March 17, 2024
Lake Bluff's student ambassadors have organized a food drive for Kinship Community Food Center. Our students set an initial goal of 100 items. In the first week 79 items were donated. On Friday they revised our goal to 200 items. If you would like to participate, we are collecting non-perishable items including: granola bars, canned fruits, vegetables, or beans; canned protein (tuna, salmon, chicken, etc.); canned soup, stew, broth, pasta sauce; packaged foods (seeds, nuts, oats, granola, rice, quinoa, beans, pasta); and plastic jar foods (nut/seed butters, jelly, cooking oil). Please do not send in items in glass containers. Thank you in advance!
Pi/Pie day was thoroughly enjoyed by all! Your donations of 18 different pies allowed each student to have two different pieces. Thank you!
This week is the Orchestra Festival! Our orchestra students will head to SHS on Tuesday (3/19) from 11:30-2:45 for their rehearsal. The Orchestra Festival is that evening at 7:00 pm in the SHS Arena. On Wednesday (3/20) our orchestra students will perform at both Lake Bluff at 8:45 and Atwater at 10:00 am.
A group of our 6th grade orchestra students are traveling to Madison to perform at the Capitol on Thursday. We wish them luck as they help represent our orchestra program and school community. If you are a parent/caregiver of one of these students, please remember they need to bring a lunch from home on Thursday. When asked, they all opted for a home lunch over the school bagged lunch.
On Friday our students will be dismissed at noon. If you sign your student up for lunch a school bagged lunch it will be delivered to our classroom prior to their dismissal.
This spring both of us will welcome a student from the School of Education at UWM. Ms. Alfaro will observe our classroom Monday through Thursday this week. Ms. Schmidt will observe in 2 hour increments over the course of the next two months.
Pi/Pie day was thoroughly enjoyed by all! Your donations of 18 different pies allowed each student to have two different pieces. Thank you!
This week is the Orchestra Festival! Our orchestra students will head to SHS on Tuesday (3/19) from 11:30-2:45 for their rehearsal. The Orchestra Festival is that evening at 7:00 pm in the SHS Arena. On Wednesday (3/20) our orchestra students will perform at both Lake Bluff at 8:45 and Atwater at 10:00 am.
A group of our 6th grade orchestra students are traveling to Madison to perform at the Capitol on Thursday. We wish them luck as they help represent our orchestra program and school community. If you are a parent/caregiver of one of these students, please remember they need to bring a lunch from home on Thursday. When asked, they all opted for a home lunch over the school bagged lunch.
On Friday our students will be dismissed at noon. If you sign your student up for lunch a school bagged lunch it will be delivered to our classroom prior to their dismissal.
This spring both of us will welcome a student from the School of Education at UWM. Ms. Alfaro will observe our classroom Monday through Thursday this week. Ms. Schmidt will observe in 2 hour increments over the course of the next two months.
upcoming eventsTuesday, March 19 || Orchestra Festival, 7:00 pm in the SHS Arena
Friday, March 22 || Noon dismissal for students March 23-31 || Spring Break - Students do not have school Music in marchIf your student plays a band or orchestra instrument, please be sure you help them remember their instrument and music for their upcoming rehearsals.
Here's the message from Ms. Myszewski. Here's the message from Mrs. Nolan. MAC PostersWe hope you were able to see the MAC students' original and collaborative art work based on the Rights of Children during conferences. Our MAC students are responsible for presenting the April All School Crew assembly. Their understanding of these rights will play a part in our assembly.
They will link the rights to our school Mission: Lake Bluff School… Each child nurtured, Each child respected, Each child included, Each child challenged, Each child successful. Forward testingHere are the dates our students will participate in the upcoming state-mandated testing. Thank you in advance for ensuring your student is present, well-rested, and not hungry (if that's possible!)
ELA: Session 1, April 9; Sessions 2 & 3, April 11; Session 4, April 12. Maths: Session 1, April 15; Session 2, April 17 Specific times for each day are shared on the School Calendar page. |
READING!Every student identified two additional genres they will read before the end of the school year. You could ask your student which genre they will choose to read first and where they plan to get that book, school, home, or the public library.
Students are encouraged to read at least one page out loud to themselves, or to someone else in order to practice their fluency. Repeated reading a text they are familiar with helps them to see improvement in their accuracy, rate, phrasing and smoothness, expression and punctuation. Fluency directly impacts students' comprehension and that's the purpose of reading! Homework and the content pagePlease see our Content Page for specific updates related to students' learning. There is a new update from Profe Hildebrand
From our multilingual EducatorClick here for the Multilingual Newsletter from Jennifer Conigliaro, Lake Bluff's Multilingual (ML) educator. It is updated weekly.
