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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
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1/27 5th Grade POL, 10:00 a.m.
1/29 ED Talk, 9:00 a.m.
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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Parking Update
iLEAD families are invited to park in the lots to the immediate east and west sides of the school. Please do not park in the east lot that is farther away from our school. That is not part of iLEAD Lancaster Charter School. Cars parked there may be ticketed or towed. Use only the first driveway east of the school.
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New Traffic Pattern to Start Soon
Very soon, our street will receive an upgrade to the traffic flow. We have been working diligently with the city of Lancaster to ensure learner safety and easier pick-up, and this traffic plan has been designed for those very reasons. Please note and observe new signs and traffic patterns and be sure to keep our neighboring driveways unobstructed to prevent unwanted traffic tickets.
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ED Talk
Thursday, January 29, at 9:00 a.m.
Don't miss our ED Talk (Education Talk) Thursday, January 29, at 9:00 a.m. Join School Founder Dawn Evenson and School Director Lynn Boop in a discussion about the mission and vision of iLEAD Lancaster Charter School. Learn more about the "why" of what we do, and watch a TED Talk with us. This is a great way to earn volunteer hours.
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 School Lunches
Click here for the lunch 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, since we are closed next week, lunch orders for the week of February 2 are due on Friday, January 30. Learners who stay in extended day on Friday will also be able to order lunch. We look forward to serving our learners!
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iLEAD Lancaster Learners Recognized by Rotary Club
Last Thursday evening, three of our learners, accompanied by their families, were recognized by the Rotary Club of Lancaster as part of the club's Student of the Month Program. First grader Laura Tidball, third grader Julianne Horton, and sixth grader Emily Monrreal were honored for their citizenship and leadership during the club's dinner meeting. The learners' facilitators each spoke about the qualities of these learners. iLEAD Lancaster is proud to be a part of this recognition program. Congratulations to Laura, Julianne, and Emily! |
Don't Forget Your Volunteer Hours!
iLEAD seeks to make education a community passion. To this end, parent participation is essential to the success of the education process. It is because of families like you that we are able to offer such a unique program for our children here at iLEAD. Families attending iLEAD agree to commit to 4 hours per month or 40 hours per year of participation.
Examples of iLEAD Family Volunteer Work
- In-class support as an educator aide
- Adult workshops: parents teaching other parents
- Attending Parent University offerings (Love and Logic, 7 Habits)
- Outside research in support of specific school projects
- Coordinating or assisting at a school community event (family movie night, science night, math night)
- Driving on field trips (must register as driver)
- Hosting an activity in your home or business
- Coaching or operating an after-school enrichment class
- Organizing a community service project for learners
- Supervising at the school: lunch periods, front desk
- Assisting with morning valet
- Operation support: maintenance of the campus
- Recruiting event participation (booths, fairs, marketing materials)
Families having difficulties meeting the participation commitment should contact Office Manager Laura Henriquez at laura.henriquez@ileadschools.org or stop by the office to speak with her.
We thank our families who are volunteering their time and talent, and we look forward to having all our families participate as part of our school community.
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Let Us Call You Sweetheart!
Love craft boutiques? Need a place to share your wares?
iLEAD's Sweetheart (for the love of art) Boutique will be Friday afternoon, February 13, at 11:30 a.m. till 5:30 p.m., in the iLEAD Village. The fee for vendors is only $20! Our last "One for the Books" crafters' boutique raised much-needed funds for our reading program. This boutique will benefit iLEAD's art program.
All fine boutiques need baked goods and other nom-noms! Hot chocolate, coffee, tea, juices, and tasty treats are more than welcome!
Want to work? You'll receive DOUBLE volunteer hours for your efforts!
Mark your calendars! If you enjoy supporting local craft vendors, plan a visit to iLEAD for this upcoming event.
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Show Your School Spirit!
 iLEAD Lancaster T-shirts are available in the office and online. Sweatshirts are available only online.
To purchase online, please copy and paste this link:
www.werxs.com/#!ilead/ciu7
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Got caps? Jar lids?
We can use your caps and jar lids--all colors, shapes, and sizes--for an upcoming synergy art project. If you can save them and send them in to Ms. Kim, the art teacher, it would be greatly appreciated.
Receptacles will be placed up front and in various classrooms around the school. Donate for the sake of art--iLEAD art! Thank you!
