August PTO Newsletter

Welcome to all our new LTE families and

welcome back to our returning Lions!

The Lone Tree Elementary PTO is made up of volunteer parents - JUST LIKE YOU - who are passionate about supporting our school community! Through fundraising, events and volunteer opportunities, we enrich our students' educational experience and have fun doing it!

Sounds like something you'd be interested in? We'd love for you to join us!! Fill out this form and let us know :)

You can also stay connected by following us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news and staff spotlights.

Important Dates

7/31 ~ Classroom assignments available NOW (in Infinite Campus)

8/6 ~ Teacher letters sent to students

8/12 ~ First day of school (staggered start for Kindergarten)

8/12 ~ LTE Spirit Shop opens

8/17 ~ Marquee rentals begin (click HERE to rent!)

8/12 & 8/13 ~ Settle in time with Principal

8/14 ~ Boohoo Yahoo for Kindy families (first day for ALL Kindergarteners)

8/20 ~ Parent Information Night (5 pm & 6 pm sessions)

8/21 ~ First LATE START Friday

8/21 ~ Picture day

9/9 ~ September Social (more info to come!)

9/18 ~ Run4Funds Fundraiser @ LTE

Helpful Links

Infinite Campus - Teacher classroom assigments

My School Bucks - Pay the $200 magnet fee per student per year

Express Check-In

School supply Lists

Dress Code

Welcome Kindergarten Families

We are SO glad you're here!

Balanced Beginnings

Douglas County School District implements a special transition process for our Kindergarten students called Balanced Beginnings. The first days of school will be staggered, with smaller groups of students coming in rather than the entire class.

Parents will have the ability to sign up for their Kindergartner on one of the following days: Wednesday, August 12th, or Thursday, August 13th. These online sign-ups will be available once class assignments are released on Friday, July 31st, after 10 am.

Look for the links in the community update. The first full day of Kindergarten for all students will be Friday, August 14th.

Boohoo Yahoo

Friday, August 14th @ 8:30 am

LTE cafeteria

Join other kindergarten families, the principal and members of our PTO to celebrate this milestone! This is a fun opportunity to meet other kindergarten parents, order LTE spirit wear and water bottles and ask Principal Persichina any outstanding questions you might have.

Welcome NEW LTE Staff

Principal Persichina and team have welcomed some new staff this year. Be sure to follow us social media to learn more about the following teachers/staff:

Andrea Gale - Kindergarten
Hayley Lanham - 2nd Grade
Meghan Haeberle - 2nd Grade
Jenny Miller ~ 4th Grade
Nick Nassimbene - Future Forward Innovation Specialist

Congrats on new positions within LTE! - These staff members are taking on the exciting challenges of a new position/role. Best of luck—we can't wait to see them in their new roles.

Megan Koonce is adding the oversight of technology to her duties in the Learning Commons
Kristian Odegaard is our new Magnet Coordinator
Angela Bauer is our new Bookkeeper

We will miss you, but wish you the BEST! - Help us wish a fond farewell to these staff members who are leaving LTE and moving on to new adventures.

Jessica Anderson - Moving
Shannon Arro - 6th-grade Health and Wellness at Cresthill Middle School
Erika Fonseca - Moving
Lili Harmon - Moving
Courtney Hayes- GT facilitator at Pine Lane Elementary
Rebecca Jamrozek - New job in district
Kay Tucker - Retiring
Julia Wiley - 6th-grade Math at Cresthill Middle School

Friday Late Start Begins August 21st!

Lone Tree Elementary start time is 8:45 am - 9:05 am

Beginning this school year, all DCSD elementary and middle schools will have a 45-minute delayed start every Friday to provide teachers with dedicated Professional Learning Community (PLC) time. This collaborative planning time allows educators to work together, analyze student data, and strengthen instruction to better support student success.

The first late-start Friday is August 21. Bus routes will run 45 minutes later, BASE and school breakfast will still be available, and preschool schedules will remain unchanged. Please plan accordingly as we kick off this new schedule!

Celebrate with us!

Rent Lone Tree Elementary's Marquee!

Your kid's birthday is on the same day every year... shocking, we know :)

Save yourself a future headache and reserve the marquee NOW!

For $25/day, you can have a slide on our marquee. PLUS, all of the proceeds come back to our amazing school for future community events, school upgrades or staff appreciation. There's no better time to celebrate!

And now... the small print...

The marquee may be simultaneously rented by more than one party.
The marquee may also be utilized for communication of other school related matters. In the case of non-urgent communications, your message will scroll with other messages.
In the case of school-related urgent messages, your message may be temporarily disabled (e.g., red flag dismissal). If an urgent message disables your message, the marquee will return to your message as soon as possible.
The marquee rental will be live from 7:45 to 3:15 on the rented day.
Any other questions? Email LTEPTO.comm@gmail.com

Rent LTE's Marquee

Family Favorites 2026 - Vote for LTE!

Lone Tree Elementary has once again been named a finalist in Colorado Parent Magazine's Favorites List in TWO categories, favorite magnet school and favorite magnet school principal.

You can vote once per day through August 15th -- Every vote counts!

Thank you for supporting our amazing school, staff and community!

Vote for LTE!

Follow along all year...

FUNDRAISING

We're excited to kick off another amazing school year -- and we need your help to make it a success! This year, the PTO has set a fundraising goal of almost $130,000 (approximately $360/student) to support classroom resources, enrichment programs, family events and more.

Every donation, big or small, makes a difference in our students' experience. Whether you contribute directly, participate in upcoming fundraisers or help spread the word, you're part of our community effort.

General Fund Donation

As always, we try to be transparent with our fundraising. Follow along throughout the year by using our Fundraiser Tracker.

Want to help? Let us know HERE.

Fundraiser Tracker

Have you LINKED your King Soopers card to LTE yet?

It's easy and it directly helps our school!

Lone Tree Elementary PTO, a Chapter of the Foundation for Douglas County Schools.