The Lemon Crest ROAR

This week, our Lemon Crest community truly showed what it means to be kind, inclusive, and awesome during Kindness Week! We are so proud of our students for enthusiastically participating in our LC Great Kindness Challenge Spirit Week and for filling our campus with positivity, compassion, and joy.

We want to give a big shout-out to:

-Our students for leading with kindness, empathy, and inclusion

-Our staff for modeling and nurturing these values every day

-Our families for reinforcing kindness at home and supporting these meaningful school experiences!

At Lemon Crest, kindness isn’t just a week: it’s who we are and what we want to instill in our students. We know that families play a vital role in modeling kindness, respect, and positive choices. The lessons that students learn at home are what our kids also carry with them into our classrooms and playgrounds each day: how to speak to others, how to handle challenges, and how to show empathy. When families and schools work together, students feel supported, valued, and empowered to succeed both academically, behaviorally and socially.

So families, thank YOU for being our partners in helping children grow into compassionate, responsible, and respectful individuals. Your continued support, conversations at home, and encouragement make a lasting difference in our school community, and we are truly grateful!

Remember, we have our February All-School Assembly this coming week on Friday, February 6 at 8am on our blacktop. While we are a closed campus, parents/caregivers are welcome to attend our All-School Assemblies!

Take care,

Jen Price

Lemon Crest Principal

The TK and Kindergarten Immersion interest forms for the 2026–2027 school year are now posted on our district website. If you or someone you know has an incoming TK or Kindergarten student that will be starting with us next school year, please share these links! I'll keep these in the ROAR so the links are available!

• TK 2026–27 Interest Form
• Kindergarten Immersion 2026–27 Interest Form

Registration for the 2026–27 school year will open on March 1, 2026.

Please note that any Online Registrations (OLR) submitted before this date will be deleted. Families will need to submit a new OLR once the official registration window begins on March 1.

Recruiting 2nd-5th Grade Students for School Based Grief Group

This spring, in partnership with Elizabeth Hospice, we will be offering a school-based grief support group for 2nd-5th students who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Please reach out directly to school counselor Teresa Pfab by February 20th if you would like to enroll your child.

The counseling department along with PTA have partnered to stock a free store of hygiene items for Lemon Crest families! Please complete an order form and the school counselor will send the items home with your student. Order forms can be found in the main office or reach out to the school counselor, Ms. T, for a copy. The items available are listed below!

⭐ Lemon Crest is a TK-5 elementary school. Here are our school hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Breakfast: 7:30

Arrival (if not having breakfast): 7:40

School Begins: 7:50

TK & K Dismissal: 1:55 (please do not arrive before 1:45 as it will impede bus access)

Grades 1-5 Dismissal: 2:15 (please do not arrive before 2:05)

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Wednesday

Breakfast: 7:30

Arrival (if not having breakfast): 7:40

School Begins: 7:50

TK & K Dismissal: 11:55 (please do not arrive before 11:45 as it will impede bus access)

Grades 1-5 Dismissal: 12:15 (please do not arrive before 12:05)

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⭐ School Website: https://www.lsusd.net/lemon-crest/

⭐ School Breakfast & Lunch Menu: https://schools.mealviewer.com/district/lakesideunionsdca
⭐ Address: 12643 Lemon Crest Drive, Lakeside, CA, USA
⭐ Front Office Phone: 619-390-2527

⭐ PTA Instagram: @lemoncrestpta

⭐ Lemon Crest Elementary Instagram: @lemoncrest_lusd

⭐ LUSD Calendar for 2025-2026

⭐ Lemon Crest Family Handbook A-Z for 2025-2026

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Families, you are invited to our All-School Assemblies! We have them the first Friday of each month at 8am on the blacktop (unless there's inclement weather, then we'll reschedule):

• January 9, 2026
• February 6, 2026
• March 6, 2026
• April 17, 2026
• May 1, 2026

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Lemon Crest Food Pantry Dates: Feeding San Diego is hosting FREE food distribution at Lemon Crest! Receive pantry staples and fresh produce at no cost! We ask that you bring your own bags and/or wagon to carry your groceries. Food is distributed on a first come, first serve basis on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 11:30am after our early release Wednesday dismissal until 1:30pm:

• January 14

• January 28

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Each Friday, we will send out our Weekly Family ROAR, aka our family newsletter. The newsletter will have updates, reminders, announcements, as well as lots of important information for you and your Lion to know! The link below will be the page that has ALL of the ROARs for the year:

https://secure.smore.com/u/lioncrestlions

If you have a question or concern about your child, we encourage you to speak with your child's teacher first. Please note that during the instructional day, teachers and staff may not be able to respond to your message, email or call since they are busy doing what they do best: teaching! Your child's teacher will respond to you when they are able. Thank you for understanding!

Contacting Principal Price:

• Email: jprice@lsusd.net

• Call the Front Office: (619) 390-2527 - The front office staff will take a message, and Principal Price will call you when she is available

• In-Person: Call the office so Mrs. Whitehurst or Ms. Madina can help us set up a meeting so I can dedicate time to you!

Many of your questions may be answered in our Lemon Crest Family Handbook A-Z . We ask that all families read this.

Please know that there is a 24-48 hour "grace period" in my response time. When I respond, call or meet with you, I need time to get informed in order to have possible answers to your questions. I am prioritizing getting to know our students so I can support their success and am often not readily available in the office. Thank you for your understanding and support.

This year, our school's theme is Planting Possibility, inspired by the children's book, Curious Garden, written by Peter Brown. Click the link below for a read-aloud of the book by Principal Price!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZYrAMnEhRpqGdUu8PIBmrSBAW-8HkET4/view?usp=sharing