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Benefit Dinner Planning Committee Forming Now
Soon we'll be kicking off planning for our first annual iLEAD Lancaster Benefit Dinner. We're looking for a few volunteer parents who love event planning, are creative and crafty, or who love to network. Volunteers must be available for half an hour a few days a month after school to attend committee meetings. After-school care will be provided for learners at no charge during the meeting times! If you would like to help, you can sign up in the lobby or e-mail kristan.vanhouten@ileadschools.org.
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 AmazonSmile
Sign up for AmazonSmile, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to iLEAD whenever you shop. Click here to sign up.
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 Lost and Found Our Lost and Found is located in The Village. We have an assortment of sweatshirts, jackets, lunch bags, and other unclaimed items. Stop by and take a look if your learner has lost anything. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of each month.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Habit of the Month: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
iLEAD Schools embrace the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, from the best-selling book by Dr. Stephen R. Covey. The habits are simple and based upon principles that stand the test of time.
Habit 3 is the habit of integrity and execution. It brings together what we've learned from Habits 1 and 2.
To live a more balanced existence, we must recognize that not doing everything that comes along is okay. There's no need to overextend yourself. It's all right to say no when necessary and then focus on your highest priorities.
Things that appear urgent are not necessarily important. Important things are timeless--family, home, church, work, self-renewal. Things can be urgent and important, but never let somebody else's poor planning create an emergency for you.
Planning ahead relieves the burden of having to constantly make decisions. Knowing what you want to accomplish for the day, the week, and in the long run is part of being organized and important for prioritizing.
Priorities are the "big rocks." All the rocks will fit in our imaginary buckets if we place them inside first. What time remains is free and yours to do with as you choose.
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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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Sub Teachers
Got a bachelor's degree? Interested in substitute teaching at iLEAD Lancaster? E-mail your resume to
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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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 Box Tops for Education
The Box Tops program has two main components through which you can earn cash for iLEAD Lancaster:
Clip Box Tops coupons from hundreds of participating products found in your local grocery store and send them to school with your learner. We have a pink Box Tops box in the lobby, or learners can bring Box Tops to their classrooms. iLEAD Lancaster earns 10˘ for each Box Top redeemed. Learn more about clipping Box Tops.
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Labels for Education
Earn funds for iLEAD Lancaster!
How to Earn
- CLIP participating product UPCs and beverage/sauce caps
- GIVE to iLEAD Lancaster
- iLEAD Lancaster EARNS FREE educational merchandise
Another Way to Earn
- REGISTER Visit eLabelsForEducation.com to register and learn more.
- SHOP. SWIPE. EARN. Purchase a participating product using your frequent shopper card, and automatically earn 1 point for iLEAD Lancaster's Labels for Education® account.
- iLEAD Lancaster REDEEMS points for FREE educational merchandise!
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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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iLEAD Sparkles
 5th Grade Entrepreneurs The 5th grade learners have been hard at work preparing for their exciting entrepreneurial POL on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. After studying all about life during the California mission period, our learners have built life-sized storefronts and created mission-inspired handcrafted items and food to sell to the iLEAD community! You won't want to miss this! We will have handmade soap, candles, rosary beads, jewelry, pottery, dolls, tortillas, salsa, and other items ranging in price from twenty-five cents to two dollars. We hope to see you all there!
 6th & 7th Grade Geneticists
The 6th and 7th Grade learners have been working on a genetic family tree project, and it culminated in an informative Presentation of Learning. Learners were able to learn about their ancestors as well as the special attributes that define them as a family. We learned that there are many ways to define "family."
GoSchoolers Discover the Exploratorium
One of the many benefits of being an iLEAD GoSchooler is the opportunity to experience on-site classes, community events, and the Exploratorium. The beautiful, glass-walled lab space calls to adventurers as they first walk into the school. A sense of discovery, imagination, and possibility greet those who are willing to enter the lab. Many GoSchoolers are discovering the Exploratorium for the first time.
 One of our parents posted on the GoSchool Facebook page about their learners' experiences in the Exploratorium and said, "If you haven't visited the on-site Exploratorium, it is so awesome! We went for the first time last week and my kids have been asking ever since. It is now a permanent addition to our week!"
Another parent posted, "He can't choose just one [project]. He says everything is his favorite! He's tried out and loves the flight simulator, drawing program, animation program, mechanical LEGO projects, Knex projects, and most recently a video-game-making program that he's really into!"
The Exploratorium engages our learners through hands-on STEM, technology exploration, and digital media arts that encourage 21st-century skills such as collaboration and critical thinking skills.
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