Dear Parents and Community Members,
I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the last three years. I have been honored to be the Principal of Indian Land Intermediate School, and truly enjoyed my time here. We have not only transformed a building and environment, but have continued to grow both our staff and students.
At the conclusion of this school year I will no longer be serving as Principal of ILIS. I am moving into the Principal role at Indian Land Elementary. My tenure here has been such a highlight in my career in education. I am excited for the new adventure ahead and I am happy to continue to serve the Lancaster County School District.
Thank you for all the kind words and support over the years. I wish my ILIS family all the best.
Sincerely,
Brad Johnson
It's almost the end of the school year! If your student has medication in the nurse's station, please be advised that it must be picked up by a parent or guardian no later than May 29th. Any medications not picked up will be properly destroyed.
Thank you!
Friday Night Lights starts in just a few hours! While doors open at 5pm, the action will get really get going when games start at 6pm! Not only has PTO planned a fun game of dodgeball, art tables to make signs, and brought in some awesome prizes you can win in a raffle, but they also lined up some delicious food trucks. Be sure to come by and make some great memories as we wind up the school year!
Can't wait to see you tonight, Warriors!
You bring the cash, we'll bring the biscuits! Our FINAL Chicken Biscuit Sale of the 23'-24' school year starts in 1 HOUR! We will see you in the car rider line! Thank you again for all your support!
Beginning this summer, LCSD will phase out our current email/call communication system, Blackboard Connect. It will be replaced with Apptegy Alerts. Be on the lookout for communication from this new system and do not "delete" or "unsubscribe." Remember, this communication is from the school and the district, and lots of important information is shared through this email/call system. We want to ensure you get updates this summer regarding information for the start of the 2024-2025 school year! Text messages will be received from 98900. An image of the Text Message can be seen here.
We have our LAST Chicken Biscuit sale of the year tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the car rider line at 7:25am. It's been *our pleasure* to serve you, and we appreciate all the support you've shown ILIS duirng our sales this year!
Hello! Please read this important update from our Media Center:
"We have an update regarding the Red Rose Festival this weekend.
The weather prompted a change in our location and we are excited that we've been able to partner with Grace Kelly's on Main Street for the use of their basement for this event. We hope you still plan to attend Saturday from 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m!
We will have balloons at the Arch Street entrance. Grace Kelly's address - 300 S. Main Street. We are ONLY using the side entrance.
Our partners include Promise Neighborhood (Sponsoring Books) Faces by Sydney Bucca, (drawing as many faces as time allows) ,The Children's Council (Face Painting), The Arts Council and Lancaster County Library (Summer Program Information), Author Eric Barnes - Hanging Rock Graphic Novel (3rd Grade Curriculum), 5K LCSD Registration - Traci Shigley, Lancaster County Librarians Association, Reading and Math Interventionists and the United Way of Lancaster County.
We look forward to seeing you Saturday at the Red Rose Festival - Summer Book Give-a-Way!"
ILISPTO's Friday Night Lights is TOMORROW! We are so glad we have a rain-or-shine pivot to indoor dodge ball, and we cannot wait to see you out for all the fun! Please note the map to know where to park, remember the clear bag policy is in place, and get ready for an epic night of fun!
Attention Rising 5th & 6th Grade Boys: Sign up for a basketball camp at the middle school! Scan the QR code for more information!
We can't wait to hear our Warrior Choruses perform at the ILHS Auditorium tonight!
Parents- students report at 6:00pm, and the curtain is up at 6:30pm!
We cant' wait to see you out THIS FRIDAY at PTO's Friday Night Lights Event!
It's going to be an epic night: come watch the game, enjoy dinner at the food trucks, make signs to support the players and cheer squad, and pick up some raffle tickets for incredible prizes! There's also still a need for parent volunteers, check out the sign up genius below!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FAFAC22ABF8C61-48958442-2024?useFullSite=true#/
We want to wish our amazing Principal Brad Johnson a very happy National Principal's Day! Mr. Johnson has worked so hard in the last three years to create an environment where the students thrive, feel supported and are able to truly embody our "Think Big, Dream Bigger" motto! Staff members are grateful for his unwavering support because it allows us to be the best we can be for our Warriors.
