It's Cinco de Mayo AND the Lenski 5th Annual Technology Golf Tournament

THURSDAY MAY 5th

For additional information contact Suzette Loving or Lucas Wilson.

A group of 5th graders are Girl Scouts (Juniors in Troop 850) that want to make a difference at Lenski.  They are working toward achieving the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can earn - the Bronze Award.  (This is comparable to the Eagle Scout Award/Project in Boy Scouts.)  For their Bronze Award Project (with Dr. DeSpain's approval), the girls have chosen to create a school veggie/food garden: the Lois Lenski Learning Garden.

The girls will be taking huge strides toward setting up an initial framework for an important teaching asset for the Lenski community... that can be built upon in the future by others, and ideally sustained by the framework they create.  For details on the numerous educational benefits and positive outcomes of a learning garden, please click here.

If you are interested in being a part of the Garden Committee, we want to hear from you!  The goal of this Committee is to help the girls of Troop #850 as they implement their plan for kicking-off (and sustaining for the long-run) Lenski's Learning Garden. Involvement will be easy and manageable; we plan to convene the Committee mostly through email and through voluntary work days in the garden.
 
Next Steps

The troop has Dr. DeSpain's commitment and approval to develop the Lenski Learning Garden as an ongoing initiative to be built upon.  If you share this commitment, please email Jennifer Casani, Bronze Award Project Advisor & Mentor (jennifer@flipsideasolutions.com), to confirm your interest.

We are excited about this positive, sustainable, shared teaching resource... one that is meaningful for the entire school in the short and long-run.  Stay tuned to the Lenski Wednesday Announcements for future information about volunteer opportunities, a gardening tool drive, and more.  Thank you for your investment in Lenski and Girl Scouting!

I grew up singing! My parents love to tell the story of how I would sing the A, B, Cs at the top of my lungs in the supermarket. As I went through Littleton Public Schools (Centennial Elementary, Goddard Junior High, Littleton High), my interest in music grew. I started the clarinet in the 4th grade, and I've been playing it ever since (currently, with the Jefferson Symphony in Golden)!

My original life plan was to play clarinet in a major symphony. As I worked on my college degrees, first at Arizona State University, and then at Temple University in Philadelphia, I determined that I really enjoyed teaching as well. Along with degrees in Clarinet Performance, I also earned my music teaching certification. Upon moving back to Colorado in 1995, I was fortunate enough to be hired at Walt Whitman Elementary as a general music teacher. Since that time, I've taught at Whitman, Ames, Hopkins, Wilder, and now Lenski. I've taught music, choir, drama, as well as literacy, as I earned a masters in literacy instruction in 2006.

My mantra for performing arts students at Lenski is "Music is a Verb." I want students to be active in our time together, so we are always singing, dancing, acting, playing instruments, or all of the above! My goal is for every student to leave the music room with a song in their head and a spring in their step, and to foster a love for the performing arts (be it music, drama, or dance) that they will carry with them through adulthood. At home, my husband and I foster that love of the arts with our own children. Elias is 6 and Cora is 4. My family loves being in the out of doors. If you're out snowboarding, climbing 14ers, exploring canyons, rock climbing, hiking, biking, or running, you may hear us singing at the top of our lungs!

 

 

 

I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream!          

Contest runs March 28th through April 29th! The class that collects the most Box Tops will win an Ice Cream Party.

Questions? Please contact Frances or Rebecca.