Lutz Preparatory School K-8 NEWSFLASH, V6 Issue 37, April 6, 2018

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Lutz Preparatory School K-8 NEWSFLASH, V6 Issue 37, April 6, 2018

A Note from Administration - Student Safety During Arrival
Deadline to Submit Resume for Board of Director Opening
Upcoming Week at a Glance
2018-19 Middle School Elective Survey
Leader in Me Survey
Letter from Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins
Volunteer Corner
Annual Golf Tournament - Register Now!
Middle School Report Cards Available Online
2018-19 Tentative Academic Calendar Announced
Random Acts of Kindness Tree
PTA Updates
Middle School Strike Zone
Chess Club Open to 5th-8th Grade Students
Volunteer Awards Breakfast
Changes to Uniform and Dress Code for 2018-19 School Year
Leader in Me Program & 21st Century Skills
Florida Assessment Standards Testing Information
Middle School Homework Help
S ummer Programs at Lutz Preparator y - New Vendor Camps Announced!

A Note from Administration - Safety Reminders During Arrival

Dear Lutz Preparatory Families,

Our Administration is extremely concerned with an ongoing trend of parents dropping off their students in the parking lots and having them walk alone through the lot and then cross in front of moving cars to avoid the morning carloops. This not only puts the students in danger of walking through the parking lot and crossing traffic unsupervised but also slows down the flow of the car loop when it is forced to stop and allow those students to cross. We completely understand that mornings can be hectic with family members getting to school, work, and other commitments on time but on the Lutz Preparatory campus student and staff safety must always come first. Students may only be dropped off in the car loops under the supervision of our staff and safety patrol, they may not be dropped off in the parking lots. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation with this very important safety policy.

In addition, there is NO SUPERVISION prior to 7:30 AM for students. The following are important reminders of school policies*:

Students must remain in the cars under the supervision of parents until our administrative staff opens the front doors and safety patrols report to their stations.
Students may arrive to the school grounds and be dropped off beginning at 7:30 AM.
Any student dropped off before 7:30 AM must be escorted and report to Before Care or remain supervised by a guardian.
If families have early morning commitments, morning care begins at 7:00 AM in the preschool building where students may be dropped off; please click HERE to view the details for the morning care program.

There are no exceptions to arrival policy before 7:30 AM unless arrangements have been made in advance by Lutz Preparatory staff (i.e. Safety Patrols, Tutoring, or by Appointment only).

Thank you for your partnership in our student's education and safety. Go Bolts!

Sincerely,

Bonnie Guertin
Lutz Preparatory Director

Board of Director’s Announcement
The Lutz Preparatory School, Inc. (Lutz Prep) Board of Directors is currently accepting resumes for board positions. A board position is a three (3) year term. A board member's position is unpaid and comes with a fiduciary responsibility to oversee the approval of policies and the school's budgets.

Lutz Prep is focusing on expanding the Board to bring in a variety of personal and professional experiences bringing a diversity of opinion and expertise to further strengthen the talent and depth of expertise that exists currently. Furthering the Board's responsibilities of establishing and maintaining policies that guide Lutz Prep in its successful execution of its mission and vision, we are looking for someone to bring a forward thinking approach to building our standing within the community and community partnerships providing a firm foundation in our long term success as a growing K-8 elite charter school.

Resumes should be submitted to Sean Harrigan, Board Chairman no later than Friday, April 6, 2018. Please click HERE for full details and job description.

Upcoming Week at a Glance:

Monday, April 9:
- 6th Grade Field Trip
- Closed Campus Due to Testing
Tuesday, April 10:
- Closed Campus Due to Testing
- Final Day to Complete Leader in Me Online Survey
Wednesday, April 11:
- Before/After Care Bill Due
- 4/11 - PTA Sponsored All Pro Dad Meeting
- Potential Closed Campus Due to Make Up Testing
Thursday, April 12:
- Potential Closed Campus Due to Make Up Testing
Friday, April 13:
- Potential Closed Campus Due to Make Up Testing
- Middle School Strike Zone Awards Ceremony
- Kindergarten Field Trip

Academic Calendar

Monthly Calendar

2018-19 Middle School Elective Survey for Current 5th - 7th Grade Students
Current 5th-7th grade parents only, reminder to please take a moment with your upcoming middle school student to complete the following Middle School Elective Survey to assist us with preliminary planning for the 2018-19 school year.

