Lutz Preparatory School K-8, NEWSFLASH V6, Issue 20, November 17, 2017

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Lutz Preparatory School K-8 NEWSFLASH, V6 Issue 20, November 17, 2017

Dear Lutz Preparatory Families,

Our Annual Great American Teach-In was another huge success! We are so thankful for our supportive community and families for sharing their knowledge and expertise with our students. Photos of the great activities will be published after the fall break.

Our school was very fortunate this week to host Leadership Tampa Bay's Education Day. During its Education Day Program, Leadership Tampa Bay toured several schools to learn about educational issues at the state and local levels focused on the business and program sides of both post-secondary and higher education. Special thanks to our LP Board Member, Frank Rygiel, for nominating LP as a host school and allowing us to showcase our incredible faculty, students, and learning environment. We had four classrooms set up for the members to tour and several students participated as tour guides, helpers, and assisted with questions during the panel discussion.

We would like to thank the guests who lead the the panel discussion for the LTB members:

Moderator:
- Jackie Skryd, Executive Director of Grants Development, St. Petersburg College
Distinguished Panelists:
- John Legg, Florida Senator and Charter School Founder
- Chris Farkas, Chief Operating Officer, Hillsborough County Schools
- Grace Maseda, Vice President of Marketing, Helios Foundation (LTB ’13)
- Ken Burdzinski, CFO, Pasco Hernando State College

Thank you as always for your support and partnership in your child's education. Go Bolts!

Sincerely,

Bonnie Guertin
Director of Schools

Upcoming Weeks at a Glance:

Monday, November 20 - Friday November 24:
Fall Break School and District Offices Closed

Monday, November 27:
- Students Return to School
Wednesday, November 29:
- 3rd Grade Gifted Field Trip
- Junior Achievement Volunteer Training
Thursday, November 30:
- Brightest Bolts Ceremony
- Board of Director Meeting
Friday, December 1:
- 2nd Grade Field Trip
- Middle School Dance

Volunteer Corner
Please click on the respective Sign Up Genius links in each section to assist. Twenty five (25) hours per family are required each school year.

Junior Achievement Volunteers Needed for Multiple Grades - Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th!
Please click HERE to sign up.

Library Volunteer Needed
Every Monday from 8:30-10:00 AM. Please contact our library coordinator Mrs. O'Sullivan if interested.

Winter Concert Volunteers Needed
Please click HERE to sign up.

Academic Calendar

Monthly Calendar

Student Council will be hosting the first middle school dance of the school year on Friday, December 1^st, 2017 from 6-9 PM.

Dance tickets are on sale every morning from 7:30-7:55 by the gym for $5.00 cash (no personal checks), PLEASE see a Student Council member to purchase your ticket.

The dance theme is Winter in Paradise with a dress code of Business Causal. What does that look like? Girls can wear jeans, nice shirts, dresses PLEASE no t-shirts and Boys can wear jeans, dress pants , collared shirts, PLEASE no athletic wear or T-shirts.

12/4 - 6th Grade Field Trip (STEAM Classes)

12/5 - 4th Grade Field Trip

12/6 - Early Dismissal at Noon

12/7 - Town Hall: 5:00-6:00

12/7 - SMATH Night 6:00-8:00

12/9 - 8th Grade Pancake Event

12/12 - 2nd Grade Gifted Field Trip

12/13 - PTA Sponsored All Pro Dads Meeting

12/14 - Final Day for NJHS Shoe Drive Donations

12/22 - End of 2nd Quarter Grading Period (End of 1st Semester)

12/22 - 3rd Grade Field Trip

12/25-1/5 - Winter Break, School Closed

1/18 - Barnes and Nobel Literacy Night

Please see our website for full details.

Spirit Shirts Back in Stock
Elementary spirit shirts sizes small and medium are back in stock.
Please stop by the front desk or visit the school store to purchase.

Lost and Found - RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESE ITEMS?
Our lost and found is OVERFLOWING - lots of water bottles, lunch boxes, glasses, sweaters, jackets, and even a pink superhero cape.

Please stop by to look for lost items! All items will be donated the week after Thanksgiving break. Please make sure your student's first and last names are on all items - if there is a name we return the items to HR teacher.

Intramural Soccer Starting After Fall Break
Coach Mollick will be sending out information over the break with details on days on times.

Lutz Preparatory Town Hall
Please mark your calendars, our LP Administration will be hosting a K-8 Town Hall from on Thursday, December 7 from 5:00-6:00 PM in the gymnasium before SMATH night begins. More details coming after the fall break.

SMATH Night

Color Wheelz New Session
We are starting another 4 week after school painting session on Friday, November 17th from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The cost is $72.00 per painter

Register Here

Winter Concert
Friday, December 8, 2017

9:00 AM Kindergarten performance “A Time for Love.”
10:30 AM 5^th grade performance “Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.”
11:30 AM 8^th grade performance
2:00 PM 7^th grade play “A Christmas Carol.”

With the exception of the 7^th grade play, students should dress up in school appropriate dress shirts and pants, ties, etc, dresses. 7^th grade play will decide on a character outfit shortly.

Click HERE to visit the school store.

Our Kindergarten Team would like to thank all of our wonderful kindergarten parents and students for their kindness and generosity in the donation of food and money for our service project. Our project supported needy families of students at Davis Elementary School in Hillsborough County. We were able to make 4 large baskets and a box of food. Each basket of food contained a twenty-dollar gift card to purchase a turkey or a ham. We wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanks again,
Kindergarten Team

21st Century Skills
November: Self Direction

What are Self Directional Skills?
- Students will be able to demonstrate their ability to understand and monitor their own learning.
Examples of Self Direction
- Knowing strengths and needs
- Interpret their own data
- Set measurable goals and objectives
- Attend to a task and focus without external reminders or extrinsic motivators.

The Leader in Me 7 Habits

Be Proactive
Begin with the End in Mind
Put First Things First
Think Win-Win
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Synergize
Sharpen the Saw

Save the Dates for Upcoming PTA Events

Annual Barnes and Noble Literacy Night, Thursday, January 18th, 2018
Bolts Bubble Run
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Al Lopez Park
Details coming soon!

Bolt of Blue Silent Auction Item Pick-Up
If you were the lucky winning bidder of an item for the silent auction please contact Monica Dapcic to schedule your item pick-up. If you still need to pay for your item please complete your check out process on Click Bid.

Reporting Absences:
If your student will be absent for any reason, the preferred method of notification is to send an email to attendance@lutzprep.org (you may also cc your student's teacher). If needed, you may contact the attendance line at 428-7101 instead of sending an email - you do not need to do both methods.