Carleton P. Lightfoot Elementary School

Message from the Principal

Dear Lightfoot Families,

This year has certainly flown by and it’s hard to believe that we’re in the final leg of our journey with many exciting activities yet to come before we reach the last day of school.

The second trimester concluded on February 10th and students took their report cards home on February 24th. We celebrated our students’ scholarly achievement at our “Under the Sea” Academic Rally on March 1st. The rally was a resounding success despite the threat of rain due to the amazing quantity and quality of the students recognized and the overwhelming support of our Lightfoot parents. Thank you once again to our wonderful PTO for sponsoring this special recognition program.

March was truly an exciting month at CPL! I hope that you heard that on March 29th the California Department of Education announced that Lightfoot Elementary School was one of 387 schools selected as a 2012 California Distinguished School! This award honors the state’s most exemplary schools and Lightfoot was first notified that we qualified by our STAR test results in October. Administration and staff compiled a comprehensive narrative application that was sent to the Department of Education for review in late November. We received news in February that our site had been chosen for an extensive validation visit by a highly trained team of educators. On March 14th this group spent the day meeting with parent groups, visiting each and every classroom, and speaking to teachers and students. It was an exciting day for us as we could really show off what a special school Lightfoot is. To be called a California Distinguished School is a coveted award that our school last received in 2008. We are so proud that our hard work and dedication to seeing that each student reaches their potential continues to be recognized in such a prestigious way. We will celebrate this achievement on campus when our PTO treats us to a school wide BBQ on May 4th. On this day, a team from Lightfoot will meet with CA Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, at the Ontario Convention Center where we will be awarded a special plaque and flag. Congratulations to all of us!!

Congratulations to our wonderful fifth graders who will celebrate the conclusion of their elementary school years on May 21st with a promotion ceremony. I hope you will look back fondly on your days at Lightfoot and we wish you continued academic success at the intermediate school level.

I wish you all an exciting and safe summer and look forward to seeing you all back on August 6th for another wonderful year!


Sincerely,
Rosann Marlen
Principal