Exciting news!!!
We were awarded a $5,000 grant from Lowe's Toolbox for Education!
Big thanks to parents Kris Khoury and Lisa Kaplan for completing the grant application, and to Lowe’s for having such a wonderful program for schools! We'll be using the funds to replace the roof on the Lagtry (Yellow) House, and the work has already started!! It will be wonderful to have a perfect, new roof on our main building.
LCICS will be offering breakfast and lunch for students very soon for free or low cost depending on eligibility. Please be sure to fill out paperwork sent home with your child or contact the office if you did not receive forms or would like additional information.
Wednesday, February 1 and 15, Minimum Day, release at 12:30pm
Fun Fridays! February 3 and 10, March 2 and 9: Students will engage in International adventures! Please let your child's teacher know if you are able to facilitate an international activity.
Monday, February 6, 3:00 pm: Charter Council Meeting Council (board) meetings are generally held the 1st and 3rd Mondays at school and are open to the public. Please join us and get involved!
Thursday February 9, Garden and Parent
Teacher Council (PTC) Meeting, 2:45: Please
join us in K/1 room. Garden and PTC meetings take place the second and fourth Thursdays after school.
Friday April 27th, Career Day: Please let the office or your child's teacher know if you are available to come and speak to the children about your careers, or know of a community member or relative who could join us! Let’s expose the children to a very broad variety of possibilities and share what we do on in this fun community day!
After Care is available at school daily until 5:00 pm offering structured creative arts and garden-based activities. Homework Club too! $5 p/hr; $2.5 p/hr for second child, $1.25 for additional children. Please sign up in advance by calling the office. This week activities include: Masks, collage, flip books, art-making with recycled materials and more! Please see your child’s homework packet for further information.
Other after school options: Martial arts, theater, harmonica, choir. Please check with the office for sign-up and schedules. All are affordable and fun, join us!
Please click here or on the Communications button to your right below to see what's new in your child's classroom!
Announcements:
Big Thanks to our guests:
Kevin Village Stone, for his wonderful Native American storytelling and music
and to Jim and Gail Brown from the Elem Tribe of Pomo Indians near Clearlake Oaks for their fascinating presentation of Lake County Pomo Indian history and artifacts
BIG Thank You to Shannon Malone (ZumbaLake) for doing Zumba with our children!!!
BIG Thank You to Michelle Cox for her wonderful work with the kids in ceramics! BIG thanks to little Gunner too for his patience while Mom is busy with the big kids!
Big Thanks to all
of our parent volunteers who helped prepare our float and presence, or
baked for Christmas in Middletown!
Special Thanks to Jessica Khoury for
spearheading, to the children for their awesome and adorable perfomance,
and to Mr. Kennedy and Ramone for leading the children in their
perfomance!
Thanks to all of our parents, teachers and staff for helping with the garden, in the classroom and on
fieldtrips throughout the year!
The LCICS Rising Phoenix
Please view our October, 2011 newsletter
Please be sure to submit updated current registration forms to the office so we have current info on file. Thank you!
News from the PTC (Parent-Teacher Council):
BIG BIG Thanks to Kris Khoury, Leah Beezley and Nadene Becker our current Charter Council Members. Please consider joining the Council and participating in the
governance of our school. Our LCICS learning commmunity is enriched by our parents' contributions and participation! Join us at our next meeting to assess
whether you are a good fit for this key role in our school community.
Can you assist in representing the school at a variety of Lake County community events?
Do you have international or cultural stories or experiences to share with our students?
Please contact Gwendolyn for more information on helping out.
Photo Archives: If you have taken pictures of our children at school or school events, please burn a CD and give to Nadene Becker, Katie in the office, or send to: photos.lcics@gmail.com. Thanks!
Garden: Please sign up to help maintain and sustain our gardens! Please find a sign up sheet to help with watering on the bulletin board at school or contact Cristina for more information on how you can help out with the garden.
Please consider purchasing environmentally friendly lunch and school supplies for your kids! There are many other informative links on the web!
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Mission: The mission of Lake County
International Charter School is to educate students in grades K-6 to be
literate, knowledgeable, principled, local, national, and global
citizens. Students participate in an enriched and nurturing learning
environment that honors the whole child - intellectually,
emotionally, creatively, physically, socially and culturally. LCICS
students become competent and self-motivated individuals with a
commitment to life-long learning that enables them to reach their full
potentials.
Vision: LCICS
emphasizes academic excellence and artistic expression; respect and
appreciation of diversity; personal, social, and environmental
responsibility; and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all
living things and our global environment. Students of diverse
backgrounds and abilities advance academically, artistically, socially
and personally.
Multi-Age Classes: LCICS is organized using the Multi-Age Program (MAP) model with classes spanning
2 to 3 grades, much like St. Helena Unified's
excellent Multi-Age Program. Children's individual readiness can be
addressed through strength-based and flexible groupings. Students gain
real-world experience by working with individuals of various ages and
move from being the younger students in the classroom to being the
older, more experienced ones. As younger students benefit from the
advanced academic and social behaviors modeled by older students, the
older students benefit from the reinforcement of their skills and
knowledge as they mentor the younger ones. Leadership skills, nurturing
behaviors, and a greater sense of community are developed.
15850 Armstrong St. PO Box
984 Middletown, CA 95461 Tel:
707-987-3063
Fax:
707-987-8314 info@lcics.org
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