WOLF NEWS

NEWSLETTER | January 2021

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Message from Mrs. Hemingway for LPA Families, UPCOMING DATES

Liberty Pines Academy Families,

FSA and EOC Testing: A message from the St. Johns County School District:

Florida Department of Education does not allow districts to provide a virtual

testing option for the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), Florida Standards

Alternative Assessment (FSAA), or EOC’s (End of Course) exams for the 2020-2021

school year. According to the state Department of Education, “We are not

considering remote proctoring or at-home testing for any of Florida’s K-12

summative or postsecondary assessments in 2020-21”. The Florida Department of

Education has in the past stated that by statute, “Participation in the assessment

program is mandatory for all school districts and all students attending public

schools…”. St. Johns County School District does not have the statutory authority

to exempt any student from required, state developed assessments, except as

specified in Section 1008.212, F.S. which primarily addresses students with

physical impairment or children who have a medical complexity as defined in

Section 1008.22(9) F.S. More information will come closer to the FSA and EOC

testing window for what this will look like for our Distant Learner students.

Student Health Screening Entry Form - PLEASE check to see if your child can

answer any of the following questions each morning. If yes, please keep them

home so they are not spreading germs.

• Fever of 100.4 or higher

• Uncontrolled cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Sore throat

• Loss of sense of smell or taste

• Muscle aches

• Vomiting or diarrhea

• Is your child currently awaiting COVID-19 test results? If yes, please keep your

child home and notify the school nurse when test results received. Further

instructions will be discussed at that time.

• Does your child live in the same household with someone positive for COVID-

19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 10 days from the last date of contact

with the positive individual. The quarantine period may be shortened to as few as

7 days if a negative PCR test result is obtained on day 6 or later from exposure to

the positive case. The Dept. of Health will assist in clearing your child to return to

school once they have received the negative test result.

(Notes from Mrs. Hemingway continue on page 2)

LPA Learning Leader,

Traci Hemingway

March- April CalendarMar 3: Interims issued

Mar 8: Pre-sale for Wolfie Rocks!!!Mar 11: 10:00 am PTO Meeting via Ring CentralMar 17-19: Spring BreakMar 24: Spirit Night at Tropical\

Smoothie 3-7 PMMar 26: LPA Spirit Night – Iceman

Game – Marvel NightApril 2: Student/ Teacher holidayApr 8: Third quarter endsApril 8: 10:00 am PTO MeetingApr 9: Teacher Planning Day-

Student\ HolidayApr 16: Build a Wolfie/

Paint the Rock NightApr 28: Reports Cards issuedMay 3-7: Staff Appreciation Week

ATTENTION ALL RISING 8TH

GRADE STUDENTS!Are you creative? Are you artistic? Are you

responsible? Are you are interested in

exploring electives that will provide you with

amazing opportunities to develop your

talents? If so, please consider applying for

Journalism, Drama, or TV Production class.

These courses are only available to those

who apply, and space is limited. Applications

are available from your Homeroom teacher

or in the Front Office and are due by 3/12.

WOLF NEWS(continued from page 1)

Quarantining Guidelines: Effective 12/9/2020

The CDC and the Florida Department of Health continue to recommend quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure.

However, there is new guidance that allows for a close contact to return to school earlier. There are two options that may

allow the close contact to return to school/work before the full 14-day quarantine period has been met:

1. The quarantine period may be shortened to 10 days from last exposure to the positive case if daily symptom monitoring

indicates the close contact remains symptom free. The contact can return to school or work on Day 11. HOWEVER, it is

extremely important that the contact continues daily monitoring for signs and symptoms through 14 days, as well as,

practice social distancing, always wears a mask, and washes hands frequently. If signs or symptoms develop at any

point, the contact should immediately isolate, seek medical care, and call the Health Department.

2. The Quarantine may be shortened to as few as 7 days if a negative PCR test result is obtained on day 6 or later from

exposure to the positive case. A PCR test is required, and a rapid antigen test CANNOT be substituted. The test must be

collected on day 6 or after, and if it is negative, the contact can return on Day 8 of quarantine, if he or she remains

symptom free. HOWEVER, it is extremely important that the contact continues daily monitoring for signs and symptoms

through 14 days, as well as, practice social distancing, always wears a mask, and washes hands frequently. If signs or

symptoms develop at any point, the contact should immediately isolate, seek medical care, and call the Health

Department.

