LVES Parent Newsletter
Building a Brighter Future, Edition 26- Feb. 18, 2021
Great Kindness Challenge Winners
Education Foundation Winners
ID Required for Fast Early Pick-Ups
If you are needing your child early, we can bring them right out to the lobby for you. We ask that you arrive no later than 1:45 to pick your student up. If you arrive after this time, you will not be able to pick your student up until regular dismissal time. This is to preserve our dismissal processes which ensure the safety of all of our students and that everyone gets home the way their parents intended. Please help us help you!
Upcoming PTO Event- Golf Tournament!
Our amazing PTO is planning an exciting event- our 2nd annual PTO Golf Tournament! This is our big Spring Fundraiser, so grab your clubs and call your friends! Put together a team of 4 for a great day of fun on the links! Competition is steep, as you parents will be battling out a couple of all teacher teams! And watch out for "The TROUBLESHOOTERS" coming straight from the Principal's office!! So join me on April 9th to help support our Vikings! Please follow this link to sign-up now! https://lvespto.org/golf-tournament/
Our Week in Pictures!
Something Really Cool!
Book Club!
Legendary!
Learning Together
What Fills Our Hearts?
Kindergarten Authors
Tardies
Our raptor system is up and running. Type your student's last name, click search and select your student's name.
LVISD is Superior!
Lago Vista ISD announced that the district received a rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), a report designed to ensure that Texas public schools are held accountable for their financial management practices.
The “Superior Achievement” rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of the district’s financial management and reporting system. View the 2020-2021 LVISD detailed report.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE COMPLETE ANNUAL STUDENT REGISTRATION FORMS IN ASCENDER PARENT PORTAL!
If you have not done so, it is important that you complete the annual registration process ASAP. This must be completed each year because these forms provide us with important permissions and information that must be provided annually. Students without completed registration forms will begin to lose certain privileges until they are completed, so please take a moment to submit those forms in Ascender.
HOW DO I ACCESS PARENT PORTAL?
https://ascportal.esc13.net/ParentPortal/login?distid=227912
¿NECESITA ESPAÑOL?
Todos los formularios de registro también están en español. Para continuar en español, hay un menú desplegable en la esquina superior derecha de la página de inicio de sesión para cambiar al español.
WHAT IF I HAVE A NEWLY ENROLLED STUDENT? WHAT IF DON'T SEE MY ENROLLED STUDENT IN ASCENDER PARENT PORTAL?
If you enrolled your student during summer enrollment, you must still complete annual registration forms. If you don't see your enrolled student when you log in, an Ascender Parent Portal ID is needed in order to link to your student and complete the annual registration forms.
Please email your campus registrar to receive your student's Ascender Parent Portal ID. Please note that there may be slight delays in answering requests during peak times, such as this, but we will get it to you as quickly as possible!
Once you receive your student's Ascender Parent Portal ID from the campus registrar, please log into Ascender Parent Portal, select "Link to Enrolled Student", and enter the Parent Portal ID and the student's date of birth.
WHAT IF I SEE MY STUDENT, BUT DON'T HAVE A "REGISTRATION" OPTION?
In order to complete forms or update data for a student, the email address you have listed in Ascender Parent Portal must match what we have in our system. If you can see your student, but can't update any information, those email addresses do not match. We recommend updating and verifying your email address in Ascender Parent Portal. If you need us to change your email address in our system, please email registration@lagovista.txed.net and your campus registrar. You will be asked to provide your student's full name, date of birth, and grade level for verification purposes.
NEED OTHER HELP?
See the Quick Guide to Setting Up Ascender Parent Portal at the conclusion of the newsletter for more information or email registration@lagovista.txed.net.
Transportation Changes? Email Marcella_Kuske@lagovista.txed.net by 12:00 each day!
