Lester Park School Newsletter #22
January 18, 2024
Upcoming Dates:
- Jan 19...Retro/Decade Day - School Spirit Day
- Jan 22...NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Grading Day)
- Jan 26...Report cards viewable after 3:15pm
- Jan 27...PTA Family Skating Party (12:30-3:30)
- Jan 30...PTA Meeting
- Feb 5...5th Grade Chipotle Fundraiser (5-9pm)
- Early February...Parent/Teacher conferences (watch your email)
- Feb 5-9...PTA Book Fair (more info to come)
- Feb 16...School Spirit Day - Favorite Book Character
- Feb 19-23...NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
- Mar 7...Grandparents' Day!
- Mar 7....BINGO for Books Day
- Mar 11...5th Grade to Starbase
- Mar 21...Kindergarten Meet&Greet
- Mar 22...PTA Carnival
Lester Park School Calendar is on our website HERE.
The Specialist (Day 1-4) Calendar can be found HERE.
Retro/Decade Day TOMORROW
Tomorrow/Friday is a School Spirit Day! It is "Decade Day"!
Students can have fun dressing up like their parents' or grandparents' era such as: cool hippie attire, or maybe neon clothes and leg warmers, etc. Or maybe they would like to pick a more recent decade's clothing style. Either way, have fun being creative and we can't wait to see everyone tomorrow!
Thank you to the PTA for organizing our School Spirit Days!
Lots of IMPORTANT stuff in last week's newsletter!
If you didn't get a chance to read last week's newsletter, please do so. Below you will find some of the topics. The newsletter can be found on our website and by clicking HERE.
- Yearbook Order Information
- Handicap Parking Spots Reminder
- Please don't block 52nd/Glenwood crosswalks
- List all symptoms when calling in your child sick
- Cold weather & Recess/Crossing Guards
- Looking for a few more morning crossing guards
- Send warm outdoor gear for recess
- Morning Drop Off line reminders
Parents of 2024-25 Kindergarteners...
We will have our 2024-25 Kindergarten Meet & Greet from 4pm-6pm on Thursday, March 21, 2024. More information about what the Meet & Greet will be in next week's school newsletter. For now, please save that date!
Some of you are eager to start enrolling your children for the 2024-25 school year. We love that but you are going to need to wait a few more weeks. The school district will open the online registration on February 1st. More information on that also in next week's newsletter.
Has your child had Early Childhood Screening? If not, please read this:
- Early Childhood Screening...MN State Law requires a developmental and health screening for each child prior to enrollment in kindergarten. ISD 709 provides free screening most weeks during the months of September through April, with one additional date scheduled each month from May through August. Arrange an appointment or call 218-336-8816 or email ecscreening@isd709.org. An equivalent screening can be accepted from another agency or health care provider.
ParentSquare - Coming January 23!
Starting Tuesday, January 23, we will no longer use Infinite Campus Messenger for communicating with families. What is Campus Messenger? That's what we used to send you this school newsletter.
Starting January 23, we will be using a new form of school-to-home communication at Duluth Public Schools called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with Duluth Public Schools.
It provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, staff, and parents to:
Send and receive school and class information
Share pictures and files
See calendar items
Sign up to volunteer
Schedule parent-teacher conferences
and much more . . . all in one centralized place!
All district and school, grade level and classroom information will now be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text. For even more convenience, download the ParentSquare app (available for free for iOS and Android devices).
Have questions? Click the question mark in the top right corner of the desktop version or the Help tab on the app (tap the triple bar icon at the top left) to find answers to most of your questions.
Please watch your email for more updates from the school district. Thank you!
ILLNESS AND ABSENCE INFORMATION
For Positive COVID Results or Symptoms:
please click HERE for more information.
What do I do if my child is going to be absent from school?
Email lesterattendance@isd709.org (the office & nurse will both see these emails)
or call attendance line 336-8875 then “3” to leave a recorded message
Please list specific symptoms, especially: fever (and how high), sore throat, cough, vomiting and/or diarrhea.
Teachers may have a preferred way for you to report an absence to them.
If the office does not know why a student is absent, an automated phone call and an email message will be sent out at sometime between 8:30-9:00. This is for safety reasons.
Some helpful links:
- Is My Child Well Enough To Go To School
- You can also call our school health office at 336-8875 x2654
OPTIONAL Student Directory
Many of you filled out the OPTIONAL Student Directory form this past fall. We will share the student directory with families in the Infinite Campus message that provided this newsletter link. Please save the link from this email.
If you didn't fill out the online form but would like to have your child's contact information in the directory, please email ptalp709@gmail.com.
A huge thank you to our PTA for making this directory possible. While the Lester Part PTA helps collects the data, they are not the source of the information, therefore has no control over its accuracy. They will remove information from the directory upon written request, but this process may take a few days due to the volunteer nature of our organization. Parents/Guardians who submit their contact information acknowledge that they have read the terms in the form, and understand that the Lester Part PTA is not responsible for misuse of any information you choose to make public through this directory.
ABOUT US
Email: lesterpark@isd709.org
Website: https://lesterpark.isd709.org/
Location: 5300 Glenwood Street, Duluth, MN 55804, USA
Phone: (218) 336-8875
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lester-Park-Elementary-1900216436910729