LISD E-Newsletter

January 21, 2022

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:

*Saturday Jan. 22

CyberPatriot Semifinals

all day Stacey / JH Region Band Auditions Pearsall JH

*Monday Jan. 24

Basketball-JH Girls and Boys A & Girls B Team vs. Charlotte 5:00, 6:00 & 7:00pm at Charlotte

*Tuesday Jan. 25

Basketball - Boys Junior Varsity Boys and Girls Varsity vs. La Pryor

5:00, 6:00 and 7:30pm

Admin Alley

During the month of January each year, school districts across the state celebrate individuals who have made the decision to devote their time and energy to serve school districts in their local communities. Their goal is to provide the best education possible to students in those districts. These unpaid heroes work to develop policy and budgets that support the educational goals of the district. The past few years have been extremely difficult for many school boards across the state and the nation as they deal with the fallout from the pandemic and other social issues. We are blessed to have a stable school board who continue to prioritize the needs of our students and staff.

Lackland ISD is truly blessed to have a slate of amazing board members that include service members, a parent, and civil service workers. All our board members are either currently serving in the military or have served and understand the needs of military families. We are grateful for their sacrifice and their support of our students, staff, and community.

We honor our board members not just this month, but throughout the year for everything they do for Lackland ISD. We will formally recognize our board members at the January 25, 2022 board meeting.

Mr. Brian Miller, Board President

Mrs. Jere Pace, Board Secretary

Chief Sandra Wellman, Board Member

Mr. John Jackson, Board Member

Mr. John Sheehan, Board Member

Around the District

February 9, 2022 we are hosting a 2nd vaccination clinic in the Lyon Center from 1-6PM. All COVID vaccines, booster, and FLU shot will be available. There is an incentive available to those who qualify for it**. There is no pre-registration required for any vaccination clients. You’ll fill out the paperwork upon arrival. Clients are seen in the order in which they submit their paperwork, so the first come-first serve process plays out as the order in which the paperwork is submitted and not in the order in which someone arrives. For example, someone arriving for a booster may finish their paperwork faster than a family who has to fill out paperwork for 3 children, even if the family arrives first. There can be a long wait time to get vaccinated if there are many people at once, so we will have staff members letting people know what the estimated turn-around time is when they get there, so that they have some idea. However, this will be an approximation, as we cannot give an exact time frame. If you have any questions please let me know and I will answer you as soon as possible.

**Vaccination incentive

For anyone who receives a Johnson & Johnson vaccine (a single dose) or completes their Pfizer or Moderna series (2 doses in total) is eligible to receive the vaccination incentive from the San Antonio Metro Health (MH) clinic. This incentive is a $100 HEB gift card and is only available from San Antonio Metro Health clinics upon the completion of the Johnson & Johnson or the 2nd dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

**HEB Gift Card Eligibility:

For anyone who receives a J&J vaccine (a single dose) or completes their Pfizer or Moderna series (2 doses in total). This includes the 5-11 yr. olds, who can only get vaccinated with Pfizer.

Upon completion of the J&J or the 2nd dose of Pfizer or Moderna, the patient will receive a $100 HEB gift card.

The gift card is available at San Antonio Metro Health (MH) clinics only.

Patients are not required to have received the 1st dose Pfizer or Moderna at a MH clinic, but the 2nd dose has to be.

The 1st dose cannot have been received before 8/1/2021. Therefore, anyone who received their 1st dose before 8/1/2021, but still needs to get their 2nd dose, is not eligible for the gift card.

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January 14, 2022

Updated Information for COVID-19 Procedures

I would like to provide corrected and updated information to you concerning COVID-19 procedures as we understand them today. In my last letter, I stated that students would need to provide proof of a negative COVID test before they are allowed back in school. This was only partially correct information and I apologize.

The guidelines below will be followed for quarantine and isolation for unvaccinated individuals:

Quarantine – close contact with someone with COVID-19

*Quarantine for 5 days: stay home and away from other people for at least 5 days (day 0 through day 5) after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19. The date of your exposure is considered day 0. Wear a well-fitting mask when around others at home, if possible.

*Within 10 days after your last close contact with someone with COVID-19, watch for fever (100.4˚F or greater), cough, shortness of breath, or other COVID-19 symptoms.

*If you develop symptoms, get tested immediately and isolate until you receive your test results. If you test positive, follow isolation recommendations.

*If you do not develop symptoms, get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19. Once negative test results are provided to the nurse, the child may return to campus. Note: home test kits will be accepted if you bring them on campus and test together with the nurse for clearance.

*If test results are not provided, the child may not return on campus until 10 days of quarantine are complete.

*Mask wear must continue for 5 days after leaving quarantine.

*Children under 2 years and others who cannot wear a mask must quarantine for 10 days

Isolation – positive COVID test or develop COVID-19 symptoms

*Isolate for 5 days from the date tested regardless of vaccine status.

*The child/staff member may return to campus after at least 5 days since testing and improvement of symptoms.

*Mask wearing must continue for 5 days after leaving isolation.

*Children under two years and others who cannot wear a mask will isolate for 10 days.

If you came into close contact with someone with COVID-19 and you are in one of the following groups, you do not need to quarantine during the 5 days but do still need to be tested on day 5 and be negative to remain on campus:

*You are ages 18 or older and are considered fully vaccinated.

*You are ages 5-17 years and completed the primary series of COVID-19 vaccines.

*In both of these scenarios the nurse will need a copy of vaccination card to be on campus during quarantine.

