LISD E-Newsletter

March 19, 2021

Admin Alley

Lackland ISD Establishes Education Foundation

 

We are proud to announce that the Lackland Independent School District Education Foundation is up and running!  The Lackland ISD School Board originally approved the establishment of an Educational Foundation on December 17, 2019 and the district has been working with a company known as Foundation Innovation to help our Foundation organize and become a legal 501(c) 3 organization. Our Foundation Board is currently small, but we are actively recruiting board members who are interested in supporting the students and teachers of Lackland ISD. Although the pandemic slowed us down considerably, we are quickly rebounding and planning exciting activities to raise funds for the Foundation which will help  provide teacher grants and scholarship opportunities for Lackland ISD students.

We encourage everyone to help support the Foundation by giving a tax-deductible gift to help support the great things that are happening in the Lackland Independent School District. The Foundation is currently accepting monetary gifts of any size and checks can be made out to the following:

Lackland ISD Education Foundation

2460 Kenly Ave

Building 8265

San Antonio, TX 78236

 

A receipt will be provided and can be used on your taxes as a charitable gift.

 

We are also working on providing a way to give online. When that process is completed, we will provide that information. We thank you in advance for supporting the Lackland ISD Education Foundation.

Around the District

Lackland ISD Celebrates Women’s History Month

 

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987. Women’s History Month 2021 will take place from Monday, March 1-Wednesday, March 31, 2021. 

Why Do We Celebrate Women’s History Month?

Women’s History Month is a dedicated month to reflect on the often-overlooked contributions of women to United States history. From Abigail Adams to Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth to Rosa Parks, the timeline of women’s history milestones stretches back to the founding of the United States.

The actual celebration of Women’s History Month grew out of a weeklong celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California, in 1978. Presentations were given at dozens of schools, hundreds of students participated in a “Real Woman” essay contest and a parade was held in downtown Santa Rosa.

A few years later, the idea had caught on within communities, school districts and organizations across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. The U.S. Congress followed suit the next year, passing a resolution establishing a national celebration. Six years later, the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the entire month of March.

 

Source: Women’s History Month 2021 - HISTORY

 

Lackland ISD Chief Financial Officer Recognized as Outstanding Volunteer

 

Lackland ISD is proud to announce that our very own Chief Financial Officer, Mrs. Becky Estrada was recognized with a 2021 TASBO Engage Conference Award.   Mrs. Estrada was recognized by the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) as the outstanding volunteer of the year.  Mrs. Estrada’s accolades include being pivotal in the implementation of TASBO Connect and for exemplary service to support professional certification, organizing the master calendar, developing curriculum, and serving on the TASBO board and committees. Mrs. Estrada is known as a supportive teacher and mentor.  She is responsive and finds a way to assist where there is a need.  We are proud of Mrs. Estrada and can only amplify the accolades that others see in her.  Congratulations, Mrs. Estrada for a well-deserved award.

In this week's edition:  Why Stories Matter; STOMP; SEL Apps for Parents & Students; Netflix Show on Mindfulness; MCEC Podcast.  Enjoy!

 

https://www.smore.com/crqnb

 

Juazzelyn Barrera, MEd, LPC Intern, CSC|Military Student Transition Consultant

Military Child Education Coalition 

[p]  210.338.0604 | 210.357.5113

Stacey Happenings

Stacey Jr/Sr High School would like to recognize members of the Senior Class on their acceptance to colleges and universities.

 

We could like to honor

Mark Dombrowski

Mark has been accepted to The University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University with an $80,000 merit based scholarship, and The University of Colorado Denver with a $40,000 merit based scholarship.

Congratulations Mark!

