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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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Events

2/16  Presidents' Day Holiday

2/17  Board meeting, 6:30 p.m.

2/20  Kindergarten POL,
10:00 a.m.

2/20  Kinder POL, 10:00 a.m. 

2/20  6/7 POL, 10:30 a.m. 

2/20  Talent Show, 5:30  p.m.

2/24  2nd grade to Calico
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Volunteer/Participate

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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Presidents' Day Holiday
Monday, February 16
No School
Thank you to everyone for participating in Spirit Week!

iExpress Talent Show 
Friday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m.

Our iExpress Talent Show is this Friday in the Village at 5:30 p.m. One hundred fifty tickets will be available for purchase Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at drop-off (8:00 - 8:30 a.m.) and pick-up (3:00 - 4:30 p.m.) in the front office. Tickets may be available at the door, depending on availability. Tickets are $3. Learners attend for free! Hope to see you there.
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.
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. 
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 23 are due on Friday, February 20. Learners who stay in extended day on Friday will also be able to order lunch. We look forward to serving our learners! 
Panera Bread Fund-raiser

Thank you to all our iLEAD Lancaster community for supporting us at last Thursday's dinner. We packed Panera! We don't know the grand total yet, but 30 percent of the sales will be donated to iLEAD Lancaster School. Stay tuned for information about our March Family Dinner Night!


Click here to purchase your 2014-15 yearbook.

Please contact Ms. Kim (aka Homeschool Kim) at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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.
SweetART Boutique

Thank you to everyone for supporting last Friday's SweetART Boutique. Several vendors were on hand to show their beautiful crafts and merchandise. This event generated over $400 to go toward the iLEAD Lancaster art program! Thank you to Taleen Stevens for coordinating this event!
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


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!
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 [email protected].
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.

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.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People 
Habit of the Month:  THINK WIN-WIN     
 
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 4 is the habit of mutual benefit. Embracing it requires a paradigm shift. Instead of looking at the world through a lens of scarcity, we use the more effective lens of plenty. Effective, long-term relationships require mutual respect and mutual benefit.

Thinking Win-Win means that we balance courage and consideration and build Win-Win systems, which result in faster solutions to problems, more team involvement, a generosity of spirit, and richer, more thoughtful relationships.

There are six paradigms of human interaction:

1. Win-Win: Cooperative, not competitive; seeks mutual benefit; communicates with more courage.

2. Win-Lose: This paradigm is the go-to script for most people. People with this paradigm think of themselves first and last; they want to "win" at all costs and have no concern for other people. They achieve success at the expense of others and are driven by comparison, competition, position, and power.

3. Lose-Win: "I always get stepped on." While people who take this view are highly considerate of others, they tend to take the "lose" position at the expense of their own well-being and  happiness. They lack the courage to act on their own beliefs and are easily intimidated. It is not a healthy outlook.

4. Lose-Lose is your typical passive-aggressive stance. "If I go down, you're going down with me." This is the behavior that fuels negativity and sucks the joy out of life. Interactions are stressful because they tend to envy and criticize others. They put everybody down, including themselves. These are sad people.

5. Win: This paradigm doesn't seem unhealthy until it is closely examined. "As long as I get what I want, I don't care if you win or lose." While the "win" mentality doesn't actively seek losing situations for others, they tend to think so independently in interdependent situations that they lack sensitivity and concern for other people. Relationships tend to suffer.

6. Win-Win or No Deal: This is the highest form of the win-win paradigm. If a win-win solution cannot be found, then they agree to disagree amicably. Each party is allowed to say no. It is the most realistic paradigm for the beginning of relationships, especially in business situations.

Thinking Win-Win allows for open communication that increases empowerment, delegates responsibilities, and aligns priorities. This is the paradigm of respect and consideration. Win-Win relies upon Habit 5, the habit of mutual understanding. It says, "In order to understand you, I must listen to you without making judgment, without advising, and with an open mind."
iLEAD School Tours  
Mondays at 9:00 a.m.   
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 [email protected] to schedule a tour. We look forward to providing more Antelope Valley children with the opportunity to be part of iLEAD Lancaster.
Sub Teachers

Got a bachelor's degree? Interested in substitute teaching at iLEAD Lancaster? E-mail your resume to
[email protected] or drop off your resume in the office.
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. 
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
 
iLEAD Lancaster Health and Wellness Policy

iLEAD Lancaster has adopted a Health and Wellness Policy. Click here to view the entire 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.  
Box Tops for Education 

The Box Tops program has two main components through which you can earn cash for iLEAD Lancaster:
  
 
Box Tops Coupons
  
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.  

  

Bonus Opportunities 
Enter sweepstakes and participate in other promotions to earn even more cash for iLEAD Lancaster! Learn more about current bonus opportunities.
  
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Earn funds for iLEAD Lancaster!

How to Earn
  1. CLIP participating product UPCs and beverage/sauce caps
  2. GIVE to iLEAD Lancaster
  3. iLEAD Lancaster EARNS FREE educational merchandise
Another Way to Earn
  1. REGISTER Visit eLabelsForEducation.com to register and learn more.
  2. 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. 
  3. iLEAD Lancaster REDEEMS points for FREE educational merchandise! 
Visit Labels for Education for more information. 
Community Calendar
 
Click here to view the community calendar, and stay updated on all the happenings at iLEAD Lancaster! 
iLEAD Sparkles

2nd Graders Explore Prehistoric Times
Our 2nd grade learners have been working on the driving question "How can I, as a paleontologist, use fossils to learn about prehistoric times?" On Tuesday, February 17, they are going to La Brea Tar Pits to see paleontology in action. They will also be traveling to the Natural History Museum on March 5 to witness the displays and learn more about dinosaurs. This will culminate in their Presentation of Learning on March 6, when the learners will bury creatively constructed skeletons of their chosen dinosaur for their audience to become paleontologists and dig up. The learners are very motivated to learn about dinosaurs and are excited to present their dinosaur skeletons!

The 2nd grade learners will also soon be selling Borax crystal necklaces/ornaments as an entrepreneurial endeavor to raise funds for future field trips. Such educational fun!

3rd Graders Discover Sea Life and the Importance of Recycling
Our 3rd graders have been learning all about sea life and the importance of recycling. They had a great POL to show what they learned, and they created great sea animals out of recycled materials to help prevent them from reaching the ocean and becoming part of the large trash vortex floating in the Pacific Ocean. They worked really hard to convince others that the need to solve this pollution problem is not only necessary and helps animals but can be addressed if everybody works together.

Want to help?  
Have questions?

Call 661-722-4287
or e-mail
[email protected].