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Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter
January 12th, 2023
Dear Muskego Lakes Families,
Thank you all who participated in our Parent/Caregiver survey and for your feedback and input. The time you gave to complete this helps us learn what is working for our stakeholders and areas that we can continue to focus on and grow. We are very proud to share that our overall score on a 5-point scale this year was 4.37!
Some of our highest-scoring areas are:
I believe my child's learning is a high priority at this school. (4.55)
My family is treated with respect at this school. (4.44)
I am proud to say I have a child at this school. (4.51)
I believe the teachers, staff, and administration at this school demonstrate a genuine concern for my child. (4.41)
This school provides a safe environment for my child to learn. (4.43)
We received lower scores in the following areas and will be prioritizing these areas to improve moving forward:
I regularly receive feedback from school staff on how well my child is learning. (4.12)
My child is recognized for good work and behavior at this school. (4.32)
I receive positive phone calls, emails, or notes about my child from the school. (4.12)
While the parent/caregiver survey is now closed, we want you to know we are always here to learn from you. We truly appreciate the investment you make to create an experience that helps us ensure we provide the best experience in our schools for our students and families. We plan to share more about our action steps related to our survey results with you in future newsletters. Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
In partnership,
Rachel and Nancy
Muskego Lakes Principals
Important Dates Ahead
- January 16: Co-Curricular Photo Day
- January 17: 5-7 Course Registration Due
- February 15: Family Conference Night 4-8pm
- February 23: 8th Grade Career Fair
February 26:No School Professional Day
March 25-29: Spring Break
Infinite Campus Portal Information
Students and parents will be unable to see grades in Infinite Campus starting January 10, 2024 while exams and grading are in process. Grades will be available starting Monday January 22, 2024 at 9AM.
Course Registration for 2024-2025 School Year Due Wednesday!
Course Registration for 5-7th Graders
Students in 5-7th grade did spend time this week or will be early next week to go through course options for the 2024-2025 school year with their school counselor. All course information can be found in the middle school academic guidebook HERE to reference and learn more about courses your child has to choose from.
All registrations forms are due on January 17th and should be entered on Infinite Campus. If your child lost their registration sheet and is need of another copy, please have them stop in student services, but we have also linked them below for you to review as well. These include the instructions for submitting on Infinite Campus.
- Current 5th Grade Registration Sheet
- Current 6th Grade Registration Sheet
- Current 7th Grade Registration Sheet
MHS Registration information for 8th Grade Students
As a reminder, your student received their course information sheet, please use this as a reference for the available courses for them in 9th grade. Only students can register for their high school classes on their IC account. Course descriptions are available here
Important upcoming dates for our 8th grade families:
January 24th - 9th Grade Orientation at Muskego High School
January 31st - Course Information Night at Muskego High School
February 8th - High School Counselor’s coming to meet with 8th grade students
February 9th - Registration deadline for fall classes (Note: There will be no honoring of course change requests made after February 9th)
February 7 - 14th MHS Summer School Registration Open (Summer School courses and descriptions available here)
Do you have questions about registration?
Please reach out should you have any questions related to your child's registration! We are here to answer questions and support you and your child through the process.
- 5-6th Grade School Counselor: Janine Hake (janine.hake@muskegonorway.org)
- 7-8th Grade School Counselor: Jim Brickweg (james.brickweg@muskegonorway.org)
Student Council Hygiene Product Drive
The Muskego Lakes Student Council is hosting a hygeine product drive from January 10th to January 24th for the Muskego Food Pantry. They are asking students to bring in items to their homeroom teachers. They are hoping they are able to help stock the shelves and give back to those in our community. On behalf of our student leaders, we thank you for considering in sending in these products.
Some items that they are looking to collect are:
- Tooth Brushes
- Floss
- Toothpaste
- Mouthwash
- Face Wash
- Body Wash
- Deodorant
- Toilet paper
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Lotions
*please do not send in any spray type items (i.e. Axe, Spray Deodrant, Body Spray, etc.)*
Does Your Student Have a Cellphone?
Officer Sandretti, our school resource officer, wanted to share with families information on using parental controls for your child's cellphone. Please review the information below to learn more, and click on the image to access the pdf.
Does your child start their day at Muskego High School?
