Gary Lighthouse Charter School- Primary Campus

April 1, 2024 Greeting’s NWILCS Families, Today, we are experiencing sewage issues at our Primary Campus. While everyone is able to use the restroom, the toilets are backing up in the main building. We have been working with a plumbing company as well as the Gary Sanitation Department who cannot provide us with a timeline of completion before the end of day. At this time, we have made the very difficult decision to make tomorrow an E-learning day at the Primary Campus. We understand the inconvenience this may cause but want to make sure all scholars and staff are operating in sanitary conditions. All scholars must be online via Google Meets at 8:30am to start their instruction. An instructional packet will be sent home for your scholar to complete. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher or school leader via email. Please stay connected to all our outlets including the website, www.NWILCS.org, and social media platforms for the most up to date information. In partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools 1 de abril de 2024 Saludos a las familias de NWILCS, Hoy, estamos experimentando problemas de aguas residuales en nuestro campus de primaria. Todos pueden usar el baño, pero los baños están atascados en el edificio principal. Hemos estado trabajando con una empresa de plomería y con el Departamento de Saneamiento de Gary, que no pueden proporcionarnos un cronograma de finalización antes del final del día. En este momento, hemos tomado la muy difícil decisión de que mañana sea un dia de E-learning en el Campus de Primaria. Entendemos lo inconveniente que esto causara, pero queremos asegurarnos de que todos los estudiantes y el personal estén operando en condiciones sanitarias. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meet a las 8:30 a. m. para comenzar su instrucción. Se enviará a casa un paquete de instrucción para que su estudiante lo complete. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia del día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante o con el líder escolar por correo electrónico. Manténgase conectado con todos nuestros medios, incluido el sitio web www.NWILCS.org, y las plataformas de redes sociales para obtener la información más actualizada. En asociación, Escuelas autónomas del Northwest Indiana LIghthouse

Good Evening Primary Families Just sending a friendly that our monthly Parent Advisory Board meeting will take place on tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, starting promptly at 4:30pm. hope to see you there

January 25, 2024 Hello NWILCS Families, We have an exciting new opportunity for you to participate in between now and Friday, January 26, 2024. We will be holding 2 raffles for NWILCS Swag baskets including a gift certificate for NWILCS uniforms at This Is It or Twin City Uniforms. How can you get a ticket(s) for these raffles? It is easy, bring in a family member, family friend, neighbor who is NOT currently a Lighthouse family to sit down and talk with your family coordinator about enrolling their child(ren) at Lighthouse. For each separate family you bring in to talk with us about enrolling, you will receive ONE ticket to enter the raffle. The raffle will be held on Tuesday, January 30. The winners will be notified by the end of the school day on the 30th. If you do not know how to get ahold of the Family Coordinators to set up these meetings, here is their information: Gary Primary Campus (K-3): Tinika Hubbard, tinika.hubbard@nwilcs.org or 219-884-2407, choice #2 Gary Upper Campus (4-8): Casey Cornelius, casey.cornelius@nwilcs.org or 219-880-1762, choice #7 Gary College Prep Campus (9-12): Rosa Agredano, rosalina.agredano@nwilcs.org or 219-977-9583, choice #3 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (K-8): Syrita Lopez, syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or 219-378-7450, choice #2 We look forward to seeing you and meeting your new families to discuss becoming part of the NWILCS Family! In Partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Yes! The time has come that our scholars will be taking a well anticipated trip on tomorrow, Friday, January 26, 2024. All Scholars must wear their Lighthouse shirt . All Chaperones and scholars must be at the school by 8:15am as the bus will leave promptly on time and we cannot wait for anyone. Remember we can only continue to be great by working together.

Hello NWILCS Families, We have an exciting new opportunity for you to participate in between now and Friday, January 26, 2024. We will be holding 2 raffles for NWILCS Swag baskets including a gift certificate for NWILCS uniforms at This Is It or Twin City Uniforms. How can you get a ticket(s) for these raffles? It is easy, bring in a family member, family friend, neighbor who is NOT currently a Lighthouse family to sit down and talk with your family coordinator about enrolling their child(ren) at Lighthouse. For each separate family you bring in to talk with us about enrolling, you will receive ONE ticket to enter the raffle. The raffle will be held on Tuesday, January 30. The winners will be notified by the end of the school day on the 30th. If you do not know how to get ahold of the Family Coordinators to set up these meetings, here is their information: Gary Primary Campus (K-3): Tinika Hubbard, tinika.hubbard@nwilcs.org or 219-884-2407, choice #2 Gary Upper Campus (4-8): Casey Cornelius, casey.cornelius@nwilcs.org or 219-880-1762, choice #7 Gary College Prep Campus (9-12): Rosa Agredano, rosalina.agredano@nwilcs.org or 219-977-9583, choice #3 East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School (K-8): Syrita Lopez, syrita.lopez@nwilcs.org or 219-378-7450, choice #2 We look forward to seeing you and meeting your new families to discuss becoming part of the NWILCS Family! In Partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools

Primary Campus will host it's monthly Parent Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 starting at 4:30pm.

