Dec. 12, 2022
LJPS Tiger Tales Newsletter December 2022
La Junta Jr/Sr High School's National Junior Honor Society is doing a food drive from now until December 15th.
La Junta Primary Caregivers, Is your child in need of a coat, gloves, or a hat this winter? If so, contact Mrs. Kristina or Ms. Hallie at the number below and they can help! (719)384-2991.
December is dress up month at La Junta Intermediate. There is a theme each day for what to wear if you would like participate.
Congratulations 2022 LJHS Hi-Teen Royalty Court
Queen Candidates: Sari Schrock, Whitney Denahy, Alana Hill, Jordan Phillips and Emily Noll
King Candidates: Elijah Montalvan, Jeremiah "Butch" Martinez, Masen Gonzales, Logan Gearhart and Jay Grimsley
Good Luck to you all!
Winter Sports Parent Meeting for High School Student Athletes is Tomorrow (November 10th) at 5:30 p.m. in the LJHS Gym
Attention LJ Primary School Parents/Guardians,
If you are unhappy with the school pictures you received, use the link below to reorder the same picture package.
Students need to return the current picture package on the day of retakes which is this coming Monday, November 7th. Retakes will occur in the morning.
https://Studio5SchoolPortraitsInc.onlinephotocart.com/...
NJHS mandatory meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 am in room 105.
November 2022-2023 Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack Menus
LJIS is again presenting the SOS curriculum to 6th grade students on
November 7, 8, & 9, 2022.
Congratulations to all the Primary and Intermediate winners from the Fall Festival!!! Parents/Guardians, stop by the Intermediate lunchroom on 10/25 from 6:00-7:00 and on 10/26 from 6:00-7:00 to claim your prize!!
IT’S THAT TIME 0F YEAR FOR S-CAP SURVEYS
THANK YOU for taking the time to provide your views about your child’s school! The information from your response to this survey will be very helpful to school and district leaders in working to improve the learning experience for all our students. The survey is ANONYMOUS. No one will know your identity, not even the University of Colorado Denver researchers administering the survey. If you have children in more than one school, you can take the survey for each school if you wish to do so. We estimate the survey will take about 10-15 minutes to complete on average.
DEADLINE FOR SURVEY IS 10/27/2022
https://ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39vQX9Rl5BVgzmC
UPDATE Regarding LJHS Volleyball's game versus Ellicott tonight (10/20/22)
There will be no C team game. JV will start at 5 p.m.
Parents/Caregivers of 7th Grade Students Attending La Junta Jr./Sr. High School:
As you know from daily news stories, suicide rates have been steadily increasing among adolescents. A recent study showed that from 2007 to 2015, suicide rates doubled among teen girls and rose by more than 30% among teen boys.
The counseling department at LJHS will be sharing an evidence-based suicide prevention program with 7th grade students on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 during their Life Skills class. Rayann Remick, school counselor, will be presenting the Signs of Suicide (SOS) program. SOS is a one class period presentation that helps students recognize the warning signs and symptoms of depression and suicide in themselves or their friends, and also teaches them how to get help. These presentations can be previewed at
https://sossignsofsuicide.org/parent.
Parent letters and informational papers can be picked up at Parent and Teacher Engagement tonight from 4:30-8pm and tomorrow 8am-12pm.
Please feel free to contact Ms. Remick with questions about these programs.
(719) 384-4467
Counseling Department
remick.ra@lajunta.k12.co.us
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SOS uses the acronym ACT: Acknowledge that you or your friend has a serious concern Express that you Care,Tell a trusted adult.
**Important Opt-out Information: If you do not want your student to participate in the SOS suicide prevention program, please call the school office by Tuesday, October 25th. (719)384-4467
If you haven't done so, schedule a time to meet with your student's teacher this week for Parent Teacher Conferences!
La Junta Primary Book Fair is also taking place this week in the school library. Book Fair times are listed below.
Monday, October 17th - Wednesday, October 19th
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Thursday, October 20th
2:45pm to 7:15pm
Friday, October 21st
7:30am to 11:30am
La Junta Primary and Intermediate Schools will be having a Character Day to encourage students to dress up like their favorite storybook character. They are allowed to come to school dressed in their costumes. Character Day will be on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
La Junta Primary School Student Count Day is this coming Monday, October 3rd.
What is Student Count Day? On this day, the number of students tallied add up to the direct funding for the school.
How can you help? EASY! Send your child to school (unless they are sick). See the attached flier to see what we have planned!!!
Meet the Rattlers!
On Monday, the Otero College Men's Basketball Team helped staff greet students during morning drop off. The team will be back again next week.
Positive attitudes, positive role models #Winning
La Junta Primary School wants to Partner with you!
