LPES Virtual Backpack #14

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It was wonderful celebrating our veterans this week! We are so grateful to all of the veterans who took the time to visit LPES, share their experiences, and speak with our students. We cannot thank our veterans enough for spending time with us and allowing us to honor them!

As we move through the school year, I also want to take a moment to remind everyone of the importance of daily school attendance. Every day matters! Being at school consistently helps students build strong routines, stay connected with their classmates and teachers, participate in daily instruction, and continue making academic and social-emotional progress. Even missing a few days can add up and make it more challenging for students to keep up with learning.

As you begin planning ahead, please remember to schedule family vacations and appointments around our designated school breaks and days off. We understand that family time is important, and we appreciate your partnership in making school attendance a priority.

Additionally, arriving to school on time each morning is just as important as being here each day. Our school day begins at 8:00 a.m., and arriving on time allows students to settle in, get ready for the day, connect with their classmates, and begin learning with their teachers. A smooth start to the morning helps set the tone for a successful day!

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. We appreciate our LPES families and are grateful for everything you do to help our students SOAR!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly,

Emily Varghese
Principal

-11/23 and 11/24- Parent Teacher Conferences

-11/25-11/27- Fall Break

Parent-teacher conferences will be taking place on November 23rd and 24th. This year, sign up will be online using PTC Wizard. The following information will help you to make this as smooth a process as possible:

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled via the web at https://app.ptcwizard.com/lpes300/login
• Use your username in PowerSchool parent portal as your username and password in all lowercase to access the PTC Wizard account for scheduling
• Conferences will occur on Monday, November 23 from 11:00 AM- 8:00 PM
• Conferences will occur on Tuesday, November 24 from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM
• You have from Friday, November 6 at 10AM through Friday, November 20 at 12 noon to schedule your conference.
• Instructions on signing up for conferences can be found here
• If you have problems registering from the on-line directions, please contact the office at 847-532-6600
• If you do not have online access, the office can manually schedule your child’s conference for you.

-December 2 (5:30pm)- Second Grade Music Program

-December 2 (6:30pm)- Winter Chorus Concert

-December 10- Winter Parties

-December 21-January 1-Winter Break

As the colder weather approaches, we anticipate that the car rider line will be utilized more. Here are some friendly reminders.

- Do NOT get out of your car for any reason.

-If you will have a family member/friend/neighbor picking up your student, please make sure to give them your car rider tag.

-If you do not have a car rider tag, please register now.

Dear Lincoln Prairie Families! We had a great week celebrating veterans with dressing up, learning about the branches, reading books, making crafts and hearing from our veterans. Thank you so much for your support! Here are some pictures of all the fun!

The Veterans Day Committee

Direct Attendance Line (automated): 847-532-6620

Email: attendance.lpes@d300.org

Fax: 847-532-6615

If your student will be absent or if there is a change in dismissal, please notify the teacher AND the school office. If your student is absent for multiple days, please contact the school each day they are absent. Please give the reason for the absence as different codes are used for different reasons.

If your student is absent for an appointment, please remember to submit the doctor's note to the attendance email so it can be considered an excused absence.

** Absences should be reported no later than 10:00am.

** Dismissal changes should be reported no later than 12:00pm.

Weekly Attendance Rate (11/9-11/13)

Our weekly attendance rates for this week are: 95.9% (present) and 4.1% (absent)

Our weekly attendance rates for last week are: 96.5% (present) and 3.5% (absent)

Weekly Tardy Rate (11/9-11/13)

Tardies for this week: 35

Tardies for last week: 23

Each week, classrooms that achieve a 95% attendance rate or higher will earn a potato piece to add to their classroom potato.

• When a class’s potato is 50% completed, they will earn a classroom reward of their choice.

• When their potato is 100% full, the class will earn another celebration and be crowned the “Present Potato” of the week!

Congratulations to the following classes: Mrs. Hermann, Mrs. Prince, Mrs. Grossmayer, Mrs. Kieffer, Mrs. Klein, Ms. Cane, Mrs. Mohundro, Ms. O'Brien, Ms. Redmer, Mrs. Devore, Mrs. Marchetii, Ms. Goss, Ms. Mack, Mrs. Nickels, and Mrs. Lawler! They have earned another piece for their potato.

Congratulations to Mrs. Hermann and Mrs. Prince's classes on 100% Attendance!

Full Nest: Each classroom has their own Hawk's Nest. The tree holds ten hawk nests, and each time everyone in the class is in attendance they can fill in one of the nests. Once all ten nests are filled in, the class receives a large hawk feather, and a reward of their choice.

Please click below for more information regarding the Second Grade Music Program coming up on December 2nd.

Young Rembrandts at your school directly afterschool!!

We’re celebrating the New Year in style with an exciting season of Young Rembrandts drawing lessons! Artists will kick off the session by creating Groovy Giraffes, a detailed Scorpion, and a frame-worthy Winter Bird. Each month, students will explore art history concepts, such as the iconic Pop Art movement featured in our Pop Art Frog lesson. Students will learn shading, spatial awareness, and realistic textures by drawing everyday workshop tools in our Tool Still Life lesson. Along the way, students will strengthen core drawing skills, boost self-confidence, and develop their creativity. We can’t wait to draw with you! Sign up today! Parents are responsible for pickup at end of class.

For more information and to register: https://campscui.active.com/orgs/YoungRembrandtsMchenryNorthKaneCounty?season=3895444&session=73010044

Our Lost and Found is growing. We will have our Lost and Found in the foyer during conferences, but in the meantime, students can pick up lost items in the Multi-Purpose Room.

*** As colder weather approaches, please label your student's items with their names. It makes it much easier to get lost items returned. ***

Email: ptolincolnprairie@gmail.com

Please consider donating a book to the Book Vending Machine. For this initiative, students set academic or behavioral goals with their teachers and when they meet those goals, they earn the opportunity to choose their own book from the vending machine.

To donate a book to the Book Vending Machine, please use this link:

(all donations are made through the webstore)

Lincoln Prairie Elementary School Book Vending Machine Donation

Lincoln Prairie Elementary School

500 Harvest Gate Road

Lake in the Hills, IL 60156

P: 847-532-6600

F: 847-532-6615

Website: https://www.d300.org/lpes