December is a busy, busy month for most schools and LJES is no different. We have a family night scheduled, Santa Shop, Cookies with Santa, winter spirit week, and so many club and after school meetings. Each of those big events has a section below where you can learn more and plan to join us.

In addition to all of these events, December is also a big month for student assessments. As you know, the district is now using iReady for formative assessments to provide teachers with individual student information they can use to differentiate lessons and meet each students' individual needs.

During the weeks leading up to our holiday break, students in grades 1-5 will complete their winter iReady assessment. Kindergarten students will take their assessment when we return in January. This assessment will show teachers students' current strengths and needs as well as allow them to see growth from fall to now.

Thank you for your patience as we begin a new system.

Beginning Monday, December 4th, LJES will have a new car rider line / procedure. In an effort to get our car rider line off of 61, the district has paved a portion of land to connect our existing parking lot to the gravel lot at the splash ground. With all the additional traffic on 61 caused by the construction and constant wrecks, this should help us fit more cars in our line and not congest the neighborhood streets as badly.

Beginning Monday, no car riders will pull into the front lot of our building.

All car riders in the morning AND afternoon will enter on Airport Road and drive to the second splash entrance. From there, make two lines that wrap around the gravel/splash pad lot. When reaching the new asphalt area, merge to create one line as you drive down to our main parking lot.

In the mornings: create one lane to drop your child off at the cafeteria doors.

In the afternoons, create two lanes for dismissal just as we do now.

PreK and our hand-to-hand students will dismiss from the rear gym doors in the afternoon. Parents for these students may park in the splash pad lot as the final spaces should not be blocked by the rider line as it winds around.

There will no longer be any afternoon pickups at the cafeteria doors. Any student who is not preschool or a designated hand-to-hand student will be a true car rider and will wait in the cafe until their car rider number/car is called.

We will have staff placed at the front lot entrance and also at the splash pad to help direct traffic as everyone gets used to the new pattern.

Later this week, we hope to film a live video driving the new pattern to send out so everyone can visualize it better.

Click here to view an annotated map.

9:30am - 2:00pm every day

Students can shop for family and friends. Your child’s class has an assigned time to visit the Santa Shop each day. Click the link to see the flier.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nw7VWrp45Q75eO2ZefbQqNwLDYNsARQu/view?usp=sharing

We are excited to bring the STEAM science museum to LJES! Join us for a family night next Tuesday, December 5th from 5:30-7:00pm for hands-on experiments and activities from all areas of science. This is an interactive family night that you will want to join! Come enjoy a fun night of learning! *FRC is providing pizza. Check out the slide link for more information.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/186FQi2iHnhHfFzCkLVosaHpmlvCynyZqVR7aAIIQWW8/edit?usp=sharing

This is a free event for families to begin your holiday season. Join us from 5:30-7:30pm.

• Create a foam craft with your child. Option to purchase a special ornament craft.

• Visit the Santa Shop and shop with your child.

• Take pictures with Santa.

Click the link to see the flier.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cy3nup2ZvxwUUam8U3_HYTngiXz8yy2a/view?usp=sharing

The LJ Fire Department would like to invite the community to a chili supper with Santa on December 16th from 3-5pm.

As we enter the holiday season, we have scheduled several days of fun with our winter spirit week. Check out the link for each day’s theme. Click the link to view the calendar of themed days.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EqANrtKg-8pepDk-LE5gOdD1NQrr7rEH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105256544869813100845&rtpof=true&sd=true

The district calendar committee is looking for feedback on their draft proposals for the school calendar for next year. You can use the link below to access the calendar survey to provide your feedback. School Calendar Survey

Staff love to hear positive feedback as much as our students enjoy getting feedback. Want to celebrate a teacher or staff member for going above and beyond or for being helpful? Click the link below to send a shout out to Mr. Mullins that he can share with that staff member to celebrate them. Best in Class Award

For the most up to date information and news, be sure you are linked to your child's "Room" through the app. You can access pictures, class news, in-the-moment updates, and more directly from your child's teacher! Many of our teachers are sending out daily announcements, sign ups for special occasions, pictures of classroom accomplishments, and more! Be sure you are checking out your child's Room to get all the latest information as an active participant.

Check out the link below to access the calendar of events for the Bullitt County Library - LJ Branch. There's some great things happening at your local library to entertain kids and adults! LJ Branch Calendar of Events

• Breakfast / Lunch Menu
• PTA facebook page
• BCPS Calendars
• My School Bucks (Chromebook fee or put money on account to purchase treats in cafe)

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