Lenski Wednesday Announcements for 12/7/11

The Lenski Star Newsletter, dated 12/7/11, is now available. To find out details about kindergarten registration and requirements, student recognition, Lost & Found, the 2011 Chess Club Tournament and how to help keep your children safe, click here to receive your copy.

Another way to keep abreast of all the activities and school events is through the Events Calendar. To receive your copy of the December Events Calendar, click here.

Kindergarten Information Meetings

If you have a child who will be entering kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year and you would like to learn more about our school and kindergarten program, please plan on attending our scheduled parent kindergarten information meetings on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 or Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:00 PM. Kindergarten registration is scheduled for Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31 between 9:30 and 3:00. Please tell your friends and neighbors who would be interested in learning more about Lenski Elementary School.

There will be kindergarten tours and information on the following dates and times:

December 7, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Information Night for Parents of Incoming Kindergartners

January 5, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Information Night for Parents of Incoming Kindergartners

January 30, Two different tours to be held at 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Tours for parents during our scheduled kindergarten registration

January 31, 10:00 a.m. Tours for parents during our scheduled kindergarten registration

Holiday Outreach

The Spirit of the Season!

The holidays are fast approaching, and it's time once again for Lenski's Holiday Outreach program, which helps families in need in the Lenski community. This year the need is even greater than in years past, so please consider a donation to the program. Your donation of cash or gift card(s), no matter the size, can really make a difference this holiday season. Donations will be collected from now until December 9.

Your donations can be dropped off in the school office (look for the gift-wrapped donation box) or sent to school in your child's folder in an envelope marked Holiday Outreach. Please make checks out to Lois Lenski PTO. These donations will be collected from now until December 9. Thank you for your generosity, which will bring some holiday cheer to those in the community who most need it!

Questions??? Contact Heather Kelly (hmkelly@gmail.com) or Diane Liberty (familyliberty@yahoo.com).

Lenski Pack 664 Collecting Toy for Tots

Please join Cub Scout Pack 664 in supporting the Marine Corps Reserve in their Toys for Tots program. There is a bin near the school office where you may drop new, unwrapped toys for this program. The deadline is Friday, December 16. Thanks for your support.

Littleton School District Beating the Odds

The Denver Post posted an article on 11/27/11 detailing how and why the Littleton School District is excelling, despite the many challenges in our schools today. For a copy of this article, please click here.

New Library System Upgrade

As the Fall semester draws to a close, our Library and Media Services are being prepared for an important upgrade over the Winter Break to the new Follett Destiny Library Manager. Our current system is over 20 years old and has served its useful lifespan in service to LPS. Library staff across the district are preparing for the transition to "go live" with the new system in January.

All school library circulation desks will be closed on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 as we finalize training and activate the new database. After that, teachers, students and parents alike will be able to use this new online library system both at school and at home.

To help facilitate the move to Follett Destiny, we are asking students to return all Lenski library books by Friday, December 9th. This is a great opportunity to explore the public library. The Arapahoe Library District has numerous offerings at this time of year including book clubs, special programs, and holiday fun for the entire family. Visit www.arapahoelibraries.org to find out more.

Lobby Sales for King Soopers

Reloadable cards!

Thursday, December 8

From 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. this Thursday, Dec. 8, you can purchase a King Soopers Reloadable gift card in the lobby of Lois Lenski. Please bring cash or check (payable to Lois Lenski PTO) in the amount of $2.50 or $25. We'll give you a card at face value, which you can reload as often as you like, up to $500 at a time! Use the card to buy gift cards this holiday season, and you'll get four times the Fuel Points from King Soopers. Lenski STILL gets 5% back automatically, even on gift cards. So, everyone wins!

Can't make it to the lobby on Thursday? Fill out an order form, add your check payable to Lois Lenski PTO, and send it to school in your child's backpack. Label your envelope GSACC, and we'll return a King Soopers Reloadable gift card to you via backpack mail, pronto!

Questions? Contact Cameron Morgan at 303-257-9747/ JCMorgan1969@yahoo.com or Charity Aslin at 303-476-3288/Charity@ZoomAerialPhotos.com.

Yearbook Needs Your Photos...

Have you attended one of your kids' school activities and captured some great photos? Please send us your photos for consideration in the yearbook. We especially need photos from activities like art, music, band, chess club, spelling B's, math club, scouting, show stoppers/show kids, etc., but we'll take any great shots. Uploading photos is easy. Click here for instructions.

Questions? Please contact Heidi Elliott at

heidi@beanstalk-marketing.com.

Shop the Streets of Southglen...

This fundraiser will run from August 15 to April 30, and Lenski can greatly benefit from these purchases. To find out more, click here.

Questions? Contact Holly Malcolm at hollymalcolm@comcast.net or Jan McElhiney at jmcelhiney@ciber.com.

Lenski PTO is Now Connected!

Would you like to know the latest PTO scoop or if Lunch on the Lawn has been cancelled? Join our new PTO Facebook and Twitter accounts to be the first to know!

If you have any questions about information in this email, please contact PTO Communications, Gaytral Ackerman (ackermantg@comcast.net) or PTO Co-Presidents Kimberly Roberson (ksroberson@gmail.com) and Nancy Seavall (nancy@triggtech.com). For access to past issues of the Lenski Wednesday Announcements, please visit our archives for more information.