Lebanon CUSD #9

Meal pick up today until 11:00 at Lebanon High School and Lebanon Elementary School. Also meal pick up at Summerfield until 10:00 at Fireman's Hall. Hope to see you soon.

The FFA is selling shirts. You can order one by contacting Ms Wasser, Lorena Kraemer, or any FFA member. See included flyer for more details!

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 24 more days until Christmas Fun fact: Christmas decorating sends nearly 15,000 people to the ER If you've ever watched Clark Griswold decorate his house in Christmas Vacation, that probably doesn't come as much of a surprise. In fact, the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 14,700 people visit hospital emergency rooms each November and December from holiday-related decorating accidents. So please, be careful when you're decking your halls. Attention Staff: Stop by the library to grab a sweet treat and enter in the December giveaway. YOUR GREEN CARDS ARE DUE!! Please get them turned in immediately. Attention Drivers: Notices will start going out this week for any vehicles parked in the lot without proper information turned in to the office. Seniors and Sophomores - Jostens was unable to make it yesterday so they will be here this morning if you still need to talk to them or place an order for Cap & Gown or a Class Ring. CALENDAR: Friday December 18 - End of the Quarter Monday December 21 thru Monday January 4 - NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break Joke of the day: What does Christmas have to do with a cat lost in the desert? They both have sandy claws. Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Attention LES parents: Santa's Kottage orders will be delivered to the school this Thursday 12/03! B-students will be bringing purchased items home on Friday 12/04, unless you would like to pick them up after school on Friday. A-students will be bringing purchased items home on Monday 12/07, unless you would like to pick them up after school on Monday. Items will be available for pick up on Friday 12/04 for Full remote students from 8:15-4:00. If you would like to pick-up the items instead of your student brining them home themselves, please contact your child's teacher and Ann-Marie in the office. Thank you for your cooperation and your participation in shopping this year! Happy Holidays!

Lebanon Elementary Hello Lebanon Elementary Families! The WizFit Challenge has officially started and donations are open! Please support our school today--here's how: Watch this short 2 minute video that will explain it all to you and then follow the instructions below: https://vimeo.com/460352737 1. REGISTER your student(s) on https://wizfitchallenge.harlemwizards.com/admin.asp today. It only takes a couple of minutes! ALL students will receive a FREE prize just for registering and ALL will get to enjoy and participate in the challenge regardless of funds raised. 2. SHARE with at least 5 family/friends using the convenient SHARE tools provided (Facebook, Email, Twitter). For Facebook, make sure to tag your school and your PTA/PTO/education foundation, etc. Students will earn prizes for completing the challenge and for reaching fundraising milestones. 3. GIVE a donation if you are able to give. We completely understand if your family is not in a position to financially support the school right now but you can still make a big impact by SHARING his/her fundraising page with friends and family using the convenient share tools provided. Sharing IS supporting! Over the next 2 weeks, please encourage your child to watch and participate in all 6 exclusive interactive WizFit video episodes (10 to 15 minutes each) so they complete the Challenge and earn several awesome prizes. As a special treat for our students, if we hit our school fundraising goal of $10,000! Thank you for supporting our school - we are grateful for our amazing school community! Lebanon Elementary

Go to the following link to see the LCUSD 9 COVID update from 11/24: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MOE9xVfRb1o5rXlIa95YHhH_YHgfLrVYRxOkiPYhlys/edit#slide=id.p

Judging by the snowflakes, wind, and chilliness outside it seems that winter is finally upon us. Parents, make sure that you are dressing your students warmly. We will continue to have the the students go outside for recess as long as the temperature allows. The cutoff temperature for us to go outside is 25 degrees with the wind chill factor per our district handbook. Make sure that your students come to school prepared with: coat, hat, gloves, scarf, earmuffs, and a layer of clothing under their regular clothes. Thank you!