Executive Function Series: Sustained Attention
Sustained attention is the ability to focus on a task over a period of time (in spite of distractibility, fatigue or boredom). Adolescents should be able to spend 60-90 minutes on homework, tolerate family commitments without too much complaint, and complete chores for 1 or 2 hours at home. If your teen has difficulty with sustained attention, here are some ways to help:
Help them identify which parts are especially difficult and then break that part down into smaller steps.
Check in periodically to help them on task.
Discuss an agreed upon amount of time before taking a break. Then, set a timer. Sometimes 5 minutes can feel like 25 for your teen (bonus: this also helps foster time management).
Always offer praise for staying on task and successfully completing a task.
Have a designated space with minimal distractions where for homework (leave phone in another room).
If there are other distractions in the home (ie. siblings), trial listening to instrumental music to drown out the sounds.
If you have concerns about the amount of time homework is taking, reach out to his/her teachers. They can provide more specific information about how long a task should take and give you feedback on what they notice in class.
If difficulty with sustained attention has been a problem for a long time and/or is impacting your child's well-being, please reach out to student services staff for more guidance and support.
Save the Date! 7-8th Grade Volleyball Tryouts!
Is your student interested in trying out for volleyball? 7-8th grade volleyball try-outs will be held after school on January 22nd until 4:30pm.
8th Grade Career & Community Fair Ahead at Muskego Lakes
As part of our comprehensive Academic and Career Planning at the middle level, we are hosting a Career & Community Fair for our 8th graders on the morning of February 23rd.
We are looking for a wide range of speakers in order to ensure we have representation across the U.S. Department of Education's 16 clusters:
- Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
- Architecture & Construction
- Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
- Business, Management & Administration
- Education & Training
- Finance
- Government & Public Administration
- Health Science
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing, Sales & Service
- Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
If you or someone you know might be interested, please reach out to Rachel Rydzewski, Principal, who can provide more information. Thank you for considering!
Shown below are the upcoming co-curricular events at Muskego Lakes.
If a change occurs from the date of this newsletter, we post on Infinite Campus in the announcement section. We commit to letting students/families know about changes and updating Infinite Campus announcements as soon as possible once we've been notified of a change.
For more detailed information about MLMS events, click here.
SIgn Up Today for Mid-Week Munchies
Every Wednesday the Muskego Lakes PTO is looking for volunteers to donate snacks to our teachers and staff. This greatly helps them make it through the week and brighten their day. You can donate snacks or a group of families can donate. We have roughly 100 staff members. Snacks can be anything you'd like. Please sign up for a date HERE if you can. Drop off will be in the front office by 8am on the Wednesday you sign up.
Thank you in advanced for helping spoil our staff.
Get Involved By Joining The Muskego Lakes PTO!
Please consider joining the Muskego Lakes PTO. We meet monthly in the MLMS library at 6:30pm. We always welcome new faces and would love to hear your ideas on how we can make this an amazing school year ahead!!
Meeting Dates for the 23-24 School Year
- February 14
- March 13
- April 10
- May 8
Reminders for the Lunchroom
In an effort to ensure students can move through the lunch lines efficiently, we ask that you remind your student to ensure that they bring their school ID card with them to lunch daily or ensure that they have gotten their finger scanned.
For your convenience, we have linked helpful resources. You can always find the link to updated lunch menus, at the end of this newsletter.
2023-24 Lunch Prices:
- Elementary Lunch: $2.55
- MS Lunch 1: $2.95
- MS Lunch 2: $3.50
- MS Creation Station: $3.90
- Milk Carton: $.50
- MHS Ala carte meal rates as noted on the monthly menu will apply.
Questions related to the food service program can be directed to Benny D’Epiro, Food Service Director at 262-971-1790 x4522.
Clinical Psychology Associates Services
We are proud to continue to partner with Clinical Psychology Associates (CPA) to offer on-site counseling services for students enrolled in Lakeview Elementary, Mill Valley Elementary, Bay Lane Elementary, Lake Denoon Middle, Muskego Lakes Middle, and Muskego High School. For information about CPA’s services and therapists or to get started with an appointment, please visit our website.
Muskego Norway School District Calendar
Please make note of days off and important events on the 23-24 calendar. It is ideal to make dentist and doctor appointments on days we do not have school whenever possible.
Thank you!
Muskego Lakes Middle School
Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
Location: W124 S8009 North Cape Rd.
Phone: 262-971-1860
Twitter: @MLMSmuskies