Weekly-Updates.2014.8.26 - Lighthouse Community Charter School

Weekly-Updates.2014.8.26 - Lighthouse Community Charter School

Weekly Updates
Whole School Announcements §
August 27, 2014 -­‐ Back to School Night is tomorrow, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The schedule will be as follows: •
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5:00 to 5:35 Meet and Greet All Teachers o K-­‐4: Cafetería o 5-­‐8: Playground Asphalt o 9-­‐12: Think Tank on HS side 5:45 to 6:15 1st Round of Classroom Circles 6:25 to 7:00 2nd Round of Classroom Circles Because of the focus on the relationship building of the adults that surround your child, -­‐ we ask you to not bring your children. If you must bring your children, they must be with you during the meetings, but we do not want students wandering the building for safety reasons. Thanks for all that you do as a parent and we look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night! September 1, 2014 – Labor Day Holiday – NO SCHOOL September 8, 2014 – First Crew Parent meeting , 6pm. Crew Parents are parent leaders that help create community and support the school. If you are interested in participating, come and join us! Childcare is provided. One example of the work Crew Parents accomplished last year, is that they planned and executed the Night Under the Stars fundraiser that raised $10,000 for our school! Contact Maritza Ortiz at 510-­‐562-­‐8225 for more information Library We invite and encourage students and families to take advantage of our open library hours every Monday between 3:30-­‐6:00. This is a great way to make reading fun for the whole family and support your students to be successful scholars! The first day of the program will be Monday, 9/1/14. As usual, the library is also available to students and families every morning between 8:00-­‐8:30. We hope to see you there! After School Program The first day of After School Program (ASP) for grades 1st through 12th was on Monday, Aug 25th and for Kindergarten students, the first day is on Monday, September 8th. We are excited to begin a new year of engaging students in community activities, enrichment classes and homework support. All families that have applied for the ASP received notice this week, via mail, of whether your child was accepted or not. (NOTE: The High School ASP is available to all High School students on a drop in basis. The acceptance form is not necessary for students in grades 9-­‐12) If your child has not been accepted into ASP, their name has been placed on a waiting list. If a space becomes available, we will contact families directly to inquire about enrollment. Please contact Ms. Kimiko-­‐ Director of After School Programs (K-­‐12) @ 510.459.5944 or [email protected] Creativity Lab The Creativity Lab is holding a Materials Drive the week of September 8th. We are looking for materials of all kinds to support student making projects! Cardboard, paper, plastic, fabric, yarn, wood, paint, and more (new, used or scrap) are all welcome! Donations can be dropped off at the Creativity Lab (on the K-­‐8 side of the school below the library) from 8:00 to 8:30AM daily the week of September 8th. For more info please contact [email protected] To learn more about Lighthouse Creativity Lab, please visit www.lighthousecreativitylab.org Appreciations Thank you to our Bright Lights Monthly Donors! Nabor Acevedo * Leticia Aguilera * Woldu Aklilu * Maria Almazan * Angelica Alvarez * Veronica Anaya * Erika Arteaga * Maria Avila * Juanita Buenrostro * Laura Camberos * Rosa Carapia * Yesenia Castillo * Maria Castreion * Yadira Cervantes * Esmeralda Contreros * Sandra Cordova * Veronica Cornejo * Esmeralda Cruz * Christina Dawkins * Liliam De Leon * Irma Del Valle * Blanca Deltao * Mario Distancia *Lorena Duenar Almaraz * Evelia Echeverria * Luz Fajardo * Paz Flores * Beatriz Franco * Beatriz Fuentes *Maria Garibaldi *Amelia Gomez * Rosario Gomez * Veronica Gonzalez * Ana Gonzalez * Elena Gonzalez *Alicia Gonzalez * Rosa Gonzalez * Julio Gonzalez * Domitila Gonzalez * Jesus Gonzalez Navarro * Brenda Guzman * Terry Hendricks * Michelle Henshaw * Cristina Hernandez * Armando Hernandez * Susana Hernandez * Leticia Herrera * Janeika Jarquin * Maria Jimenez * Rosa Laves * Prospero Llamas * Rito Lombera * Araceli Lopez * Guadalupe Lopez * Carmen Loza * Claudia Luna * Patricia Luna * Felicitas M* Maria Madrigal * Evelin Maldonado * Regna Maldonado * Ema Mares * Jose Martinez * Glenda Martinez *Maria Martinez * Martha Martinez * Gloria Mayorquin * Virginia Medina * Mima Mendez * Rosa Mendoza *Rosa Mesia * Munera Mohsin * Elena Mojica * Briseida Mora * Blanca Morales * Maria Mosqueda *Maya Ngo * Enedelia Ochoa * Miriam Ortega * Maria Ortiz * Delgadina Ortiz * Esperanza Ortiz * Adelita Pablo * Santos Pablo * Patricia Parangueo * Leandra Parham * Delfina Pena * Fanny Perez * Lola Prieto *Maria Ramirez * Juan Carlos Ramirez * Maria Rangul * Jose Luis Raya * Norma Real * Bonita Reyes * Maribel Rivas * Ana Robledo * Maria Rodriguez * Satarnino Rodriguez * Salvador Ruiz * Veronica Salano *Ascencion Sandoval * Isaac Segundo * Nancy Soto * Nancy Suarez * Vau Tieu * Luz Maria Tinoco *Elsa Torres * Jacobo Torres * Maria Valdez * Maria Vargas * Alba Vasquez * Josefina Vasquez * Ernesto Vigueriar * Jose Villalba * Jose Vlloa * Theresa Yee * Maria Zarate * Franklin Zoniga * Christina Maria Carrillo * The Bright Lights Monthly Donor Club supports Lighthouse Community Charter School with monthly donations to help sustain the important work of providing a quality education to our students K-­‐12. Arts, music, home language, physical education -­‐-­‐ these are not extras at Lighthouse, but part of a comprehensive, high-­‐
quality education. Thanks to you, our students are able to not only excel academically, but also to enrich their lives. If you supplied a credit card at the time of joining, it will be charged on a monthly basis. If you pledged to pay by cash or check, please return your pledge by the 5th of each month to the front desk or to the development office. If you would like to sign up online, you can do so by checking the "Monthly" option at: https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/LighthouseCommunityCharterS/OnlineDonation
.html. Those who donate $20 or more per month will receive a thank you t-­‐shirt! If you have any questions about the program or your donation, please don’t hesitate to contact Karen Fee ([email protected]) or Stelet Kim ([email protected]). Thank you for your support of Lighthouse Community Charter School!