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Lenski Weekly Announcements
August 19, 2015
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August 20 - 1st Day of Kindergarten/Parent Orientation
-AM Kindergarten 9:06 am - 10:06 am
-PM Kindergarten 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
August 21 - 2nd Day of Kindergarten
-AM Kindergarten 9:06 am - 11:50 am
-PM Kindergarten 12:50 - 3:43 pm
August 24 - 2nd Grade Back to School Night 6pm (Parents Only - No Child Care)
August 24 - Instrument Demonstration 6:30-7:30 pm
August 25 - Lifetouch Individual Picture Day
August 26 - PLC Day
-KAM: 11:06-1:02
-KPM: 1:47-3:43 pm
-Grades 1-5: 11:06-3:43 p.m.
August 27 - 3rd Grade Back to School Night 6pm
( Parents Only - No Child Care)
August 27 and 28 - Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening
September 1 - 4th Grade Back to School Night 6pm
(Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 3 - 1st Grade Back to School Night 6pm
-(Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 7 - Labor Day, No School
September 8 - 5th Grade Back to School Night 6pm
- No childcare available at back to school night
September 10 - Kindergarten Back to School Night 6pm (Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 14 - Lenski Accountability Committee Meeting - all welcome
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Watch for Upcoming PTO Events...
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September 18 - Fall Blood Drive at Lenski
September 18 - "Fab Film Friday" at Lenski
February 19 - Bingo Night - fun family event!
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Lunch on the Lawn - Join Your Child For Lunch!
August 31 - September 4
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 Please join your child for lunch the week of August 31st at lunchtime. Each grade has a different day of the week for its designated lunch. Please click here for the schedule. Volunteers are needed for Lunch on the Lawn Crosswalk Monitors! This great Lenski tradition is possible by you volunteering 1 hour of your time during the week of August 31st at lunchtime. Please see the attached flyer for dates/times for each grade or sign up here for your slot. Thank you for your time contribution! Please contact Bethany DeBerard with any questions.
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Lenski Annual Giving Campaign Kick-Off
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School has started and Annual Giving is in full swing! If you have not donated yet, please take a moment to contribute to this important fundraiser. Our goal is $75,000 and because we are not having an auction this year Annual Giving becomes our most important way to raise funds for our specialty teach salaries!
Lenski Annual Giving ends on October 1st and as you know 100% of the money raised goes to our Lenski Community in the form of specialty teacher salaries that support small group learning in literacy and math. All of our students benefit from this support and it is these types of programs that keep Lenski one of the top elementary schools in the state.
Although our suggested amount is $175-$200 per student, we are grateful for any amount and monthly contributions are gladly accepted. You can also place a monthly donation (taken over 9 months).
Remember - There are three EASY ways to donate:
- Donate one time online with your credit card. Click here and just click on View Event for the Lenski Annual Giving Campaign
- Donate monthly online with your credit card. Click here and just click on View Event for the Lenski Annual Giving Campaign
- Send in a check made out to Lenski PTO (Please use an envelope with "Annual Giving" written on the outside.)
Did you know that you can double your donation? As a 501(c)3 nonprofit 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. If you are planning to file a corporate match please let us know (mary.wehrer@comcast.net) so we can track it.
For more detailed information about this campaign please click here.
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Meet Dana McDermott, PTO Co-President
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My name is Dana McDermott - your Co -PTO President of Lois Lenski Elementary. I would like to welcome everyone to an exciting 2015-2016 school year. This year is a sad, yet very exciting year for my family. This is our last year as active members of this wonderful Lenski family. My husband Shawn and I will miss being part of the amazing community Lenski provides for all families enrolled. This is my second year as Co-PTO President and I truly have to say it is the most favorite position I have held since joining PTO 7 years ago. I have two children, Connor who's 11 and now a 6th grader at Powell Middle School and Corbin who's 10 and 5th grader at Lenksi. I'm so thankful for the wonderful individuals my kids have become. I attribute a huge part of that to the Lenski community -- the saying "It takes a village" holds true in our school. I encourage each and every parent this year to get involved as much as you can throughout this school year. It is such a reward to see your child's face when his or her parent shows up just to help another group of children read for an hour. It is our volunteers who help out on a weekly basis that allow our teachers to accomplish what they can in a school year. Without you, it is impossible. I would like to "Thank you" for choosing Lois Lenski Elementary as the school for your family. We all have a choice, and without this community and staff we wouldn't be the thriving school we have become. Enjoy the school year and make the most of every minute. It'll be gone in the blink of an eye! |
Kleenex and Coffee/Lemonade for Kindergarten Parents, Grandparents and Guardians
August 21, Kam 9-10, Kpm 1-2
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 Kindergarten parents, grandparents and guardians of all kinds! We know the first day of school is full of emotions- nerves, excitement and possibly some tears (and that's just from the parents!). In a effort to make your day a little easier, please join us for Kleenex and Coffee and Kleenex and Lemonade on the grass near the main entrance on Friday, August 21st. Morning kindergarten from 9-10, afternoon kindergarten from 1-2. Questions? Contact Sarah Franklin or Leslie Suh.
