LISD E-Newsletter March 10, 2023 |
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Table of Contents:
1. Admin Alley 2. Around The District 3. Stacey Happenings
4. Elementary Happenings 5. Gifted & Talented 6. PTSO Spotlight 7. Good Information 8. Random Shots |
| Upcoming Events:
*March 13 - 17 Spring Break Have a wonderful break! *Saturday March 18 CyberPatriot Finals |
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The 2023 National Women’s History Theme
“Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories”
The National Women’s History Alliance, which spearheaded the movement for March being declared National Women’s History Month, has announced the women’s history theme for 2023, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”
Throughout 2023, the NWHA will encourage recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, and more. The timely theme honors women in every community who have devoted their lives and talents to producing art, pursuing truth, and reflecting the human condition decade after decade.
From the earliest storytellers through pioneering journalists, our experiences have been captured by a wide variety of artists and teachers. These include authors, songwriters, scholars, playwrights, performers, and grandmothers throughout time. Women have long been instrumental in passing on our heritage in word and in print to communicate the lessons of those who came before us. Women’s stories, and the larger human story, expand our understanding and strengthen our connections with each other.
As in previous years, the Alliance, which is centered in Santa Rosa, California, will encourage local communities throughout the country to use the year’s theme to guide their own celebrations. The NWHA will popularize national efforts through on-line celebrations, a special magazine and thematic products that recognize and honor these brave, accomplished and influential women who told – and continue to tell – our stories. Today and over the years ahead, their dedication and shared desire to give voice to the voiceless are critical to keeping us informed, entertained and aware.
https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/2023-theme/ |
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National School Breakfast Week
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) celebrates the importance of a nutritious school breakfast in fueling students for success. This special observance during the first week of March celebrates the national School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start every day. |
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Lackland ISD has partnered with the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) to examine systems and processes that impact our instructional programs. This independent audit will provide district leadership with findings and recommendations to strengthen district operations. It is most effective when we have input from our parents. We encourage you to share your voice via the survey links provided below and be instrumental in ensuring that Lackland ISD gains insight and solutions to any barriers to continuous improvement. If you have questions regarding this survey, please contact Dr. Tonya Hyde at hyde.t@lacklandisd.net
Parent:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LacklandParent
Parent Spanish: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/LacklandParentSpanish |
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Lackland ISD is working towards fulfilling our vision, Lackland I.S.D. ignites a passion for life-long learning and empowers excellence, by focusing our attention on some key areas. Positive school culture is one of those areas. Our goal is to, by 2027, 100% of Lackland ISD students and staff will feel safe, valued, and engaged at school. We’ll use several metrics to measure and evaluate our progress. The bi-annual survey is one of those tools. The district positive culture committee has worked together to craft a survey that they believe will inform us of our progress, stagnation, or decline. The survey will be available to parents, students, and staff on March 20, 2023, and will remain open until, March 31, 2023. We are excited to receive your feedback as we work together to accomplish these goals. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Humbly,
Dayna Guyton Dayna Guyton, MA Director of Federal/Special Programs
Lackland Independent School District 2460 Kenly Avenue San Antonio, TX 78236 210-357-5180
210-357-5050 (Fax) Guyton.d@lacklandisd.net |
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Parent, Family, and Community Engagement |
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Lackland ISD continues to strive toward improving communication. ParentSquare is a communication platform. Through the platform, you’ll be able to:
*Receive all district, school, and classroom communication via email, text, or app *View the school and classroom calendar and RSVP for events
*Easily sign up to volunteer and/or bring items *Securely receive important documents like report cards and other student documents
For the best ParentSquare experience, we recommend that you download and install the app. The name is ParentSquare, and it can easily be found in your device’s app store. If you don’t have a device, no need to worry: the platform is capable of both text and email, and you can log on via the web as well. ParentSquare receives its contact information from the Ascender Parent Portal. Please take a moment to make sure that you have the latest contact information on file there.
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Congratulations to our Justin Harlan who will wed Krista Silvin over Spring break! |
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Congratulations to the following boys for being selected as all district players #24 Micah Hilman second team all district, #11 Cayden Rizzitello second team all district, # 1 Emoni Wimby first team all district and #30 Nathan Lovick first team all district! |
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The Stacey Eagle Band competed at the UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest on Tuesday, March 7 at Pleasanton High School. They gave two outstanding performances and earned straight Division Ones in both the Concert and the Sight-reading portions of the contest. Congrats, Eagle Band!! |
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The high school boys and girls golf teams competed in their first tournament of the season at Randolph AFB. A lot of learning and fun was had on both days! |
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Middle school cultural dance projects
Mrs. Palmerton helped students learn how to cite sources and find books related to the countries that our students researched. We have a tinikling group that chose the Phillipines and a group that performed an Aboriginal dance from Australia. |
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Trail Boss: Katen Fredin By: Addison Gajkowski, 9th grade |
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Stacey freshman Katen Fredin moved here from Tucson, AZ over the summer. We interviewed her to find out more about her interesting hobby of mountain biking! What made you start mountain biking? My parents started mountain biking in Tucson, and I decided to try it out.
What is the name of your team? Two-10. What type of course do you ride?
I ride through dirt, water, and rocks but practice in McAllister Park. How many miles do you practice? How many when you compete?