District ResourcesLake Bluff Parent/Student Handbook - Here is the link!
Elementary Code of Conduct - Here is the link! March Hot Lunch Menu - Here is the link! Spring Break +This is the unofficial warning that the end of the school year is closing in on us, quickly! Most of our 6th grade families have signed up for a Passage, thank you! All students will receive a free yearbook on Hot Dog Day because of the fundraising that our PTO did. Forward testing will be followed by FastBridge testing next month. If there's anything you're unsure of, please let us know!
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You can access the Beagle Bulletin here - through the Shorewood School District/Lake Bluff School home page.
Here is the DISTRICT CALENDAR for the school year. We will highlight dates and events that pertain to our students on the School Calendar page on this website.
We have three room parents (thank you!): Sarah A (Zach's mom), Molly H (Natalie's mom), and Sheila E. (Elsie's mom).
If you'd like to chaperone a field trip or plan to be in our school during the school day, you MUST fill out the school district's volunteer/background check form. You can access that here.
School lunch is available or families can choose to send their child to school with a lunch from home. Here is the February menu. Additionally, here is information about accessing Free or Reduced meals for your student/s.
Your student has the benefit of coming into contact with many different, deeply committed and caring adults throughout their week. These adults include: Kevin Karman (Art), Dominic Newman (PE), Elizabeth Russell (Library Media Specialist), Liisa Church (General Music), Kim Hildebrand (Spanish), Kate Zachar (Special Education), Katie Dreyer (Aide), Lisa Menon (Aide), Catherine Harrison (Student Support Specialist), Kevin Kriegel (Dean of Students) and if your student plays a string instrument Julie Nolan (Orchestra) or if your student plays a band instrument Katherine Myszewski.
Here is the DISTRICT CALENDAR for the school year. We will highlight dates and events that pertain to our students on the School Calendar page on this website.
We have three room parents (thank you!): Sarah A (Zach's mom), Molly H (Natalie's mom), and Sheila E. (Elsie's mom).
If you'd like to chaperone a field trip or plan to be in our school during the school day, you MUST fill out the school district's volunteer/background check form. You can access that here.
School lunch is available or families can choose to send their child to school with a lunch from home. Here is the February menu. Additionally, here is information about accessing Free or Reduced meals for your student/s.
Your student has the benefit of coming into contact with many different, deeply committed and caring adults throughout their week. These adults include: Kevin Karman (Art), Dominic Newman (PE), Elizabeth Russell (Library Media Specialist), Liisa Church (General Music), Kim Hildebrand (Spanish), Kate Zachar (Special Education), Katie Dreyer (Aide), Lisa Menon (Aide), Catherine Harrison (Student Support Specialist), Kevin Kriegel (Dean of Students) and if your student plays a string instrument Julie Nolan (Orchestra) or if your student plays a band instrument Katherine Myszewski.
COVID-19 Screener & Information• Click here for the daily COVID screener all students and staff are expected to use/follow.
Shorewood School District COVID-19 webpage |
This week's Schedule UpdatesIt's a "B" week.
MONDAY: TUESDAY: Orchestra Festival rehearsal, Orchestra Festival at 7:00 pm WEDNESDAY: Orchestra concert at Lake Bluff and Atwater THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Noon dismissal, spring break begins! |
SPECIALS Miller || NORTH GROUP• Monday - Library (B week),
Brain Break • Tuesday - PE, Spanish • Wednesday - Spanish, Music • Thursday - Music, PE • Friday - Art |
SPECIALS Snider || SOUTH GROUP• Monday - Music, Brain Break
• Tuesday - Art • Wednesday - PE, Spanish • Thursday - Music, Library (B week) • Friday - PE, Spanish |
Above is an image of art created by our MAC 3 students. It started as a photograph of the front of Lake Bluff.
Each student received a 2x3 cm tile they then expanded to 8x9 in for their first draft. On their second draft they included all of the details and color. Once it was hung last week, they expressed individual and collective pride.
Look carefully, notice how the railings, windows, trees, and roof line all align.
Each student worked without knowing who had the tiles around them.
The nation's motto: E pluribus unum: Out of many, one is a great fit for this project!
Each student received a 2x3 cm tile they then expanded to 8x9 in for their first draft. On their second draft they included all of the details and color. Once it was hung last week, they expressed individual and collective pride.
Look carefully, notice how the railings, windows, trees, and roof line all align.
Each student worked without knowing who had the tiles around them.
The nation's motto: E pluribus unum: Out of many, one is a great fit for this project!
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