Lucas dads will gather at 2 Dogs Pub on Monday, Oct. 1, for Monday Night Football, Bears v. Cowboys. Organizer Joe Bell says the event will last "from 6:30 p.m. until at least half time," when it remains to be seen whether anyone has the stamina to last for the whole game! This event is sponsored by DEED (Dads Engaged in Engineering Dreams) and all Lucas dads are invited. Joe promises the dads will step up for kid duty when the moms have their night out in the near future. Contact Joe Bell with any questions.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Mighty Hawks On Parade
Today's Press-Citizen article on the parade quotes Lucas sixth-grader Liam McComas.
For more photos, video and Mighty Hawk spirit, visit the Lucas PTO Facebook page.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Know before you go: City High Homecoming Parade
Walking: All Lucas students and families are invited to march with our school group in the City High Homecoming Parade, Thursday, Sept. 27. We will meet at Mercer Park at 5 p.m. (look for Joe Bell surrounded by a sea of kids in Lucas RRCS shirts or other Lucas apparel. If you don't have a Lucas shirt, no worries, just come as you are!) ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. The parade ends at City High's Bates (football) Field. The City High PTSO invites all elementary groups to enjoy treats at the Hoover Elementary playground (immediately south of the football field) following the parade.
Watching: If you will be cheering from the curbside as the parade goes by, consider bringing a non-perishable food item to Pack The Pick-Up for the Johnson County Crisis Center. City High Ambassadors, Interact, and Student Senate will be trading candy for food donations along the route. Items most in demand at the Food Bank are canned fruit & 100% fruit juice, hearty soups & stews, canned meat & peanut butter, pasta & rice, canned vegetables, baby diapers (all sizes), baby formula & food, toilet paper and laundry detergent.
EVERYONE: Please share your parade photos on the Lucas PTO Facebook page. Everyone who "likes" the page has the ability to share content and comments. It's a great way to interact with fellow parents.
Watching: If you will be cheering from the curbside as the parade goes by, consider bringing a non-perishable food item to Pack The Pick-Up for the Johnson County Crisis Center. City High Ambassadors, Interact, and Student Senate will be trading candy for food donations along the route. Items most in demand at the Food Bank are canned fruit & 100% fruit juice, hearty soups & stews, canned meat & peanut butter, pasta & rice, canned vegetables, baby diapers (all sizes), baby formula & food, toilet paper and laundry detergent.
EVERYONE: Please share your parade photos on the Lucas PTO Facebook page. Everyone who "likes" the page has the ability to share content and comments. It's a great way to interact with fellow parents.
Iowa Celebrity All-Star Classic game Sept. 30 benefits community
Tickets are available in the Lucas office for the annual Iowa Celebrity All-Star Classic, Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. This "globetrotter-style" basketball game features Hawkeye greats from men's and women's basketball as well as football and wrestling. Proceeds will be shared among We Are The World, Coralville Central Elementary, Iowa City Music Auxiliary, and FasTrac Cultural & Diversity Awareness Program. See Mrs. Denniston for tickets and this flyer for more information.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
VNA hosts flu shot clinic Sept. 24 at Lucas
The Visiting Nurse Association will hold a flu shot clinic at Lucas on Monday, Sept. 24 from 3:15 to 5:45. Flu shots cost $28; flu mist costs $34. The VNA will directly bill Medicare, Blue Cross and some insurance companies, or will provide a receipt with the information necessary to submit to your insurer to seek reimbursement.
Clinics will be offered in other Iowa City schools throughout September and October and are open to the public. For more information, view this flyer.
Clinics will be offered in other Iowa City schools throughout September and October and are open to the public. For more information, view this flyer.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Make a Mighty Difference: Weekly Update
Way to go, Mighty Hawks! In just the first week of our fundraising campaign, even before distributing informational brochures school-wide, we've already raised 10% of our goal. Thanks to all of our early donors, who have so far contributed $1,560 to Make a Mighty Difference!
Watch your student's backpack this week for printed materials related to the fundraising campaign and look for our information table at the Open House on Monday, Sept. 24. Together we can Make a Mighty Difference for our school!
Watch your student's backpack this week for printed materials related to the fundraising campaign and look for our information table at the Open House on Monday, Sept. 24. Together we can Make a Mighty Difference for our school!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
You can Make a Mighty Difference with PTO annual fund drive
Lucas students don't wrangle wrapping paper. They don't sell subscriptions. We conduct one annual "direct ask" campaign, asking families to donate directly to Lucas so that every penny is available for PTO projects that support our students and teachers.
Instead of giving a portion of the funds raised to the vendor that provides the items for sale, we'd like to keep all funds donated to Lucas here at school. We are asking all Lucas families to consider a donation and to share this fund drive information with those you would usually solicit with a sales pitch.
We believe ours is actually an easier sell. Just watch this video:
With your support, we seek to raise $15,000 by Nov. 1, which represents a contribution of just $60 from every Lucas family. We understand that this is out of reach for some; others are able to give more. We welcome your participation at whatever level is comfortable for you and your family.
