available to help your child stay warm this winter.

We are excited to invite you to our LCES Thanksgiving lunch this year on Thursday, November 20! See the flier below for more information.

Have a great weekend, Panther families!

Brandi Lovely, PK-2 Principal

blovely@lakecountyschools.net

LCES Important Dates (PK – 2nd)

November 13: K-2 Panther Day During Specials: Thanksgiving Fun!

November 20: LCES Thanksgiving Lunch (flier)

November 24-28: No School, Thanksgiving Break

Helpful Link: Lake County School District Calendar

K-2 Specifics

HOWLs Challenge: Our quarter 2 HOWLs challenge has already begun and we are excited to have lunch with the principals for those winners in December! Remind your students to continue showing our HOWLs each and every day: collaboration, respect, responsibility, craftsmanship, compassion, perseverance, curiosity, creativity.

October Reading Challenge: The October reading challenge has concluded. Thank you to all of our fabulous readers out there for filling out their reading log. Congratulations to the three students of our reading log raffle, winning a fantastic literacy prize basket from Ms. Mulcey! Keep on reading, Panthers!

Attendance:

Congratulations to our Oct 27th-Nov 6th pizza attendance challenge winner! We hope your family enjoys some delicious pizza and thank you for having zero absences for the last 2 weeks of school! Remember to use the attendance tracking calendar at home with your student to help your student keep on track for all of the fun challenges and prizes we have regarding attendance this year.See details about our next pizza attendance challenge and the semester 1 attendance challenge in the fliers section below!

K-2 Project Dream

Updated Contact Information:

LCES Project Dream has updated contact information due to a leave of absence for our Site Supervisor, Raquel. If you are need to contact Project Dream at LCES, please use the following methods:

For day-of changes to your afterschool plan, please contact Zee Almeida before 2:30 pm: 719-486-6890 zalmeida@lakecountyschools.net. This is the best way to communicate changes.
To reach a Project Dream staff member during programs in the case of an emergency (3:15pm to 6:00pm Monday -Thursday, 7:45am to 3:30pm Friday) please call the LCES Project Dream cell phone: 719-293-5363. Please leave a text message if we do not answer.
If you are unable to reach anyone in a true emergency, please call Mike Adler at 719-427-7003
For changes in registration (add days, reduce days), please email Raquel Contreras at rcontreras@lakecountyschools.net

Healthy School Meals for All Election Results

Propositions MM and LL were passed by voters in the recent election, which allows the Healthy School Meals for All program to raise and retain additional funding. This means there will be no changes to our breakfast and lunch program this year. All students will continue to have access to a free, nutritious breakfast and lunch each school day.

Even though meals are free for all students, we ask that families continue to provide household income information by completing the Federal Economic Data Survey (FEDS Form). This information helps schools receive full federal funding, which directly supports meal programs, after school programs and other nutrition initiatives. Please contact Leslee Torsell ltorsell@lakecountyschools.net or Mary Jelf mjelf@lakecountyschools.net for more information on how to complete the FEDS form.

Las propuestas MM y LL fueron aprobadas por los votantes en las recientes elecciones, lo que permite al programa “Comidas escolares saludables para todos” recaudar y conservar fondos adicionales. Esto significa que no habrá cambios en nuestro desayuno y almuerzo programa este año. Todos los estudiantes seguirán teniendo acceso a un desayuno y almuerzo gratuito y nutritivo cada día escolar.

Aunque las comidas son gratuitas para todos los estudiantes, pedimos a las familias que sigan proporcionando información sobre los ingresos familiares rellenando el Federal Economic Data Survey (FEDS Form). Esta información ayuda a las escuelas a recibir financiación federal completa, que apoya directamente los programas de comidas, los programas extraescolares y otras iniciativas nutricionales. Póngase en contacto con Leslee Torsell ltorsell@lakecountyschools.net o Mary Jelf mjelf@lakecountyschools.net para obtener más información sobre cómo completar el FEDS Form.

The Center Specifics

Hi Families!

Its hard to believe how quickly the year is rolling by! Happy November! We have two upcoming events to get on your calendars. First, LCES will host its annual Thanksgiving Lunch for Preschool to 2nd Grade on November 20th. Please see above flier- in Brandi Lovely Section of this communication. Next we will be closed for fall Thanksgiving break from November 21-30th.

Enjoy your weekend, we will see you Monday!

Tanya Lenhard, Director

719-486-6928 (work); 719-293-1055 (cell)

tdlenhard@lakecountyschools.net

From the Assistant Director

Hello Families,

Please remember when dropping off your child/picking them up that you are signing them in and out on the sign in sheets. If you are using the door bell to gain access, please remember to push the button until you hear it click. That is the only way we can hear the bell from the office to know someone is here waiting.

Please remember to take your child waterbottle, nap gear home on Thursdays to be washed.

If you are in need of winter clothing for your child please reach out to me or your classroom teacher.

Have a great weekend!

If you have any questions, please free to contact me:

Marissa Martinez

Assistant Preschool Director

719-486-6927

mamartinez@lakecountyschools.net

Family Engagement Corner

Please mark your calendars for our annual LCES Thanksgiving Lunch with families. This will be held on November 20th, each classroom will have a scheduled time. We will be sharing this information soon but wanted to get the date on your calendars!