📅 2024-2025 School Calendar (select link at top of webpage)

📝 Board of Education Meeting Schedule

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Dear Students, Parents, and Staff,

I want to thank everyone for your hard work and patience at the start of the 2024-2025 school year. I know it has been a challenge with a great deal of turnover in the office, lack of paraprofessional support, recess support, lunch support, and new software that we all have to learn! Through it all, the commitment from each of you stands out as our greatest strength. The constant through it all is, YOU!

You show up and do what is needed and best for our students and kids each and every day. There are no insignificant roles in our school, everyone who works with kids either directly or indirectly plays such an important and vital role.

Thank you!

Chad E. Schraufnagel

Click HERE to enter the 2024-2025 LCS Spirit Wear Store.

The store will be open for 2 weeks - 10/14 to 10/28 at midnight.

Any questions about the store, please contact:

Email: myteamshop@bsnsports.com

Phone: 800-749-3813

Thanks!

We need volunteers to help with the fair. Volunteering is a fun and easy way to be involved at the school and get a chance to see your kids during the day! Please use the link to sign up: https://signup.com/go/LDyWmgi

Lake Country PTO is a nonprofit parent teacher organization whose membership includes all staff, parents, and legal guardians of students attending Lake Country School. The PTO’s mission is to establish a close relationship between home and school by advancing opportunities for all parents to become involved in the Lake Country School community.

The PTO sponsors assistance to teachers in classroom settings, raises funds for supplemental educational materials and experiences, supports school and family social interaction, and provides a forum for sharing information on issues that impact our children. The PTO believes that when parents support school through a positive partnership, it offers the best possible learning environment for our children.

www.instagram.com/lcspto/

Lake Country Families, escape the ordinary! Experience the magic of The Wizard of Oz, where dreams come alive and courage knows no bounds. Follow the enchanting journey to the Emerald City, where friendships are forged and lessons are learned. Our 5th-8th grade performers have been working hard since the start of the school year getting ready to perform for you on November 8th-10th. Tickets will go on sale Monday Oct. 21st for the general public on the LCS website.

Reminder to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade band and LCS choir parents: The Halloween Pops Concert is on Monday, October 21, at 6pm in the upper gym. The Lake Country School Wildcats Band Booster Club will be selling pizza, breadsticks and water after the concert. Come support your kids and the band program! You can preorder through Wednesday, October 16, through this link: https://givebutter.com/vbZyfE

The Lake Country School Wildcats Band Booster Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and will be fundraising throughout the year to support the band program's needs. Lake Country School has a proud history of supporting the arts and historically has been an important feeder to the band program at Arrowhead High School.
Throughout the years, the community has played a huge part of the students' success with the understanding that we don’t get there by funding these important programs at the state minimum.

As our school family knows, because the referendum didn’t pass, many of our fine art programs such as band have been facing funding challenges. We were all overwhelmed with the response to keep this program at a 100%, full-time level. Thank you for all of your support, this is about supporting our children through a well-rounded education inclusive of the programs.

Currently, Lake Country School has 134 kids in band and we want to continue to grow their musical knowledge and the entire school’s interest in band. We invite you to become a part of the band booster club! Bring your ideas and continue supporting your kids!

Student Council is open to all students in 5-8th grade. We will meet once a month on the second Tuesday of the month till 4:15pm. Activities involve planning spirit days, community service projects and other school activities to build community. See Mrs. Thurin for any questions.

• Set clear limits for daily screen time use AND for specific topic usage. You can create an action plan that works for your family by using the American Academy of Pediatrics' Family Media Plan

• Check in devices with parents or in a general area at night to not disturb sleep

• Limit phone use during homework time

• Practice what you preach--lead by example with your own screen time use

• Monitor media usage- what apps, accounts, sites and games being used

• Discuss safety and respectful behavior with media usage

• Enforce the rules with your agreed upon technology expectations.

• Screen time recommendations from the CDC: CDC: Screen Time vs. Lean Time

• Navigating Social Media recommendations from Common Sense Media

• Screen time recommendations from the AAP: Media and Young Minds

Homework has been around as long as public schools have, and over the years considerable research has been conducted regarding the efficacy of homework practices. Besides contributing to academic success, homework can help teach children how to take responsibility for tasks and how to work independently. Homework helps children develop habits of mind that will serve them well as they proceed through school and through life. Specifically, homework helps children learn how to plan and organize tasks, manage time, make choices, and problem solve. All of these skills contribute to effective functioning in the adult world of work and families. Homework also helps parents stay involved with their child’s education.

We encourage parents to help and assist their children to follow a nightly homework routine. Below are some recommendations from the National Association of School Psychologists. If you have further questions please reach out to your child’s teacher. CLICK HERE FOR HELPFUL HOMEWORK ROUTINES

If you have further questions, concerns or need to collaborate about your child’s education or social/emotional/behavioral health; please reach out to your Student Support Team.

Heather Thurin, School Counselor EXT 132

Kelley Berlin, School Psychologist EXT 134

The Lake Country School District promotes a healthy school environment for students and staff through education and awareness, and by providing and promoting healthy options and opportunities. The Lake Country School District will practice and promote good nutrition within the school setting. Students who practice good nutrition attend school with minds and bodies ready to take advantage of their learning environment. Eating habits are learned early in life. Therefore, the School Board, administrators and staff support a school environment that promotes and encourages lifelong nutritious eating habits.

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