Remote Conferencing Opportunity for Isolated or Quarantined Students
Lago Vista ISD students may be eligible to participate in remote conferencing for attendance purposes in the event they are unable to attend face-to-face instruction on campus. Students are eligible for remote conferencing if both of the following requirements are met:
The student is unable to attend school because of a temporary medical condition; AND
The total amount of remote conferencing does not exceed more than 20 instructional days over the entirety of the school year.
A student who is absent due to other reasons not listed above will not qualify to participate in remote conferencing and will be marked absent each day he/she is not physically present in school.
In addition to the two requirements above, one of the following requirements must also be met:
The student’s temporary medical condition is documented by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; OR
The student has a positive test result for a communicable condition (such as COVID-19); OR
The student has been identified as having been in close contact with COVID-19.
Students in remote conferencing instruction will continue to work on class assignments via Seesaw, Google Classroom, or Canvas, and receive synchronous (live) assistance from a designated Remote Conferencing teacher. To the extent possible, a dedicated certified teacher will be designated to provide remote conferencing throughout the duration of students’ time in this setting, but it will not be the students’ teacher of record. In addition to working on assignments, students will be required to attend daily attendance meetings that will count for the day’s attendance and keep your child within the 90% attendance rule while out temporarily.
You will be notified by ParentLink with specific remote conferencing instructions and Google Meet links if your child qualifies for this temporary opportunity. Below is the form to complete if you feel your child qualifies for remote conferencing:
Is Your Child Going to be Absent?
PTO News
The LVES Parent Teacher Organization creates opportunities for parents, teachers, and students to learn, socialize, communicate, and grow!
Our non-profit organization is dependent on monetary donations to supply our school with everything the children need to have an amazing and above average elementary school experience. Funds raised go directly to the requests of our teachers and staff to enhance classroom materials and our student’s learning environment. We also host some exciting extracurricular events to bring students and their families together outside of school hours! By becoming a member of the PTO you are showing your support and school spirit for Lago Vista Elementary.
Thank you again to all of our wonderful PTO Members and Sponsors! Our 2021-2022 Vinyl Banners are hung on the fence along Dawn Drive!
ATTENTION AMAZON SHOPPERS: SMILE!
When you shop on Amazon, log-in through https://smile.amazon.com
on your web browser and sign in with your Amazon.com credentials. Choose Lago Vista Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization as your charitable organization to help raise money for our school just by making your normal everyday purchases! To join AmazonSmile from the mobile app, open the app and find "Settings" in the main menu. Tap on "AmazonSmile" and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone. Every purchase you make will contribute a donation! TIA!
Love, The LVES PTO
WANT TO CONTRIBUTE?
Each month our PTO Provides a Teacher Hospitality Event to thank them for caring for our children and for all of their hard work, this includes their favorite Sonic Drinks, snacks or a small meal, goody bags or trinkets, gift cards and more. Our PTO Volunteers have been amazing at providing these donations. But we would like to ask our parents, where you can, to help contribute to the funds we need to supply them with these treats! Click here to pitch in!:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=CZ4MZ7WFRRVRG
WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
If you are looking to join a fun, organized group and get involved in the PTO, we'd love to hear from you. Request to join our Google Group live virtual meetings. Stay up to date with new events, contribute ideas to our team, and join us for PTO in-person socials.
Guide to Setting Up Parent Portal
Community Opportunities
Still Have Questions?
General Questions: Marcy Kuske @ marcella_kuske@lagovista.txed.net
Registration: Christine Harris @ christine_harris@lagovista.txed.net
Bus Questions: Lisa Gordon @ lisa_gordon@lagovista.txed.net
Nurse: Tara Roberts @ tara_roberts@lagovista.txed.net
You can contact myself (kerri_walker@lagovista.txed.net) or our Assistant Principal Karla Stewart (karla_stewart@lagovista.txed.net) with any questions you need help with as well.
Lago Vista Elementary School
Email: kerri_walker@lagovista.txed.net
Website: lagovistaisd.net
Location: 20311 Dawn Drive, Lago Vista, TX, USA
Phone: 512-267-8300