LV Intermediate Parent Newsletter
September 21, 2018
Upcoming Events...
September 21 Project Vinatta Applications are due
September 26 ESL Parent Meeting at LV Elementary at 8:15AM
October 1 First Project Vinatta Meeting from 3:00-3:30
October 2 Campus Educational Improvement Committee Meeting at 6:00pm
October 5 LAST DAY TO ORDER INTERMEDIATE T-Shirt
October 8 Columbus Day- No School
October 9 Title I Reading and Math Parent Meeting at 6:00PM
October 9 Leaders in Action Applications (5th Graders only)Due
October 18 First Leaders in Action Meeting
October 22 Red Ribbon Week- Western Wear "Give Drugs the Boot"
October 23 Red Ribbon Week- Wear Neon "To Bright for Drugs"
October 24 Red Ribbon Week- Wear College Wear "To Smart for Drugs"
October 25 Red Ribbon Week- Wear RED! REaDy to be Drug Free"
October 26 Red Ribbon Week- Wear Pajamas "Follow Your Dreams"
November 12 Veteran's Day Program --Intermediate Choir performing
November 13 Fourth and Fifth Grade Field Trip to Austin Spurs Game
Reach for the Stars...Believe It to Achieve It!
Project Vinatta
Lago Vista ISD is excited about our district-wide No Place for Hate® initiative, Project Vinátta. The No Place for Hate® initiative from the Anti-Defamation League provides schools and communities with an organizing framework for combating bias, bullying, and hatred, leading to long-term solutions for creating and maintaining a positive climate.
Mrs. Coffey and I will be sponsoring the Lago Vista Intermediate School Project Vinátta student coalition efforts. We are excited to have 30 students that have completed the application and turned it in on time. We will be selecting 12 students from each grade level. We will let students know next Monday if they were selected. The first meeting is Monday, October 1 from 3:00-3:30 in Mrs. Coffey's room. Mrs. Coffey and I are anxious to see what activities our student coalition can provide to get all LVIS students and staff energized about creating a more compassionate learning environment! Stay tuned for more details!
Lago Vista Intermediate School
Thanks Intermediate 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 goes directly to improving the education of the students at Lago Vista Intermediate School. No amount is too small.
Thank you to the families that have contributed so far:
Xuerb family
Hoofnagle family
Parra family
Porter family
Everett family
Wray family
Oatman family
Scott family
Riley family
Solid Technology Solutions Inc.
Sellers Family
Ohstand family
Trissel family
Smith family
Hepp family
Chadwick family
Soto family
Bailey family
Grill family
Vaughn family
Johnston family
Purkey family
Anglin family
Melendez family
Brown family
Olsen family
Sisca family
Davis family
Ramos family
Smith Family
Walker family
Donahe family
Turnner family
Morris family
York family
Painter Bowler family
Martinez family
Lenard family
Stewart family
Hiebert family
Heston family
Gustafson family
Burke family
Smith family
Hardy family
Keister- Herrod family
Houston Family
Cannon Family
Richardson family
Ortega family
Randels family
Fowler family
Gilber family
McSkimming family
Maya Family
Intermediate School T-Shirts
They are blue with gold lettering and include this year's theme "Reaching For the Stars." They are only $15 and run from size YXS to AXXXL. We are hoping that our students wear them to the Austin Spurs Field trip to show our Lago Spirit. Order deadline is October 5th, 2018. Get yours while you can!
Academic UIL IS COMING!
Lago Vista is excited about UIL for our 4th and 5th Graders! We will have our Kick Off Rally on Wednesday, September 26, and sign-up sheets will be posted in the hallway on the Intermediate campus. Students may begin signing up for events on September 27. The coach of each event will notify students and parents of their practice schedule.
The Writing contests will take place on each home campus prior to the January 25 meet and will be held during the regular school day. The District Elementary Academic Meet for Grades 2-5 will be at Lago Vista Elementary on Friday, January 25. The other schools competing in our district this year are Blanco and Johnson City.
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
COACH
4th Grade Ready Writing
Mrs. Little
4th Grade Oral Reading
Mrs. Norman
4th Grade Music Memory
Mrs. Whitton
4th Grade Art
Mrs. Shoaf
4th Grade Number Sense
Mrs. Phariss
4th Grade Spelling
Ms. Tinnian
5th Grade Ready Writing
Mrs. Little
5th Grade Oral Reading
Mrs. Norman
5th Grade Music Memory
Mrs. Whitton
5th Grade Dictionary
Mrs. Viruette
5th Grade Art
Mrs. Shoaf
5th Grade Listening
Mrs. Baker
5th Grade Number Sense
Mrs. Phariss
5th Grade Spelling
Mrs. Graham
5th Grade Maps, Graphs, and Charts
Mrs. Coffey
Attendance this Week
Tardies Reminder:
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 Percentages:
4th Grade: 98.86%
5th Grade: 97.12%
Total: 97.96%
Our Goal is 98% so we were very class this week!
Monthly Safety Drills
STAYALERT SYSTEM REMINDER!
Lago Vista ISD uses StayALERT to help keep our schools safe. StayALERT is a bilingual, confidential website, e-mail, phone and texting avenue for students, teachers, staff, parents and community members to be able to confidentially report unsafe behaviors, suspicious activities, bullying, acts of violence, harassment, and a host of other potential disruptors to school safety.
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated school official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info