Lebanon CUSD #9

Purple Pride Friday at LES!

Dear Parent, Beginning today, students and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the ninth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of your child’s school. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school. On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago. The survey gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes, including improved attendance and larger test score gains. These five indicators that affect and predict school success are: · Effective Leaders · Collaborative Teachers · Involved Families · Supportive Environments · Ambitious Instruction Prior research in more than 400 schools has shown that schools that were strong on at least three of these “5Essential” indicators were 10 times more likely to improve student learning gains in math and reading than those that were weak on three or more Essentials. All teachers and 4thth through 12th grade students will be responding to this survey. 5Essentials Reports will be generated for schools if their teachers and/or students meet the response rate threshold of 50 percent. These reports will be sent to schools and districts in May 2021 and will also be included in the State School Report Card. Additionally, your district has chosen to provide the optional Parent Supplement survey. If at least 20 percent of Lebanon Elementary School parents complete this survey, a parent supplement report will also be generated. The parent data will not be reported on the State Report Card. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students and teachers will be conducted through April 2, 2021. The Parent Survey Supplement will be conducted during that same timeframe. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. For more information about the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, or to view previous years’ Reports, please visit https://www.5-essentials.org/illinois. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 5Essentials Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or impact-surveys@uchicago.edu.

The Illinois 5Essentials Survey for students, parents, and teachers will be conducted until April 2, 2021. The Parent Survey Supplement will be conducted during that same timeframe. To take the survey please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the appropriate survey to begin. Thank you!

Congrats to the LES Students of the Month! Keep up the great work! Kindergarten- Harmony Wright 2nd Grade- Hayden Venhaus 4th Grade- Anissa Laktzian

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Friday, March 12th, 2021 This day in history: 2020 NCAA men's basketball tournament is cancelled over concerns of the spread of COVID-19; first time 'March Madness' not held since it began in 1939; women's tournament also cancelled March is Women's History Month: Check out this cool video clip to learn more. Come check out our March book challenge “Do you feel lucky?” Check out a book and draw a coin to see if you win! Everyone is welcome to participate. BOWLING FUNDRAISER! Candy bars on sale now in the office. Attention EVERYONE! Gently used books are now for sale in the library for only $0.25. REMINDER: Please do NOT use cellphones in the hallway or wear hats in the building. Thanks! Parents & Students: All our events are live streamed. Watch on Facebook Live to support our bowling, basketball, and volleyball teams! Congrats to our bowling team! The girls bowling team had a 1018 game. Kyndal Stark had a 602 series and Savannah had a 617 series with a 236/182/199. The boys bowling team had a 1031 game. Willie Nordmann had a 658 series with a 195/267/196. Attention BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS: LHS is the new home of the Hoopville athletic program. Tryouts for Jr. High boys is Sunday, March 28th from 12-1:30 in the HS gym. HS boys, your tryouts are from 2-3:30. Come check out this great program and join a successful team! Hoopville girls’ team information will be released next week. Stay tuned! Attention HS Baseball players: There will be a Legion baseball meeting at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Trenton on March 21st at 6:30pm for anyone interested in playing summer baseball. You can also contact Pete for more info 618-789-3588. Attention: There is a Fire Dept. Cadet Meeting on Tuesday, March 16 from 1:05-1:30 in the commons. This is for any students who are interested in becoming Lebanon Fire Dept Cadets. Members of the LFD will be present to talk to them about the program and the expectations. Attention JUNIORS: If you are interested in being a member of the morning announcement crew. Stop by the library ASAP for more information. CALENDAR: TODAY is PURPLE PRIDE FRIDAY! March 13- HS Boys BB vs. Father McGivney Go Greyhounds! March 17- Report cards sent home Joke of the day: What do you call a blind dinosaur? Do-you-think-he-sar-us Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Lebanon CUSD #9 is please to announced that we have partnered with Hoopville athletics program for basketball. There will be programs offered for students K-12. More information regarding the K-5 and girls programs will be available shortly. Check out the pictures on this post for tryout information for boys 5th-12th grade. Hope to see you on the court!

Hoopville Boy's Basketball Tryouts for 5th grade boys!