In exchange your kids will have
Additional information about the Make a Mighty Difference Fund Drive, as well as a printable donation form for those who prefer not to donate online, is available by clicking on the link above or in the right hand column of this page. A printed brochure will be sent home in students' backpacks next week. Additional copies are available in the school office.
If you have any questions or know of any local businesses who might be willing to lend their support, please contact Fundraising Chair Dave Snyder.
Instead of giving a portion of the funds raised to the vendor that provides the items for sale, we'd like to keep all funds donated to Lucas here at school. We are asking all Lucas families to consider a donation and to share this fund drive information with those you would usually solicit with a sales pitch.
We believe ours is actually an easier sell. Just watch this video:
With your support, we seek to raise $15,000 by Nov. 1, which represents a contribution of just $60 from every Lucas family. We understand that this is out of reach for some; others are able to give more. We welcome your participation at whatever level is comfortable for you and your family.
In exchange your kids will have
- new library books
- field trips
- musical instruments and equipment
- an enhanced outdoor playscape and learning environment
Additional information about the Make a Mighty Difference Fund Drive, as well as a printable donation form for those who prefer not to donate online, is available by clicking on the link above or in the right hand column of this page. A printed brochure will be sent home in students' backpacks next week. Additional copies are available in the school office.
If you have any questions or know of any local businesses who might be willing to lend their support, please contact Fundraising Chair Dave Snyder.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Cedar Rapids Mercy offers cancer support group for children
The Hall-Perrine Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids is offering at four-week support group for children who have a loved one with cancer. The program, Together We Care, begins Tuesday, Oct. 23 and runs through Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each night. For more information contact the Hall-Perrine Center at 319-221-8771 or view this flyer.
Science and math tutoring offered for 5th-12th grade students
The University of Iowa's Multi-Ethnic Engineering and Sciences Association (MESA) offers free tutoring for Iowa City students in grades 5 through 12. The program is offered on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the University of Iowa's Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences (located at Washington and S. Capitol Streets downtown, just south of the Old Capitol Town Center and Iowa City Transit hub.)
The first session is Tuesday, Oct. 2. To register, call the school district's equity office at 688-1000. More information is available in this brochure.
PTO welcomes new members at first meeting
If you missed last night's PTO meeting, you missed a chance to meet some fabulous new members. We were thrilled to welcome many parents of Kindergartners and first graders to their first Lucas PTO meeting. You can catch up on the action with this detailed report from our Secretary, Sarah Lynch.
As you learned from Principal Karrie Merriweather's email and phone messages on Sunday, ALL Lucas parents are members of the PTO. We know not everyone can attend the meetings, but that doesn't mean you can't be involved. We'll have lots of opportunities to participate in events and activities throughout the year. Watch this space, "Like" us on Facebook, and listen for phone calls from your child's room parent, all offering ways you can support our students, teachers, and the entire Lucas family. It's great to be a Mighty Hawk!
As you learned from Principal Karrie Merriweather's email and phone messages on Sunday, ALL Lucas parents are members of the PTO. We know not everyone can attend the meetings, but that doesn't mean you can't be involved. We'll have lots of opportunities to participate in events and activities throughout the year. Watch this space, "Like" us on Facebook, and listen for phone calls from your child's room parent, all offering ways you can support our students, teachers, and the entire Lucas family. It's great to be a Mighty Hawk!
Monday, September 10, 2012
CAN't go wrong giving your soda deposit to PTO
Save your recyclable cans for the PTO Can Drive!
Saturday, October 6, 9-11 a.m.
Help the school and save yourself from the Hy-Vee can room. It's a win-win!
Saturday, October 6, 9-11 a.m.
PTO volunteers will be in the Lucas circle drive to collect your deposit cans and bottles and take them to the Can Shed to redeem for cash to support our projects.
Help the school and save yourself from the Hy-Vee can room. It's a win-win!
Toothbrushes+toilet paper=technology with Hy-Vee Smart Points promotion
Savvy shoppers can help Lucas win new classroom technology during Hy-Vee's annual Smart Points promotion. From now through Nov. 30, you can earn 100 Smart Points for every $20 spent on Proctor & Gamble products (on a single receipt.) These include things like:
Align®, Always®, Aussie®, Bounce®, Bounty®, Braun®, Camay®, Cascade®, Charmin®, Cheer®, Clairol®, Clearblue®, Cover Girl®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Dreft®, Duracell® ,Era®, Febreze®, Fixodent®, Gain®, Gillette®, Gleem®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Iams®, Joy®, Luvs®, Metamucil®, Mr. Clean®, Natural Instincts®, Nice ‘N Easy®, Olay®, Old Spice®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Pepto Bismol®, Prilosec OTC®, Pringles®, Puffs®, Pur®, Safeguard®, SaraLee®, Scope®, Secret®, Swiffer®, Tampax®, Tide®, Vicks®.
