LISD E-Newsletter
May 7, 2021
Table of Contents:
1. Admin Alley
2. Around The District
3. Stacey Happenings
4. Elementary Happenings
5. PTSO Spotlight
6. Good Information
7. Random Shots
Upcoming Events:
*Thursday May 13
Band/Choir Spring Concert
Lackland ISD Auditorium
Admin Alley
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.
Stories from the Veterans History Project: Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American Veterans
Today there are more than 300,000 living Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American veterans. The Library of Congress' Veteran's History Project honors those veterans who have shared their stories, veterans such as Kurt Chew-Een Lee, Jaden Kim, Kenje Ogata, Maginia Sajise Morales, Peter Young and Veasna Rouen. The digital collection Asian Pacific Americans: Going for Broke highlights additional stories from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. (Library of Congress)
Left image credit: [Detail of] Kenje Ogata in uniform, Sterling, Illinois. 1943. (Library of Congress)
Right image credit: [Detail of] Jaden Kim in flight gear, beside a plane.
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Lackland ISD celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week by providing an amazing lunch as Dr. Roper and Mr. Cantu manned the massive BBQ pit cooking up sausage and burgers with all of the fixings, topped off by Dr. Ropers famous Peach cobbler! Thank you to the administration, custodians, support staff and all who made this an incredible week!
LISD team vaccinated! The future is bright!
Around the District
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Transitioning?
If you are transitioning this summer and have questions, please feel free to contact Liz Lee, the Military Student Transition Consultant.
Her office number is 210-357-5113 or via email at lee.e@lacklandisd.net.
She will be more than happy to assist you.
Resources for Students, Parents and Educators | MCEC - Military Child Education Coalition
This website contains a variety of information that may be useful.
School Liaison Officers | DoDEA
This link provides the contact information for the School Liaison Officers with the Department of Defense Education Activity.
School Liaison Officers are available to assist
with information about the area schools, policies and can help with resource connections.
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Reminders from School Nurses
All prescribed and over the counter medications for your child(ren) will need to be picked up by end of school day on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Please call the clinic at 210- 357-5040 to arrange for pick up day and time. Medications will not be stored in the clinic for the summer. All medications will be disposed if not picked up by May 26, 2021.
As you make plans for wellness checks over the summer, please talk to your child's provider regarding updated Immunizations, Routine Medication Orders, Food Allergy Action Plans, Asthma Action Plans, and Seizure Action Plans for the beginning of school year 2021- 2022.
Have a fun and memorable Summer 2021!
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The Foundation is available 24/7 to accept donations via our webpage. You can go to Foundation - Lackland Independent School District (lacklandisd.net) to make donation using Pay Pal. Just click on the yellow “Donate” button located on the right side of the webpage or if you prefer, you can send a check to the following address:
Lackland ISD Education Foundation
2460 Kenly Ave
Building 8265
San Antonio, TX, 78236
All donations are tax deductible.
We appreciate any size monetary gifts you can provide.
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Virtual Job Opportunities
Below are links to upcoming job fairs. Some are for adults, veterans or teens and young adults.
May 6 (0900-1300): Alamo District Virtual Job Fair - Manufacturing
Register at: https://portal.premiervirtual.com/event/register-jobseeker/3853-manufacturing-virtual-fair
May 6: Virtual Hiring Fair: Healthcare
Register at: https://events.hiringourheroes.org/
May 15 (0830-1330): Teen and Young Adult Virtual Job Fair
Register at: https://e.afit.edu/6wwd44
May 20: Virtual Hiring Fair – Law Enforcement, Emergency Services and Security
Register at: https://events.hiringourheroes.org/
May 20 (0900-1300): Alamo District Virtual Job Fair - Logistics & Warehouse
Register at: https://portal.premiervirtual.com/event/register-jobseeker/3854-logistics-warehouse-virtual-fair
June 17: Virtual Hiring Fair - Telecommunications
Register at: https://events.hiringourheroes.org/
June 24: Virtual Hiring Fair: Retail & Hospitality
Register at: https://events.hiringourheroes.org/
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Young Adult and Teen Job Fair Link Virtual
https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=589494&k=07694B0D7253
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*Important Links
For Military Spouses who speak another language
Stacey Happenings
The Class of 2021 had a senior trip to Six Flags Fiesta this past April 17th and a Senior Luncheon catered by Maggiano’s on April 30th where they celebrated the seniors’ “Next Steps”.
