May 19, 2015 - Lake Harriet Community School

 LHCS News
A weekly publication of the Lake Harriet Community School PTA
May 19, 2015
NINETEENTH ISSUE FOR ’14-’15
Spirit Wear Delivery This Week
Spring Spirit Wear orders will be delivered to your child's classroom this week. We extended the sale so it delayed the order by one week. Thank you for your orders-Go Dragons!
UC Lake Harriet Summer 6!
Do you want your kids to retain the skills they worked so hard this year to learn? Did you know that it may only take reading 6 books over the summer to help prevent the dreaded summer slide? Over the
next 3 weeks, students at the UC will be introduced to the "Lake Harriet Summer 6!" reading program. Ask your kids about it and look for more details in the weeks to come. Contact UC Library with
questions.
Farewell Ms. Tarneka!!
Please join us as we celebrate 10 years of service!! On Thursday May 28th, 4-6:30P.M., we will have a potluck style finger food farewell for Ms. Tarneka. As Ms. Tarneka leaves us to focus on her health, we
would like to wish her well in her medical retirement!!
Lower Campus School Spirit Week
The 3rd-Grade Student Leaders have planned a School Spirit Week for Lower Campus. Show your school spirit by following the plan below:
Tuesday 5/26: Spirit Wear Day: Wear Lake Harriet School gear or school colors (blue and green)
Wednesday 5/27: Historical Character Day: Dress like an historical figure
Thursday 5/28: Do Something Kind Day: Your teachers will be looking for your kind acts all day!
Friday 5/29: Teacher Appreciation Day: Students will be acknowledging their teachers for all their hard work this year.
LHCS Volunteers, thank you & invite
We have extraordinary LHCS volunteers! Over 500 volunteers have contributed their time and talents in 2015 to strengthen our school and LHCS community.
ALL LHCS volunteers, you are invited to attend the last all-school assembly at LC or UC, where there will be a brief recognition of your hard work and dedication. The students have also made a token of
appreciation for each and every one of you. Please consider attending the Lower Campus assembly (Tues, May 26, 2:30-3:00pm) or the Upper Campus assembly (Fri, May 29, 3:00-4:00pm). If you cannot
attend, please stop by either campus the last week of school to see a banner the kids made for you and pick up YOUR token of appreciation. Contact Gretchen with questions.
Baseball and Softball Winning Teams!
Congratulations to the Lake Harriet Dragons Boys Baseball team for winning first place as City Champions for the 2nd year in a row! And congratulations to the Lake Harriet Dragons Girls Softball team for a
great season and winning second place! We are proud of all of our student athletes!
Volunteer Help Needed
WE NEED YOU! Help your child's school by volunteering for the 2015-16 school year. Most of these roles have experienced advisors willing to hand off checklists and advice on how to accomplish the task.
We need to continue the great events that rely on volunteers.
This Sign Up Genius link takes you to a list of the events and needs we currently know of for the next school year: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094badac2aa02-lake
Eighth Grade Graduation Information
The eighth grade graduation will be held on Thursday, June 4th at 2pm in the Lake Harriet Upper Campus Gym. The maximum number of guests who can attend is four. Please remember that a
kindergarten photo of your eighth grader must be sent in by May 22nd in order to be included in the ceremony - digital, high resolution photos are preferred. Please send to: [email protected]
and use your child's full name as the subject line.
In addition, candid photos of your eighth graders and their friends from grades K-8 can be sent to: http://lieving.phanfare.com/LakeHarriet2015/dropbox and may be included in a slide show.
Please see attached link for further details on graduation and directions for submitting photos.
EReader Grant awarded to Lower campus
Parent of K-3rd graders:
Congratulations! Your school has been selected to receive the two-year Arbordale Fun eReader® grant. This grant will give your school free access to all science and math picture book titles in the Arbordale
library in English and Spanish. This access is not only for all computers and tablets in the school, but also the code is provided to send home with students so families can read and do the activities together!
The license will expire on August 31, 2017 which will provide the school with access for two full academic years (2015/2016 and 2016/2017) and three summer reading periods.
