Lutz Preparatory School Weekly Reminders: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Tuesday, September 14
Boys Soccer vs. Sunlake @ Lutz Prep Fields 4:30
Thursday, September 16
Bolts of Blue Spirit Day - Western Day
Boys Soccer vs. Imagine @ Lutz Prep Fields 4:30
Saturday, September 18
Cross Country Meet at Mt. Dora Christian Academy Invitational
Morning Arrival Tips
Tip #1: Arrive early!
Arriving between 7:30-7:45 typically results in less traffic and wait time during drop off. *Arriving between 7:45-7:55 (or later) tends to result in heavier traffic, longer wait times, and increased chance of your student being tardy to class.
Tip #2: Pull vehicles all the way forward that is safe to do so and directed by staff AND your student is ready to exit.
When letting a student out at a preferred spot rather than where staff directs to (next spot available), this creates a domino effect that can back up the drop off line.
Tip #3: Exiting onto Hwy 41 in first/closest lane.
While exiting the south end, some vehicles are waiting to cross multiple lanes in order to access the U-turn lane. We recognize this is most likely out of convenience for our families' travel to their next destination however, this requires a longer wait time to safely cross that number of lanes. Again, this creates another domino effect of backing up the drop off line.
The above information is sent to provide information, increase awareness, and achieve our shared goal of making the arrival process to school both a successful and safe experience for all. It is our hope that following the tips above will help us avoid creating a new traffic pattern and route for arrival.
Thank you for your trust, support, and partnership. Go Bolts!
REMINDER! The latest time to check out your student early from school is 2:00 PM on regular days and 11:00 AM on early release days. You must have your driver's license with you to check out a student during school hours.
Bolts of Blue Campaign Runs Through October 8th Check out our Bolts of Blue Monopoly Classroom Doors
How Can You Help to Meet Our Fundraising Goal?
If we look to our community and extended Lutz Preparatory supporters by spreading the word to businesses that support education we can without a doubt exceed our campaign goal! Please consider the following examples of additional ways to support Lutz Preparatory.
Share on Facebook and Other Social Media to Your Friends, Family, and Community
Have you checked out our Lutz Preparatory School Facebook page? Please like our page and then share our Bolts of Blue Campaign post on your personal Facebook page to get the word out to help us reach our goal.
Check with Your Employer to See if they Match Donations
Many of our parents' employers will match dollar-for-dollar donations to non-profit organizations like Lutz Prep. Check with your HR department to see if they offer this benefit. We also encourage our families to reach out to local businesses in your community for sponsorships in addition to potential employer matching benefits. Thank you to those families who have pursued this company matching option and DOUBLED their donation to support our school!
Several of our classrooms who have not met the goal are within a few hundred dollars of reaching $1800 or are just a few students short of meeting 100% participation (minimum donation to be considered for HR participation is $50) by each student.
All homerooms who reach their goals will receive classroom prizes or fun dress days.
Please make sure you sign and return the voucher that is stapled to the inside cover of your blue folder; the voucher will enter your student into incentive drawings throughout the campaign.
PTA Central Box Tops! Brighter Futures Sweepstakes!
Parents,
We need your help with the Box Tops Unlock Brighter Futures sweepstakes and game!
Each six-digit locker code entry, Lutz Prep can win between 5-50 box tops (worth 10 cents each, that's $0.50 - $5.00) and you get 20 entries daily! Typical total prize amount awarded to the school is $10 daily. Now imagine if our Lutz Prep Family participates, that’s over 500 families at $10 A DAY! It's so simple and there are a number of exciting prizes (see the Official Rules on the app). You could win one grand prize of $10,000 for you and $10,000 in Box Tops for Lutz Prep! Doesn't that sound amazing?
All you need to do is:
Download the BoxTops for Education app to your smartphone or tablet and “create an account”.
Make sure to choose Lutz Prep as your school to support and enter referral code UKIB0AU (that’s a zero).
Then scroll almost all the way down to the section with the Unlock Brighter Futures graphic.
Click on "Got a locker combination? enter it"
***Please, only one household member per physical address (recruit extended family and grandparents and offer to enter the codes for them), must be 18 years old, and be a legal US resident to enter the game.
We've done the hard work and found some codes to get you started. You can enter up to 20 times per day through November 30 (a new day starts at midnight). Feel free to find your own codes in the cereal and yogurt isle too! NOTE- once you find a code that works, you can reenter the same code 20 times for the 20 lockers!
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:
Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 5:00 PM (meeting date changed from 9/30 to 9/23)
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.
Lost and Found - Please Claim More items just uploaded! Please check this out!
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's first and last name.
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).
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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.