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Robotics FTC City Championship
62 FTC Robotics teams in the San Antonio Metro area began the season this year. 15 of those made it to the Championship held last Saturday, May 1st.
Both of Stacey’s Robotics teams qualified for the Championship. The Bots in Blue team performed well and finished the Championship in 10th place overall but, unfortunately, did not advance to the next round.
Stacey’s all-female Team Marvel✯✯us also made it to the Championship and placed 7th overall and was selected to be one of the 4 alliance captains and competed in the semi-finals.
They also earned 3rd place recognition in the Motivate Award and earned 1st place in the Connect Award. Their performance was so superb that they are one of 37 teams (out of 193 total) to be invited to the Central Texas Regional Championship to be held on May 22nd.
Congratulations on all their hard work and success. (Cadence Bramlett 7th grade, Anna Williams 8th grade, Sandra Williams 10th grade, and their robot Lil’ Buddy)
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Senior Spotlight: Ariana Flores
by: Hannah Darity, freshman
Ariana Flores is a senior here at Stacey Jr/Sr High School. She started her journey 4 years ago as a freshman. She has decided to further her education at Northwest Vista community college to complete her prerequisites before she goes to a university of her choice. Below are some of the questions that I asked her.
1.What are you most looking forward to after graduation?
Starting college and not having to wake up at 6 am everyday.
2.What do you see yourself doing in 5 years?
I hope to see myself already graduated from college and starting my career as an environmental engineer.
3.What was your favorite high school memory?
Probably all the sports seasons I’ve played. The memories during the games are always thrilling and post game is a blast, hanging out with friends and going to eat or just chilling.
4.What advice would you give a new freshman?
Don’t always feel like you have to over-exceed. Take the path you want and never let someone tell you what to do. Just be you!
5.Who is/was your favorite teacher?
Every one of the teachers I’ve had in high school were the best and always super helpful, but Ms. Polis always felt like a second mom for me and was always there to talk and help me academically.
6.Do you think that your high school experience has prepared you for college and/or life?
I’d say somewhat it has. Only in ways for me being on my own such as making friends and being social, but still has not helped me on things such as how to pay bills.
7.If you could change one thing about this school what would it be?
I would definitely change the school spirit. The kids here always complain about the school spirit when it's the student body that creates it. The more spirit the more fun and social the school would be.
8.What will you miss most about Stacey?
There's so many things I’ll miss here at the school. I’ve created so many memories during sports seasons, in the classroom, and with the people here. I think I can look back at my years at Stacey and say that it was overall a good high school experience.
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Lackland ISD Senior Project
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers nationwide! To celebrate and serve the community, a few of Mrs. Duron’s classes made heart warming Mug Rugs to give to the Battered Women’s Shelter. Originally her students made 35, but after consulting with the shelter they needed to make 65 Mug Rugs. With the help of Stacey students, teachers, coaches, Mrs. Pena and even parents, we were able to reach our goal. What is a Mug rug? It’s a combination of a coaster and a placemat that can make someone’s morning special while drinking a hot cup of coffee or tea. All the mug rugs were embroidered by hand and sewn from the heart. Students put the crafted item in a mug with a cookie and a tea bag to finish off the Mother’s Day Goodies.
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Next week is fiesta week Stacey Junior / Senior High! S2S, Spanish Club and Student Council are teaming up to make this week spectacular. One of the events is Thursday, May 13th. S2S will be hosting a Game Day Fiesta at the picnic tables after school. We’ll be playing all different types of games, with snacks and fun. You can bring your favorite school appropriate card or board game or use the ones provided. Bring a friend, family member, just come solo - but make sure to sign up through the google form. May 13th, save the date! You don’t want to miss the fun.
https://forms.gle/ne44Er3UR69pQDGq7
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Stacey Yearbooks
It is not too late to pre-order your copy of the 2020-2021 yearbook!
Click on the banner or link below:
The yearbooks are $45. This sale will end on May 8th and the yearbooks are scheduled to be printed and delivered on campus on May 21st.
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Throughout history, people have been fascinated by the mystery of what lies beyond our planet. Limited to watching and calculating from Earth, we have been unable, until the second half of the 20th century, to explore the vast unknown expanse of space.
Born in 1473, the Polish explorer, Copernicus, was the first person to explain that the planets move around the sun. Glalileo, an Italian born in 1564, invented a telescope used to discover Jupiter's satellites and the craters of the moon.
