Lower School Information and Orientation Details
SUMMER READING and MATH ASSIGNMENTS
The required summer reading lists for Lower School students entering grades PreK – 6th are
posted on the LHPS website. (Just click the Summer Reading and Math button on the home
page.) Please note the requirements for your child’s grade level that must be completed by the
beginning of the school year.
Rising 2nd and 3rd grade students have received a math review spiral that is to be completed this
summer and returned to their math teachers on August 12th. Rising 4th – 6th grade students are to
continue with ALEKS, the online math practice program. Login information for returning
students will not change over the summer; students can access their accounts at
http://www.aleks.com/login. New students also have been registered in ALEKS. Please contact
Susan Keogh at skeogh@lhps.org if you have not received your login information. In order to
retain current understandings and maximize gains, students are expected to dedicate time to
ALEKS during the summer. Before August 12th, rising 4th grade students are to complete at
least six (6) hours; rising 5th grade students are to complete at least eight (8) hours; rising 6th
grade students are to complete at least ten (10) hours. These time requirements DO NOT include
Quick Tables. The program documents the time and lessons completed during each session.
TEXTBOOK and SUPPLIES SALES
Students will receive textbooks from the homeroom teachers. Homeroom teachers will distribute
supplies as needed throughout the year. All students, PreK – 6th, will be billed on the September
15th statement for all supplies and textbooks received. Payment will be due October 1st.
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
School uniforms must be purchased from Sunshine School Fashions, located at 617 North
Primrose Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. You can also purchase items at their website,
www.sunshineuniforms.com. You will need your customer number to use the website. New
parents can call the store at 407-896-9179 to obtain a customer number. Summer hours are
Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Students are required to be in uniform the first day
of classes, so please make purchases early.
Note a change: There will be no mandatory uniform for students in PreK through 2nd
grade. Students in 3rd through 6th grades WILL be required to wear mandatory uniforms
on Wednesdays.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIFORMS
Boys and girls in grades K – 4th will wear school uniforms, sneakers, and socks for physical
education classes. All students in 5th and 6th grades must wear a regulation Lake Highland
physical education uniform. Purchase uniforms online from The Source at shop.lhps.org or in
person at The Source – the school store that is located on the bottom floor of the Rex Building.
Summer Hours for The Source LHPS school store are as follows:
June 1st – July 26th
Make appointment or order by phone.
Contact Debbie Saul at 407-206-1900 ext. 3269 or ext. 3308
SUMMER HOURS FOR THE SCHOOL STORE - The Source
July 27th – July 31st
August 3rd – 7th
August 10th – 14th
Open 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Open 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Open 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
HOMEROOM ASSIGNMENTS/ORIENTATION
Homeroom placement letters will be mailed the week of August 3rd. Parents and students are to
report to the assigned homeroom according to the scheduled times below. Homeroom teachers
will distribute supplies, textbooks, and other pertinent information.
ALL PreK/Kindergarten Parents
PreK and Kindergarten Orientation is on Sunday, August 9th, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Families will receive, in the placement letter, an assigned time to meet your child’s
teacher in small groups at orientation. If you cannot attend, PreK and K teachers will
meet you on Tuesday, August 11th, in their PreK and K classrooms between the hours of
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
ALL First Grade Parents
Families with children in First Grade, new and returning, will receive, in the placement
letter, an assigned time to meet your child’s teacher in small groups at orientation. These
will be scheduled between the hours of 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11th.
ALL Families in Grades 2nd – 6th
Students in grades 2nd – 6th are invited to meet the teachers between the hours of 8:30
a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11th. Students will
receive textbooks and supplies and students in grades 5 and 6 will also receive their class
schedules.
NEW Families – Special Meeting!
A Lower School New Parent Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the
Harriett Coleman Center for the Performing Arts (HCCA). Immediately following a general
orientation meeting in the main auditorium of the HCCA, a breakout session will be held in the
Holloway Blackbox Theatre located in the lower level of the HCCA building. New parents will
have an opportunity to meet, speak with, and ask questions of Lower School administrators and
teachers at the breakout session.