Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter

Dear Muskego Lakes Families,

This week, in honor of Veterans Day, we dedicated time as a school on Monday to reflect and recognize those who have served our country. Honoring Veterans Day was a core focus of our Community Day, with students engaging in activities that highlighted the importance of the armed forces and the sacrifices made by veterans.

Former President Ronald Reagan once described Veterans Day, saying, “We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them became champions of a noble cause.”

Throughout the day, we encouraged students to think about how they, too, can be champions of noble causes—by being positive leaders in the classroom, standing up for the rights of others, and ensuring that everyone feels included in our school community. We also reminded students to thank any veterans they know for their service.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all Muskego Lakes families who are currently serving or have served our country. Thank you for your service.

In addition to our Veterans Day reflections, students celebrated being part of our school community. Through mixed-grade peer groups, grade-level challenges, and carnival games, students were encouraged to step out of their comfort zones, discover shared interests, and build new friendships. Fun was had by all, and the day was a success.

We are so grateful for days like Monday, where we can honor one another, build connections, and create everlasting memories.

In partnership,

Rachel Rydzewski and Nancy Pasch

MLMS Principals

• 11/21: Choralfest

• 11/27-11/29: No School

• 12/2: No School

• 12/3-12/5: Literacy iReady Testing

• 12/5: Winter Band Concert

• 12/9-12/11: Math iReady Testing

• 12/12: Winter Choir Concert

• 12/13: 6th Grade Science Fair

Quarter 1 report cards were sent home with your student yesterday at the end of the day. We strongly encourage you to review your child's scores and the personalized comments teachers made regarding how well your child is learning.

You can also view your student's report card digitally via Infinite Campus.

• Directions for accessing report cards in infinite campus from desktop computer HERE.
• Directions for accessing report cards in infinite campus from a mobile device HERE.

The homeroom in each grade level with the most items donated, will be deemed a winner. One lucky student from that winning homeroom will be able to pie a staff member in the face. Thank you for considering donating to this great cause!

It's that time of the year again when we start planning the 8th-grade promotion celebrations! We're looking for a parent chairperson (or two) who would love to join us in planning the magic of the 8th-grade promotion festivities. If you're as excited about making these moments unforgettable for our students as we are, we'd love to have you on board!

The parent committee will be critical in helping us create lasting memories for our 8th graders. If interested, please get in touch with Rachel Rydzewski, principal, at rachel.rydzewski@muskegonorway.org. Your involvement means the world to us and, more importantly, to our students! Let's make this 8th-grade send-off the best one yet!

Money can be tight, especially around the holidays. If you are looking for assistance this season please consider reaching out to the Christmas Clearing Council for financial Christmas gift assistance.

The 2024 Client Application for Christmas assistance is now available. Applications are due by November 15th, at 11:59 PM.
The application is linked here.

To qualify a family must:
-Live in Waukesha County
-Have custody of the children (ages 0-18) they are applying for
-Provide proof of financial hardship (such as qualifying for free and reduced lunch)

Reach out to Stacy Pawlak, School Social Worker, if you have questions or are interested in additional community supports: (262) 971 1810 ext 6282 (Bay Lane), ext 5403 (Muskego Lakes), or stacy.pawlak@muskegonorway.org

Our goal is to help you and your child reunite with items they have lost or misplaced. This means that our staff checks items turned into Lost and Found for names, and when possible call students down to reunite them with their belongings. One way that would help us do this, is to ensure that you label items as much as possible with first and last names.

Common items we find are:

• water bottles
• school supplies
• assignment notebooks
• lunch bags
• sweatshirts

Please encourage your child if they are missing sweatshirts, jackets, water bottles, pencil cases, hats, headbands, etc. to stop by student services to check for their missing items.We will continue to update our photos weekly, but any items remaining on November 26th will be donated.

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.

Would you like to Skip the LINE and enjoy FOUR reserved seats at the event of your choice? If so, you can purchase raffle tickets to enter one of two chances to win a set of four tickets to your selected event:

• Winter Band Concert- 6th Grade
• Winter Band Concert-7/8th Grade
• Winter Choir Concert
• Spring Musical (You pick the show!)

A reminder that tickets must be completed, cut out, and sent to school in an envelope labeled “Seat Raffle” with your child’s name and the event you want to win even if paying via Venmo.

Students should have brought home a hard copy of this raffle sheets in their Musky Folders. Additional raffle copies can be found HERE. All entries must be received by 8am November 25th. Raffle winners will be drawn and notified November 25th.

Did you know that shopping at Walmart can help our MLMS PTO earn money? Right now, there's a special offer: link your accounts, and the PTO earns $5 for each new connection! For more details, see the information below.

The MLMS PTO is looking to continue the traditon to have snacks for staff each Wednesday. We need your help though by signing up to donate snacks each week. This greatly helps them make it through the week. 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 HERE for a date below if you can. Drop off will be in the front office by 8am on the Wednesday you sign up.

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!!

Our last meeting Dates for the 24-25 School Year are:

• January 6
• February 3
• March 3
• April 7
• April 28

In an effort to ensure students can move through the lunch lines efficently, 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 you ease, we have linked the September menu below with other helpful resources. You can always find the link to updated lunch menus, at the end of this newsletter.

• October Lunch Menu
• Guide to Making a Complete Meal
• Top Ten Reasons For School Meals

2024-25 Lunch Prices:

• Elementary School $2.55
• MS Diner meal $2.95
• MS Pizza meal $3.50
• MS Grab n Go $3.50
• MS Creation meal $3.90
• Adult $4.65
• Milk Carton $0.50
  
  

Questions related to the food service program can be directed to Benny D’Epiro, Food Service Director at 262-971-1790 x4522.

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.

Please make note of days off and important events on the 24-25 calendar. It is ideal to make dentist and doctor appointments on days we do not have school whenever possible.

We encourage you to follow us on Facebook.

Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
Location: W124 S8009 North Cape Rd.
Phone: 262-971-1860
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muskegolakesmuskies

To view current support staff job vacancies, click HERE