Lovington Schools

The CHAMPION Corner is Jefferson's monthly digital newsletter to help keep Jefferson families and students informed throughout the school year. We will communicate all of the great things that contribute to making Jefferson a Wildcat CHAMPION school. GO CATS!!

C - Citizenship: Being responsible and respectful.

H - Honesty: Being truthful in what we say and do.

A - Academics: Having high expectations to meet long-term educational goals.

M - Motivated: Finding the inner drive to keep going even when things get tough.

P - Positive: Being hopeful, confident, and always trying your best.

I - Integrity: Being strong enough to do what you know is right even when no one is watching.

O - Optimistic: Believing and expecting good things to happen.

N - Nice: Being thoughtful, courteous, and kind to others.

S - Safe and Supported: Being comfortable and at ease to be the best version of yourself.

You can access your child's Progress Report in the ParentVue App under documents during the week of April 23, 2024. It should open as a PDF. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.

The following students have been chosen for the month of April for showing characteristics of what it means to be a CHAMPION. Congratulations :)

May 3- Friday, Students will be attending Pannel Auditorium. Buses will load at 12:45 pm and will return approximately at 2:00 pm.

May 6-10

"Teaching is a work of Heart"

THANK YOU TEACHERS for everything you do!

May 8- Wednesday, Jefferson students will begin loading buses at 8:20 am to visit the Art Fair held at Lea County Fairgrounds and will return back to campus no later than 10:00 am. Please ensure your child is at school on time.

May 10- Friday, We welcome you as we Sing to Spring! There will be two performance times to accommodate your schedule, 10:00 am & 1:00 pm. All students will perform both times.

Please see the office prior to the performance to scan your ID if you wish to check out your child.

May 15- Wednesday, Students will be dismissed at 11:45 am. Sack lunches will be provided.

May 16- Thursday, Jefferson will be having their end of the year Field Day! Cases of bottled water can be dropped off at the front office prior to that date! Students will need to wear adequate attire to participate in events. Lovington Fire Dept. will spray down students to cool off at the end of the day.

May 22- Wednesday, School will release at 3:10 pm.

May 23- Thursday, Step Right Up! 3rd graders will be celebrating the End of Year Carnival held at our school. Students will tour Yarbro's campus to become familiar with their next school building.

May 24- Friday, Dismissal at 1:45 PM for SUMMER BREAK! :)

"We didn't know we were making Memories, We were just having Fun"!

Good Luck Class of 2033 Wildcat Champions! Do GREAT!

• Attendance still counts! :) Please make sure to contact the office to excuse any absences.
• Lost & Found Items! Parents are welcome to come in and look through these found items. Check in to the office.
• Toys and any other non academic items should be kept at home.

**PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE APP TO RECEIVE REALTIME INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT**

PARENTVUE

• ParentVUE isn't just for student registration. It is also a great tool to stay up to date on student's grades, assignments, attendance, and more.
• The APP allows content to be available in any language.
• You can manage information for all students who attend Lovington Schools in your household using one ParentVUE account.
• Update student information at any time including emergency contacts, address, phone numbers, and email address.

Lovington Families,

We are excited to announce the adoption of a new school communication system called Parent Square. This communication platform is designed to keep Wildcat families informed, while encouraging greater parent/guardian engagement and connection with our schools.

All information is now available at your fingertips through your computer or other electronic device. We want to encourage each of you download the ParentSquare App (available for free on any IOS or Android devices).

You can also access this information by going to the lovingtonschools.net website. All you have to do is click on the parent/guardians tab from the Lovington Homepage.

• The gate will be unlocked at 7:40am DAILY to begin dropping students off.
• Students should not be left unattended before staff opens the gate at 7:40am.
• Parents will drive vehicle through the drop off lane on 3rd street and let student(s) out once in designated drop-off area.
• Please let students out of the vehicles once you are at a complete stop anywhere in the drop-off lane.
• Parents WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to park across the street as this slows down the flow of traffic in the intended drop-off lane.
• Be ALERT and follow directions of staff to ensure line runs quickly, smoothly and most importantly SAFE for our students.
• Students should be packed up and ready to get out of the vehicle to keep the line moving smoothly. (It is best if student sits in the backseat of the passenger side of vehicle.)
• Once vehicle has come to a complete STOP your child may get out of the vehicle.
• We are able to unload 5-6 vehicles at once when procedures are followed, and parents pull all the way up to the 1st available drop off area.

• Students will be ready for pick-up beginning at 3:05pm.
• Parents will stay in their vehicles and line up down 3rd street and onto Jackson. (Do not let the long line scare you! :) It goes pretty quick once everyone learns and follows procedures!)
• Student names will be called out by the CAR TAG provided for you at Meet the Teacher so please keep those signs visible on dashboard of vehicle.
• Parents WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to park across the street as this slows down the flow of traffic in the intended drop-off lane.
• Be ALERT and follow directions of staff to ensure line runs quickly, smoothly and most importantly SAFE for our students.
• Students should be packed up and ready to get out of the vehicle to keep the line moving smoothly. (It is best if student sits in the backseat of the passenger side of vehicle.)
• Once vehicle has come to a complete STOP your child may enter the vehicle.
• We are able to load 5-6 vehicles at once when procedures are followed.
• Parents will communicate to Homeroom teacher what their normal afterschool routine will be. (This will be how student(s) are dismissed by the school on a daily basis UNLESS otherwise communicated with the office)
• Please contact the office and set up a meeting with Mrs. Vuicich if other arrangements need to be made for your child.

The Lovington Municipal Schools 2023-2024 calendar shows an at-a-glance look at important dates such as holidays, parent/teacher conferences, and early release day. It can also be found on the lovingtonschools.net home page.

RED: Holidays - No School for students or staff

PURPLE: Professional Development - Training for staff, no school for students

ORANGE: Parent Conferences - Scheduled meetings with teachers, no school for students

GREEN: Early Release - Students will be released at 1:45

BLUE: Community Learning Days

**The District has EARLY RELEASE each WEDNESDAY dismissing students @ 1:45pm.

CALENDAR ADJUSTMENTS and CLARIFICATION

• November 1, 2023 - Early Release @ 12:00 NOON (Lea County In-Service for Staff)
• Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Full Instructional Day
• May 22, 2024 - Full Instructional Day

Principal

Email: jesikavuicich@lovingtonschools.net
Website: jef.lovingtonschools.net
Location: 300 West Jefferson Avenue, Lovington, NM, USA
Phone: 575-739-2540

Secretary

Email: claudiagutierrez@lovingtonschools.net
Website: jef.lovingtonschools.net
Location: 300 West Jefferson Avenue, Lovington, NM, USA
Phone: 575-739-2540