3. FAQs:

4. DO I HAVE TO GET MY CHILD TESTED?

5. No, assuming your child remains symptom-free, he or she does not need a negative test to return to school on Day 11. If

they develop symptoms you should seek medical care and call the health department.

6. HOW DO I GET PCR TESTING?

7. • You can obtain PCR testing through your medical provider

8. • You can obtain PCR testing at a public testing site

9. • REMEMBER: the rapid antigen test is not accepted, it must be a PCR test

10. • If your child develops symptoms, seek medical care and call the Health Department

11. • Make sure results can be provided within 24 to 48 hours. If the results are likely to take longer than 48 hours, it may

be better to quarantine through day 10 and return to school on day 11, if no symptoms. CHILDREN WITH A KNOWN

PENDING TEST RESULT SHOULD NOT RETURN TO SCHOOL

12. IF I GET A NEGATIVE PCR TEST RESULT, OBTAINED ON OR AFTER DAY 6 FOLLOWING EXPOSURE, WHAT IS THE NEXT

STEP?

13. Call the Health Department to check if the result has been reported electronically in their system. If the result is

reported, they will let the school know that your child may return, assuming they remain asymptomatic. If you have

been notified that the result is negative but it has not yet shown up in the DOH system, you will need to provide a copy

of the lab directly to the Health Department. NOTE: Please DO NOT fax or drop off copies of labs without first contacting

the Health Department to make appropriate arrangements

Congratulations STEM Ladies!

This year we have five girls who have been nominated for the opportunity to apply and interview for a weeklong camp put on by the AAUW (American Association of University Women). If selected these girls will attend the camp virtually this year, but still have the opportunity to participate in hands-on science and technology

classes, a fun and educational field trip, and have opportunities to meet inspiring

women role models. The nominees are as follows:

• Alyssa Cronin• Hannah Carstens

• Hansika Satvika• Charlotte Gilbert• Heidi Dearling

Student Spotlight

- Ava Varney and Jaycee Jones

Teacher Spotlight- Jacob Ducker and Ahrwel Quindara

Distant Learner Spotlight- Bayleigh Freeman and Eva Graunke

Media Matters

- Ahrwel Quindara and Jaycee Jones

Ready, set, read! The Battle of the Books will be on March 9th for middle

grades and the elementary will compete on March 11th. Representing LPA in

middle grades are Cayden Coarsey, Saachi Kiran, Nathan Li, Vanessa Roberts,

Wynston Alexander, and Cole Commerford. For elementary, Aaradhya

Sasubilli, Kailana Ward, Anna Russo, Neora Varghese, Saran Nimmagadda,

Katie Sobol, and Ellen Serafin will be competing.

This April, students can look forward to the Virtual Follett Book Fair! More

information regarding this event will be coming soon. Wolves pat yourselves

on a greatly successful literacy week! A round of applause goes to the

amazing readers who read all the Sunshine State Jr. books! Hats off to Sadie

O’Donnell in Ms. Konecny’s 2nd Grade class and Tyler Dawes in Mrs. Veale’s

1st Grade class. Great job, Wolves!

A warm welcome to our newest art teacher, Mr. Wolfe! Mr. Wolfe is

originally from Augusta, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia.

However, he’s lived in this area for the last 20 years, teaching art to public

schools for the past 2 years. Mr. Wolfe’s history of teaching starts with him

homeschooling his kids who are now 14 and 16. The subjects he’s taught

include math, chemistry, Latin, reading, history, music, and more. You

name it, he’s taught it! His inspirations for going full time in teaching art

were encouraging art teachers through all grades, who fed him with artistic

knowledge. However, he credits his mother, who happened to be a teacher

as well, for having the most impact on his career. His favorite part about

teaching is watching his

students’ abilities in drawing

evolve from stick figures to

well detailed portraits under

his teaching. The best part

about LPA to him are the

hospitable teachers he’s proud

to work with and his receptive

students who are always

respectful and kind.

Keep up the good work!

Give it up for Blythe Duff! She’s in Mr.

Buckley’s 5th grade class and is a wonderful and

hardworking student! She is 11, and some

hobbies of hers are soccer and art. Her dream

job is to be a lawyer, and she loves facing

challenges head on! Blythe is looking forward

to going into 6th; she’s excited to get multiple

teachers and have other classes throughout the

day. She is interested in either doing art, or

band as her electives. Her current favorite

subject is math, and she loves her teachers!

Her teachers are her favorite part of school.

They teach her and help her grow as a student.

