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Lenski Weekly Announcements
April 6, 2016
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April 7 - Newton Parent Orientation
At Newton 6:30 p.m.
Powell Parent Orientation
At Powell - 6:30 p.m.
April 8 - Income 2016/17 Kindergarten Story Time
9:30 a.m. A-L
2:00 p.m. M-Z
April 12 - Class Pictures
April 14 - PTO Social Gathering 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
All Welcome!
April 15 - Early Release
KPM - 9:06 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
KAM - No School
Grades 1 - 5, 9:06 a.m. - 1:03 p.m.
Band Students to Sandburg
8:55 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
April 18 - No School - Teacher Training
April 20 - 5th Grade Visit to Powell/Newton
9:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
April 21 - Spring Blood Drive
April 26 - 3rd Grade - Swedish Hospital
8:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
April 28 - Kindergarten Plays,
Harken 9:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
April 29 - Kindergarten Plays,
Flagg, 9:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
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May 5 - 5TH ANNUAL LENSKI GOLF
TOURNAMENT
 May 9 - 3rd - 5th Grade Field
Day
May 11 - 1st - 2nd Grade Field
Day
May 10 and 12 - Rain Dates Available for Field Day
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Lenski Annual Technology Golf Tournament Registration is Open!
May 5, 1:00 p.m. shotgun start
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Registration Open!
It's Cinco de Mayo AND the Lenski 5th Annual Technology Golf Tournament
THURSDAY MAY 5th
South Suburban Golf Course
12:00pm: Check In opens (range balls and boxed lunches)
1:00pm: Shotgun start
6:00pm: Dinner and Awards to follow play
 Enjoy golf Cinco de Mayo style AND support a great cause!
$150 per player, $600 per foursome.
Scramble format
$500 Hole Sponsorships Available:Would you like to highlight your business? Sponsor a Golf Hole! For $500, your hole sponsorship can promote your business at the event and in Lenski publications that reach over 500 families!
 100% of proceeds go directly to technology in our children's classrooms! Last year we raised enough funds to provide the very popular "Hour of Code" for all students 1st-5th grade and we helped purchase new Chromebooks for 4th & 5th grade.
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PTO Social Gathering! Find Out How You Can Get Involved.
April 14, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Volunteer!
Start where you are.
Use what you have.
Do what you can.
Join us for a social gathering to find out how you can get involved in your child's future at Lenski with PTO.
Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
6165 S. Forest Court, Centennial CO 80121
Home of Kathy and Greg Shepherd
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Spring Blood Drive - Please Sign Up To Be a Donor
April 21, 9 am - 1 pm
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On Thursday, April 21st, Lenski will host its Spring Blood Drive to benefit Children's Hospital. The blood drive will run from 9am to 1pm. Please help us spread the word! We need at least 28 donors on the schedule to meet the hospital's surgery and transfusion needs. One blood donation can help save or enhance the life of up to five people.
As of this morning, we still have ___ blood donor spots to fill. If you would like to donate blood, please click here. If you can't donate blood, but you'd like to contribute, please click here.
Donors will need to bring their government issued ID's (passport or driver's license) to each donation. The process takes about 30 to 45 minutes total, from arrival, paperwork, a brief interview to the actual blood draw. Donors should have something to eat and hydrate beforehand. We will have snacks available after your donation.
Blood donors must meet certain health requirements. You may be eligible to donate blood if you:
- Are in good health
- Have not donated blood in the last 56 days
- Are symptom free of a cold or flu
- Are at least 18 years of age, or 17 with written parental consent
- Weigh at least 110 pounds
- Have not delivered a baby in the last six weeks
- Have no history of, or risk factors for, HIV/AIDS
- Have not had any tattoos or body piercings within the last year
- Have not traveled to a malaria risk area within the last year
If you have traveled to Mexico, the Caribbean, and or Central or South America in the last 28 days, please hold off on donating until it has been more than 28 days after your return to the United States.
- Have not spent 3 months or more in the UK from 1980 to present
- Answer a series of medical history/lifestyle questions which determine eligibility
- Please remember to bring your Government Issued ID (driver's license or passport) to each donation.
- For any questions about eligibility, call 720-777-5398 or email donate4kids@childrenscolorado.org
This is the last Community Service event of the school year. Thank you in advance for participating!
Questions? Please contact Lisa Zook.
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Yearbook Available for Order Through April 18!
