Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter

• Muskego Lakes Middle School Website
• Muskego Lakes Academic Guidebook for 2021-22
• Muskego Lakes Report a Concern

Dear Muskego Lakes Families,

Here at Muskego Lakes, we work hard daily to live out our mission of "Connecting Hearts & Minds Through Acceptance, Empowerment, and Achievement." It's what drives our staff's actions, thoughts, and plans as we work to connect with your child and help them succeed. This week, we took time to connect with kids and learn how they feel accepted, empowered and work to achieve their goals. We wanted to share what we learned and heard from the kids:

• "I have a say in my learning, and that's cool."
• "I know that all the staff cares about me."
• "I feel seen and heard."
• "My teachers know I can do it, and I believe in myself more."
• "The goals in the classroom are clear, so I know what I am trying to do."
• "My teachers make me feel good about myself."
• "There is something for everyone here. I love that I get to try new things."
• "I like the choice I get in my learning, it makes me care more."
• "In class, we have goals, and it feels so good to meet them."
• "I come to school because I like being surrounded by people that love me and support me."
• "All my friends and teachers accept me for me."
• "No matter what, I know I can try something, and people will cheer me on"
• "My teachers know how to push me as a learner, and I have met my goals because of that."

We love that our students feel this way, have these connections, and feel successful here at school. In addition, we appreciate your partnership in working with us to ensure that your child feels accepted, empowered, and continues to have the support to achieve their goals.

With love,

Rachel Rydzewski & Nancy Pasch

Muskego Lakes Principals

• Fall Parent Teacher Conferences: Thursday, October 7th (In Person) & Tuesday, October 12th (Virtual)
• MLMS Swim-A-Thon- Saturday, October 16th
• Muskego Lakes Community Day: October 29th

We partner with Teachers on Call to fill our open positions for Guest Teachers or an aide position. Apply online at www.teachersoncall.com or Call 1-800-713-4439. If interested in becoming a guest teacher and being assigned to the same building each day for the remainder of the school year, please reach out to jeff.petersen@muskegonorway.org to learn more about this opportunity.

• Flexible schedule - work when you want
• Great pay and other perks
• Share your skills and make an impact
• Prior teaching experience not required

Do you enjoy being around middle school students? Do you have strong skills learning technology platforms? Are you willing to go above and beyond for students, families, and staff? If so, consider joining our team at Muskego Lakes! The hours are 7:30-12:30pm. Apply on WECAN!!

Thank you to everyone that indicated your preference for how we host our parent/teacher conferences. Based on the survey results we gave, we will have one in-person night and one virtual night of conferences. Each night, conferences will be between 4 pm-8 pm. Please mark your calendar for the following dates:

Thursday, October 7th, 2021: In Person

Tuesday, October 12th, 2021: Virtual

We will be using "Meet the Teacher" to schedule these conferences, and each conference will be 10 minutes long. This sign up will open on Monday, September 27th, 2021 @ 7:00am. If you have more than one child at MLMS, you will be able to book conferences for all with the same log-in. You do NOT need to book conferences with your childs homeroom teacher.

Steps Need and Important Information When Scheduling

• Virtual Conferences
• In-Person Conferences

Link to Sign Up

https://MLMSconferences.meettheteacher.com/

How to Schedule Your Conference on Meet the Teacher Platform

Step 1: Login

Fill out the details on the page then click the Log In button.

You must enter information as it is in Infinite Campus.

• Use Samantha not Sam, if Infinite Campus uses your daughter's full name

• When entering an email address, ensure it is one associated with the Infinite Campus profile

• If you have multiple children, you can decide which child's information to use. They will all give you family access!

A confirmation of your appointments will be sent to the email address you provide.

Step 2: Select Parent Teacher Conference

Click on the date you wish to book.

Unable to make all of the dates listed? Click I'm unable to attend.

Step 3: Select Booking Mode

Choose Automatic if you'd like the system to suggest the shortest possible appointment schedule based on the times you're available to attend. To pick the times to book with each teacher, choose Manual. Then press Next.

We recommend choosing the automatic booking mode when browsing on a mobile device.

Step 4: Choose Teachers

If you chose the automatic booking mode, drag the sliders at the top of the screen to indicate the earliest and latest you can attend.

Select the teachers you’d like to book appointments with. A green tick indicates they’re selected. To de-select, click on their name.

Step 5a (Automatic): Book Appointments

Skip this step if you chose Manual.

If you chose the automatic booking mode, you'll see provisional appointments which are held for 2 minutes. To keep them, choose Accept at the bottom left.

If it wasn’t possible to book every selected teacher during the times you are able to attend, you can either adjust the teachers you wish to meet with and try again, or switch to manual booking mode (Step 5b).

Step 5b (Manual): Book Appointments

Skip this step if you chose Automatic.

Click any of the green cells to make an appointment. Blue cells signify where you already have an appointment. Grey cells are unavailable.

