LISD E-Newsletter

December 20, 2019 

Admin Alley

LISD Toy Drive to Ft. Sam Houston 

 

Thanks to everyone who took the time to drop off a toy (or more) to help brighten the day of a military child who has to spend Christmas in the hospital. Many of you opened your hearts and we were able to take approximately 40 gifts over to SAMMC for these wonderful children. If you are blessed to have children with good health, please take a moment this holiday season to pray for those parents and grandparents who may not be as fortunate. Please know that the gift you provided will brighten some child’s day. Thank you so much for responding! You all are the greatest!

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Around the District

Above & Beyond Award Recommendation

 

Our Above & Beyond committee met on December 2, 2019 and reviewed the nominations. All nominees have been approved and recommended by their principals/supervisors.

 

Each Above & Beyond award recipient will be recognized and honored at the next monthly school board meeting on December 17, 2019. They will receive a “Certificate of Achievement”, a $200.00 stipend, and a reserved parking space. Additionally, their names will be displayed on the Marquee and the Lackland ISD web site along with an article published in the weekly e-newsletter.

 

The Above & Beyond recommended winners for Fall 2019 recognition are:

In support of the district’s School Climate and morale boosting goal, the district’s administrative team participated in a team-building activity by building and decorating a gingerbread house. With only 30 minutes to complete the activity there was plenty of laughter, anxious moments and some great creations. Amber Upton, the Administrative Support Secretary won 1st place for her gingerbread house (pictured on the left) and James Flores, Technology Technician got honorable mention for his gingerbread plane (pictured on the right).

Friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate Dr. Burnie Roper's retirement from 35 years of military service. Thank you for your commitment!

Please join us in the Lyon Center as we host a FREE MOVIE titled Screenagers.

 

Unlike most movies that debut in theaters around the world, this movie was designed and intended specifically for teenagers, parents, and educators around social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction.  It is important to note that the targeted audience is CHILDREN age 10 and up and PARENTS of children of any age.

 

Showtime:

Thursday, January 9th 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Reserve your ticket at the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/LISDScreen

 

There will be a short Q&A following the movie regarding the movie, students, and the use of technology.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, January 9th!

Do you have a degree? Do you hold a teaching certificate in Texas or another state? If so Lackland ISD needs you! Please consider applying to be a substitute at www.lacklandisd.net under our Human Resources Department tab.

Stacey Happenings 

Congratulations to Stacey teacher Mrs. Pam Torre for winning the KENS5 Credit Human EXCEL award!  Sarah Forgany and crew from KENS-TV visited her classroom on Tuesday. To see the story, click here:

http://bit.ly/2PCzu0E

 On Saturday December 14th, The Stacey Robotics Team, Bots in Blue, competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) South San Antonio Metro League against 27 other teams. The students were outstanding as they overcame some hardware and software issues during the meet and placed 3rd in their grouping. They also represented themselves, their parents, Stacey HS, and LISD with distinction, grace, professionalism, and sportsmanship.

This past weekend, the Stacey S2S bunch hosted a school-wide service project at Fort Sam Houston. All throughout the month of November and early December, S2S sold wreaths at school and to their families. On Saturday, December 14th, 40 students got on the bus to attend the ceremony and wreath-laying honoring our fallen troops at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. We ended up having over 60 people support this project - students, staff, and families! There was a nice lady we friended while we were there who taught us about some wreath-laying traditions. She said that after you lay the wreath it is important to stand back, say the person’s name, and give them a moment of silence. This gave all our students a different perspective and some much- needed meaning to what we were doing that day. All together we placed 700 wreaths! This experience is definitely one we will never forget.

Stacey Junior High Results for the 2019 A+ Academic District Meet

 

On Friday, December 13th the Stacey Junior High UIL A+ Academics Team traveled to Charlotte, TX to compete in their District Meet. 

 

The Stacey Junior High UIL Academics Team placed 2nd overall with a score of 778!  (Brackettville won 1st with 914 points.)

 

We would like to thank all of the Academics Coaches who helped to prepare Stacey students to do their best at competition: Mrs. Brock, Mrs. Huerta, Ms. James, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Pastrano, Mrs. Perez, Mrs. Rigby, Mr. Sechler, Ms. Sims, and Mrs. Torre! 

