Kindness Week! See Below for Details

Monday 2/10 Cookie Dough Fundraiser Ends, Wear Disney Clothes

Tuesday 2/11 Wear Bows, Ties, or Bowties, Running Club, Choir Club

Wednesday 2/12 Dress as Your Hero or a Superhero

Thursday 2/13 Dress in Tie Dye or Bright Colors, Art Club, Brick House Fundraiser

Friday 2/14 Wear Hearts, Red and Pink or School Spirit

Cookie dough fundraiser starts Monday January 27th and runs until February 10th! Please see the video below for how it works.

Lakewood Elementary Spring Cookie Dough Fundraiser

You can register for your online shop here: https://www.shopfund.com/default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]Skins/ShopFundTheme/HomeShopFund

Parking Lot Reminder:

ARRIVAL: When dropping off your students in the morning, please pull all the way up, do not pull around cars, and be careful when merging from the drop-off lane to the through traffic lane. We have had accidents and many near accidents.

Families, we appreciate your willingness to help us make pick-up and drop-off as smooth and quick as possible. During pick-up, please continue to PULL ALL THE WAY FORWARD, STAY IN YOUR CAR, and we will call for your child when you arrive. If you arrive early for pick-up, please stay in your car so when the gate opens cars can quickly move out the way.

Join us for our Brick House fundraiser!

LodiUSD is celebrating Kindness Week starting Monday, February 10th, 2025 to Friday, February 14th, 2025. See below for Lakewood's Spirit Wear Days to participate with us!

Monday, February 10th, 2025 - BE KIND TO YOUR FAMILY

Dress up in Disney Clothes!

Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 - BE KIND TO YOUR FRIENDS

Wear Bows, Ties, or Bowties!

Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 - BE KIND TO YOUR HEROES

Come as your hero or superhero!

Thursday, February 13th, 2025 - BE KIND TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Decorate yourself with TIE DYE or bright clothing!

Friday, February 14th, 2025 - BE KIND TO YOUR SCHOOL

Valentine's Day- Wear PINK, RED, HEARTS, or School spirit wear!

Community Outreach

We are partnering with the White Pony Express foundation to support the victims of the fires in Altadena, CA

*Items to collect for donation drive (See Gift Card Flier below for details)

-Gift cards

-Positive cards and notes

Next Parent Club Meeting: February 11th- 6:00pm

Please Join Our Lakewood Parent Club Facebook Page for Updates:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/lakewoodparentclub/?ref=share&mibextid=lURqYx

Click the Link for Parent Club Upcoming Events:

https://mailchi.mp/beb0fd727aff/lakewood-lion-events-10963437

See Links below!

Dear Lodi USD Parent/Guardians,

Every year, California students take several statewide tests. When combined with other measures such as grades, class work, and teacher observations, these tests give families and teachers a more complete picture of their child’s learning. You can use the results to identify where your child is doing well and where they might need more support. Your child may be taking one or more of the following:

• California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
• English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
• Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

To see the full information on the above assessments, please visit our Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (ARE) Department website. Please select the Annual Notification of Testing, 2024-2025 link.

Have you reported your students absence? Students' Absence?

To report your student's absence please call the attendance office or email. Lakewoodattendance@lodiusd.net (209) 331-7348

You have TEN DAYS to clear a student’s absence. Medical notes must be presented to excuse any medical appointment. Please include the following information when reporting an absence:

• Reason for absence
• Student's full name
• Your name

CALIFORNIA'S DAYLIGHTING LAW AB 413

We are excited to announce our collaboration with the City of Lodi to help raise awareness about California’s new traffic law, AB 413. This legislation introduces important changes at improving road safety and ensuring responsible driving practices across the state.

As a community, it’s vital that we stay informed about laws that impact our daily lives. AB 413 prohibits the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension/bulbout is present, whether or not the curb is painted red. This is a safety measure known as “Daylighting”. Effective January 2025, the rules will be applied whether or not the curb is painted red.

Please use the link below to learn more about California’s new Daylighting Law AB 413.

https://www.lodi.gov/1417/Californias-Daylighting-Law-AB-413

CHROMEBOOK CARE PLAN

Chromebook Care Plan Insurance $25

QR Code- English

QR Code-Spanish

BRIDGE PROGRAM AT LAKEWOOD

Afterschool Bridge Program Information

Please click on the link for the QR codes to fill out forms needed to get fingerprinted in order to volunteer in the classroom and forms to be a field trip driver.

QR CODE LINK FOR FINGERPRINTING AND DRIVER FORMS

3rd and 4th Grade Recorder!

Your student will be learning to play the soprano recorder in Music Class. If you or your student has a soprano recorder they are encouraged to bring it to music class.

