LES Tiger Talk

LES Parents,

Thank you so much to the LEPTA for organizing dinner for our teachers during Parent/Teacher conferences and to everyone who donated food and other items. The whole staff truly appreciated the delicious meal!

We had our first Dine & Donate on Wednesday. Special thanks to Raising Cane's for partnering with LES!

Looking ahead, next Thursday will be our annual Thanksgiving lunch in the cafeteria. Our cooks go out of their way to make this a very special meal for our students and staff!!

Our “Grandparents and Great Influencers” event will be taking place at LES on Friday, December 6th. Each student will have an opportunity to spend time at school with a grandparent or another person who has been a great influence in their life. Each LES classroom will have a different time throughout the day for their special event and recognition. Grandparents/Influencers will check in through our gym doors and will be directed to their student's homeroom.

9:30-10:10 Strater, Hagedorn, Prather, Barnes

10:30-11:10 Geiger, Young, Emerick, Adleta

11:30-12:10 Kaiser, Rodier, Craft, Wainscott

12:30-1:10 Price, Kay, Carter, Robertson

1:30-2:10 Weber, Brewer, Tanaka, Cappelletty

2:30-3:10 Binion, McMahon, Steele, Mangano, O'Dowd

We realize it may not be possible for “Grandparents and Great Influencers” to be available for each student during our celebration. We’ll be working to make sure that every student feels included and involved in this special day.

***Due to space constraints, we will not be able to accommodate visitors for lunch. We ask that no younger siblings attend -- only adult visitors please.

***Please note that if a grandparent is going to sign out a student for the day, he/she will have to be on the emergency contact list along with a note or email from a parent/guardian. Time missed for the day will count as an absence or a tardy depending on the length of time.

Sign up HERE!

Have a great weekend!

Jen Forren

LES Principal

• November 25-29 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

General Membership Meeting - 11/21

All LEPTA members are welcome to join us at our next general meeting. The meeting will be held on 11/21 in the school board office conference room at 11AM. **Please note the time change from 9M to 11am so that we do not interfere with the Pass It On Food Drive.

If you are not receiving LEPTA emails from us and have joined for the 24-25 year, please email us at: leptacommunications@gmail.com so that we can put you on our distribution list.

Tickets are available NOW for our first Father/VIp - Daughter Dance! 12-7

The Winter Wonderland dance is open to students in LES and LPS and their VIP.

Please visit: https://www.lovelandlepta.org/

LCSD is in its 23rd year of partnering with the L.I.F.E. Food Pantry to fill Thanksgiving & Christmas baskets for at least 300 families right here in our own school district. This year’s drive will run Monday November 4th through Thursday November 21st. Students can bring in their classroom's designated donation item any time during these days. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Our efforts will help make wonderful holiday meals for some of our neighbors.

If you are interested in volunteering for the food drive or have any questions, please reach out to Ashley Nellis and/or Penny Dippold at: passitonfooddrive@gmail.com

Designated Items/Classrooms:

Instant Pudding (Vanilla or Chocolate)- Young, Geiger, Emerick

Hot Chocolate (6-8 count packages) Adleta, Hagedorn, Barnes, Prather, Strater

Dry packet of gravy mix (no cans or glass jars)- Binion, Mangano, Steele, McMahon, O'Dowd

Cinnamon-Kay, Price, Carter, Robertson, Weber, Tanaka, Baysinger

Box of Granola bars-Cappelletty, Rodier, Wainscott, Craft, Kaiser

PS--Please check the expiration dates on items you send in. The food pantry WILL NOT accept expired food.

• The Science Expo is a traditional science fair where students have the opportunity to conduct a scientific research project or engineering design project, and present their findings to their peers and community judges, with the opportunity to qualify for Regional Science Day at University of Cincinnati, called the Science and Engineering Expo. If students achieve well at UC, they have the opportunity to qualify for State Science Day at Ohio State University. This pathway is open to students in grades 5-12, and students can present individually or up to groups of three.

• The Innovation Expo is an open-ended opportunity for students to identify a problem and solve it with something they will create, or to simply create and share something creative, inventive, or innovative. Some ideas may be a DIY craft, coding/computer science project, an engineering creation, or anything else in which your child creates something to share! This pathway is open to all students grades PreK-12, and community judges will provide informal feedback about strengths of each project, as well as areas to grow. Students can participate individually or up to groups of three.

The state of Ohio requires that school districts provide an identification procedure for gifted/talented students. However, per the Ohio Department of Education, school districts are not required to serve. Click here to learn more about how Loveland serves gifted students. Loveland offers full grade testing in second and fourth grades. If students/parents/teachers wish to refer a student for gifted testing outside of the full-grade testing options, referral forms are available from the school office. The referral testing options will take place during November and February. Students who qualify for LES pull-out gifted services during these testing periods will receive their services beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. If you would like to refer your child for fall testing, the form is due to the LES school counselor no later than November 15, 2024.

• December 6 - Grandparent's Day
• December 7 - LEPTA Father Daughter Dance 7-9pm
• December 12 - ART Show 5:00-7:00
• December 16,17 - Music Concerts at 5:30 and 7:00
• December 20 - Winter Parties
• December 23-January 6 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
• January 7 - School resumes!
• January 20 - MLK - NO SCHOOL
• February 14 - Valentine's Day Parties
• February 17 - President's Day - NO SCHOOL
• February 25 - 4th Grade COGAT Testing
• March 7 - Teacher In-Service - NO SCHOOL for students
• March 24-28 - Spring Break

School Fees for the 2024-2025 school year have now been posted to tigerparent.me. Please note that the total due may include fees from previous years that remain unpaid. Please call (513) 683-4333 if you have any questions or need help setting up a payment plan.

Assistant Principal: Jane Miller

Counselor: Sarah Albani

Secretary: Colleen DiSanto

Heath Aide: Tabby Stinnett

To report an absence call (513) 697-3888 before 9:30AM

Email: disantco@lovelandschools.org
Website: lovelandschools.org
Location: 600 Loveland Madeira Road, Loveland, OH, USA
Phone: 513-683-4333
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Twitter: @LEStigers1