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Lutz Preparatory School NEWSFLASH:  Friday, August 27, 2021, V10 Issue 8
  • Sunday, August 29
    • Last Day to Join PTA and Receive Free Dress Down Pass for Monday
 
  • Monday, August 30
    • PTA Membership Drive Dress Down Day (list of new members will be emailed to teachers)
    • First Coed Cross Country Practice - 5th-8th Grade Only
  • Tuesday, August 31
    • Fall Picture Day:  Yearbook Photos - Uniform Required (6th Graders Will Have Photo Taken on Retake Day)
    • 6th Grade Field Trip to Nature's Classroom
    • Final Boys Soccer Tryouts - 5th-8th Grade Only
  • Wednesday, September 1
    • 6th Grade Field Trip to Nature's Classroom
  • Thursday, September 2
    • Bolts of Blue Spirit Day:  Super Hero Shirt Day (Uniform Bottoms Required)
    • 6th Grade Field Trip to Nature's Classroom
  • Friday, September 3
    • Deadline for NJHS Applications - 7th & 8th Grade
Before and After Care Registration
2021-22 Academic Calendar
1st Quarter Dates
 
9/6:  Labor Day Holiday - No School

9/8:  Bolts of Blue Spirit Day - Hawaiian Day

9/16:  Bolts of Blue Spirit Day - Western Day

9/22:  Early Release Day, Dismissal Begins at Noon

9/22:  Fall Conference Day

9/23:  Bolts of Blue Spirit Day - Wacky Tacky Day

9/29:  Fall Picture Retake Day

9/30:  Bolts of Blue Spirit Day:  Sport T-Shirt Day

10/7:  Bolts of Blue Spirit Day:  Positive Thinking T-Shirt Day

10:8:  Health Screenings K, 1st, 3rd, 6th

10/8:  Bolts of Blue Campaign Ends  

10/8:  End of 1st Grading Period
PTA Central

PTA Membership Drive
Our membership drive has begun.  Click on the image above or HERE to visit the PTA Hub to purchase a Individual, Family, Business, or Staff/Faculty membership.  Together we can make a difference!
 
PTA Membership Dress Down Day
PTA members who sign up during our initial membership drive now through Sunday, August 29th will received a free dress pass to be used on Monday, August 30th.  
PTA Volunteer Opportunities
Please review the available events and a PTA member will reach out to you closer to the event with sepcific details.  All dates/events are subject to change or cancellation.

Click HERE to view the Sign Up Genius.
TCAL Sports 5th-8th Grades
Fall Picture Day - Uniform Required for Yearbook Photo
No pre-order required, all students will have photo taken for yearbook, proofs will be available online 2-3 weeks after, all orders will be shipped directly to your home.  Click HERE for additional information.
Bolts of Blue Campaign Runs Through October 8th


Blue folders were sent home with your student Wednesday with paper sponsorship forms; click above to view these paperforms online.
Please make sure you sign and return the voucher that is stapled to the inside cover of the folder; the voucher will enter your student into incentive drawings throughout the campaign.
 
You can find all campaign information at
www.lutzprep.org
Support LP\Bolts of Blue Campaign


Board of Directors
Lutz Preparatory School, Inc. is operated by a board of directors made up of community members with diverse and strategic expertise.  Please click HERE for a full listing of our current board members and the assigned representative to facilitate parental involvement.

The meeting schedule and past meeting minutes of the board or directors are posted on the Governance tab of our school website.  Meetings are open to the public and are published in our NEWSFLASH and on the Governance section of our website. 

Next Meeting Date:
Public Comment
Please note, a new online way to sign up for public comment at the board meetings.  Click HERE for the online form.
  • Public comment sign up closes two hours before the start of meeting
  • Must check in to the waiting room 15 minutes before the start of meeting.
COVID Hub and Other Important Information
Please visit our school website, www.lutzprep.org, for key information related to the health and safetly of our students and staff to include emergency and executive orders by the FLDOE and the State of Florida.  Lutz Preparatory School's COVID Hub is located in a pop up box on our homepage.
How to Report Your Child Absent
Due to the pandemic, we are required to track every absence. Our policy is to have all absenses (related to health or other reasons) reporting to our school via the online attendance tool located on our website or click on the image to the right.  Any supporting documentation related to the absence (doctor's notes, etc.) should be emailed to attendance@lutzprep.org.
 
Reporting a COVID Diagnosis
If your child tests positive for COVID-19 we are requesting that parents immediately report this to the school via the COVID-19 Reporting Form on our website (even overnight and/or weekends).This will allow our step-by-step mitigation process to begin with contact tracing and notification to all students/staff that may have been potentially exposed.  Thank you for your partnership in helping us keep all of our students and staff healthy.
Member of Student's Household Tests Positive for COVID?
If a member of the student's household tests positive for COVID-19 please keep your student home from school for quarantine and contact administration@lutzprep.org.  Nurse Kopp will reach out with details on when the student can return to school; teacher will reach out with details on quarantine learning environment.
From HCPS:  Free Covid Testing Available
Free testing is available locally seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations:
  • Palm River Park Community Center, 725 S. 58th St, Tampa, FL 33619
  • Code Enforcement Complex, 1101 E. 139th Ave, Tampa, FL 33613
  • Cordelia B Hunt Center at Al Lopez Park, 4602 N Himes Ave, Tampa, FL 33614
  • Albert “Al” Barnes Park, 2902 N 32nd St, Tampa, FL 33605
No appointments are necessary. Face masks are required except during the few moments for the nasal swab. There is no charge to be tested. In accordance with federal guidelines, health insurance information will be collected; however, individuals who do not have health insurance will still be tested. People being tested should bring a photo ID (driver's license, state-issued ID, or passport) with name and date of birth, as well as their health insurance card (if applicable). 
Lost and Found - Please Claim
Click HERE to view items.  Please send an email to administration@lutzprep.org with the photo name and your student's name and the item will be placed in your homeroom teacher's mailbox.

Please make sure all items are labeled with your student last name.
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Lutz Preparatory School Facebook Page
Please click on the image to the right or https://www.facebook.com/LPBolts/.  These social media platforms will be additional ways to keep up to date on the school wide events at Lutz Preparatory School. 

The NEWSFLASH, along with direct emails from administration and your teachers is still the primary way you will receive information from us.
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