On Saturday, March 13th, outstanding CyberPatriot teams in the San Antonio area were recognized at the 11th annual  (virtual) Mayor’s Cup Awards. Lt. General Timothy Haugh, Commander of the Sixteenth Air Force was the keynote speaker, followed by a speech by Mayor Ron Nirenberg. Next was the awards presentation where Stacey’s very own Valkyries won the award for Best All Female High School team. Major General (retired) Jennifer Napper presented the  award (around the 1:05:15 mark in the video link below), followed by a short Stacey video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YbsHz0B5i4

Mr. Castillo, one of Lackland ISD's Military and Family Life counselors, has been part of Mrs. Duron's Family and Community Services class all year. He has helped us with service projects, gave advice when doing class discussions, and completed group activities with the students. Mr. Castillo is transitioning to the elementary campus and even though it is not far, he will be missed. On his last day in class, the virtual learners had to come up with a recipe using the supplies in the kitchen and instruct Olivia and Mr. Castillo how to make them. Banana bread was the end product for Mr. Castillo's going away goody.

Meet Coach David Cardenas!

by: Emma Adams, freshman

Where were you born and raised?

I was actually born in Virginia as my father was in the NAVY. We moved back to San Antonio, Texas about 2 months after I was born and I was raised here my entire life.

 

What high school and college did you go to?

I graduated from Thomas Edison High School here in San Antonio in the SAISD school district in 1992 where I played on the basketball team. I then went onto UTSA where I entered as a business major and left with a degree in KINESIOLOGY, which entitled me to be a physical education teacher. I graduated in 1999 from UTSA.

 

How long have you been working here at Stacey?

I did my student teaching in the spring of 2000 and got hired here at Lackland in the fall of 2000. My first official year was the 2000- 2001 school year. This year makes 21 years of teaching all here at Lackland ISD.

 

What do you like most about Lackland ISD?

The thing I love the most is the students who I get to teach and interact with. It has been an absolute joy and privilege to do this job and then to be able to see students grow up from elementary to high school is really awesome, like you Emma. I love that the kids get to come to P.E. everyday. That is very rare to see these days. New kids are usually pretty excited about coming to P.E. everyday.

 

What’s your favorite activity to do with your students?

The all-time favorite without a doubt was DODGEBALL. Even though we used foam gator balls it was still the best. Dodgeball Friday was the best day ever according to the students. They could not wait to play and neither could I. I was living the dream! I was actually getting paid to play dodgeball. LOL. I have run into many former students who return for a homecoming game or if I run across them at a local store and 9 times out of 10 they bring up all their memories of playing dodgeball in P.E. and how it was their favorite thing ever. When they think of their elementary years they often think about how fun they had playing it. I had parents tell me that they had to NOT schedule any doctor appointments on Dodgeball Friday because it would upset their kid. ha ha. Unfortunately we don’t play it anymore. :(  Aside from that, there are many favorites like Locker Room, Knock Out, Freeway Race also known as relay race, Hector Protector, just to name a few. The kids enjoyment of the activities truly make the games come to life.

 

What’s your favorite sport to play?

Basketball is my favorite sport to play and I have recently started to play golf. I NEVER thought I’d like golf because it seemed so boring, but it is actually really fun. Very challenging but fun. Think of it as mini golf where you get to hit the ball hard and far.

 

What is your favorite sport to watch?

I like to watch NBA and NFL mostly. The Spurs are my favorite team in basketball and my favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys.

 

What’s your favorite hobby?

My favorite hobbies would probably be fishing, bowling, and playing video games. I’m not a huge gamer but I do like to play a little COD now and then or NBA2k. I like story based horror video games like Resident Evil as well.

 

How has COVID affected your job here at LISD?

COVID has really made the job challenging. We have to make sure the kids are keeping masks on and are practicing social distance as best as possible, which is pretty challenging when your dealing with 4 to 6 year old's. I must say the students have really stepped up to the challenge and have been doing a great job for the most part. Also, we are constantly cleaning and sanitizing equipment so that they can be ready for the next class or sometimes even for the next group of users in the same class. We sanitize hands before using equipment, after using , and at the end of class. It is very time consuming but I have a great staff in Mrs. Flores and Miss Ryan who make sure things get cleaned and ready all day long. I’m really lucky to have them!! We do this so that the students can still have a great P.E. experience. I feel like they still really enjoy coming to P.E. and that it is a highlight of their day.

