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Lutz Preparatory School K-8 NEWSFLASH, V6 Issue 25, January 5, 2018


Upcoming Week at a Glance:
  • 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.

Middle School Journalism Publication
As part of their journalism class our middle school students publish a monthly newspaper, the Bolt Times.  Click HERE to read the latest publication. 

Camp Invention Summer Camp at Lutz Preparatory:  Alumni & Early Bird Discounts
Camp Invention’s all-new summer program, Fast Forward, shows children that even the wildest and craziest ideas can become reality!  Campers in grades K-6 will create a vehicle of the future, design a mechanical robot dog, and build futuristic dream homes.  At our Lutz Preparatory Campus, LP teachers will lead the week of fun, hands-on, STEM activities that encourage children to think big, explore their curiosity, and never give up!  Visit campinvention.org or call 800.968.4332 to register.

  • Alumni Discount: Use promo code SUMMERFUN to save $35 (expires 2/9/18)
  • Early Bird Discount:  Use promo code Ideas25 to save $25 (expires 3/23/18)
 
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 - Intent to Return in 2018-19 Online Form Deadline for all Current K-7th Students

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
Report Absence to:
attendance@lutzprep.org

Spring Sports Update & Tryouts
You must complete the (1) tryout registration, (2) sport liability waiver, and (3) turn in your HCPS Sports Physical (must be completed by a doctor or walk in clinic) by Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in order for your student to participate in tryouts.  If these three (3) items are not complete by the deadline your student will not be able to attend tryouts.  

Boys Flag Football Tryouts
Deadline to Register for Tryouts:  Wednesday, January 10th at 9:00 AM
All 3 requirements must be completed in order to tryout:

  1. Click HERE to Register for Tryouts
  2. Click HERE to complete Sport Liability Waiver  (if you already have this on file for 17-18 you do not need to complete again)
  3. Click HERE to print a copy of Sports Physical that must be completed by a doctor or walk in clinic (if you already have this on file for 17-18 you do not need to complete again)
Tryouts:  Thursday and Friday, January 11th and 12th, from after school until 5 PM.
  • Please bring appropriate clothing and footwear (cleats not required) to change into for tryouts.
  • After dismissal students will be led into the gym (if necessary) where the coaches and Coach Mollick will be waiting.  They will then change out and participate in tryouts.
  • Pickup will take place at the back of the school by the picnic tables after tryouts.  If you are more than 10 minutes late your student will be escorted to the Pre-Prep building for aftercare where parents will be responsible for any charges incurred.
  • If your student makes the team a $140 participation fee must be paid online at the school store.      
Girls Competitive Soccer Tryouts
Deadline to Register for Tryouts:  Wednesday, January 10th at 9:00 AM
All 3 requirements must be completed in order to tryout:
  1. Click HERE to Register for Tryouts
  2. Click HERE to complete Sport Liability Waiver  (if you already have this on file for 17-18 you do not need to complete again)
  3. Click HERE to print a copy of Sports Physical that must be completed by a doctor or walk in clinic (if you already have this on file for 17-18 you do not need to complete again)
Tryouts:  Wednesday, January 10th after school until 4:30 PM and Thursday, January 11th after school until 5:00 PM.
  • Please bring appropriate soccer clothing and footwear (cleats not required) to change into for tryouts.
  • After dismissal students will be led into the gym (if necessary) where the coaches and Coach Mollick will be waiting.  They will then change out and participate in tryouts.
  • Pickup will take place at the back of the school by the picnic tables after tryouts.  If you are more than 10 minutes late your student will be escorted to the Pre-Prep building for aftercare where parents will be responsible for any charges incurred.
  • If your student makes the team a $140 participation fee must be paid online at the school store.

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 emailed to all families the week we return from 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.
  • If there is a sibling of a current K-8 student who is NOT ENROLLED at Lutz Preparatory School K-8 and you would like to enroll them in 2018-19 they must go through the lottery process outlined on the Admission tab of www.lutzprep.org.  
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.

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.
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
Registration Website Coming Soon!

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.

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.

High School 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 at 6:30 PM in their media center
    • School Website
  • Sickles High School Parent Information Night:
After School Activities Spring Sessions Starting Soon
Bricks 4 Kidz is back with an ALL NEW after school class Spring Class at Lutz Prep! We are going to show you a whole new way to create with LEGO® bricks! From STAR WARS Tie Fighters to Ninjago Spinjitzu, our motorized models bring LEGO® bricks to life!  But the fun doesn’t stop there…how about building 3-D LEGO® mosaic art of Batman’s mask, a Minecraft creeper, spinning tops that battle in their own arena, optical illusions and even brain-teasers and building challenges ALL with LEGO® bricks?! Anything is possible in a Bricks 4 Kidz class…DON’T MISS THE FUN!
                                               
WHEN: Tuesdays starting 1/23 - 4/17
TIME: 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
AGES: K-5
COST: $150.00
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