Find the promotional code printed on your receipt of purchase, and enter it by clicking on the "Donate Points" button. From there, select the school for which you would like to make a donation. More than 200 schools with the most points will win a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Plus, this year the participants with the most points earned from each winning school will win an iPad2 for a child at the winning school.
Align®, Always®, Aussie®, Bounce®, Bounty®, Braun®, Camay®, Cascade®, Charmin®, Cheer®, Clairol®, Clearblue®, Cover Girl®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Dreft®, Duracell® ,Era®, Febreze®, Fixodent®, Gain®, Gillette®, Gleem®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Iams®, Joy®, Luvs®, Metamucil®, Mr. Clean®, Natural Instincts®, Nice ‘N Easy®, Olay®, Old Spice®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Pepto Bismol®, Prilosec OTC®, Pringles®, Puffs®, Pur®, Safeguard®, SaraLee®, Scope®, Secret®, Swiffer®, Tampax®, Tide®, Vicks®.
Find the promotional code printed on your receipt of purchase, and enter it by clicking on the "Donate Points" button. From there, select the school for which you would like to make a donation. More than 200 schools with the most points will win a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Plus, this year the participants with the most points earned from each winning school will win an iPad2 for a child at the winning school.
Lucas has won this contest for the last two years, thanks in large part to the Hill family. Contact Brooke Hill if you have any questions about how to participate.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Children's Museum seeks nominations for Active Learning Award
The Iowa Children's Museum is seeking nominations for the Robert E. Yager Active Learning Award honoring exceptional teachers, administrators and educational staff. This award is specifically for elementary educators (teachers, administrators, para-professionals, specialists) who are helping students become engaged learners and dynamic thinkers. Nominations can be submitted online by parents, educators, administrators, students or community members.
Dates to remember
It's only the first week of September and the calendar's already filling up. Be sure these upcoming Lucas events are highlighted on yours!
Sept. 7 (this Friday!): DEED Tailgate before the City High game. Our DEED grill masters will be serving up hot dogs and lemonade from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at the corner of 1st Avenue and Court St. The Little Hawks face Waterloo East at 7:15.
Sept. 10: First PTO meeting of the year, 7 p.m. in the art room at Lucas. Free childcare is available in the Kindergarten room. Those who attend will be among the first to receive our new Lucas Elementary car stickers. There are lots of ways to be involved with PTO, so please come join the conversation! (Agenda)
Sept. 13: Dine out for Education. Local restaurants will donate 10% of sales to the Iowa City Community School District Foundation all day long, so treat yourself to lunch AND dinner. (Click the link above to see if your favorite place is participating.)
Sept. 24: Lucas Open House (NOTE: Date changed.) Teachers will welcome students and families to their classrooms from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and our neighbors from The River Church will be grilling in the circle drive--a free dinner from 5:45 to 7 p.m.
Sept. 27: City High Homecoming Parade. Our DEED dads will once again lead the Lucas contingent through the parade route. The parade begins at Mercer Park, travels down 1st. Ave. and ends at City High's Bates Field. Meet at Mercer at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. parade. For additional details, contact Joe Bell.
Whew! Are you exhausted yet? Well, conserve your energy because we're only just getting started. Hope to see you out there supporting the Mighty Hawks!
Sept. 7 (this Friday!): DEED Tailgate before the City High game. Our DEED grill masters will be serving up hot dogs and lemonade from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at the corner of 1st Avenue and Court St. The Little Hawks face Waterloo East at 7:15.
Sept. 10: First PTO meeting of the year, 7 p.m. in the art room at Lucas. Free childcare is available in the Kindergarten room. Those who attend will be among the first to receive our new Lucas Elementary car stickers. There are lots of ways to be involved with PTO, so please come join the conversation! (Agenda)
Sept. 13: Dine out for Education. Local restaurants will donate 10% of sales to the Iowa City Community School District Foundation all day long, so treat yourself to lunch AND dinner. (Click the link above to see if your favorite place is participating.)
Sept. 24: Lucas Open House (NOTE: Date changed.) Teachers will welcome students and families to their classrooms from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and our neighbors from The River Church will be grilling in the circle drive--a free dinner from 5:45 to 7 p.m.
Sept. 27: City High Homecoming Parade. Our DEED dads will once again lead the Lucas contingent through the parade route. The parade begins at Mercer Park, travels down 1st. Ave. and ends at City High's Bates Field. Meet at Mercer at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. parade. For additional details, contact Joe Bell.
Whew! Are you exhausted yet? Well, conserve your energy because we're only just getting started. Hope to see you out there supporting the Mighty Hawks!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Check mate! Lucas chess club meets Fridays at 3 p.m.
The Lucas Chess Club will hold its first meeting this Friday, Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. in the art room. The club meets weekly and is open to 1st through 6th graders (and Kindergartners with chess experience.) Parents, please print and sign this permission form and send it with your student on Friday. Parent volunteers are also needed (no chess experience necessary!) Please contact Stephen Heywood at lucaschessclub@gmail.com
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