The Lion's Den 8/22 - 8/26

Parent and Community (Week at a Glance)

Weekly Updates 8/22 - 8/26

Greetings Lemira Family:

Thank you for a wonderful opening to the 22-23 school year! This year, we will continue to "Lead and Learn with Intention and Optimism as we Nurture the Success of all Students", for we are the L.I.O.N.S. Our mission is to motivate, inspire, and educate all students to be college and career ready.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Eaton Corporation for joining us on our students' first day of school! Your energy and warm welcomes were greatly appreciated.

22-23 Welcome Back Video

https://animoto.com/play/v3DmDkF8iIjKy0OkuXvbaA

We are so excited to welcome back our PreK and Kindergarten students on Monday, August 22nd.

Updates:

1. We will host our Open House on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 (Drop In 6:00pm - 7:30pm). Parents are welcomed to meet their learner's classroom teacher and learn about classroom expectations. During this time, teachers will be signing parents up for their upcoming parent interim conferences, as well.

2. We will host our Fall Parent University on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 (6:00pm - 7:30pm). Various topics such as how to access live grades through Parent Portal, AVID 101, how to help my learner stay organized, etc. will be presented in rotating sessions. Please join us as you learn the essentials to help your learner navigate the 22-23 school year.

3. School starts August 22nd for grades PreK and Kindergarten. Instruction begins at 7:30am. Parents are welcomed to walk their students to class on the first day (August 22nd). However, all guest will be asked to dismiss at 7:45am to allow for the instructional day to begin.

4. Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures Reminders:

Drop off:

* Just a reminder instruction begins daily at 7:30am. Gates will open at 6:50am.

* If a student arrives after 7:30am, the parent is asked to park and sign the student in through the front office.

* For safety cautions, parents will be able to walk students to class only on day one.

Pick Up:

* Car RIders will be given tags. Some parents have already picked up their tags during the Bash. Please display your tag number in the window so staff can appropriately match the student to the car tag number.

* For safety reasons and to ensure the flow of traffic, we ask that parents please remain in their cars and drive through the car loop. Please bear with us as the first week of school usually brings about heavy traffic.

* For safety reasons and to ensure the efficiency of our pick up process, parents will not be allowed to walk up to the gate to retrieve a student.

* If you are picking up multiple students and they have a different car number, please have tag for each student present.

5. Breakfast and Lunch will be served daily.

* Due to the federal guidelines covered under "CDC Healthy Schools", students will not be allowed to receive outside food, unless already in their packed in lunch boxes, for lunch. All schools in the Sumter School District will be abiding by the CDC guidelines.

6. Communication Folders: Communication folders will be sent home daily. Please check each day and return. The first day of school, students will bring home the "Student and Parent Handbook", along with several papers to sign. Please sign and return.

7. FERPA Letter: At Lemira, we love to showcase the work and achivements of our students. If you are wishing for your student to not be shown on any social media sites, displayed in our yearbook, etc., a district FERPA letter will come home explaining procedures.

As always, we look forward to our continued partnership! Together, we will make this the best year ever!

Important Dates

Labor Day Holiday

Sept. 5

Open House

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 (Drop In 6:00pm - 7:30pm).

Interims

September 14, 2022

Parent Conferences for Interim Qtr.1

September 15 - 30, 2022

The time will will be established with parent and teacher

Audience: All Parents and Students