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Events
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5/4-5/8 Staff Appreciation Week
5/7 ED Talk, 9:00 a.m.
5/8 iLEAD Lancaster Night at Jethawks
5/14 Minimum Day - Learner Assessments
5/15 Panoramic Picture
5/16 iLEAD Benefit Dinner
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School Hours
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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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Extended Day Program
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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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Volunteer / Participate
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We need help in the following areas:
Morning Valet
Afternoon Valet
Lunch Monitors
Classroom Volunteers
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Fresh Fruit Snack Shack Open at iLEAD Lancaster!
| |  The Snack Shack had a successful start as learners raced to purchase fresh fruit! Prices range from $0.25 to $0.50 per fruit, and included are such options as bananas, apples, and oranges. The fruit is available for sale at morning recess and at iExplore extended care. If you're interested in having these healthy food options available for your child, simply send money with your learner each day. |
2015-16 School Year Begins Monday, 8/31
| | Our school calendar for 2015-16 is posted on our website and here. Thank you to all our families who gave us input on our calendar for next year.
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Minimum Day - Thursday, 5/14
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Mark your calendar for a minimum day Thursday, May 14.
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| |  Last Friday evening, the iLEAD Lancaster community came out to support our talented learners at the iLEAD Lancaster Spring Production. Not only did the learners perform in Mandarin and Spanish; they also showed their knowledge of chess. In addition, they entertained the audience through song and dance. And did they ever dance! Thank you to everyone for making this evening such a special event. |
ED Talk - Thursday, 5/7 @ 9:00
| | Don't miss our ED Talk (Education Talk) Thursday, May 7, 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
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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, lunch orders for the week of May 11 are due on Friday, May 8. 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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iEXPLORE Summer Camp
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We're excited to bring our iLEAD families our first annual iEXPLORE summer camp. The camp will include water games, dance, musical theater, boxing at Santos Boxing, crafts and lots more fun in the sun! The camp is scheduled for June 22 through August 7. The cost for a week full of fun is $120 per learner. If you're interested, please e-mail Michelle at michelle.hernandez@ileadlancaster.org or call her at 661-444-8336. As soon as we confirm there is enough interest, we will move forward with a registration day for your learners.
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iLEAD at the Jethawks Fund-raiser - Friday, 5/8 @ 5:15 p.m.
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 We hope all our families can join us for this great fund-raising event! Come support iLEAD Lancaster and purchase a night at the ballpark with iLEAD Lancaster families. Tickets are only $10, and this is a fantastic fund-raising opportunity for our school!
Tickets are available at the front desk: $10 for all ages for field-level seats. If your learner needs a seat, s/he must have a ticket. Please have learners arrive at 5:15 p.m. for the pregame festivities, a parade, and first pitch. Look for instructions from your child's facilitator soon.
May 8 is a fireworks night, and our sections are nearest the FREE children's area. No admittance without a valid ticket.
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Benefit Dinner - Saturday, 5/16 @ 6-9 p.m.
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Click here to register.
Family discount codes were e-mailed last week.
We are also still looking for table sponsors and live auction donations. Please contact Kristan Van Houten at 661-722-4287 x116 for more information.
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Our street has received 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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CAASPP Testing for Grades 3-7 Continues through 5/14
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Now through May 14, iLEAD Lancaster joins thousands of schools across California in administering a more modern state assessment system designed to help shape facilitating and learning in the classroom.
Helpful links:
If you have any questions regarding your child's participation, please contact your facilitator or iLEAD Lancaster CAASPP Coordinator Deena Fontana Moraes.
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Remember Your Valet Card
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Please remember to bring your valet card when you pick up your learners through valet. Although we've gotten to know many of you, having your valet card makes it easier to identify you and call for your child. Occasionally someone besides Andrew may be calling for learners on the walkie-talkie. Having the valet card visible makes the system more efficient. We thank you for your support as we work to keep our learners safe and our valet system running smoothly.
