LV Intermediate Parent Newsletter
Volume 6 September 29, 2017
Upcoming Events...
Tuesday, October 3- Project Vinatta applications due
Tuesday, October 3- Leaders in Action applications due
Thursday, October 5- IS/MS Pep Rally "Time Machine" @ 2:18
Monday, October 9- Student Holiday for Columbus Day
Thursday, October 12- IS/MS Pep Rally "Pink Out" @ 2:18
October 20 - End of the First Nine Weeks
October 25- Report Cards go home in Wednesday Folder
October 26- Make-Up Picture Day
October 23-27 Red Ribbon Week
Minds Under Construction....Building Kids Up for Success!
UIL Academics is Here!
Lago Vista is excited about UIL for our 4th and 5th Graders! We had our Kick Off Rally on Thursday, September 28, and sign-up sheets will be posted in the hallway at the Intermediate campus. Students may begin signing up for events on September 29. The coach of each event will notify students and parents of their practice schedule.
The Writing contests will take place on each home campus in early January and will be held during the regular school day. The District Elementary Academic Meet for Grades 2-5 will be at Florence Elementary on Friday, January 26. The other schools competing in our district this year are Florence, Harmony, and Gateway Academy.
Please take a look at the list of events on the bottom of this page, discuss UIL with your child, and encourage them to try-out for any events that interest them. Students may sign up for more than one event, but the contest times cannot conflict. We will have more information on event times and conflicts in the upcoming weeks.
Feel free to go to the UIL website for detailed information about each event: http://www.uiltexas.org/aplus/events
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via email.
Thank you for supporting our UIL students and coaches!
Cathy Evans
UIL Academic Coordinator
Grades 2-5
cathy_evans@lagovista.txed.net
GRADE / EVENT
4th Grade Ready Writing
4th Grade Oral Reading
4th Grade Music Memory
4th Grade Art
4th Grade Number Sense
4th Grade Spelling
5th Grade Ready Writing
5th Grade Oral Reading
5th Grade Music Memory
5th Grade Dictionary
5th Grade Art
5th Grade Listening
5th Grade Number Sense
5th Grade Spelling
5th Grade Maps, Graphs, and Charts
Reminder...
*Project Vinátta student coalition applications are due Tuesday, October 3!
*Leaders in Action applications (5th grade only) are also due Tuesday, October 3!
*No late applications will be accepted.
Tardies Totals are Decreasing--way to go!
Tardies Reminder:
The number of daily tardies came down significantly this week, averaging only 6 daily, Excellent job!
Here is some information regarding our tardy policy from the district handbook:
TARDIES (All Grade Levels) A student who enters class after the tardy bell is considered tardy. Repeated instances of tardiness will result in disciplinary action, in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and the campus discipline matrix.
Our campus start time is 7:45. Any student who is not in their classroom by that time is considered tardy. The only exception to this policy is if a school bus is running late. After 3 tardies our students receive one day of lunch detention. After three lunch detentions, students receive an after school detention.
Attendance This Week
Attendance Percentages:
4th Grade: 96.77%
5th Grade: 97.52%
Total: 97.17%
Remember our goal is 98%. Fifth grade --you were almost there!
Transportation Changes
Please submit all transportation changes to Kristina Bell, in the front office, by 2:00 p.m. the day of the change:
Text: 512-337-2061 (texting only, no voice calls)
Email: kristina_bell@lagovista.txed.net
Phone: 512-267-8300 ex. 3500
2017-18 Intermediate School T-Shirts ***THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO ORDER***
They are blue with gold lettering and include this year's amazing theme "Minds Under Construction". They are only $15 and run from size YXS to AXXXL. Order deadline is October 6th, 2017. We will not be taking any late orders, so get yours while you can!
Shout out to LV Families! Write-A-Check Fundraiser!
We have had an amazing return on this fundraiser so far. Keep those donations coming! Remember, 100% of this fundraiser go directly to improving the education of the students at Lago Vista Intermediate School. No amount is too small. We will be closing the fundraiser the Friday, November 17th before Thanksgiving break.
Thank you to the families that have contributed so far:
Lawless Family
Simmons Family
Henderson Family
Wray Family
Chadwick Family
Stobb Family
Xuereb Family
Stotts Family
Alves Family
Sisemore Family
Dieckmann Family
Ohnstad Family
Sisca Family
Perry Family
Muir Family
Kassell Family
Robinson Family
J. Bailey Family
Parsons Family
Johnston Family
Jordan Family
Burke Family
Morrow Family
Purkey Family
Morgan Family
Nelson Family
Olson Family
Noack Family
Badger Family
M. Bailey Family
Vaughn Family
D. Bailey Family
Box Top Campaign
It's that time again! Although we collect them all year long, the submission is only allowed once a semester. Let's get as many Box Tops into your teachers for the fall submission deadline. We need to have them all collected and counted by October 23rd! The homeroom, in each grade level, with the highest number of Box Tops collected will get a prize for each student to take home with them. Winning classes will be announced in the October 27th Newsletter. Also, the class (in each grade level) that raises the most box tops will receive a portion of the total amount raised back to their homeroom teacher for supplemental supply purchases.