January 16, 2024

A message from Principal Villavaso

Good afternoon Cardinal Families!

We had a fantastic first week back. This is going to be a fantastic semester. Come out and support your LSC family during the Martin Luther King Jr Parade in Carrollton. The parade starts at 10 am. We look forward to seeing you all there.

We are closely monitoring the weather for next week. If school closes or is delayed due to inclement weather, families will be notified in the following ways:

email, phone calls, and texts
our campus webpage; and
our social media page.

Campus is closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day. Classes resume Tuesday.

Click here for the Cardinal Connection Newsletter!

Please let me know if you need anything. We are always here to serve.

Sincerely,

Principal Villavaso

Campus Updates

Mark our calendars!

No School January 15th

Students have school on Friday, January 19th.

Re-enrollment Ends January 29

Re-enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is now open and will run through January 29th. Click here to login and save your child's seat for next school year! Please contact your campus Enrollment Liaison if you have any questions or need assistance.

Now Introducing Chess Club

If your student in grades 3-6 is interested in Chess Club, please complete and submit the interest form by January 19th. Chess Club will meet after school from 4 pm to 5 pm the first and third Wednesdays of each month.

A.P. Avenue with Mrs. merry

Happy 2024 and welcome back! What a great way to start the new year and 2nd Semester with our new CHIRPIE Mascot welcoming our students back to campus! Thank you so much to our Cardinal families for making our new mascot costume come to life! Our Family Spirit Night's are what made this moment possible!

We are excited to see, already in just the first few days, so many Positive Office Referrals (see below) great job Cardinals! Our Cardinal Store has had some large ticket items added to it, and we can't wait to open it up next week for the students to begin shopping again. If you'd like to donate items, we'd love to have them, just reach out.

On Tuesday, we had a great turn out at Urban Air and we will be announcing our classroom popcorn party with CHIRPIE next week! Our February Spirit Night will be on the 6th at Chuck E. Cheese and there are some great coupons for this event (see above).

Lastly, our next Partners for Life Meeting is Thursday, February 15th and we will be planning and discussing all of the remaining events for this school year. January, February & March are the best months for field trips, based on our testing calendar and our teachers and classroom parents/guardians are working on putting trips together for our Cardinals. If you are interested in assisting with this process, please reach out to your child's class room parent/guardian.

Don't forget to sign up and become a fan for Galaxy Digital, it's where you get some critical school information and ways to connect with our campus.

#CHIRP

Mrs. Merry

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to the following students who have advanced in our Spelling Bee!

Campus Winner:

Jorja Hill

Second Place:

Kamaryn Diamond

Re-enrollment Begins January 1st

Life School re-enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will begin January 1, 2024. With the introduction of the 4-day school week calendar, we are experiencing increased interest in enrollment. If your child attends Life School, please watch your email for re-enrollment instructions so you can act quickly to reserve your child's seat for next year.

New Enrollment Opens February 1st

New Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will open February 1st. Parents, this is the time to enroll your new kindergarten students or other siblings you wish to attend Life School next year. If you have family or friends that may be interested in attending Life School, please encourage them to apply by clicking here or pass along their contact information by completing this referral form. The new student enrollment lottery will be held on February 29th.

attendance matters!

Congrats to our 5th Grade Team for having 99% attendance last week. They have won either a popcorn party or extra recess, their choice!! Who is going to win this week?

Studies show how critical it is for students to be at school everyday, all day, all the way! To help support our LSC attendance, we are going to host a weekly competition. The class with the highest attendance percentage each week will earn either extra recess or a class popcorn party. Please make sure to help your student's class be the top class by making attendance a priority.

COMMUNITY Resources/Library Events

Check out this link for fun events happening in the community. Full calendar here!

Paws to Read, all ages

Sunday, January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m.

