Our 2022-23 School Year is off to a great start! We are so thankful to have our students, families and teachers back in the building. Amazing learning is already taking place. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

August 30

-Picture Day https://frescoportraits.myportfolio.com/onlineordering

September 2

-PTO Spirit Sales 7:30-7:55 a.m.

-Panda Express Spirit Night (more information in the PTO update below)

September 5

- Labor Day-LCISD Student and Staff Holiday

September 6-16

- Fall MAP Window

September 7

- Happy Birthday, Carson Cook! (1st grade Teacher)

September 12-16

-Homecoming Dress-up Days

September 14

-East Fall Shirt Orders and Money Due to the front office.

Arrival

Our doors open at 7:15 a.m. each morning to receive students. Parents may utilize either the North or South Drive through lanes to drop off students, or park in the North parking lot and walk students across the crosswalk to enter the building. We ask that students not be dropped off in the parking lot and allowed to cross without a parent/guardian. Thank you for ensuring that our students arrive to school safely.

Dismissal

Our students are dismissed at 3:20 each day. Students go home via bus, daycare, walk-home, or drive through. The North Drive-through (Red) is designated for last names that begin with A-L. The South Drive-through (Yellow) is designated for students' last names that begin with M-Z. If siblings have different last names, we use the youngest student's last name. If you are using the drive-through, please have your car tag hanging when you enter the line, so that it will scan properly. Car tags can be obtained in the front office. If you need to change your child's dismissal procedure, please contact the office prior to 2:30 p.m. to make changes.

Pre K & ECSE - 10:45 - 11:15

Kindergarten - 11:00 - 11:30

First Grade - 11:25 - 11:55

Second Grade - 11:40 - 12:10

Third Grade - 12:05 - 12:35

Fourth Grade - 1:00 - 1:30

Fifth Grade - 12:20 - 12:50

Life Skills - 11:25 - 11:55

September PTO Events

Spirit Sales in the Discovery Center-7:30-7:55 a.m.

• September 2
• September 16
• September 30

Panda Express East Spirit Day

• September 2

PTO Shirt Sales-https://lubbock-cooper-east-pto.square.site/

Books Beginning at Birth is a great program that will get books into the hands of kids! This is a statewide program that provides young children birth to age 4 and their families access to books and resources to support the development of early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Here is the website https://www.b3tx.org/.

A new after-school program is available to fourth and fifth grade students this school year! Twice a week, students will have the opportunity to learn to play the violin in a Suzuki Strings class!

This program is offered at no cost, but families will be asked to provide their own instruments. See the flyer below for more information about Suzuki Strings!

• Always bring your driver's license with you when you come to visit our campus. We will need to scan your ID in order to print your visitor badge upon arrival.

Please see the attachment below for applicable reminders from the LCISD Student Dress Code.

The LCISD cell phone procedure has been updated for students in all grade levels. Please see the document attached below for detailed information regarding this district-wide practice.

Federal funding for all students to receive free school meals is no longer available to school districts. This means that students must either pay for school meals or qualify for free or reduced-price school meals for the 2022-23 school year.

School meal prices for the 2022-23 school year are:

Breakfast $2.00

Grades PK -5 Lunch $3.00

Grades 6-12 Lunch $3.25

There is a possibility that your child may qualify for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). To find out if the children in your household are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, simply complete the Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals online or paper form.

Here is some important information about applying for free and reduced-price meals:

• Any family can apply. There is no penalty for families who apply and do not qualify.

• Families who have not qualified in the past may qualify this year, as income eligibility qualifications have been adjusted.

• The application and free or reduced-price meal status are completely confidential. Teachers, administrators, and fellow students do not have access to this information and will have no way of knowing which children receive free and reduced-price meals.

• Children who receive free or reduced-price meals have the same food options as children who do not. There are no “special lunch lines” or different menu items for these students.

• Qualifying for free and reduced-price meals may provide access to many additional benefits, including:

  • Pandemic EBT benefits

  • Reduced registration fees for AP, SAT, and/or ACT tests

  • Free or discounted participation fees for activities

  • Discounted rates associated with college applications

  • Discounted rates on internet services

To complete the Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals online:

• Visit https://www.mealappnow.com/man...

• If you have an existing account, select “Login”; if you do not have an existing account, select “Guest Login”

• Follow the prompts to complete the application process. (The application will ask for your child’s student ID number, but if you do not know your child’s student ID number, you will be able to look it up using your child’s full name and date of birth.)

If you prefer to complete a paper Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals:

• Paper applications are available at any LCISD campus office, the district’s main office, and during fall open houses.

• Return your paper application to any LCISD campus office or the district’s main office.

If you have any questions about school meals or the application process for free and reduced-price meals, please contact:

Destini Borchardt LCISD Director of Food and Nutrition

dborchardt@lcisd.net

806-993-2300 ext. 10124

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East Elementary School Contact Information

2727 134th Street

Lubbock, TX 79423

P: (806) 993-2342

F: (806) 993-2382