Upload COVID Vaccine Card- Student

https://www.cognitoforms.com/LacklandISD1/ProofOfCOVID19VaccinationsStudents

Upload COVID Vaccine Card- staff

https://www.cognitoforms.com/LacklandISD1/ProofOfCOVID19Vaccinations

We are still experiencing a shortage of COVID test kits. If you can obtain a home COVID test kit, we ask that you bring the unopened test kit to the nurse so that the test can be completed with the nurse in the Isolation Clinic or other designated area. If the test is negative, the student will be allowed to go to class. If the test is positive for COVID, you will be asked to take your child home and they will be required to quarantine for five days as recommended by the CDC.

If you are interested in additional information regarding COVID-19 and the recommendations for schools by the CDC, you may read more here.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-contact-tracing/about-quarantine.html#print

As a reminder, parents may utilize other testing sites here on the installation or in the city to get your child(ren) tested and then bring the testing result(s) to the nurse for verification. Testing locations in Bexar County can be found at this link: Testing - City of San Antonio.

We realize that this is a stressful time for you and your children and the District is doing everything we can to keep our students safe each day. Our nurses are working hard to make the best decisions possible to keep students safe and in school. We ask that you be patient as we maneuver this ever-changing landscape.

Respectfully,

Dr. Burnie L. Roper

Superintendent of Schools

FREE LUNCH & BREAKFAST

FOR ALL LISD STUDENTS DURING THE 2021-2022 School Year

Menus are available online at: https://www.lacklandisd.net/departments/operations/child-nutrition-services.

*More Information

Job Opportunities!

Lackland Independent School District is looking for…

*Elementary, Middle School and High School Substitutes

*Substitute Nurses

*Elementary Cafeteria Monitors

*Elementary Cafeteria Monitor/cross-walk

*Bus Drivers

*Custodians

Click on the link to apply https://www.applitrack.com/lacklandisd/onlineapp/default.aspx

Stacey Happenings

The Stacey boys basketball team is off to a great start in district play! After Wednesday night’s defeat of La Pryor 54-24, along wins over Charlotte and Brackett the team is 3-1 in district play. The team’s lone loss came by 2 points to Falls City. There is still lots of work to be done in order to secure a playoff spot. The boys are working hard and getting better every practice and game. Next game is scheduled for Tuesday January 25th @ La Pryor.

“Emoni Wimby hits the game-winner vs. Brackett on Friday Jan 14th!”

Stacey Girls Varsity Basketball images

The Thimble: Essential Tool for Hand Sewing

A thimble is a small pitted, metal cup worn on the finger that protects it from being stuck by the sharp sewing needle. The purpose of a thimble is to prevent discomfort while sewing by providing a barrier between the fingertips and the blunt end of the sewing needle (the part of the needle "eye" that holds the thread in place when sewing by hand). It is likely that the earliest thimbles were created closely following the invention of sewing.

According to the "United Kingdom Detector Finds Data Base", thimbles dating to the 10th century have been found in England. Thimbles were in wide use

there in the 14th century. It is reported that Elizabeth I had given one of her ladies-in-waiting a thimble set with precious stones.

The vast majority of metal thimbles were made of brass. Thimbles were usually made from metal, leather, rubber, and wood. Glass and china thimbles were in use, as well.

Originally, thimbles were used simply for pushing a needle through fabric or leather as it was being sewn. From the 16th century onwards to the present day, silver and other metal thimbles are regarded as ideal gifts for ladies.

Pam Torre

Social Studies Teacher

Bldg. 8244 Room 4404

Tibetan Yak

Yaks are heavily built animals with bulky frames, sturdy legs, rounded, cloven hooves, and extremely dense, long fur that hangs down lower than the belly. While wild yaks are generally dark, blackish to brown in color, domestic yaks can be quite variable in color often having patches of rusty brown and cream. They have small ears and wide foreheads, with smooth horns that are generally dark in color.

In males (bulls), the horns sweep out from the sides of the head, and then curve forward. They typically range from 19 to 39 inches in length. The horns of females (cows) are smaller, only 11 to 25 inches in length, and have a more upright shape. Male and female yaks have a short neck with a pronounced hump over the shoulders, although this is larger and more visible in males.

Both male and female yaks have long shaggy hair with a dense woolly undercoat over the chest, flanks, and thighs to insulate them from the cold. Especially with the male yaks , this may form a long "skirt" that can reach the ground. The tail is long and horse-like rather than tufted like the tails of cattle or bison. Domesticated yaks have a wide range of coat colors, with some individuals being white, grey, brown, roan or piebald.

Yaks are not known to produce the characteristic mooing sound of cattle, but both wild and domestic yaks grunt and squeak, which inspired the scientific name of the domestic yak variant, Bos grunniens (grunting bull). Nikolay Przhevalsky named the wild variant Bos mutus (silent bull) believing that it did not make a sound at all, but it does.

Elementary Happenings

4th / 5th grade Art Club rocks

Colorful Landscapes

4th grade with Mrs. Bragg is awesome!

PTSO Spot light

Good Information

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Published Homepage (scholastic.com)

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.

Promoting STEM at Home for Young Children with Disabilities

This in-person session is held at the ESC-20. Join us as we explore how to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning at home, engaging and developmentally appropriate for ALL young learners. We will explore the latest research in STEM learning for children with and without disabilities, the importance of introducing these concepts early, and how to naturally integrate STEM learning throughout the home environment. Participants will receive a wide variety of ideas for using simple household items to promote STEM learning. Session ID# 76456

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

9:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m.

Love and Logic Early Childhood

Parenting Made Fun*

This in-person session is held at the ESC-20. Would you like to put an end to temper tantrums, whining, potty training and mealtime battles... and have a great time doing it? Discover how parenting toddlers can be a joy with Love and Logic’s easy to implement techniques. *This training is specifically geared toward families with children ages birth through age six. Session ID# 77120

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