When students are absent or late, they miss important learning, and they often feel behind when they return to the classroom. When teachers stop instruction to help a student who is tardy, all other students lose precious learning time as well. PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD BE AT SCHOOL ON TIME EVERYDAY. Students can arrive starting at 7:35 AM. Students are tardy after 7:55 AM.
If you know that your child will be absent or late, please report this as soon as possible to the 24 hour attendance line 303-734-5600. We will be following established state and district guidelines regarding unexcused and excessive absences and tardies. Minutes accumulated beyond 24 hours of unexcused absences and tardies are considered excessive
Attendance Policy
Students and parents may not bring animals onto school or district premises unless authorized by the site administrator. (Board Policy Code IMG)
Because of concern for student safety, the Board of Education approved the following district policy, "Animals in Schools and District Facilities."
At Lenski, no student or parent will be allowed to bring dogs, cats, turtles, birds, snakes, and other pets onto school property or into classrooms with the following exceptions:
*"The use of service (assistance) animals is protected by law and is not covered by the rules in the Board policy." The term "assistance animal" is defined as an animal that has been or is being specially trained by a person who is qualified as a trainer of assistance animals to aid a disabled student and includes guide dogs for the visually impaired, hearing dogs for the hearing-impaired, and service animals for the physically disabled."
*"Animals are allowed to be housed in a classroom or district facility for a specific and appropriate educational purpose for the time necessary to achieve the educational goal."
This policy will impact families who walk their dogs to and from school and bring them to the field to run before and after school when many children are present. We ask that all families support the importance of safety for our children and refrain from bringing pets to school. Please share this article with your friends and family.
With so many students with food allergies and intolerances or other medical conditions, we ask parents to please refrain from sending food items to celebrate birthdays or school events. Please talk with your classroom teacher to find alternatives to food treats.
Student behavior on the bus is monitored and incidents are reported to the principal for follow up. Please remind your student that the bus is an extension of the school and cell phones should remain in backpacks or pockets.
If your child does not get off of the bus when you expect him/her to, call the school office and the secretary will help you. If you do not discover that your child is missing until after 3:30 PM or cannot reach anyone at school, please call the transportation department at 303-347-4775 for assistance. As always, if it is an emergency, call your police department. If your child leaves something on the bus, you can call the transportation department to see if it will be on the bus or the lost and found box at the transportation office.
Parent input is welcomed on the best learning environment for your child. However, we do not take requests for placement with a specific teacher.
The Littleton Public School District Code of Conduct will be enforced by Lenski staff and the principal. There will be no tolerance for bullying, weapons, drugs or fighting.
All students should dress appropriately for school, keeping in mind the activities for the day, the weather, and the health and safety of the individual. Student dress should not distract or disrupt the orderly process of education. Any concerns regarding school dress and appearance will be referred to the principal. Shorts may be worn at the child's discretion, keeping in mind the playground area is gravel. (Short-shorts and skimpy tops are not allowed. Wearing of sandals is discouraged because of gravel and sand on playground.)
Additionally for student safety, we ask students to wear shoes that will not interfere with activities such as running, jumping and/or climbing. Students wearing flip flops, slippers, and sandal type shoes often experience falls, sprains and injuries to feet/toes.
School administrators may establish additional specific standards for their individual schools within LPS guidelines. Teachers may establish additional specific standards for their individual classrooms within LPS dress guidelines. Disciplinary action for violation of dress standards may include requiring the student to remove or change the grooming/apparel, referral to counselor or administration, parental conference, and suspension and/or expulsion.
Lost & found is located in the hallway near the multipurpose room. Small item are in the front office.
Every year we donate hundreds of items that are left behind at school. We encourage you to label your child’s coats, hoodies, boots, gloves/mittens, hats, scarves and lunchboxes to that we can return them to you.
Formal parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled in the fall (October) and the spring (March) of each year. If at any time you wish to conference with a teacher, please schedule an appointment.
Children should not bring any items of great value. We will not be responsible for lost or stolen items. Toys, iPods, iDevices, eBook readers, MP3 players, Pokemon cards, hand held games, etc. are not allowed in class without the teacher's approval. Accessing school wi-fi without approval is also prohibited.
Parents have told us that they like their children to carry cell phones as a safety measure. If you choose to send your child to school with a cell phone, please help us by reminding your student that cell phones are to be silenced and in their backpack during the school day. Teachers will work with students so that they know recess, field trips, the bus and School Age Child Care are all part of school and thus cell phones are to remain in a backpack or pocket.
We are aware there is technology in the form of of wrist phones used by elementary students to communicate with emergency contacts. Please do not encourage your child to communicate directly with you via cell phone or wrist phone technology in the event of an illness or safety concern. For their safety, it is expected that students communicate with their teacher and the office in these situations. Students will be allowed to contact parents from the classroom or office.
When parents call in messages for their child, the office staff tries very hard to get these messages to the child before school is dismissed at 2:45 PM. Problems sometimes arise in delivering messages, so we are asking for your help. Please discuss special circumstances that will be different from the normal dismissal process with your child before they leave for school and send an email to the teacher and Lenski office staff (ldaugherty[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us and tnolting[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us). If something comes up during the day, please try to call the school before 2:00 PM. We will try our best to deliver messages received after 2:00, but due to the volume of calls and visitors in the office, we cannot guarantee the child will receive it.
Be kind, respectful, and safe.
Do not jump off the swings.
Do not throw any rocks.
When waiting for a turn, let the person know that you are counting to 60 and then start counting.
Line up in your classroom line when the bell rings. Please sit/stand in one line and wait for your teacher to take you back to your classroom.
If a ball goes into the parking lot, please get a recess teacher to help you.
Please stay off the running path by the creek.
If a ball goes into the creek, DO NOT get it. Please ask a recess teacher for help.
Speak to students and staff in a respectful manner using kind and appropriate words.
Wear clothing and shoes appropriate for the weather and activity. Snow/all weather boots are required for walking/playing in the snow.
LPS has a visitor/volunteer screening system at all schools. This system is for all visitors to use and includes a full background check for all volunteers.
The visitor check-in will be completed by all visitors as they enter Lenski building. This check researches national sex offender databases based on a person's ID.
Additionally, this system will do a more complete background check for anyone who will be volunteering to work directly with children. This background check will look at national sex offender databases and will look for any felony convictions on volunteers. The visitor check is free and the volunteer check is $10.00.
Visitors:
All visitors will stop in the office, enter their names in a new computer
An adhesive badge will be printed
When finished with visit, stop in the office to check out
Volunteers:
Volunteers will need to complete an online registration before they can go to the classroom to volunteer.
Volunteer at LPS Connect: https://lps.ezcommunicator.net/edu/lps/login_form.aspx?app=0)
A background check will be performed on the registration
When they come in to volunteer the first time, enter name in computer, office checks the volunteers clearance and their ID an a permanent badge is provided.
Badges are stored in the office and to be used each time the volunteer enters the building and checks in on the compute
Safety and security remain the most important parts of providing a great place for students to learn and grow at Lenski. We need your help in the following ways: