Lake Middle School

🏊‍♀️ Sign up for Open Swim during Spring Break! Join us March 11 or 13 for a fun time in the pool. Noodles, balls and life jackets are available for use.

Sign up now ➡️ bit.ly/4ekyas1

Non-swimmers must be accompanied in the water by a paying adult. Pre-registration is required.

SoWashCo Schools is working to create a more efficient and sustainable busing system for our students.

All families must complete the transportation opt-in form by Friday, March 7. The form can be found in your Campus Parent Portal account.

More information is available at sowashco.org/transportation.
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SoWashCo Schools está trabajando para crear un sistema de transporte más eficiente y sostenible para nuestros estudiantes.

Todas las familias deben completar el formulario de transporte opt-in antes del viernes, 7 de marzo. El formulario se puede encontrar en su cuenta de Campus Parent Portal.

Más información está disponible en sowashco.org/transportation.

Join us in recognizing Public Schools Week, Feb. 24 - Feb. 28, 2025.

This week we are celebrating the incredible work of our educators, staff, parents and school board members dedicated to our mission of educating students for success.

This year’s theme, Community Engagement, highlights how public schools and their communities work together to advance student achievement and success.

Learn More: https://www.publicschoolproud.org/

It was Citrus Celebration Week at SoWashCo Schools! As you can see, our nutrition services team got into the celebration by dressing festive each day and encouraged students to try all the different tropical fruits on the salad bar this week such as kumquats, blood oranges, kiwi, mango, grapefruit, pink pineapple and more!

WINTER WEEK DANCE WAS A SUCCESS! Thank you to our Student Council for organizing a fun evening! ❄️☃️🎶💙

THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING BUS DRIVERS! A few of our student ambassadors helped deliver and personally thank our afternoon bus drivers this week. Thank you for ALL SOWASHCO bus drivers, bus assistants, bus mechanics and our transportation office staff for all of their hard work!

Today is Minnesota Bus Driver Appreciation Day! It's a day to recognize school bus drivers for their efforts to go above and beyond in order to transport students to school every day in Minnesota.

The first annual School Bus Driver Appreciation Day was established on February 22, 2017.

Families have until March 7 to complete the transportation opt-in form, which can be found in your Campus Parent Portal account. All families must complete the form.

More information is available at sowashco.org/transportation.
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Las familias tienen hasta el 7 de marzo para completar el formulario de opción de transporte, que se puede encontrar en su cuenta de Campus Parent Portal. Todas las familias deben completar el formulario.

Más información está disponible en sowashco.org/transportation.

Due to extreme cold weather conditions, all SoWashCo Schools will have an e-learning day TOMORROW, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

For a full list of cancellations during e-learning days, please visit sowashco.org/emergency and click on the e-learning days tab.

Today we celebrate Presidents Day.

Did you know: There are 35 national parks named after American Presidents, and one park that celebrates four of them (but it’s named after New York attorney Charles E. Rushmore)

There is no school today, Monday, Feb. 17, for all students.

REMINDER: TOMORROW, Friday, February 14th, 2025, all SoWashCo students have a scheduled E-Learning day (students learning online from home - students WILL NOT report to school.) Assignments will be posted on Schoology BY 10AM.

*Our staff members will be participating in professional development opportunities on this date. E-Learning days offer benefits for our students that can complement traditional education methods. It provides flexibility, promotes independence, fosters digital literacy, and prepares students for a globally connected world.

Below are some important points regarding e-Learning for Lake Middle School:

✅ Students do NOT report to school on Friday, February 14th. They will be learning from home utilizing their chromebooks for the E-Learning Day.
✅ Students should make sure they have their Chromebook and charger at home with them on Friday, February 14th.
✅ Students must visit each of their teachers' Schoology Sites for information about the work they are being asked to complete in each of their classes. Students should review each of their classes (including both A and B day classes) on this asynchronous learning day for assigned work. All Lessons for each of your child's classes will be posted by 10:00 AM in Schoology on Friday, February 14th.
✅ All learning will be delivered asynchronously; meaning there are no virtual meetings or classes. Students can work at their own pace on this day.
✅ Attendance will be taken through an attendance question or submission of an assignment/form as indicated by the teacher for each of your child's classes.

🤒 If your child is sick or unable to complete the e-Learning plan, please report your child’s absence to the school by reporting the absence through infinite campus parent portal and/or calling our attendance line at 651-425-6464.

❓If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the front office and/or your child's teachers.

We understand students will have a wide variety of responsibilities at home during E-Learning days and that some may not have access to the internet. Staff members understand this and will be flexible with those situations. However, the expectation is that students will complete the work in a timely manner as developed between student and teachers.

Thank you for being a partner in supporting E-Learning! ✨ 💻 🙌🏼

It's time to make your transportation selections for the 2025-26 school year. Current kindergarten-grade 11 families must complete the opt-in form by March 7.

Follow these four steps to complete the Opt-in form in your Campus Parent Portal account: https://tinyurl.com/ympj353r

Learn more about opt-in at www.sowashco.org/transportation

February is National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month! SoWashCo Schools is proud to offer various CTE courses to our students. These classes help students explore different career opportunities that may interested them as they plan for their futures!

LAKE LUAU SCHOOL DANCE TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW! Tickets on sale from February 5th until February 19th at 3pm. Tickets are not available the day of the dance or at the door - NO EXCEPTIONS! Purchase yours today! $5 each or 2 tickets for $8. Tickets sold at the main office. Must be a current Lake student to attend our dance - Thursday, February 20th at 6-8pm.

It's School Counselors Week! We want to recognize the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping our students succeed in school and beyond! School counselors are there for students to help them plan ahead with classes and achieve academic goals. They are also trusted adults for students dealing with tough stuff in and out of school.

Thank you to our counselors for helping to create an environment where students can thrive!