LV Intermediate Parent Newsletter
Volume 3 September 8, 2017
Upcoming Events...
Monday, September 11- Picture Money Due- Envelope came in Wednesday Folder
Tuesday, September 12 - Picture Day Say Cheese!
Thursday, September 14- Intermediate Choir 3:05-3:50PM
Wednesday, September 20- Intermediate PTO Organizational Meeting at 5:30
Thursday, September 21- IS/MS Pep Rally "Safari Jungle" @ 2:18
Minds Under Construction...Building Kids Up for Success!!
Running of the Vikings is Back!
Home Games:
September 8th
September 22nd
October 13th
October 27th
GO VIKINGS!
We celebrated Grandparents' Day at the Intermediate School
Intermediate PTO
Help Our Kids Stay Safe
How to Report Bullying or Other Safety Concerns
Lago Vista ISD uses StayALERT to help keep our schools safe. StayALERT is a bilingual, confidential website, e-mail, phone and texting avenue for students, teachers, staff, parents and community members to be able to confidentially report unsafe behaviors, suspicious activities, bullying, acts of violence, harassment, and a host of other potential disruptors to school safety.
Users may anonymously report concerns 24-7-365 via the StayALERT website, an e-mail, a phone call to a recorded and monitored line, or via a text message from a cell phone. Photos and video clips pertaining to the StayALERT report may be included. No special app required! Reportable information will be forwarded in a timely manner to a pre-designated District-level official for review.
To make a report, use one of the methods below:
Website: stayalert.info
Call or Text: (206) 406-6485
Email: report@stayalert.info
Lago Vista Intermediate Shirts--Let's Show Our School Spirit!
Support your child's campus by sporting the 2017-18 campus T-Shirt. They are blue with gold lettering and include this years amazing theme "Minds Under Construction". They are only $15 and run from size YXL to AXXXL. Order deadline is October 6th, 2017. Get yours while you can!
High School Theater is looking for some Intermediate Talent.....
Transportation Changes Reminder...
We encourage independence here at Lago Vista Intermediate School, and encourage your student to know how they are supposed to get home at the end of the school day. However, if your student's mode of transportation is changing, i.e. from car to bus or bus to car, our staff needs to be made aware of that change.
To ensure accurate transportation information, all transportation changes need to be made through Mrs. Bell in the front office. Please do not send transportation changes directly to your student's teacher or on a paper note with your student.
For your convenience, Mrs. Bell has 3 ways to get her the information we need to ensure your student's safe and accurate transportation home:
Text: 512-337-2061 (texting only, no voice calls)
Email: kristina_bell@lagovista.txed.net
Phone: 512-267-8300 ex. 3500
All transportation changes need be made by 2:00 pm the day of the needed change.
Attendance Reminder:
If your child is out of school for any reason, please be sure to inform the front office the reason for the absence. For your convenience, Mrs. Bell as 3 electronic ways to get her notes:
Text: 512-337-2061
Email: kristina_bell@lagovista.txed.net
Fax: 512-267-8363
For questions regarding attendance policy, please refer to our handbook:
http://www.lagovistaisd.net/users/0001/student/LVISD%20Student%20Handbook%202016-2017.pdf
This Week's Attendance
Let's try to meet our 98% goal for attendance next week!
Attendance Percentages:
4th Grade: 96.61%
5th Grade: 97.18%
Total: 96.91%
Write-A-Check Fundraiser- Thank You!
We have had an amazing return on this fundraiser so far. Keep those donations coming! Remember, 100% of this fundraiser goes directly to improving the education of the students at Lago Vista Intermediate School. No amount is too small.
Thank you to the families that have contributed so far:
Lawless Family
Simmons Family
Henderson Family
Wray Family
Chadwick Family
Stobb Family
Xuereb Family
Stotts Family
Alves Family
Sisemore Family
Dieckmann Family
Ohnstad Family
Sisca Family
Perry Family
Muir Family
Box Top for Education
It's that time again! Although we collect them all year long, the submission is only allowed once a semester. Let's get as many Box Tops into your teachers for the fall submission deadline. We need to have them all collected and counted by October 23rd! The homeroom, in each grade level, with the highest number of box-tops collected will get a prize for each student to take home with them. Winning classes will be announced in the October 27th Newsletter.
Counselor’s Corner
Classroom guidance lessons started this week! Throughout the school year, I will be presenting activities to help facilitate growth in key areas such as: responsibility, decision-making skills, self-confidence, and motivation to achieve. I always enjoy the conversations and collaborating with teachers to give our students opportunities to grow in these areas of personal and social development. If you ever have questions about my guidance lessons, please do not hesitate to call.
Our Lago Vista Viking Character Trait for September is Responsibility. As parents, we have endless opportunities to evaluate how responsible our children are by observing their behavior and tuning into conversations. Part of developing responsibility in children is making sure they understand that they are accountable for their actions. When children make the connection between their actions and the amount of trust adults have in them, good things happen!
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”
~ Anthony Robbins
Have a safe and restful weekend! Let’s continue to keep the families dealing with loss of homes and lives due to Hurricane Harvey in our thoughts and prayers.