The deadline has been extended to Sunday, April 8th at midnight. Click HERE to complete the survey.

Sincerely,

Brian Bethune
Middle School Assistant Principal

Leader in Me Survey
Reminder to take a moment to complete the Leader in Me parent survey using the link below (originally distributed in the March 30th NEWSFLASH). The information you provide will help us in planning for the years to come. Upon filling out the survey, please send an email to: robin.feocco@lutzprep.org and Mrs. Feocco will gladly enter a volunteer hour for you (a win-win situation!!).

Please click on the button below to complete the online survey by Tuesday, April 10^th.

4/17 - Final Day to Register for Golf Outing

4/19 - Mid Quarter Progress Reports Sent Home

4/20 - 7th Annual LP Golf Outing

4/26 - Brightest Bolt Ceremony

4/26 - Birthday Club at Lunch

4/26 - Board of Director Meeting

5/9 - Before/After Care Bill Due

5/9 - PTA Sponsored All Pro Dad Meeting

5/9 - Early Release, Dismissal Begins at Noon

5/9 - Bolts of Blue Dress Down Day

5/11 - Kindergarten Field Trip

5/14 - 2nd Grade In School Field Trip

5/15 - Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

5/16 - Field Day

5/16 - Sports Banquet

5/17 - 3rd Grade In School Field Trip

5/17 - Duke TIP Recognition Ceremony

5/18 - 8th Grade Dance

5/21 - Fourth Grade Field Trip

5/21 - Before/After Care Bill Due

5/21-5/25 - Teacher Appreciation Week

5/22 - EC3 Celebration

5/22 - VPK Graduation

5/23 - Kindergarten Graduation

5/24 - 8th Grade Graduation

5/25 - Early Release, Dismissal Begins at Noon

5/25 - Last Day of 4th Quarter/Last Day of School

Important Letter and Video from Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins
HCPS is sending a letter to all parents regarding a video that introduces the idea of "Run, Hide, Fight" in response to an active emergency at school. Please note, Lutz Preparatory staff WILL NOT show this video to any of our K-8 students. The school district is sending this communication out to give parents the option of whether you want share the video with your child at home.

Click HERE to view Mr. Eakins' letter that includes a link to the video.

Our administrators, faculty, and support staff at Lutz Preparatory have received security training, that includes "Run, Hide, Fight” scenarios, over the last several month along with multiple safety drills so we know how to react to an active threat situation at our school. Please know that our entire LP team is committed to the safety of our students, we appreciate your partnership in our effort. Please reach out to a member of our LP administrative team if you have any questions or concerns.

Volunteer Corner

Track Meet Help Needed: SEVERAL SLOTS STILL OPEN
- Click HERE for the Sign Up Genius

Lutz Prep 7th Annual Golf Outing!

Only Two Weeks Away - Register Now!
Friday, April 20, 2018
1:00 PM Shotgun Start
Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club
10630 Plantation Bay Drive, Tampa FL 33647

Click HERE to visit the registration website.
Golf registration deadline has been extended to Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Sponsorship deadline is Friday, April 6, 2018. Please contact Michael Homer at 216-789-7722.

Please join us for this annual event that has raised over $75,000 for Lutz Prep over the past 6 years! As always, 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Lutz Prep. This year’s proceeds will be dedicated to enhancing school safety and implementing new security measures.

The annual golf outing is always a wonderful event for our Lutz Preparatory community! We hope you are making plans to join us for this annual tradition.

Middle School Report Cards Available Online ONLY
2017-2018 quarter 3 report cards were available online beginning Wednesday, April 4, 2018.