Mr. Johnson, you're the best!
Happy Wednesday, Warriors! We have a throwback post for you from April. Yes, April is considered "throw back" now that it's May! ;)
For Earth Day, fifth graders in Mrs. Roberts' and Mrs. Goodwin's class used materials that would normally be thrown away to create something new. The assignment was to design and build something that was useful and/or artistic. Teachers supplied items such as cardboard boxes, jars, bottles, and packing supplies. These students really used their imaginations to make some awesome projects!
We are so impressed, the projects look amazing! Thanks for sharing with us Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Goodwin!
A Special Request from Nurse Leslie!
Happy Spring! It is time for the band's spring fundraiser, SnapRaise! This is a donation based fundraiser that will last until May 20th. Our goal is $5,000 and we are already over halfway to that goal with not even being a week into the fundraiser! Thank you to all of you that have donated so far, it is greatly appreciated. These funds will go towards end of the year instrument repairs and purchases as well as getting us started on our projects for next year. Thank you again for all of the support that you have shown the ILIS band this year. Go Warriors!
https://raise.snap.app/donors/indian-land-intermediate-school-band-2024?share_type=clipboard
Did you know the Titanic sunk 111 years ago this year? Students are still fascinated by the story of the ill fated ship even all these years later. Ms. Chiravelli used the history of the Titanic and merged it with her math lesson!
She writes: "We are doing a Titanic themed measurement project! Students each received a boarding and passenger pass. At the end of our project, they will be able to learn about their passenger. Students are converting measurements using customary, metric, and time. The measurements are all centered around the Titanic, such as the type of food served (capacity) and progression of the events that occurred (time)."
What a way to make math come alive, Ms. Chiravelli! Thanks for sharing!
We want to send a HUGE congratulations to Ms. Riddle and 40 of her amazing band students!
She writes: "Did you know the Titanic sunk 111 years ago this year? Students are still fascinated by the story of the ill fated ship even all these years later. Ms. Chiravelli used the history of the Titanic and merged it with her math lesson!
She writes: "This weekend, 40 ILIS Band students participated in the SCBDA Solo and Ensemble Festival at Sullivan Middle School. There were 16 entries that performed — 4 of them received a Superior Rating from the judges (the highest rating given) and 12 received an Excellent Rating (the second highest rating given). Most of those Excellent Ratings were only a point or two away from Superior! We are so proud of the progress these students have made this year. Please congratulate these wonderful musicians!!”
Remember- our students have only been in band for a most two years. We are so proud of their hard work, and the support given to them by Ms. Riddle. Way to go, Warriors!
Happy Monday! We hope you all had a nice weekend!
We wanted to share a project with you that Ms. Phillips’ class is working on. She writes, “Today and over the next two weeks my students will learn, while making observations, that plants obtain materials they need for growth mainly from air and water. They created a makeshift Hydroponic garden to watch plants grow without soils!”
These look amazing! We will be sure to update you with how their plants are growing!
We are only ONE MONTH AWAY from the ILIS Players’ performance of “Aladdin”! ILIS Players, also known as our Drama Club, is made up students who joined through an audition process back in December. Since then, they’ve rehearsed twice a week after school running lines, working on blocking and preparing for the performance of their lives! This year, the directors were able to create three casts to include even more students than last year. You can check out performances at the Lancaster High School Multipurpose Building May 13th, May 14th and May 15th!
Tickets will be on sale soon!
Our art department is an amazing place at ILIS! Exciting lessons are happening all the time. We are thrilled to highlight one that combines history AND art! This week in Mr. Carter’s class, his 5th grade students are working on Sumi-E. This is a Japanese style of ink painting used for centuries as a way of capturing the beauty of nature. In this activity students were allowed to explore the brush and discover different mark making techniques.
Thanks for sharing with us, Mr. Carter!
