Lines From Les Bois
WINTER NEWSLETTER
From the Principal's Desk
Dear Les Bois Parents,
The school year will be well into December soon and we want to tell you how great the students are here at Les Bois. It is terrific to see many of our students participating in several extra-curricular activities. It is also fun to see them in the halls and at lunch interacting with their peers. Most importantly, it is a real pleasure to see our tremendous teachers and staff working with the students in the classrooms. Les Bois is a great school with a very dedicated staff.
We appreciate all of your support as we work together to educate your children here at Les Bois. Special thanks to many of you who volunteer. For those who can, please consider volunteering within our PTO. We have dances, concessions for ball games, and other activities that need volunteers to help make events successful. We also want to thank all of those who have made donations. Your support is greatly appreciated.
As we head into the new year we will be preparing for final exams. Finals will be administered December 18, 19th & 20th . Wednesday, December 18th , and Thursday, December 19th school will be dismissed at 1:15. Friday, December 20th school will be dismissed at 12:00pm. Please encourage your students to do their best and finish the semester strong.
With student learning in mind we are happy to report that Les Bois is one of the best junior highs in the area and in the state. Again, special thanks to our teachers who work very hard to teach their students. We are proud to have great kids and parents who are a pleasure to work with.
We would like to wish you and your family, a wonderful Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Rich Clements
Principal
Les Bois Junior High
rich.clements@boiseschools.org
Jessica Cromie
Assistant Principal
Les Bois Junior High School
Thank you Boise NERFED
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Spring Break - No School
March 23 - March 27th
INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
Dangerous weather conditions such as significant snowfall, frigid temperatures or extremely icy streets may force a district-wide school closure. Should the weather require school closure due to safety concerns, the decision to close school will be made by the Superintendent early in the morning. Parents will be notified of school closures by phone, local media, the District website, each school website, emergency text message (must sign-up online to receive emergency text messaging), the District’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Athletics and Activities
After-school activities may or may not be cancelled on school closure days. The District Administrators will determine by 1:00 pm whether activities will be cancelled. That decision will then be disseminated by the end of the school day.
Further information about the District’s Inclement Weather Procedures, including how to sign-up for emergency text messaging for staff, can be found on the District’s Emergencies webpage.
RAPTOR SIGN IN SYSTEM
Reminder of our New Parent Sign In Procedures (Raptor System)
To ensure the safety of our students, the Boise Unified School District has implemented new sign-in procedures and system, for anyone entering the school.
When visiting the school or signing out a student, you are now required to show ID. Your ID will be entered into our system, so that the next time you come, you will only need to check in.
In addition, we are asking all parents/guardians to call the school at least 30 minutes prior to picking-up your student, so that it gives Attendance plenty of time to get the student from the classroom. This will ensure the teachers have time to dismiss the student, for students to pick up items from their locker, and avoid having parents wait.
We appreciate your assistance with these important matters.
Thank you.
Les Bois Jr. High Administration
New Faces at Les Bois
We are happy to welcome the following new staff members to Les Bois:
* Mr. Micah Claffey - Orchestra teacher
* Mrs. Maggie Hickie - Science Teacher
* Mr. George Allen - Reading/Spanish Teacher
* Mrs. Lindsey Borsvold (Waterman) - Art Teacher
* Mrs. Monique Wells - Administrative Assistant - Attendance
They are all great additions to the Les Bois staff and will be Blazer Strong in no time.
PTO
Les Bois Board, Committee Chairs & Coordinators
2019-2020
Board
President, Tom Starr - LBPTOINFO@gmail.com
Vice President, Valerie Robenstein - roberobenstein@msn.com
Treasurer, Roxana Curtis - roxanacurtis@hotmail.com
Secretary, Anni Jack - thejackfam@msn.com
Committee Chairs and Coordinators
Volunteer Coordinator, Tom Starr - LBPTOINFO@gmail.com
Spirit Wear, Misty Mendiola - mistymendiola@hotmail.com
Dances, Veronica Shipley - jvshipley@cableone.net
Outpost/Concessions, Valerie Robenstein - roberobenstein@msn.com
Teacher Appreciation, Rachel Sutherland - rachel.g.sutherland@gmail.com
Box Tops, Amber Chalas - amberchalas@gmail.com
Copy Room - (OPEN)
Freshman Farewell, Veronica Shiply - jvshipley@cableone.net
Click the links below for Volunteer Opportunities
Concessions/Outpost
(sign up opportunities coming soon!!)
School Dances (chaperone and/or snacks)
(next dance 4/14/20, sign up opportunities coming soon!!)
2019/2020 PTO Meeting Notes
January 15, 2020
October 29, 2019
Document
Links
BOX TOP FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM:
Our school is a participating school in the Box Tops for Education program!
Parents, please note that Box Tops are going Digital. We will continue to collect clipped Box Tops until their expiration date, but all products will soon be converted to digital.
Each regular Box Top clipping is worth 10 cents, and they quickly add up when everyone turns them in.
If you have any questions, contact Amber Chalas at amberchalas@gmail.com.
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Les Bois Junior High
Registrar- lauren.harpe@boiseschools.org
Counseling office- alma.ritter@boiseschools.org
Principal- rich.clements@boiseschools.org
Assistant Principal- jessica.cromie@boiseschools.org
Main Office: (208) 854-5340
Fax: (208) 854-5341
Attendance: (208) 854-5344