LISD E-Newsletter

May 15, 2020 

Admin Alley

Lackland ISD Recognizes Mrs. Joy Crawford

The 2019-2020 Trinity Prize Nominee for Excellence in Education

Each year, Lackland ISD along with other school districts in Bexar County have an opportunity to nominate a teacher who exemplifies excellence in education.  This year’s nominee for Lackland ISD was our very own fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Joy Crawford.  Mrs. Crawford has served as an elementary teacher for over eight years.  She is passionate about having a positive impact on students.  She contributes her success to the personal growth she has realized due to investments that her elementary teachers made in her life.  Joy expresses a great sense of gratitude that she can continue her service to the country by serving military-connected students as their teacher.  This is a continuation of her personal military service and support of her husband who also served in the military.

The Trinity Prize launched in 1982 to honor public school teachers who are set apart in their teaching practice through outstanding classroom performance, leadership in the school and school district, contributions to the education profession, and stellar community service. 

Each prize recipient receives $2,500 and a crystal apple.  This year 17 finalists were recognized. 

 

Dr. Roper (below) watches the Trinity Prize for Excellence in Education Award Ceremony provided this year using the Zoom platform.

We Salute You!!!

Salute to nurses is an annual program that mobilizes area hospitals, clinics, schools, and patients to nominate San Antonio’s most outstanding nurses.  This year, both of our Lackland ISD nurses were nominated for their outstanding support of our students and their health and social-emotional needs.  Each nominee is recognized in a special publication.  This year’s publication will be provided on June 7, 2020, in the Express News.  Each of our nurses provides exemplary care to members of our learning organization.  The services of Mrs. Conte were selected by the panel prompting them to recognize her as one of the Top 10 nurses from over 100 nominees.  We are extremely proud of both Mrs. Morales and Mrs. Conte for their outstanding contributions and for taking care of our students so that they can be better prepared to attend to academic and social-emotional opportunities.

Around the District

End of the school year plans and procedures!

 

*Letter to Parents

 

* Pick up Map

 

*Pick up Form

 

Hello Parents,

You should receive an email requesting your participation in LISD’s spring survey.  The purpose of the survey is to gain insight into the social-emotional well-being of our LISD family. If your child is in 3rd-5th grade we are also requesting their feedback as well.  Please note that while this is completely optional, your participation will enable us to provide targeted support. Below I’ve provided the link to the survey and a multi-use access code if you are unable to access it via the emailed link.  Your child will use the same link to access the survey but will use their Student ID as the access code.

 

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/lackland

 

Parents Multi use Access Code

Lackland Elementary
7449852288
Stacey
2424328270

Should you have any issues with access or would simply like to ask questions please connect with Dayna Guyton, DoDEA grant director at Guyton.d@lacklandisd.net.  As always thank you for your support.

Thunderbirds over LISD

Thank you Mr. Shelby for the photos over LISD!

Below are some photos from our friend Mr. Tony Morano.

This week we are highlighting FUN things to do as we prepare to close out the school year. Additionally, we are continuing to provide tools to help parents and students with self-care and mental health resources. Our LISD Military Student Transition Consultant is sharing a weekly newsletter to keep families up to date and better equipped with relevant tools during this time we are social distancing. Pay special attention to the opportunities to visit the San Antonio Botanical Gardens and the resource link for 40 Virtual Summer Camp ideas.

 

Check out the weekly newsletter here: 

 

https://tinyurl.com/MSTCnews7

 

Kamilah Antoine, M.Ed.

Military Student Transition Consultant 
Lackland Independent School District

O: 210.357.5113 • C: 210.201.4035

antoine.k@lacklandisd.net 

5th grade families

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/avid-family-bingo-night-5th-grade-tickets-105296994144

 

 

Stacey Families

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-avid-family-bingo-night-stacey-jrsr-high-tickets-105304520656

 

  New Parent Portal Login:  https://txeis20.txeis.net/ParentPortal/login?distid=015913

Stacey Happenings 

Stacey Jr. / Sr. High Virtual Induction to the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society

 

NHS

https://bit.ly/2020StaceyNHSInduction

 

NJHS

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hN2Lh7O2t1b4UzbP3uSyGmJKZ8g9jW_k/view

2020: A Year to Remember!

Congratulations to the 2020 graduates of

Virginia Allred Stacey Jr/Sr High School!  

 

(front row) senior class sponsor Ms. Roberta Stege, Marisa Arteaga, Hannah Board, Deyana Clark, Victoria Concepcion, (second row) Abagail Conger, Sierra Culberson, Sophie Davis, Isabella Evans, Dvante Ferguson, Kerrigan Gafford, Samuel Gagnon, Jacob Gamboa, Charla Gloria, Taylor Grider (third row) Brandon Hamilton, Gabriel Hilman, Isaiah Jackson Brown, Jahdon Jefferson, Sara Kinney, Jazzlyn Littleton, Lila Lowrance, Jack Macfarlane, Alyssa Maloy, Anthony Maschek, Neil Miguel, Miranda Morales (back row) Ryan Newman, Conner O’Malley, Deaven Schoolcraft, Andrew Small, Victoria Snyder, Ian Staggs, Gareth Thompson, Sebastian Vargas, Kane Victoria, Jakeem Watts, Cody Weaver, Devon Williams, Eyck Wimby and Sergio Zamora-Martinez.

