Litchfield Community School District #12

Reminder, Litchfield CUSD #12 has NO SCHOOL on Friday October 6 for teacher institute and Monday, October 9th for the Columubus/Indigenous Peoples' day. School resumes Tuesday, October 10 at the usual time.

At this time, we are still a “go” for our fieldtrip tomorrow. A raincoat, poncho, or umbrella is appropriate just make sure you have your child’s name on it. Reminder there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 6 due to the teacher institute. There is no school on Monday due to the Columbus / Indigenous Peoples Day. School Resumes Tuesday, October 10 at the usual time. Please call the office if you have not signed up for parent teacher conferences. If not, the office will assign you a time.

Building Your Child's Confidence Mental Health Virtual Sessions are Back! Join us on October 4th at 7:30 via Zoom to learn ways to Boost Your Child's Confidence! Children are continuously trying to understand their place in the world and how they fit in with their family, their friends, and other relationships. Parents can play a big role in helping their children understand who they are. This session will teach parents strategies they can use to help their children develop a confident and healthy identity by covering: Habits & Patterns, Developing traits of resiliency, Developing a growth mindset, and Continuous opportunities for connection Simply scan the QR code with your phone to register!

Reminder -Early dismissal today for LCUSD#12 for School Improvment. Elementary @ 11:15. LMS/LHS @11:30 - no PM Pre K. K-12 students will receive a take home lunch. School resumes tomorrow @ normal time.

Correction - the early dismissal is on Wednesday the 27th (this week). Hopefully this didn't cause too much confusion.

Families of students in grades 3-12: The ESTeam will be administering the BESS screener which is our social-emotional survey tomorrow. 13th. Please click on the link to read the letter from the team: https://5il.co/25lgy

Reminder: Early dismissal scheduled for this Wednesday September 17 for school improvement. There is NO afternoon Pre K. Elementary schools dismiss at 11:15 Middle & High Schools dismiss at 11:30. All students will K-12 will be provided a take-home lunch. School resumes Thursday at the usual time.

SIGN UP TODAY!! Miles of Smiles is coming to your child's school this month. Grades K, 2, 6 and 9 are required to have a dental exam on file with the school. Take advantage of this convenient opportunity for your child to receive their dental exam at school. Click the link to access the QR code to register. https://5il.co/245zj

Pre K Pictures for AFTERNOON class have been set for Monday, August 28, 2023. Use this link for ordering code. https://www.lcusd12.org/article/1214805

Good news - our air conditioning has been repaired. Pre K should resume mornning and afternoon sessions tomorrow, Thursday August 24, 2023. We appreciated the flexibility and support from our families with the late cancellation notice today.

Due to an airconditioner failure, we have to cancel afternoon Pre K . We are sorry for the incovnenience we know this causes. We will be in communcation regarding class on Thursday. Thank you for your help.

Rooms (parent teacher communication tool) launches this morning. If you have provided up to date email and text message addresses to us AND have opted in for messages, you will recieve your invitation this morning. If you signed up already for ROOMS from the "magic code" provided by your chld's teacher, you should see that class in your Litchfield app once invitations are sent out this morning. We appreciate your patience.

LMS Panthers! If you would like to support the LMS Cross Country team, please feel free to click the link to order a t-shirt. https://createanexpression.com/collections/middle-school-cross-country

Important Info: We are currently having trouble with our district phone system. We are working to remedy it and will put out another notice when issues are resolved. District secretaries will be monitoring email for important communications OR stop by the appropriate school office if you have an immediate need. We will send another notice when these issues are resolved.

Link for live stream of the LCUSD #12 Board of Education Meeting on August 15, 2023 @ 6:00 P.M. https://youtube.com/live/czzUHWHg5Ww?feature=share

Important information regarding Pick Up and Drop Off for Litchfield Elementary School Grades 2-5. Use this link to our webiste for more information: https://www.lcusd12.org/article/1193765

Don't forget! Online registration closes on Friday, August 4th.

Join us for the Back to School Bash at the Community Center this Saturday, July 29th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Registration for returning students (K-12) is open online from July 17th - August 4th. Log onto Family Access. If you need password help, please contact Abe Loveless (aloveless@litchfieldpanthers.org) or Jennifer Thompson (jthompson@litchfieldpanthers.org) Families new to the district (including PreK and Kindergarten) may complete the form at this link: https://forms.gle/WR4pidtR9uuyKine6 and the appropriate secretary will be in contact when we return in August.

Reminder - last day of school is tomorrow. Elementary schools dismiss @ 11:15. Report cards and i-Ready reports will be mailed home next week. Have a great summer break!