 

We had 46 Stacey Junior High students who competed at the Junior High UIL District Meet this year in 17 different events.  Please note that we had several 6th graders competing at the 7th grade level and some 7th graders competing at the 8th grade level.

 

Awards will be given out in January at our Junior High UIL Academics Awards Celebration!

 

Editorial Writing:

·       7th Grade: Alexis Ducharme

·       8th Grade: Raul Lopez

Ready Writing:

·       6th Grade: Cadence Bramlett (2nd)

·       8th Grade: Raul Lopez

Maps, Graphs, and Charts:

·       7th Grade: Ayricca Alexander, Samuel Crisp, Mikela Diaz (1st)

·       8th Grade: Braden Fike (3rd), Raul Lopez (1st), Jeran Smith (2nd). Won Team Gold.

Spelling:

·       7th Grade: Hadley Perez (2nd)

·       8th Grade: Ricky Lattimore (1st)  

Modern Oratory:

·       6th Grade: Cadence Bramlett (5th) and Jaylynn Jackson (4th)

·       7th Grade: Samuel Crisp (2nd)

Calculator Applications:

·       6th Grade: David Bryant (6th), Diego Flores (4th), Addie Gajkowski.  Won Team Silver.

·       7th Grade: Caine Bren (5th), Khamari Hills (6th), Adrian Hudson (3rd).  Won Team Gold.

·       8th Grade: Andrew Kinney (5th), Ricky Lattimore (4th), Alex McCrae (1st).  Won Team Gold.

Spelling:

·       6th Grade: Angel Mercado

Oral Reading:

·       6th Grade: Lola Bates (1st), Alexandra Lowery (2nd), Tristyn Myrick (5th)

·       7th Grade: Bailey Forte (1st), Sophia Mendez Gonzalez (3rd), Alayna Sorensen (5th)

·       8th Grade: Sofia Molina (6th), Kaylei Svendsen, Kanyce Thompson (1st)

Number Sense:

·       6th Grade: Cadence Bramlett (3rd), Diego Flores, Zamyra Lightsey (4th).  Won Team Silver.

·       7th Grade: Paige Archibald (1st), Andrew Kinney, Jeran Smith (4th).  Won Team Gold.

·       8th Grade: Kevin Brown, Ricky Lattimore (3rd), Alex McCrae (1st).  Won Team Gold.

Art Memory:

·       8th Grade: Alana Agostini (3rd), Jayla Forte, Saniya Willis (6th).  Won Team Gold.

Chess Puzzle:

·       6th Grade: David Bryant, Diego Flores (5th), Tristyn Myrick (3rd).

·       7th Grade: Zach Born (1st), Khamari Hills (2nd), Andrew Kinney (3rd).  Won Team Gold.

·       8th Grade: Caine Bren (4th), Allen Hudson, Jeran Smith (3rd).  Won Team Silver.

Music Memory:

·       7th Grade: Christian Orencia (1st)

·       8th Grade: Zach Beal (3rd), Dax Mirabelli-Marvel (1st), Kennady Sims (4th).  Won Team Gold.

Impromptu Speaking:

·       6th Grade: Addie Gajkowski (1st), Isabella Garza (3rd), Zamyra Lightsey (5th)

·       7th Grade: Jaylynn Jackson (4th), Sophia Mendez Gonzalez (2nd), Kanyce Thompson

·       8th Grade: Jayla Forte (1st), Alaina Lemoine (5th), Saniya Willis (4th)

Science:

·       7th Grade: Paige Archibald, Braden Fike (5th), Jordyn Morris.  Won Team Gold.

·       8th Grade: Kevin Brown (4th), Ricky Lattimore, Alex McCrae (1st)

Dictionary Skills:

·       8th Grade: Makayla Lightsey and Saniya Willis

Mathematics:

·       6th Grade: Lola Bates, Mikela Diaz (5th), Zamyra Lightsey (1st).  Won Team Gold.

·       7th Grade: Khamari Hills, Andrew Kinney, Jeran Smith (4th).  Won Team Silver.

·       8th Grade: Ricky Lattimore, Raul Lopez (2nd), Alex McCrae (1st).  Won Team Gold.

