Intermediate Newsletter

Cub Council members were up bright and early boxing and sorting all of our items from the Souper Bowl for Caring Food Drive! This year our campus collected over 2900+ items to donate back to the La Vernia Food Pantry. The Food Pantry provides food to over 600 community members each month! Thank you for all of your generous donations and continued support with this project!

Did you miss the information night? Click below to download the Junior High presentation.

Congratulations to Kyndal Marin! She earned THIRD PLACE at the Region 20 Spanish Spelling Bee! We are proud of you!

The Junior High Counselors visited the campus to talk to our 5th graders about their 6th grade course selection options! Course selections forms are due to their homeroom teacher by Wednesday, February 21st!

Questions? Reach out to rclaus@lvisd.org or sfey@lvisd.org.

Congratulations to our classes who received the Golden Platter Award! These classes exhibited excellent cafeteria behavior the last two weeks. They earned a picnic lunch outside with extra recess!

Third grade - Graham

Fourth grade - Wilson/Sommers

Fifth grade - Reavis

Recess fun, phonics, revising and editing practice, and learning about spiders and main idea with Mrs. Secrest and Mrs. Ransleben’s classes!

Mrs. Trammell’s Golden Platter winners

Mrs. Moellers class watching the trail riders

Mrs. Stanush and Mrs. McDougald’s classes teaching each other about their knowledge of non-fiction text structures and enjoying the trail riders.

Mrs. Mulle and Ms. Kosub’s classes practicing identifying text structure. They also had fun learning about the weather and practicing being meteorologist!

Mrs. Schock's, Mrs. Kibbons', and Mrs. Rodriguez's classes enjoying the Trail Riders, Celebrating the 100th Day of School and hearing from the Jr High Counselors about 6th Grade!

Mrs. Germann's Science Classes illustrating the timeline of coal formation, and reviewing how the moon waxes and wanes throughout its lunar cycle.

La Vernia Intermediate offers several before school and after school clubs. Students have received information during campus announcements regarding signing up for clubs, where to find applications, and reminders to turn in applications. More clubs/UIL information will come out as it becomes available. We appreciate our teachers and staff volunteering their time to enrich our students!

Please don't discard your CarRider Pro car tag! Your family tag will work next year for returning students or incoming third graders with siblings already attending LV Intermediate.

If you lose your initial family tag issued in 2022-2023, you will need to purchase an additional tag for $5 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Incoming third graders with no siblings at the Intermediate and "new to LV" students will receive their first car tag at no charge.

All PTO meetings are held at 8:15. Please join our fabulous group of volunteers who make a HUGE contribution to our campus. We look forward to another amazing year!

If you have questions, concerns, etc., regarding your child's class, we encourage you to contact the classroom teacher first to conference. If there are unresolved concerns, please contact administration or campus counselor. Thank you!

Campus Expectations

1. Attendance

1. Please come to school everyday!

2. If you are absent, please be sure to bring in a note the day you return to school.

3. Tardies - If you are tardy, your parent must walk you into the office and sign you in.

2. Discipline

1. Be respectful and polite around the school (discuss what that looks like).

2. Misbehavior will be noted on calendars - could result in dhall, Saturday dhall…

3. The bus is an extension of the classroom. The same rules students follow at school apply to the bus. Misbehavior on the bus can result in a bus referral.

4. The campus restrooms are also an extension of the classroom. Get in, do your business, flush, wash your hands, throw the paper towel in the trash, and exit. Misbehavior in the bathroom can result in a referral and a visit to the office.

3. Dress Code

1. Hair needs to be kept neat and groomed. No unnatural hair color (green, blue, striped, etc.).

2. Half-shirts, crop tops, spaghetti straps, strapless shirts, razor-back shirts are not allowed.

3. Shorts and skirts should not be shorter than mid-thigh.

4. Hats, caps, or ski caps are not allowed to be worn (except with approval for special events).

4. School Clubs

1. Be on the lookout for information about school clubs on campus.

2. Garden club, Scrabble club, Spanish club, Ukulele club, GOOGLE club, art club, UIL, etc…

** Additional information can be found in the student handbook located under the family and students tab on our campus website. https://is.lvisd.org/o/lvintermediate

Campus Communication

Campus contact information along with dates, district calendar, parent portal, transportation updates, lunch menus and other important documents can be found on our district website: https://www.lvisd.org/. We also encourage you to join our campus Facebook page (La Vernia Intermediate School and La Vernia Intermediate PTO) and Remind (text @lvinter to 81010) for quick reminders and updates. A bi-monthly campus newsletter will be sent out via email which will include upcoming events and campus highlights. Please make sure your email address is up-to-date in our records. Your child’s homeroom teacher will also provide you with specific information regarding classroom and teacher communication. Parent portal access is a great tool to help you monitor your child’s grades and attendance. Once again, thank you for your partnership as we take on another great school year together!

Assessments have begun for students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the TEKS presented in class. Since these assessments are generally taken online, the way parents review the tests have changed. Please review the information below to learn how to access your child's assessments in Eduphoria.

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”

~Helen Keller

Monday, February 19

• Pickleball Club

Tuesday, February 20

Wednesday, February 21

• 5th Grade Science Benchmark - campus is closed to visitors
• Fitness Club
• Ukulele Club

Thursday, February 22

Monday, February 26

• Pickleball Club

Tuesday, February 27

• Math Benchmark - 3rd, 4th, 5th; campus closed to visitors

Wednesday, February 28

• Chess Club
• Ukulele Club
• Fitness Club

Thursday, February 29

February 19 - March 29: TELPAS testing window

February 21: 5th grade science benchmark

February 27: 3rd-5th math benchmarks

March 11-15: Spring Break

April 9: 3rd-5th grade RLA STAAR tests

April 16: 5th grade science STAAR test

April 23: 3rd-5th grade math STAAR tests

May 23: Last day of school

Email: brandi.hanselka@lvisd.org
Website: www.lvisd.org
Location: 369 FM 1346 S., La Vernia, TX 78121
Phone: 830-779-6640
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/La-Vernia-Intermediate-School-1691967804263502/?__tn__=HHH-R