📅 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 Parents, Students and Staff:

As we wrap up another productive week, I want to take a moment to reflect on the last week or so. The band gave a great performance on Monday the 21st. Thank you to everyone who came and supported them. Last day for the Book Fair is tomorrow 10/31 and thank you to all the parents who helped to make it a huge success! Walking the hallways, I am impressed with the Egyptian art by Mrs. Cookson's 6th grade class. I am confident that we will continue to build upon this momentum as we move forward into late fall and Thanksgiving!

I would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) for providing a delicious lunch during our recent conferences. Your support and generosity made a significant difference, allowing our teachers and staff to refuel and recharge as they engage in meaningful conversations with families. I hope everyone enjoyed a restful long weekend following the conferences and returned feeling refreshed and ready for the exciting weeks ahead. Thank you for being an integral part of our school community!

Chad E. Schraufnagel

Our School is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember. You can purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 50 products to choose from and a percentage of every order goes right back to our school! Please click on the Art to Remember Sign and Shop online now!

Join the AHS field hockey staff for a league full of

skills instruction, drills, and scrimmages!

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.

What a great concert on October 21! It's so exciting to see these kids grow and perform. If you attended, Melissa Vernon, The LCS Wildcat Band Booster Club President had a chance to introduce the club to the audience.

We are hosting a social gathering on Monday, November 11, at Well House 1900, 612 Milwaukee St, Delafield, WI, at 6pm. Our main goals of the get-together are to educate the community and school about band and the arts, introduce you to the booster club and how you can help, inform on the survey and spring referendum, and for a way to mingle and get to know other parents! Please fill out this survey to RSVP and help us understand your interest level in our Booster Club!

This is open to all parents, not just those with children in band. We understand there are past and future band parents who are passionate about this program and want to get involved!

First Lego League needs your help! We are

a group of fifth grade students working to

find a solution to zebra mussels in the

lakes. Please help us gather information

by filling out this survey!😀 Use the QR code or click on the picture for the link to the survey!

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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