Lakeside Elementary
Just the Facts...March 6, 2019
Live Love Learn
Have a wonderful Spring Break!
News you can use:
P.E.
Kids Heart Challenge!
If you haven’t already, please register for our Lakeside team at heart.org/KidsHeartChallenge The last day to turn in donations (online or cash donations) is Thursday, March 7, 2019.
- If your child collected $15 or more, their “Thank you Gifts” (jump rope, t-shirt, basketball, etc), will arrive at the end of April. It will be a SURPRISE Thank you! **
- If your child collects any donations they will earn earn 10 BONUS Laps on their Mile Club Charts!
As of Wednesday, March 6th, Lakeside has raised $12,521!!! AMAZING!
Thanks for supporting Lakeside P.E. and the American Heart Association.
Open House in the Gym--
It’s a jump rope party to celebrate the end of our participation in the Kids Heart Challenge!
So come and jump rope with your family!
Student Teacher--
Notice a new face in the gym? Lakeside P.E. has a new addition to the team. Rikki Clarke will be Lakeside’s P.E. Student Teacher until May 3rd.
From Nurse Lander:
Eat the RAINBOW!
To celebrate National Child Nutrition Month, we will be eating our way through the rainbow by making healthy food choices.
During the week of March 18, pack or buy from the café, fruits and veggies that match our color of the day. Let’s have some fun with it and wear that color too!
- Monday- RED
- Tuesday- ORANGE
- Wednesday- GREEN
- Thursday- YELLOW
- Friday- BLUE
- Click here for more information and examples of colorful fruits and veggies!
Coppell Solar Racing Team
On April 12th, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm we are hosting a Coppell Solar Expo.
We will have activities such as:
- Raffle Drawing
- Fun Engineering based activities for adults and kids
- Dinner Tickets for sale for local restaurants
- Engineering Lab Tours to see our Solar Car
Standard Response Protocol Drills:
We will practice a Lockdown Drill later this week
Book Fair
It's that time again.... BOOK FAIR!!!
The theme of this book fair is "Dino-mite” and here are the days/hours it will be open for business:
- Monday, March 25: 7:20am - 3:30pm
- Tuesday, March 26: 7:20am - 6:00pm (special extended hours!)
- Wednesday, March 27: 7:20am - 3:30pm
- Thursday, March 28: 7:00am - 3:30pm (donuts and coffee morning!)
- Friday, March 29: 7:20am - noon
Special Events: Special extended hours after school until 6:00pm on Tuesday, March 26th, and Donuts & Coffee at 7:00am on Thursday, March 28th.
A really fun idea is for parents to come to school, have lunch with their learner, and then shop at the book fair.
We need volunteers to help our book fair run smoothly! Parents can sign up by clicking on https://lakesidepto.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/27638
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The book fair is a great way to get books into our learners' hands and support the school. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Thank you so much!!
Erin Malahowski, Kim Shanks, and Sara Malcolm
Yearbooks
NOW is the time to order your child's yearbook. Order now before Spring Break and the busyness of the end of the year.
Don't wait to buy your student's copy of the Lakeside yearbook.
- Buy it online now by Clicking here Yearbooks are $20.
The deadline for sales is March 25, 2019.
Do you love a 5th grader?
The Yearbook Team needs your Kindergarten school picture! If you were at Lakeside for Kindergarten, we should have your picture on file. If you were at a different school however, please ask your parents to email your kindergarten picture to our Yearbook Editor, Cristy Runyan, at cristyrunyan@gmail.com by March 8th."
Here are some upcoming 5th grade dates for your calendars. The 5th grade newsletter will have additional information to share after Spring Break.
- Parent Meetings for incoming sixth graders will take place on March 25th (6pm) at the middle school your child will attend next year. This date is the same date for all 3 of the CISD middle schools. Lakeside's Attendance Zone will attend EAST next year. Lee's Attendance Zone will attend WEST next year.
- Middle school counselors will share course options with 5th grade on March 27th (8am)
- Online Registration will open on April 3rd
- Online Registration will close on April 10th
Boundary Realignment
This link will take you to the 2019 Boundary Realignment page including the new CISD attendance zones and feeder patterns.
PTO
ALL VOLUNTEERS and CLASS CHAPERONES MUST COMPLETE A NEW BACKGROUND CHECK EVERY YEAR! Here is a link to the Background Check.
- Background checks are mandatory when attending a field trip, volunteering in the school and at events like field day.
- We love our volunteers and are grateful for your support!
PTO Meetings this year:
April 1: 7 pm mtg, cafeteria
May 6: 7:45 am, cafeteria
In case you missed it or if you want quick access to it.
Here is the PTO Newsletter Link.
Upcoming Dates - Year at a Glance:
*Please note dates will be added and some may be changed as necessary
March
7) Elementary Open House 5:30-7pm
8) End of Third Nine Weeks and Spirit Rally
11-15) Spring Break
22) Fourth grade field trip
22) Report Cards go home
25-29) Book Fair Week
26) Dad's Club Lunch
26) Second grade field trip
28) First grade field trip
April
3) CISD Night at the Ballpark
9-11) STAAR Testing - No Visitors on campus please
9) Kindergarten field trip
15) Dad's Club Lunch
17) Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
19) Bad Weather Day (*Subject to Change)
22) Professional Development Day (Class will not be in session)
23) Second grade field trip
24) TENTATIVE - First grade field trip
25) Third grade field trip
May
1) Kindergarten field trip
2) Kindergarten Roundup (district wide) 6-7pm
3) Fifth grade field trip
9) Dad's Club Lunch
10) Longhorn Stampede and FUN RUN
13-15) STAAR Testing - No Visitors on campus please
20) Field Day (this is a Monday) & Talent Show
22) 5th grade Graduation & Celebration
23) Last Day...
- End of Fourth Nine Weeks,
- Last Spirit Rally of the Year,
- 5th grade walk and
- Early Release Day
Gema Hall, Principal
Thank you for your support!
It's wonderful to Live, Love and Learn at Lakeside!
Email: ghall@coppellisd.com
Website: http://www.coppellisd.com/lakeside
Location: 1100 Village Parkway, Coppell, TX, United States
Phone: 214.496.7600
Facebook: facebook.com/LakesideElemenataryPTO
Twitter: @lakesidecoppell