Lake Denoon Family Newsletter

Lake Denoon Middle School Website

Daily Announcements

2025-26 School Year Calendar

Middle School Academic Guidebook for 2024-25

MNS Health Services Webpage

School Lunch Information

Food Treat - Pre Approval Form

February 28th

Professional Development Day - No School

March 4th

PTO Meeting - LDMS Library 6pm

March 24th - March 28th

Spring Break - No School

April 18th

No School

April 21st

No School

May 8th

ACP Portfolio Night

June 12th

8th Grade Completion Ceremony 6:00 - 7:00pm

6th Grade Lesson: School Subjects at Work

Learning Targets:

• I will relate to school subjects to various work tasks

• I will explore ways to use my favorite school subject in a career.

7th Grade Lesson: Jobs & Employers & Career Clusters

Learning Targets

• I will find ways to find employment
• I will reflect on work search strategies
• I will research potential employers and career networks

8th Grade Lesson: Explore Career Matches

Learning Targets:

• Define and Identify aspects of several jobs/career

• Review 10 career matches and determine which one interest me the most by identifying the specific aspect of the job/career

Please consider talking about the topics below as a family this month.

Developing communication skills is important for classrooms, teamwork, and future employment (to name a few). Help support your student in expressing their feelings while also modeling how to actively listen to others when they are speaking. If your child is working through a peer conflict, role play with them, allowing them the opportunity to work through the best way to express themselves.

If your student missed the informational meeting on 2/25, they must send an email to Coach Rilling (elizabeth.rilling@muskegonorway.org) or Coach Berger (phil.berger@muskegonorway.org) by 3/3 in order to get the information needed to participate in the sport. If they do not do this by 3/3, they may not participate in the season.

The NJHS members are hosting a H.A.W.S. donation drive from March 3rd - April 3rd. Please consider donating canned cat food, dog toys, distilled water, larger bath towels, and soft dog treats. Your donations ensure that H.A.W.S. can provide care and medical needs for our animals, promote responsible pet ownership, and prevent animal abuse and neglect.

Fab Lab (short for Fabrication Lab) is an after school club offered at Lake Denoon throughout the school year and is advised by Mr. Todd Sobczyk (Tech Ed Teacher). Fab Lab will create 4 different projects, each geared to a different grade level or grade band. All grade levels will have an opportunity to participate in Fab Lab sometime throughout the school year.

Our fourth and final project is for 8th grade students. These students will design and create an American Flag for the workshop. During this time students will use miter box saws, routers, sanders, CNC machine, lasers, and a variety of hand tools.

Fab Lab will be held from 3:15 - 4:15 on March 10th, 11th, 17th, and 18th in the LDMS woodshop. Please only sign up if you are committing to meeting every single club meeting, as the projects will take all 4 days to design and create. Please arrange for your own transportation and prompt pick up at 4:15.

This no fee club is limited to the first 20 students that sign up. Please sign up here. You will receive an email confirming your participation and next steps.

Mr. Todd Sobczyk

todd.sobczyk@muskegonorway.org

5th - 8th Grade Technology Education Teacher

Fab Lab Advisor

A big thank you to everyone who helped support the Dodgeball event. This event funds the Lake Denoon PTSO scholarship which awards two $500 scholarships to former Lake Denoon Middle School students who are graduating from Muskego High School. Click HERE (https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/high/academics/scholarships.cfm) for more information. Applications due by Tuesday April 8th 2025!

Families can now purchase a copy of the 2024-25 Lake Denoon Middle School Yearbook via the link below. Yearbooks can be purchased now through February 28, 2025 at a cost of $30.

Use this link to purchase your yearbook. Please note - Middle school yearbooks are not paid through Infinite Campus fees.

The Lake Denoon Middle School Tech Ed program has been awarded the Middle School Program of the Year by the Wisconsin Technology Education Association (WTEA)! Mr. Sobczyk's efforts to bring meaningful, real world applications to his classes and the work done to give back to the community are key factors in our program receiving this award.

This year, our spring conference night is Thursday, May 8, 2025. Students, Grades 6-8, will lead these conferences with a focus on sharing their Academic & Career Planning (ACP) Portfolio. Students in 5th Grade will participate in a showcase of their work during the 2024-25 school year. Our goal is for every student & family to be in attendance. There will be plenty more information to come this spring.

In the meantime, if you have an concerns about your child's academic performance, please reach out to your child's teachers.

Timberwolf Study Den is an after-school club held on Wednesdays and Thursdays in Mrs. Rappis' room from 3:05 to 4:00 PM. It provides a quiet, focused environment for students to complete homework, with the possibility of receiving additional help. Each session is supervised by two advisors, along with National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) volunteers, who are available to assist when they are familiar with the content.

Club Expectations:

• Come prepared with all necessary materials and remain in the classroom once you arrive.
• The primary goal is to focus on homework, not to socialize.
• Maintain a quiet voice (level 1).
• Show respect to all advisors (Mrs. Rappis, Mrs. Bremberger, Mrs. Gorr, and Ms. Butchart).
• Ensure you have arranged transportation and are picked up on time.

If students are interested, they should fill out this form with the date(s) they plan on attending so that advisors know how many students to expect. There's also a spot to indicate whether or not they will be looking for help with any homework. This will help us to pair up students with a teacher or older student who may know the content best.

If you have any questions regarding this club, please reach out to Nikki Kamperschroer at nicole.kamperschroer@muskegonorway.org.

Please consider purchasing tickets to come and see our very skilled students performing "Beetlejuice, Jr" on either Friday, March 7th (7 pm) or Saturday, March 8th (2 pm)

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 7th - 7 pm

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 8th - 2 pm

Looking for something FUN to do on Saturday mornings? LDMS will be hosting Open Gym March 1st from 8-11AM( have ride at 11AM SHARP). Please donate 2 canned good or non-perishable items to benefit our local food pantry. Enter at the Park and Rec doors in the back of the gym.

We will have 2 empty board positions for the 25/26 school year. If you are interested in learning more please reach out to ptolakedenoon@gmail.com or on our Facebook page @LakeDenoonPTO.

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Email: chad.krupar@muskegonorway.org
Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/lakedenoon/
Location: W216S10586 Crowbar Drive, Muskego, WI, USA
Phone: 262-971-1820
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Twitter: @LakeDenoon