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From Lancaster, California, It's iSTRUM Live!
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Mr. Andrew, the Exploratorium facilitator and a self-taught guitarist, is ready to bring iSTRUM Live! to iLEAD Lancaster Learners. iSTRUM Live! will give our learners an opportunity to learn to play guitar and read music, while developing a cohesive musical group.
Got Guitars?
With guitar in his hand and love of music in his heart, Mr. Andrew invites you to partner with him in collecting acoustic guitars, preferably with steel strings. Spread the word that the Guitar Man is in town and needs donations of guitars for our learners! And if you see our learners learning to strum at the amphitheater with Mr. Andrew, be sure to stop a moment to listen and enjoy! It's always a good day at iLEAD!
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Have you captured an amazing moment of iLEAD culture? If you have, please e-mail your picture to Jenn at clobobean@gmail.com for consideration to be included in the 2014-15 yearbook.
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We Need Our Learners at School
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 Why is attendance an important issue?
Did you know?
Regular attendance is vital to a learner's success in school. The learner who is frequently absent misses social interaction and opportunities for project exploration. Any day or hour absent is a missed learning opportunity.
Did you know? A school loses funding for each absence, regardless of the reason.
Did you know? Learners who are going to be absent for any length of time may be able to go on independent study. Please contact the school about the possibility of going on short-term independent study.
To report an absence, please call the office or send a note. |
Parking Reminder - Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
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We thank you for listening to us and being good neighbors to the businesses around us. Since we sent out our notification phone call, our families have listened and have parked in the iLEAD Lancaster parking lots.
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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 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 a bachelor's degree? Interested in substitute teaching at iLEAD Lancaster? E-mail your résumé to
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iLEAD School Tours - Mondays @ 9 a.m.
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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. |
Don't Forget Your Volunteer Hours
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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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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Habit of the Month: SHARPEN THE SAW
| | Habit 7 is Sharpen the Saw. It is the habit of renewal. To maintain and increase our effectiveness, we must renew ourselves in body, heart, mind, and soul. This improves our capacity, builds stronger relationships, and allows for continuous improvement. Building greater reserves builds the strength we need for those hard moments when we need to show the grit, determination, and patience that are the hallmarks of a strong character.
Sharpening the Saw is what a lumberjack must do in order to cut wood efficiently and effectively. The same applies to the scissors of the seamstress, the paintbrushes of the painter, and the tools of the craftsman. Studying this habit brings to mind the story of the goose and the golden eggs. Taking care of the goose will ensure the continued yield of golden eggs.
Taking care of ourselves is an investment. It takes time, planning, and commitment. Do you recall the lessons of earlier habits? Get out of the urgency quadrant by reducing stress. Eat well and exercise to ensure physical strength and energy. Get enough sleep, and never let the things that matter least take precedence over the things that matter the most.
Dr. Covey asks us to assume, for a moment, that we've had a heart attack in the last month. How would you approach exercise and nutrition? We all know the basic facts about healthy living, but do we REALLY take the time to incorporate these valuable habits into our daily routines? Sharpening the Saw means taking the time for oneself, to make a commitment to care better for our most valued relationships by ensuring we are optimizing our own spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health.
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Kindergarteners Study Life  Kindergarten has been full of life this spring! They are in the middle of their "Everything Grows" project and have been working hard to learn about what living organisms need to live, survive, and thrive. They have incubated eggs and learned about the growth process inside the egg, and they are now proud parents to eight adorable chicks! They planted seeds to see how plants are alive and growing as well. Their project included a fun trip to Underwood Farms to learn more about plants and animals. They even got to pick their own delicious vegetables!
1st Grade Zoologists  Learners are wrapping up their studies on the arctic biome and switching gears to become zoologists. Each learner has been utilizing iPads and informational texts in class to research their chosen animal. They are enthusiastically researching which biome their animal lives in, its animal classification, and many more interesting facts.
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