LWJ Today

December 8, 2023

LWJES Winter Spirit Week - 12/11-15/2023

Please join us with our daily dress up days for Winter Spirit Week! Please ensure all dress meets the CCSD Dress Code and no slippers are allowed.

LWJES Winter Break Food Drive - 12/11-14/2023

With Winter Break and the holidays coming, we would like to ask our community to help us with a Winter Food Drive. During winter break, some families experience additional needs, and we would like to help by providing additional food and snacks. Let's do what we can to help those in need in our community this break! We are requesting the following items for the food drive. Please, do not donate anything perishable or past its expiration date.

Items Needed:

Breakfast Bars
Mini Cereal Bars
Fruit Leather/Strips
Juice Boxes/Pouches
Instant Ramen Cups
Individually Packaged Snacks/Treats
Fruit Snacks
Fruit Cups

Please send items for this food drive with your child to class. Each classroom will have a collection box for this food drive.

Please see the following flyer for food drive information:

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Please Complete CCSD Parent/Guardian Survey

The CCSD Parent/Guardian Survey is open for one more week! If you have not already done so, please complete the survey as soon as you can. Click the following button to go to the survey:

CCSD Parent/Guardian Survey

Click this button to be taken to the survey platform. You will need your child's student ID number and date of birth.

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Family Fun Night - December 13, 2023

LWJES will host a Family Fun Night on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. This event will include a read aloud with a craft activity followed by several games of BINGO with prizes. There will be a $5 per person admission for this event and the event is only available to current and future LWJES students and their guardians due to limited seating. The informational and ticket flyer was sent home earlier this week. Please see that flyer for more information and to purchase tickets!

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Ms. Zinovitch Moving To New Position At Winter Break

We would like to announce that Ms. Zinovitch, Assistant Principal, will be starting a new position in CCSD at the Winter Break. We are sad to see her go but excited for her new opportunity. Please join us in bidding her farewell next week. All the best to Ms. Zinovitch!

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Winter Break Classroom Celebrations

Classrooms will have winter break celebrations on the afternoon of Friday, December 15, 2023. Please look for specific information from your child's teacher about the celebration.

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Winter Break Information

The end of the first semester is Friday, December 15, 2023.
Winter break begins Monday, December 18, 2023, and ends on Monday, January 1, 2024.
Classes resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
There are no classes during winter break, and the school building is closed for winter break except by appointment.

Specials Rotation Days - Week of December 11th

12/11/2023 - Day B

12/12/2023 - Day C

12/13/2023 - Day D

12/14/2023 - Day E

12/15/2023 - Day A

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This Week's Attendance Update

For the week ending December 8, 2023, student attendance rates were:

Pre-K: 90.7%
Kinder: 90.2%
Grade 1: 88.5%
Grade 2: 90.5%
Grade 3: 88.3%
Grade 4: 87.7%
Grade 5: 91.2%

Whole School: 89.6%

Regular school attendance is critical for student learning and achievement. Avoidable absences negatively impact a student's progress, and we appreciate families getting students to school on time each and every school day! Make Today Matter!

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CCSD Family Engagement Center @ Cartwright ES

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Previous LWJ Today Newsletters

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Event Information

Family Fun Night

Send in your order soon! Tickets are limited! Event closed once tickets are all sold!

When?

Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023, 04:30 PM

Event Information

Winter Break

Winter Break

No School December 18, 2023 to January 1, 2024 (Building Closed Except by Appointment)

Classes Resume Tuesday, January 2, 2024

When?

Monday, Dec 18, 2023, 07:00 AM

Event Information

Classes Resume

When?

Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024, 09:00 AM

Where?

450 East Eldorado Lane, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Event Information

No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

When?

Monday, Jan 15, 2024, 07:00 AM

Where?

450 East Eldorado Lane, Las Vegas, NV, USA

About LWJ Today

LWJ Today is a weekly newsletter shared with the LWJES community with important information for all to know. Please be sure to review the entire newsletter each week! Distribution of the newsletter is by ParentLink email and text message and Class Dojo post to the school story. In addition, links to the newsletter are posted in the "For Parents" section of the LWJES website.

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