Lenski Wednesday Announcements for 4/17/13

On Thursday, April 25th, Lenski will host its Spring Blood Drive from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to benefit Children's Hospital - the school's last community event of the new school year! One donation can help save the lives of up to three people.

If you would like to donate blood, please click on Blood Donor, and if you would like to provide snacks, please click on Food/Drink Donation.

For eligibility requirements for donating blood, please click on Donor Eligibility. Please note - if you have traveled out of the country (i.e. Mexico) in the last six weeks, there's a strong chance you will not be able to donate blood.

Questions? Please contact Cady Collins at

[email protected] or Shelley Reed at [email protected].

'Chip In' for Technology

Monday, May 6, 2013

Save the date for the 2nd Annual Lenski Technology Fund Golf Tournament, on Monday, May 6. The tournament will be held at the Meridian Golf Course. Refer to the flyer for

a registration form and further details on this tournament.

Box Tops for Education

Deadline April 26, 2013

The deadline for the Box Tops Contest at Lenski is approaching - April 26! Please click on this flyer for a list of participating brands, or for more information.

2013/14 Class Placement Guidelines

Dear Parents-

Classroom teachers, support staff, and I have been in great conversation regarding the process of placing students in classes for the coming year. We know this class placement process is highly impactful to you and your families. Please find attached a detailed letter outlining the procedures for next year's class placement, as well as a School Learning Profile Form which may be filled out to better assess your student's best placement. This optional form is one piece of a body of information that is used for class placement.

Sincerely,

Barbara E. DeSpain

Principal

1st Annual LPS Community Night at the Colorado Rockies

Friday, April 19 at 6:40 p.m. vs. Diamondbacks

In appreciation of Littleton Public Schools' support this season, the Colorado Rockies and Littleton Public Schools Foundation would like to invite all students, family members, employees and volunteers to come and enjoy an exciting game at Coors Field. Each ticket purchase will include a $2 donation back to LPSF to help ensure every student in Littleton has the opportunity to succeed. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a game at Coors Field while supporting your local community. Please click here if you would like to purchase tickets.

Buddy Breakfast

May 3, 2013

You are invited to the annual Buddy Breakfast. RSVP forms are going out this week in student folders. Each student can invite one special adult friend such as a father, mother, grandfather, aunt, big brother or neighbor, to join us for a pancake breakfast. The cost is $7.50 per person. We will also be serving fruit, yogurt, and sausage. And, of course, orange juice and coffee!

This is an open house format, so if you have a student attending with their buddy, feel free to come anytime between 7:00 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. If the adult attending needs to leave early, we will be offering supervised play on the playground (weather permitting) as well as a movie in the library, both activities starting at 7:15 a.m. If you are available to volunteer the night before or the morning of the event, please

check out My Signup.

Pancakes & sun

We will be getting ready for summer, so please feel free to wear your Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses and beach hat to breakfast! Please contact Jennifer Gruidel with questions at (303) 713-0412 or [email protected].

Lunch on the Lawn

April 29 - May 10

Spring is here and warmer weather is right around the corner! Please plan to join your child for Lunch on the Lawn during the weeks of April 29-May 3 and May 6-10 during their regularly scheduled lunch tiime.

Monday: 1st grade

Tuesday: 2nd grade

Wednesday: 3rd grade

Thursday: 4th grade

Friday: 5th grade

Of course, this would not be possible without our volunteers! Please take a moment and check out this link to see if there is a time that you can volunteer to make this possible for our students. Thanks!!

School Days Off = More Time for Shopping at King Soopers!

Make the most of the upcoming Lenski early release this Friday and day off on the following Monday with giant reloads at King Soopers. Your spending on gas and groceries sends big bucks back to our school, at no cost to you! Fuel up, fill your pantry, buy baseball tix at Customer Service - every reload brings 5% cash back! The order form can be downloaded here .

Or contact your reloadable grocery card team: Cameron Morgan [email protected] or Jenn Regan [email protected].

New Members needed for the Technology Advisory Board

Are you passionate about technology and education? If so, please consider joining the Technology Advisory Board and learn more about how technology is used in your child's classroom. Contribute to the mission of providing our children with the best resources and training for the best education. Connect with district leaders such as LPS CIO, Dan Maas, who is close and engaged with the Lenski community. For more information, please click here.

Field Day - Volunteers Needed!

We need your help to make this year's Field Day another successful, fun-filled day for our kiddos. Please consider volunteering your time to help out. Volunteer spots are available on MySignUp by following the links below.

3rd-5th Grade signup: Monday Field Day

1st & 2nd Grade signup: Wednesday Field Day

Pick a day, time and event that works for you. You may sign up for as many shifts as you like. You help is greatly appreciated! For additional information on Field Day, click here.

Street Smarts - Streets of Southglenn

Competition ends April 30, 2013! Search your purse, your desk, and your car and turn in Streetsmarts

all of your Streets of SouthGlenn receipts!

Do you shop, eat out, buy groceries, check out books or go to the movies at The Streets of SouthGlenn? Learn More!

Save your original receipts and drop them off in the lobby of Lenski in the collections box on the front table or send them in an envelope to school with your child.
Drop receipts off in the convenient collection box labeled Lois Lenski Elementary located in the Guest Services lobby (next to the parking garage) at the Streets of SouthGlenn.
If you need to keep the receipt, take the receipt by Guest Services at The Streets of SouthGlenn where they will log the receipt for Lenski and return the receipt to you.

If you have not signed up your e-mail address, sign up for the Streets Smarts e-mail by registering your e-mail address where you will receive exclusive Street Smarts bonus offers and earn 1,000 bonus points for Lenski. (If you have more than one e-mail address feel free to register all of them!).

Questions? E-mail Jan McElhiney at [email protected].

Arapahoe High School Science Camp

July 22-24, 2013

Arapahoe High School's Science Camp this summer will be held on July 22-24. The themes will be Biology, Chemistry and Physics, and will be taught by AHS teachers. To find out more or to register, click on the flyer or registration form.

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If you have any questions about information in this email, please contact PTO Communications, Gaytral Ackerman ([email protected]) or PTO Co-Presidents Nancy Seavall ([email protected]) or Amy Walker Kurtz([email protected]). For access to past issues of the Lenski Wednesday Announcements, please visit our archives for more information.