LVES Parent Newsletter
Building a Brighter Future, Edition 12- Oct. 15, 2021
Under Construction
Bus Driver Appreciation Week
If your child rides the bus, be sure to tell them thank you this week for all they do to get our students to and from school safely!
Friday, 10/22 Early Release
PUmpkin Painting- Oct. 22 @ the Varsity Football Game
The Class of 2023 is going to offer a "PUMPKIN PAINTING FOR PROM" table at our next home football game on October 22nd! Pumpkins and paint will be provided and student volunteers will assist all of our Viking painters. Cost is $5 and the painting table will be open for the first hour of the game. Pumpkins can be stored at the table to dry and picked up upon exit. We look forward to seeing your kiddo there!
Bike Giveaway!
Our Week in Pictures!
What Do You Know About Bats?
K- What we know
W- What we want to know
L- What we learned
After they finish their bat unit, they'll fill out the L column with all their new knowledge about bats!
"P" is for Proud!
Under the Sea
ABC Centers
PJ Day!
Riddle Me This
What's brown and white and you toss it?
If you guessed football, you're right!
Zooming in on My Moment!
Number of the Day
That's the way to make a six!
Mrs. Kannmacher's kindergarteners learned how to make six using colored cubes.
Skeleton Stories
E-I-E-I-O
Attendance Notifications Coming Soon!
Parent Conferences are Coming Up!
Picture Day!
What Are You Going to Be???
PUMPKIN PARADE!!
We'd like for our students to have a great experience on October 29th! During our Pumpkin Parade, the office staff will be providing kids with goodies as they pass by the office along their walk. If you wish to send non-candy (pencils, bubbles, stickers) treats for your child's class, any deliveries must be made before 10am since the office will be busy providing a great experience for our students and we will be unable to deliver any items past this time.
Apex Fundraiser Coming Soon!
Do You Need to Pick Your Child Up Early?-- UPDATED TIME
Transportation Changes? Email Marcella_Kuske@lagovista.txed.net by 12:00 each day!
Bus Policy Change
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. If your child receives a close contact notification from the school, there will be a link to a form to complete if you wish for your child to participate in remote conferencing.
Is Your Child Going to be Absent?
PTO News
**Opportunity to Help**
Are you interested in being a virtual room parent for your child's teacher? We are still looking for volunteers for these classrooms:
Boyles, Arredondo, Crowther, Adkins, Labrador, Stevenson, Jackson, Axley, Hayhurst, Henninger, Baker, Rohne, and Cochran.
Each teacher needs a correspondent to share important information, dates, & events with other parents within your class. This parent will also help with volunteer efforts to rally class parties and donations for such.
If you think you may be interested, please reach out to your child's teacher for more information!
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.
Please visit: https://lvespto.org/shop/pto-membership/ to help support the PTO!
Current Memberships:
GOLD:
Cassie Cannon
Shay Lambert
Laura Duty
Halye Vance
Jeremy & Keri Mohler
The Reher Family
Courtney Stockard
Michael & Xanth Unbehaun
Jessica & Christian Ross
Jamie Burlew
Juan Tonche
Teri Hamilton
Steven Monaco
George Monaco
Kris Evans
Amy & Marty Sexton
Sarah Schroeder
Katelin Potvin
Denny & Bridget Henderson
Bernadette McAlvain
Patricia DiGuardi
Rebecca Campbell
Kaelyn Boyd
Donald Ike
Crystal Street
The Prescott Family
GOLD SPONSOR UPDATE: This will be the last week to get your Gold Membership in time to be included on the School's Large Vinyl Banner, Deadline: October 15th!
SILVER:
Sarah Ogle
Allison Gerwick
Jordan O'Neal
Craig & Olivia Devine
Ryan & Emily Long
Lindsey O'Brien
Kelly Green
Angela Smith
Kerri Walker
Leslie Kudrna
Mandi Denning
BRONZE:
Jennifer Joshua
Meghan Rambo
Sierrah Wilson
Adam & Terra Burton
Hannah Hoch
Josh Allen
Jami & Grant Robinson
Rhiannon Gilardi
Ema Colunga
Shauna Olson
Jeff Olson
Mallory Eden
Janine Ramsey
Bridgette Labrador
Tami Sornson
Amy Stewart
Erika Tomaszewski
Cass & Josh Gorniak
Madeline Mathes
Penny Chadis
Kaley Vercande
BASIC:
Becky Bostic
Drew & Whitney D'Armond
Whitney Curry
Amber Lauer
Michelle Heston
Keri Gold
Lucie Watts
Holly Jackson
Lori Longoria
Heather Walker
Jenifer Brown
Mickaela Wood
Kathryn Hayhurst
Nicole Kallina
Ali Evans
Heather Womack
Courtney Boyles
Leslee Arredondo
LVES PTO T-SHIRTS & MERCHANDISE
T-shirt orders can be placed at https://lvespto.org/shop/ while supplies last.
REMEMBER: VIKING PRIDE FRIDAYS! We'd love to have all little Vikings participate in showing their School Spirit each week by wearing their favorite Lago Vista Vikings Gear!
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.
Become a PTO Member!
The PTO also hosts advertising opportunities for our local Business Sponsors:
https://lvespto.org/shop/business-sponsorship/
Thank you to our Business Sponsors:
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