Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter

Dear Muskego Lakes Families,

• 10/11: School Photo Day

• 10/14: No School

• 10/17: Fall Conferences 4-8pm

• 10/20: Pumpkin Spice Fair 9am-2pm

• 10/23: Fall Conferences 4-8pm

• 10/29: Photo Make-Up Day
  

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 In-Person or Virtual

When you choose a date that has both in-person and virtual appointment sessions available, you can choose which you want to book. Then press Next.

Step 4a (Automatic): Book Appointments

Choose your earliest and latest time window. For example 4-6pm only.

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

Generate Appointments

2 minutes to accept or reject

Step 4b (Manual): Book Appointments

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.

• Leave a message for the teacher to say what you’d like to discuss beforehand.

• Once you’re finished booking all appointments, at the top of the page, 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.

Please add a message for the teacher!

• In order for the conference to meet your needs, please indicate outcomes that would make the conference a success. When booking your appointment with a teacher on the booking grid, you will have the option to “Add a message for (teacher name).”

For 5th and 6th grade students

• The 5th and 6th grade teachers teach either math/science or literacy/social studies. You will be able to sign up for those teachers only once, but will be able to talk about both classes during your conference.

For 7th and 8th grade students

• If your account shows that your child has the same teacher for more than one class, PLEASE ONLY SIGN UP WITH THAT TEACHER ONCE. You will be able to talk about both classes during your conference.

How to book conferences with your child’s high school world language or math teacher (if applicable)

• If your child attends Muskego High School for a world language or math class, please look for separate communication from the high school regarding setting up a conference with their teacher

Need an interpreter?

• Contact Mary Amaya with your request at mary.amaya@muskegonorway.org or 262-971-1860.

How to invite a 2nd parent/guardian to the conference

• Once you have made your bookings (or when you later log in and go to My Bookings) click on the Invite Parent/Guardian link at the top of the list of your bookings. If you have already sent an invitation this link will show as Manage Invites instead. A maximum of two guests can attend the conference at the same time.

Need more time with a teacher?

• Meet the Teacher holds firm to the start and end time of each scheduled 10 minute conference. The conference timer begins at the scheduled start time, not when the family joins the conference. When the 10 minutes are up, the conference ends automatically. This is a feature of Meet the Teacher that our teachers cannot manipulate. The benefit of this feature is that teachers will not get backed up causing conference start times to move back. Families can count on every scheduled conference starting on time. If your conference ends and you need more time, please reach out to your child's teacher to schedule another time.

If you weren’t able to sign up for a teacher you’d like to meet with.

• If you’d like to schedule a conference after booking has closed, or if you cannot attend conferences during the designated dates and times, please contact the teacher directly to set up an appointment. They are happy to set-up time to connect with you regarding your child.

Getting ready for your in-person conference

• So that you are on time for all of your appointments, consider coming early to get a map of the school or print one HERE.

Getting ready for your virtual conference and troubleshooting

• Check out the guide HERE

Technology isn’t your thing?

• Call the Muskego Lakes office and ask for Cassie Vogler. She can help walk you through the process to get you signed up!

Need to speak with a principal or someone in student services? Please email to arrange a time that works best for you.

• Rachel Rydzewski (Principal) rachel.rydzewski@muskegonorway.org

• Nancy Pasch (Associate Principal) nancy.pasch@muskegonorway.org

• Stacey Malek (School Psychologist)- stacey.malek@muskegonorway.org

• Leigh Grall (School Counselor- Grades 5,6)- leigh.grall@muskegonorway.org

• Jim Brickweg (School Counselor- Grades 7,8)- james.brickweg@muskegonorway.org

• Stacy Pawlak (School Social Worker)- stacy.pawlak@muskegonorway.org

• Jared Sandretti (School Resource Officer)- jared.sandretti@muskegonorway.org

Is there a member of the Muskego Lakes staff who has been especially kind? helpful? Is there someone at Muskego Lakes who goes above and beyond for you and/or your child?

If so, consider nominating any member of the Muskego Lakes staff for a Musky Award!!! To do so, you can complete the form here. We will be taking nominations until Friday, October 18th. Thank you for helping us honor our staff here at Muskego

Student Photo Day is ahead next week on October 11th. All students are required to get their photo taken for the yearbook and for their school ID card. Students will be briefly called out of class in order to get their photo taken at some point during the day.

If you'd like to purchase a prints, you may do so on their website. You can find our school by simply typing in our school name.

Please know that any absent students will be photographed on Oct 29.

