Killearn Lakes Elementary

Mark those calendars!

1st day back for teachers- August 1st
Orientation August 9th 1:00-3:00
Students return August 12th

DeeJay Dallas from the Arizona Cardinals joined Mr. E and Mrs. Wilson in sending off our 5th grade students to middle school.

Super Reader Alert 🚨
Congratulations Addison!

Congratulations to our 1st graders with the highest number of AR points.
Lee, Braedyn and Landon

Forever in our hearts, the sweet families from Mrs. Allen's class donated a bench for the third grade courtyard in her honor. 🩷🌸🩷🌸

Making memories the last week of school at the 5th grade vs. teachers kickball game. 💚☘️

Lots of 5th grade graduation memories made this week! So excited for what the future holds for these amazing students! ☘️💚☘️🎓☘️💚☘️

KLES sure will miss Mrs. Blank!

Super Reader Alert 🚨
Congratulations Maddox and Tommy!

Our newest members of the KLES 100 Mile Running Club!!👟👟

Super Reader Alert 🚨
Congratulations Jack, Nolan and Phaya!

Way to go Leprechauns! So many students made their AR goals and got to party in a school wide celebration. Students who met the requirements for AR earned Kona Ice and extra playground time. Great work! ☘️💚☘️ Huge thanks to for making this day so special!

Glowing up to 1st Grade! 💚🌟🥺

It’s a great day in PreK 😊

Fact Fairy visits 1st grade 🧚

Our Strings concert was a hit this morning! Way to go String students! ☘️💚☘️

A Principal's job is never done, add turtle rescuer to the list of titles. 💚🐢 Ms.
Blair is helping to get our fields ready for the 5th grade vs. faculty kickball game!

Congratulations 2024 High School graduates! What a special day welcoming our KLES alumni back on campus for one last Shamrock Stroll ☘️

Our Safety Patrols did a fabulous job helping our school year run smoothly! We had a blast celebrating them today. ☘️💙

Just a reminder there will be no backpacks allowed on campus from May 22nd-24th, the Early Release days. This is a districtwide policy. School will be dismissed at 12:20 p.m. on these days.

We have rescheduled the Chiles Senior Walk to tomorrow, 5/15. 🙂

2:15pm- Chiles students arrive on campus and will line up at the end of the 1500 building.

2:30pm- Seniors will begin the walk.

**Once the walk is over, classes will return to their rooms before dismissal.
After walking, the Seniors will have a chance to visit former teachers.

All Leon County Schools will be open Wednesday, May 15, 2024. School busses will also be running their normal schedules. We can't wait to welcome our Leprechauns back to campus. Please watch for teacher emails about rescheduling specific grade level activities.

RESCHEDULED!
Fifth grade yard signs will now be available for pick-up this Thursday, May 16th. We will be distributing them outside of the front office in the morning from 8:00-8:45 and in the afternoon from 2:00-3:00. If you are unable to come during these times, you will need to pick them up from the front office during normal business hours. 🪧🎓☘️

Tomorrow night's PTO meeting has been cancelled. Killearn Lakes Elementary School PTO

Schools will be closed in Leon County on Tuesday, May 14 due to anticipated severe weather entering our area beginning at 6:00 a.m. potentially making roads impassable and compounding the impacts of the previous severe weather in our area.

The decision to close schools was made after consulting with the National Weather Service, Leon County Emergency Management and getting feedback from every LCS principal.

We are in communication with the Florida Department of Education in regards to required instructional minutes to confirm that our seniors in the class of 2024 will have enough hours to graduate without having to extend the school year.

Our high schools will be adjusting their AP & IB schedules and each school will communicate directly with those students waiting to take a test. Make ups will be scheduled during the required late testing windows identified by the AP and IB organizations—not LCS.

Bus routes will be checked in the afternoon to identify any possible issues prior to Wednesday.

Non-school based District staff is expected to arrive to work by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.

If weather permits, some schools may proceed with afterschool and evening activities.

LCS News / Weather Updates We will post regular updates regarding our active rapid recovery response due to the recent extreme weather event.  We will also post urgent status notices regarding the incoming weather as they arise.  Please check back frequently as the situation is dynamic.

Due to severe weather in our area we will be dismissing schools today 5/13 at 1:00 p.m. The safety of our students is our top priority. We appreciate your patience as our car pick up area might have a higher volume of traffic due to there being no bus transportation today. Please utilize P*k my Kid for dismissal.

Parents are welcome to come by now to get their students. Please be patient with our office staff as we call for students. We appreciate your patience and flexibility.

All aboard the Polar Express for some hot cocoa, crafts and chocolate chip pancakes...celebrating the holidays with a little fun!