Credit Union matching members' gifts to schools

Are you a member of the University of Iowa Community Credit Union? If so, you have a great opportunity to support local schools through the "Give and Grow" campaign.

During the month of April, UICCU members are invited to donate (up to $1,000 per household) to school foundations in markets where UICCU has a branch location, including the Iowa City Community School District Foundation. The credit union will match its members' gifts up to $100,000 during the month-long school fundraising promotion. 

For more information and to donate please go to www.uiccugiveandgrow.org

Calling all bakers (or shoppers!) Fun Night needs cakes, April 25

Fun Night is right around the corner and our Cake Walks need more cakes!

Whether you bake from scratch, use a box mix, or pick something up from the store, just bring in your well-covered cake(s) anytime before 5:00 on Friday, April 25th to the Lucas office.

All the proceeds from the night will go directly to our students, who will show their appreciation with frosting covered smiles!

 

P.S. If you mix with Betty Crocker, save the Box Tops!

Leave the kids with DEED and enjoy lunch with Lucas moms May 3

The Lucas Dads group, Dads Engaged in Engineering Dreams (DEED) is planning a luncheon for Lucas moms, grandmas, mothers-in-law, and other special women of Lucas Elementary. The event is Saturday, May 3, at Blackstone restaurant from noon to 3 p.m. The cost is $15 per person, which includes meal, drink, tax and gratuity. Payment will be collected at the restaurant. For more information, see the event flyer. RSVPs requested by Wednesday, April 30.

The DEED dads are providing babysitting, including pizza lunch for the kids, starting at 11:45 a.m. at River Community Church. Volunteer dads are needed to assist--contact Joe Bell at jk.bell@mchsi.com

If you would like to attend but the cost is a barrier, please contact Ms. Yolanda at 319-688-1472 or stop in her office (next to the art room).

Please send Box Tops labels to school by Feb. 26

Calling all Cheerios eaters! We're looking for your Box Tops by this Wednesday, Feb. 26! And not just Cheerios--Box Tops can be found on all General Mills cereals and a wide array of other products including Kleenex tissues, Betty Crocker baking mixes, Nature Valley granola bars, Gogurt, Hefty products and more!

Clip the small, rectangular Box Top logo from the package and send them to school with your child. Each one is worth 10 cents, so our collective clippings can add up to hundreds of dollars for Lucas. Our extreme gratitude to those who send them sorted into baggies of 50 (which is how we have to send them in for redemption.)

Classrooms with the highest number of Box Tops collected will celebrate with a cookie snack next month.

Kindergarten registration is Thursday, Feb. 27

Do you have a five-year-old or a neighbor who is or will soon be five? Spread the word--Kindergarten Registration is this Thursday, Feb. 27 at all Iowa City Community School District elementary schools from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Parents should bring the child's birth certificate showing the child will be 5 by Sept. 15. Immunization records and proof of residency are also requested. The registration process may take up to 30 minutes. Entering Kindergartners are not required to attend. A separate event to introduce them to the school and teachers will be held later this spring.

PTO meeting is Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m.

No late start for the PTO meeting--we'll get started right on time at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the art room. Child care available in the Kindergarten room. Please take a moment to review the minutes from last month before Monday night.

Free Family Night at Mercer Jan. 10 is a sure cure for cabin fever

If you're starting to feel like the walls are closing in, make plans to join us for Free Family Fun Night this Friday, Jan. 10, from 6-8 p.m. at Scanlon Gym/Mercer Aquatic Center. All Lucas families are invited to come release some energy in the gym, where we'll have roller skating (skates provided), a bouncy house, and games. A selection of healthy snacks will be provided in the adjacent activity room.

Parents/guardians MUST stay with students--
absolutely no drop offs allowed!

We are looking for volunteers to monitor the bouncy house in half hour shifts and to assist with snack distribution. Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094BA4A72FA75-free to sign up.