Click HERE to reach the Hillsborough County Schools online report card page. If you do not know your student PIN you can click on the "Request a PIN" link on that page and it will be emailed directly to you.

Tentative 2018-19 Academic Calendar Announced

Please click HERE to view the academic calendar section of our website for the tentative calendar for 2018-19. Please note, all dates are tentative pending testing dates from the State of Florida.

Great Kindness Challenge Spearheaded by 5th Grade
Students at Lutz Preparatory can participate in the Great Kindness Challenge, where thousands of schools across the country join together to create a culture of kindness.

5th Grade has a "Pay It Forward" Tree in the lobby during the month of April. Students are encouraged to add a leaf (or more) to our tree every time they perform a random act of kindness. Parents can send in kindness quotes and random acts of kindness via their student to add to the tree. Please click HERE to print a leaf to share your random act of kindness to add to the tree.
"How do we change the world? One Random act of kindness at a time."
"Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people."

PTA Updates
All Pro Dad Meeting
Hey Dads and Kids... Only a little more than two months remaining until summer. Take this opportunity to join us for April's Lutz Prep/Lutz Pre-Prep All Pro Dad - Dad’s and Kid’s Breakfast (second to last one this year). This month's topic is "Excellence". Big Idea: The definition of excellence is “the quality of being outstanding or extremely good.” But how do we get there? What about the practice and preparation it takes to become excellent? This month we’ll dive into what it means to stand out from the crowd and go above and beyond so you can produce excellent results.

Team up with other Lutz Prep Dads and kids for a quick before-school breakfast on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. Doors open at 7:00 AM. The program starts at 7:15 and ends at 7:45. It’s fun and it’s free. You and your kids will be glad you came! Great way to start the morning. Contact Ryan Martin with any questions.

PTA Executive Officer Nominations Now Being Accepted
Your Lutz Prep PTA Nominating Committee, elected during the last general assembly meeting, has begun the process of nominating our Lutz Prep PTA Executive Officer Committee for the 2018-2019 school year. This is an important process and we are requesting help from our PTA members to nominate a great group of people to lead the PTA next year.

The 2018-2019 PTA Executive Board positions are as follows:

President
Treasurer
Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
VP of Ways and Means
VP of Pre-Prep
VP of Elementary School LP
VP of Middle School LP
VP of School Support

If you would like to nominate yourself or another individual as a candidate to fulfill these roles (current PTA Board Members can be re-nominated), please click on the button below to complete the online nomination form. A list of responsibilities for each position is detailed in the nomination form.

Nominations are being accepted until Friday, April 13th at 6:00 PM.

Middle School Strike Zone Award Ceremony

We will be celebrating our middle school students for their hard work during the 3rd quarter with a Strike Zone Award. This award will be given to students with who had a 3.75 GPA or higher (only one B) on their report card, no more than three absences, and no behavior infractions during the 1st quarter of the school year.

The ceremony for 6th - 8th grades will be held on Friday, April 13th from 1:30-2:15 PM in the LP gymnasium. We welcome all middle school parents who would like to attend these celebrations, please click HERE to complete a form to expedite the visitor sign in process.

Congratulations to the following students who qualified for the 3rd Quarter Strike Zone Award:

