

THURSDAY EXCHANGE NEWSLETTER
December 19, 2024
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Parents & Families,
Christmas Break is Here!
I can’t believe we’ve already finished the first half of the school year!
A huge thank you to our Partners for Life for spoiling the staff this year. Your thoughtful treats, smiles, and delicious food have meant so much to us. We truly appreciate your generosity and the love you’ve shown to our amazing LSRO staff!
To all our LSRO families, I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing, and enjoyable holiday season. We look forward to welcoming our students back on Tuesday, January 7th!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars!
- January 1st: Re-enrollment begins for all current students.
- January 7th: Students return to school
January 10: School for Students & Staff
January 17: No School for Students or Staff
January 20: No School, MLK Day
January 24: School for Students & Staff
- February 1st: Open enrollment starts for new students. Spread the word to your friends and family—we can’t wait to welcome more amazing students to our school community!
Re-enrollment Begins January 1st
Life School re-enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will begin January 1, 2025. With the 4-day school week calendar, we are experiencing increased interest in enrollment. If your child attends Life School, please watch your email for re-enrollment instructions so you can act quickly in January to reserve your child's seat for next year. For all families who complete re-enrollment before 11:59 pm on January 15th, your students will earn a jean day for a later date in January! Jean day passess will be sent home after January 15th.
Refer a Friend to Apply to Life School Today
Enrollment for new students will begin February 1, 2025. If you have family or friends interested in attending Life School next year, please share their contact information by completing this referral form or have them visit Life School Enrollment and request information.
Space is also still available this school year on some Life School campuses. If you have family or friends interested in attending Life School, please encourage them to apply today or pass along their contact information by completing this referral form.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 16-19-Lost & Found Items on Tables
December 19-Lost & Found Items Donated
December 20-No School for Students or Staff
December 20-January 6-Christmas Break, No School
January 1st-Re-enrollment begins for all current students
January 7-Beginning of the 3rd Nine Weeks, Students Return
January 9-Cici's Waxahachie Spirit Night, 4:00-9:00
January 9-Last Day to order a shirt to support Miss Brister
January 10-School for Students & Staff
January 10-Report Cards Available to Parents in Parent Portal
January 17-No School for Students or Staff
January 20-No School, MLK Day
January 24-School for Students & Staff
February 1st-Open enrollment starts for new students
December LifeLeaders of the Month
2nd-6th Grade UIL
If your 2nd-6th grader is interested in participating in UIL, please click the link below to read more and sign them up!
LMSW Cheer Meeting
Life's Finest Showcase
- Shout out to this 5th grade team. I know the 5th grade may be a challenging grade to teach, but these ladies are excelling. I have never seen my son so excited when he comes home from school. As soon as he hops in the car, he is telling me everything he learned. He has participated in numerous creative projects to help expound upon his learning. You all are an amazing team that knows how to integrate learning with creativity. Kudos to you all!
We would like to recognize LSRO staff for all the amazing things that they do each day for our students. If you have someone that you would like to brag about, please fill out this form and we will share the Shout Outs through the weekly Thursday Exchange.
Want to submit a staff shout out? Click here: Staff Shout-Outs!!!! (Google Form)
Life Habits
Every day we have Life Habits time that is focused on building social, emotional and behavioral skills. Each week we will post Life Habits conversation starters in our newsletter that are aligned with the Life Habits lessons from the week. We will also have signs in the pick up line for you to access the questions of the week. We hope you enjoy hearing about what your child is learning at school.
DEVELOPING LEADERS AT LSRO
Weekly I Will Statements
During morning announcements, we will focus on one LifeLeader Attribute each week and learn what we need to do to develop each attribute so that we can become effective leaders in our school and in our community. We encourage students and families to memorize these statements together and talk about how the attribute is exhibited at home, school and work. We will share the I Will statement in the weekly newsletter and on our campus Facebook page. We look forward to hearing how students are exhibiting the attributes at school and home. Click here to view all 15 LifeLeader attributes.
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
All households need to complete the Free and Reduced Price School Meal Application each school year, even if your child does not purchase school meals. The application is available throughout the school year and available to complete again should your family have a change in income or additional family members in the household.
Click here to view the breakfast and lunch menus.
Breakfast is served each day from 7:15-7:45.
PARTNERS FOR LIFE
Make sure you sign up to be a part of our Partners for Life parent organization to receive the most up to date opportunities to engage on campus. After you sign up, be sure to become a fan of our campus.
STAFF BIRTHDAYS
Robin Scott-December 4th
Shanna Miller-December 31st
Tracie Perkins-January 6th
Tamara Greer-January 11th
Andrea Swanner-January 11
Tabatha Chovanetz-January 14
Jennifer Jordan-January 18th
Cindy Sons-January 25th
Rhonda Hopper-January 26th
Issac Pena-January 28th
To view staff favorites, click here.
LIFE SCHOOL & LSRO IMPORTANT LINKS
Previous Thursday Exchange Newsletters
- Welcome Back Newsletter
- LSRO Important Information Newsletter
- August 8, 2024
- August 15, 2024
- August 22, 2024
- August 29, 2024
- September 5, 2024
- September 12, 2024
- September 19, 2024
- September 26, 2024
- October 3, 2024
- October 17, 2024
- October 23, 2024
- October 31, 2024
- November 7, 2024
- November 14, 2024
- November 21, 2024
- December 5, 2024
- December 12, 2024
- December 19, 2024