Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter
October 11, 2019
Important Dates Ahead
10/15 (Tuesday) - 6:30 - 7:30pm PTO Meeting (ML Library)
10/16 (Wednesday) - 4:00 - 8:00pm Parent-Teacher Conferences10/18 (Friday) - Professional Development Day - No Students in Attendance
10/21 (Monday) - PTO sponsored Step-It Up Event during the school day
Parent - Teacher Conference Update
Our first night of conference was a success! We are grateful to our families for joining us and engaging in conversations focused on learning and next steps. Thank you to the families that stopped to give us feedback on our new scheduling system for conference nights. Your input will be used to further improve our system We appreciate your partnership!
Our second night is Wednesday, October 16th. If you still need to sign up for a conference use this LINK to do so. One note, some teachers are meeting in teams and others are meeting separately requiring families to sign up for multiple conferences. Please check Sign Up Genius to double check. Teachers meeting separately are listed alone, those meeting as a team are listed together. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Ms. Rydzewski & Mr. Krupar
Muskego Lakes Principals
Infinite Campus App
- Stay up to date on their grades
- See if they have late assignments
- Monitor their attendance - especially any tardies
While it is important for parents to do this as well, see yourselves as partners in the process - both monitoring progress and discussing what is happening. Conversations around grades and attendance help students consider the effectiveness of current strategies and allow them to adjust as needed. These conversations will serve them well as they move to the high school level and beyond.
The Campus Parent and Campus Student apps are available for download.
App Store: click HERE.
Google Play: click HERE.
App features:
Inbox messages
Reports
Payments (warns that you're using a mobile device but you can press Continue to make payments to Food Service and outstanding fees)
Choose the Today link to see food service balance, assignments due, and schedule for the day
Make changes to address, contacts and more under the More menu:
Address Information
Demographics (emergency contacts)--to remove choose Update and then Remove; to create a new contact, choose Add at the bottom
Family Information (email addresses, phone numbers and contact preference)
For FAQs and troubleshooting, click HERE.
If you have forgotten your username and/or password, use the links on the login page of the app.
Mid-Term Grade Reports
Quarter 1 Grade Progress are now available on Infinite Campus. You can access progress reports on the Infinite Campus website or app.
- Directions to view progress reports on a desktop can be found HERE
- Directions to view progress reports on the mobile app can be found HERE
As always, please reach out to your child's teachers should you have any questions regarding their progress.
Honor Levels
The MLMS Honor Level system is a restorative justice-based approach to problem-solving that is based on a few key concepts. When wrongdoing occurs, the focus is upon the harm that has been done to relationships and to all people involved. It enables those who have been harmed to convey the impact of that harm to those responsible, and for those responsible, to acknowledge this impact and take steps to make it right.
All students strive to be on Honor Level 1, which means that they have earned the ability to attend the Quarterly Celebration Day. Check out more details about this process HERE.
Holiday Help For Waukesha County Families
The Christmas Clearing Council of Waukesha County has been providing Christmas gifts for children of families in need since 1949. Families of Muskego Norway Schools who qualify for the free and reduced lunch program may apply. If you'd like to complete an application, please request an application from the Muskego Lakes Office or contact Amanda Rosman, School Social Worker, at 414.524.9117 (call or text). Completed applications must be returned to Amanda Rosman, Muskego Lakes, or the Educational Services Center (District Office) by November 8, 2019.
For more information or if you'd like to sponsor a family, make a donation, organize community service project or volunteer, please visit the website: http://www.christmasclearingcouncil.org/
Ski Club Update
Students with a season pass to Alpine Valley will need to pay $90 for transportation at the time that forms are submitted.
Attendance Update
Did you know? As of 9/25/19, 92% of Muskego Lakes Middle School students have been absent ONE day or LESS! Thank you to our students and families for making school attendance a priority! Good attendance habits are strong predictors for future success in high school and beyond! For more information visit https://www.attendanceworks.org/
PTO Updates
Volunteers Needed
- Do you have some spare time to help make copies, laminate, etc? The staff greatly appreciates the help of volunteers like you! Sign up HERE for dates/times that work into your busy schedule.
- Do you have some spare time to volunteer at the Muskego Lakes PBIS store? The store is open every other Friday during lunch. Students visit the store to redeem red tickets they earned for positive behavior around school. Sign up HERE for dates/times that would fit into your schedule!
Midweek Munchies
Midweek Munchies are back! The PTO loves to show staff appreciation throughout the year. Every Wednesday, we rely on families to treat the staff to some midweek munchies. This small token of appreciation started last fall and the staff absolutely LOVE it. SIGN UP for a Wednesday as an individual or as a group. Thanks for supporting our amazing staff!
Spooktacular Event!
Reporting a Concern
What's Happening Around Muskego?
Important Dates Ahead
Important dates for the coming weeks and months are all located on the Muskego Lakes website.
https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
The calendar and events are found on the main page. Look under "Upcoming Events".
Muskego Lakes Middle School
Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
Location: W124 S8009 North Cape Rd.
Phone: 262-971-1860
Twitter: @MLMSmuskies