La Costa Meadows Elementary School
Weekly Dolphin Blast
Week of February 12, 2023
I hope that all of our Dolphin families had a wonderful weekend! This past Friday, student report cards for semester 1 were loaded into the ParentVue portal, under the documents tab. We are so proud of the progress our students have made in the first half of the school year and our looking forward to a strong second semester!
Thank you to Mrs. Kiley Wheel, LCM parent and Director of Brain Highways, for facilitating last Thursday night's Parent Education Evening. If you were unable to attend the event but are interested in the information, please contact Mrs. Wheel at kiley@brainhighways.com, to obtain the recording of the evening.
The next two weeks will be short ones with no school this Friday, February 17th and next Monday, February 20th for President's weekend.
Finally, this past Friday we held elections for our second semester Student Council Officers. All candidates did a phenomenal job and we are so proud of our aspiring student leaders for taking a risk! Congratulations to the following students who were elected to represent their peers during second semester:
President- Clark Chew
Vice President- Andrew Townsend
Treasurer- Olivia Huerta-Smith
Secretary- Walker Towne
Commissioner of Dolphin Spirit- Reagan Cheng
Commissioner of Community Service- Mason Hill
Commissioner of Publicity- Ellie Hohnbaum
Commissioner of Appreciation- Reagan Moore
With Dolphin pride,
Mrs. Bedard
February Student Council Sponsored Spirit Day- February 14th
LOST AND FOUND IS OVERFLOWING
All items left on the Lost and Found rack will be donated after dismissal on Thursday, February 16th.
NO SCHOOL: FEB 17TH -20TH
Enjoy the winter weekend off for President’s Day! Hit the slopes (or the beach!) and enjoy the long weekend together! You’ve got 4 days off to enjoy it.
Save the Date: Friday Flag Salute- February 24th
Join us for our next Friday Flag Salute on Friday, February 24th. Parents attending Flag Salute may enter campus at 8:15 AM with their first through fifth grader(s), parents of TK students may enter at 8:15 AM with their children through the kindergarten gate, and parents of kindergarten students may enter at 8:30 AM with their children through the kindergarten gate.
Please note that for safety reasons younger siblings attending Flag Salute with their family may not play on the play structure before school or during Flag Salute. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation with this!
Second and Third grade students be performing at this month's Flag Salute!
PTO will also have our coffee cart available for adults, along with with breakfast and snack options for kids. Bring a few bucks to donate, or send some cash along with your child (as well as the signed permission slip). Our PTO will have an additional table setup to purchase Dolphin Gear (dolphins, hats, etc). Thanks for your support!
REGISTER NOW FOR THE ALL YOU CAN READ DOLPHIN DINER!
Registration is now open for the All You Can Read Dolphin Diner, coming up on Thursday, March 2nd from 5-7pm. Come join the fun in this 50's diner themed event where LCM families can share their love of reading! Dolphin families will enjoy ordering books off a specially curated menu, and be served by our 5th grade waitstaff. We are excited to share that we will have #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Kiersten White, an LCM parent, leading a writers workshop where families can learn the how-to’s behind writing a book! We are also thrilled to have Illustrator Stacy Brown, also an LCM parent, leading a workshop on how to create illustrations for your story creations! Also, LCM’s own TK Teacher and Author Mrs. Pacino will be hosting a read aloud corner where she will be sharing the three books she has published! This event is open house style. Arrive when you can, leave when you need to! Can't wait to see you all there!
Notorious Burgers will be at the event for those who want a dinner night out. They will be offering a delicious menu which includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fried chicken sandwiches, ice cream and rootbeer floats! When you register for the event, you can pre-order meals for your family. Notorious Burgers will collect payment onsite in cash or credit card.
Parents, Mrs. Rapo needs volunteers to make this night a success! Check out our volunteer link for how you can help! Dust off your poodle skirts, pedal pushers, jeans and leather jackets and get excited for this fun event!
Can't wait to see you all there!
Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm50H9VSht5A-bj6ELWzw5kVO7z9UEEzYBXDZ-6XDfJhVatA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Parent Volunteer Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ca9ae29a5f8c43-parent#/
Dine Out - February 21st
February PTO Meeting
PARENTS NIGHT OUT: MAR 18TH
LCM OPEN HOUSE: MAR 23RD
The LCM Open House will be on Thursday, March 23rd. Students will be able to show you around campus and you'll visit their classrooms to show you how hard they've been working all year. We can't wait to see you on campus! More details coming soon.
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Contact Us
Assistant Principal: Traci Barnhill
Email: mandy.bedard@smusd.org
Website: https://lacostameadowselementary.smusd.org/
Location: 6889 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA, USA
Phone: (760) 290-2121
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LCMdolphinsSMUSD