She prefers being in school to distance

learning, and disliked

quarantine, social

distancing, and

being in lockdown

since we were

limited in many

activities. Great job

Blythe! Keep it up!

Neora Varghese is a 4th grade distant learner in Ms. Robertson’s class. Her favorite hobby is reading, as well as her favorite subject. Neora misses all her school friends, but she does enjoy distance learning. Neora is making the most of distance learning by learning Indian dancing and coding virtually. Neora said, "I want to be a park ranger/ dolphin trainer and an actress” when she was asked what she wanted to do when she is older. Neora loves nature and made a New Year’s resolution to do something to help the environment like planting trees. When Neora was asked about her Valentine’s day she said, “We went to the beach, made heart shaped waffles and exchanged Valentines.”

Safety Patrol

-Catherine Adkins and Savannah Lada

Safety Patrol is back! A group of fifth grade students were selected to help

out around the school. Ms. Raiford is the sponsor of Safety Patrol. She

gives the students instructions to become a link between other children,

help keep order, and to give teachers an extra eye. The students also hold

open doors, and make sure kids are on the right side of the halls. This

program was paused due to Covid but now they are starting up again!

WOLF NEWSTesting Updates - Ainsley Drenning

In the spring, students who are enrolled in a Florida public school, 3rd

through 10th grade, are required to take the Florida Standards

Assessments (FSA). These exams not only look into students’ higher-

order thinking abilities, but also studies whether or not students are

making progress with regard to the state’s curriculum standards.

When students take the Florida Standards Assessments, they are

tested on their knowledge of math, history, ELA and science from the

beginning of the year to the end. This is a very important test because

it determines if a student stay in their current grade for another year,

or passes and continues on.

Here at Liberty Pines Academy, the Florida Standards Assessment will

be taken in April and May. Last year, the Florida Standards

Assessments was not given because of COVID-19. This year at Liberty

Pines Academy we have made several adjustments to keep everyone

safe. After talking to Ms. Willim, the Testing Coordinator, she said that

“labs will be equipped with desk shields and students will be wearing

masks the whole time. When possible, students will be spread out”.

Adding more good news, Ms. Willim said, “I am excited about the

addition of a lab in the new building (900) and several lap top carts

that will be very useful for testing.”

Overall, testing will be starting in April and finishing in May, desk

shields along with a new lab for social distancing will be ready, and

both distance learners and our Brick and Mortar students will be

required to take this test. Lastly, when finishing my interview with Ms.

Willim, I had asked her “what do you think of the FSA?” and she

responded, “the FSA provides students an opportunity to show what

they have learned throughout the year. It is an important tool to help

teachers receive feedback on student achievement.”

Art Corner - Faith Sebregandio and Abby Knauff

In middle school art they are learning how to draw figures or self-

portraits. Mr. Wolfe said that drawing people has been his favorite

thing to teach and he has always thought that he would teach art and

now he is pursuing his dream. Something that he has noticed since

coming to LPA is that the students have handled the transition well. A

positive approach he takes when the students are being too loud or he

is trying to get their attention is saying “Pause your conversation”

instead of saying to stop talking because he feels that if he tells them

to do that its disrespectful.

-Faith Sebregandio and Mara Tate

Being in band is an exciting and entertaining experience! The young musicians express themselves with amazing music led by Mr. Spilling. There are many different types of band at LPA, but this week Jazz Band is being featured. The Jazz Band recently performed for the fifth- graders, to inspire them to do band next year. Eighth grade student Landon Stevens is apart of the school’s Jazz Band! Landon says band is fun, and “a way to express yourself.” Landon also explains how he plays the trumpet and loves it and says learning new songs can sometimes be challenging.

Landon Stevens says the only thing different due to Covid is how the band seats are spaced out, and they have not had any live concerts yet. Landon is bummed they have not be able to attend these events, but he still enjoys being apart of the band!

Drama Corner– Eva Graunke

The Sound of Music has come a long way since they first started rehearsals! They’ve finally finished blocking the entire show! The cast has kept busy by selling ads for the musical. If you want to buy your own ad or get a poster, contact Ms. Herkel.

The cast is doing a fantastic job with rehearsals. The sets are being painted and all the costumes are being made. Don’t forget to tune in once everything is finished for a wonderful play!

