Hello LISD Families,
This week, we would like to celebrate our staff. It is the middle of October and the start of school has been like no other school year. We appreciate the dedication and energy each staff member brings to our school and our students.
We continue to focus on this month’s habit of character, ownership. Walking around the school, we see so many students taking ownership of their own learning. Here are just a few things we have noticed this year:
Students consistently and persistently solving problems in math class
Citing evidence to support claims in ELA
Discussing with a small group the results from a science experiment
Providing feedback to a student about their writing
Persisting through a challenging situation with peers
Today was a staff in-service day. Our staff participated in a full day of professional development in service of improving student achievement and creating a safe, positive and equitable school environment for all LISD students. Every staff member was a focused and active participant, grappling with tough subjects and generating creative solutions. We like to balance hard work with a little fun so we ended the day cheering for our varsity volleyball and soccer teams. Go Lobos!
Our very best to you and your family,
Mary and Martha
Pumpkin Extravaganza!
Join the Lopez Island Parent Teacher Student Association (LIPTSA) for a pumpkin-themed extravaganza on Thursday, October 28th, from 4pm – 6:30pm in the outdoor pavilion at the Lopez School. The event will include pumpkins for sale ($5/pumpkin), or you can bring your own, and use our carving tools to turn them into jack-o-lanterns, or other pumpkin masterpieces. There will be a pumpkin carving contest for secondary students, with prizes! The evening will also include a Day of the Dead celebration and craft-making, as well as a student art walk, spooky stories, and the Poutine truck will be on-site. Bundle up, wear a mask, and bring the whole family to celebrate pumpkins, Fall, and your school community!
Lopez Island School District
Ed Murray, Superintendent
Martha Martin, Secondary Principal
Mary Fordham, Elementary Principal
The Lopez Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide 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 Compliance Coordinator, Ed Murray – emurray@lopezislandschool.org; Title IX Coordinator, HR Specialist, Renee Koplan – rkoplan@lopezislandschool.org; Section 504, Mary Fordham – mfordham@lopezislandschool.org; OR contact by phone, 360-468-2202, OR mail to 86 School Rd, Lopez Island, WA 98261.
