LISD E-Newsletter

November 19, 2021

Admin Alley

Updated Mask Guidance and Vaccination Clinic

 

A letter was sent home to parents via School Messenger on November 15, 2021 informing  them of the recent change in the mask mandate. JBSA COVID-19 Guidance Memorandum #61 states that fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear a mask indoors. Fully vaccinated means it has been at least two weeks since you received your last shot of the two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two weeks after receiving the single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The  Pfizer vaccine supply for children 5-11 reached San Antonio November 5, 2021. If a student received their vaccine on that day, they would be eligible for their second dose on November 26, 2021. The student would be considered fully vaccinated two weeks later on December 10, 2021.  Therefore, we are asking parents to ensure your eligible students remain masked while indoors at school if they have not been fully vaccinated.

On November 2, 2021, the CDC released a statement recommending that children 5-11 receive the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. “COVID-19 cases in children can result in hospitalizations, deaths, MIS-C (inflammatory syndromes) and long-term complications, such as “long COVID”, in which symptoms can linger for months”. Therefore, we are encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible. To support this effort, Lackland ISD will be hosting a Vaccination Clinic on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 12-6p and Friday, February 10, 2022 from 12-6p.  Additional information will be provided by Lackland Elementary.  We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity.

We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  Please stay safe and continue to protect yourselves and your family.  We appreciate you being a part of the Lackland ISD Family.

Around the District

Lackland ISD Shares Survey Results

Parents Speak

Thank you for taking advantage of the opportunity to share your voice as members of the Lackland ISD learning organization by participating in the Fall 2021 survey.  The survey looked at 10 areas: Barriers to Engagement, Family Efficacy, Family Engagement, Family Support, Learning Behaviors, Learning Recovery, Readiness for Learning, School Climate, School Fit, and School Safety.  Please click the link to read the results!

 

https://www.lacklandisd.net/fs/resource-manager/view/81d648a2-d137-4de3-ada3-f46ae6f99439

click here for the full document

Speech students made poppies in speech therapy last week to honor our veterans. 

Thanksgiving Luncheon! 

SSES Website

SSES Flyers & Video Resources

SSES Application

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

As the top 1A-4A finisher in South Texas, they will be representing Stacey as one of the top 16 teams in Texas at the UIL State Championships December 2nd-4th in Frisco, TX.

Congratulations to Amy Kreil, Perry Weller, Tristan Anderson, and Sandra Williams for moving on to State.

Go Bots in Blue!

(The robot was made from only the parts provided by the BEST organization. ¼ inch plywood, PVC, a sheet of Lexan, bicycle innertube, string and duct tape.)

Academic All-State

 

Congratulations to Lauren Sawvel and Allison Flores. Both students put the “student” in Student-Athlete. Lauren was named 2nd Team Academic All-State and Allison was named Honorable Mention by the THSCA. Both seniors were also named to the CCCAT Academic All-State team. It takes a lot of hard work in the classroom to make these teams.

The UIL State Meet

 

On November 6th Maggie Bartlow and Christian Cunningham traveled to Round Rock to compete in the UIL 2A State Cross Country Meet. Maggie Bartlow ran an amazing race and finished with a time of 12:38.8. This was good enough for 14th overall and being named to the CCCAT All-State team. Christian ran an impressive 19:29.8 in the 5K and finished 110th. Such an amazing accomplishment by both of our freshman runners! Great season!!

Campus Construction is on Track

by: Lauren Sawvel, Senior

 

If you've taken a look at our track lately, you might have noticed the giant trucks, bags of synthetic rubber, or heard the riveting beeps of construction. Being a runner myself, I was surprised to see one morning that the track was closed- for repair!

The track was in a pretty bad shape- it definitely needed some holes to be fixed and work to be done on. Even though the XC team was unable to use it most of the season, by the time the construction is completed it will have a large impact on our community here at Stacey and will benefit our performance in Track!

Coach Amber Greeness was able to give me the inside scoop of what’s happening with our track!

 

What is being done to the track and how is it getting improved? The track is being resurfaced and the markings are being repainted. 

 

What are the completion & start dates? They started a month ago. They are expected to finish in the late winter to early Spring (hopefully by the time track practice starts).

 

How will it benefit the school and students? The whole community uses the track at various times throughout the year. As you may have noticed, the surface of the track had holes in some of the lanes, the track markings were hard to see, and the surface was pulling away from the long jump and triple jump pits. Resurfacing the track will make it "like new" again.

 

Is this the first time the track has been redone? This track was originally finished in 2005-2006 School Tracks should be resurfaced every 8-10 years.

 

Were we given a grant or special fund to redo the track? No

 

Has the athletic department been trying to resurface the track for a while or is this a recent idea? We have been trying to get it resurfaced since 2014.

 

 

Thank you Coach Greeness!! We are counting down the days until we can use the track again!

She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition by Qui Nguyen

The Stacey Drama Club proudly presents She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition by Qui Nguyen on December 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 6 PM in the Lackland ISD auditorium. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Admission is free for all Lackland ISD employees. This show is intended for a teenage and older audience and contains a brief sequence with flashing lights. Please contact Mr. Richard with any questions at Richard.m@lacklandisd.net.

 

“She Kills Monsters tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.” – Concord Theatricals

Congratulations to Kyrie Yarbrough!

 Kyrie was selected to the 30-AA 2nd Team All-District by the coaches. This is a tremendous accomplishment for Kyrie being the starting setter as a freshmen on the varsity team and playing with such a young core of players as well.

Wreaths Across America 

Click Here for the Sponsorship Form!

 

This year Mrs. Duron’s Family and Community Service class is selling wreaths in support of Wreaths Across America.  The wreaths will be placed on the graves of veterans here at Fort Sam and throughout the United States on December 18th. 

This year Wreaths Across America added some new options to remember our heroes.  Wreaths can be purchased in honor of a living veteran, spouse, first responder or in remembrance of a veteran who has passed.   You can also buy a wreath to be placed on a specific grave.   If you don’t know of a person to honor – you can still buy a wreath to be placed on a grave.  I am sure it will be appreciated by the families of those who have passed.  To access these options, the wreath MUST be purchased online. 

The link to purchase online is bit.ly/staceyfcclawreaths

If you do not wish to buy online, we have a paper form that can be completed and turned into Mrs. Duron with payment (cash or check) or can also be mailed.    In order for wreaths to be placed this December, all sales need to be processed in November. 

We appreciate your support.  The money raised will be used to complete service projects throughout the year. 

 What is the largest bony fish in the world?

The LARGEST bony fish in the world is.....THE GIANT SUNFISH!!!! Reaching up to 4, 927 pounds, this fish also holds the world record for most eggs in vertebrates (with a backbone) at 300 million.  A 0.1-inch sunfish hatchling grows to 14 feet by 10 feet-and--- 60 million times its hatchling weight!!  That would be like you growing up to be the size and weight of six cruise ships!!!  WOW!!

 

Pam Torre

Social Studies Teacher

Bldg. 8244 Room 4404

 Tiger Trivia

Today there are only about 3,900 tigers living in the wild on Earth.  What do you call a group of tigers? A streak!

 

Tigers have dozens of stripes on their bodies, and no two tigers have the same pattern of stripes.  No kidding!!! 

Of course, you know you should not play with tigers !  The large, hungry Bengal tiger can eat 60 POUNDS of food in ONE day!!!

 

Did you know you should cover your ears if a tiger looks like it is about to roar?  The roar is LOUD enough to be heard 2 miles away!!!!

Elementary Happenings

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Third Grade rocks!

It’s not too late to order custom keepsakes with your child’s artwork printed on  them! You can order products and ship to your home in time for the holidays!  There is still time to create an artwork and take a picture of it, and siblings are welcome! We have a custom school website and you can Search your child’s 
name that is in school, choose this year’s artwork, previous artworks, Upload new  artworks or candid photo’s and Shop.
Follow our custom school link: https://arttoremember.com/school/3275xs
You can upload candid photos to order from and they are great for holiday ornaments! 

Thank you for supporting art and our school’s fundraiser!!!

PTSO Spot light 

Good Information

LISD is hosting the 30-2A UIL A+ Academics District Meet and are in need of some volunteers to help judge our Speaking Events (via Zoom) from December 6th – 10th.   

If volunteers have experience participating in performance or speaking events, that’s great!  If they don’t, we will provide a brief training. 

There are Morning or the Afternoon opportunities available

2-3 hour blocks  - please be available for the entire block

 

We have approximately 90 students in grades 2 – 8 competing in Storytelling, Oral Reading, Impromptu Speaking, and Modern Oratory.

 

Please share with any JBSA Lackland Community Members who would be interested in helping with this event.

 

See the attached flyer for more information or go to the Volunteer Form Here: bit.ly/LISDUILVolunteer 

Published Homepage (scholastic.com)

Seven habits of Successful Families

December 2, 2021

9:00 a.m. - 3;00 p.m. 78471

 

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. 

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

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