That’s not all that’s been going on in our drama department. 7th grade Drama 1 has started their puppet lesson! They get to make a sock puppet and create their own show with it! Although this year things have been different, they’ll definitely still get to have their fun with it. Advanced Drama is working on a documentary, “There is still beauty in 2021”, and beginning to work on duet scenes. Lots of acting going on with LPA this month! Finally, the Technical Theatre class is still working on their set designs and should be starting in their models soon! Drama at our school is always keeping busy but it sure is fun!

Valentine’s day is the season of love. Even though it has passed, many Wolves have shared their opinions on what their favorite thing about Valentine’s day is. Many have said they loved receiving chocolate and gummies, but others said they love spreading joy to fellow students. Even some teachers received bouquets and love from students whether it is in gift form or just by saying something sweet. Whether or not you received a Valentine, you are greatly appreciated in our LPA hearts.

Valentine’s Day Favorites - Katie Fallon and Ellie Williams

Kindergarten Tower Garden

- Jacob Ducker

Recently, kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Ryan and Mrs. Dudley received a $1000 grant from

Beaver Toyota Inc. for a Hydroponic Tower Garden. They had to send in a video presentation on why they should receive the

grant. They decided to pursue a Tower Garden because it would be too hard to have an outside garden with all the

kindergarteners. The garden is a multi-tiered tower that has a base filled with water. The water spits up to all the plants and

waters the roots. There is no soil involved in the garden at all. The classes have been growing Broccoli, Strawberries,

Lettuce, Pepper, Tomato, Rosemary, Basil, Lavender and Cilantro. A little while ago, the classes tried some of the Cilantro

and Riley Hustis said, “I ate a lot of Cilantro and I loved it.” The classes have been able to learn how to observe features of

the plants and how the Tower Garden works. They have also learned about the nutrients of all the plants.

Student Council Update- Mara Tate and Ryan Avignone

The Liberty Pines Academy Student Council team represents our school and the community! They are all leaders and want to improve their leadership skills by being a part of this system. Two members of student council were recently interviewed to tell you more about student council.This is eighth grader Gabi Tricules’s first year on the team! Tricules says Student Council has been fun and has taught her how to set a good example for other students. Gabi also says her favorite Student Council activity this year is carol grams because they were very fun to do. Ultimately, Gabi is enjoying her first year on Student Council, and she’s very honored to be a part of it.

Another eighth -grade Student Council member is Aaron McMenamy. Aaron has been on Student Council since sixth grade and he’s sad that this is his final year. He’s sad that on his last year they can’t do many projects due to Covid, but he has loved the experience he has been given! Aaron's favorite memory from student council was being greeted by the tour guide when they went to Disney. He’s a great leader, and we can’t wait to see what student council has in store going for the rest of this year!

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT LPA

So, what is going on in student council? Bunny grams! Bunny grams is an opportunity to purchase or receive a fun little gestor to bring up the holiday spirt! For only the price of one dollar, students can receive a sweet note from the buyer to the person being gifted and a yummy sweet treat. Bunny grams are a fun and easy way to celebrate the Easter season, and have a good time. They go on sale 3/23-3/25 and will be delivered on 4/1.

Club News

- Jacob Ducker

❖ LPA's Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team is working hard to prepare for the State Competition on March 13th in Orlando. Good luck, Jason Stone, Nathan Waggoner, Emily Bohnert, Chloe Migut, Niki Pan and Monica Posina.

❖ The Robotics Club recently had a competition and during the first competition, the team was given the opportunity to talk with the judges about their robot, programs, and project. We received positive feedback from the judges on our robot and project.

❖ Dungeons & Dragons club is going very well, and they still have a few open spots for new members if anyone would like to join.

❖ The Math Counts Team recently participated in a Florida wide competition that included 19 schools and 156 students. Eleven students from St. Johns County placed in the top 25%. Three of those students are from LPA. The students from LPA are Cole Commarford, Aishani Chatterjee, and Monica Posina. Due to the fact that they placed in the top 25%, the

students competed in the Chapter Invitational on February 25, 2021.

SPORTS NEWS!!!Boys Basketball- Ellie Williams and Katie Fallon

There is one more game left in the season before play offs, and this season Mr. Buckley has helped coach this team into what it is today. Not only does he teach his players the game of basketball, but also about working together and communicating. When asked about the team’s progress, he stated that “they are good at offense sets but could work on slowing down and making accurate shots.” Now from a player’s perspective, Ryder Radecki explains that “the team is doing good.” He also states that the high point of the season so far was their first game when they beat Freedom Crossing. A fun tradition that they do as a team is dress nicely to inform others that there is a home game that day. The last game of the season (a home game) is on March 2nd (a Tuesday) at 5:30 against Gamble Rodgers. Make sure to come out and support our Wolves!!!

