As the 2023-2024 school year comes to a close, all of us at LWJES wish students and families a wonderful summer break! Thank you for your support over the year, and we are looking forward to many more achievements in the upcoming school year. Happy Final Day of School!

• No backpacks are to be brought to school on Monday, May 20, 2024.
• Morning Safekey services will be available as usual.
• Buses will run as usual for those students who qualify for bus service at the regular time in the morning.
• School breakfast will be available as usual at 8:40 a.m.
• Students may enter the building as usual at 8:40 a.m.
• The late bell will sound as usual at 9:00 a.m.
• Ms. Bredensteiner's AM Pre-K Program: 9:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
• Ms. Bredensteiner's PM Pre-K Program: 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• There will be early dismissal on the final day of school. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m.
• Buses will run as usual for those students who qualify for bus service. Buses will depart once loaded after 12:30 p.m.
• There will be NO afternoon Safekey.
• Be sure to communicate with your child's teacher if your child's departure routine will be different for the final day of school.

• There will be NO lunch service on the final day of school.
• Semester 2 report cards will be sent home with students on Monday, May 20, 2024. Students not in attendance on the final day of school will be able to collect report cards from the front office starting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
• Any remaining Kindergarten and Grade 5 promotion certificates will be sent home with Kindergarten and Grade 5 students on Monday.
• There is no summer school session this year.

Yearbooks will be for sale through May 31, 2024. Once yearbooks are printed and received, families who purchased a yearbook will be contacted to pick up their 2023-2024 yearbook.

Yearbook ordering flyers have been distributed and are also available for printing by clicking the button following this post. These flyers will also be available in the front office. The cost will be $25 and only cash payments will be accepted. Online ordering is not available.

Thank you to all the volunteers who assisted with set-up, running stations, and assisting classes on Field Day! We appreciate your time, energy, and enthusiasm for the event!

• The first day of school for the 2023-2024 school year is Monday, August 12, 2024.
• Meet the Teacher will be Friday, August 9, 2024.
• Classroom assignment letters will be sent home via US Mail in the summer.
• Online Registration via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal is required for all returning students prior to the start of the new school year.

FINAL CALL! If you're reading this, we want you! Parents and guardians who can spare a few minutes or a few hours of their time over the summer and next year are invited to fill out the interest form. Help us plan interesting and fun events for students and families during the 2024/2025 school year. A parent will contact you at the end of May. Please sign up on the interest form and a parent will contact you at the end of May.

Interest Form: https://forms.gle/Ss7sCC5gxkUTqP7m7

For the week ending May 17, 2024, student attendance rates were:

• Pre-K: 93.3%
• Kinder: 87.3%
• Grade 1: 89.0%
• Grade 2: 93.2%
• Grade 3: 92.3%
• Grade 4: 90.4%
• Grade 5: 91.6%

• Whole School: 91.1%

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!

Online registration (OLR) for the 2024-2025 school year is now available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. All students must have an OLR for the upcoming school year. Click here for more information, including an informational packet: LWJES OLR Information 2024-2025