The Lackamas Lightning Strike
Home of the Lightning... Learn Lead Succeed
October 2020
LACKAMAS ELEMENTARY
Shauna Perez, Principal
Phone: (360) 894-6000
Fax: (360) 894-6002
Website: https://www.ycs.wednet.edu/Domain/92
Location: 16240 Bald Hill Road Southeast, Yelm, WA, USA
Phone: 360-894-6000
Facebook: Facebook.com/YCSnews
Twitter: @lackamas
No School Nov 11th, 26th, 27th
Nov 11th is Veterans Day
Nov 26th-27th is Thanksgiving Holiday
Fall Back, November 1st
Upcoming Important Dates
Oct 21st
- Kinder Supply Exchange 11:00-11:30
Nov 4th
- "Meet & Beep" - Supply Pick-Up Drive-Thru see grade level times below
Nov 11th
- No School, Veterans Day
Nov 12th-25th
- Online Book Fair
Nov 18th
- 1/2 day, Records Day
Nov 23rd-25th
- 1/2 days, Conferences
Nov 26th-27th
- No School, Thanksgiving Break
Dollars for Scholars Pumpkin Patch
"Meet and Beep" - Supply pick-up
Wednesday, November 4th is our next "Meet and Beep" for our families to drive-thru and pick-up new materials and needed supplies. “Students of the Month” will receive their medal and certificate and will be able to take a socially distanced picture in front of the main building. Also, if for any reason you still have any school paperwork, please return it at this time! Many thanks to South Sound Reading for providing a book for every student! Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Please stay in your vehicle at all times.
Please see the flyer below for grade level times and more information...
Preview Online Book Fair Flyer
All orders will ship directly to your home. Free shipping on all orders with at least $25 worth of books. All purchases support our school and earn 25% in rewards. Online ordering will begin November 12th!
We are making changes to the Grab n' Go Meal Service in the coming weeks. We know it is difficult to travel daily to pick up lunch and return home to participate in LIVE Zoom sessions. Starting October 19, we will provide meal bags for each student, which will contain 5 days of both breakfast and lunch. Meals will be available at the current locations from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday's only. We will also continue to offer a late afternoon pickup at Yelm High School and Yelm Middle School from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday's.
The week of October 12-16, we will offer daily frozen meal pick-up as we transition to the weekly meal pick-up.
Eligible Families Encouraged to Apply for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Programs
Please select the link above for details and income guidelines on the benefits of applying for the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Program. Please read details below.
For Our Military Families
A TeleFOCUS is a free webinar, on October 28th, to explore how FOCUS can support families as well as diving into some common challenges and strategies for coping with them. Sign up at www.focusproject.org/telefocus . See flyers below.
Return School Paperwork
Student Attendance
Check out these two videos regarding Hybrid and Virtual Learning attendance:
→ Importance of Attendance in Hybrid Learning
→ Importance of Attendance in Virtual Learning
Yelm Timberland Library is Here for Us
Although the Yelm Library is not open to the public, they do provide library services to their patrons. Library Curbside Pickup is offered, Tuesday through Saturday, from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. You can order materials online via their website trl.org, or order by phone (360) 458-3374. Orders can be a specific title, author, subject or very general: "How about five mystery books?" or "Can you order me some new feature film movies?" You will be notified when the requests are ready and then pick them up during their Curbside Pickup hours.
Here's how to get a library card online.
Another service they provide is their Learning or Reference Databases. An example of these is Homework Help. The following short video we tell you about it.
If you would like to hear a read-aloud book, try TumbleBooks. Here's how:
Elementary Schedule
2020-2021 Registration
Please note you will need to upload the following Documents; Birth Certificate, Current Immunizations and Proof of Residence.
Per Washington state requirement, incoming student immunizations must be current in order to start school.
Current families with a Family Access account: register online by logging in to your Family Access account.
If you know of new families, please direct them to the New Student Enrollment: Account Request page to get started.
If you are having trouble completing the online registration please go to the Yelm Community School New Student Registration to print, complete, scan and email the completed forms to heather_sheard@ycs.wednet.edu or cindy_blake@ycs.wednet.edu
Please contact the office if you have any questions or concerns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contacting the Office
Office is open 7:00am - 3:15pm
If you need to stop by the school please come between 7:30am-3:00pm, pull up out front of the main building and honk. You are also welcome to knock on the front door and we will be happy to help you there as well. Social Distancing Required
New school hours: 8:00am - 2:30pm
Amazon Smile Program
RAISE MONEY WHILE SHOPPING
Amazon Smile - an automatic way to support Lackamas Elementary
- You will need to select Lackamas PTO as your charity, ID 9215319235
- With every eligible purchase, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price. Be sure to bookmark it! http://smile.amazon.com
- News Flash!!! - Amazon Smile is now available in the Amazon shopping app for Android users!
- In the latest version of the app, go to View Settings and select Amazon Smile. Follow the in-app instructions to complete the process.
Questions? Email LackamasPTO@outlook.com
Box Tops Made Easy!
BOX TOPS MADE EASY!
Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app
- HOW IT WORKS - BUY BOX TOPS PRODUCTS!
- SCAN YOUR RECEIPT - Tap the scan button and snap a photo of your receipt within 14 days of purchase.
- WHAT ABOUT BOX TOPS STILL ON PACKAGES??
- You can still clip them and send them to school!
- Physical Box Top clips are being phased out of production.
- Send any unexpired clipped Box Tops to school with your student or drop it in the PTO box just outside the office.
- EVERY BOX TOP HELPS! - EARN CASH FOR YOUR SCHOOL!
- Lackamas has earned $200 so far this year! Can you help us double it?
Questions? Email LackamasPTO@outlook.com
Nondiscrimination Statement
Yelm Community Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights: Greg Davis, 360-458-1900, greg_davis@ycs.wednet.edu; 504 Coordinator: Shannon Powell, 360-458-6124, shannon_powell@ycs.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Lisa Cadero-Smith, 360-458-6120, lisa_cadero-smith@ycs.wednet.edu; Address: 107 First St. N., PO Box 476, Yelm, WA 98597