Lake Denoon Family Newsletter
August 30, 2024
Important Dates
September 3rd
1st day of school for the 2024-2025 school year
September 9th
LDMS Cross Country Meet 3:00 - 6:00pm
School Picture Day (5th & 8th Graders)
September 10th
School Picture Day (6th & 7th Graders / Make-Ups)
September 11th
i-Ready Testing - Reading
September 12th
i-Ready Testing - Reading
We are beyond excited to welcome your children back to school next week! At Lake Denoon, we understand that your children are your world. You entrust us with the awesome responsibility of helping your child grow academically, socially and emotionally. It is an honor that we do not take lightly. So when September 3rd arrives, know that we are here to partner with you and that we will work tirelessly to ensure that your child's experience at Lake Denoon Middle School is fulfilling academically, socially and emotionally.
In partnership,
Chad Krupar, Principal
John McEwing, Associate Principal
5th Grade Parade
Tuesday morning marks a significant day for our 5th graders! A school tradition at Lake Denoon is for our 6th-8th graders and staff to welcome our newest Timberwolves as they parade through the building. This happens at the start of the day. To prepare, we ask all 5th graders to report to the gym as soon as they enter the building on September 3rd. 5th grade teachers will be in the gym to welcome them and get them set up for a Welcome Parade.
LDMS Parent Drop-Off/Pick-Up Procedure
Morning Drop-Off
The driveway closest to the building is for buses only. If you are driving your child to school, please enter the parking lot via the parking lot entrance closest to the building. From there, we need you to pull up to the furthest open spot available to drop off your child - this may be beyond the flagpole. It is important that cars move all the way up and drop off students promptly. By maximizing the number of cars that are unloaded simultaneously, the traffic flow will move quicker, preventing backups that would delay our buses entering their drop off location and delay the start of classes.
- Please have your child have all of their materials ready to go, so when it is time to leave the vehicle, they can do so quickly.
- Once the line stops anywhere along the drop off zone (which runs from along the east side of the front parking lot past the flagpole), please have your child unload quickly.
- Please only use the lane closest to the school for drop off. Dropping off in the center lane is dangerous and slows up traffic, as students are cutting across moving traffic.
- When exiting the parking lot, please turn right onto Crowbar Drive. Cars waiting to turn left not only back up the traffic line, but also increase the risk of accidents.
Click here for morning drop-off map.
Afternoon Pick-Up
Due to limited space in the front parking lot and the need to prevent traffic back-ups that would delay our school buses in reaching their student pick-up locations, parent pick-up is divided by grade level in the following manner:
Students in grade 5 and those who are carpooling with 5th graders will continue to pick up in the front parking lot.
ALL OTHER STUDENTS WILL BE PICKED UP ON THE BACK PLAYGROUND.
**Please note** - The playground is blocked off until 2:45 every day for student use, and many days until 3:00. Please do not arrive before 2:45.
The white arrows in the illustration show how to enter the playground area. The yellow pick up zone is lined with benches and there will be a staff member out there to keep students behind the benches. Just as the morning drop off, we need groups to pull up as far as possible in the drop off zone, stop, and wait for your child to come to the vehicle. On this route, it will be important for you to yield to buses, so we are not holding up buses from their elementary routes, which can be very worrisome for parents. There are a couple of areas that are tight, but we have enough clearance for cars coming and going. For the safety of everyone, please do not let yourself be distracted in this process.
- Students being picked up on the playground (6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are not carpooling with 5th graders) should only be picked up by the blue benches, as directed by the staff member in that area.
- Due to safety concerns, please do not encourage students to walk through the cars in the back parking lot to get into your car while waiting in line.
- Encourage your students to move quickly to get in the car.
- Pull up as close as possible to the basketball hoop by the last bench, so as many as nine cars can load at once. Do not stop where you see your child; pull up as far as possible, and your child will come to you. This will keep the line moving faster so that buses are not blocked from getting into their designated area.
- Consider arriving at 3:15, as you will be able to pick up your child quickly without waiting in line.
- Students in the back of the building not picked up by 3:20 will be walked to the front of the building, where they can be picked up.
Click here for afternoon pick up map.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. In collaboration with our partners in the Muskego Police Department, we will continue to monitor traffic patterns and volume in order to make any necessary adjustments as the school year progresses.
Attention: Families of MHS Students
Lake Denoon students that attend MHS for morning classes will NOT attend Muskego High School on Thursday, September 5, 2024 due to the 9th & 10th grade PreACT testing & 11th grade Practice ACT testing.
The bus company is aware of the schedule change. Your child will arrive at Lake Denoon for the beginning of the day (7:55am). They should report to the library where they will work until their first class of the day.
School Picture Days
Monday, September 9th (5th & 8th Graders)
Tuesday, September 10th (6th & 7th Graders / Make-ups)
Pictures can be ordered online using this LINK. Use the dropdown menu to select “Lake Denoon Middle School 2024 - 2025”.
2024-25 LDMS Yearbooks - On Sale Now!
Families can now purchase a copy of the 2024-25 Lake Denoon Middle School Yearbook via the link below. Yearbooks can be purchased now through February 28, 2025, at a cost of $30. There is currently a Back to School Promotion, a purchase now through September 13, 2024, will come with 4 free icons with the purchase of personalization.
Use this link to purchase your yearbook. Please note - Middle school yearbooks are not paid through Infinite Campus fees.
Universal Family Survey
We are thrilled to begin the new school year with you and your child! To help us understand your child's needs and ensure a successful year, we kindly ask you to complete our 2024-25 Family Survey, which you can access through this link.
This survey will be shared with all staff at Lake Denoon Middle School so that we can have a unified understanding of your child. Your insights are invaluable in helping us create the best possible experience for them. You may also receive the survey link from your child's homeroom teacher in their newsletter, but please note that it is the same survey. You only need to complete it once for each child you have attending Lake Denoon, and we kindly ask that you do so by Friday, September 6th.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support as we embark on this exciting new school year together!
LDMS Technology Policy
While incredibly useful tools, personal communication devices (i.e. cell phones and wireless headphones/earbuds) can be a significant distraction to students during school hours. To ensure our students are focused on instruction and classwork, we have the LDMS Technology Policy in place (linked below). This is the same policy that was in place for the 2023-24 school year. Please take a moment to review this with your child prior to the first day of school.
PTO Updates
PTO Spirit Wear Sale!
PTO Fall spirit wear sale now through September 23rd. Order using the link below. Orders will be sent home with your student last week of October.
PTO Meeting
You’re invited! Please join us for our first PTO meeting of the year on September 17th at 6:00pm in the LDMS Library.
Contact the LDMS PTO!
Email lakedenoonpto@gmail.com
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Lake Denoon Middle School
Email: chad.krupar@muskegonorway.org
Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/lakedenoon/
Location: W216S10586 Crowbar Drive, Muskego, WI, USA
Phone: 262-971-1820
Facebook: facebook.com/LDMStimberwolves
Twitter: @LakeDenoon