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Thursday, March 11th, 2021 This day in history: 1930 - Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000. March is Women's History Month: Check out this cool video clip to learn more. Come check out our March book challenge “Do you feel lucky?” Check out a book and draw a coin to see if you win! Everyone is welcome to participate. BOWLING FUNDRAISER! Treat yourself to a sweet snack. Candy bars on sale now in the office. $1.00 each! Attention EVERYONE! Gently used books are now for sale in the library for only $0.25. Come check it out! REMINDER: Please do NOT use cellphones in the hallway or wear hats in the building. Thanks! Parents & Students: All our events are live streamed. Watch on Facebook Live to support our bowling, basketball, and volleyball teams! CALENDAR: Good Luck at Regionals JrH boys basketball players! March 11- HS Boys BB vs. Valmeyer Bowling vs. Granite City JrH Girls BB vs. Germantown March 13- HS Boys BB vs. Father McGivney Go Greyhounds! March 17- Report cards sent home Joke of the day: Why does a milking stool only have 3 legs? Because the cow has the udder. Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

LES Families & Staff, I know that spring is not officially here yet, but I'm in spring mode already! Let's put on our colors for the next few days: Friday 03/12- Purple Pride Friday Monday 03/15- Pink Tuesday 03/16- Green Thursday 03/18- Yellow Friday 03/19- Blue Can't wait to see all of the colorful outfits! Have a great day! Thanks.

Just a friendly reminder that meal pick up is today until 11:00am at LHS and LES. We will also have a meal pick up at Summerfield Firehouse from 9:00-10:00am. Have a great day!

LCUSD #9 school community, As Covid numbers are moving in the right direction and vaccinations are in full go, we are currently looking at adding student in person time on Wednesdays. We know that there are several obstacles and challenges to balance in person instruction and continue to provide good remote instruction for our students. We are looking at resources to help us make this transition. Our 5 day student attendance plan will most likely have a similar daily schedule. We feel that now with many vaccinated and Covid numbers moving in a better direction that we could now maximize instruction time. We are still working out a few details and will take time to finalize decisions, while giving our school community time to plan. Please remain flexible as we look at options. We will communicate changes very soon. Thank you for your support.

Seniors and Parents/Guardians: The Lion's Club, Garnett/Dressel, LEF, Rotary, Jason Martin, and Blake Wood Scholarship forms have been pushed out to all seniors in Google Classroom Class of 2021 as of the this morning.

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 This day in history: 1864 Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander of Union Army March is Women's History Month: Check out this cool video clip to learn more. Come check out our March book challenge “Do you feel lucky?” Check out a book and draw a coin to see if you win! Everyone is welcome to participate. BOWLING FUNDRAISER! Treat yourself to a sweet snack. Candy bars on sale now in the office. $1.00 each! Attention EVERYONE! Gently used books are now for sale in the library for only $0.25. Come check it out! REMINDER: Please do NOT use cellphones in the hallway or wear hats in the building. Thanks! Parents & Students: All our events are live streamed. Watch on Facebook Live to support our bowling, basketball, and volleyball teams! CALENDAR: Good Luck at Regionals JrH boys basketball players! March 9- HS boys BB vs. Marissa March 11- HS Boys BB vs. Valmeyer Bowling vs. Granite City JrH Girls BB vs. Germantown Go Greyhounds! March 17- Report cards sent home Joke of the day: Did you hear the rumor about butter? Never mind. I won't spread it. Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Just a reminder that if you would like your student(s) to remain a remote learner for the 4th quarter, please fill out the form attached for each student. Tomorrow is the last day to complete the form. If you have not filled out the form, we will expect to see your Lebanon Greyhound in class on March 15th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDZxgQADxbQ1C5lyjRiMWs9KjoOLOcL-85etAQnF6W63RUEA/viewform