Listening Skills:

·       7th Grade: Alexis Ducharme, Jordyn Morris (1st), Janessa Smith.  Won Team Silver.

Social Studies:

·       6th Grade: Cadence Bramlett (3rd)

·       8th Grade: Allen Hudson (6th) and Alaina Lemoine

The varsity boys basketball team competed in the Kenedy basketball tournament on December 12-14 and after 4 impressive victories claimed the tournament championship. The team beat Runge, Goliad, Natalia, and Kenedy in route to the championship! Team defense spearheaded the effort with 35 points being the most the team allowed in the 4 games. Gabe Hilman and Jaiden Culberson were chosen to the All-Tournament team. The team's overall record now stands at 11-6 with 3 more games before district play starts. The next game is Friday, December 20th vs. Harper HS.

This week, English 4 students brought in a recent selfie that reflects something about their inner thoughts on self/identity.  Seniors were asked to match up their classmates' written monologues with a selfie.  It was a fun activity not only as a self-reflection but as a way to get to know their peers a little more.

An Interview with Sam Gagnon, 12th grade

By: Bella Evans, 12th grade

1. How long have you been here at Stacey?

This is my second school year at Stacey. I moved here from Colorado shortly before my junior year.

 

2. What is something you like about Stacey?

Surprisingly, I really enjoy the small school setting. I think I’m a lot closer with teachers and I’ve had the opportunity to get to know more people since I have more classes with different people.

 

3. Since you have been here, is there anything you’ve gotten involved in that you hadn’t thought about doing prior to coming here?

Actually yes. I joined CyberPatriot because it sounded fun and I had a couple of friends I knew were going to do it.

 

4. Speaking of CyberPatriot, what’s your favorite part about being on the team?

Well, I really like Mr. Keller, so being able to do something outside of class with him is always fun. I think what’s really unique about this team is that people come and go and you have an opportunity to learn from others. Having people from the military who actually do this stuff every day is nice because they’re really nice about helping us. I highly recommend this club for anyone - even if you don’t think you’d be good at it.

 

5. Is there any other club or activity that you would recommend to others?

I had not done Cross Country since my Freshman year, but I joined my senior year and even though I’m not the best runner, I had a really good time with my teammates and Coach Rigney is great. It’s also very good exercise.

 

6. You’re a senior this year, what’s after high school?

I know for a fact that I want to go to college after this. I have a general idea of what I want to do… probably something with math.

 

7. What is your favorite subject in school?

Digital media because it covers a wide variety of topics that tend to all be computer based and I have a background in computers.

 

8. What do you think you’ll miss most about high school and what piece of advice would you give to new high schoolers?

The lack of responsibility and stress because I’m a little scared that college is going to be a lot more stressful. As for the piece of advice, you should try something even if it doesn’t sound like something you’d normally do.

Join the Stacey Garden Club!

by: Miranda Lincoln, freshman

 

Garden Club is an extracurricular activity that began at Stacey in the year 2015. The Garden Club is sponsored by the seventh and eighth grade Life Science teacher Ms. Miller,  who teaches in the 4400 building. Since she had taught at another garden class before she arrived at Stacey, Mrs. Miller decided to take the position to lead Garden Club. Mrs. Miller gardened a great deal at her old campus and had been involved in a gardening program. Garden Club isn't about just planting crops and getting your hands dirty; in Garden Club you can help fix up the rose bed that was made into a memorial for a former student who had passed in an auto accident. You can also take part in the vegetable plant and herb sale.   

Not only has Garden Club done all those wonderful things but they have planned for another amazing year filled with working in the greenhouse, watching Elodea (aquatic plants) grow in a production bed, and experimenting with the growth of  second succulents. Garden Club has also accomplished some very hard tasks such as getting things for the plant aquarium, working around the maintenance needed for the greenhouse, and trying to grow new and different plants. Garden Club is open to anybody in middle school and to any interested high schoolers. The club works around everybody's schedule and attendance isn't mandatory. In this club, you're able to learn new things every week. Are you interested in Garden Club? You can attend every Thursday after school at 3:15 in the room 4410.  