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Monday, November 30th, 2020 25 more days until Christmas Fun fact: Christmas trees were first used by ancient Egyptians and Romans They used evergreen trees like fir or pine trees, wreaths, and garlands.The use of modern Christmas trees started in Germany in the 16th century. Instead of the glitzy decorations that we see on them today, they were decorated with fruits and nuts. Seniors and Sophomores - JOSTENS will have a second order day in the commons TODAY from 7:30 - 8:30a.m. You can also check our school website for the links to order online. Attention Staff: Stop by the library to grab a sweet treat and enter in the December giveaway. Congrats to our November winner: Ms. Diana Lewis! CALENDAR: Friday December 18 - End of the Quarter Monday December 21 thru Monday January 4 - NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break Joke of the day: What does Santa suffer from whenever he gets stuck in a chimney? Santa Claustrophobia Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Good evening! Jostens will be in the LHS Commons tomorrow morning at 7:30 for Sophomore class ring and Senior graduation orders. This is the last chance to get orders turned in!

Greetings Students, Families, Faculty & Staff of LCUSD9! The year of 2020 has presented us with many obstacles, difficulties, complexities, and audibles in the way that we conduct and live our every day lives. But you all have adapted and rolled with the punches. The LCUSD9 Administrative Team (Mr. Keeney, Mr. Teasley, & Mr. Foster) would just like to express how much we are truly thankful for you all during this holiday season! Everyone has worked tremendously hard for the past four months. You deserve this Thanksgiving break. Make sure that you enjoy your families and your time off. But continue to remain safe and be diligent about healthy practices. We have the final three weeks of the semester to complete upon our return next week. The Admin team is truly thankful for everyone that walks through the doors of LES, LJHS, & LHS! See you next week. Happy Thanksgiving!

Look WHOOO loves art! Several 2nd grade artists in Ms. Essenpreis’s class finished their torn paper owls in art with Ms. Kashycke.

Look WHOOO loves art! Several 2nd grade artists in Ms. Essenpreis’s class finished their torn paper owls in art with Ms. Kashycke.

Parents/Families, I know that there has been some confusion in regards to attendance for this week. Tomorrow, 11/24, will be an attendance day for: all B-day students, all students that started attending 4 days on 11/09, and all students that started attending 4 days 11/23 (today). Upon our return from Thanksgiving break on 11/30, our attendance days will resume to it's normally arranged schedule. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility during this time. Have a great day/week/break!

Hello. We will be having meal pick up tomorrow, Tuesday 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving break. Meal pick up will take place at your students' respective building from 9:00-Noon and a pick up at Summerfield from 4:30-5:00pm at Fireman’s Hall tomorrow. The Summerfield time change is due to bus availability. Thank you!

Shout out to our LES Students of the Month of November! Kindergarten-Elizabeth Lange 2nd Grade- Dayton Wren 4th Grade- Danika Toth Way to go! Keep up the awesome work. 🏅🤩👏

Shout out to our LES Students of the Month of November! Kindergarten-Elizabeth Lange 2nd Grade- Dayton Wren 4th Grade- Danika Toth Way to go! Keep up the awesome work. 🏅🤩👏

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Monday, November 23rd, 2020 3 more days until Thanksgiving Fun fact: Over 32 million people begin Black Friday shopping on Thanksgiving. Seniors and Sophomores - JOSTENS will have a second order day in the commons on Monday, November 30th from 7:30 - 8:30a.m. You can also check our website for the links to order online. SCHOOL PICTURES ARE IN!! They are available in the office for remote students who ordered pictures at the time they were taken. There is also a link on the school website to order online. Attention: ALL WINTER SPORTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED FFA just had their officers elections. Congrats to the new officers! President-Lorena Kraemer Vice President- Andrew Schulte Secretary- Skylar Mathis Treasure- Kyle Hohrein Reporter- Destiny Zeeb Historian- Kurt Zeeb Sentail- Blake Goetter CALENDAR: Wednesday thru Friday, Nov. 25-27 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break Friday December 18 - End of the Quarter Monday December 21 thru Monday January 4 - NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break Joke of the day: What do you call a turkey on the day after Thanksgiving? Lucky. Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

LHS/LJHS Students! Don't forget to wear your favorite football team apparel to school this week!

Weekly COVID Update: Staff members currently quarantined due to a positive COVID test: 1 Staff members on COVID-related quarantine: 3 Students currently quarantined due to a positive COVID test: 8 Students on COVID-related quarantine: 17

Here is the link for the weekly COVID Update for LCUSD #9 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MOE9xVfRb1o5rXlIa95YHhH_YHgfLrVYRxOkiPYhlys/edit#slide=id.p