2016-2017 Dual Immersion Lottery

The Dual Immersion Lottery will be held on March 14^th at 3:00 p.m.  The lottery will be held at the district office.  Parents are invited to attend.
 

Lake View 2016 Spelling Bee

Lake View held its spelling bee on February 24th.  The top four spellers from each 4th and 5th grade class participated.  The top four finishers will be competing at the district level spelling bee on March 10th at Century Elementary.  Congratulations to all 32 of our competitors.  You are all awesome!

1          Abby Madsen

2          Abigail Quinlan

3          Adessa Sleeman

4          Annalei Nordell

5          Brecklynn Palmer

6          Brynlee Dahlgreen

7          Cody McBride

8          Cole Loveland

9          Corbin Sealy

10        Eliza Selman

11        Emiko Ayala

12        Emmanuel Torres

13        Emmett Busby

14        Gabriel Smith

15        Jaycee Francis

16        Jayla Montero

17        Jocelynn Castro

18        Joey Hansen

19        Kaden Stephens

20        Keyaira Hall

21        Madison Reeder

22        Mandy Revlett

23        Nathan Taylor

24        Nicole Whipple

25        Noah Sepulveda

26        Quinton Hunsaker

27        Reuben Hall

28        Rylie Olsen

29        Samantha Paredes

30        Sean Scothern

31        Titan O'Grady

32        Wyatt Romney

Our top four finishers were: 

1 Abby Madsen

2 Wyatt Romney

3 Noah Sepulveda

4 Joey Hansen

Parent survey

The state, via Box Elder District, has asked that we make this survey available to all parents.  It is open until February 21^st.

·         Parent/Guardian survey link:  http://bit.ly/1T9hxBT

Comunity Council Reminder

Our next community council meeting will be held on February 9th at 3:15 p.m. in the school library. All  are invited to attend.  We will be discussing our current trust lands plan and our projected budget for next year.  We will also discuss school safety procedures and drills.

January 11,2016

A new principal's message has been posted on the principal's tab.

Community Council Meeting

Our next Community Council meeting will be held on Tuesday January 12,2016 at 3:15.  All are invited to attend.  We will see you there.

Dual Immersion News

The dual immersion open enrollment window for current kindergarten students will be from January 1 thru March 4.  All applications must be submitted on-line.  Watch for a letter coming home in a few weeks. 

 

There will be a general parent meeting regarding the dual-immersion programs offered by the district at Century Elementary on January 6^th at 6:00.

 

There will also be a dual-immersion meeting for our current 5^th grade dual immersion students at ACYI on December 16^th.  This meeting will help to inform parents about what to expect from dual immersion in 6^th grade at ACYI.  

Principal's Message for December

Parents,

I hope you all are having a nice holiday season.  We truly appreciate working with your awesome children! 

The weather has turned cold and it looks like winter is really here.  Please make sure your child brings a warm coat to school each day.  We still have some students saying they don’t have a coat to wear out to recess. 

Please speak with your children about the need to cough into their elbow and that they should wash their hands frequently.  We have had a lot of sick students lately!

Also, please continue to help us out by making sure that students are here for school each day and that they arrive on time.  Attendance is a major factor towards school success.  Students who miss a lot of days or who are late often, usually fall behind their peers.  We hate to see this happen and it is usually easy to avoid. 

Please remember that school will be out from December 24^th thru January 3^rd.  We will be back in school on January 4^th.  It is also important to remember that December 23^rd will be a minimal day.  School will end at 12:30 on that day.

Thanks,

Mark Johnson

Principal

Principal's Message for November

Hello Parents!

I hope you had a fun Halloween!  I saw lots of you at the carnival and it seemed like everyone was having a good time.  We are so lucky to have such a strong PTA at our school.  Our PTA planned the entire carnival.  We are also grateful to the high school volunteers who came and helped out.

I want to make sure you know about a few other things going on here at school.  Our teachers have been involved in some exciting projects designed to improve our students’ academic growth.  One important project has been the creation of math curriculum maps.  The teachers have spent quite a few hours creating curriculum maps that guide their instruction for the whole school year.  The maps are based on the state standards and help the teachers establish how topics will be taught and at what pace and what will be tested and when.  They also establish what skills need to be mastered before moving on.  The teachers have also planned math tasking activities that are being done regularly in every classroom.

Our teachers have also been learning more about depth of knowledge in instruction.  Depth of knowledge, or DOK, is a concept that teachers use to help them guide students into deeper thinking and problem solving.  We believe that DOK is critical to prepare students for higher education and the competitive world they will be entering.   

If you have any questions about these concepts or anything else at our school, please give me a call!

Mark Johnson

Principal

Lake View Elementary

851 S. 200 W.

Brigham City, UT  84302

435 734-4922

Principal's Message for October

Lake View Parents,

Thank you so much for your support!  We are off to a great start this year.  I would like to tell you a little bit about a few things we have changed for this year. 

We have begun using Saxon Phonics in all classrooms grades K-2.  This is a new program to us, but it has been around for some time.  There is a lot of evidence out there showing it to be very effective.  We are excited about the way it will help our students to improve their reading skills. 

We have also introduced new reading groups for our kindergarten students.  These groups are using a newly designed phonemic awareness program that was designed by literacy experts right here in our district.  This program should establish a better reading foundation for our kindergarten students. 

Dual-immersion at our school is now in grades 1-5.  It has been quite the process to get it through all the grades.  Many teachers have put a lot of work into this but it is paying off.  Our program is great and has been very successful thus far.  We are excited to have dual-immersion at Lake View. 

As always, I will also stress the importance of attendance.  Please make sure your student(s) are here each day and that they are on time.  Our teachers are using their time as effectively and efficiently as possible.  Every minute of every day is important.  Students who miss time in class cannot make-up what they missed by simply picking up work from their teacher.  That make-up work represents maybe twenty percent of what is taught and practiced in class with the guidance of their teacher.  I simply cannot stress this enough.  Students miss out on important things when they are late or absent.  If they miss a lot of school time, they are at risk of falling behind.   

Thanks again for trusting us with your students.  We have the greatest students in the world.    

Mark Johnson

Principal

Lake View Elementary

851 S. 200 W.

Brigham City,  UT  84302

435 734-4922

Community Council Meeting Reminder

Our next Community Council meeting will be held on October 13th at 3:15 p.m. in the school library

Let's keep our students safe

October 6, 2015

Dear Lake View Parents,

According to Perry City Police, on Friday, October 2 around 3:00 PM, a student from Promontory Charter School was walking home and was stopped by an individual between Promontory and Three Mile Creek Elementary. This individual told the student that her mother had called and asked him to pick her up from school that day. When she did not stop, he offered her candy. Luckily, the girl had been taught what to do in that situation and ran to a nearby house. The girl’s description of the man was that he had brown hair, dark eyes, and a bushy beard. He was driving a silver four door car that had a sticker with a skull.

A few weeks ago, you received a phone call from Box Elder School District with information about a similar incident in Tremonton. Our Superintendent, Ron Tolman, said the following:
In an effort to keep our children as safe as possible we share this information. There is enough information to suggest that all parents may appreciate this notice. We should remain calm, watchful, and alert while reassuring the students and reinforcing good safety measures you have already taught them.

I want to share what we do to keep students safe at Lake View Elementary. Before school, during recess, and after school, we have teachers assigned for student supervision. After school, we have staff on duty to see that students get into cars safely. We ask that all visitors to the school check in at the office so that we know who is in our school, and wear a badge so that kids and teachers know that the person is okay to be inside our school. If parents are late to pick up a student after school, the student(s) are brought into the office to wait for a parent to pick them up.

We have made announcements to remind students and teachers to be more watchful and vigilant. Teachers have had conversations with students to teach them what to do in situations when they are approached by a stranger. I ask that you please do your part by talking with your children so that they are well-prepared should this situation ever come up. It is, as the Superintendent stated, important to stay calm but alert. The police around the county are doing extra patrols around schools, especially before and after school. Brigham City Police ask that you report anything suspicious to them at 435-734-6650.
Thank you for your support,
Mr. Johnson
Principal

Lake View Elementary's Report Card from USOE

Parents and Students,
The State Office of Education provides every school in the state with a letter grade based on performance indicators.  To find Lake View's letter grade for the 2014-2015 school year, please go to our school's report card.

Community Council

Our newly formed Community Council met on September 16, 2015 at 3:15 in the library.  The members decided on the schedule of meetings for the coming year.  They also discussed the School Improvement Plan.  If you want more information about what happened in the meeting click on the Community Council tab.  There you can also find the names of the community council members. The meetings are open to the public and you are welcome to attend on the dates indicated.

Community Council Schedule 2015-2016

The 2015-2016 Community Council  meetings for Lake View Elementary will be held at 3:15 p.m. in the library on the following dates:

October 13, 2015 

November 10, 2015

December 8, 2015

January 12, 2015

February 9, 2015

MArch 8, 2015

April 12, 2015

Mayo 10, 2015

Lake View Parents,

Let’s work together to make sure all of our students are safe.    

When we are dropping off students for school in the morning, please follow these guidelines:

• Approach the school using Lake View Drive heading east.
• Do not park or leave your vehicle at the curb along the south side of Lake View Drive.  If you need to park, please do so in the church parking lot.  The red painted curb indicates a no-parking zone and is enforceable by the police.  This area is for loading and unloading only.  This lane of traffic must keep moving!
•  U-turns are illegal in the drop-off area and a no U-turn sign is posted in front of the school.
• Please be patient and drive slowly. 
• Do not drop your child off away from the curb.  Do not have them cross in front of other vehicles.
• Have your child exit from the passenger side of the vehicle.
• During morning drop-off, please do not enter or exit the church parking lot from Lake View Drive.

Here are some guidelines to follow when picking up students after school:

• Please do not double park.  It is illegal and unsafe.
• Do not allow your child to cross the road to get to your car. It is far too busy at this time of day to be safe.
• Do not complete U-turns in front of the school.
• Do not park on the cross walk at the corner of Lake View Drive and 300 West.
• Drive slowly and please be patient.
•  Please do not block the access road leading behind the school. The Boys and Girls Club van needs to move through there.