For practice I generally ride 15 miles, and for races it depends. Varsity girls usually ride 15 miles, JV Girls 1 and 2 ride 10 miles, Varsity boys ride 20, while JV boys 1 rides 15 miles and JV 2 rides 10. and middle school rides 5.
Does anyone else in your family bike? My mom is a coach for the team, and my parents used to ride. My little brother is starting next year.
Do you have any other hobbies? I run cross country, track, and I’m also in band. Where do you travel for races? All over Texas. Next year we will travel closer to home, but my competitions can be between 2 and 7 hours away. Have you ever crashed your bike during a race? If so, how bad?
I have but It was a minor crash, I was up again in 20 seconds. Lastly, what is your favorite trail to ride?
My favorite trail to ride is smoother and faster trails instead of rocky, rough terrain.
Team Two10 is comprised of students throughout San Antonio grades 6-12. The season lasts from December to April with optional races for those who wish to compete. The team practices Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings at McAllister Park and along the Leon Creek Greenway trails. For more information or to inquire about joining the team, check out the websites below, send an email to the head coach, Barry Calvert (two10mtb@gmail.com), or reach out to Katen directly.
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What would people do without their phone apps? |
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Over one billion apps were downloaded in the first nine months they were available from Apple's iTunes: that's 3,703,703 downloads a day!!! The one billionth app was called BUMP. It enabled two iPhone users to download information from one phone to the other by bumping the phones together.
As of June 2010 (13 years ago), the total number of app downloads was more than 5 billion. New apps are being developed at an average rate of more than 309 every day. |
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Pam Torre 6th Grade Social Studies 7th Grade Texas History |
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On Monday, March 6th, Lackland Elementary hosted a Career Day. PK-1st participated in Career on Wheels. For Career on Wheels we had a dump truck, K9 police, CPS, IED Robot, rescue truck, ambulance and a fire truck. 2nd-5th grade participated in Career Speaker Rotations. Our guest speakers were our superintendent Dr. Roper, our school nurse Mrs. Morales, and our music teacher Mrs. Coffey-Hall. We also had a food blogger, an artist, SA Air Life pilot, banker, physical therapist, SA Parks & Rec, barber, architect, SA Humane Society, USAF Band of the West, a TAMSA university professor, construction worker, and a tutor. The students were able to learn about many different careers and were asking great questions! We had all had a lot of fun learning about different careers and we look forward to adding to it next year!
:) The Counseling Crew Mrs. Rodriguez & Mrs. Dominguez |
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Elementary FLL Robotics Team Finishes the Season with Pride!
Our FLL Robotics team participated in their qualifier competition on February 18, and not only won first place for their robot design, but also qualified to move on to the regional competition! That was the first time (in our six year history of FLL teams) our elementary team won a trophy AND moved on to the next level of competition! That competition was this past Saturday and although they didn't win any more trophies, they had a GREAT time, and left with their heads held high! Congratulations team on a stellar season!
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Team at Qualifiers with their trophy and ticket
to Regionals |
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Team at Regionals with their robot, Mr. Roboto. |
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Kindergarten is buggy about Spring and loved the opportunity to get hands on at the DoSeum and enter the world of author and illustrator Eric Carle. |
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Students in Zumba Club had a blast showing off their dances at their final Zumba Club meeting of the year. Thank you, Parents, for allowing your child to participate in this fitness opportunity. |
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Mrs. Martino's science class working through Adaptations Observation Stations. |
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First Graders visit the San Antonio Zoo! |
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The leaves are falling down, The leaves are falling down, All over Mrs. Silvin’s class,
And all over town! |
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Lackland Elementary School Yearbooks $30.00 Online ordering until May 01, 2023 Click below then enter the code! |
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Our FLL Robotics team participated in the FLL Regional competition this past Saturday.
A great time was had and they left with their heads held high! |
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Lackland ISD’s Parent Teacher Student Organization held elections for the PTSO Executive Board on March 1, 2023. The following officers will serve as your LISD PTSO Executive Board for 2022-2023 President – Daniel Vasquez Vice President – vacant Secretary – Kat Williams Treasurer – KC Erredge
Communications Chair – Krystal Gamble The Membership/Volunteer Coordinator position remains vacant as no one was nominated for this position. To connect with the PTSO, please use the following email address: lacklandisdpto@gmail.com |
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“My Child Needs More Time with the Speech Therapist!”
This is one of the most common requests that I hear from parents of children with autism, and I TOTALLY get where you’re coming from. A speech therapist helps children talk better. You want your child to talk better. It makes sense that increasing the amount of time that your child sees the therapist would help them talk better more quickly, right?
Well, it’s more complicated than that.
Click here for much more information! |
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Special Education Corner It’s the intention of the Special Education Department to provide information on what special education is and the various programs available to our special education students and families. If you have concerns with your child’s development, please contact our office at 210-357-5044. |
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
9:00 a.m.--10:00 a.m.
Reviewing the Parent’s Guide and
Procedural Safeguards
This session will highlight important information that
can be found in the Procedural Safeguards document
and the Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process. It will give
us the opportunity to discuss what questions to ask
and how to clarify your concerns and desires related to
your child’s education. The intent is to allow parent’s to
better understand and prepare for ARD meetings and
have access to reference materials and other resources
available.
Session ID# 84017
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