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Monday, March 8th, 2021 This day in history: 2019 US national women's soccer team sue for equal pay by filing a federal gender discrimination lawsuit against United States Soccer Federation March is Women's History Month: Check out this cool video clip to learn more. Come check out our March book challenge “Do you feel lucky?” Check out a book and draw a coin to see if you win! Everyone is welcome to participate. BOWLING FUNDRAISER! Treat yourself to a sweet snack. Candy bars on sale now in the office. $1.00 each! Attention EVERYONE! Gently used books are now for sale in the library for only $0.25. Come check it out! REMINDER: Please do NOT use cellphones in the hallway or wear hats in the building. Thanks! Parents & Students: All our events are live streamed. Watch on Facebook Live to support our bowling, basketball, and volleyball teams! CALENDAR: Good Luck at Regionals JrH boys basketball players! March 9- HS boys BB vs. Marissa March 11- HS Bowling vs. Granite City JrH Girls Basketball vs. Germantown HS Boys Basketball vs. Valmeyer Go Greyhounds! March 17- Report cards sent home Joke of the day: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Friday, March 5th, 2021 This day in history: 1770 Boston Massacre: British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones and sticks at them. March is Women's History Month: Check out this cool video clip to learn more. Come check out our March book challenge “Do you feel lucky?” Check out a book and draw a coin to see if you win! Everyone is welcome to participate. BOWLING FUNDRAISER! Treat yourself to a sweet snack. Candy bars on sale now in the office. $1.00 each! Attention: McKendree is hosting a blood drive in the intramural gym Tuesday, April 6th from 4-7pm. Masks and an appointment are required.To make an appointment visit www.bloodcenter.org and enter code 11214. All donors will receive socks or a gift card! Attention EVERYONE! Gently used books are now for sale in the library for only $0.25. Come check it out! REMINDER: Please do NOT use cellphones in the hallway or wear hats in the building. Thanks! Parents & Students: All our events are live streamed. Watch on Facebook Live to support our bowling, basketball, and volleyball teams! CALENDAR: Friday, March 5 - Boys HS Bowling Elimination Shootout @ WestPark - Bus @ 12:45p.m. Saturday, March 6 - Girls HS Bowling Elimination Shootout @ St Clair - Bus @ 11:00a.m. Boys Basketball @ New Athens Joke of the day: What do you call a pig that does karate? A pork chop! Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Dear LCUSD 9 families please share this information with district families regarding our kindergarten registration for the. 21-22 school year. Welcome class of 2034!!

Good Morning LES Families! This is a reminder that the LES Family Reading Night will take place this evening from 6:00-7:00 PM. It will be a drive-thru format like the Holiday Hot Cocoa event was back in December. Parents, if you take any pictures while riding through this evening and would like to share, please send them to photos@lcusd9.org. If you have any questions before this afternoon, feel free to contact the LES main office. See you tonight! Thank you!

Attached is the Remote Learning List Sign-up Sheet for 4th Quarter. If you intend for your Lebanon Greyhound to remain a remote learner for the remainder of the school year you please fill out the sheet before noon on Tuesday, March 9th. If you have multiple students who you intend to have on the remote list, please fill the form out for each student individually. As a reminder, 4th Quarter begins on March 15th. Thank You! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDZxgQADxbQ1C5lyjRiMWs9KjoOLOcL-85etAQnF6W63RUEA/viewform

Good Morning Lebanon! PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE Today is Thursday, March 4nd, 2021 This day in history: 1789 1st US Congress meets and declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) March is Women's History Month: Check out this cool video clip to learn more. Come check out our March book challenge “Do you feel lucky?” Check out a book and draw a coin to see if you win! Everyone is welcome to participate. BOWLING FUNDRAISER! Treat yourself to a sweet snack. Candy bars on sale now in the office. $1.00 each! Attention: McKendree is hosting a blood drive in the intramural gym Tuesday, April 6th from 4-7pm. Masks and an appointment are required.To make an appointment visit www.bloodcenter.org and enter code 11214. All donors will receive socks or a gift card! Attention EVERYONE! Gently used books are now for sale in the library for only $0.25. Come check it out! REMINDER: Please do NOT use cellphones in the hallway or wear hats in the building. Thanks! Parents & Students: All our events are live streamed. Watch on Facebook Live to support our bowling, basketball, and volleyball teams! CALENDAR: Thursday, March 4 HS Boys Basketball vs Dupo @ HOME HS Bowling Vs Gibault @ St Clair - Bus @ 1:45p.m. Friday, March 5 - Boys HS Bowling Elimination Shootout @ WestPark - Bus @ 12:45p.m. Saturday, March 6 - Girls HS Bowling Elimination Shootout @ St Clair - Bus @ 11:00a.m. Boys Basketball @ New Athens Joke of the day: What do you call a chicken who counts her eggs? A mathemachicken Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!