January 17, 2024 Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s), This morning, we became aware that there was a weapon discharged in the boys bathroom of our Gary Lighthouse College Prep Campus. We are currently on a hard lockdown and police are assisting us in searching the building. We performed checks on lockers, bookbags and body checks on all of the scholars. During the search, we did uncover a weapon. The scholars were identified, the parents were contacted, and the proper authorities were made aware of the actions. It is standard practice that if incidents of this magnitude occur, the police department will support the school in these situations and will provide instructions for us to follow. No one from our school community was injured or harmed and we have no belief that any of our scholars are in danger. School safety is of the utmost importance, so we wanted to outline critical details from our safety plan at NWILCS - College Prep that are in action so you are aware: ● College Prep has additional staff members monitoring the inside and outside for safety throughout the school day. ● The extra doors to the building have alarms on them so we know when someone has entered or left the building due to the alarm sounding. ● No visitors are allowed inside the building without an appointment. Anyone needing to discuss matters with the Front Office will not be permitted past the vestibule. ● Interior doors to the school are secure, not allowing access to the building. ● All doors to the building open for arrival and dismissal have school personnel posted so unauthorized people cannot enter the building. We ask that moving forward; you also check your scholar's book bag before they leave for school, in conjunction with our bag checks. We also ask that you continue to speak with your scholar around appropriate social media usage. Please continue to reinforce with your scholars that they report to an adult if they hear or see something that could potentially cause harm to our school community. Our scholars usually do well with reporting things, but we appreciate the added support as we work together to keep everyone in our school community as safe as possible. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you, Jessica Beasley Executive Director/Superintendent Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools (219) 501-1881 | nwilcs.org 17 de enero de 2024 Estimados padres/tutores: Esta mañana nos enteramos de que había un arma descargada en el baño de niños. Actualmente estamos bajo estricto bloqueo y la policía nos está ayudando a registrar el edificio. Realizamos controles en los casilleros, mochilas y controles corporales de todos los estudiantes. Durante la búsqueda, descubrimos un arma. Se identificó a los estudiantes, se contactó a los padres y se puso en conocimiento de las acciones a las autoridades correspondientes. Es una práctica estándar que si ocurren incidentes de esta magnitud, el departamento de policía apoyará a la escuela en estas situaciones y nos brindará instrucciones a seguir. Nadie de nuestra comunidad escolar resultó herido o lastimado y no creemos que ninguno de nuestros estudiantes esté en peligro. La seguridad escolar es de suma importancia, por lo que queríamos resumir los detalles críticos de nuestro plan de seguridad en NWILCS - College Prep que están en acción para que usted esté al tanto: ● College Prep cuenta con personal adicional que supervisa el interior y el exterior para garantizar la seguridad durante la jornada escolar. ● Las puertas adicionales del edificio tienen alarmas para que sepamos cuando alguien ha entrado o salido del edificio debido al sonido de la alarma. ● No se permiten visitas dentro del edificio sin cita previa. Cualquier persona que necesite discutir asuntos con la oficina principal no podrá pasar por el vestíbulo. ● Las puertas interiores de la escuela son seguras y no permiten el acceso al edificio. ● Todas las puertas del edificio abiertas para la llegada y salida tienen personal escolar colocado para que personas no autorizadas no puedan ingresar al edificio. Le pedimos que revise la mochila de su estudiante antes de que se vaya a la escuela, junto con nuestros controles de mochila. También le pedimos que continúe hablando con su estudiante sobre el uso apropiado de las redes sociales. Continúe reforzando con sus alumnos que informen a un adulto si escuchan o ven algo que podría causar daño a nuestra comunidad escolar. A nuestros estudiantes generalmente les va bien al informar cosas, pero apreciamos el apoyo adicional mientras trabajamos juntos para mantener a todos en nuestra comunidad escolar lo más seguros posible. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse. Gracias, Jessica Beasley Directora Ejecutivo/Superintendente Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools (219) 501-1881 | nwilcs.org

The following buses will not be running today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: CPC Bus 1/2, CPC Bus 7, Upper Bus 5, EC Bus 2, and EC Bus 3. If you are able to make arrangements to get your child to school, please do so. If you are unable to get your child to school today, the child will be excused, just notify your campus' school office. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Good Morning Primary Families As you click on the attached link below: This is just a friendly reminder that our Primary campus do have available seats for K-2nd grade. This is for our 23/24 school year and not 2024-2025 school year. Please call our office at 219-884-2407, option 2 with any further questions. Hope to see all new families tomorrow.