The following schools have been awarded the grant for the state of Minnesota
Lake Harriet Lower
Royal Oaks Elementary
Stewartville Public Schools: Bonner Elementary
We understand that budget cuts have hit schools and their libraries. We also understand that many schools have discovered that young children tend to read more often on a device and appreciate
technology. We are hearing that many children who may be loath to read a printed book get excited about reading a book on a device. (But, of course, as publishers, we still offer the printed books too!) This
is a transition time for schools across the country. Schools and districts are struggling with issues even down to who selects the eBooks (IT departments or school media specialists?). As described in the
grant information, we are offering this grant to schools across the country with the hope and expectation to open a dialog about how schools are using eBooks (the good, the bad, and the ugly . . . )
Unlike the more common static PDF or ePub eBooks, our enhanced eBooks feature:
• Dual language selection between English and Spanish. We are working with a Chinese publisher to add Chinese to about 40 of our titles over the next year (hopefully). Language can be switched on
each page or read through in one language and then the other.
• Word highlighting and speed control (in both English and Spanish) has just been added to some of our newer titles and is being added to the “backlist” as fast as we can. This turns our “science and
math through picture books” into serious tools for learning to read and/or learning English or Spanish.
• Full screen display with a pop-up navigation bar
• Readers may select a “read to myself” (no audio, manual page turn) or “read to me” (audio and automatic page flipping).
• Unlimited simultaneous access means that every student can read the same book at the same time! Books don’t have to be “checked out” of the library one at a time.
• Usage data to help teachers and administers see how many books are read. Schools have the option of open access or student sign in to track individual students’ reading.
• Direct access to For Creative Minds non-fiction sections (FCM), cross-curricular teaching activities, book related quizzes (text, FCM and math), reading levels and standard alignments.
• Android and iPad access and functionality.
As you can imagine, we received many applications and it was a difficult decision on which school should receive the grant. We looked to reach schools with a wide range of socio economic-factors that would
affect the students’ learning. We looked for a variety of applicants from various positions within the schools: classroom teachers, administrators, librarians/media specialists, special education teachers,
bilingual/ESL teachers, reading/intervention teachers, science teachers/curriculum specialists, etc.
Arbordale Publishing ... Formerly Sylvan Dell Publishing
612 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Suite A2
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
843-971-6722 (off), 877-243-3457 (toll free), 843-216-3804 (fax)
[email protected]
So Much More Than A Picture Book
We want all staff, students and families to take advantage of these free books. To access these books, Matt Barnes our parent volunteer web master has created a button for you to click on which is located
on the front page of our school’s web page. The button is below the calendar on the right side. It is labeled ___________________________.
Access from the school’s web page address, lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us.
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Tilleson, Lower Campus Principal
The lost and Found is growing!!!!
This spring the flowers are blooming and the grass is growing and so is our LOST AND FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a friendly reminder that the Lower campus will have the items that are in the lost and found bagged up on June 5th and donated to a charity. So please stop by anytime between now and the last day
of school and look through the items. The Lower campus lost and found is located in the back hallway across from our art room.
Fulton School 100 Year Celebration
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 12, 2015, and join us in Fulton School 100 Year Celebration (currently known as Lake Harriet Community School Upper Campus)!
3 p.m.-5 p.m. Open house/Living History event
5:30 p.m. parade
6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Outdoor celebration - activities for the kids, foods trucks and much more!
Minneapolis Lacrosse
Teams are forming in May for summer leagues for Minneapolis Youth Lacrosse. There are introductory options for kids in K - 2, as well as teams for older boys and girls with weekday practices & games in
June & July. Be sure to check out our website at mplslacrosse.com for more information.
Celebrate the Arts at Upper Campus
Come enjoy a relaxed evening of art and music at the Upper Campus this Thursday, May 21st. Peruse art from all upper campus students on display in the atrium while our rock band groups and middle
grades Chamber ensembles play music in lunch room. The event will be open format; feel free to attend as your schedule allows or come for the entire event to hear all of the music. 6-8pm.
Turn in Your Boxtops!
Please turn in any boxtops by Thursday, June 4th. This way you don't have to hold onto them over the summer!
Performance DVDs
Parent and Videographer, Gregg Townsend, has been gathering LHUS footage of student performances this past academic school year. He is making DVD compilations of these performances available to
Lake Harriet families. Each DVD will include over 2 hours of footage. The performance DVD titles are: 4th & 5th Grade Band, Orchestra & Music Performances Middle School Band, Orchestra & Choir
Performances Chorale Ensembles, Rock Band and Jazz Performances School Play - Charlotte’s Web 8th Grade Dance Bash / Dance Competition.
You may order any or all of these DVD titles by having your student obtain an order form / envelope from Music Teacher, Ms. Cuff, or from PE Teacher, Mr. DePerry. In addition the order form will be
available at this week’s Play performances on Thursday and Friday and at the 8th Grade Dance Competition this Friday.
8th GRADE STUDENTS
There will be an informal gathering and celebration for 8th grade students at Linden Hills Park 4-6pm on Thursday, June 4th, following the 8th grade recognition ceremony. Please join us, rain or shine.
Parent Liaison Position
The Lake Harriet Upper Campus has budgeted for a 15 hour per week Parent Liaison. We are seeking an individual with knowledge of the LHCS community and school, experience with volunteers, and
interest in organizing parent events. Job responsibilities include maintaining volunteer database, planning and seeking volunteers for special events, organizing tours, answering basic parent questions about
curriculum/staffing/student life, and attending the district meetings for liaisons. The position is a contract with the School District and does not include benefits. If you are interested please submit a resume
at the Upper Campus office.
Important Dates for the Remainder of the School Year
Thursday, May 21, 6:00pm – 8:00pm – UC Art Show (Grades 4-8)
FYI! Friday, May 22 – Grades 1 through 3 Field Day – wear sunscreen! (Rain date is Wed, May 27). The Kindergarteners will have “Park Day” fun instead.
Friday, May 22 – Last day to order school supply packs! http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/schoolsupplies
Friday, May 22 – Grades 4 through 6 Field Day
Thursday, June 4 – Year end picnic at Pershing (more to come about volunteer needs)
Friday, June 5 – Last day of school
Clothes Drive
Anishinabe Academy and Anne Sullivan schools In Minneapolis Public Schools share one building in the Seward Neighborhood. These schools both have a student population at 97% free/reduced lunch and
they need our help! They are in need of extra clothes to keep at the school nurse’s office for their students’ use.
Specifically, they are looking for new or gently used elastic band sweat/athletic pants and leggings for both boys and girls grades K – 8. As you are clearing out your kids' outgrown clothes this spring, please
consider donating them. They could also use socks and underpants (for 2nd grade – middle school girls) and underpants for boys, as well as t-shirts for girls.
If you are on a Target run or going to garage sales, please consider picking up some of these necessity items. A donation box will be available at the LHCS Upper Campus by the gym entrance. Thank you for
pitching in!
Lower Campus Field Day Rain Day Correction
The rain date for the lower campus field day was incorrectly printed on the letters that went home. The rain day (if needed) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27th. Sorry for the confusion. Carol Chase
Upper Campus Book Room VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Do you like organizing? Do you want to know what your kids are reading or get ideas for books they should read? If YES, you may be perfect for this gig! We are looking for a volunteer (or two) to spend 1
hr/wk in the Upper Campus Teachers' Book Room to organize, inventory, maintain a master list, and repair damaged books. Flexible hours and great training available. Please contact
[email protected] if interested. Thanks for considering!
Upper Campus Overdue Library Books!
Upper Campus students will be receiving notices this week if they have overdue library books. We want to recover as many books as possible so that students won't be stuck with fines at the end of the year.
PLEASE ask your child if he/she has received an overdue notice and, if so, encourage a rigorous search for the book(s). Oftentimes, students strongly believe a book has been returned but then it shows up
in the oddest places. Please contact me with any questions. Thanks for your help! Gretchen Lieving Upper Campus Library Coordinator [email protected]
School Supply Packs Now on Sale!
Yep, that’s right! School isn’t even out yet it’s time to think about taking full advantage of the one stop shopping school supply packs offer you for next fall! The LHCS PTA is happy to bring this convenient
service to all families. A small portion of each sale will go back to the school for classroom enrichment opportunities.
Online ordering will be available from April 20 – May 22. Don’t miss out!
Kits will be shipped directly to the appropriate campus for pick up at the Open House/Curriculum Nights. No extra kits will be available for sale.
Please link to this: http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/schoolsupplies.
Join us to discuss Pink Brain, Blue Brain by Lise Eliot
The Site Council's Academics Subcommittee welcomes Barry Wadsworth and Nicole Bridge of Minneapolis Public Schools to present information from the book Pink Brain, Blue Brain by Lise Eliot and facilitate
a discussion about whether gender differences in behavior are inherent or learned, and what parents and educators can do to challenge gender norms and teach children of both genders to reach their
potential academically and socially. For more information, check out Lise Eliot's website at http://www.liseeliot.com/pink-brain-blue-brain.
Date: Tuesday, May 26 Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Upper Campus Media Center Join us for this important discussion!
