LISD E-Newsletter November 18, 2022 |
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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 |
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Upcoming Events:
*Nov. 21 - 25 Thanksgiving Break
Peace and Happiness to all! |
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Always Thankful!
It is easy for us to think about and complain about all of the things in our world that are not going well. High inflation, high gas prices, high food prices, COVID, the Flu, and RSV are a few that come to mind. And yes, those issues are real and are affecting most of us in one way or another. But, during this season of Thanksgiving, I challenge us to think about all of the good things we still have. Count your blessings, name them one by one and you will see that your blessings far outweigh all of the other challenges we are facing. I am thankful that I am still here! And I am thankful you are still here too! I am grateful for all of our teachers, support staff, technology staff, administrators, nurses, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, maintenance workers, and central office staff. Thank you for what you do everyday to support our students. I see and feel the passion and love you have for our students. We are blessed in so many ways here at Lackland ISD and I am grateful to be a part of this organization.
I am also grateful for our families and the men and women of the Armed Services who serve and protect our country each day. Every day, they trust us with the safety and education of their precious children, and we should never take that charge lightly, because it is a call like no other. I want to wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. Please stay safe and continue to protect yourselves as you rest and enjoy a well-deserved break. We hope to see everyone back on Monday, November 28th. Dr. Burnie L. Roper Superintendent of Schools |
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Lackland Elementary School and Stacey Jr. / Sr. High welcomes parents –Thanksgiving 2022! |
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Parent, Family, and Community Engagement |
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Much of the feedback from our school climate surveys over the past few years have highlighted the need for better communication between the district and our parents. To meet that need, we are very excited to announce that we have rolled out ParentSquare!
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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This past Tuesday some of our 7th & 8th grade AVID Investigating Careers and College & Career Readiness students attended the Core 4 Stem event at Tech Port SA. Students experienced hands-on exhibits and demonstrations from high-profile STEM professionals,
corporations, local organizations, universities, and colleges in a trade show convention style format visiting booths and interacting with the STEM
fields. Students engaged with the newest SAMSAT museum space located within the Tech Port Center + Arena including robotics programming, and more interactive STEM activities. |
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The Stacey Student Council served turkey w/trimmings to teachers and staff at the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday in the Lyon Center. Thanks to Ms. Brock, Dr. Medellin, members of the student council, and everyone who had a hand in putting together a great meal and keeping this Stacey tradition going! |
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Stacey High School Student Council hosted a Turkey Teacher contest for Thanksgiving. Students were given the opportunity to purchase a feather to vote for their favorite teacher. The two teachers with the most feathers were Mrs. Boots and Mrs. Brock. Congratulations to Stacey’s Turkey Teachers!! |
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Flashback: Brandon Thompson By: Natalie Gamboa, junior |
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Brandon Thompson was a member of the graduating class of 2015. He played basketball and was on the student council. He currently lives in Hawaii! 1) When did you go to Stacey? I went to Stacey High 2011-2015. 2) What are you doing now?
I currently am waiting to begin my GS-11 job position with the D.O.D. while working as an IT Repair Technician. 3)What is your favorite memory at Stacey?
My favorite memory at Stacey was playing for the basketball team. and making it far in the playoffs my senior year. 4)Where did you go to college and what is your major?
I got my associates degree at Kapiolani Community College in Information Technology, and my bachelor’s degree in Information Security Assurance. 5)What clubs or sports did you do at Stacey?
Basketball, Student Council, BETA Club, Spanish Club, and Track & Field. 6)Where do you live now? I live in Honolulu, Hawaii
7)What were the advantages of going to a small school? Advantages of going to a small school were teachers can provide more attention to the students and I feel like I knew the whole school.
8)Do you have any advice for students at Stacey? Go to college! Degrees will open many doors for you! 10)Is there anything you would like to add? Shout out my lil sis Britney LOL Thank you Brandon! |
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Flashback: Tatiana Tway By: Addison Gajkowski, 9th grade |
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Tatiana came to Lackland as a junior and graduated as valedictorian of the 2012 class. She is currently a practicing attorney at the firm of Mirick O’Connell in Boston and was recently married!
What year did you graduate from Stacey High School? I graduated in 2012.
How many years did you go to Stacey? I moved to Lackland in February of my junior year, so I only went to Stacey for about a year and a half.
Which clubs and/or sports did you participate in? I ran cross country, played tennis, and was a founding member of the debate club (which I think dissolved immediately after we graduated). What was your favorite class you took at Stacey High School? I really enjoyed my AP Psychology class as well as AP Calculus. What college did you go to? I went to Delaware Valley University, which is an incredibly small agricultural college in Pennsylvania. I then went to New England Law Boston for law school. What is one thing you wish you did in high school?
I wish I spent a bit more time enjoying the experience. In high school, I was so focused on my future; getting into a good college, getting on the right path for a good career, things like that. While those things are important and set me up well for things later in life, I encourage all students to try to be present in the moment and not always looking for what comes next. What is your favorite memory from going to Stacey?
I had a great group of friends that made Stacey a lot of fun. We ate lunch together in Mr. Schumaker’s classroom everyday (I probably have misspelled his name, and I believe he retired soon after I graduated, but he taught history, AP Psych, and a bunch of other courses). We were huge nerds and completely ridiculous, but we had a lot of fun. The time I spent with those friends are my best Stacey memories. What did you do after graduation?
I went straight to college after graduation. I double majored in Chemistry and Animal Science, but before graduating realized that I didn’t want to become a veterinarian or work in a lab (my previous career goals), so I applied to law school on a whim. I was fortunate enough to get into law school with a very generous scholarship and I’m now a practicing attorney. Growing up, what did you want to become?
