Llano Elementary Kittens

As we enter the month of November, our hearts are filled with gratitude for our amazing students, families, and staff. This school year has already been full of growth, joy, and learning! Llano kindergarten students will be working on science habitats preparing for the open house on the 9th. Students and staff have been working hard creating beautiful habitats outside in the hallways, learning all about different animals and where they live, and then they present to the school, parents, and community members. It is such a wonderful experience. Be ready to be amazed!

October was a busy and exciting month, and we’ve included plenty of pictures below to share the fun. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Book Fair Family Night. We had such a fantastic turnout! It was wonderful to see so many families spending time together and encourage the love of reading. We also enjoyed Homecoming Dress-Up Week, celebrated our Llano Kind Kittens at the 1st Nine Weeks Assembly and ended the month with Red Ribbon Week and Halloween festivities.

Your continued support, encouragement, and involvement truly make a difference in our school community. We are so thankful for each of you and look forward to many more wonderful moments ahead this year!

November 1 - Daylight Savings Time set clocks back one hour

November 3 - Election Day: No School

November 6 - Instructional Friday

November 9 - Habitat Open House 6:00-7:00 PM

November 11- Veterans Day

November 17 - Llano Winter Program

November 25-27- Thanksgiving Break

Lovington Schools is proud to partner with the Lovington Food Coalition to help supply food items for Thanksgiving Baskets. Food will be collected from each school on November 19, 2026 and be distributed to families on November 23, 2026. The Lovington Food Coalition is so grateful for the outpouring of generosity the schools have shown as we start our 12th season of giving. This year Llano Elementary will be collecting cereal.

School attendance is important because it leads to better academic achievement, fosters crucial social and emotional development, and builds habits for future success. Students who attend regularly are more likely to stay on track, master concepts, build relationships with peers and teachers, and develop a strong work ethic. Conversely, chronic absenteeism can cause significant learning gaps and place students at risk for dropping out.

Kindergarten students with perfect attendance for the 1st nine weeks of school are pictured from L to R: Ariana Bolaina, Lucas Villa, Mark Avitia, Isabella Bueno, Robert De La Cruz, Kentley Jameson, Erick Palomino, Harlow Whitaker, Gabriel Cameron, Ezekiel Guzman, Natalia De Haro-Diaz, Noah Jacobs, Case Bolaina, Juan Velazquez, Journey Burguete, Azai Sanabria

Kindergarten students with perfect attendance for the 1st nine weeks of school are pictured from L to R: Christopher Merritt, Ailani Mendoza, Jose Lemus Bernal, Fernanda Burciaga, Genesis Mhaee Aceves, Yasari Antillon, Fabian Martinez, Delaney Nickles, Jasiah Dominguez, Gabriel Sanchez, Sutton Taylor, Damian Campos, Dalett Hernandez, Cattleya Ibarra, Oswaldo Montoya, Paula Munoz, Zabdi Ortiz, Kaleb Vega

We are excited to recognize the top 3 classes with the best attendance for the first nine weeks of school!

🥇 1st Place 92.9%: Mrs. Dial's Class
🥈 2nd Place 92.6%: Mrs. Roman's Class
🥉 3rd Place 92.0%: Mrs. Zapata's Class

Congratulations to these classes for their outstanding attendance! Thank you to all of our students and families for making school attendance a priority. Keep up the great work!

Back row pictured left to right: Kiara Vargas, Milena Robles Ortiz, Eliana Urbina, Kashton Jameson, Amiah Nash, Adilay Leyva, Sergio Tapia, Kyrie Rubio, Harmony Rangel, Leonidas Cuevas. Front row pictured left to right: Kyler Soto, Tadeo Loera Cota, Cataleya Duran, Samuel Martinez, Natalie De Haro-Diaz, Kamden Medellin, Jasiah Moreno, Luke Corral

Pictured below from left to right: Adriel Sandoval, Joaquin Ramirez, Santiago Medina, Gael Rivero, Rosalie Lopez, Delaney Nickles, Mattias Fino, Sutton Taylor, Marie Bruelmart, Jose Salcido. Front Row from L to R: Sujeith Lopez, Jancario Brito, Ariadna Molina, Lucas Mendoza, Ashtian Sanchez, Yaretzi Maldonado, Juan Mora, Eyleen, Paisan, Paula Munoz

For the month of November Pre-K our theme will be Dinosaurs. We will review 1-10. Eureka math focuses on the concepts of arranging and counting objects and matching numerals to quantities. We will introduce the letters Hh, Tt, Ii, & Uu this month focusing on letter identification and writing.

In kindergarten, our students will be learning a letter each week. Our Saxon phonics activities will include recognizing and naming the letters, knowing letter sounds, and writing letters and words.

Practice Letters: Kk, Bb, Uu, Zz

Math: Practice recognizing, writing and counting using numbers: 1-10; Addition and Subtraction

Sight Words: an, ran, she, he

Mrs. Diana's Class is ready to cheer for the Wildcats!

A big thank-you to our Community Drug Coalition for visiting Llano and talking with our kindergarten students about how to stay safe! We appreciate them taking the time to share important safety information with our students and help them learn ways to make safe choices.

Congratulations to our Red Ribbon Week door decorating winners! Thank you to everyone who participated and helped promote the importance of making safe and healthy choices. Thank you to our teachers and students for showing their creativity and helping spread the message of living a safe, healthy, and drug-free life!

We are so excited about the new turf on our kindergarten playground! Our kindergarten students were thrilled to get outside and enjoy playing on it during recess. Their excitement showed just how much fun they were having! We are loving this new addition to our playground!

To avoid interrupting instructional time, we will not deliver snacks to classrooms. If it is your child's snack day, please send snacks to school with them. Snacks should fit inside your child’s backpack or in a single bag. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us protect our students’ valuable learning time. Thank you for your support!

Llano Elementary School

1000 S. First Street

Lovington, NM 88260

(575) 739-2670