SAVE the DATE: 8th Grade Recognition Ceremony
-Thursday, June 4, 2015
- 2:00 pm
- LHCS Upper Campus Gymnasium
Minneapolis Kids Jr.
Minneapolis Kids Jr. is up and running. Minneapolis Kids Jr. offers a safe, nurturing, educational, and recreational experience specifically designed for children entering kindergarten the following school year.
Children are encouraged to pursue interests, and develop friendships, independence, and confidence. The program runs at the Lake Harriet Lower (10AM-1PM) and will incorporate curriculum from Mother
Goose Time. (www.mothergoosetime.com) Please see the Minneapolis Kids website for more information. Registration begins Monday, May 4th.
Volunteer Forms for Field Trip Chaperones
Spring field trips are right around the corner! Do you want to chaperone? If so, please make sure you've filled out the TWO necessary volunteer forms. Click this link for complete details
http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/Volunteer.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions or if you want to check to see if your forms are on file & current. Thanks for supporting our LHCS kids & community!
Parties Galore: Tap Room Tour 2015
Join LHCS parents for a day of biking and tasting! Back again from last year, but we are visiting two new breweries this year to keep it fresh! The day's agenda includes LynLake Brewing, just off the Midtown
Greenway bike path at Lyndale and Lake, Day Block Brewery on Washington Ave in Downtown, and finally Sisyphus Brewing tucked away near Dunwoody and The Walker. The entire route will be almost
exclusively on dedicated bike paths and we will provide several tour chaperones that will ensure all levels of cyclists are welcome, and nobody gets left behind! The route will begin at the south end of Lake
Calhoun and will be also provide safe and easy ways for people to bike back to Linden Hills at any point during the tour. Must be 21 years of age. Participants responsible for food and drink purchases, but
special giveaways are in the works.
Where: Start/End at south side of Lake Calhoun.
When: Saturday, May 30, 2014 11:15am - 5:30pm Cost: $30 per ticket #Tickets Available: 50
Hosted By: Ben Klaas, Wendy Volkman, Larry Stephan, Tommy Gardner, John Fisher, and Craig Rittler
Parties Galore: Bubbles and Bling
Bubbles and Bling 2015 Grab some friends and join LHCS parents and faculty for a champagne brunch on Lake Minnetonka. The event will include mimosas, light appetizers and will feature Hot Ice, designer
costume jewelry at fabulous prices! 20% of all jewelry sold will go directly to Lake Harriet Community School.
Where: Susan Shuff’s Home 16749 Gray’s Bay Boulevard Wayzata, MN 55391
When: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:00am-1:00pm
Cost: $25
#Tickets Available: 70
Hosted by the LHCS First Grade Team: Sue Shuff, Jane Lyga-Jones, Kellie Perez, Nancy Johnson, Bounna Chhun
MPS Goes Mobile: Now you can receive MPS text alerts on your cell, just Text "YES" to 68453.
Community News:
Music Association of Minnetonka (MAM) - Choir Camp 2015
CHOIR CAMP 2015 -LITERALLY, MUSIC: SONGS AND STORIES. Where does music come from, and why?
Solve the mystery of how words and music come together, in this brand-new, week-long choir camp for young people. Professional story-tellers will bring characters to life, and gifted music directors will help
participants share their own ideas about stories through singing songs and playing Orff instruments.
WHEN: June 15-19, 2015
WHERE: Clear Springs Elementary School: 5701 Highway 101 Minnetonka, MN.
WHO: Students entering 3rd to 8th grade in the fall of 2015. No auditions are required. All interested singers welcome.
TIME: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (care available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
For more information, go to www.musicassociation.org. To register call (952) 939-8203.
Shriner's Hospitals for Children - Complimentary Screening Appointments Available
Shriner's Hospitals for Children is offering complimentary screening appointments for children with any bone, muscle, or joint conditions.
Friday, May 29, 2015 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Shriner's Hospitals for Children - Twin Cities
2025 East River Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55414
Appointment Scheduling: 612-596-6105 or [email protected].
2014-2015 LHCS News Contacts:
Ann Smith: [email protected]
Mark Fullerton: [email protected]
Gwen Spurgat: [email protected]
Published every Tuesday. Deadline for submission is 4pm the preceding Thursday.
Submissions: email to Mark Fullerton: [email protected] or use the online submission form at:
http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/connection1.html.
Please try to limit each submission to approximately 150 words in length.