Lion's Roar
March 11, 2022
Upcoming Events
March 14 - USD Board meeting
March 22 - Be Seen And Heard Parent Information Night (Zoom)
March 24-25 - Be Seen and Heard Student Assemblies
March 24 -27 - Little Mermaid
March 25 - Spring Pictures
Principal's Corner
Looking ahead to next week, on Monday, March 14, for students, staff, and adults on campus, masking moves from required to highly recommended. I encourage you to have conversations with your students about their choices. The Lietz staff and community will be respectful of each individuals masking choice.
We continue to encourage vaccinations, weekly testing, and good hygiene practices, as well as symptom monitoring, communication with the school, and having students stay home when sick. For the most recent newsletter from Union School District, I've included below the message from Superintendent Dr. Andrews, sent March 11, below.
Finally, next week is spirit week at Lietz. Student council is encouraging everyone to show their Lietz Pride by wearing the daily color. This is a wonderful way fo the students go come together as a community and celebrate our beautiful community.
Ms. Leamons
Walk N' Roll Wednesday
This Week In Pictures
Spring Musical - Tickets On Sale Now!
Lietz Drama Club proudly presents Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.!
March 24 - 27 Lietz Cafeteria
Tickets on sale March 9 for $10 each
For information about casts and more please visit our website:
http://www.nancygroc.wix.com/lietzlittlemermaid
Tickets can by purchased on the HSC website linked here.
Lietz Drama Club!
Parent Night: Be Seen And Heard
Please join us in a virtual parent night hosted by Deanna Hynes from Be Seen and Heard on Tuesday, March 22 from 6:00-7:00pm!
After continued positive feedback from our students, parents, and staff, Union Elementary School District will be hosting our fifth year of Be Seen and Heard© assemblies for K-8 students at all school sites beginning Thursday, March 24, 2022. Assemblies are presented in the interest of student safety and will address the dangers of child sexual abuse, the differences between a safe and unsafe touch and a safe and unsafe secret, the importance of voice, and identifying trusted adults. Please note that for this year, the assemblies will be virtual and streamed into classrooms via the classroom teacher.
Click on this link for more information on Be Seen and Heard and this link for the Parent Night Flier!
Click here for the Opt Out Form
Dartmouth Middle School 6th Grade Parent Orientation
HSC Updates
Call for Volunteers!
Help Wanted!
The following events/programs are looking for volunteers to step up and help lead/co-lead to make these events and programs a success:
- Silent Auction - May 13 (urgent need!)
- Spring Fling - TBD (formerly known as Sweetheart Dance)
- Spirit Wear - ongoing
- Evening Around the World - April 22 (co-lead w/Jasmin Canty)
- Spring Carnival (co-lead with Jen Kubisz)
If you are interested or would like to learn more, please contact us at board@lietzhsc.com.
Plants for Sale
Come and see how your garden can grow.
Useful Resources
Health Update Reminder from the USD Newsletter
As shared in a Health & Safety Update on March 1st, the statewide indoor mask mandate is expiring at the end of this week. Starting on March 14, 2022, USD students and staff are recommended but not required to wear masks indoors and outdoors at school.
Wearing a mask will be an individual choice, and we will respect each person’s choice to wear or not wear a mask while at school.
Monitoring symptoms remains critical to prevent illness. Stay home if experiencing symptoms and continue to communicate with your school who will advise families and staff when an individual may return.
USD will continue to follow all state and county health guidance around quarantine, isolation, symptom monitoring, and hygienic practices.
Health experts continue to encourage all eligible people to be vaccinated. For local dates and locations, visit sccfreevax.org or phone 2-1-1.
Our weekly, optional, on-campus testing will continue. If you would like to opt into weekly testing at school, you may sign up here.
To see the entire newsletter click here.
Crista Leamons
Email: leamonsc@unionsd.org
Website: www.lietz.unionsd.org
Location: 5300 Carter Ave, San Jose
Phone: (408) 264-8314
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lietzelementary
Twitter: @LietzPrincipal