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It's time to order the Lenski 2015-2016 Yearbook-NOW ONLINE! Don't miss 60 full-color pages of memories, including classes, activities, and "fun facts" about 5th graders. Order now through Monday, April 18 on the Entourage Yearbooks website by clicking HERE. Yearbooks are $25 each.
Questions? Please contact Heather Hein. |
Meet Heather Hein - PTO Yearbook Coordinator
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 Hello! My name is Heather Hein, and I am coordinating the yearbook for the first time this year. It's a big job, but it's been very rewarding to see it come together and get to know the Lenski staff, parents, and students better in the process. Thanks to all of you who took, collected, and sent in photos during the year.
Four years ago, my husband, Jeff, and I were looking to move to a new part of Denver, with the right home, neighborhood, and school for our son, Sebastian (now a third grader). We found it all here! Because of my work schedule, I haven't been able to volunteer at the school much, so when an opportunity came up to coordinate the yearbook, it seemed like a great way to contribute to the amazing community we have at Lenski.
The yearbook is a big job because there's so much to capture. In my job as a communications consultant for an education research and development organization, I am surrounded by information on best practices in education-and I can say that Lenski definitely deserves all of those blue ribbons!
I hope you enjoy the yearbook and keep snapping!
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Edukit - Save Time and Money!
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Lois Lenski Elementary School is once again offering a convenient, stress free option for busy parents to purchase their child's 2016-17 school supplies. ORDER NOW to take advantage of maximum discounts.
Order by August 1 to insure your child's EduKit will be in the classroom on the first day of school. Shipping is FREE.
Additional supplies are included this year, such as tissues and wipes!
Questions? Contact Megann Rundell. |
School Lunch - April 29 Last Day To Add Funds To Lunch Account
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 As of April 29, 2016 students will not be permitted to charge to their meal account.
Please watch your child's account to make certain there is enough money to purchase meals through the end of the year. If the account goes to $0 they will not be able to buy lunch. Any leftover funds will roll forward and be available for the 2016-2017 school year.
If your student owes money, please pay the balance prior to the end of the year.
Thank you and have a safe and fun summer.
LPS Nutrition Services
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Gardening Tool Drive for the Lenski Learning Garden
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As a part of planning for the long-term sustainability of the school garden, 5th grade Girl Scout Troop #850 is organizing a Gardening Tool Drive throughout the month of April. These items will be used to establish and maintain the garden.
The following tools & supplies, new or gently-used, are requested: the collection bin will be in the Lenski lobby throughout April. (Please contact Jennifer Casani to arrange for the receipt of soil and any other bulky items.)
1st Priority:
- garden gloves: 12 or more
- outside broom: 1
- hand trowels: 6
- three-pronged cultivators: 2
- big shovels: 6
- large watering cans: 2
- trellises: 10
- cardboard pots: 25 or more
- short pitchforks: 2
- soil, organic gardening: 20 bags, 1.5 cu. ft.
2nd Priority:
- garden scissors/clippers: 3
- tomato cages: 2 or more
- small rakes: 4
The Value of School Gardens: Gardens provide experiential learning that ties into existing curriculum subjects such as chemistry, biology, math, social studies, history and English. Gardening brings these subjects to life, especially science, and helps students discover how they fit together. (Credit: Nutrients for Life Foundation)
About the Lenski Learning Garden (Initiated by 5th Grade Girl Scout Troop #850, to earn their Bronze Award): A group of 5th graders are Girl Scouts that want to make a difference at school and leave a legacy. They are working toward achieving the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can earn - the Bronze Award. (This is comparable to the Eagle Project/Award for Boy Scouts, at this age level.) To earn this award, they are creating a project based on their observations of a local issue. For their project, with Dr. DeSpainʻs approval, the girls have chosen to create a school veggie/food garden, the Lenski Learning Garden. The girls are 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.
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Casani, Project Advisor & Mentor |
CMAS/PARCC Testing Schedule April 2016
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Following is the testing schedule for 3rd through 5th grade beginning the first week of April.
Grade 3- Reading 4/7-4/8, 4/11 9:30-11:15
Math 4/12-4/14, 4/19 1:30-2:45
Grade 4- Reading 4/4-4/6 10:45 -12:30
Math 4/19-4/22 10:45-12:00
Grade 5- Reading 4/4-4/7 1:00-2:45
Math 4/12-4/15 9:30-10:45
Science 4/20-4/22 12:45-2:20
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Lenski Field Day! Parent Volunteer Opportunities!!
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The 1st-5th graders will be participating in Lenski's Field Days in early May! Listed below are the schedules and events as well as procedures and volunteer opportunities. I hope you will be able to join us for this very exciting day!
