September 23, 2016
Vol. 2, Issue 22
Dear Lakeside Community,

     Happy Friday! Just reminder that next week has a minimum day EVERY DAY with a dismissal time of 1:15 pm. Thank you for making those arrangements ahead of time. It will be overwhelming for our minimal staff to supervise students and contact parents. 

     Thank you to all of you who attended the Lakeside Parcel Tax Study Group meeting last Friday night. The Ad Hoc Parcel Tax Committee is grateful for your insights and support. A special thanks to parents Desiree Hedberg, Matt Price and Kenji Morita for facilitating the important discussion and feedback session.

     Please calendar the following community meetings that have been scheduled so far to continue the conversation:     
     
     Tuesday, October 18th - Town Hall discussion (10:30 am)  
      Tuesday, October 18th - Town Hall discussion (7:00 pm)  

     A special thanks to Lakeside (Loma) parent Tammy Kelly-Nielson for her amazing dedication in taking all of our student and staff/school photos this week. Her merry group of volunteers (captured below by yours truly) were an incredible support group who helped organize, entertain and enliven our students. We couldn't do it without you!   

Warmly,

Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Interim Superintendent & Lead Learner
The 1st STEM Challenge
Quite a few students joined me today for the STEM Challenge. Here are our designers with their creations. A special thanks to the parental supervision on this one. The October challenge will be easier.

Think "eggs."

Special thanks to our designers for this round: Divi, Shae, Annika, Ava, Gabriel, Toby and Katherine. Click HERE to see videos on our website. 
 
 
 
 
Articles of Interest
Back by popular demand.... articles and resources that you might find helpful.  

Instruction/Student Support
Many of you missed a presentation at the September 7th board meeting that I've been asked to share. I created a short video with voice over on slides. Just click on the picture to the left and enjoy! Questions? Feel free to call or email Dr. G. 

Photos of Our Week
Photo Week  
A million and one thanks to our many parent volunteers who supported photographer Tammy Kelly-Nielson. They worked hard AND had a great deal of fun. Many hands made for light work!
Learn to Discover Science
Students in science working on Lego levers and catapults.   
Symmetry in Kinder
Mrs Wingfield had her students working on symmetry. Luis shows what he did (on one side) and what a classmate did on the other - impressive work for 5 and 6 year olds.
Dreambox Has Started  
Students are off and running on Dreambox. More to come for parents.

Upcoming Events

September 26th-30th - Goal Setting Conferences
      Dismissal at 1:15 pm daily
October 5th - School Board Meeting
October 13th - Foundation Meeting
October 14th - Walk a Thon
October 18th - PTA Meeting
October 18th - Town Hall Meetings - 10:30 am and
      7 pm
October 20th - The Great Shake Out
October 28th - End of 1st Trimester
October 29th - Harvest Festival
 19621 Black Road Los Gatos, CA  (408) 354-2372