Levelland ISD Newsletter
September 9, 2020
Superintendent Northern's Message
Good morning everyone,
I hope everyone is having an awesome week. I want to take an opportunity to tell you that you are doing an awesome job. Public educators have a very important charge and I think we at LISD are doing great things in preparing our students for the future. This pandemic has definitely presented us with challenges that we never expected but you have met these challenges head on and I appreciate you greatly for that. Please take a moment to view the attached video.
Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!
https://www.facebook.com/ReadingSD/videos/294497401851582
Jeff Northern, LISD Superintendent
Scratch That!
Abi Swain's students in the LIS library are learning to code, using Scratch. Students are learning to program their own interactive stories, games, and animations. They are sharing their creations with others through technology in the library. Mrs. Swain introduced Scratch to her students to teach them to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively, which is essential for life in the 21st century. Mrs. Swain says, "The ability to code computer programs is an important part of literacy in today’s society. When kids learn to code in Scratch, they learn important strategies for solving problems, designing projects, and communicating ideas. I've enjoyed seeing my students take to it quickly and with enthusiasm!"
Pre-AP Chemistry Dimensional Analaysis Olympics
Even though the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed, Merribeth Henry-Gregory hosted the annual Pre-AP Chemistry Dimensional Analysis Olympics. Students completed in the bunny hops, splits, and spinning event. They will be required to use their measurements and times to convert among metric units in class. Mrs. Gregory always makes learning interesting!
National Ants On a Log Day
On National Ants On A Log Day South Elementary first graders in Ms. Sherry Guthrie's class had a great reading and writing lesson. Students listened to the book, Hey Little Ant by Phillip Hoose and then learned how to write a persuasive sentence on whether to squish the ant or not! Although this holiday recognized this healthy food snack, students in Ms. Guthrie's class listened to the fiction book while discussing rhyming words, opinions and deciding the ant's fate. Ms. Guthrie found a great way to end a perfect day by teaching students how to make ants on a log!
Lobos & Loboettes Are Winners!
VolleyBall The Loboettes are improving and learning with every game! | Cross Crountry KLVT reports that Levelland Cross Country ran Rust Buster Relays in Lubbock last Saturday and did well. Addy Hill and Heidi Marquez took the top spot posting a time of 19:56 | Lobos The Lobos really did Team Up against Snider, winning 26-10! Great job Lobos! |
Cross Crountry
KLVT reports that Levelland Cross Country ran Rust Buster Relays in Lubbock last Saturday and did well. Addy Hill and Heidi Marquez took the top spot posting a time of 19:56
Around the LISD Neighborhood...........
Mrs. Kidd Retires We say a sad farewell to Paulena Kidd. Mrs. Kidd retired this week after six years of working as the LHS receptionist and substitute coordinator. Paulene wore many hats and her wonderful personality will be missed by all! We wish her the best in her retirement. | Competing for District Officer Position Levelland FFA had their local chapter run-off for Littlefield District Officer candidates. Elisa Zamora won and will compete for a Littlefield District Officer position next week in Farwell, Texas. Elisa is taking this challenge because she seeks a major leadership role. She leads by example, always accepts extra responsibility, and encourages other members to participate in chapter activities. We wish Elisa Zamora the best of luck! | Top Contributor in Kami LHS educator, Charee Drachenberg is recognized as a Kami Educator Top Contributor in the world wide Kami Chrome Extention community. Charee uses Kami’s intuitive design and collaborative features to improve classroom engagement and interaction with her students. She can also share ideas, classroom experiences, and connect with like-minded Kami educators around the world! Kami is an essential tool for better online collaboration and annotation. Congratulations, Charee, for being a leader in the technology world at LISD! |
Mrs. Kidd Retires
We say a sad farewell to Paulena Kidd. Mrs. Kidd retired this week after six years of working as the LHS receptionist and substitute coordinator. Paulene wore many hats and her wonderful personality will be missed by all! We wish her the best in her retirement.
Competing for District Officer Position
Levelland FFA had their local chapter run-off for Littlefield District Officer candidates. Elisa Zamora won and will compete for a Littlefield District Officer position next week in Farwell, Texas. Elisa is taking this challenge because she seeks a major leadership role. She leads by example, always accepts extra responsibility, and encourages other members to participate in chapter activities. We wish Elisa Zamora the best of luck!
Top Contributor in Kami
LHS educator, Charee Drachenberg is recognized as a Kami Educator Top Contributor in the world wide Kami Chrome Extention community. Charee uses Kami’s intuitive design and collaborative features to improve classroom engagement and interaction with her students. She can also share ideas, classroom experiences, and connect with like-minded Kami educators around the world! Kami is an essential tool for better online collaboration and annotation. Congratulations, Charee, for being a leader in the technology world at LISD!
Ink Cartridges Levelland FFA Boosters are collecting all ink cartridges to raise money for FFA Scholarships and fund other FFA student needs. You can drop off at any of these locations or send in the school mail to Jessica Vergara at South or April Austin at LIS. | Little Free Libraries LISD Sodexo and Levelland Noon Rotary have put Free Little Library Houses around town. These Little Library Houses hold books for children and adults alike. The concept is that if you take a book, that you leave a book. A huge thank you goes out to LISD Sodexo and the Noon Rotary for turning our readers into leaders. | Keep Levelland Beautiful The Levelland Chamber of Commerce is asking for help with the clean-up project, later this month. If you have a group that is needing to earn some hours, if you just want your group to noticed, or if you want to help keep Levelland Beautiful, then this is for you! Thank you for considering to help with this project! |
Ink Cartridges
Levelland FFA Boosters are collecting all ink cartridges to raise money for FFA Scholarships and fund other FFA student needs. You can drop off at any of these locations or send in the school mail to Jessica Vergara at South or April Austin at LIS.
Little Free Libraries
LISD Sodexo and Levelland Noon Rotary have put Free Little Library Houses around town. These Little Library Houses hold books for children and adults alike. The concept is that if you take a book, that you leave a book. A huge thank you goes out to LISD Sodexo and the Noon Rotary for turning our readers into leaders.
Keep Levelland Beautiful
The Levelland Chamber of Commerce is asking for help with the clean-up project, later this month. If you have a group that is needing to earn some hours, if you just want your group to noticed, or if you want to help keep Levelland Beautiful, then this is for you! Thank you for considering to help with this project!
PoptartsThe item of the month is Poptarts. | BBP is always accepting donations. You can donate at AimBank, City Bank, Levelland Chamber of Commerce, LISD Administration, and any LISD Campus. | Food Needs Our food for the month is Poptarts but we also need Ravioli and Fruit Cups! |