To change an appointment, delete the original by hovering over the blue box and clicking Delete. Then choose an alternate time.

You can optionally leave a message for the teacher to say what you’d like to discuss, or raise anything beforehand. Once you’re finished booking all appointments, at the top of the page in the alert box, press click here to finish the booking process.

Step 6: Finished

All your bookings now appear on the My Bookings page. An email confirmation has been sent and you can also print appointments by pressing Print. Click Subscribe to Calendar to add these and any future bookings to your calendar.

To change your appointments, click on Amend Bookings.

For screenshots to assist you in signing up, please visit here.

We have just received our students' Wisconsin Forward results from last spring. These reports are being mailed out to you. The mailing includes a letter explaining the assessment/how to read the report and printed copies of your child's testing report. You can preview these letters by clicking below:

• iReady Parent Letter
• Forward Parent Letter

Are you ready to kick off our BIG (and only) fundraiser of the year? In cooperation with USASwimming, the Muskego Lakes PTO is running a Swim-A-Thon to help raise money for the school. 90% of the proceeds go directly back to the kids! This fundraiser will help support all the fun activities, clubs, field trips, and little extras the school does. We hope you, your family, and your friends can help support our efforts.

How To Donate

We have several, super easy ways to donate to this wonderful cause! There is an option for everyone!

1. Cash or check can be given to Jenn Colon, the PTO President, at the front desk of MLMS at any time or the day of the Swim-A-Thon. Checks are to be made out to MLPTO.
2. You can Venmo your donation to @muskegolakesPTO
3. We have a GoFundMe page under Muskego Lakes Middle School Swim-A-Thon. Clicke here to access --> https://gofund.me/4dbe3318

***VERY IMPORTANT***

When a donation is made, please make sure that your child’s name, HR teacher and grade are in the comment line. This is how we keep track for prizes.When a donation is made, please make sure that your child’s name, HR teacher and grade are in the comment line. This is how we keep track for prizes.

How Can You Help?

1. Volunteers/Donations will be needed. Any help is greatly appreciated. Here is the link for the SignupGenius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D45AAA92EA6FE3-donations
2. Spread the word about the event to friends and family.
3. Make a donation!

This month's online safety information shares how parents or guardians can choose which apps and features are available or not available on devices. It gives information on how to set parental controls for apps on an iPhone or Android phone. Want to learn more click below:

• Android Phones
• iPhone

A school-wide expectation this year is that all students have and use an assignment notebook. This expectation is to model and help students with organization, planning & prioritizing, and task completion.

Students were issued an assignment notebook at the start of school. If a student forgets their assignment notebook one day, don't worry; a staff member will provide a paper copy to use. However, if a student loses their assignment notebook, they will need to purchase a new one. New assignment notebooks are available in the main office to be purchased for $5.00.

At Muskego Lakes, the expectation for students is that their cell phones remain off and out of sight. This means that student cell phones should be kept in their locker. If you need to get a hold of your child to inform them of something pertinent, we ask that you call our main office. Our office staff will relay the message or call the student up to the office to call and connect with you. We appreciate your support in helping students stay off their cell phones during the school day and meeting our expectation of keeping them off and out of sight.

Muskego-Norway Schools is proud to announce our partnership with Clinical Psychology Associates, an outpatient counseling center. Clinical Psychology Associates has established onsite counseling clinics and one of them is right here at Muskego Lakes Middle School. To learn more about this partnership and services, please visit our digital pamphlet here or visit our district website page here to learn more about the partnership and services.

Muskego Lakes Yearbooks are available now to order! If you are interested in your student having a yearbook, you can order through this online link.

Please consider joining the Muskego Lakes PTO. We meet monthly in the MLMS library. We always welcome new faces and would love to hear your ideas in how we can make this an amazing school year ahead!!

MLMS PTO Meeting Dates for 2021-2022

• October 20,2021 @6:30pm
• November 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm
• January 19, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• February 16, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• March 16, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• April 20, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• May 18, 2022 @ 6:30pm

Family Weekly Test Kits

• To opt into this program, please complete our online form by clicking here.

COVID-19 Exposure Notification

• Please to submit the follow form if you, your child, or anyone in your household has been exposed to and/or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. (Form: COVID-19 SYMPTOM OR STATUS NOTIFICATION FORM. After completing the form, someone from Health Services will be in touch with you about next steps.

Parent COVID-19 FAQ

• You can find any and all information related to COVID-19 and our response in the PARENT COVID-19 FAQ. Please take a look there before reaching out to the Health Services team.

For all other questions related to COVID-19, please refer to the MNS Health Services website for the latest health information including but not limited to COVID-19 guidelines, Illness and Injury guidelines, Immunizations, Forms, and other useful information.

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Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
Location: W124 S8009 North Cape Rd.
Phone: 262-971-1860
Twitter: @MLMSmuskies