The Lemon Crest ROAR

This time of year always goes by so quickly! We now have only 8 days left of the school year! Our state and local testing is complete for the year, so we are now focusing on great behavior until the last day, and making great memories with each other! Students have been working so hard this year to show great behavior, and we had our last Positive Office Referral party this afternoon! The Positive Office Referrals have been something that has been really successful, so we will continue doing Positive Office Referrals for the 2026-2027 school year! Here is some quick data from this and last year:

• In 2024-2025 we had 66 Positive Office Referrals total

• In 2025-2026, we’ve had 333 Positive Office Referrals this year!!!

Yesterday was our 5th grade Business Fair, and it was so fun to see the creations that our 5th graders made! Big shout-out to our 5th graders and the 5th grade teachers for this great experience for our Lions.

5th Grade Promotion is coming!

• Monday, June 8 at 8am
• Families will need to get their child to the Rodeo ground BY 7:30am; please arrive early; we cannot provide transportation!
• Feel free to have your student dress up!
• After Promotion is over, there will be a sign-out sheet to take your child home to celebrate; teachers will have a sign-out sheet!
• Here's info from the district regarding the Rodeo Grounds: As we prepare to celebrate our students during the upcoming promotion ceremonies, we would like to remind everyone that confetti, glitter, confetti poppers, and similar materials are not permitted during events held at the rodeo grounds. These materials create significant cleanup challenges and can be harmful to animals that utilize the rodeo grounds before and after our events. Small pieces of confetti and glitter may be accidentally ingested by animals and can negatively impact their health and safety. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and respectful environment for both our community and the animals at the facility. Families and guests are being asked to celebrate in alternative ways that are safe and environmentally friendly. Please do not bring any of these items to promotion!

Our LAST ALL-School Assembly is this coming Friday, June 5 at 8am on the blacktop! We will be celebrating Lions who had perfect (and near-perfect) attendance, students who reclassified from being English Learners, classes with the highest attendance for May and more! We hope you can join us!

Thank you to the parents who filled out this super-quick survey to share your end-of-year thoughts with us so we can keep making improvements at our school! So far there are only 9 survey responses. If you can take a quick 5 minutes, we would appreciate it!

https://forms.gle/HVEpTZY6FaE3Bxed7Take care,

Jen Price

Principal

Lemon Crest Elementary

https://www.sandiegofamily.com/for-the-kids/summer-reading-programs/summer-reading-programs

Check out the link above for lots of great reading opportunities to help keep your child busy during the summer!

I wanted to share a few upcoming cleanup opportunities taking place throughout May and June. These events focus on improving local watersheds and natural spaces through litter removal and environmental stewardship efforts.

Upcoming cleanup opportunities include:

• Lakeside - San Vicente Creek – Saturday, May 23, 2026
• El Cajon - Old Ironside County Park – Saturday, May 23, 2026
• El Cajon - South Lane County Park – Saturday, June 6, 2026
• El Cajon - Flinn Springs County Park – Saturday, June 13, 2026
• La Mesa - University Ave – Saturday, June 27, 2026

I Love a Clean San Diego would love to have you join at any of these upcoming events! You can also view their full volunteer event calendar here: https://www.cleansd.org/events/

LC Families, please read the below message from our School Board:

In Lakeside, we know our schools are more than buildings—they are the heartbeat of our community, where our students’ dreams take flight. As your Board of Trustees, we are dedicated to serving you and ensuring every family, student, and staff member has a seat at the table.

We’ve made great strides this year by focusing on:

· Career Pathways: Expanding Technical Education in our middle schools to prepare students for the workforce.

· Supportive Environments: Prioritizing social-emotional well-being and behavioral support to help everyone thrive in the classroom.

· Academic Excellence: Staying committed to innovation and grade-level mastery for every child.

Now, we are looking ahead and need your guidance to help us set the right goals for the next chapter of our district. Your feedback ensures that our focus remains tailored to our students' unique needs.

How can you help? Please take a few minutes to complete our community survey. Your voice is the key to helping our students reach for the stars!

Take the Survey or visit https://www.lsusd.net/

#LakesideUnion #LUSD #CommunityFirst #FutureLeaders #LakesideCA

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Our school counseling team, Ms. Teresa & Ms. Tami, have been busy with ongoing class lessons around bullying prevention, showing kindness to others, not excluding others and being respectful problem solvers! Our counselors also do individual check-in's with students, small groups and grade-level gatherings!

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Lemon Crest proudly partners with a few community organizations to help support families to cover basic household needs including food and hygiene items. We do require parental consent for students to access these resources, which include weekend snack bags, food boxes, and a variety of personal care products. If interested, email the school counselor, Ms. T at tpfab@lsusd.net or complete a request form, available in the main office.

⭐ 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):

• June 5

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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:

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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

Please see the below updated calendar for our food pantry for the rest of 2026! Since Lemon Crest will have some construction over the summer, we are not able to hold the food pantry here during the summer.

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