GET ON THE BUS!--canceled due to ice and snow in Dallas

Texas Charter Schools Parent Rally
South Steps of the Capitol, Austin
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
1:00-2:00pm

Join TCSA and over 1,500 charter school parents from across the state on the south steps of the Texas Capitol.  The gathering will be the largest show of charter parent support in state history.

Take a stand for your school by rallying with other charter school parents and supporters!  Together, let's show lawmakers how important charter schools are to Texas families.

This event is FREE for Texas Charter School Parents and Supporters!

GET ON THE BUS!

School Contact:  David Pryor
Email:  davidmpryor@yahoo.com & david.bnsf.com
Phone:  214-826-9291
Bus Pick Up Time:  LPCS--7:30 am
Location:  LPCS

Garden day hooray!

Tuesday’s garden kick-off party was a huge success. The Parent Organization would like to thank all those who came to help and join in the fun. We also want to offer a special thank you to Mark Ingraham and Leigh Ann Romack, our garden committee chairs, for their tremendous efforts as well as Mr. Loew and Mr. Gordon for the many arrangements they made to make this happen. Carolyn Perna arranged for the beautifully rich dirt to be donated and the neighbor association of Hollywood Heights also made a large donation that made the purchase of the untreated cedar wood for the beds possible. Thanks again to all those that played a part. It was very rewarding to watch the children of LPCS enthusiastically fill their buckets and move all the dirt needed to fill our fine garden boxes. Oh the happiness...well done everyone!

Here’s a recap of the day…

Many handy and even the not-so-handy parents came out early to construct the beds.

The whole school gathered and braved the cold for the garden ceremony.

Rudy, a 3rd grader, shared a garden poem. 

Ms. Sandya's class sang a few garden songs.

Three children from each class came and filled a bucket full of dirt for the ceremonial first dirt drop into the garden boxes.

 

After the first dirt drop all the children returned to their classes and then throughout the day each class returned to the garden and spent some time filling buckets and moving dirt until...

the boxes were...

all full.

Bravo! 

Here are LPCS we believe in child labor, especially the joyful kind.

 

What's next in the garden process? 

So glad you asked...
The teachers will be meeting with Texas Discovery Gardens next Thursday, February 3rd to discuss the planting and curriculum plans.


What can the parents do?

Even better question!...Please talk to your teacher or your room parent and make sure they know of your support and availability to help. Each teacher will have different needs for their classroom garden that will be determined by the teacher. It is important that our teachers know what parents are available for assistance so they can request help as they need it. This is a proactive effort we need from our parents.

Additionally for the Garden Party

Approximately from 8:00-9:30, Parent Volunteers are needed to build 6 small garden beds from wood.  Please bring any tools that might help--like drills or saws.

If you have questions, contact Leigh Ann Romack @214-394-9948.