Monday Message

(Updated every Tuesday)

This is Mr. Phillips, principal of Lutz K-8 School.

Our middle school boys’ and girls’ basketball teams compete tonight against Maniscalco K-8 School at Buchanan Middle School at 5:30 P.M.  Our middle school basketball teams compete next Monday, September 16^th against Liberty Middle School at Liberty Middle School at 5:30 P.M. Come on out and support our Lutz Leopards. 

This week is elementary grandparents read to me week. Information will be communicated from classroom teachers regarding this week.

This Wednesday September 11^th is our first PTSA general meeting and BINGO night. Join us in the cafeteria as we share information about the rezoning near the school, discuss pertinent PTSA items, enjoy a BINGO night, and get a sneak peek at the new walking track in the back of the school. The event kicks off at 6:00 P.M. Hope to see all our leopards there!

This Thursday September 12^th the Lutz K-8 administrative team will host a Coffee and Conversations with administration meeting. This meeting will take place at 9:00 A.M. During this time, families can hear about testing and ask questions related to this school year. This meeting will take place virtually for families and parents are welcome to attend in person as well. Please click the link below on 9/12/24 if you would like to attend virtually. We are looking forward to this event and collaborating with our families.

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Meeting ID: 226 739 959 646

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+1 813-322-2739,,67371350# United States, Zephyrhills

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Phone conference ID: 673 713 50#

Next Monday afternoon will be a PTSA spirit night at Lutz Scoops. Stop by anytime between 2:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. 

Every Friday is college day. Students and staff are invited to wear college gear to school!

We want to remind parents that drop off begins at 7:10 A.M. As you drop off students in the morning, please be sure to pull all the way up to help expedite our traffic process. Drop-off in the morning takes place at elementary pick-up point for all students. Once our buses have cleared, we open the front drop-off area for vehicles. Vehicles entering the school from the southbound left turn lane should refrain from blocking northbound traffic on U.S. 41. If you are walking your child up to the front of the school in the morning, please be sure to park at the Old Lutz Schoolhouse as the front parking lot is reserved for teachers. Students should not walk from the parking lot without an adult as this is a safety issue. Thank you for your support with arrival and dismissal.

Please be reminded dismissal is at 2:10 P.M. and 1:10 P.M. on Mondays. It would be best for middle school parents to arrive after 2:15 P.M. as this would help to expedite our dismissal. If you are a middle school parent who arrives prior to 2:15 P.M., please follow the elementary pick-up point line and pull into the grass and staff will inform you when it is time to move to the middle school pick-up point location. Please refrain from parking in the front staff parking lot as this slows down the traffic flow during dismissal and helps to ensure safety for all stakeholders and ensures the car line continues to move smoothly. We are asking all parents to adhere to right turns only when exiting onto U.S. Highway 41. This will help to assist with traffic back-up into the school and will help to ensure a quicker dismissal process.

Lutz K-8 school will remain a closed campus to ensure the safety and security of staff and students. We do have staff members present at drop-off locations to assist with ensuring your students arrive in their classrooms safely. If you are walking students up to the front of the school, please drop them off near the gates to keep our campus secure. We appreciate your attention and understanding to this matter.

We want to remind all parents that our cell phone and uniform policy for students has been updated this school year. Students should be following our uniform policy on campus and the use of cell phones is prohibited at all times unless students utilize a device with a teacher for learning purposes.

Don’t forget to join our PTSA for the 2024-2025 school year. Parents can go to www.lutzk8pta.com to sign-up. On the website you can access information on ordering spirit gear for this school year.

Once again this is Mr. Phillips, the principal at Lutz K-8 school and each day is a new day of learning for leopards!