SCHEDULES
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GRADE
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DATES
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3rd, 4th & 5th Grade
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Monday
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May 9
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Rain Day
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Tuesday
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May 10
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1st & 2nd Grade
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Wednesday
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May 11
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Rain Day
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Thursday
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May 12
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GRADE
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TIMES
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LUNCH
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1st Grade
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9:30am-2:50pm
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12:05-1:30pm
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2nd Grade
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9:45am-2:50pm
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12:20-1:30pm
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3rd Grade
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9:30am-2:50pm
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12:10-1:30pm
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4th Grade
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9:30am-2:30pm
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12:20-1:30pm
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5th Grade
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10am-2:50pm
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12:20-1:30pm
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PARENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Volunteer for a 1 ½ hour time slot on field day and participate with your student for the rest of the day or volunteer on the field day your child is not attending.
- Volunteer on field day for 1½ hours of set-up before the events start.
- Volunteer on a day before field day (help line the fields, organize equipment, sort prizes, count ribbons etc.) To help on Saturday 5-7-16 use 3-5th's Field Day sign-up link, and to help on Tuesday 5-10-16 use 1st & 2nd's Field Day sign-up link.
- Sign up by linking directly to :
Pick a day, event and time that works for you. You may sign up for as many shifts as you want. You will receive an email confirmation of your selection(s).
- Please note: parents may not sign up their 5th graders. If a position is earned as determined by Lenski staff, then 5th graders will be assigned by Coach Wilson.
- Thank you! All volunteers are greatly appreciated!
For complete details on what to bring, student attire, lunch, chaperones and checking out and leaving at the end of the day, please review the parent letter here.
As always, Field Day's objectives are promoting SPORTSMANSHIP, an ACTIVE LIFESTYLE and lots of FUN!! Please join us for your child's Lenski Field Day.
Questions? Contact Mary Wilson, Lenski Physical Educator |
2016-2017 Calendar Now Available
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The LPS District Calendar for 2016-2017 is now available.
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Box Top Contest - Win an Ice Cream Party!
March 28 - April 29
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I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream!
The class that collects the most Box Tops will win an Ice Cream Party. Save and turn in the box tops in the classroom envelope.
Questions? Please contact Frances or Rebecca.
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Traffic Procedures for Morning Drop Off
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You may have noticed an increased presence of volunteers and staff at Lenski while dropping students off in the circle drive in the morning. In an effort to keep children safe when coming to school please keep in mind the following in support of these efforts:
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 Drop off in a single file lane - When loading and unloading, be sure to pull over to the right drop off lane and stay in a single drop-off lane to ensure students are not crossing in front of other vehicles. Do not park anywhere on the left side of the circle drive.
- Do not pull up next to another vehicle to drop off.
- Your child may get out of the car on the right anywhere along the fence and head into school.
- After your child has exited the car, you are welcome to safely pull around the car in front of you to slowly and cautiously exit the parking lot.
- As you are exiting, please keep in mind that there is a crosswalk where children may be crossing to enter the school. STOP to check for any pedestrian before you proceed.
- If you are dropping your child on a day when they have a large project or anything that requires you to assist them, we ask that you park in the PARKING LOT to help your child and then they can use the crosswalk to go into school.
- There is no drop off beyond the crosswalk. Beyond the cross-walk is designated for BUSES ONLY.
Please use the guidelines to expedite the drop off process and help to keep children safe during the morning drop off. We appreciate your support.
Sincerely,
Barbara DeSpain, Principal
Lenski Office Staff
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Volunteers Needed at Morning Drop Off to Help Keep Our Kids Safe!
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The morning drop off at Lenski is a busy time and it is so important that our children stay safe walking into school every morning. Please help us provide volunteers to monitor the morning drop off circle!   Sign up here to volunteer to monitor the drop off circle from 8:45 to 9:10. Just one parent helping each morning can help expedite drop-offs so that traffic keeps moving and the cross walks stay clear with ample visibility for children crossing. We appreciate all of you pitching in to accomplish our common goal!!
Sincerely,
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Safe Routes for Walking To Lois Lenski
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To assist all children who walk to school to find the safest routes, please click here for a map, published by the Littleton Public Schools Wellness Committee.
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Flyers for District Events
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April Calendar of Events
King Soopers and Safeway reloadable card ($25)
  Keep Saving and Submitting Your Box Tops In The Container Outside the OfficeArchives for Lenski Weekly Announcements
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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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