LCS Wildcat Clips
1/11/2023
REMINDERS
Thursday, January 19th - End of Quarter 2
Friday, January 20th - No School
Thursday, January 26th - Report cards posted to Skyward Family Access
VISION SCREENING TOMORROW
MATH ACCELERATION
ATTENTION 8TH GRADE FAMILIES
Arrowhead High School counselors will be talking with our 8th grade students and distributing registration materials on Thursday, January 19th at 8:15 am. Please watch for this information to come home with your child. These forms will need to be filled out and returned promptly.
Prior to this on January 18th you and your 8th grader will have the opportunity to attend an orientation which may be helpful when filling out your course selections for Freshman year. Please check the AHS parent letter, Freshman Orientation - Class of 2027.pdf for additional information.
All freshmen must enter course requests ONLINE for Semester 1 and 2 starting on Wednesday, February 8th at 5pm running through Friday, February 10th until 5pm. Skyward username and passwords will be attached to your child's green "Freshman Course Selection Worksheet" distrubted at the AHS counselor presentation on Thursday, Jan 19th at LCS.
6TH - 8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Registration is open for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade volleyball. Volleyball practices begin in March. Please sign your child up by using this link: SIGN UP HERE
The District will add the activity fee to your child's Skyward account under the "Fee Management" tab once registration is closed. You will be notified via monthly statements of fees due. The coach will contact you via email with details including the practice and game schedule. Any questions, please contact the Athletic Director, Dan Green at 262.367.3606 x117 or greend@mylakecountryschool.org
OPEN ENROLLMENT APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend a public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. The regular open enrollment application period for the 2023-24 school year begins on February 6, 2023, and ends at 4:00 pm on April 28, 2023. The best way to apply is online, the online application is available at https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment during the application period.
The Lake Country School District Board of Education will review enrollment numbers and approve the number of open seats for the 2023-2024 school year at the January board meeting.
Once a pupil is attending a nonresident school district under open enrollment, the pupil may continue to attend that district without re-application. Lake Country School students do not need to re-apply for open enrollment until they are ready to attend Arrowhead High School or another school district.
Siblings of a pupil attending Lake Country School under open enrollment must complete open enrollment paperwork during the application period. Preference will be given to siblings in grade levels in which seats open. If you have a sibling child who will be applying for a preference seat, please contact Nicole Brown brownn@mylakecountryschool.org prior to January 23, 2023.
Students from Lake Country's Band Department entertained residents at the Heritage Nursing Home in Hartland December 15th and 21st.
The 2023 KHC is right around the corner. We are coming off of our best year ever raising money for the AHA in 2022. Let's see what 2023 brings. Watch for information to come home with your child around January 23rd.
HOMEWORK HELP
LCS staff will be available after school most Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for a study hall and academic support at no charge. Your child may work on specific academic activities determined by the teacher, have time for extra homework help, or read.
Here are the details of the program.
After School Study and Support will be available most Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. See below for set dates prior to winter break.
It will run after school from 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Your child will meet in the LCS library and sign in
Your child can bring a snack and eat it outside of the library PRIOR to entering the library to work on homework.
Your child must be picked up by 4:15 p.m.
Homework Help is held in the library from 3:15- 4:15 on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Students can come on one, two or three days in the week.
There is no commitment required. All students need to do is come to the library and sign in on the day they want to attend.
Parents do not need to pre-register their child. They just need to make sure their child is picked up at 4:15 on the day they attend.
It is an open study hall with teacher support available to help students with work they are struggling with or clarifying directions etc. It is recommended that
students begin with the homework that will be the most difficult for them to complete independently, so the teachers can provide assistance when they need it.
If students finish work prior to 4:15, they can read quietly in the library until pick up.
Homework Help dates can be found on the school calendar. Here are upcoming dates:
January: 4,5,9,11,12,18, 19, 23,25,26, and 30
February: 1,2,6,8,9,13, 15,22,23, and 27
March: 1,2 6,8,9,13,15,16, 20 and 22
If you have any additional questions, please contact Heather Thurin at thurinh@mylakecountryschool.org or 367-3606 extension 132.
FIRST TECH CHALLENGE STATE QUALIFIER ROBOTICS EVENT: "THE KNACK ATTACK"
January 28th at Lake Country School, upper gym. Robots compete from 10:00-12:00 and again from 1:00 - 3:30.
Come see 24 robots compete to advance to the state competition. Lake Country School's team "Outside the Bots" will be competing.
This event is free and open to the public. Come see what robotics is all about.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
Winter weather in Wisconsin has the potential for inclement weather that may impact and warrant the need to delay or close Lake Country School.
School closings are considered when there is a wind chill warning with wind chills maintaining a level of 35 degrees below zero or greater for an extended period of time, especially if the wind chill warning includes the times that students are traveling to and from school, or if road conditions due to snowfall or ice are unsafe for travel.
Collective decisions are made with our bus provider, other area Superintendents, law enforcement agencies and national weather service advisories. We look to make these decisions as timely as possible. When Arrowhead High School is closed, all of the K-8 feeder schools are closed as well.
If the decision is made to close schools, families will be notified via a phone call by 6:00 A.M. Please make sure your contact information is up to date by logging into to Skyward Family access and choosing Skylert in the left-hand column. The information will also be posted to our website and shared with local media.
The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Please know that every effort is made to use up-to-date information to make decisions. We appreciate your continued support.
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
Looks like the cold weather is finally here! Just a reminder to dress kids for the weather. Hats, mittens, boots, snow pants if necessary. Because of the wet weather it is also a good idea to have an extra pair of socks or even pants in the younger kids backpacks. We have kids come to the office looking for dry clothes after coming in from the playground but we only have so much to offer in the Health Room.
REMINDER: Hat season is Lice season! Stress the importance of not sharing hats as this is a sure way to spread lice if it is present. We do have some extra hats in the health room if a student forgets one.
2023-24 ENROLLMENT FOR IN-DISTRICT 4 & 5 YEAR-OLDS
We are searching for ALL three and four year old future students in the Lake Country District. If you have, or are aware of a three or four year old in the district who will be 4 or 5 years old by September 1st, 2023, please have the parents contact Lisa Acton at actonl@mylakecountryschool.org or call (262) 367-3606 ext. 115. If you have children attending Lake Country School already, please don't assume we know about all younger siblings. We want to make sure we contact every eligible child before our Open House in February/March!
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GOOD NEWS CLUB - Join us weekly for Bible Stories, Activities, Snacks & FUN. GNC meets Mondays after school until 4:45. Register at cefwi.org/gnc. Contact Laura Lee 360-739-7236