(Joyeux Noel - Merry Christmas).  Ms. Hiers, learning lab class, was definitely in the holiday spirit.  The students entered the door decorating contest and won.  The theme was Holiday around the world and the students chose Paris, France. The door was designed using a handmade 3D Christmas tree, handmade ornaments, the Eiffel tower, a star and an educational fact.

 

                                                "A little history fact"

 

The first recorded Christmas Tree can be found on the keystone sculpture of a private home in Turckheim Alsace.  This dates back to 1576. 

 

What an awesome job they did!!

More Holidays Around the World doors

Elementary Happenings 

Computer Science Education week, December 9-13, calls for students to do the annual Hour of Code. At Lackland Elementary, we had kids from kindergarten through 5th grade participate in coding activities with apps like CodeMonkey, Box Island, Coding Safari, CodeSpark, Kodable, Tynker, and Swift Playground. Pre-readers use images in place of text code to give sequenced commands to characters in games or puzzles, and older students pair the images with the actual text code to learn the basic syntax of most coding languages. Students use critical thinking to solve complex problems and celebrate their successes AND failures, because the best learning comes from making mistakes. 

Learn more about the movement and how to get involved at home at hourofcode.com. 

Congratulations to Ms. Mendez’s 3rd grade class!!!

 

Her class bought the most Turkey feathers and decided that Mr. Flores would wear the Turkey hat.

 

A special thanks to all of the teachers and students who participated from Lackland Elementary Student Council.

Lackland Elementary Student Council celebrated Christmas early with a little gift for our hard working LISD custodians and maintenance workers.

1st graders have fun in the leaves!

Experimenting with gingerbread men

Party time! Excellent!

Snow Much Fun

Lackland Elementary Results for the 2019 A+ Academic District Meet

 

On Friday, December 13th, 11 students on the Lackland Elementary UIL A+ Academics Team traveled to Charlotte, TX to compete in their District Meet. 

The Lackland Elementary team placed 6th overall against the other participating Elementary Schools!

We would like to thank all of the Academics Coaches who helped to prepare Elementary students to do their best at competition: Ms. Dominguez, Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. Payne!

For Chess Puzzle, Rhys Ramsey competed for 2nd Grade and placed 2nd in his group!  Xavier James and Quinncy Roberson competed for 3rd grade.  Jessica Edging competed for 4th grade.

For Spelling, Nyla Little competed for 3rd grade.  Bianca Ramsey competed for 5th grade and placed 6th!

For Oral Reading, AdriJo Ramos competed for 4th grade and placed 1st!  Faith Martini, Bianca Ramsey, and Gabrielle Sheehan competed for 5th grade.

For 5th grade Dictionary Skills, competitors were Bianca Ramsey, Gabrielle Sheehan, and Mariana Vasquez.  Mariana placed 1st and Bianca placed 5th!

For 5th grade Listening Skills, competitors were Faith Martini, Gabrielle Sheehan, and Mariana Vasquez.  Faith placed 1st, Gabrielle placed 2nd, and Mariana placed 3rd!  This group won Team Gold!

 

Awards will be given out in January at our Lackland Elementary UIL Academics Awards Celebration!

 

Please congratulate these students on a job well done!

PTSO Spot light 

Good Information

Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.

“Scared Safe:” Parents and Families Preventing School Violence This conversational training targets parents, family members, and loved ones with students in K-12 schools to empower them in their ability to help in the mission to prevent targeted school violence. This raw and eye opening training addresses those factors about which parents must be aware that may signal a child is at risk for engaging in violence. Strategies as to how to have those challenging conversations with our children will be explored. Parents will be confronted with the pitfalls of overvaluation and labeling our youth as “special” to prevent the fostering of unhealthy esteem and narcissism that contributes to poor coping skills, entitlement, bullying, and in extreme cases, violence. Moreover, the training aims to dispel myths about what contributes to school violence and the hysteria of these incredibly rare events being perceived as an epidemic. Parents and families will leave feeling more equipped to engage threat assessment and violence prevention strategies in the home, the Mecca of first line defense for prevention. Session ID# 58852 Webinar ID# 60041

 

Thursday, January 16, 2020, 9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.

In Depth with STAAR Accommodations Come go in-depth with the accommodations that are approved for use on the STAAR test for ALL students. We will work through some of the accommodations and show examples of them in action. Session ID# 58853 Webinar ID# 59726

 

 

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