Girls Basketball

- Ryan Avignone and Abby Knauff

The girls’ basketball team is growing every game and is continuing to succeed! The

team has begun to come together and unite, and it shows when they bring home

wins! Seventh grader Angelica Gonzalez says she wants to try out next year because

she “likes it and she wants to help the team win.” The game she thought was most

challenging was Sebastian Middle School because she was nervous and not prepared

for the game.

Eighth grader Brianna Peterson has been playing on the team since sixth grade!

She’s upset it’s her last year since she has been on the team for three years. Brianna grew up playing on the team and she can’t believe it’s almost over. The most

challenging game she has ever played was Landrum Middle School, last year in the

semi-finals. The team played their hardest, but they sadly lost by seven points.

Brianna says, “the loss gave them motivation to grow and play harder this year.” The

team has only lost two of the five games they’ve played, and we can’t wait to see

them in the playoffs!Sports Update

- Ava Varney

LPA sports are still going strong! With the softball team’s first game being March

2nd, they are working very hard to prepare. Bella Thornton says her teammates

are working well together and have great communication. Bella and her team are

ready to win. The LPA cheer team also excelled at their competitions. At the All-

Out Championships they won 2nd place and received a bid to a big competition.

The LPA Tennis team has also been working hard. The Gold Team had their first

Match on Friday, February 26 and did great! Way to go Wolves!

JANUARY PAW PATS Safety Patrol

-Catherine Adkins and Savannah Lada

Safety Patrol is back! A group of fifth grade

students were recently selected to help

around the school. Ms. Raiford is the sponsor

of Safety Patrol. She gives the students

instructions to become a link between other

children, help keep order, and to give

teachers an extra eye. The students also hold

open doors, and make sure kids are on the

right side of the halls. This program was

paused due to Covid but now they are

starting up again!

Here are some of our safety patrol:

Carlson, PaigeHarris, CassieDetlefs, OliviaTurner, AvaSingh, RasleenMontford, WyattStafford, AliStone, SoleilKlipa, LukaValds, StephanieSaqib, MahveezHeller, ReaganNeelkant, RibhuHayes, TyCachola, AvaSparrow, EmilyChang, Chloe

Dulaney, AbigailWarren, HarrisonDuff, BlytheRivera, KalanieRoberts, BrysonBunnell, KennedyDeese, ConnerFurukawa, LandonPeralta, EmilyJones, EzraSobol, Katie Dison, HunterCarlyon, JacksonCorson, HaleyMoroz, LilyWoody, Will

The 100th Day of School - Ainsley Drenning

Each year, there are 365 days. In a moment of celebration, fun and surprises comes The 100th Day of School. At Liberty Pines

Academy, The 100th Day of School is an important benchmark to students and is celebrated every year. Additionally, the day has

been celebrated for the past five years and maybe even more!

In Mrs. Dudley’s and Mrs. Ryan’s kindergarten classroom, there was an exhilarating celebration and a lot of opportunities for both

students and teachers. When the day came, elementary students and teachers dressed up as old people to celebrate. The children

even created projects leading up to the special day. In fact, Morgan, Charlie, and Riley, from Mrs. Dudley’s and Mrs. Ryan’s room,

said that their favorite art project was “Self Portraits”. Self Portraits were portraits of themselves at the age of 100. Another fun

activity they did to celebrate The 100th Day of School was a countdown activity. In this activity they started on day 90 making 1 ring

per day, until the 100th. When they got to the 100th Day of School they connected all of them and soon became a huge line of rings,

representing the 10-day countdown.

Although fun and games weren’t the only thing gained from this moment, students also gained knowledge and understanding of

counting. Mrs. Dudley said that they “laugh a lot, learn a lot, and make a lot!... They can count to 100 by 1’s and 10’s…. They learn about place transition.” Mrs. Dudley also mentioned that “it is a big transition day, countdown, milestone, and it’s a big part of o7 ur curriculum.” Lastly, the power of fun and knowledge on this day is the very reason why the moment is so special, especially to our

Kindergarteners.

