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Lutz Preparatory School K-8 NEWSFLASH, V6 Issue 24, December 22, 2017
Dear Lutz Preparatory Families,

As we end our first semester I want to let everyone know how proud I am of our students and their accomplishments both in and out of the classroom.  Please encourage your student to continue to work toward their academic goals as we move into the next semester after the winter break.  

I would like to thank you for your support and partnership as your children continue their educational careers at Lutz Preparatory, we are honored to be your school of choice.  On behalf of the faculty and staff at Lutz Preparatory, we wish you and your family a very happy and safe winter break.  We look forward to seeing all of our students back at school on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 ready to finish the second half of the school year strong.  Go Bolts!

Sincerely,

Bonnie Guertin
Director
Lutz Preparatory School
Bolts of Blue Campaign Wrap Up
We want to thank our Lutz Preparatory Community for their incredible support and donations during the 2017 Bolts of Blue Campaign, it was a huge success!  The funds raised by the campaign will benefit not only our current students but the overall school for several years. 

Lutz Preparatory is a Hillsborough County public charter school of choice and receives per student funding from the State of Florida.  All of these funds go directly to the classroom and supporting the each student's educational needs.  The Bolts of Blue Campaign allows us to add valuable additional programs that these funds do not cover.  The generous giving by our families and sponsors allows us to have programs that go above the average programs that a traditional school provides.

Details from the campaign:
  • 5% of the overall cost went into messaging the campaign, PayPal, etc.
  • 15% went into student incentives to create excitement, (food, trinkets, water bottles etc. and other supplies to support BOB Campaign)
  • 55% of the funds raised went to the school (technology, Leader in Me program, staff development, graduations, sports, security upgrades just to name a few)
  • 25% went to PTA to host their program offerings
 Lutz Preparatory Schools, Inc. annual budget and audit is posted yearly on our website for full details. 

Thank you again for your continued support and partnership in your child's education.  
Upcoming Weeks at a Glance:
  • Friday, December 22:
    • Deadline to Order Yearbook Recognition Pages
  • Monday, December 25 - Friday, January 5:
    • Winter Break - School Closed
  • Monday, January 8:
    • Teacher Planning Day - Non Student Day
    • Midnight Deadline to Place Lunch Orders for January Menu from Tastes of Tampa Bay Catering Company  
  • Tuesday, January 9:
    • Students Return to School
    • Beginning of 3rd Quarter/2nd Semester
    • All LP Library Books Due to Library
    • Before/After Care Bill Due
  • Wednesday, January 10:
    • Girls Competitive Soccer Tryouts 5th-8th Grade 3:00-4:30 PM
  • Thursday, January 11:
    • Girls Competitive Soccer Tryouts 5th-8th Grade 3:00-4:30 PM
    • Boys Competitive Flag Football Tryouts 5th-8th Grade 3:00-5:00
  • Friday, January 12:
    • Pre-Prep Registration: Deadline for Current Pre-Prep Families
    • Pre-Prep Registration: Deadline for Intent to Register for Preschool
    • Boys Competitive Flag Football Tryouts 5th-8th Grade 3:00-5:00
  • Monday, January 15:
    • Martin Luther Kind Jr. Holiday - No School
Academic Calendar
Monthly Calendar

Tastes of Tampa Bay Lunch Catering
Deadline to place January lunch menus order is midnight on Monday, January 8, 2018.  All orders must be placed via http://www.orgsonline.com/.  
Please see our website for full details.

Spring Sports Update & Tryouts
Details and sign up will be emailed out to 5th -8th grade parents this weekend.

Boys Flag Football Tryouts

  • Games will be played typically on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30 – 5:30 or 5:30 – 6:30. Regular season practices will generally be on Tuesdays and Thursdays directly after school until 4:30 PM.  The regular season runs from approximately 1/29-2/28 with playoffs to the following week.
  • Tryouts are Thursday and Friday, January 11th and 12th, from after school until 5 PM.
  • Preseason practices will start 1/15 and be done on days determined by the coaches from after school until 4:30 until the regular season starts.
Girls Competitive Soccer Tryouts
  • Games will be played typically on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 – 5:30 or 5:30 – 6:30. Practices will be on Mondays and Wednesdays directly after school until 4:30 PM.  The regular season runs from 1/30-2/28.
  • Tryouts are Wednesday (Jan 10th until 4:30) and Thursday (Jan 11th – 5:00) after school.
  • Preseason practices will start 1/15 and be done on days determined by the coaches from after school until 4:30 until the regular season starts.
 
1/17 - PTA Sponsored All Pro Dad Meeting

1/17 - Pre-Prep Registration:  Deadline for Pre-Prep Alumni Families to Register

1/18 - PTA Sponsored Barnes and Nobel Literacy Night

1/22 - 5th Grade Gifted Class Field Trip

1/22 - Elementary Report Cards Sent Home in Backpacks

1/22:  Pre-Prep Lottery 

1/25 - 5th Grade Field Trip - NASA

1/25 - Brightest Bolt

1/25 - Board of Director's Meeting

1/31 - Early Release - Dismissal Begins at Noon

1/31 - Bolt of Blue Dress Down Day for Thunder and Lightning Levels or Donate $6

2/1 - Conference Night

2/2 - Kindergarten Field Trip

2/5 - 2/9 - Spirit Week

2/8 - Progress Reports Sent Home

2/9 - Fair Day - No School

2/12 -2/16 - Scholastic Book Fair

2/12 - Spring Pictures

2/14 - PTA Sponsored All Pro Dad's Meeting

2/14 - Before/After Care Bill Due

2/16 - 2nd Grade Field Trip

2/16 - Middle School Talent Show

2/17 - Prospective Families K-8 Open House

2/21 - Early Release - Dismissal Begins at Noon

2/21 - Bolt of Blue Dress Down Day for Thunder and Lightning Levels or Donate $6

2/21 - Lutz Preparatory K-8 Enrollment Lottery (current K-8 students do not need to apply for lottery)

2/22 - Brightest Bolt Ceremony

2/22 - Board of Director's Meeting

3/4 - Bolts Bubble Run

4/20 - 7th Annual LP Golf Outing

Pre-Prep Enrollment for the 2018-19 School Year
Please stop by the Pre-Prep office to complete all forms.

