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Lenski Weekly Announcements
August 24, 2016
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August 24 - 1st Day of Kindergarten/Parent Orientation
-AM Kindergarten 9:06 am - 10:06 am
-PM Kindergarten 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
TODAY! Sip n' Peek for
Kindergarten families on
primary playground (west side of Lenski)
-AM families at 8:30 am - 10:30 am
-PM families at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
August 25 - 2nd Day of Kindergarten
-AM Kindergarten 9:06 am - 11:50 am
-PM Kindergarten 12:50 - 3:43 pm
August 29 - 2nd Grade Back to School Night 6pm (Parents Only - No Child Care)
August 29 - Sept 2 - Lunch On the Lawn!! Read more...
August 30 - Instrument Information Night, 6:30-7:30 pm
August 31 - PLC Day
-KAM: 11:06-1:02
-KPM: 1:47-3:43 pm
-Grades 1-5: 11:06-3:43 p.m.
September 1 and 2 - Kindergarten Vision
and Hearing Screening
September 1 - Lifetouch Individual Picture Day
3rd Grade Back to School Night 6pm
(Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 5 - Labor Day, No School
September 7 - 4th Grade Back to School Night 6pm
(Parents Only - No Child Care) September 8 - 1st Grade Back to School Night 6pm
(Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 14 - PLC Day -KAM: 11:06 am - 1:02 pm -KPM: 1:47 pm - 3:43 pm -Grades 1-5: 11:06 am - 3:43 pm September 14 - 5th Grade Back to School Night 6pm
(Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 15 - Kindergarten Back to School Night 6pm
(Parents Only - No Child Care)
September 19 - Spring Blood Drive
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Watch for Upcoming PTO Events...
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September 23 - Pep Rally for Lenski Sprinting
for the Stars
October 7 - Lenski Sprinting for the Stars Fundraiser
(takes place during the school day)
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TODAY!! Sip n' Peek for Kindergarten Families
August 24, Kam 8:30 - 10:30 , Kpm 1 - 3
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 TODAY!!!
Join us as we do our best to calm your nerves, dry your tears, take family pictures, and give hugs on your child's first day of Kindergarten! We'll share some snacks and drinks and watch the kiddos head off on their newest adventure!
Wednesday, August 24th
Morning kindergarten from 8:30 am -10:30 am Afternoon kindergarten from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm Donuts and coffee served (lemonade in afternoon) Questions? Contact Sarah Franklin or Leslie Suh.
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TOMORROW!! PTO Kickoff Meeting - Everyone Welcome!!
August 25, 9:30 a.m.
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 JOIN US TOMORROW!!
This year's meeting will be held at the Koebel Library on Thursday, August 25th at 9:30 a.m. Everyone who is interested in PTO is welcome to attend. |
Lunch on the Lawn Next Week!!
August 29 - September 2
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Please join your child for lunch on the lawn in front of Lenski the week of August 29th at lunchtime. Each grade has a different day of the week for its designated lunch.
Lunch Schedule:
(Please note updated lunch times!!)1st Grade: Monday, August 29th at 11:45-12:35
2nd Grade: Tuesday, August 30th at 12:00 - 12:45
3rd Grade: Wednesday, August 31st at 12:15 - 1:00
4th Grade: Thursday, September 1 at 12:40 - 1:20
5th Grade: Friday, September 2 at 11:30 - 12:10
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 29th at lunchtime. Please click here to volunteer!
Thank you for your time contribution. Please contact Hollie Hinton with any questions.
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Online Student Directory for Lenski - Enter Your Data NOW!!
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Lenski will once again be using a paperless format for our student directory, managed by DirectorySpot. You will be able to access the directory either online or through a free app that is available for download to your Smartphone, making the directory accessible from anywhere!
 In order for you to have access to this directory, we NEED your contact information. All data is deleted from the previous year to prevent data from students who are no longer at our school from lingering in the directory, so even if you did this last year, you must do it AGAIN! If you do not enter your information, not only will other parents not be able to find you in the directory, but you will not have access to look up others' information either!
Our directory is more useful when everybody is in it! This information is needed when setting up playdates, getting together for school projects, and sending birthday party invitations.
The deadline for collecting the information is September 5, 2016. . . but . . .
. . . it's so quick and easy, that you might as well get it done RIGHT NOW before you forget! Click HERE now!
If you are unable to access this online form, and would like your information included, please contact Meredith McKinnon. If you would like information on the security features of DirectorySpot, please feel free to visit the DirectorySpot website.
*Please note that by completing this form, you are giving Lenski Elementary permission to include your family contact information in our online directory.
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Sprinting for the Stars - Lenski Student Fund Run
October 7 - during regular school hours!
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SAVE THE DATE!
SPRINTING FOR THE STARS
LENSKI STUDENT FUND RUN
Friday, October 7th
(during regular school hours)
on the Lenski Fields
100% of all donations go to Lenski!!
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Lenski Volunteer Sign Up This Week!
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 Dear Lenski Parents, our school would not be the wonderful place that it is without YOU!
Please visit the Volunteer Interests 2016 form here and check the "yes" box for any of the Lenski events that you would be interested in helping with. This does not commit you to anything, but we will make sure you are contacted as needs arise. Thank you in advance for your commitment to Lenski.
Questions? Contact Sarah Wells.
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Spring Blood Drive - Please Help A Child In Need!
September 19, 9:00 a.m.
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On Monday, September 19th, Lenski will host its Fall Blood Drive to benefit Children's Hospital from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The blood donation 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. Please know that 30 minutes of your time could mean a lifetime to a child in need!
If you would like to donate blood, please click here. If you would like to donate snacks, please click here.
Children's Hospital's guidelines for blood donors are as follows:
- 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
- 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
- For any questions about donor eligibility, call 720-777-5398 or email donate4kids@childrenscolorado.org.
