Lenski Wednesday Announcements 
September 11, 2013
In This Issue

 Lenski Star Logo

  

 

Lenski Star Newsletter

 

Lenski Annual Giving

 

Blood Drive for Children's Hospital

 

Volunteer Sign-Ups Now Active! 

 

Littleton Stride Early Registration has been extended!

 

Lenski Running Club

 

LPS Discounted Tickets to the Colorado Rapids

 

Lunch on the Lawn   September 9-20

 

Volunteers Needed for Lunch on the Lawn

 

Library Volunteers Needed!

 

Volunteer as a Room Parent!

 

PTO Meeting on October 3

 

Save the Date-Lenski's Family Bingo Night!!!

 

Board of Education candidate forums

 

Littleton Community Retreat 2013

 

Street Smarts at The Streets of SouthGlenn

 

Lenski PTO Facebook & Twitter

 Quick Links
 
Lois Lenski Elem.
 
Lenski Star Newsletter
 
Lunch Calendar
 
Events Calendar
  Reloadable
Grocery Cards ($25 each)
Box Top 
Box Tops for Education

Archived Emails of "Lenski Wednesday Announcements"

 

Mark Your Calendars

September 11-20 - Volunteer Sign-up Registration

 

September 13 - Deadline for discounted registration for

                       Littleton Stride

 

September 14 - LPS Night at the Colorado Rapids

                    

September 17 - Board of Education candidate forum

 

September 19 - Blood Drive for Children's Hospital

 

September 20 - Grades 1-5 Early Dismissal, 1:03 p.m.

                       KAM - 9:06 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

                       KPM - No School

Looking Ahead...

October 1 - Board of Education candidate forum

 

October 3 - PTO General Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

 

October 4 - Lenski  Family Bingo Night

 

October 4-11 - Vision & Hearing Screening 

 

October 8 - Picture Retake Day

 

October 16 - Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Conference

                   Kindergarten in session

 

October 17-18 - Parent/Teacher Conference

                        No School K-5

 

October 18-19 - Littleton Community Retreat 2013

 NewsletterEvents

 

 

Lenski Star Newsletter
The September 11 Newsletter is now available.  This issue contains information about the new bond issue with LPS, pupil enrollment count days, school security, free or reduced meal benefits, and much more.  The Events Calendar is also available for September, detailing events and activities for the month.

 AnnualGiving

 

 

Lenski annual fundraiser   
Have you donated to Lenski Annual Giving yet? There is still time!  Our goal is $80,000 by October 1st.  We have almost $30,000 already - but we still have a long way to go!  Remember that 100% of your donation is tax deductible and goes directly to specialist teacher salaries.
 

You can double your donation!  As a 501(c)3 non-profit, Lois Lenski Elementary PTO qualifies for Corporate Matching.  If your company matches donations, please ask about it at work and use this Tax ID number: 84-1501737.  Please let us know if you plan to do a corporate match.

 

Click here to learn more and/or to donate online right now.

  
If you have any questions, please contact the campaign chair, Heidi Elliott, at [email protected].

BloodDrive

 

 

Blood Drive for  
Childrens Hospital   
On Thursday, September 19th, Lenski will host its Fall Blood Drive from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to benefit Children's Hospital.  This is the first 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 that Children's Hospital cannot accept blood from persons who have traveled to certain geographic areas 
(Cancun, Cozumel, and most European locations are okay
within the prior twelve months, and there are age and weight limitations for donors. Before you sign up, please check the full list of restrictions.  

 

Questions?  Please contact Lisa Zook at [email protected] or Lisa Hansen at [email protected].

VolSignUps

 

 

Volunteer Sign-Ups Now Active!
September 11-20
volunteers needed png
  
  
Signing up to volunteer at Lenski is
online and easy with PTO Manager!  

 

 

Go to Lenski's website and click on "Volunteer Sign-up" located at the top of the home page and follow the instructions for using PTO Manager.

