LVES Parent Newsletter
Building a Brighter Future, Edition 11- Oct. 8, 2021
A Day in the Life...
Our Week in Pictures!
Mrs. Longoria's Sharing Friend, "Auggie"
Revising Until It's Just Right!
We Can Be Kangaroos!
Look at that Focus!
Place Value Prowess
NearPod Place Value
Here a B, There a B...
All About Animals
What did YOU Notice?
Student Support Night- October 12
We are excited to host an in-person Student Support Night for parents who have children in Title 1, Accelerated Instruction, ESL, GT, and/or Dyslexia support programs. Parents will get an opportunity to meet the staff who works with their child, as well as learn about the program(s) their child qualifies for and how to support their child's learning at home. Lago Vista Middle School counselor, April Woodburn, will also lead a session on how to help your child deal with social and emotional needs.
This event will take place on Tuesday, October 12th from 6:00pm-7:00pm at Lago Vista Elementary School. Each program will have two sessions for parents who may need to attend more than one session. Session One will run from 6:00pm-6:30pm. Session Two will run from 6:30pm-7:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Since this night is an informational night for parents, we are asking that only parents attend. All attendees will be entered in a raffle for a chance to win door prizes. Prizes include 4-tickets to a home Varsity game with concession stand vouchers, and 2 t-shirts, as well as free sub coupons from Lakeside Subs.
See the flyer below for more information!
Lago Vista ISD encourages wearing face coverings at all indoor activities.
Parent Conferences are Coming Up!
Picture Day!
What Are You Going to Be???
PUMPKIN PARADE!!
Thank You to LVPD for Helping Keep Our Bus Riders Safe!
Due to an increase in Stop Arm Violations this school year Lago Vista Police Department has assigned officers to follow the buses on their routes. This was implemented yesterday, will continue through next week, and will occur periodically throughout the school year.
Our thanks to Lago Vista Police Department for supporting our bus drivers and for helping ensure the safety of all Lago Vista ISD students.
School Board Meeting CHANGE
Regular Board MeetingOctober 14, 2021
Due to the holiday falling on Monday, October 11th, the regularly scheduled board meeting will be moved to Thursday, October 14, 2021 @ 6pm in the Boardroom at Viking Hall.
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