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Room Parent Sign-Up Now Available!
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 Being a room parent is a GREAT way to be involved in your child's classroom with minimal commitment of in-class volunteer time. Much of the planning and coordination can happen on your own time as your schedule permits. A room parent's responsibilities include planning the fall festival party (held on the afternoon of Oct. 30th), coordinating optional teacher gifts before winter break and at year-end, and assisting the PTO with teacher appreciation week in the spring.
More details on each of these activities will be shared with the selected room parents at the room parent orientation meeting in September. There will be two room parents for each classroom so you can share in the fun (and the responsibility) with another parent in your class! If you're interested in being a room parent for this year, please click here and sign up prior to September 1st.
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Thank You To Our Boy Scout Pack and Their Families
Join Night September 8!
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Every year before school starts Lenski Pack 664 participates in their community service project which benefits their Chartered Organization, Lois Lenski Elementary School. The Scouts & their families provide the tools and manpower to clean up the school grounds. On Saturday, August 15th, there was a full contingent of boys, girls, dads, moms and grandparents equipped with brooms, shovels, clippers, spades and blowers to help get the grounds in shape for the school year. We would like to thank them all for their time and effort. Now is a good time to join Boy Scouts if you aren't already a member. Pack 664 has a great program planned for this year. Please check out their wiki page, or come to Join Night on Tuesday, September 8th, 7:00 p.m. at Lenski.
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Boxtops for Education - An Easy Way to Earn Money for Lenski!
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 An easy way to earn money for Lenski is to save your boxtops and drop them in the container out side the office.
Now through September 15, 2015 Albertsons has a "Growing Local Learning Contest". If you buy 10 General Mills products during one shopping trip, you receive 60 eBox Tops receipt at the register. Drop the receipt into the box outside the school office!
Safeway is having the same contest, but you must be registered at Safeway so that the box tops automatically credit Lenski.
To check out Box Tops for Educations games and registrations, please click here!
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Enrichment Programs - Flyers On Website
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Please go to the Lenski website to view the enrichment flyers. This year, Lenski will not send flyers home to all students for all enrichment classes.
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Streets of Southglenn - Start Saving Those Receipts!
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 Do you ever visit Streets of SouthGlenn? Then help Lenski earn money by saving your receipts and earning Lenski points that turn into money for our school! To learn more about the Streets at SouthGlenn program, click here. Every dollar earns 5 points, so turn in even the smallest dollar receipt to help out!
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Earn Triple Points From These Stores:
720 Boardshop, Best Buy, Crazy 8, Dick's Sporting Goods, Floyd's 99 Barbershop, Great Clips, H&M, Macy's,Old Navy, Pearle Vision, Sears, Sola Salon, Staples
Earn Double Points For All Other Purchases now through September 30!
Submit your Streets at SouthGlenn receipts at the box in the Lenski lobby or at Guest Services in Southglenn by September 30. Guest Services is located in the Concierge Lobby in the building next to the parking structure.
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80's Themed Prom Party - Fundraiser for Lenski! Tickets Still Available!
August 29, 6pm at Heritage Village Upper Pool
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 Come support Lenski in this totally tubular way! It's an 80's themed prom party, Saturday, August 29 at 6:00 pm at the Heritage Village Upper Pool. All ticket purchases are a donation to Lois Lenski.
Dress to impress in your best 80's duds! $35 per person. Food, Beverage and Live Music provided. Please purchase your tickets by next Wednesday, August 26.
To purchase tickets or for questions, please contact Kathy Shepherd.
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Annual Family Update - Available to Complete Now!
Must Complete Prior to September 8, 2015
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Please remember to complete your 2015-16 Online Annual Family Check-In as soon as possible. This is done through your Infinite Campus Family Portal account. Completing this information is required by all primary household parents/guardians prior to September 8, 2015. Please log into the Campus Portal here, and then go to the Inbox where there is a Family Check-In message. By clicking on this message, parents will be taken directly into online the online Family Check In. For more information, please click here.
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Lenski New Fee Payment Process Available Now!
Fees Due by October 1, 2015
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This year at Lenski we will begin a new process to pay for classroom fees and field trips. Available now, you have the option to pay student fees online using a credit card through the parent portal, or you can send in payment to the Lenski Office.
Fees are due by October 1, 2015. More information can be found here.
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If you have any questions about information in this email, please contact PTO Communications, Jennifer Gruidel
for more information.
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