Lebanon CUSD #9

It was wonderful to see our students return to 4 day, in-person learning. We are looking forward to athletics, clubs, and organizations getting underway again here at LCUSD 9. It's a GREAT day to be a GREYHOUND!

LES 5th GRADE STUDENTS AND PARENTS!!! I am really excited to announce that we have the green light to start 5th grade beginner band. Below you will find a link to the parent information meeting that will be held via google meets on February 16th at 6:30pm. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQtLTFt0bcXnnXDYUT6JCCSXL88VEQY758JVCe95tkDbQ_zSvweF4llqs/pub Hope to see you all there!

Here are some important February announcements:

Black History Month Fact for February 5: On April 5, 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball, he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. But did you know Tom Aston was the first Black player in St. Louis Cardinals history?

Hope everyone's 2021 is starting off good! I wanted to share the link to the Lebanon CUSD #9 Music Department YouTube Channel. On this channel you will find all past and future music and band programs for the 2020-2021 school year. Thank you for all your support and patience through this virtual learning process. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBlJ931NJwDeKbtrSv9X4vtaACam0G8U2

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Friday, February 5th, 2021 This day in history: 1870 1st motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia Fun fact: Katherine Johnson helped NASA send astronauts to the moon and return them safely home. She also overcame racial and gender hurdles that helped make giant leaps for humankind. She and the other women worked as “human computers,” figuring out the difficult calculations needed for spaceflight. Attention: Any high school students interested in participating in Model UN, there will be an informational meeting Tuesday, Feb 9 at 1:05 in the library. Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors! Feb 12 is the deadline to purchase a Senior Recognition Ad and it is also the last day to submit 4 Senior Photos for the yearbook. Attention Staff and High School Students: Come to the library to participate in “Blind Date with a Book”. Check out a wrapped book from our display and borrow it for a week (or longer if you like!) Fill out the “rate your date” form and return it to the library staff to be entered into a drawing! Attention Athletes: Practice schedules for next week Bowling practice at 3pm Monday & Wednesday JH Volleyball 3-5pm practices M-F LES JH Basketball moved to 5-630 in the HS gym HS Boys 630-8 in the HS gym HS Basketball games will start Feb 9. Schedules to come. CALENDAR: Feb. 9th - Bowling Varsity Match Vs Dupo Bus leaves @ 1:45p.m. Feb. 10th- Midterms sent home Feb. 11th - Bowling Varsity Match @ Dupo Bus leave @ 1:30p.m. Joke of the day: Hear about the two guys who stole a calendar? They both got 6 months. Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Please see the attached message regarding LCUSD 9 Athletics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12aHJbHW9L0c6y1M60f0BMTl2x5vVyaiiK7GUJUREau8/edit?usp=sharing

Our region has moved to Phase 4 and all games will be played as scheduled tonight. No spectators are allowed at this time, but all games will be livestreamed here: JH Volleyball @Germantown 6pm: https://youtu.be/z1vaKSimCVA JH Boys Basketball vs. Germantown 6pm: https://fb.me/e/5etipHOoB Go Greyhounds!

Black History Fact for February 4: Madam C.J. Walker was born on a cotton plantation in Louisiana and became wealthy after inventing a line of African American hair care products; Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories, and was known for her philanthropy.

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Thursday, February 4th, 2021 This day in history: 1789 1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President Fun fact: George Washington Carver was a scientist and an inventor who found hundreds of uses for peanuts. He experimented with the legumes to make lotions, flour, soups, dyes, plastics, and gasoline. He was born into slavery in the 1860s. After slavery was abolished, he was able to get an education and his contributions to the field of agriculture would not be forgotten. Attention: Any high school students interested in participating in Model UN, there will be an informational meeting Tuesday, Feb 9 at 1:05 in the library. Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors! Feb 12 is the deadline to purchase a Senior Recognition Ad and it is also the last day to submit 4 Senior Photos for the yearbook. Attention Staff and High School Students: Come to the library to participate in “Blind Date with a Book”. Check out a wrapped book from our display and borrow it for a week (or longer if you like!) Fill out the “rate your date” form and return it to the library staff to be entered into a drawing! Attention Athletes: Bowling practice at 3pm M-Th. JH Volleyball 3-5pm practices M-F LES JH boys Basketball practices 5-6:30 M-Th LES HS girls Basketball practices M-F 4:30-6 Hs boys practices M-F 6-7:30 HS Basketball games will start Feb 9. Schedules to come. CALENDAR: TOMORROW- 3rd Quarter Mid-term Feb. 10th- Midterms sent home Joke of the day: What's a quiet Hawaiian laugh? Aloha Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Black History Month daily fact: February 3: John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to become a lawyer, passing the bar in 1854. He was also one of the first African Americans ever elected to public office in the US.

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!

Students and staff are participating in the library's event "Blind Date with a Book." Anyone interested in joining in the fun gets to check out a wrapped book from the library display and borrow it for a week (or longer if needed!) Then they fill out the “rate your date” form and return it to the library staff to be entered into a drawing for prizes. This event will run the entire month of February.

