Attention families and students who attended Lake Elkhorn (LEMS) last year (2019-2020):  Please read the information below regarding dropping off materials your child still has at home from the 2019-2020 school year.  Before we can issue Chromebooks, instruments, and other materials for this upcoming school year, we need to collect all items students are holding from 2019-20.  

 

Below is our drop-off schedule and detailed procedures for returning materials. Further, during the drop-off process, it is critical that students and families maintain all social distancing practices, wear masks and remain in your cars.   We look forward to seeing ALL of our 2019-2020 students and their families on August 20 & 21 (more details below!

 

Does your child have items from last school year that need to be returned? 

Most students have novels from their ELA class, some have media center books, and others have instruments and other items. Please encourage your child to gather those items as it’s time to return them!  These items need to be collected next week to give us time to prepare for the distribution of new materials for the 2020-21 school year.

 

We have designated two days to collect items:

 

●      Thursday, August 20 from 8:00-11:00 am.

 

●      Friday, August 21  from 8:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m.

 

We are collecting items that belong to Lake Elkhorn, so only students who attended Lake Elkhorn last year should return items.  We will not take responsibility for items returned to us that belong to another HCPSS school.

 

 

●      Instruments:

●      Chromebooks (laptops)

●      Books and other items:

 

We can only accept items from LEMS.  If you have items from another HCPSS school (elementary or middle), you will need to return those items to the school your child attended last year.   We will share the elementary dates and times once they are confirmed; the information should also be posted on their websites when confirmed.  If your child attended another middle school, please visit to that school’s website to view their collection plan. If you need assistance, please contact Ms. Guinn who will be happy to help you.

 

Materials must be returned to the school they were borrowed from (i.e. the student’s 2019-2020 school). It is up to the discretion of each HCPSS school to set collection and distribution dates. All materials returned will sit for a four-day period as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prior to being inventoried. If your child attended a different school last year, please to view their collection plan. If your child attended our school last year, our collection plan is as follows:

 

During the drop-off process, it is critical that students and families maintain all social distancing practices, wear masks, and remain in their cars at all times. If walking to the school, you must wear a mask while on school property and ensure proper social distancing from staff members. We ask that everyone follows the directions of the staff members present during drop off to ensure everyone's safety.

 

It is important that families follow the following guidelines so that materials can be properly collected, inventoried, and prepared for redistribution:

 

●      Place all materials to be returned to LEMS in any type of bag labeled with your child’s first and last name (the bag will not be returned to you.)

●      Include a “Returned Materials Form” in the bag. This form can be printed and completed, or you can simply write the information on a sheet of paper.

●      Refer to the map below, and follow the established traffic pattern and drop-off stations when you arrive.   If you do not have an instrument to return, you can bypass Station 1:

 

If you need assistance, please contact Ms. Guinn who will be happy to help you.