My career goals changed constantly when I was younger. I went from wanting to be a secretary to wanting to be a neurosurgeon. When I graduated high school, I was convinced I wanted to be a livestock veterinarian. I quickly realized that was not the right path for me.
What advice would you give to a student?
Your plans for your future are likely going to change a million times in the next ten years (and beyond). It is okay to change your mind and to do something you never expected you would do. Don’t ever feel like you are too far into something to change your mind and do something new.
Thank you Tatiana! https://www.mirickoconnell.com/tatiana-tway
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Thanksgiving Day: November 24, 2022 |
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Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is sometimes called American Thanksgiving (outside the United States) to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions. It originated as a day of thanksgiving and harvest festival, with the theme of the holiday revolving around giving thanks and the centerpiece of Thanksgiving celebrations remaining a Thanksgiving dinner. The dinner traditionally consists of foods and dishes indigenous to the Americas, namely turkey, potatoes (usually mashed or sweet), stuffing, squash, corn (maize), green beans, cranberries (typically in sauce form), and pumpkin pie. Other Thanksgiving customs include charitable organizations offering Thanksgiving dinner for the poor, attending religious services, watching parades, and viewing football games.
In American culture Thanksgiving is regarded as the beginning of the fall–winter holiday season, which includes Christmas and the New Year.
New England and Virginia colonists originally celebrated days of fasting, as well as days of thanksgiving, thanking God for blessings such as harvests, ship landings, military victories, or the end of a drought. These were observed through church services, accompanied with feasts and other communal gatherings. The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. [ This feast lasted three days and was attended by 90 Wampanoag Native American people ] and 53 Pilgrims (survivors of the Mayflower). Less widely known is an earlier Thanksgiving celebration in Virginia in 1619 by English settlers who had just landed at Berkeley Hundred aboard the ship Margaret.
Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by President George Washington after a request by Congress. President Thomas Jefferson chose not to observe the holiday, and its celebration was intermittent until President Abraham Lincoln, in 1863, proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens", calling on the American people to also, "with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience .. fervently to ask for help from the Almighty hand to heal the wounds of the nation...". Lincoln declared it for the last Thursday in November. On June 28, 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the Holidays Act that made Thanksgiving a yearly appointed federal holiday in Washington D.C. On January 6, 1885, an act by Congress made Thanksgiving, and other federal holidays, a paid holiday for all federal workers throughout the United States. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the date was moved to one week earlier, observed between 1939 and 1941. From 1942 onwards, Thanksgiving, by an act of Congress, signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, received a permanent observation date, the fourth Thursday in November...a date that we still observe.
This year, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on November 24, 2022. Families and friends gather around the table to feast on fabulous food and catch up with the family stories. Happy Thanksgiving!! ****************** Stephen F. Austin |
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Stephen F. Austin moved to Texas as an empresario. Empresarios were people who convinced the Mexican government to grant them large tracts of land to be settled by farmers and ranchers. The Mexican government hoped that this would help them in their battle with the Indians. In 1822, Austin and his followers settled to the west of present-day Houston. These 300 families were known as the "Old Three Hundred". Many Texans today are proud to be descendants of these original settlers. Because Austin was the most successful empresario, he is known as "The Father of Texas".
Stephen Fuller Austin, the son of Moses Austin, was born in Virginia. His family moved to Missouri when he was five years old. After studying at Yale College, Stephen worked as a storekeeper, managed the family lead mining business, and was director of a bank. He was 27 years old when he moved to Texas. As an empresario, Austin completed the work that his father started before his death. He made sure that his colonists followed the laws of the Mexican government. Because he was careful and responsible, the Mexican government granted him charters for four land grants. This allowed him to bring almost 1200 families to Texas.
The name Austin is remembered in many ways throughout Texas, including the State Capital, a county, a college, and many schools and streets.
Pam Torre Texas History: 7th grade World Cultures and Geography: 6th grade |
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Night at the Museum Series Balloons Over Broadway starring The Kindergarten Students
Every Thanksgiving morning for over eighty years, balloons have risen over the streets of New York City. Thursday, student created balloons rose, wobbled, swayed and shimmied through Lackland Elementary School. The student created balloons and parade capped off a Kindergarten project based learning unit based on the book Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Day Parade. After learning about American history, customs, and traditions, children designed and engineered their very own balloon for the kinder parade. The event was so spectacular that Santa even stopped by!
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Zumba in the Park with Mrs. Coffey Hall |
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Mrs. Walker's Kindergarten class working with high schoolers from Mrs. Duron's class made 20 boxes for "Operation Christmas Child" |
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Elementary staff serves Thanksgiving lunch to employees! |
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Painting pumpkins with Ms. Toliver |
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It is November and the race is on!!!!!
Which teacher at Lackland Elementary will win the title of “TURKEY TEACHER” this year? Students can buy feathers to dress their teacher’s turkey for 25 cents a feather. The teacher with the most feathers (and money) by the end of the contest will be honored as Turkey Teacher.
The Lackland Student Council invites all students and staff to join in the fun and dress the turkeys! The contest will end at 3:15 pm on Monday, December 5, 2022.
Remember, the proceeds allow us to show our appreciation to our wonderful custodians for the Holiday season. Thanks! Lackland Elementary Student Council |
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Gifted Robotics students sharing “core values of cooperation" |
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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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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
The 7 Habits of Successful Families, Part 2
What does it mean to be a successful family? It’s no
secret that families today are in trouble. Do you want
or need to learn more on how to make your family
a successful one? Then this is the training for you!
Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Successful Families training
offers a much-needed framework for applying universal,
self-evident principles that enable family members to
communicate their challenges and overcome them
successfully together.
Session ID# 83496 |
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