As telescopes became more sophisticated, astronomers discovered more about different planets and solar systems. Pluto, at the furthest edge of our solar system, was named in 1930. Astronomers saw huge dying stars, called supernovas, which shone very brightly, then disappeared. However, telescopes showed astronomers only a limited amount. To learn more about space, they need to travel in space. A German scientist, Wernher von Braun, designed the first working rocket, the V-2, which was used by the Germans in World War II. After the war, von Braun helped the Americans build space rockets. The first American rockets reached a height of 70 miles.
By the early 1960s, it was a race between the United States and the Soviet Union to put the first person on the moon. The Americans were first in 1969. All over the world, millions watched on television as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out of the Apollo 11 space capsule onto the moon's surface. Neil Armstrong called it "one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind." On subsequent trips, astronauts have brought back rock samples. Scientists studying them have learned much about the moon's age and make-up.
Pam Torre
Social Studies Teacher
Bldg. 8244 Room 4404
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Dear Parents and Guardians of current Sixth Graders,
In order to comply with Texas Minimum State Vaccine Requirements, all students entering Seventh Grade are required to have the following immunizations:
1 dose of Tetanus, Diptheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine.
1 dose of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4 or MenACWY) on or after 10th birthday
Often, a child has received immunizations and we do not have a copy of their most updated immunization record. The record on file for your child does not indicate the two vaccines above.
If your child has an updated immunization record, you may submit it directly to the e-mails listed below.
If your child will be attending Lackland ISD during the 2021 - 2022 school year, you may have them vaccinated at your earliest convenience now, and bring or send proof before the end of this school year so we can update our records.
Students without proper documentation or a valid exemption will not be allowed in class on the first day of school August 16, 2021 until we receive updated immunizations.
If you have any questions, please call us at (210) 357-5040.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs. Marcelle Conte, RN Mrs. Camille Morales, RN
E-mail: conte.m@lacklandisd.net E-mail: morales.c@lacklandisd.net
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Testing Notice
In April and May, STAAR and STAAR EOC exams will be administered on-campus, online, using district laptops. All students who are on-campus on their exam administration dates are required to test. Please check your email regularly for more information detailing this year’s STAAR and STAAR EOC exams.
Elementary Happenings
You can still order a Lackland Elementary School Yearbook!
https://inter-state.com/yearbook
Order Code: 53919D
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All elementary library books are due by Friday, May 14 if you want to earn the popcorn/movie party!
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Celebrating STAR WARS Day- May the Fourth Be With You!
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May the 4th Be With you! Star Wars Characters Chewbacca, Master Yoda, Storm Troopers, and Darth Vader made their way into Ms. Kramer’s and Ms. Perez’s classrooms! We worked with our Light Saber Pencils, ate Star Wars Gummies, and listened to of course.. the Best Score of All Time.. In A Galaxy Far, Far Away- Star Wars Themed Music 🎵
Definitely a Day to Remember!
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!!
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Mrs. Silvin’s class is studying “Changes”
They are learning about changes around them that are beyond their control—seasons, weather, and earth changes. They will examine the power they have to cause change as well as examining the responsibility they have to monitor change in their environment.
Can you imagine San Antonio an ocean? They looked at fossils from the Cretaceous Period! These fossils were found here in San Antonio by Mrs. Silvin. Most of the fossils are an Exogyra. They lived during the Cretaceous Period, primarily the Upper Cretaceous so the age is ~66-100 million years ago. This was of course during the time of the dinosaurs, but most of Texas was covered by water at that time (a much larger Gulf of Mexico and a seaway that extended north to Canada) so we had marine creatures, such as these oysters, as well as ammonites, other shells, echinoids, sharks teeth, and lots of other fossils. These are often called a ”Devils toenail”.
Our students learned how to be careful cleaning and moving the fossils. They examined the fossils up close and compared them to shells from creatures living today.
On Friday, at the conclusion of the fossil discussion, the entire class took home a fossil. Their very own connection to the dinosaurs and Texas millions of years ago.
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Aloha
PTSO Spot light
Good Information
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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!
JBSA Library Homework help at home
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m. Talking to Preschoolers to Build
Communication and Thinking Skills
Parents are eager for their children to succeed in
school, and young children are geared to learn lots of
new vocabulary words during the preschool years. With
a few simple interaction tips, parents can tailor their
talk with their children to build vocabulary and critical
thinking skills that lay the ground for school success.
This workshop will highlight what research says about
talking with preschools to ready them for school.
Session ID# 67445
Webinar ID# 71160
Random Shots
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