Viking Family News

We have raised over $12,000 so far for our Glow Run Fundraiser! Our goal is $25,000 and we are nearly halfway there. We need your help! We have a surprise, pop-up challenge taking place this weekend. If you share a video or photo post advertising the Glow Run on your social media, you will be entered in our weekend raffle to win your child’s name on the lawn of Lakeview for a week (think – those large yard card signs for birthdays). The message can be anything like, “Austin is #1!” or “Mila is a Glowing Winner!”. Each platform you share on counts as an entry into the raffle (IG, IG stories, FB, FB stories). Make sure to tag @LVEVikingsPTA and/or send your screenshots to glowrun@lvepta.org. The challenge ends at midnight on Sunday, and the winner will be announced on Monday! Your kids will also earn 1 raffle ticket per platform shared to for our big Glow Run raffles that we’ll draw at the end of the fundraiser (chance to pie a teacher, entrance into the Glow Run party, Tetris Tumble, hoverboard, electric scooter). See our flyer, or head to our website for more details – www.lvepta.org.

All of our Vikings will have the opportunity to visit the book fair next week. Please be sure to read the parent information letter and set up your Viking's e-wallet!

Our Kindergarten and First Grade Vikings are SO excited to present their production of Pajama Party! This Thursday, March 27th, at 6:00PM.

Ms. Daniel and all our viking artists have been hard at work in our LVE art studio! See the latest news below.

Here's the link for the latest parent newsletter: February 2025 Parent Newsletter

New items include:

• Parent Learning Opportunity: Feb 6 @ noon via TEAMS ~ Self-Advocacy for students with disabilities

• Parent Learning Opportunity: Feb 20 @ noon via TEAMS ~ Interventions for Students with Autism

• Special Olympics Track and Field/Soccer starts February 24

• Now recruiting for Special Education Parent Advisory Committee for 2025-2026

• Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) grant application window: Feb 3-March 31 (see attached)

• Texas Legislative Session

• TEA 2024 Annual Report

• End of Continuous Medicaid Coverage

• Upcoming community events

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is hosting Sensory Friendly Events at both the Hermann Park AND Sugar Land locations! Below is more detailed information regarding the event at Hermann park. Please see the attached flyer for information about the event in Sugar Land.

On Saturday, April 26 from 8am-10am, The Houston Museum of Natural Science at Hermann Park will have modified lighting and reduced sound to create a more comfortable and welcoming environment for visitors with sensory sensitivities. Lights and sounds will remain modified in the exhibit halls throughout the event. We will also have volunteers stationed at Touch Carts throughout the exhibit halls to allow for tactile opportunities and community booths available in the Grand Hall.

Tickets to the Permanent Exhibit Halls are FREE for this event if you Pre-Register through this link.

The Cockrell Butterfly Center will open early at 9am and be available as an additional ticket purchase. Our Special Exhibitions, Death By Natural Causes, King Tut's Tomb Discovery Experience, and Audubon's Birds of America, will be available as additional ticket purchases and open at 9am. Sensory-friendly shows will be available in the Planetarium and Giant Screen Theater throughout the event for purchase. These shows are listed below:

Planetarium Shows

• 9:00am – The Great Planet Adventures
• 9:30am - Passport to the Universe
• 10:00am - Unseen Universe

All Planetarium shows above will have lowered volume, house-lights up, and captions.

Giant Screen Theater Shows

• 9:00am - Butterfly Journey 2D

The Giant Screen Theater show above will have lowered volume and house-lights up.

Please note that parking in the HMNS Garage will also be an additional purchase, but there are other available parking areas in Hermann Park if you would prefer.

Our Glow Run fundraiser is finally here! This is our biggest fundraiser, held every 2 years where we raise money for next year’s events and programs. If we surpass our goal of $25,000, we have great plans in store for the school and teachers. Students will earn pledges and donations and be able to earn prizes on an individual, class, grade, and school level!

To register your student(s), simply go to www.mybooster.com. Make sure to select the Lakeview Elementary in Sugar Land. Head to our website at www.lvepta.org for more information and to see our progress and the leader scoreboard!

Be on the look out for more information and updates when we return from spring break!

You are invited to our Spring Open House on March 19th from 5:00-6:30pm. This will be a come and go event. Visit your child's classroom to see some of the latest work! GT projects will also be on display.

There will be an optional STAAR Parent Information meeting from 5:15-5:45pm and our wonderful LVE PTA will hold their Spring General Meeting from 5:45-6:15pm. We encourage all to attend!

Spring Book Fair will take place from Monday March 24 to Friday March 28 8:15-11:30am and 12:00-2:15. Thursday March 27 it will be open from 9:00-11:30 and 12:00-2:15 and 4:15-5:45pm (Before the KG & 1ST grade Music program).

Hello Viking Parents and Volunteers!!! We have Book Fair coming up and our Amazing Librarian Ms. Achiu is needing some help! You will be needed to assist students picking out books (mostly PK and Kinder), help students with their budget, ring them out, as well as re-stock books and maintain organization. As always, be sure to have your background checks completed. Thank you all so much for your help and support. #Ittakesavillage

Please use this link to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BA8A92BABF5C25-55557173-spring#/

Our third through fifth grade vikings will take STAAR assessments on the following dates. Due to the test administration and changes to our schedule we will be closed to all campus visitors on these dates.

April 15: STAAR Reading 5th Grade

April 16: STAAR Reading 3-4th Grades

April 23: STAAR Science 5th Grade

April 29: STAAR Math 5th Grade

April 30: STAAR Math 3-4th Grades

It is hard to believe... but the end of the year will be here before we know it! Please save the date for our End of Year (EOY) Awards Ceremonies. All ceremonies will be held in the cafeteria and will last approximately 30-45 minutes (except for 5th grade).

More information will be coming about parking and logistics for entering the building, but for now please save the date!

We are excited to announce our 1st annual Lakeview Legacy Picnic - May 3rd from 10am-2pm.

All members of our Lakeview community, past and present, are invited to bring their family and a picnic!

Enjoy catching up with old friends and celebrating another successful school year!

The FBISD Board of Trustees has approved the school calendar option for next year which received the highest ratings from all FBISD stakeholder groups when surveyed about their calendar preferences.

Stakeholders who participated in the survey included parents, teachers, students, principals, staff and community members.

Highlights of the calendar are:

• First day of school for students will be August 12, 2025

• Full week fall break from October 13 – 17, 2025

• Spring Break from March 16 – 20, 2026

• Last day of school for students on May 28, 2026

• 26 full weeks (Monday – Friday) of instruction, compared to 22 full weeks in the current school year

The 2025-26 calendar also includes the traditional holiday structure of one week off for Thanksgiving, two weeks for Winter Break, national/religious holidays (tied to a weekend), and it meets the minimum requirements of 75,600 operational minutes and 840 minutes for inclement weather or health and safety issues.

Next Level Urgent Care is providing the opportunity for our students who need a physical done for $ 10 (regularly $40) from April 15 to May 15.

Their clinics are open seven days a week from 9AM to 9PM. By downloading their free app, you can locate the clinic closest to you as well as get in line online for a quicker visit and minimal wait time!

GiGi’s Playhouse is an international network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers created to provide FREE, life-changing therapeutic and educational programs for all ages of development and for the unique needs of individuals with Down syndrome.

A team of experienced educators and therapists from across the GiGi’s Playhouse Network will host a educator symposium on Saturday, March 8th to provide information about how to teach individuals with Down syndrome the way they learn best.

Teachers, paraprofessionals, therapists and families are invited to attend this wonderful free event. Please see the attached flyer for more information and a link to register.

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