February 26th

KG:Avery Wilhelmy

1st:Lily PenwellBen Young

2nd:Walker AdamsSahasra Penmethsa

4th:Olivia Connell

5th:Jakob IbascoKaedon CookMadelyn CarlsonMaddie Thornton

6th:Nick AvignoneNamish GajulaMateo JeromeReid AvantSofia Rivera

7th:Carly NotaroNorah Russo

8th:Meenah OrvisLogan BellArianna Torres

February 122nd Grade:Cade Commarford

3rd:Lylah McWilliams

4th:Josiah Vasquez

5th:Mary Catherine AdamsPhineas BarnhartCeline CrowtherAdeline GilbertStephania KawamuraRibhu NeelkantKathryn Yates

6th:Madison BarrettRia BraMason GibbensXela Morrow

7th:Tegan BussellZayden ElmorabetiMaddox Krieger

8th:Jameson KremskiFarhan WahidAdrien Wyllie

February 5KG:Aiden MarreroConnor Pollack

2nd:Dylan HamiltonNicholas LagoutarisRylan McMurry

3rd:Lylah McWilliams

4th:Mia Loree

5th:Kate BachmanColton BaldwinAbbi Cooper

6th:Ria BrayZihan ChenLogan Koury

7th:Noah GrubbsNolan MyersMaxwell Sobol

8th:Mario ManfrescaRhea MarshallTanner O’HalloranBrianna Peterson

February 19KG:William Bell

2nd Grade:Kyleigh ReismanCora KotekBrianna Motycka

4th Grade:Kyla Gibbens

5th Grade:Christian CaplingCaitlyn BoshellKylah DriverLayla Doyle

6th Grade:Reid AvantKassidy KeenBrandon TaberTaylor Shaw

7th Grade:Olivia RieglerNoah GrubbsGavin GormanLuca Hall

8th Grade:Hayley FennellAshley Lupcho

LPA PTO NEWS• The LPA Cheerleaders traveled to Orlando this month to compete in The All In Nationals competition. They

received second place in their division and were given a bid to return in May for The One competition.

Registration to try out for next year’s team will be open March 13th-April 30th at sjmsaa.com.

• Drumroll please... The winner of the 2021 Calling All Coins LPA PTO fundraiser is...5th grade with $856.93!!!

This is the second year in a row that 5th grade has won our spare change drive. We are so excited to reward

them with a treat next Friday (distance learners - we will communicate with you on how to get your treat soon).

We also met our goal of $4,000 with a total of $4,222.40!! Mrs. Hemingway will send out when the WHOLE

SCHOOL will have their celebratory pajama day.

Thank you to everyone who generously donated and the LPA staff who facilitated the donations. A special shout

out to Marty Kuendig Kondal for her help! Looking forward to next year!

• The LPA PTO solicited donations from the 3rd St Staples in Jacksonville Beach. The store was so generous we

were able to donate much needed supplies to Osceola Elementary. We delivered over 600 boxes of crayons,

colored pencils, erasers, folders, and bottles of hand sanitizer! Thank you, Staples for your support!

• Spirit Night - Thank you to everyone who participated in our Board & Brush Spirit Nights! Everyone had a greattime at the doormat workshop and PTO raised $150! A special thanks to Melissa Templeton for setting everything up.

• Souper Bowl - It was an absolute JOY to be able to serve our second-to-none teachers and staff at our annual

Souper Bowl on February 5th! We want to give a big shout out to everyone who prepared soup or madedonations, we couldn’t do this without each and every one of you! We owe special thank you to LPA Dad and

Jason’s Deli owner/operator Max Torrence for his generous donation of bowls and delicious chocolate chip cookies. We areso appreciative!

• Get ready for a brand new event coming to LPA this Spring! Next week, the LPA PTO will begin PreSales for "Wolfie Rocks-Home Edition" via our PTO website. More information to come, but in addition to being a FUN-raiser, this gives students achance to show their school spirit and beautify the school campus at the same time. We hope to have everyone participate.

PTO Coin Drive

- Ahrwel Quindara

Calling all coins! Last week hosted LPA’s annual coin drive! All grades K-8th competed against each other to raise the most

amount; if the collective money raised amounted to $4,000, the entire school would get a pajama day! If each student brought in

only $3.07, our goal would be reached. During lunch periods, cafeteria monitors went around the tables with containers for

students to put their money into their grade’s container. Even distance learners were able to get in on the fun! Distance learners

were able to come into the front office to drop off their coins for their grade. There were contactless donations as well through

the means of PayPal. 5th Grade raised the most with $856.93. We collectively raised $4222.40, meeting out goal. Great job,

Wolves!

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