The Lion Report - Monday, November 26, 2007

Livingston ISD - Monday, November 26, 2007

Congratulations to the LHS Varsity Football Team
2007 Area Champions!

Lions Vs. Broncos - November 30, 2007
The 10-2 Livingston Lions will play the Dayton Broncos in the Regional Playoff on Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 PM. Location: Galena Park ISD Stadium - Advance tickets will be on sale in the Athletic Department 8 am to 4 pm. Adults are $5.00, Students $3. Tickets at the gate will be $7.00.

Exploring Rounding With the Learning Mat!
Submitted by Janie Snyder, Pine Ridge Elementary
Students in Mrs. Snyder's class explore rounding using the Learning Mat.

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ROTC Students Visit Pine Ridge Elementary
Submitted by Karen Sanders, Pine Ridge Elementary
The Livingston High School ROTC came to Pine Ridge Elementary on Friday to participate in Freedom Week. Cadets Chelsie Jackson, Shakeria Crew, and Ethan Maze came in military attire. They were under the command of Commander Wes Wilson. The ceremony began with the raising of the flag and then the cadets led the students in the pledge of allegiance. What a wonderful way to show pride and respect for our country!

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Pennies for a Cure!
Submitted by Kay Waldrep, Timber Creek Elementary School
Mrs. Iles’ first grade classroom is so excited about filling their Pennies for a Cure jar! Each child had a roll of pennies to pour in their jar this morning. Every class at Timber Creek Elementary is competing with each other to raise the most money for Relay for Life.

TCE students say "Go Lions!"
Submitted by Kathy Stark, Timber Creek Elementary
The music students at Timber Creek say "Lions are #1! Go Lions!"

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TAKS Parent Night at LIS
Tuesday, November 27
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Come join us for our TAKS Parent Night on Tuesday, November 27th at 5:00 p.m. Our parents and students will meet in their teachers’ classrooms where TAKS strategies for reading, math, writing and science will be shared. (Child care will be provided in the library for younger siblings.) The evening will conclude with a free pizza dinner in the cafeteria and a drawing for an iPod. The class with the most students represented will also win an ice cream party at school. There will even be a parent drawing for a Wal-Mart Gift Card.

First Annual Holiday SpecTAKSular!
Submitted by Pattie Myers and Vicki Stanphill, Livingston High School
Livingston High School is preparing for our best TAKS year ever and we kick off the season with our First Annual Holiday SpecTAKSular! Join us for goodies and a night filled with important information for you and your student. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about the important TAKS exit exams and how you can help your student prepare for passing!

Study Guides
Mock Released Test
Tips for daily Activities
Tutorial Schedule
Test Results from last year
and Much Much More!

Monday, December 10, 2007 - 6:30-7:30 –LHS Cafeteria

Christmas Card Campaign
Submitted by Brenda Black, Livingston High School
Several High School classes and LHS student council are creating and collecting Christmas Cards to send to our local servicemen /women through the F.A.I.T.H. Military Support Group. Bea Ellis said that as long as we could get the cards to her by November 30th they can get them sent in the Christmas packages to the troups. Mr. Scoggin has challenged us to have more than 1200 cards!

F.A.I.T.H. Military Support
Submitted by Brenda Black, Livingston High School
Bea Ellis visited with LHS Student Council at their meeting on Tuesday, November 6th. She explained the F.A.I.T.H. Military Support Group and the items that they collect to send to our local servicemen and women. The Student Council will be kicking off a collection contest between second period classes beginning Monday, November 12th through Friday, November 30th. The student council will serve breakfast to the winning class who collects the most items.

High School Basketball Scores
On Monday night the Livingston Lady Lion Basketball Teams traveled to Vidor. The results are below.

Varsity
overall record 7 - 1
Livingston - 57
Vidor - 34

Daylyn Harris                 17 points
Olivia Figgs                   16 points
TraNiqua Dishmon          10 points

JV
Livingston - 50
Vidor - 35

Valencia White 15 points
Paige Saunders 11 points

	November 26	November 27	November 28	November 29	November 30
	Hot dogs w/chili & cheese Baked potato half w/butter Fruit Milk	Steak fingers w/gravy Mixed veggies Cheese squares Roll Sliced peaches Milk	Sliced pork w/applesauce glaze Seasoned green beans Oven roasted potatoes Roll Milk	Chicken fajitas Seasoned pinto beans Salsa Lettuce, tomato, cheese Salad Milk	Hamburger /cheeseburger on bun Burger salad Waffle fries Milk

Five-day forecast

Tomorrow

Nov 27

Clear

Wednesday

Nov 28

Partly Cloudy

Thursday

Nov 29

Clear

Friday

Nov 30

Sprinkles

Saturday

Dec 01

T-storms

Hi:	65°
Lo:	46°

Hi:	70°
Lo:	49°

Hi:	67°
Lo:	53°

Hi:	72°
Lo:	57°

Hi:	74°
Lo:	63°

LISD Star Students
Great Behavior in the Classroom - November 26, 2007

Pine Ridge Elementary
Kati Goodman is an all around great kid! She shines at her schoolwork and always gives her best. The class enjoys working with Kati because she uses good manners and takes turns. Thanks for making math class more fun!
3rd Grade M/S/S
Julie Ann Crown

Pine Ridge Elementary
Joshua Staples is an awesome student! He is always so excited about learning, and always does his best on everything he does. Other students look up to him and are motivated by his enthusiasm. Way to go Joshua. Keep it up!
2nd Grade
Donna Reeves

Livingston Junior High
Karissa Thomas is a star student because she always comes to class with a "Don't let it beat you" attitude. (That's her motto) She does a great job and I am very proud of her hard work.
Band
Lacy Orsak

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Christmas Tree Brownies
Cooking with the LISD family! - November 26, 2007

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Brownies

1	package Betty Crocker® Supreme chocolate chunk brownie mix
3	tablespoons water
1/2	cup vegetable oil
2	eggs
	Candy-coated chocolate candies
8	pretzel nuggets

Vanilla Butter Frosting

1/2	cup butter or margarine, softened
2	cups powdered sugar
1	teaspoon vanilla
1	to 2 tablespoons milk
3	or 4 drops green food color

Instructions

1.	Heat oven to 325ºF. Grease bottom only of round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening. Make brownie mix as directed on package, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
2.	In medium bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla with spoon until smooth. Stir in milk until spreadable. Stir in food color. Spread frosting evenly over brownies.
3.	To serve, cut into 8 wedges. Decorate wedges with candies to look like Christmas tree lights. Center pretzel nugget on bottom edge of each brownie wedge for tree trunk.

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 700 (Calories from Fat 280); Total Fat 31g (Saturated Fat 11g, Trans Fat ncg); Cholesterol 85mg; Sodium 300mg; Total Carbohydrate 102g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars ncg); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 12% Exchanges: nc Other Carbohydrate; nc Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: nc
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

This day in History, November 26, 2007
Let's keep history alive for our students - Crayons to Careers

1906: Theodore Roosevelt visits Panama, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to travel abroad.
Learn more about Roosevelt.

1965: France successfully launches the Diamant-A rocket into space, becoming the world's third space power after the Soviet Union and the United States.
Learn more about space exploration.

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