December Family Newsletter
December 2024
Every year, the Ford community supports a Winter Outreach for Ford families. We want to ensure that all families have a wonderful winter break / holiday. Below are the sign-ups for our families. Please plan to deliver the items to school on Thursday, December 12th or Friday, December13th. Thank you for caring for our community!
We still have many items needed for children and adults.
Please help us build safe, healthy and inclusive schools by taking time to participate in this year’s Climate, Safety and Wellness Survey for LPS Families. This brief survey helps us gather your feedback about the school environment and important issues for students and families. The survey is administered electronically and the results are completely anonymous (no names are recorded and no identifying information is attached to specific responses).
The survey will be open through December 13, 2024. If you have children at multiple schools, you can choose to complete a survey for each school. After the survey is administered, the data will be compiled and shared with each school community. Please visit the LPS website for more detailed information about the survey content.
Please complete the Climate, Safety and Wellness Survey for Families.
Thanks for taking time to provide this important feedback. We look forward to reviewing the information and continuing to make LPS a welcoming and supportive community to all.
Our PBIS Life Skill focus for December is Making Safe Choices. We make safe choices by behaving in a way that shows you care about others, yourself, and your school.
With the Winter Season coming up, there is so much opportunity for kids and families to spend time together and enjoy! For many kids and families, this is an exciting time of celebrations. For some, in addition to these feelings, it may be a time that feels stressful due to many factors. Because of this, we are sharing some ideas of healthy coping strategies to use for kids (and adults!). As always, our Mental Health team is here to support you and your child. If needed, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Dayna Kohn
School Counselor
Ilana Craddock
School Social Worker
December
2 - 13 Wonder Weeks- Volunteer sign up
9 5:30-7:00 pm Powell Showcase (5th Grade)
10 Ford Accountability Committee Meeting (10am)
11 PTO General Meeting (5pm) Security at LPS and Ford
Principal Selection Process Information for Parents 6:00-7:00pm- District administration will visit to share the principal selection process for hiring a new principal
18 Shake Shack No Cook Night
Dec 23 - Jan 7 Winter Break
January
6 Non-Student Day
9 Kindergarten Information Night 5:30-6:30, Adults only please
15 End of Kindergarten Registration
20 No School MLK Day
21 No Cook Night at the Cherry Cricket
Arrival and Dismissal
Please use the following links to access information about arrival and dismissal.
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7:30 - 7:45 BREAKFAST
- FREE Breakfast is available to all Ford students
- Breakfast students who are being dropped off or walking, may enter the front entrance at 7:30am and go directly to the cafeteria
- Bus riders may enter through the bus entrance when their bus arrives and go directly to the cafeteria
- Breakfast will be consumed in the cafeteria.
- Students arriving will head directly to their classroom
- Students will not play on the playground before school
7:45 First Bell Rings
7:50 Tardy Bell Rings
2:45 Dismissal
Students need to be at school in time to get to their classroom, unpack their things, and be ready for their Morning Meeting at 7:50am.