Lester Park School Newsletter - #26

• Mar 30-Apr 3...NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)
• April 10...School Sprit Day - Wear your blue & black or Lester Park swag!
• April 14...4th Grade Wolf Ridge Meeting
• April 14 - May 1...MCA testing
• April 16...Tornado/Severe Weather Drill
• April 20...Book Blast Kickoff (More info coming soon)

• April 24...SPRING CARNIVAL!!

• May 4...NO SCHOOL (PD day for staff)

• May 6...Walk/Bike to School (Rain Date May 13)

• May 5-8...Staff Appreciation Week (more info coming soon)

More events on our Lester Park Calendar HERE

2025-26 District Calendar with 4 Day Specialist rotation HERE

(PD=professional development/NO SCHOOL for students)

2026-27 District Calendar HERE

Other Helpful Links:

Lester Park Family School Handbook

School District Student Handbook

Lester Park Staff List by Grade/Dept

Previous Lester Park Newsletters

Next week is Spring Break! There is no school for students and most staff.

We hope you all have a wonderful week off!

Congratulations to our Quarter 2 PAW Award winners! These outstanding Lester Park Labs were selected by their teachers and staff for consistently demonstrating what it means to be respectful, responsible, safe, and kind:

K - Luke, Callan, Josh, Riley, Cedar, Mason

1 - Rose, Jasper, Ruby, Rosie, William, Logan

2 - Macer, Autumn, Brooks, Charlie

3 - Jade, Jude, Sig, Emilia

4 - Eloise, Lily, Kristian, Jackson, Ian, Evelyn, Asia

5 - Dean, Presely, Lucy, Serenity, Hadley, Evelyn

These students were all recognized at our PAW Assembly this past Friday. We are so proud of the positive impact you make in our school community each day, keep up the amazing work!

Yearbook production amount has been set. Now it is a first come, first served basis.

Be sure to order yours online before the last one is sold!

JOSTENS YEARBOOK WEBSITE

Payment Options:

Jostens has a variety of flexible payment options available at checkout! Order your student's yearbook and choose the payment method that works best for you: Apple Pay, Afterpay, Venmo, PayPal or credit card. Terms Apply.

Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, curlers and silver medalists, visited with all of the Lester Park students last Thursday. They talked about the Olympics, how they got into curling, worked toward goals, and answered questions. Students were amazed that Cory went to Lester Park School!

If you would like to watch a video of them curling, here is a quick one from the Olympics.

Want to be part of the excitement? Please sign up for a volunteer shift at the carnival using the QR code or this link: CARNIVAL VOLUNTEER.

We can’t make all the fun happen—games, activities, and tasty treats—without awesome volunteers like you. Grandparents and older kids make fantastic helpers too!

Another way to help this fundraiser is to purchase needed items on our Amazon wish list via the QR code to the right, there are several items under $10! You can also click this link: AMAZON WISHLIST

"Walk/Bike to School" Day is Wednesday, May 6 (rain date is May 13). Lester Park Students will all have the opportunity to walk or bike to school. This is optional (Opt Out link is below)

This includes bussers! Buses will drop off at the Anchor Point Community Church parking lot (5202 Colorado Street), and students will walk up 52nd Avenue to our bus parking lot.

If you wish your child to Opt Out, please fill out THIS FORM. It is your responsibility to notify your child to remain on the bus. If no opt-out form is completed, the assumption is that your child will participate in the alternate drop off. Please fill out one form PER STUDENT. Last day to opt out is 4/24/26. Thank you. Any questions please email ptalp709@gmail.com.

The Lester Foundation 2026 spring sessions of Lego Play Club will be held on Thursdays in May (7, 14, 21, 28) from 3:30-5pm (in the school art room). Students who are not in KeyZone must go home after school before returning for the club.

Students grades 2-5 are invited to sign up for the series. All Lego experience levels are welcome! There will be some optional guided activities and lots of creative building time. Cost is $20 per student total for the 4 sessions.

Please register before April 21 in this google form: Lego Play Club May 2026

We are able to accommodate 24 students, if interest is over that a random drawing will be held to select participants. If your student is selected you will be e-mailed by May 1st.

We greatly appreciate any parent/caregiver volunteers to support a session or two if possible!

What do I do if my child is going to be absent from school?

• Email lesterattendance@isd709.org (the office & nurse will both see these emails)
  

• or call attendance line 336-8875 then “3” to leave a recorded message

• Please list any specific symptoms - especially Flu and GI symptoms.

• Teachers may have a preferred way for you to report an absence to them.

• If the office does not know why a student is absent, an automated phone call and an email message will be sent out at sometime between 8:30-9:00. This is for safety reasons.

• If your child is absent, or going to be absent, be sure to leave a reason. If no reason is given, it will be marked as an Unexcused Absence.

• If you have health questions, you can call our school health office at 336-8875 x2654

Many students and parents are frequently concerned about when students should stay home or attend school. The following information is intended to help with this decision.

General practice:

• If a student has had a fever of 100 degrees or more, the student must stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal without fever reducing medication.
• If a student has vomited two or more times in the past 24 hours and/or had diarrhea, the student must stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
• If a student has had any rash that may be disease-related or the cause is unknown, check with your family physician before sending the student to school.
• If a student is ill, please call the school daily to report the illness.

When a student is sick, parents often wonder whether or not to keep a child at home from school. If a child stays home and has the care they need when first sick, they will often get better faster. Staying home and resting will help the body fight the sickness.

Fueling Futures 2026 Fundraiser | Damiano Center

TackleBar Football

Chester Bowl Summer Camp

Wilderness Summer Camp

County Fair Youth Exhibits Wanted

Duluth Youth Baseball

More Registrations can be found HERE

Email: lesterpark@isd709.org
Website: https://lesterpark.isd709.org
Location: 5300 Glenwood Street, Duluth, MN 55804
Phone: (218) 336-8875
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lester-Park-Elementary-1900216436910729