LCI Weekly Bobcat

April 25, 2025

Bobcat Families,

One more week of STAAR! Everyone will take the Math STAAR Exam on Tuesday. We know our Bobcats will do great!

End of School Year activities are fast approaching. Be sure to stay up to date by reading the Weekly Bobcat every Friday.

There WILL BE a callout on Sunday evening.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dr. K

Brent Kirkpatrick, Ed.D

Principal, League City Intermediate

Go, Bobcats!

We are excited to host grade level award ceremonies during the school day on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

6th- A/B Honor Roll, A Honor Roll, *Core Values (9:00 AM)

7th- A/B Honor Roll, A Honor Roll, *Core Values (10:30 AM)

8th- A/B Honor Roll, A Honor Roll, Presidential (All A's all 3 years), *Core Values, *American Legion (1:30 PM)

April 21st - May 9th- students should check the academic awards lists in the Student Center to ensure their names are called at the ceremonies. We want everyone to be recognized for their hard work and would hate to miss anyone who earned an award. Honor Roll grades are calculated for the first 3 nine-week grading periods only.

*We do not announce Core Values or American Legion winners ahead of time to students, but we will email parents.

Parents of all awards winners will receive an email inviting them to the ceremonies letting them know the time of the ceremony and parking/entry instructions. If you do not receive an email by May 12th, and you believe your child should receive an award, give us a call so we can check for you.

LCI and LCI PTA is proud to announce the first annual Bobcat Bash! Students will spend the last FULL day of school (May 21) having fun and celebrating a successful school year. Students should bring their Bobcat Bucks to spend on treats. The last day (May 22) will be a half day and 6th/7th will meet all classes. 8th Graders will be invited to the annual 8th Grade Luncheon sponsored by LCI PTA from 11:00 - 12:00.

Monday, May 19th LCI PTA Membership Meeting @5pm (Scholarship, Teacher Grant, and Service Award recipients announced, new board inducted) This event will immediately follow the LCI Senior Reception

To celebrate the ending of a great year and get summer of to an even better start, PTA is sponsoring TWO EVENTS: the first ever Bobcat Bash and the annual 8th Grade Luncheon.

Bobcat Bash- this in-school carnival will give each grade level 90 minutes of outdoor fun & events. Inflatable obstacle courses, a Dunk Tank, Face Painting, Yard Games, drinks & Snacks. Students will cash in their hard earned Bobcat Bucks and enjoy themselves & hanging out with friends. Bobcat Bash will be an all-day event on Wednesday, May 21. Volunteers MUST be pre-approved through the CCISD Raptor system, No Exceptions! Suggestion: Bring a chair & water, wear comfy shoes & sunscreen!

8th Grade Luncheon- an annual event on the LAST day of school. This luncheon is FREE for all students and teachers. PTA provides lunches (Pizza or Chick Fil A), a photo booth for snapping selfies with your besties, and plenty of time to sign yearbooks and socialize. Volunteers MUST be pre-approved through the CCISD Raptor system, No Exceptions! 8th grade grownup volunteers only please. Suggestion: Bring your tissues!!

Your financial contribution will go straight towards the students through the purchase of drinks, desserts, and treats for these two events. Donate Here

Are you missing clothes or water bottles at home? They may be at LCI! Have your student check our Lost and Found. We have lots of sweatshirts and jackets.

6th- LVL Up Fun (May 15)

7th- Pleasure Pier (May 9)

8th- Palm Beach (May 8)

In order to attend grade level field trips, students must maintain good behavior during the 4th 9 Weeks (March 28 – Field Trip Date). Students must NOT have: More than 1 ISS assigned during the date window, OSS assigned during the date window, or DAEP assigned during the date window.

Students who do not meet the field trip requirements will report to school and receive alternate assignments. Parents may not drop off students at field trip locations. Because tickets and facilities must be reserved in advance, no refunds will be issued once they are purchased.

GUIDANCE LESSONS

Every year CCISD students participate in grade level specific guidance/prevention lessons. The State of Texas now requires parent consent for students to participate in lessons when they are related to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and/or sex-trafficking.

If you would like for your child to attend our upcoming Anti-Victimization & Personal Safety presentation, please read the consent form linked, and fill out the form below. If you do not wish your student to participate, no further action is needed.

NOTE: 6th Grade Neighborhood students completed this in their Launch class last semester – they DO NOT need to do it twice.

6th Grade Pre-Connection (WAVE only – Neighborhood has already done their lesson).

7th Grade Pre-Connection

8th Grade Pre-Connection

Parental Consent to Participate in Anti-Victimization & Personal Safety Lesson

Click here to sign your student up.

For a detailed description of the content of CCISD’s instructions relating to this lesson, see the District’s website at https://www.ccisd.net/prevention-services.