Families of 7th grade students

You may have received an email identifying your student as currently non-compliant with Wisconsin Immunization Requirements. If you have not received an email your student is currently compliant.

The District must report all non-compliant students to Waukesha County in October.

Wisconsin has made two recent changes that directly affect 7th grade students:

• Adding the meningococcal vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade. (2024-2025 update)

• Requiring the Tdap “booster” at the start of 7th grade (previously required at the start of sixth grade. (2023-2024 update)

• What has NOT changed:

• Established list of required vaccinations

• Exemption options for personal or religious conviction, or health reasons (requires health provider signature)

If your student has been identified as non-compliant please do one of the following

• Submit a WAIVER - If you choose not to have your child immunized, or plan to in the future but need more time, please complete the waiver section (Step 4) of the Student Immunization Record, sign the form, and return the completed form to the Muskego Lakes Health Office at ml-health-office@muskegonorway.org.

• Submit IMMUNIZATIONS RECORDS (typically for students that have received immunizations outside of the State of Wisconsin) Please send official proof of immunization to the Muskego Lakes Health Office at ml-health-office@muskegonorway.org.

Communicating with Heatlh Room:

If you need to communicate student specific health concerns, we ask that you please call our health room or email ml-health-office@muskegonorway.org. Our health room assistants will be able to answer your questions or will be able to include and/escalate to our district nurse in a timely manner.

If you would like to join the MLMS Ski /Snowboard Club, please make sure the following information is turned in (with payment) during the week of October 7-11, 2024! Late registration is only accepted if space allows. We have 100 spots open for the Ski/Snowboard Club. After the 1st 100 spots fill up, your child will be placed on a waitlist. To ensure your registration, forms, and payment must be completed and will be processed in the order received. If you need the following forms printed, please pick up the forms at student services. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Buxengard, laurie.buxengard@muskegonorway.org, 262-971-1800 x 2110 or Barb Mattson, barbara.mattson@muskegonorway.org.

1. Complete Electronically - MLMS Ski Club Form- REQUIRED

2. The following forms need to be completed and turned into MLMS with payment, checks made payable to Muskego Lakes Middle School

• Alpine Valley Release of Liability - REQUIRED

• Concussion form - REQUIRED

• Co-curricular Code Card -REQUIRED

• Emergency Information Card - REQUIRED
  

The cost (listed below) includes six trips, one free lesson, a student ID card, coach bus transportation, and a club t-shirt. We will depart school by 2:40 PM each Tuesday afternoon and return to school promptly at 8:00 PM. Your student will be dismissed from class by 2:30 PM to arrive at the bus for departure at 2:40 PM. We will arrive back at school at 8:00 PM. Please be prompt! Late pickups may result in removal from the club.

All forms and fees are due the week of October 7-11. No early drop-off/registrations will be accepted before this week. Ski/Snowboard Club is limited to 50 kids per bus. Late registration is only accepted if space allows. You can drop off an envelope with all forms and fees completed. All papers and fees are due together.

All student clubs at MLMS must meet the academic eligibility requirements according to the co-curricular code (student handbook).

Students will be covered under their family insurance policy. Muskego Lakes Middle School and Muskego Norway School District are not liable for any injuries.

Cost(s): Make checks payable to Muskego Lakes Middle School

Non-rental: $325.00

Rental (helmet not included): $505.00

Rental (with Helmet): $595.00

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Helmet: See Rental with helmet cost above. It is strongly recommended that you purchase a helmet on your own, it is much more cost-effective. ** Due to the increasing number of ski and board injuries around the country, it is MANDATORY that ski/board helmets be worn at all times on the slopes.

Dates for trips: TUESDAY - December 3, December 10, December 17, January 7, January 14, and January 21, (Makeup) January 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 you have gotten your 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 want to help reunite your child with their lost items. Please encourage your children to check out our lost and found if they are missing something.

Every student at MLMS has period each day dedicated in their schedule for homeroom. At MLMS, homeroom is a time in student's day to ensure they have time to:

• Learn about school-wide expectations and events on Mondays
• Checking grades and assignments
• Meet with teachers
• Retake assessment
• Work on your class work so that you have less to take home.

So this past week, we took time in for our homeroom lesson to explain this to the students with our expectations for what it should look and sound like during that time.

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.

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.

Interested in the learning about all the vendors we will have? Click HERE.

The MLMS PTO is in need of volunteers to help run the event. Even an hour or two is a huge help to make this event successful. If you can sign up HERE.

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:

• October 7
• November 4
• January 6
• February 3
• March 3
• April 7
• April 28

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.

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

To view current support staff job vacancies, click HERE