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Sept. 3, 2021
Good afternoon, Raptor Families
September brings the first brush of cooler nights and warm days. This new month also brings with it more opportunities for our students to learn outside the classroom.
Many of us would agree that the overall impact on children who spend time outdoors is clear and leads to better physical health and wellness. Outdoor learning helps students to have an increased awareness of their role in environmental stewardship, and it also has been shown to increase creativity, concentration, and self-confidence in students. That is why we are so excited about the expanded outdoor education opportunities getting underway at LLCA. READ MORE
P.S. - COVID updates
From School Nurse, Crystal Redmon: Thank you, families, for all your efforts in helping us keep our students healthy and safe. Rutherford County is currently in the Covid Red Zone. We are keeping a close eye on our student population. To our knowledge, there has been no student-to-student transmission within the school. Most of the LLCA quarantined families have been placed in quarantine because of other family members, not from a student. This is good news. We continue to move forward with our very best mitigation efforts in order to fight off the virus here at school.
What can you do at home? Continue to follow the NCDHHS guidelines of the 3W's: Wear a mask when in a crowd or indoor space, Wash your hands, and Wait 6 feet apart! You never know what Germ you will meet in Wal-Mart! Please contact me any time should you have questions or concerns regarding Covid. credmon@llcharter.org
COVID QUICK LINK
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Join the PCAC!
The Parent and Community Advisory Committee will resume meetings in September. If you would like to join this Committee please register here or contact Ms. Kristin (kcollette@llcharter.org) if you have any questions!
Gently used Uniforms Available
Anyone wanting to look through the gently used uniform closet can now do so on Thursdays in the front lobby. You may schedule a time with our front office receptionist Teresa Lattimore tvlattimore@llcharter.org so that we can ensure social distancing. We are always accepting donations as well!
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Elementary Update:
Attention 4th & 5th Grade families, please keep your eyes out for permission slips and waivers your student will bring home about an exciting trip to Camp Tekoa for some team building!
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Middle School Town Hall a Great Success
Thanks to everyone who supported our Middle School Town Hall! It was nice getting to see your faces and hear your voices. We will be sending the notes and the recording out early next week.
We truly appreciate hearing your thoughts and want to make sure we provide clarity to all of your questions and concerns.
Our top priority is to make sure that all of our families and students feel comfortable, confident and heard here at LLCA.
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Helping Students Identify their Strengths
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, we are excited to share that all of our high school students will take the Clifton Strengths Inventory this coming week during one of their advisory sessions. This is a well-researched program that was put together by Gallup. It identifies students’ top strengths. After taking the inventory, students will then explore and learn about activities and professions that match their strengths. Understanding students’ strengths will also empower high school leaders to organize clubs, field trips, and career days around our students’ strengths. Learn more about the Clifton Strengths Inventory
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Our High School Students Want to hear about YOUR Job!
Help us recruit speakers for our Career Cafe!
We want to broaden our students’ world and help them learn about the many fields of work that are available to them.
If you or someone you know would be interested in talking about the ins and outs, and highs and lows of their profession, please pass along the LLCA Career Cafe Flyer.
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Important Dates for Juniors & Seniors:
Thursday, September 9th, 6 pm: Zoom FAFSA Meeting for all seniors and their parents!
Please join the online meeting for very important information on the college financial aid application and process. Check your email from Ms. Powell for the link.
Wednesday, September 29th - All Juniors and Seniors are heading to Isothermal Community College to participate in a Regional College Fair. Details to follow during Student Advisory time.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR SEPT. 17TH!
Our parent-teacher conferences are a great opportunity to share academic progress and growth based on classroom observations, testing data, assessments, portfolios, and assignments. It's also a positive and constructive means to learn from parents or guardians so everyone is better informed about students' strengths, needs, behaviors, and learning styles.
Over the coming week, families will be contacted as follows:
Elementary School: Teachers will contact families to have them sign up. If you do not receive this information, contact Dr. Phipps at fphipps@llcharter.org
Middle School: Homeroom teachers will contact families to have them sign up. Contact Ms. Newton at knewtion@llcharter.org if you do not receive this information.
High School: Parents are invited to sign up for a conference with their child and their child’s advisor. Students will lead these conferences, and their teachers will be called into the conference as needed. To sign up for a conference with your child’s advisor, please use this sign-up sheet: High School Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences. (Please note that advisors’ names are listed on the tab at the bottom. Please make sure that you are signing up with the correct advisor. If you do not see your child’s advisor, use the scroll keys to scroll through the tabs with the advisors’ names).
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Monday, September 6th - Labor Day, School is closed for students and staff
Thursday, September 16th - Board of Directors meeting, 4 pm
Friday, September 17th - Parent-Teacher Conferences, No school for students
Tuesday, September 7th - Volleyball at Pinnacle Classical Academy, Shelby.
Thursday, September 9th - 4 pm at the Raptor Center, LLCA against Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy
Teacher Workday - Monday, September 20th
Note that this was not originally scheduled to be a workday, but due to the ever-changing need to prepare for possible school closures or other options, we have designated Monday, Sep 20th, 2021, as a teacher workday.
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News from Coach McFarland:
LLCA Cross Country will host a home boys and girls cross country meet on Tuesday, Sept. 7th. We will have 2-3 races that day.
The first will be MS or JV at 4 pm and HS at 4:45 pm, (approximate. times) We will also have our Senior Night to honor Oska Gobin and Christopher Hudson.
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The first PTO meeting for this year will be this Tuesday, Sept. 7th at 5:30 PM at school.
If you are interested in joining the PTO this year, please email PTO President
Michelle Yelton at
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Our Mission:
To provide an educational community with high academic and character expectations, creating life-long learners.
Our Vision:
To partner with community resources supporting a culture of mutual respect and academic excellence that reflects high quality and relevant instruction and produces college and/or career-ready graduates.
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