Families,

The first two weeks at Lochbuie Intermediate Academy have been a strong start to the year. Students are showing PRIDE every day through Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Excellence, and staff are building positive routines that set our Lions up for success.

Some highlights from these first weeks:

We are proud of the way our Lions have started the year. The first two weeks have been about building relationships, establishing expectations, and setting a tone of excellence. The weeks ahead will bring more learning, growth, and opportunities for students to shine.

Best regards,

Manuel Montano

Principal, Lochbuie Intermediate Academy

Lochbuie Intermediate Academy is excited to offer Band for 6th and 7th grade students during the 2025-2026 school year.

On Monday, all interested students will be invited to learn more about Band. If your student wants to join, we will adjust their schedule. Band is a year-long commitment, so we want to make sure every student is ready to participate fully.

6th grade students will be scheduled into Beginning Band during the school day.

7th grade Band will be held again this year as a zero-hour course before school. Interested 7th grade students will be spoken to in the morning and added to the roster based on their interest and commitment.

All Band students will need to either purchase or rent an instrument beginning in August 2025. The school district has a very limited number of instruments available for rent. A free or reduced instrument rental application will be available after July 1, 2025.

Families should plan ahead. Students who do not have an instrument, a confirmed school rental, or a completed free/reduced application may not be able to participate.

We are excited to build our music program and support students as they learn and grow through Band.

Attendance and arriving on time are essential to your child’s success. Every minute of learning matters. When students are present and ready to learn from the first bell, they have the best chance to grow academically and socially.

Lochbuie Intermediate Academy school hours are 7:55 AM – 3:00 PM, with supervision and breakfast beginning at 7:30 AM. Please help your student arrive on time and prepared to start the day.

Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year! The PTO cannot wait to see what this school year

holds. We hope there are many fun activities and field trips.

The PTO is made up of a group of parents, teachers and staff of each school. We met monthly

to discuss events the schools are having, fundraisers, monetary needs of the teachers and staff.

Even if you cannot join us in person, we would love to have you join virtually.

We need more parent involvement to make sure the needs of the schools are met. A few of us

cannot do this alone. We need community support. At the beginning of the school year each

grade is given $1000 for field trips. This money comes directly from the PTO fund. The PTO is

funded by the catalog fundraiser (September), carnival (September), trunk-or-treat (October)

holiday shop (December), shamrock shuffle (March), and the dinner nights (one each month).

With Lochbuie Intermediate Academy expanding to 7th grade this year and 8th grade next, we

have to figure out more ways to help our students. The more involvement the better for our kids.

We would hate to have to fold the PTO as then the cost of field trips will then fall onto the

parents/guardians, the staff would not get the support they need, and teachers would still feel

there are people to help out when needed.

We have many different options to help us. There are open board positions you could join. You

could just join in on the meetings and let your voice be heard on how to help the schools. There

are many different volunteer opportunities through the school year that you can help with. From

the carnival, helping pass out the fundraisers, helping with the holiday shop, and even just

asking your students' teacher if they need help, don’t be afraid to ask if you can help.

The PTO looks forward to a great year and hope that you will join us at our first meeting of the

school year on August 19 at 6:00pm at Lochbuie Intermediate Academy in the library. Child care

will be provided for those who need it. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to send us an

email at meadowridgelochbuiepto@gmail.com. You can also talk to Gigi (LIA) and Leslie (MRE)

at the front office and they can get us any message you may have.

Karen - President

Natalie - Treasure

Janna - Meadow Ridge Chair

Secretary - OPEN

Meadow Ridge Co-Chair - OPEN

Lochbuie Intermediate Academy Chair - OPEN

Lochbuie Intermediate Academy Co-Chair - OPEN

Join us for a fundraiser at Red Robin

Join us for a fundraiser at Red Robin

We also have a chance to get your Spirit Wear while also giving back to the school!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach out via the following links: