LISD E-Newsletter

September 18, 2020 

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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.

The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.

Source: https://www.nbcwashington.com/community/celebrating-hispanic-heritage-month/2419032/

This week's spotlight Julián and Joaquin Castro.

Jason Reed / Reuters file

Julián Castro is a Democratic politician who served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas from 2009-2014, and as President Barack Obama's Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary from 2014-2017. In January 2019, Castro announced his presidential bid in the 2020 election, before exiting the race early the following year. Hailing from a politically active Mexican family, Castro has an identical twin brother, Joaquin, who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives for the state of Texas.

Castro was born on September 16, 1974, in San Antonio, Texas, one minute before his twin brother, Joaquin. Castro's mother, Rosie, was a Chicana activist of the 1960s and 1970s who raised her two sons and took them to political meetings. Rosie never married Julián and Joaquin's father, Jesse Guzman, who had a family of his own.

Castro attended Stanford University in 1996, majoring in political science and communications, and then matriculated to Harvard University, where he received his law degree three years later. After graduating, the twins worked at the same law firm together before establishing their own in 2005.

Julián's identical twin brother is Congressman Joaquin Castro, who's been representing the 20th congressional district of Texas since 2013. Like his brother, Joaquin went to Stanford University undergrad and earned his law degree at Harvard University. Joaquin served as his brother's presidential campaign chair.

"When my grandmother got here almost a hundred years ago, I'm sure she never could have imagined that just two generations later, one of her grandsons would be serving as a member of the United States Congress and the other would be standing with you here today to say these words: I am a candidate for President of the United States of America," he remarked in English and Spanish, adding, "There are no frontrunners that are born here, but I've always believed that with big dreams and hard work, anything is possible in this country."  Julian Castro

https://www.biography.com/political-figure/julian-castro

Around the District

Introducing The Eagle Clinic

Nurse Mrs. Camille Morales will be there to handle any special cases.

For the safety and well-being of your child and the learning environment, Lackland ISD is sharing these helpful guidelines for families to care for your student during COVID - 19:

https://www.lacklandisd.net/departments/curriculum-and-instruction/health-services/covid-19-nursing-supports

Weekly newsletter:

https://www.smore.com/s012m

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

Military Child Education Coalition 

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Stacey Happenings

The Stacey Cross Country team competed at the Jacob Krebs Cross Country Invitational in Harper last Thursday. Greg Bollinger came in 2nd with a time of 17:39 and Aidan Long came in 9th with a time of 19:31. Lauren Sawvel led the Lady Eagles with a top 25 finish with a time of 16:43. Congratulations to all the student-athletes who competed. They will run again on Sept. 26 in Dilley.

s2s Virtual Lunch

Written by: Alyssa Berg Junior s2s Member

On Friday, September 11 we, the S2S club, held our first (virtual) S2S New Student Lunch Bunch! We had many of the amazing new students join us! We introduced ourselves, played fun games (Two Truths and a Lie), and we even did something new where we had teacher features! Our teacher features for this lunch bunch were Mr. Mike Flores (volleyball & boys basketball coach), Mrs. Veronica Cervantes (Spanish teacher), and Mr. Aaron Castillo (military family life counselor). Overall we all had a great time getting to know each other and we are super excited for the next New Student Lunch Bunch!

Students in Mrs. Baltazar's class were asked to write about a piece of advice and then sum it up in one sentence for a meme. 

Yearbook News
If you tried to buy a 2019-2020 Stacey yearbook back in May, but were told that they were sold out—you are in luck! The publisher shipped extra copies and the staff currently has five left. The books are $45 each. Contact adviser Mr. Keller @ keller.r@lacklandisd.net if you are interested.

(pictured) Yearbook editor Ariana Flores displays a yearbook from last year while designing the 2020-2021 cover.

Why Do Ducks Duck Their Heads Underwater?

When you are feeling hungry, you probably head for the kitchen and get a snack. When certain kinds of ducks decide it’s time for a snack, they often go bottoms up like the two ducks you see in this picture. If you could look underwater, you would see the ducks stretching their necks out, looking for food. With their duck bills,
they find seeds and other duck delicacies on the muddy bottom.
The next time you spot a duck, wait around to see if it suddenly goes “bill down, tail up”. If it does, you know you are watching a dabbler that is seeking a snack!!! Yes. It is OK if you “quack up” in laughter.

Elementary Happenings

4th Graders created their own instruments out of objects found at their house.

Back to School!!

Elementary Pre / K and Kinder artists created cool images with

dry food. 

Hero coach Diamond Dave Cardenas to the rescue! 

Enjoying the day!

PTSO Spot light 

Notice from Lackland ISD Tech Department:

Effective immediately, the login page for ClassLink has changed. We have REMOVED the "Login with ADFS" and the "Login with Google" buttons. There is now only a single login button, but that login button now provides you with automated login to Canvas, Office 365, and Google! In other words, we've made things easier!
Please make sure that you are entering your username in the form of lastname.firstname for students and lastname.f for teachers. Do NOT enter a full email address into this box, as it will NOT log you on! The password remains EXACTLY the same. If you need additional help, please email support@lacklandisd.net or call the Tech Help Line at (210) 357-5090.

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

Thursday, September 24, 2020
9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m.
Special Education Child Find and Evaluation
Child Find is a legal requirement that schools find all
children who have disabilities and who may be entitled
to special education services. Children are determined
to be eligible through the special education evaluation
process. Join us to identify the process of special
education referral and evaluation, what you can expect
as the parent of a child suspected of having a disability
needing special education services and the potential
next steps for the future.
Webinar ID# 67219

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