Lee School

Hi Lee families! Here is an upcoming community event at Lincoln Memorial Gardens. Please see the flyer for more information.

District 186 is excited to offer begin an after school Beginning Band Program for 5th grade students. Interested families will need to attend an information meeting for an opportunity to sign up and sign student/ parent contract. Meeting Location: Springfield High School Band room When : Thursday, Oct. 5 6-6:30pm Email Amy Minch with any questions - amuir@sps186.org

We want to remind you that we are fast approaching the deadline for students to have their physical and immunization information turned in per state guidelines. Please make sure that you have contacted your school’s nurse with your child’s upcoming physical/immunization appointment or that you have turned in your physical and immunization paperwork this week. Students failing to provide required health information will be excluded from school starting October 1st.

Don't Forget!!! Tomorrow is our Keep Kids in School Physical & Immunization Walk- In Clinic at Sang. Co. Dept. of Public Health - 2833 South Grand Ave. East, Spfld, IL - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Stay connected!! Follow us on social media. District 186 is on Instagram, Linked In, Twitter & Facebook! We also have the District 186 App! Download it now to get the latest updates and information about your student's school! It's available in the App Store for Apple and in Google Play!

Due to the power outage, the Administrative Office is closed. If you need immediate assistance, please contact the Business Office at 217-525-3040. We expect to resume normal operations Monday, July 3.

All summer school programs and SCOPE are canceled Friday, June 30, to allow maintenance staff to assess and clean up buildings and grounds. We expect all programs to resume next week as normally scheduled.

All students and staff in summer programs are safe. Buses will run at the normal time, but routes may take longer due to traffic or blocked streets. Families are welcome to pick up students early. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority.

We're so proud of our 5th grade graduates! We have awesome staff, awesome kids, and awesome families!

We had a very busy day celebrating our teachers so Mrs. Greig had to bring our book fair to the kids! We really do have the best staff :)

We have the best teachers at Lee! If you haven't yet, be sure to contact your child's teacher this week and let them know they are appreciated :)

Our very own Karen Epley, Lee School's vision teacher, was nominated for the Council for Exceptional Children Educator of the Year. Mrs. Epley serves our entire school in so many ways, congratulations!

Families, please join us for Kindergarten Preview Night this Tuesday, April 25th from 6-7 p.m.! Kindergarten preview night is open to all children who turn 5 on or before September 1, 2023. Join us at your child's school at 6 pm to tour the school and learn more about your child's educational future with District 186. We can't wait to see you!! To find your child's school visit here: https://schoollocator.mapomatix.com/district/1737080/

Lee Families, Lee School lost power due to high winds and downed power lines. CWLP responded to the outage and discovered that unfortunately power will not be restored today. Please be patient as we have lost access to our phone & internet at this time due to the outage. Our buses will continue to run as usual and students are safely remaining in their classrooms for the remainder of the school day. We appreciate your cooperation as we navigate this situation. However, parents, guardians or emergency contacts wishing to pick up your child(ren) early can do so now by coming to Lee School. Only parents, guardians or emergency contacts on file will be allowed to pick up your child(ren) and you must provide the following: Name of Child Name of Teacher Name + ID of Parent, Guardian or Emergency Contact Our buses will continue to run as usual and students are safely remaining in their classrooms for the remainder of the school day. We appreciate your cooperation as we navigate this situation. Also due to the power outage, all SCOPE programs are canceled for tonight.

You don't want to miss this! Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum collected our student's artwork and then had the pieces professionally framed and hung to create an exhibit at the museum. All of the pieces of art were either created by an African American artist or they depict the African American experience. We appreciate the AAHM & their commitment to showcasing our students' work in celebrating Black History. You can visit the gallery February 18th - March 31st, Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 pm - 4:00 p.m.

Teacher of visually impaired, Karen Epley, was recently published by “Paths to Literacy” through Perkins School for the Blind. Karen shared a creative DIY light-up activity to use with students. Way to go Karen! Thank you for sharing your expertise with other educators! https://www.perkins.org/resource/hexagon-lights-diy-light-up-toy/ #ignite 186

Check out this opportunity on December 17th.

Join Cub Scouts! All boys and girls in K-5th grade and their families at Lee, Laketown, Hazel Dell & Harvard Park are welcome ! Join us for our pack recruitment on September 18h at Little Flower School.

District 186 families! Any pre -k , kindergarten, 6th grade, 9th grade, 12th grade and new students to District 186 - please turn in your child's proof of physical and immunization information as soon as possible. If your child’s physical and immunizations have not yet been turned in or scheduled, your child will be excluded from school on September 6, 2022. Because of the demand for appointments and immunization in our community, the Board of Education is allowing school nurses to accept documentation of your child’s scheduled physical and immunizations so that they may remain in school. This documentation of an appointment must be brought to the school on Sept. 6 in order for a student to remain. Appointments must be scheduled between now and October 14, 2022. After October 15 all students who do not have proper documentation of completed immunizations and physicals will be excluded from school. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.

Please turn in your physical and immunization forms ASAP! It is very important to make sure your student's records are up to date with your school. Students without their information turned in will be excluded from school starting September 6th.