If your child has purchased a recorder, it is being stored in the music room for safe keeping. The recorder will be available for your student to bring home at the conclusion of our unit. This is always an exciting instrument to learn how to play. The students learn about note reading, breathing and rhythm patterns, which are part of our Classroom Music Curriculum.

Music in Our Schools Month Concert: March 12. GRADES 4-6

Lakewood students in grades 4-6 will be preparing for the Music in Our Schools Month concert. The concert is on Wednesday, March 12 at 6pm, in the Meehleis Gym at Lodi High School. Your student needs to wear Lakewood Blue (any blue Lakewood shirt) and arrive to the Meehleis Gym at 5:30.

Spring Fling: May 16

Assembly at 12:50pm: Grades 1-3. After school at 5pm: band and choir

Thank you!!

Emily Norris

6 Dens 1 Pride

🧪NorCal Science & Technology Festival

We are excited to announce that the NorCal Science & Technology Festival will again be hosted at Lodi High School on February 22nd, 10am to 3:00pm. The festival is a student-organized, FREE one-day celebration of science and technology featuring STEAM career professionals, fun presentations, hands-on activities, and special exhibitions designed to entertain all ages. This event is student organized. We encourage your student and families to attend!

💚New at the Festival!! Junkyard Masterpiece Art Competition

New this year is our first-ever art competition, "Junkyard Masterpieces", sponsored by Cal-Waste. Students Pre-K through 12 are invited to create collages and/or sculptures from recycled and reused materials that will be showcased at the festival. If your child would like to get creative and send in their submissions, it can be either dropped off in person in the Lodi High School Library or turned into their teacher for submission.

Click on the link below for the English flyer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P0Ym21diDya6NF82gACfk8GLDc4x3RAF/view?usp=sharing

Click on the link below for the Spanish flyer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xvlMLzICwTMOBZ9JBaragcWYbbQ3APm-/view?usp=sharing

🌺Spring Intersession Bridge Program

The Bridge Program is now accepting registrations at select (5) Lodi USD school sites for their Spring Intersession Program over the Spring Break. See below for more info!

Locations:

1. Nichols Elementary: (1301 S Crescent Ave, Lodi CA)
2. Washington Elementary: (831 W. Lockeford St, Lodi CA)
3. Clairmont Elementary: (8282 LeMans Ave, Stockton CA)
4. Wagner-Holt Elementary (8778 Brattle Pl. , Stockton CA)
5. *Oakwood Elementary (1315 Woodcreek Way, Stockton CA)

*Oakwood Elementary "Registrations" limited to Oakwood & Creekside students only

Dates & Times:

• Monday, March 17th to Friday, March 21st, 2025
• 8 AM - 5 PM.

Space is Limited and Enrollment will be based on a first-come basis for all sites.

Registration Deadline: March 10, 2025

REGISTER TODAY - Click below to learn more!

English: Spring Intersession Flyer

Spanish: Spring Intersession Flyer - Spanish

You may also click on the image on the right to see the flyer in English.

New National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 (K-12)

We want to inform you about the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a new, free, 24/7 helpline for anyone in emotional distress or facing a mental health crisis. If you or your child ever need support, simply call or text 988 or call 1-800-273-8255 to connect with trained professionals who can help.

This is an important resource for your family’s well-being. Please save this number.

Public Service Announcement

Sandy Hook Promise See Something Say Something.

Click on the link below to see the new PSA:

https://bit.ly/LodiUSDBackToSchoolPSA

Click on the link below for the flyer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Votq7Ybt0c2PSy8x0o67NiEtGKqcQ-KE/view?usp=sharing

🥪 Trimester 2 Cafeteria Menu 2024/25

Join us for free nutritious breakfast each morning at 7:45 AM!

Please click on the image on the right to see a live view of the cafeteria menu for our school. Make sure to click on the drop down menu for Podesta Ranch Elementary School.

Click the BLUE WORDS MENU below for the digital pdf copy of the lunch menu.

MENU

For more information about lunches and nutrition, please click on the link below.

https://www.lusdnutrition.org/

Introducing LINQ Connect

LINQ Connect is a secure, online portal that allows families to view breakfast and lunch menus online. Download the App to access printable menus and nutrition information.

We’re Going Paperless!

Nutrition Services is going paperless with our menus & newsletters! This change will help us streamline our service and reduce waste. Thank you for your support as we make this positive change to lessen our carbon footprint

Universal Free Meals

Lodi USD students may enjoy one FREE nutritious breakfast and lunch every school day. That means no fees or meal applications required! Plus, the district-wide afterschool meals program is also no-cost.

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