 

This is the annual 'official' opportunity for parents to confirm their interests by signing up online via PTO Manager.  There are many ways to provide invaluable support to Lenski.  Click here to see descriptions on the opportunities that are available. 
  

Not sure about your availability or specific interests?  Why not sign up for "Ask Me Later/Volunteer On Call" where you can choose from events as they come up during the year?

  

Questions?   Please contact Katie Smith at [email protected], 303-299-6448 or

LittletonStride

 

 

$5 Discount for Littleton Stride
Deadline is Friday, September 13

Littleton StrideDon't forget to register for the Littleton Stride by this Friday, September 13th, and you will save $5.00 on each registration fee!!  Please help Lenski Elementary win $1,000.00 and hold on to our trophy!!

  

Click here for the informational flyer about The Stride and how it can be beneficial for both Lenski and your family.  You can also view The Littleton Stride website

 

Questions?  Please contact Kim Madden at [email protected].

LenskiRunClub

 

 

Lenski Running Club
Volunteers needed!

running heartIn conjunction with the Littleton Stride, Lenski is offering the Lenski Running Club to help prepare our students.  Read here to find out more about this program.  

 

Also, we still have many volunteer spots available during the lunch period each Monday now through October 21 - please click here to sign up to volunteer.  We cannot run this event without you!

 LPSRapids

 

 

LPS Discounted Tickets to the Colorado Rapids
September 14, 2013

The LPS Foundation, in partnership with all LPS PTOs, will be hosting a Littleton Colorado RapidsPublic Schools Community Night with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, September 14th.  Game time is 7:00 p.m.

     

Come cheer on the Colorado Rapids as they beat FC Dallas at Dick's Sporting Goods Park!  Tickets are $20 and $4 of every ticket sold will benefit Littleton Public Schools!

 

Read more...

 LunchonLawn
 

 
Lunch on the Lawn beginning next week
September 9-20 

lunch on lawn  Bring a picnic blanket and come join your child for Lunch on the Lawn beginning the week of Sept 9 through Sept 20.  The day and time for each grade is as follows: 

 

Monday - 1st Grade, 11:45-12:30 

Tuesday - 2nd Grade, 12:00-12:40 
Wednesday - 3rd Grade, 12:20-1:00  

Thursday - 4th Grade, 12:40-1:20 

Friday - 5th Grade, 11:15-11:55

 

Parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters are all welcome to attend!

You can either bring a picnic or order off the Lenski menu - just be sure

to notify the office early that morning if anyone other than your student

plans to buy lunch.

 

Questions?  Contact Lisa Hansen at 303-956-0387 [email protected] or Lisa Morrisroe at [email protected].

LunchonLawnVol
 

 
Volunteers Needed for Lunch on the Lawn

If you would like to enjoy a nice hour outside in the fresh air, please visit this link to sign up to work as a crossguard for Lunch on the Lawn.  This program cannot work without you!

LibraryVol

 

 

Library Volunteers needed!  
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We  are in need of a few additional library volunteers.  These volunteers help check out and check in materials, shelve books and assist the library staff with special projects.  Lenski's dedicated library volunteers allow our great staff to spend more time working with the students.  Shifts are either from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. or from 1:00-3:30 p.m., and most shifts would be twice a month. 
  
If you are interested, please contact Lisanna Parkhurst at [email protected] or 303-395-0273.  Thank you!

RoomParent

 

 

Volunteer as a Room Parent!
Being a homeroom parent is a fun and rewarding way to be involved in your child's classroom!  We are in need of homeroom parents to act as a liaison between the teachers and the parents throughout the school year, and to organize and assist with classroom parties (only the Fall Festival party this year).  If you would like to be a homeroom parent for the 2013-2014 School Year, please sign up here by Friday, September 13.
  
Questions?  Please contact Stephanie Wilcox at [email protected].