Greeting’s NWILCS Families, After very careful consideration, we have decided to close school tomorrow due to impending dangerously cold temperatures. Safety is our number one priority next to fulfilling our mission of educating our students. On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 we will switch over to an e-learning day. All students must be online via Google Meets at 8:30am to start their instruction. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher or school leader via email to get directions for the next steps to support their learning for the day. Please stay connected to all our outlets including the website, www.NWILCS.org, and social media platforms for the most up to date information. Stay warm! In partnership, Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools Saludos familias de NWILCS, Después de una cuidadosa consideración, hemos decidido cerrar la escuela mañana debido a las inminentes temperaturas peligrosamente frías. La seguridad es nuestra prioridad número uno junto con el cumplimiento de nuestra misión de educar a nuestros estudiantes. El martes 16 de enero de 2024 pasaremos a un día de aprendizaje electrónico. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meets a las 8:30 a.m. para comenzar su instrucción. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia para el día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante por correo electrónico para obtener instrucciones sobre los próximos pasos para apoyar su aprendizaje durante el día. Manténgase conectado con todos nuestros medios, incluido el sitio web, www.NWILCS.org, y las plataformas de redes sociales para obtener información más reciente. ¡Manténgase caliente! En asociación, Escuelas de Lighthouse Noroeste de Indiana

Greeting’s NWILCS Families, After very careful consideration we have decided to close schools due to inclement weather. Safety is our number one priority next to fulfilling our mission of educating our students. Today we will switch over to an e-learning day. All students must be online via Google Meets at 8:00am to start their instruction. This is how we will determine the attendance for the day. If your scholar does not have access to technology, please reach out to your scholar's teacher via email to get directions for the e-learning day. In partnership, Jessica Beasley, Executive Director/Superintendent Saludos familias de NWILCS, Después de una cuidadosa consideración, hemos decidido cerrar las escuelas debido a las inclemencias del tiempo. La seguridad es nuestra prioridad número uno junto con el cumplimiento de nuestra misión de educar a nuestros estudiantes. El viernes 12 de enero de 2024 pasaremos a una jornada de aprendizaje electrónico. Todos los estudiantes deben estar en línea a través de Google Meets a las 8:30 a.m. para comenzar su instrucción. Así es como determinaremos la asistencia para el día. Si su estudiante no tiene acceso a la tecnología, comuníquese con el maestro de su estudiante por correo electrónico para obtener instrucciones sobre los próximos pasos para apoyar su aprendizaje durante el día. En asociación, Jessica Beasley, Directora Ejecutivo/Superintendente

Attention NWILCS students, parents, guardians, & staff: NWILCS schools are NOT closed tomorrow (Friday, 1/12/2024). We are keeping a close eye on the weather situation. Please be sure to check our website, social media, the NWILCS App, and local news media for information on closures. We will send out texts, emails, and robocalls. If there is a cancellation, and conditions permit, students will engage in synchronous instruction tomorrow with details to follow.

Greetings Lighthouse Primary Families:, Lighthouse Primary is excited to announce that we will be hosting part 2 of our 2nd Annual Winter Carnivals on Thursday, January 11, 2024 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at our East Chicago Lighthouse location (3916 Pulaski St, East Chicago, In) There will be lots of fun activities for our scholars to do like bounce houses, balloon making, music, dancing, face painting, games, and food. We are having BINGO for our parents. This year we will have several vendors on site selling various products like Paparazzi, scented candles, and personalized tumblers, just to name a few. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Bus will began to leave the Primary lot between 12:20-12:40 p.m., Parent/Guardian please make sure that you are at your child's stop. Parent/Guardian please make sure that you've notified your child/children daycare provider that scholar's will be released at 12:30pm. Thanks and enjoy your holiday

Good Morning Lighthouse Primary Families Remember that ALL scholars will be dismissed promptly at 12:30 pm on Friday, December 22, 2023. Parents/Guardian, please plan accordingly

Good Morning Lighthouse Primary Families: Just a friendly reminder in regards to our Disney on Ice trip that will be happening in January 2024: All permission trips must be turned in and signed by 9am. Friday, December 22, 2023, no exceptions. Parent/Guardian that has/had a desire to go as a chaperone, (approved background must be on file and not expired) money has to be turned in by 9am Friday, December 22, 2023, no exception (school dismiss promptly at 12:30pm this day) Parent/Guardian, please remember, chaperones were on a first come first serve base as this was a limited amount. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to phone the school at 219-884-2407. Thank you Ms. Hubbard

Save the dates for our Winter Carnival! This event should be fun and exciting and free for all to attend. Take a look at our flyer and feel free to contact any campus if you have additional questions!

Lighthouse Primary Family hosted a staff Potluck on 11/21/23

Primary Campus will have a Santa Secret Workshop for the scholars to purchase gift items ranging from a quarter all the way up to $10

Good Evening Lighthouse Families, This week we began our first PBIS reward for scholars that haven't received any referrals. Scholars in grades K and 1 participated in launching them. Next week, grades 2 and 3 will participate. This activity was coordinated through Cub Scouts. We will be partnering with this organization throughout the year to bring more fun opportunities to our scholars. A few important dates to keep in mind are: 11/15 Penny War and Food Drive ends 11/22-11/24 Thanksgiving Break-NO School Class DOJO Behavior reports and Progress Reports were sent home today. Please make sure they are signed and returned. If you have any questions please reach out to your child's teacher. Have a great weekend! Best Regards, Mrs. Franz