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School Hours
1st - 7th grade
Monday - Thursday, 8:30-3:00
Friday, 8:30-12:00
Kindergarten (A.M.)
Monday - Friday, 8:30-12:00
Kindergarten (P.M.)
Monday - Thursday, 11:30-3:00
Friday, 8:30-12:00
9/22 School Tour, 9:00 a.m.
9/29 Picture Day
We need help in the following areas:
Morning Valet
Afternoon Valet
Lunch Monitors
Classroom Volunteers
Got a talent? Let us know at Laura.henriquez@ileadcharterschool.org.
We are sure to find a place for your help!
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Extended Day Program
 Our extended day program is available before and after school.
Before school (for all grades), 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
After school (for morning kindergarten learners), 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
After school (for all grades), 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday minimum day (for all grades), 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The cost is $3 per child per hour. This covers the cost of personnel and supplies.
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School Lunches Are Here!
 Many of our iLEAD Learners enjoyed school lunches last week. Click here for the order form. Lunches can be ordered up to four weeks in advance. The order form and money are due on the Friday previous to the week of the lunch order. For example, lunch orders for the week of September 29 are due on Friday, September 26. Learners who stay in extended day on Friday will also be able to order lunch. We look forward to offering learners and families this lunch option!
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ILP Meetings Continue
Thursday, October 2, is a minimum day for ILP meetings.
ILP (Individualized Learning Plan) meetings will continue over the next couple of weeks. During the ILP meeting, each learner, parent, and facilitator meet to develop three goals--two academic and one social-emotional goal--for the year. Facilitators have been contacting families to set up the ILP meetings.
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iLEAD School Tours
New families, have you taken a tour yet?
New iLEAD families, this is your chance to take a tour of iLEAD Lancaster if you haven't yet. Also, many of our families have mentioned that they have friends and family who would like to have their children attend iLEAD Lancaster. We hope to have more families join our wonderful, unique community. We have tours scheduled every Monday at 9:00, followed by a question-and-answer period. Tell your friends and family.
Please call us at 661-722-4287 or e-mail us at office@ileadlancaster.org to schedule a tour. We look forward to providing more Antelope Valley children with the opportunity to be part of iLEAD Lancaster.
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Picture Day Is Coming
Monday, September 29 (grades K-4) and Wednesday, October 1 (grades 5-7 and Go Schoolers)
Now is your chance to order beautiful pictures of your learner for your family and friends, just in time for the holidays. Your child will be bring home an order form this week. Forms are also available in the office.
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Mark Your Calendar
Mid Fall Break
October 13-17 |
Sub Teachers
Got a bachelor's degree? Interested in substitute teaching at iLEAD Lancaster? E-mail your resume to
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15% off Yearbooks Purchased by September 30
 Did you hear? Great news! You can order your 2014-15 yearbook now! Cost is $24.57 plus tax for a soft cover or $31.52 plus tax for a hardcover. But if you order by September 30, you get a 15% discount!
Included in the cost are 2 FREE personal pages that you can customize throughout the year. Shipping is free, and books will be delivered to the school by early June 2015. Please contact Ms. Kim (aka Homeschool Kim) at kimberly.etter@ileadschools.org if you have any questions.
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iLEAD Lancaster Valet Service
 THE VALET LINE IS MOVING FASTER! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE! iLEAD families: Please do not block the driveways of the businesses on K-4. We need to be good neighbors and keep their driveways clear. Thank you! iLEAD Lancaster has a convenient valet service for our families. In the morning: MORNING DROP-OFF BEGINS AT 8:00. Please enter Avenue K-4 from the west and pull in to the driveway at the west end of our school. (You'll see a valet attendant in a bright vest to direct you.) Drive around the back of the school where another valet attendant will open your car door and help your children exit the car. The learners will enter the building through the back door. Please do not park in this area. If you would like to come into the school, please park in our parking lot and enter through the reception area. In the afternoon: VALET BEGINS AT 3:00. Please enter Avenue K-4 from the west and pull in to the driveway at the west end of our school. Do not turn left into the driveway, as it blocks traffic. (You'll see a valet attendant in a bright vest to direct you.) Have your bright-orange valet card (available in the office) on the driver's side of your dash. An iLEAD staff member will read the last name written on your valet card and use a walkie-talkie to have your child come out to your car. We will be loading cars in the order in which they are parked. After picking up your child(ren), drive slowly out to the front of the school and turn right onto Avenue K-4. This will help prevent traffic congestion. We thank you for your continued support of our valet system.