Donors need to bring their government issued ID's (passport or driver's ID).
Thank you for supporting this great cause!
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Literacy Volunteers Needed!
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 We are in need of additional literacy volunteers. These volunteers may read with the younger children in small groups, or work one on one with the older kids. Lenski's dedicated literacy volunteers give the students more reading time with adults and allow our great staff to spend more time working with our kids. This is a daytime volunteer opportunity which allows for shifts of one hour; once a week, every other week or once a month...whatever time you have to share!
If you are interested, please contact Heather Mantel. Thank you!
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Become a Lenski Room Parent!
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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, coordinating optional teacher gifts before winter break and at year-end, and assisting the PTO with teacher appreciation week in the spring. Whether you are a first time room parent or a veteran room parent, we need your help and would love for you to be involved this year!
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 the fun (and the responsibility) with another parent in your class! If you're interested in being a room parent for this year, please sign-up here by September 1st.
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Lenski 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: 
- 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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Enrichment Programs - Registration is Now Open!
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Lenski Parents:
Registration forms for Fall tuition-based enrichment are now available on the Lenski website. Please note that Ceramics is being offered instead of After School Art this fall. Also, we plan to offer Mandarin but the details of this class are not yet available. Please keep an eye on the Lenski website for details of this class as they become available.
Registrations for some classes fill up fast!
If you are enrolling your students, please download and complete your form and return it to the providing vendor or Lenski office as directed on the form. Please complete a form for each student for each class. Forms are also available in the Lenski office.
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Class
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Grade
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Dates
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Time
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Ceramics
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K-5
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9/7-10/12
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Wednesday
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3:45-5:00 pm
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Mad Science
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K-5
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8/30-10/4
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Tuesday
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7:50-8:50 am
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Spanish
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K-1
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9/12-10/17
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Monday
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3:45-4:45 pm
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Spanish
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2-5
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9/14-10/19
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Wednesday
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3:45-4:45 pm
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KidStage
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K-5
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8/25-10/6
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Thursday
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3:45-5:15 pm
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Chess Club
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K-5
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9/9-12/5
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Monday
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3:45-4:45 pm
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Strings I
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2-5
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9/8-12/15
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Mon, Thur
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8:00-8:45 am
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Strings II
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2-5
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9/6-12/13
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Tues, Fri
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8:00-8:45 am
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Brass
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4-5
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9/8-12/15
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Mon, Thur
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8:00-8:45 am
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Woodwinds
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4-5
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9/8-12/15
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Mon, Thur
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8:00-8:45 am
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Percussion
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4-5
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9/8-12/15
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Mon, Thur
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8:00-8:45 am
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Advanced Band
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5
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9/6-12/13
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Tues, Fri
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8:00-8:45 am
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Guitar
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4-5
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9/7-12/14
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Wednesday
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7:45-8:45 am
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Lego Mindstorms
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3-5
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8/30-9/20
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Tuesday
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3:45-5:45 pm
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Google CS
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4-5
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9/15-11/10
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Thursday
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3:45-4:45 pm
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Forms will not be sent home to all students from the office. If you have questions regarding enrichment, please contact the Lenski office at 303--347-4575.
Thank you.
Lenski Office Staff.
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Lenski Fee Payment Process Available Now!
Fees Due by October 1, 2015
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Lenski Elementary charges a one-time fee at the beginning of the school year to cover costs for field trips, classroom supplies such as art and technology supplies, and other classroom activities throughout the school year. You may pay the $50 fee per student online using a credit card here, or you can send in payment to the Lenski Office using this form. Fees are due October 1, 2016.
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Reload!
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Many of you have brand-spankin'-new Reloadable Grocery Cards to try out! We welcome the new families and Kindergarten families to Lenski with a gift: a fresh King Soopers card, pre-loaded with $2.50. Safeway cards are also available to order if that is your preferred market. We invite you to take a minute, sip a coffee (on us!), and learn about this automatic 5% cash back fundraiser. As you know, it costs you nothing!
Order your reloadable grocery cards here. Questions? Contact Sandy Schwedt.
Please note that if your card has a zero balance and has been inactive for 90 days, you will need to buy a new card at face value. Thanks!
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 Box Tops are on General Mills products in your grocery store. Each Box Top is worth .10 cents! Cut them out and send them to Lenski and put them in the container outside the office. Our school can use the cash from the Box Tops to purchase items they NEED, for example Wiggle Stools!
Ask your family and friends to help by saving Box Tops. Every Box Top counts! Click here for more information.
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Streets of Southglenn - Start Saving Those Receipts!
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Do you ever visit Streets of SouthGlenn? You can 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.
Simply shop and log your Streets of SouthGlenn receipts! Beginning Monday, August 15th, keep your original receipts from all stores and restaurants and turn them in to help Lenski earn money! Receipts must be dated between August 15, 2016 and April 30, 2017. Turn your receipts in to the bin on the table in the front lobby at school or in the Lenski slot near guest services at SouthGlenn. Electronic receipts can be logged on the Street Smarts website here. Every dollar earns 5 points, so turn in even the smallest dollar receipt to help out.
The money Lenski wins is used to purchase gift cards that will be raffled off at different fundraisers to earn even more money for our kids! Thanks to all that shop and turn in receipts!
Questions? Feel free to contact Jan McElhiney.
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Summer Reading, Writing and Math Incentives
Turn it in by September 2nd!
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Students whose parents sign off on reading and writing logs, practice math through Dreambox, IXL (current students have their IXL log in information), participate in a library program, or complete the Summer Bridge Activity booklet, will be awarded a trip to the treasure box when they present their summer work to the classroom teacher by Friday, September 2.
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