Looking for Summer Fun?

Summertime is a fun time at LISD!  There are many opportunities to engage your students and keep their minds and bodies active.  We encourage you to take a look at the list of camps, library media center hours and learning opportunities available.

2011 Education Foundation Grant Awards

On Friday, April 22nd, the Lorena Education Foundation surprised Grant Winners with balloons, noise makers and a big check.  The Foundation's goal is simple. They raise funds to benefit the students and teachers of Lorena ISD.  This year the Foundation awarded four grants totaling $20,563.  The grants included:

• Bam! Teaching Science with Technology!- The science department at LMS will add 6 computers in each of the science labs.  The addition of this technology will allow teachers to be more innovative with their classrom instruction, projects and labs.
• e5 Team- embark, educate, engage, energize and empower! This grant starts off with a bang!  The first ever Digic@mp for kids will be held this summer at LISD.  The e5 Team will be teaching students Web2.0 and other technology tools and tricks.  This team also meets monthly to collaborate on all things digital and spread the knowledge to other teachers and in turn students.  The grant will culminate with the team attending the cutting edge TCEA conference in February.
• Learning Comes Alive with BrainPop Jr.!- With a campus wide subscription, brain Pop, Jr., will provide an animated tool in teaching students all core subject areas, including math and science.  In addition, the program offers great character enrichment lessons.
• Get Up and Move your Cerebral Cortex! - Research shows physical movement helps build and maintain neural connections in the brain as well as helps children manage their emotions and behavior.  The tricycles awarded with this grant will help provide the youngest students in our district with developmentally appropriate physical activities that are known to promote cognitive and emotional growth.

LISD is so grateful to the Foundation for their dedication to the students and teachers of the district. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

For more information about how you can help support the Foundation, visit them online at http://www.lorenaeducationfoundation.org/

All District Girl's Soccer and SuperCentex Awards

Recently, several members of the LHS girls soccer team were recognized by the District 34-4A coaches. We are very proud of their accomplishments!

District 34-4A 2^nd Team All-District

Lauren Marteney, Brenna Vonasek, Ashlyn Wilcox, Ansley Gough

District 34-4A 1^st Team All-District

Emmy Dickson, Alex Warren, Mariah Griffin, Cassidy Stigliano, Lizzie Lamar

District 34-4A Newcomer of the Year

Cathy Arevalo

District 34-4A co-Offensive MVP

Kaitlyn Wallace

District 34-4A co-District MVP

Brianna Johnston

LHS also had 2 young ladies recognized by the Waco Tribune Herald sports writers for their outstanding accomplishments this season.

2011 Waco Tribune Herald SuperCentex Girl’s Soccer 1^st Team Selection:  Kaitlyn Wallace

2011 Waco Tribune Herald SuperCentex Girl’s Soccer Player of the Year:  Brianna Johnston; This is Brianna’s 3^rd SuperCentex Award. She was the Newcomer of the Year in 2009 and has now been named Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011. 

Please congratulate these young ladies on their amazing accomplishments and their record setting season. They have earned and deserve every honor.

Calendar Change Reminder

Please remember that LISD will be open for school on Friday, April 22nd.  This is a calendar change due to the bad weather days earlier in the year. 

Lorena FFA Competes at Tarleton State

Wednesday April 6^th the Lorena FFA team traveled to Tarleton State University in Stephenville to compete in the Area 8 Career Development Event contests.  Lorena FFA is proud to have so many active members that we compete in seven different contests at the area level. 

This is how each group did:

Dairy Cattle – 16^th place

Dairy Foods – 9^th place

Farm Business Management – 4^th place

Equine – 14^th place

Land – 25^th place

Livestock -4^th place

Poultry- 6^th place

Good luck to the livestock judging and farm business management teams as they advance to the state contest in May!  Congratulations to all the competitors; Lorena was WELL-represented!

More detailed results can be found at http://bit.ly/g4OFvz.

Chelsea Taft, FFA Sponsor

New Healthy Choice Vending Machines

Cold Food Healthy Vending Machines have been installed at the Middle and High Schools.  These machines are stocked fresh daily with sandwiches, salads, milk, water, non-carbonated drinks and healthy snacks such as fruits and whole grain bakery items.  For more information about America's move to raise a healthier generation of kids visit:

http://www.letsmove.gov

www.mypyramid.gov

Second Grade Flat Stanley Project

The LES 2nd grade classrooms are full of excitement with the return of Flat Stanley. The Stanleys have been all over the world in the past month and are back to share adventures.  The Flat Stanley project is an international literacy and community building activity for students of all ages, teachers and families.

Healthy Leopard Cafe

The Lorena Elementary School Cafeteria has just received a Silver Level Certificate as a USDA Healthier US School.  LES is the first school in the Central Texas area to receive such an honor.  This means we are acknowledged as having created a healthy school environment through the promotion of nutruition and physical activity.  Our school meals have met the stringent criteria set forth in this program.

For more information on the USDA HealthierUS School Challenge visit:

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/HealthierUS/index.html

Lady Leopards Soccer Team continues their Playoff run!

Congratulations to the Lady Leopards Soccer Team! After a hard fought victory over Palestine on Friday night, this impressive group of young women will continue their cinderella playoff run towards the regional tournament. The Lady Leopards can now add Sectional Champions to their name. They will face Huntsville this Tuesday at Merrill Green Stadium in Bryan beginning at 6:00pm in the Regional Quarterfinals. In perspective, out of 310 class 4A & 3A soccer teams, the Lorena Lady Leopards are now only 1 of 32 teams still playing. Please congratulate these ladies on what has been an outstanding season for them. Please come out and support them this Tuesday.

Thank you,

Coach Glaser

5th and 8th grade TAKS is coming soon

On Monday, April 4th, Lorena Middle School 5th and 8th graders will take the TAKS Math test.
On Tuesday, April 5th, they will take the TAKS Reading test.
If a student is absent on April 4th or 5th, he or she may take a make-up TAKS until Thursday, April 7th.
Students in 5th and 8th grade are required to meet standard on both the Math and Reading TAKS to be promoted to the next grade level.
Students who do not meet standard on the first administration will be given a second opportunity on May 17th and 18th, and a third opportunity on June 28th and 29th.
If you have any questions, please contact the Lorena Middle School office. Thank you for your continued support.

HS Lady Leopard Soccer Playoffs!

Come on out Friday night and support the Lady Leopard soccer team on their incredible playoff run. The game is at 6:00pm in Bryan at Merrill Green Stadium. We would like for the girls to have a huge crowd to cheer them on to yet another playoff win. The girls are only 2 wins away from the class 4A Regional Tournament. If you would like some great entertainment, then come out and watch these young ladies play. For everyone who has backed us and supported us this season, thank you!

If you cannot make it to the game, a Palestine radio station will be broadcasting the game on the website www.youreasttexas.com * click on KYYK at top right.You can cheer us on from your computer!
Thanks, Coach Glaser