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MORNING KINDERGARTEN DISMISSAL
Morning kindergarten learners should be picked up in the kindergarten classroom.
AFTERNOON KINDERGARTEN DISMISSAL
Afternoon kindergarten learners can use the valet service or be picked up in the classroom. Please speak to your child's facilitator (teacher).
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iLEAD Lancaster Family Guidebook
The Family Guidebook is designed to share iLEAD's philosophy and expectations for learners and families and other school information. Click here to view it.
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Donations for iLEAD
We are often asked by parents and grandparents what iLEAD Lancaster needs. Below is a list of materials we would greatly appreciate:
copy paper
notebook paper
art paper
colored paper
tissue
disinfectant wipes
glue
glue sticks
crayons
colored pens
Sharpies
dry erase markers
pencils
markers
children's scissors
Post-it Notes
playground balls
bean bag chairs
microwave ovens
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iLEAD Lancaster Health and Wellness Policy
We encourage our families to provide healthy food choices for meals and snacks. For birthday celebrations and other class celebrations, we encourage non-edible items (bubbles, stationery, pencils, etc.), or the donation of a book to the class. If families want to bring in baked items, we ask that parents choose treats listed in our Health and Wellness Policy or that are as healthy and organic as possible. Please speak to your child's facilitator prior to bringing in items for celebrations. We look forward to assisting our families in establishing and maintaining lifelong healthy eating habits.
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But Where's the Playground?
Coming soon to iLEAD Lancaster Charter School: Imagination Playground! Click here to learn more about this interactive, transformable environment! |
 iLEAD Artists Create Macchias
iLEAD's resident artists started this school year's art program with a colorful and rather hot start!
After studying the work of American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, the younger learners decorated coffee filter macchias that resembled the bowl-like structures made famous by the artist.  Older learners decorated clear plastic cups and plates with Sharpies. Since actual glass-blowing was not a feasible option (yet!), our sculptors added heat to shape their creations into pieces that actually resemble colorful blown glass. With careful supervision, the artists used a toaster oven or a heat gun to form their pieces.
Sixth and seventh grade learners were able to use a longer "art lab" period to expand their experimental work from the previous week, combining plates and cups to create actual structures--abstract, colorful, and unique.
The K-1 macchias are currently on display in the iLEAD lobby. Keep an eye out for some of our other pieces to go on display this week.
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iLEAD Sparkles
 No Time for Germs--It's Time for Hip-Hop in 3rd Grade It's been a good beginning to the new school year in third grade. Learners have been learning about germs and how to avoid getting each other sick, having some fun in the process. After learning some new information about prevention, they finished with a self-portrait of themselves modeling how to prevent a sneeze from spreading to their neighbors. Hip-hop also started this past week. Learners couldn't get enough and made the most of their time. Thank you, Miss Sheynel. It wasn't all fun and games, though. Learners made the connection back to germs--that dancing and exercise make you stronger and help fight off those pesky bugs.
5th Graders Create Ecosystems
iLEAD fifth graders have been very busy learning about and creating their own ecosystems! If you walk through our learning space, you may see some critters! Learners have created their own self-sustaining aquatic ecosystems complete with live minnows in a two-liter soda bottle. Models of the forest and the desert are soon to be complete. We also have some insects, and a few pets have visited as well.
Learners are studying and analyzing the relationships among plants, animals, humans, microorganisms and non-living components in each ecosystem. Soon they will "discover" a previously unknown ecosystem and as scientists will prove to the iLEAD community the relationship of each living and non-living component in their brand-new ecosystem for their first PBL!
To complement our study of ecosystems with service and entrepreneurship, many learners have joined the Recycling Club headed up by Mr. E. These learners will visit all areas of the school and handle the business of recycling our paper and plastic. Please be sure to ask any 5th grader about recycling and ecosystems!
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Community Calendar
Click here to view the community calendar, and stay updated on all the happenings at iLEAD Lancaster!
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