Congratulations to our Professional of the Month, Mrs. Hernandez, our Para-profess of the Month, Mrs. Salinas, and our Clerical of the Month, Mrs. Medina!
Help us give a big thank you to our custodial staff! Happy Custodian Appreciation Day!
Happy National Custodians Appreciation Day
Friendly reminder that we're having report card night tomorrow, Wednesday September 27th, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm! We hope you can join us!
Our little taste testers had a blast at the Elementary Menu Advisor Committee Event! 😋🍽 They got to try out potential menu items and share their thoughts!
We are excited to announce that tutorials will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 26th, 2023 and will run from 3:30pm - 4:30pm. Tutorials will be held on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Tutorials are by invitation and only given to some students. The invites will be sent home today. Thank you!
Don't forget to join us for for sips, sweets, and jewels! It's a Kendra Scott Gives Back Party Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 7603 San Dario Ave. 20% of proceeds benefit LISD students through the "Coat Them With Love" Project. Shop in store at Kendra Scott and mention LISD or online at kendrascott.com with a special code: GIVEBACK-ETDGP
The Gifted and Talented referral window is now open! Students currently enrolled in K-12th may be referred for the GT Program by parents, teachers, counselors, community members, peers, or themselves. *See flyer for more information.*
LISD & Burger King 👑 have partnered for education. Every month, students with perfect attendance will be entered into a raffle for the selection of that month's BK's Queen and King for attendance. See flyer for more details.
Let's Show Up Together! Laredo Independent School District and Burger King
have partnered for education!
Every month at every campus, students with Perfect Attendance will be entered into a raffle for the selection of that month’s Burger King Queen and King for attendance!
Each King and Queen will be crowned and will receive a Family Pack which includes two Whopper Meals and two Kid’s Meals.
Laredo Independent School District proclaimed September as Attendance Awareness Month during a ceremony on Monday morning. The proclamation was conducted in the foyer of the LISD Performing Arts Complex Auditorium.
Students, campus principals, assistant principals, attendance officers, and administrators filled the foyer in support of daily student attendance.
LISD Board of Trustees Vice President Rick Garza and Superintendent Dr. Sylvia G. Rios took turns reading the proclamation.
CM Macdonell Elementary School Spirit T-Shirt Sale! Youth Small - Youth XLG and Adult Small - Adult XLG $20.
Logo description: Dry-fit (black) with Yellow 'M'
Additional fee for adult 2XLG of $2 or Adult 3XLG for $3. Payment will ONLY be accepted by cash and an order form. Order dates have been extended.
Take your family and friends to Chuck E. Cheese! 20% of your sale goes to support students of CIS at Macdonell Elementary. See you TODAY, August 30th, 2023
LISD will resume classes
Upon completion of appropriate law enforcement agency facility checks, Laredo ISD will resume classes tomorrow, August 29, 2023.
LISD reanuadaran clases
Una vez completadas las verificaciones apropiadas de las instalaciones de las agencias policiales, Laredo ISD reanudará las clases mañana, 29 de agosto de 2023.
LISD and UISD are releasing students early today, Monday, August 28.
Out of an abundance of caution in response to a general safety threat made to schools in the South Texas area, Laredo ISD and United ISD will be releasing students early today, Monday, August 28th as follows:
1. High schools at 12:30 PM
2. Middle schools at 1:00PM
3. Elementary schools at 1:30 PM
Any threat received is taken seriously, therefore, local and federal law enforcement agencies as well as school district administration believe this early release is a precaution to ensuring the safety of students and staff.
Immediate investigation by local and federal law enforcement officials continues.
Plans are to resume classes tomorrow, August 29, 2023, upon completion of appropriate law enforcement agency facility checks.
📸Picture Day📸
We're taking our school pictures Friday, September 01, 2023. Please dress the students in their Sunday's best.
ATTENTION! LISD releasing students at all campuses due to Tropical Storm Harold
After assessing current weather conditions and participating in discussions with City of Laredo Emergency Management Team (EMT) and UISD, the Laredo Independent School District is releasing students at all LISD campuses today, Tuesday, August 22.
LISD high schools will release students at 11:00 a.m. LISD middle schools will release student at 11:30 a.m., while elementary school students will be released at 12:00 p.m.
Parents are asked to please pick up their children as soon as possible.
LISD Transportation Department has already sent buses for those students who rely on bus transportation.
Classes at LISD will resume on Wednesday, August 23, at their regularly scheduled time.
LISD will continue monitoring the weather situation and notify the public of any other changes in our schedules via the district’s social media and the local media.
For more information, please contact your school district at LISD Office of Communications at (956) 273-1730 or the UISD Office of Communications at (956)473-6244.
🚨Attention Hawks🚨 Breakfast will now be served in the cafeteria. To ensure that your child eats breakfast, please arrive before 7:40am.
What an amazing first day of school! Thank you students, parents, teachers and staff that made today an amazing day! Macdonell Elementary is ALWAYS BLAZING A TRAIL TOGETHER!
Throughout the week and in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, LISD teachers have been attending Smart Conference Training. They are absorbing information about new strategies and techniques they can use in the classroom to improve student learning.