If you want to preview this lesson, please contact any campus counselor to set up a time to preview in person.

Anti-Victimization & Personal Safety lessons will begin May 1st.

Thank you,

Stephanie Hoffer, Cynthia Barrera, & Katy Reza

League City Intermediate School Counselors

Course Verification is still open!

Please double-check your schedule requests & follow the instructions in the flyers below for your grade level. Verification closes April 25th @ 11:59 pm.

Outgoing 8th graders, please be on the lookout for communication from your high school regarding verification for your 9th grade courses.

The Parent Trap

A parent trap is “a situation in which parents are drawn to solve problems for their children or rescue them in a way that ultimately stifles growth opportunities.” We all want to help our children and give them everything we can but there is a difference between giving your kids what they want and assisting them in developing the skills they need to solve their own problems which gives them an advantage. According to the book Teaching Kids to Think, the clinical psychologists Dr. Darlene Sweetland and Dr. Ron Stolberg state, “When parents set everything up for their kids, they lose the chance to learn to do things on their own, which ultimately puts them at a disadvantage.”

The five most commons parent traps are:

· The Rescue Trap- Parents rescue their children from a problem.

· The Hurried Trap- Parents meet their children’s needs quickly, not requiring them to be patient and wait.

· The Pressure Trap- Parents push children forward too fast (other qualities of the pressure trap are FOMO- fear of missing out and “Keeping Up with the Joneses” syndrome.)

· The Giving Trap- Parents give children something without earning it.

· The Guilt Trap- Parents react impulsively because they feel guilty or unsure.

In the short term, it feels great to make your child instantly feel better, but down the road it will make everyone feel better if children learn to resolve their own issues. In middle school, it’s especially important to let them develop their own solutions. It gives children a sense of agency and control in their lives. Of course, parental feedback and support should also be included as they are problem solving because it provides children with a general framework for positive solutions. The book Teaching Kids to Think goes into much more detail. I enjoyed it and recommend it if you are interested in more strategies.

Catherine Holliday

WAVE Liaison

chollida@ccisd.net

Intermediate day is May 1 at 9 am. This is for any potential 9th grade athlete that would like to meet the high school coaches. Please see Coach Carmichael or Coach Bartel for a permission slip.

Do you have old soccer cleats that are taking up space in your closet? Boys' Athletics will take them for you and give them a new home. We are partnering with an organization called Genesis Hope to provide soccer cleats for students in need. Any size cleats, shin guards, old soccer socks, and old soccer jerseys are welcome to be donated. We are collecting items through May 9. Our goal is to raise 100 pairs of cleats for the organization. A donation box is set up in the big gym at LCI or can be dropped off at the front office for Coach Bartel. Thank you and GO BOBCATS!

LCI students may attend extracurricular games and performances as spectators without parents this year if they:

• Go home after school and return
• Do not owe fees/fines in Skyward
• Purchase a ticket
• Wear an ID
• Are picked up no later than 10 minutes after the game/performance ends

Information from the Nurse:

Callout- Sunday, April 25, 2025

Good evening, Bobcat Families. This is Dr. K at LCI with a few reminders for this week. All students will take the Math STAAR test on Tuesday. Everyone should get a good night's sleep, eat breakfast, and come to school with fully charged laptop, laptop charger, and a book to read when they are done testing. Students may bring cracker style dust-free snacks and water. Please no pillows or blankets. Parents do not plan to drop off lunches and they cannot be delivered during or after testing. Students should pack a lunch or have money in their lunch accounts to purchase a sack lunch. A la carte items other than water will not be available. Let's finish strong, Bobcats!

If you get a chance, check out the Weekly Bobcat that went out Friday. It has some really good information about end of school activities like Field Trips, Awards, and our first ever LCI Bobcat Bash.

Have a great evening and Go, Bobcats!

Will your student be a car rider this year? Please review our traffic plan below. Everyone is safer and traffic flows better when we all follow the plan!

• Please follow the yellow arrows around the perimeter of the big lot to drop-off/ pick-up your student. Students should only be dropped-off or picked-up alongside the building.
• Please do not park. Stay in your car in the pick-up/drop-off line. Students will not be allowed to walk out into the parking lot to meet you. This is to keep them safe.
• If you park in the small lot for any reason, please be aware that buses are lining from 3:00 – 3:25 and 4:00 – 4:20 and you will not be able to enter/leave the parking lot during those times. It is against the transportation code to pass a bus loading or unloading.
• Please do not drop-off/pick-up your student on Webster Street. It is dangerous and a violation of the traffic code.

Website: https://leaguecityint.ccisd.net/
Location: 2588 Webster Street, League City, TX, USA
Phone: 281-284-3400