Carrollton Public Library at Hebron and Josey

*registration required

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/47095/621

Opening Doors Exhibit: Contemporary African American Surgeons Last Day, all ages

Saturday, January 27, 2024 all day

Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/46944/621

Lego Builders, ages 5-12

Saturday, February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m.

Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/47532/621?curm=2&cury=2024

African American Read-In, all ages

Sunday, February 4, 2024 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Carrollton Public Library at Josey Ranch Lake

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/47016/621?curm=2&cury=2024

Hearts & Nature

Saturday, February 10, 2024 10:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Elm Fork Nature Center

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/46966/1501?curm=2&cury=2024

New Year Celebration

Sunday, February 11, 2024 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Carrollton Public Library at Hebron & Josey

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/47112/621?curm=2&cury=2024

***INCLEMENT WEATHER – WARMING STATIONS

https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/about-us/inclement-weather

***FOOD ASSISTANCE

Metrocrest Services

https://metrocrestservices.org/services/food-pantry/

HCUMC

https://www.hcumc.org/service/feeding-ministries/food-pantry/

The Friendship House

https://www.firstfields.org/friendship-house

Heart of the City Carrollton

https://www.facebook.com/heartofthecitycarrollton/

Storehouse Suppers

https://www.facebook.com/StorehouseSuppers/

Counselor Corner

Digital Citizenship and Cyberbullying

This week your students will learn about online safety. Cyber safety is important to protect your children from dangerous or inappropriate websites, malware, online frauds and scams, and predators (Turner 2023). According to the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, 30-percent of kids have used the internet in ways their parents wouldn't approve.

What Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Safe Online

Keep your children’s computer in a common area of the home to monitor their Internet activity.
Check your child’s browser history frequently.
Use security software or tools.
Activate privacy features through your browser or internet service provider.
Know what other computers or devices your child is using.
Know your children’s passwords.
Watch for changes in your child’s behavior that may indicate cyberbullying or contact with an online sexual predator.

(source: Turner 2023)

To learn more about Cyberbullying and Cyber Safety, read the article "Internet Safety for Kids" : https://www.consumernotice.org/data-protection/internet-safety-for-kids/

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at rachael.ren@lifeschools.net or (469) 701-1355 x9204

LifeLeader

LifeLeader: Critical Thinking

When you are ready to learn, you make clear, rational decisions that are based on facts and evidence. You use research to make informed statements and you are open-minded to different views than your own. You are able to see the pros and cons of a situation and make an informed decision. By doing these things, you are using the LifeLeader attribute, CRITICAL THINKING.

LIFELEADER SPOTLIGHT

Manuel Rosario

4th Grade

Grayson Rodriguez

3rd Grade

tHIAGO aCUITUNO

2nd Grade

Aiden Deculit

3rd Grade

Bianca Viliria

3rd Grade

Crown Zuze

3rd Grade

Graycelle shopher

1st Grade

Robert Hensley

1st Grade

Katt Bailey

1st Grade

Grayson Rodriguez

3rd Grade

london gjonaj

3rd Grade

Teacher Newsletters

Safety and Security

Check out the District Safety and Security Newsletters on our website.

Safety Bulletin

Please click here to view the January Life School Safety Bulletin.

Upcoming Events

January 16 to January 19 Middle of Year MAP Testing

January 22 Girls Empowered and Boys 2 Men

January 25 Birthday Friday

Bring out the storyteller in you

As a way to celebrate our 5 year anniversary as a Cardinal Family, we want to hear from YOU! Tell us about your LSC Story. You could've joined the Cardinal family yesterday or 5 years ago; at the end of the day, we all are family and we have a story. Below are some things you can talk about:

How you heard about LSC.
Why you enrolled your child here.
How the journey has been since enrolling your child here.
How LSC has grown your student/family.
The impact LSC faculty and staff have made on you, your student and your family.
Any shoutouts to teachers/staff.

We cannot wait to hear from you! If you would like to share your story, complete click here! If you have any questions or concerns, email Mr. Perry at edward.perry@lifeschools.net.

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