PTOMtg

 

 

PTO Meeting
October 3, 2013

Save the date for the next General PTO Meeting, to be held on Thursday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. at the Lenski Media Center.  All parents are invited and encouraged to come to the meeting.  More details to come...

BingoNight


Save the Date - Family Bingo Night!!!
Friday, October 4, 2013, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Schedule a family date night!  Bingo Night is October 4th, 5:30-8:30 p.m. and you don't want to miss it.  Registration forms will be sent home shortly in students' backpacks.  Be on the look out!

bingo night #3   

Questions?  Please contact Kristen Dimig at 303-324-0181, [email protected] or Annie Sieker at 303-903-8450, [email protected].

BoardofEdu 

 

Board of Education candidate forums

September 17 & October 1, 2013

The Board of Education candidate forums are scheduled for September 17 and October 1, 2013.  These candidate forums provide an opportunity for community members to learn about and ask questions of the five candidates running for election this November for three at-large positions on the LPS school board. All community members are invited to attend. 

 

For more information and/or to find out which candidates are running, please click here.

LittletonRetreat
 

 

Littleton Community Retreat - Building a Health Community for All

October 18-19, 2013

The Littleton Community Retreat, formerly the Littleton Leadership Retreat, was founded in 1975 by former City Manager Gale Christy and the former editor of the Littleton Independent, Garret Ray, to help educate citizens about issues of importance to the community.  These citizens, they believed, would take ideas from the Retreat and share them widely in the broader community.  Their vision succeeded as ideas generated at the Retreat have spurred outcomes both large and small, including:

 

*  Lowering of the railroad tracks through Littleton, which led ultimately to the establishment of the southwest corridor light rail line.

*  Establishment of the Littleton Immigrant Initiative, an award-winning initiative designed to integrate new Americans, and help them learn English and become citizens.

 

For more information on the 2013 Littleton Community Retreat, click here.

 Southglenn

 

 

Street Smarts at The Streets at SouthGlenn


** Sidewalk Sale this weekend, September 13th and 14th!  Shop the Streets at SouthGlenn this Friday and Saturday and turn in the receipts this weekend to Guest Services and Lenski will earn 50 points per dollar spent!  If you have something to buy, this is the weekend to do it! **

 

This is a program to help Lenski earn money doing what you are already doing!  Streetsmarts is a competition between 20 schools in the area, and Lenski earns 5 points for every dollar you spend and turn in.   Shop, eat, enjoy any store/restaurant/theater at The Streets at SouthGlenn (including WholeFoods, 24 Hour Fitness (dues!), Best Buy, etc.) and make sure to get a receipt.

 

Turn receipts in to Lenski one of four ways:

Streetsmarts1-      Save the receipts and put them in your child's school folder in an envelope marked The Streets at SouthGlenn

2-      Drop it in The Streets at SouthGlenn box in the school lobby

3-      Drop the receipt in the Lenski slot in the SouthGlenn guest services lobby (between Bar Louie and the parking garage)

4-      if you have a receipt you need to keep (new appliance, tires, etc) speak to guest services and they will log your receipt.

 

Lenski has placed in the top 10 the past two years and this year we can do even better!

 

Another way to earn 1,000 points and find out what is new at The Streets at SouthGlenn - sign up to receive their e-mail.  Simply go to www.shoppingpartnership.com and select The Streets at SouthGlenn under shopping centers to register.  You will receive The Streets at SouthGlenn news, points alerts, and special offers. 

 

September Bonus Points - Lenski will earn 15 points per dollar spent for receipts logged in September at the following stores:  720 Board Shop, Caf� Rio, Chick-Fil-A, Dairy Queen, Floyd's 99 Barbershop, H&M, LOFT, Maggie Moo's, Old Navy, Pearle Vision, and Salon AKA

GetConnected

 

 

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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 Amy Walker Kurtz([email protected])  and/or Holly Malcolm at [email protected].   For access to past issues of the Lenski Wednesday Announcements, please visit our archivesfor more information.