 

Any other interesting facts you would like to share?

Hmm…

Coach Flores who is the counselor at the elementary and I both graduated the same year from the same high school. We met each other on the basketball team and have been best friends ever since. He even used to be the other elementary PE teacher with me before he became a counselor. I have been lucky enough to have seen about 10 to 15 students that I had as kindergartners grow up and graduate from STACEY. It is pretty cool to watch them come in as 5 yr old's and see them leave as adults.

Mr. Harlan from the IPAD recharge zone ….I was his PE teacher here at Lackland when he was like in third grade.

Miss Ryan my current P.E. aide….is a former student of mine that I had from 1st thru 6th grade she too graduated from Stacey.

This week I met a student whose Dad was a former student of mine 😲

I have a son that is 10th grader at Stacey but he has been doing virtual learning this year.

I am a huge Godzilla fan.

THANK YOU Coach Cardenas!

Bike-sharing programs allow people to rent a bicycle from a public station in large cities around the world!!  Paris, France has one of the most successful programs with over 20,000 bikes...1,500 bike stations...AND 3 million people in the program. 

 

Nice Ride Minnesota, operating out of Minneapolis-St. Paul, has over 1, 700 bikes and 190 bike stations.  Minneapolis was named the most bike-friendly city in the United States. 

 

With almost 300,000 bikes made every day, the bike-share program is an excellent way of getting bikes to people who need them and don't want to keep them at home.  Let's go for a bike ride!!!

 

Pam Torre

Social Studies Teacher

Bldg. 8244 Room 4404

Elementary Happenings

Here are some pictures from math with Mrs. Gaskin-Davee. We began the unit on Area and perimeter today. Using Cheese-its we explored finding the area of different sizes of surfaces.

Texas Regions Project  created by Delwende Yameogo.

Making good luck wishes for every ladybug found!

Elementary Cuties

P.E. Hula Hoops

PTSO Spot light 

Good Information

Lackland ISD has incredible Homework Help and Tutoring resources through our Local Public Libraries! 

Both the JBSA Lackland Library and the San Antonio Public Library have great Homework Help resources for grades Kinder–College, and for Parents!

For JBSA Lackland Library, go to https://sites.google.com/view/jbsalibrarieskidsathome
To get a JBSA Lackland Library Card – give them a call at 210-671-3610 from 11AM-4PM Monday-Friday and they can set it up over the phone.
SAPL’s Back to School Website: https://guides.mysapl.org/backtoschool
To get a SAPL Library Card: https://mysapl.ent.sirsi.net/
 

If you have questions or need help, feel free to reach out to your LISD Librarian!

 

SAPL Homework Help

 

JBSA Library Homework help at home

 

Tutor.com for Parents

*Military One Source

 

*Steven A Cohen Military Family Life Clinic at Endeavors

 

*The Ecumenical Center for Education, Counseling and Health

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Trauma Informed Care for Parents
In this training parents will have the opportunity
to discuss how they can begin to understand the
role of trauma, its effects on their children and their
children’s learning. We will also discuss effects of how
and when adults change their methods of interacting
and responding to children that have been impacted
by trauma that will build, nurture and foster healthy
relationships.
Session ID# 67384
Webinar ID# 71150

Thursday, March 25, 2021
9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
Helping Your 8th Grader Prepare for
STAAR!
Eighth grade Social Studies has been one of the
toughest STAAR tests to pass for our students. Join
us so that we are able to have discussions as to why
students struggle and why this is a stressful year. You
will recieve resources and some activities to help your
child prepare for the test. We will also share strategies
and provide you some insight into high school.
Session ID# 67385
Webinar ID# 71151

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