LIS PTA Welcome Handbook 

Our Welcome Handbook is for families of LIS who are new to the Grand Bahama Island. This welcome pack gives details of local events, and general information about our island and school, things to do, clubs to join, etc. The Welcome Committee Coordinator is the contact point for new families who may have questions about school and the island. Some of the highlights in the brochure include:

• History of Grand Bahama Island       
• Things to know about the island    
• Local amenities
• Local entertainment, clubs and social activities
• Places to go, things to do with the kids
• Volunteer opportunities                     
• Cafes & Restaurants                                                                             
• Useful phone numbers, websites and enclosures          
• Hurricane checklist 

Download: The LIS Welcome Handbook

LIS Parents' School Food Survey

The LIS PTA has been trying to promote healthier eating options throughout the school because of feedback we have been receiving from parents and teachers. Here are the Results of the LIS PTA School Snacks and Lunch Survey!

Parent resources on the web

• www.nagc.org - National Association of Gifted Children
• www.familyeducation.com/home/ - back to school with family education
• www.hcplc.org - Hillsborough County Public Library 
• www.fcatexplorer.com - FCAT Information
• www.familywatchdog.us - National Sex Offender Registry
• www.parentsresourceguide.com - Parents Resource Guide
• www.abcteach.com - Education Site for Parents, Kids & Teachers
• www.familyfun.com - Lots of great parent ideas for crafts, food, travel, etc.
• www.familyfun4less.com - great ideas for family fun and other stuff

Health and fitness links

• www.pta.org/parent_resources.html - PTA Parent Resources, Health & Wellness
• www.actionforhealthykids.org - Kids health topics
• www.aahperd.org/naspe - National Association of Sports & Physcial Education
• www.presidentschallenge.org - The President's Challenge Physical Activity & Fitness Program
• www.mypyramid.gov - Daily food recommendations for children
• www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy - Center for Science in the Public Interest
• www.aafp.org - American Academy of Family Physicians
• www.aap.org - American Academy of Pediatrics
• www.cdc.gov/vaccines - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Immunization & Respiratory
• www.nasn.org - National Association of School Nurses

Fun kids stuff

• www.crayola.com - Inside Crayola
• www.kidscom.com - Lots of fun stuff for youngsters
• www.meritbadge.com - Complete BSA merit badge and advancement requirements
• www.nationalgeographic.com/kids - Wild critters, amazing facts, cartoon factory, geobee challenge, fun & games, try this, bookworm, family expeditions
• www.scitoys.com - Great science toys and projects using (mostly) common household materials
• www.yahooligans.com -Yahoo's site for kids. Games, homework, chat, news, sports, weekly links to cool sites, parents' guide, teachers' guide, more
• www.yucky.com - Yuckiest site on the Internet
• www.alfy.com - kids stuff
• www.kaboose.com - fun kids activities
• www.chesskids.com - learn to play chess on the computer

Books, movies, and TV

• www.bookadventure.org - a very fun site for readers - practice AR tests or find an interesting book.  Great site!
• www.amazon.com - Biggest on-line source for books, will do searches for hard-to-find/out-of-print books
• www.imdb.com - Movie database. Latest releases. Synopses of movies. Search for movies by name, by actors/actresses
• www.kids-in-mind.com - find family movies
• www.movie-mistakes.com - Mistakes and goofs in popular movies
• www.goodtv.com - old & new tv shows, interesting facts 

Education

• www.cyberu.com - On-line tuition courses from national universities, institutes, and colleges
• www.fathom.com - On-line partnership of world-renowned universities, libraries, and museums. You can interact with faculty and curators through interviews, articles, lectures, and discussion forums. Pursue a topic in more and more depth, or take off on a tangent
• www.thinkquest.org/library - The ThinkQuest Library of Entries is the collection of educational web sites designed by participants in the ThinkQuest Contests. Teachers and learners can explore a multitude of topics. Excellent source for home schooling
• www.thirdage.com - Free on-line courses on many contemporary subjects

Encyclopedias

• www.britannica.com - 76,000 articles (use the Search feature). The vanguard of on-line encylopedias
• www.encarta.msn.com - 16,000 abridged articles, dictionary, world atla.
• www.encyclopedia.com - 14,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Easy to use.
• www.infoplease.com - Encyclopedia, dictionary, almanacs, entertainment, sports, kid's stuff, news
• www.internetoracle.com/encyclop.htm - Links to many reference sources
• www.libraryspot.com - Links to many reference sources
• www.loc.gov - Library of Congress. A LOT of stuff
• www.refdesk.com - Links to many reference sources