Lenski Wednesday Announcements for 5/1/13

, lunch on the lawn, and lost & found. Also, with a lot going on at the end of the school year, you don't want to miss any of the upcoming events. Click on May to view the Events Calendar.

'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.

Buddy Breakfast - Here Comes Summer!

May 3, 2013 from 7:00-8:45 a.m.

Thanks to everyone who responded for our Buddy Breakfast. We look forward to seeing the kids and their buddies on Friday morning. The RSVP deadline was last week, but if we missed anyone - please call or email right away!

Pancakes & sun

After breakfast head to the gymnasium for a photo with your buddy. Feel free to wear your Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses and beach hat! If your child's buddy needs to leave before school starts, please do not leave them unattended. Starting at 7:15, we will have adult supervision in the library (with a movie!) and on the playground.

If you are available to volunteer the night before or the morning of the event, please check out My Signup.

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. For the second week of May 6, there are currently 2 spots available. Thanks!!

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 Field Days a success! The dates for Field Days are fast approaching - Monday, May 13^th (3^rd-5^th graders) and Wednesday, May 15^th (1^st-2^nd graders). Can you believe it? That's less than two weeks away. There are many volunteer positions still available. All volunteer slots are 1-1/2 hour increments during the field days. There are also opportunities to help with set-up before the field day events.

Please sign up now to volunteer...we cannot do it without your help!

3rd-5th Grade signup: Monday Field Day

1st & 2nd Grade signup: Wednesday Field Day

Thanks for making this a fun day for our kids!

Kindergarten Fun Day is scheduled separately for Friday, May 17^th. Both the morning and afternoon Kindergarten classes will attend in the morning.

Get a Reloadable Grocery Card for your Buddy!

king soopers

The Reloadable Grocery Card team will be on-hand at Friday's Buddy Breakfast. Bring cash or a check and you can buy an additional card for your buddy, spouse, neighbor, friend or loved one to use all summer long. Can't wait? Use backpack mail! The order form can be downloaded from Quick Links on the left-hand side of this newsletter.

Questions? Please contact Cameron Morgan [email protected] or Jenn Regan [email protected].

A Note from the Lenski Library

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching, and the Lenski Library staff is requesting that all Lenski library books be returned by May 6th. Thank you for your help in locating any missing books.

The Koelbel Library has a wonderful selection of just-right books for your child and is offering a summer reading program, Dig into Reading. Find out more at www.arapahoelibraries.org. Have a great summer and enjoy a good book!

Lenski Library Staff

Streets of SouthGlenn - Streets Smart Program

The competition is over! We will know what place we finished in a few weeks. Th Streetsmarts anks to everyone who turned in receipts for the Streets of SouthGlenn stores.

To do over the summer: 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! ). Sign up now!

Box Tops Contest

Thank you to everyone who collected box tops these past 6 weeks. Box Tops #2

15,719 tops were collected. That is awesome! With each box top

worth 10 cents, Lois Lenski raised $1,571.90. Thanks!

There will be a contest this summer, so watch for the notice later in May. Keep up the good work collecting those box tops!

Summer Camps and Classes

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.

CO United Soccer is offering camps this summer as well. Click here for more information.

Last, Love & Logic is conducting a family retreat in Costa Rica. Click on this flyer to find out more.

Get Connected with PTO!

Would you like to know the latest PTO scoop or if Lunch on the Lawn has been cancelled? Join our PTO Facebook and Twitter accounts to be the first to know!

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.