NEW!
No School on Monday
A reminder that this upcoming Monday is Labor Day and is a holiday for both staff and students. Enjoy your 3-day weekend & Be Safe!
NEW!
Directory Showcase for 4th Graders
Do you have a 4th Grader? Don't miss your chance to showcase your 4th grader in the 2016-2017 Phone Directory. This year the ads will be in color. Show your child how proud you are of them and support your school. All proceeds help offset the cost of the phone directory. Please click here for the form.
NEW!
Ice Cream Social
Our PTA will, once again, host the Lovejoy Elementary Ice Cream Social. I highly encourage you to attend as it's a great time to meet or to reconnect with other Lovejoy families. I hope you'll be able to join us on
September 15th at 6:00 in the Lovejoy Cafeteria. Also, our staff member will be attending and serving ice cream and toppings to all who attend! There will be a PTA General Meeting at 7:00 following the Ice Cream Social.
NEW!
Social Skill "Introducing Yourself"
For the next two weeks, we will be practicing how to "Introduce Yourself." We appreciate you taking a moment to practice this with your child as well. When introducing yourself,
- 1. Look at the person.
- 2. Use a pleasant voice.
- 3. Offer a greeting. Say "HI, my name is..."
NEW!
A Reminder about Afternoon Car Riders
If your child is a car rider, we'll begin taking numbers at 3:00. When the curb is full, the line will make its way through the church lot next door.
To make life easier, you may enter through the church lot and pull behind the last car in line. Then make an "S" in the parking lot. Our S begins on the right side of parking lot when you are facing south. Thank you in advance for following this procedure.
NEW!
Calling All Volunteers
If interested, there is a volunteer training this upcoming Thursday, September 8
th in the cafeteria at 9:30 a.m. This is a great opportunity to learn where items are stored, how to use the copier, etc. We hope you'll be able to attend but this isn't a required training.
NEW!
Picture Day Thursday, September 15th
Two weeks from today is our fall picture day! All students will have their picture taken for the 2015 - 2016 school yearbook. Should you want to purchase picture packets, there will be an order form in your child's Thursday Folder next week. Approximate picture times are:
8:30 - 8:45 - 3rd Grade
8:45 - 9:10 - Kindergarten
9:10 9:30 - 1st Grade
9:30 - 9:45 - 2nd Grade
9:45 - 10:15 - 4th Grade
Adjustments will be made should our grade levels move through the line slower of faster than expected
PTA Membership
I would like to invite you to join our PTA as we work together with the faculty at LES to enrich every child's educational experience over the next 10 months. Joining PTA has some perks for you personally, including a printed PTA student directory and an electronic PTA newsletter, both only distributed to PTA members. Beyond that, your dues help us meet our budget goals so we can continue to provide exemplary programs for the students at LES that we have all grown to love and appreciate. Being a PTA member also provides you with the opportunity to attend our general meetings and participate as a voting member in making decisions throughout the school year.
Membership dues are $7.50 per person. Anyone related to an LES student is eligible to be a member, including the students themselves! We have entire families who have joined the team, including grandparents! The support we have here at LES from our families is truly phenomenal and makes representing you all on the board a very special experience. Please click
here
for the membership form.
Abby Gray
LES PTA Membership Chair
Referrals for Gifted and Talented Services
The online referral window for gifted and talented services for grades K-12 is now open. All referrals are processed online through the PowerSchool Parent Portal, located at
https://powerschool.lovejoyisd.net/public/
.
The referral window for grades 1-12 will close Friday, September 16, 2016. Testing for grades 1-12 will be Saturday, October 15 and Saturday, October 22, 2016.
Kindergarten referrals will be accepted through October 14, 2016
. Kindergarten testing will begin in November. For questions about services in grades K-4, please contact Caroline Garcia at
caroline_garcia@lovejoyisd.net
or via phone 469.742.8310
For questions about services in grades 5-12, please contact Brie Smith at
brie_smith@lovejoyisd.net
or via phone 469.742.8032
.
LOVEJOY CHILDREN'S CHOIR - 4TH, 5TH, 6TH GRADERS
We are pleased to announce the 7th season of the Lovejoy ISD Children's Choir. This choir is designed to serve the needs of our district's 4
th, 5
th and 6
th grade students who are committed to a musically exceptional experience. Auditions will be held for any and all LISD 4
th, 5
th and 6
th grade students interested on the dates listed below. Returning members do not need to audition.
Audition Dates:
- Tuesday, September 27 (3:30 - 4:30PM) Sloan Creek Intermediate School Choir Room
- Thursday, September 29 (3:30 - 4:30PM) Sloan Creek Intermediate School Choir Room
Singers selected to sing with the Lovejoy Children's Choir will rehearse weekly to prepare for a short performance at the LISD Fine Arts Festival on
Saturday, December 3, 2016 and the final concert on Tuesday, F
ebruary 28, 2017. Our first rehearsal is Tuesday, October 11th in the SCIS choir room.
DOUBLE L CHOIR
The Double L Choir is the official choir of Lovejoy Elementary and open to all 3rd and 4th graders. We rehearse Mondays from 3-4pm and have 3-4 performances each year - including our Veteran's Day celebration at LES, The LISD Fine Arts Festival in December, and a Spring Concert. More information can be found by clicking
here
. Registration for Double L may be completed online here:
http://tinyurl.com/jo53oo8
Please Complete FERPA and General Waiver Forms
It is, once again, time to complete the FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act) and General Waiver forms electronically. Also, please take the time to verify that all other required forms have been completed. You can find these forms on line by:
Click on Parents
Power School Parent Portal
Input your user name and password
You should now be in PowerSchool. Click on the blue "Click here to access the Enrollment Packet Forms or to update student information."
There are multiple forms you can click to update, but the required forms are the two on the bottom - "FERPA" and "General Waiver"
If you have any questions, please give Peggy Whitmore a call at 469-742-8083
.
Volunteering for the 2016 - 2017 School Year
As you know for the safety and security on all campuses, our volunteers must complete a volunteer form EACH YEAR which includes a criminal record check. In order to get the ball rolling to be approved as a volunteer for the new school year, please follow the steps by clicking
here. If you have questions regarding volunteering, please email
gina_ellis@lovejoyisd.net.