  • January 8-12:  Current Pre-Prep families register in person
  • January 8-12:  Current Charter Families must submit an Intent to Register Form to the Pre-Prep Office.  Deadline:  January 12, 2018 @ 3:00PM.
  • January 16-17:  Pre-Prep Alumni families register in person
  • January 18-19:  Selected Lutz Prep Charter families register in person
  • January 22:  Pre-Prep Lottery
Please see the Admissions tab of www.lutzprep.org for full details.  Contact Tricia.Hume@lutzprep.org with any questions.
K-8 Enrollment for the 2018-19 School Year
  • 2018-19 Intent to Return online forms for our current K-7th grade families will be published in the NEWSFLASH after the winter break and will be due by February 1, 2018.
  • The K-8 Enrollment Lottery for the general public will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 1:00 PM.  Currently enrolled K-8 charter students DO  NOT need to apply for the lottery.
Important Information for Current K-8 Out of County Residents
Updated 2018-19 procedures for Out of County Residents to enter Hillsborough County Schools:
  • Out of County students returning to their current charter school for the 2018-19 school year NO LONGER NEED TO COMPLETE the form to enter Hillsborough County Schools each school year.  No forms need to be turned into our LP registrar for returning students for 18-19.  Please contact our registrar at admissions@lutzprep.org with any questions.
  • New or transfer students will still need to complete the form the first year they enter a charter school.
  • Other local counties are in the process of deciding if residents need to apply to exit their home county, more details coming out from each county in the next few months regarding 2018-19.  Please contact your county of residence Choice Office with any questions regarding any new procedures they are requiring.
LP Items on Sale Sale 
Everything must go!
  • Spirit Shirts:
    • Discontinued styles - $3.00 each
    • New styles - $15.00 each (Elementary spirit shirts sizes small and medium are back in stock).
  • Bling Headbands - $10.00 each
  • Tervis Tumblers - $5.00 each
  • Car Magnets - 2 for $15, 1 for $10
  • Last Year's 2016-17 Yearbooks - limited quantity $5 each

PTA Updates

 

Yearbook Sales
2017-2018 Yearbook sales have started and will be accepted through Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Purchase K-8 yearbook online by visiting: 

Order forms and envelopes were sent home with all students to purchase by cash, check, or money order payable to: Lutz Prep PTA.  If you need additional copies please stop by the front office.

NEW:  PTA Yearbook Website
Please click HERE to visit the PTA website for everything related to yearbook.  From this site you can:
  • Get link directly to the Interstate Studio website to place an online order.
  • Help out the Yearbook Committee by uploading classroom/field trip/school events that will assist in creating a memorable yearbook for our school.
  • Order Student Recognition Pages (5th or 8th grade students) or Bolts of Blue Campaign (If you received a Yearbook Ad as a part of your Bolts of Blue Campaign donation, a yearbook representative sent you an email with instructions on how to complete the BoB Ad process).  Deadline to order Recognition Pages is Friday, December 22, 2017.
If you have any questions regarding the 2017-18 yearbook or any of the items above, please contact the yearbook committee at lutzprepyearbook@gmail.com.

Bolts Bubble Run
Save the Date:  
Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:00AM
Al Lopez Park
5K, 1-Mile Fun Run, and Kids Dash
Registration website coming soon.

Save the Date:  Lutz Prep 7th Annual Golf Outing!
Friday, April 20, 2018
1:00 PM Shotgun Start
Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club
10630 Plantation Bay Drive, Tampa FL 33647

Please join us for this annual event that has raised over $75,000 for Lutz Prep over the past 6 years!

Lots of fun in store for this great Lutz Prep Community day. Make plans now to join us!

Sponsorship and Volunteer Opportunities Available:  Please contact Michael Homer at 216-789-7722.

Thank you PTA!!!
Thank you PTA for providing our faculty and staff with a delicious coffee and hot chocolate bar this week.  You really know how to make our staff feel special! 

Tours and Open Houses
Please contact each school directly for full details or additional information.   
  • Brooks DeBartolo High School - Charter School
  • Wharton High School Incoming 9th Graders Parent Open House:
  • Freedom High School Parent Information Night:
    • Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 6:30 PM in their media center
    • School Website
  • Sickles High School Parent Information Night:

The Leader in Me 7 Habits

  1. Be Proactive
  2. Begin with the End in Mind
  3. Put First Things First
  4. Think Win-Win
  5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
  6. Synergize
  7. Sharpen the Saw

Please click HERE for a helpful Leader in Me Parent Guide to help you learn more about the program.

21st Century Skills
December:  Global Awareness
Students will be able to demonstrate empathy and understanding of different  cultures and countries.

Examples of Global Awareness: 

  • respond to communities
  • extend beyond your neighborhood
  • respect, tolerance, and concern for others
  • collaboration and problem solving
  • attending to a task without external reminders
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.
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