Stacey's award winning robotics program is planning an expansion for next year. 

An all female FTC (First Tech Challenge) team is being organized. 

Any current 8th-11th grade female students that would like to participate, please send an email to Mr. Kinsey expressing your desire to join. (kinsey.k@lacklandisd.net) 

More information about the team meeting times will be released at the beginning of the next school year.

Senior Scores at UIL

The pandemic cancelled all of the regular UIL academic events for the year, but high school students across Texas were able to compete online in a modified UIL Academic At-Home experience.  Normal district lines were thrown out and participation was in groups of schools  from across the state. The Stacey group included students from Denver City, Ropes and Hico high schools.

               Senior Sara Kinney competed in journalism events and won four medals; she placed  2nd in Feature Writing and 3rd in Headline, Editorial and News Writing!

               A big thanks to LISD UIL Coordinator, Ms. Christi Larkins for helping facilitate Stacey’s participation and competition group placement with other Texas schools.

Child Development students learned the benefits of board and card games when it comes to the development of children.  Not only does it help in social development, but also cognitive thinking.  Students had to host a family game night and create a movie trailer documenting the experience. 

 

https://flipgrid.com/s/a642593f2908

JH Theatre’s Expressive Reading Highlights Mental Health Awareness

 

Ms. Prescher’s students’ Expressive Reading videos continue to pour in to share with the Pre-K thru 2nd grade teachers to use with their students.  Since this month is Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important to keep mindfulness, self-care, and positivity at the forefront. This week, we highlight Jordyn Morris reading I’m Gonna Like Me and Tylin White reading I Believe I Can.

Enjoy some other Expressive Reading videos just for fun!

Senior - Alyssa Maloy

 

Dear past self,

My final year of high school as a senior did not goes as I thought it was going to go. The advice I would have given myself would have been to always stay focused and to finish your work on time. Don’t procrastinate until the last minute, it’ll definitely bite you in the butt. Pay attention, it’s very important, I know you may not think it is, but trust me things will most definitely go in one ear and out the other. Always and continue to try your best, go all out if you have to, overdoing something is better than not doing good enough.

 Some things I wish I would have done would have to be, taking my time on work and the projects I was given and to not rush through, to always make things presentable. If I were to have done that for every project and task I was given who knows the difference in grades I would have received on certain assignments. I wish I would have known that senioritis is no joke and that senior year goes by faster than you think. They aren’t lying. I also wish I would have participated more in school events and went all out when it came to spirit weeks.

 I think this pandemic will affect our future hopefully more on the positive side. Ever since it started more people have been more cautious about washing their hands and being more on the “clean” side. But I also think people don't know  how people that could have it, may affect you and your family.

This pandemic has caused a good amount of stress for my family and me, and the rest of the world. Who knows what and how people will act after everything goes back to somewhat normal. Things I would suggest that kept me busy during this long and terrible time of worries were spending a lot of time with my family, doing puzzles, and baking a lot. Spending time outside in my backyard doing activities with my sisters, and just spending quality time with everyone.

Any student that will be in grades 7-12 next year and who wants to run Cross Country next fall, scan the QR code to join the Canvas Cross Country course. I will give out information and training plans from here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Rigney at rigney.d@lacklandisd.net

The Summer Solstice occurs during summer.  This is the June Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the December Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.  Depending on the shift of the calendar, the Summer Solstice occurs sometime between June 20 and June 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and between December 20 and December 23 in the Southern Hemisphere.  The same dates in the opposite hemisphere are referred to as the Winter Solstice.  Since prehistory, the Summer Solstice has been celebrated by festivals and rituals.  Traditionally, in many temperate regions (especially Europe), the summer solstice is seen as the middle of summer and is referred to as "midsummer".  Today, however, in some countries and calendars, it is seen as the beginning of summer. 

 

Enjoy your Summer Celebrations with friends and family! 

Stacey's  last week of school Life Skills Challenge

 

*Life Skills Challenge JH

 

*Life Skills Challenge HS 

Elementary Happenings 

5th Graders doing their Science Review with Mind Maps 😊

Kinder Young Scientists' "Trash to Treasures" Projects

Awesome Artists

PTSO Spot light 

Adopt a Senior

https://www.facebook.com/LacklandISDPTSO/posts/3368873213156678

Adopted!   ...   see more at the link above!

Good Information

*Military One Source

 

*Steven A Cohen Military Family Life Clinic at Endeavors

 

*The Ecumenical Center for Education, Counseling and Health

Webinars

https://www.esc20.net/apps/pages/parent-resources

Random Shots

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