6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
Ava Adriani	Claire Bazzini	Javier Abanses
Grace Amador	Peter Bazzini	Francesca Aguilar
Gabrielle Anderson	Kaitlyn Bradley	Richard Arteaga
Hailey Auman	Aidan Brown	Ryan Avery
Shaylee Bigel	Hannah Brown	Isabella Bonatakis
Isabella Bylund	Jessica Chao	Caitlin Brooks
Philip Donaldson	Grant Creedican	Tyler Crawford
Jacob Drackett	Spencer Dayton	Saige Davis
Jolie Farmer	Alejandro De La Torre	Caleb Delgado
Brooke Feocco	Mirna Gerges	Conrad Dufault
Lillian Fults	Emma Green	Sierra Dutt
Mackenzie Hall	Riley Hampton	Giovani Espinal
Cade Harkey	Jaden Hook	Ava Hanzelka
Ethan Heintz	Aidan Hurley	Jayna Jennas
Abigail Hennessee	Jack Jacobsen	Savannah Keaton
Christian Manno	Ashley Kulish	Isabella Lehman
Annabella Mctigue	Hannah Lindquist	Aimee Mcmeen
Emily Meeker	Raina Mayerschoff	Cason Meyer
Sophia Messer	Keira Mccutcheon	Fernando Montoya
Peyton Miller	Jenna Nafziger	Emily Ng
Alyssa Mixon	Gabriella Obeid	Derrick Oleson
Isabella Owen	Anjalee Parbhoo	Alexandra Pramberger
Rohan Parekh	Devan Parekh	Ana Seovic
Arav Patel	Joaquin Parrilla	Brianna Sharpe
Pia Patel	Collin Pastika	Bradley Simpson
Gianna Posada	Annika Robinson	Blake Smith
Benjamin Scotch	Larissa Rodriguez	Nicholas Thomas
Neha Senthilkumar	Rebecca Ryan	Courtney Trautman
Luke Steed	Lauren Scotch	Adalee Vought
Tyler Tyson	Hayden Scragg	Kaylee Wesner
Remley Velde	Taylor Smith	Olivia Wheaton
Emma Vought	Sarah Stanton
Ryan Walsh	Beau Steeper
Rebecca Walters	Joshua Stephens
	Brooke Sullivan
	Natalie Szwedowski
	Caitlin Tihanovich
	Ava Waite
	Brynn Wilary
	Ryan Williams
	Brooklyn Young

New Club: Chess Club for 5th-8th Grade Students

Meets Mondays 3:30-4:00 PM
You do not need to already know how to play
Faculty Sponsor: Mr. Robbibaro, 8^th Grade Science Teacher
Cost: Free
Click HERE to print a sign up form.
Report to gymnasium from 3:00-3:30 during dismissal and then group will walk together to Mr. Robbibaro's classroom

Volunteer Awards Breakfast
Please join us for our Annual Volunteer Awards Breakfast, Lutz Prep "Derby Style" on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 8:30-9:30 AM in Narkewicz Hall.

See who will Win, Place or Show this year with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place volunteer hours. Don your Sunday best and hat if you have one! The stakes are high, click HERE to RSVP for the event.

2018-19 Uniform Vendor Change
Before you begin your shopping for next year’s uniform, we want to inform you that we are transitioning to a new uniform company. During the 2018-2019 transition year, students will continue to have the choice of wearing previously purchased uniform shirts with the proper LP logo. Please be assured, the new vendor will have a variety of shirt options to help meet our student’s needs or preferences. Please continue to check the weekly Newsflash for updates.

Florida Standards Assessment Portal
Please click HERE to visit the Florida Department of Education FSA Portal.

Please click the button below to visit the Academics\Assessment tab of our website for the tentative testing dates for the grade levels and their respective assessments. Please be aware that these dates are provided within testing “windows”, and they can change based on various factors. In addition, please note that during testing windows, we will be a ‘closed campus’ and no volunteering is available.

**Reminder: These dates are tentative and CAN CHANGE at any time**

21st Century Skills and Leader in Me Program
Focus for April:

21st Century:
- Financial, Economic, and Business Literacy
Leader in Me:
- Habit #6: Synergize
  I value other people's strengths and learn from them. I get along well with others, even people who are different than me. I work well in groups. I seek out other people's ideas because I know that by teaming with others, we can create better solutions than what any one of us could alone. I look for Third Alternatives.

Middle School Homework Help

Open to students in grades 6th-8th only
Meets Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:00-4:00 PM in Mrs. Vaillancourt’s room
Tutored by Nation Junior Honor Society students
Must have signed permission slip in order to attend. (See your teacher or Mr. Bethune for the form)

Summer Programs at Lutz Preparatory School
Click HERE to visit our website to view all Summer Program options for LP Camps and Vendor hosted camps held at our campus.

Early Bird Special for our LP Summer Camps!