Just a reminder: No games tonight, practices will continue as normal. We can not have games until our region health status changes.

Black History Month fact for February 2: Jack Johnson became the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908, and held it until 1915.

Good Morning Lebanon! Today is Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 Happy Groundhog’s Day! It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks; but if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early. Attention: Any high school students interested in participating in Model UN, there will be an informational meeting Tuesday, Feb 9 at 1:05 in the library. Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors! Feb 12 is the deadline to purchase a Senior Recognition Ad and it is also the last day to submit 4 Senior Photos for the yearbook. Attention Staff and High School Students: Come to the library to participate in “Blind Date with a Book”. Check out a wrapped book from our display and borrow it for a week (or longer if you like!) Fill out the “rate your date” form and return it to the library staff to be entered into a drawing! Shout out to Lorena Kraemer! She was selected as one of the top 10 winners of the 2019-2020 4-H Sustaining the Future Award sponsored by the Illinois Farm Bureau and will be recognized at the Illinois 4-H Celebrating Excellence Award ceremony in April. Attention Athletes: Bowling practice at 3pm M-Th. JH Volleyball 3-5pm practices M-F LES JH boys Basketball practices 5-6:30 M-Th LES HS girls Basketball practices M-F 4:30-6 Hs boys practices M-F 6-7:30 HS Basketball games will start Feb 9. Schedules to come. CALENDAR: Feb. 5th- 3rd Quarter Mid-term Feb. 10th- Midterms sent home Joke of the day: What did the big flower say to the little flower? Hi, bud! Thanks and have a great day greyhounds!

Greetings LES Parents/Families! It was such a pleasure to have all of the students return today! The teachers and staff were just as excited as the kids to get back to a closer level of normalcy! Since it feels like the first day all over again, I’d like to put some more reminders out there for everyone. Expectations of In-Person vs. Remote Learning If you selected the remote learning route, your student must remain in that learning format at least through the end of the 3rd quarter. When the option is reopened at the end of the quarter, you may reconsider at that time. The same expectation applies for those that selected in-person learning. Your student must attend in-person instruction at least until the end of the 3rd quarter. You may reconsider the option at that juncture. Also, if your student is on the in-person learning roster and will be absent, they will be marked as absent for the day. You cannot tell the school that your child will attend remotely to avoid absences. For the 100% remote learners and the in-person learners that have remote Wednesdays only, we have been experiencing some issues with work completion and absences. I know that initially this school year that teachers would only require completion of a question of the day to count students as present. But I have asked them to begin reporting to the office whether students are logging onto virtual classes/meetings and/or completing and submitting work the next day. If these things are not occurring from your student then absences and late work will begin to be assessed going forward. In addition, I am asking for remote students and families to please be considerate of teachers and their time. If you have been given assignments early in the week, usually the first thing on Monday mornings, let’s not wait until Saturday or Sunday nights to turn in 10-20 assignments. I understand that things happen during the week and some assignments might take longer to complete than others, but I don’t think that way of completing assignments is fair to the teachers, nor does it give them an opportunity to offer your student any productive feedback on the work that they are submitting. Remote learners, please remember that teachers are taking their time to put together hard copy packets for your students and placing them in the front lobby. Those are to be picked up on Wednesdays between 8:00-3:30. Inclement Weather Days Should we experience inclement weather on any given day, the district plans to follow the already established policy in the district handbook. We will communicate that school is cancelled via the listed formats, and the day will be added to the end of the school calendar. Early Dismissal on 02/12/21 On Friday, February 12th, students will be dismissed from school at 11:15 AM. The teachers have a half day institute day. This day was already denoted on the district calendar that is posted on our district website. Students will not be served lunch at school on that day. Car Tag Signs We noticed today that the AM drop-off and PM pick-up processes took a little bit longer than we’ve gotten used to. This slight extension in time was expected as we brought more bodies back into the building on a daily basis. Thank you for your patience as we continue to work out the kinks. If you are a parent/guardian that is/will be regularly picking your student(s) up after school and have not received a car tag sign from us, please contact Ann-Marie in the main office. We will make sure to get one to your student. Walkers Reminder that students that walk to school in the mornings should enter into the back gymnasium doors of the school. They will be temperature scanned before they enter the building. Students that walk home after school is dismissed will be released from the front lobby of the school after all school buses have departed from the front lot. Parents, if you plan to come up to walk with your students after school we ask that you wait outside of the front doors on the building until they are released. Thank you for your attention to these matters. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions in regards to this communication. Have a great day!

The Junior High Student Council, in honor of Black History Month, are collecting family photos. This year's theme is, "The Black Family, Representation, Identity, and Diversity". Please send your family pictures to Mrs. Derber at lderber@lcusd9.org or Mrs. Wyms at jwyms@lcusd9.org.

Black History Month historical fact of the day: Black History Month began as “Negro History Week” in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson an African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. It became a month-long nationally recognized celebration in 1976.

Trivia Question for today: What year was the first Black History Month celebrated?