Lathrop Elementary School

A message for Lathrop Elementary PTO: PTO is needing parent volunteers for grades Pre K -Fifth to create themed baskets to raffle off. PTO will provide the baskets! Please click the link below to sign up under your child's grade level. Deadline is April 10th!!! Baskets will need to be turned in to Brittany Smith by April 28th!! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094DAEA62AA5F49-gaga Please reach out to Brittany Smith with any questions. email: brittanynsmith.bns@gmail.com

Today is Election Day! Get out and vote for who you want to represent you on the LR2 school board. #RollMules

Kindergarten screening for the 2023-2024 School Year will be April 10th and April 17th. Please call the Elementary at 816-710-6114 for more information. Also please like, share and make sure anyone who might have that age of a child knows. Thanks!

Elementary Parents, Beginning Monday, April 3, we will no longer be allowing students to purchase an extra lunch. Students can purchase an extra drink and are welcome to bring extra food to eat, but we will not be calling parents to authorize additional lunches to be purchased. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Due to icy road conditions LR2 will be starting two hours late today. Push all times back two hours. No career center. No am preschool.

LR2 Board Meeting tonight at 7 p.m. Budget, resignations, make-up days on the agenda. Full agenda here: https://tinyurl.com/3s3u9ntd

Lathrop Elementary will be offering summer school in person May 30-June 30. Summer school hours will be like a regular school day, 8:00-3:45 Tuesday-Friday for 5 weeks. Every incoming kindergarten through 8th grade student is welcome to attend and we will have daily prize drawings for the students. https://forms.gle/s8geMQnTzK3zn7Sr8

Reminder: This is the last week to sign up to audition for the Lathrop Schools K-12 Talent Show. Auditions will be held on Thursday, March 2nd. Sign up for a time by contacting Mrs. Dietrich at the Elementary, or sign up on the sheet next to the Elementary Music Room door.

Next week will be our annual Patty Jacobs Memorial Reading Week at Lathrop Elementary. Please follow the link for dress up day information. https://5il.co/1pnyz

Special LR2 Board Meeting tonight at 6:00 pm at the high school. Executive Session only.

Shout out to our bus drivers for their skills today, but due to the condition of gravel roads in our rural areas, Lathrop R-II will not have school tomorrow. No Career Center or morning activities. Decisions about afternoon and evening activities will be decided later in the day. Be safe out there! #RollMules

Attention Parents: All elementary after school activities including tutoring, clubs, or Science Olympiad are cancelled for tonight. Please contact the office 816-710-6114 if you have a change in transportation needs for your child. Thank you.

The bus will not run for the p.m. Preschool today. We will be here for those that want to attend, but we will not provide transportation this afternoon. Be safe out there!

Tonight's games, Educator Spotlight, and Mini Mules Cheer/Dance Clinic will be live streamed on the Lathrop Athletics YouTube channel. Here's the link https://www.youtube.com/live/xHyLBUv9nZ8?feature=share #RollMules

As of today, Lathrop R-II will have school as usual on Wednesday, February 15th. The Career Center will be having an AMI day as per the Excelsior Springs School District.

After Prom fundraiser night at La Fuente on Monday, 2/13. Following the Super Bowl and before Valentine’s Day is a great time to “treat yourself and your loved ones” to dinner out and help LHS After Pro. 5-9pm on 2/13/23. To go orders count also!

The Mini Mules cheer/dance clinic will be moved to tomorrow evening after school until 5:00. Performance will still be February 14th. #RollMiniMules

Due to current and forecasted road conditions LR2 will NOT have school today. Decisions about afternoon practices and activities will be made around noon. Be safe out there!#RollMules

The regular monthly LR2 School Board meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday the 8th, at 7:00 pm in the board room. School calendar, budget, investments and personnel are on the agenda. Full agenda here: https://tinyurl.com/3usmpya4

Due to the extreme cold this morning, LR2 will be providing a ride to school for kids who usually walk and need a ride. Please call 816-710-6110 to get on the list. We will begin picking up at 7:20. #RollMules