Dr. Ackley’s Message . . .
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
On behalf of the North Lake School Board, I would like to thank the district taxpayers for the approval of the April 2nd Operational Referendum. The entire North Lake School and Lake Country Kindergarten Preschool teachers and support staff are overwhelmingly grateful for the continued support of our GREAT K8!
The open enrollment window closes on April 30th at 4:00pm. There continues to be space at every grade level and word of mouth is always the best advertisement. I am happy to give a personal tour to any interested family. Tours can be scheduled by email – acklie@northlakeschool.org, phone or text – 262-422-9220.
IT SECURITY AND WEBSITE EMAILS
Parents received the necessary contact information for school staff in the Student/Parent Handbook given out at registration. School board member contact information can be obtained through the office. School board and school staff emails are not listed on the district website because email compromise is the #1 cause of data breaches in the world.
According to Mr. Chad Edstrand, IT Director, “Email addresses don’t have to be accessed by a person viewing our website, they’re often scraped by bots, which add those email addresses into phishing campaigns, some more advanced than others, including spear phishing attacks that aim to go after the school board, the superintendent, the IT director, the manager of business services, teachers, and more. I see and thwart these attempts everyday.”
Mr. Edstrand takes his responsibility to protect your child’s data at North Lake School very seriously and limits exposure by not including this information on the website.
You’re Welcome!
KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP
If you or your neighbor knows of a rising five year old kindergarten student, please contact the school office so that we can plan for the upcoming school year. We are currently enrolling resident and open enrollment students for the 2024-2025 school year in all grades, 5K-8th.
TEACHER REQUESTS
There is only one way to make a teacher request for the upcoming school year. You need to put your request in writing (e-mail is fine) to me, Dr. Liesl Ackley. I am happy to honor requests whenever possible, but it is important that the requests are received in a timely manner. Requests must be made by Wednesday, May 1st. It is very difficult to accommodate requests during the summer or at the start of the school year for many reasons.
State Forensics WIN!
April Dates to Remember
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Culver’s Night – 5-8pm
6th Grade Girls Volleyball – Richmond vs. NLS at Richmond – 4:30pm
6th Grade Girls Volleyball – Merton vs NLS at Richmond – 5:20pm
8th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs. Stone Bank at NLS – 4:30pm
8th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Merton at NLS – 6:10pm
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Prisoner of War Remembrance Day
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7th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Stone Bank at NLS – 4:30pm
7th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Lake Country at NLS – 6:10pm
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8th Grade Boys Volleyball – Erin vs NLS at NLS – 4:30pm
8th Grade Boys Volleyball – NLS vs Swallow at NLS – 6:10pm
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American’s Creed Day Observance
Hawaiian Day
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6th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Lake Country at NLS – 4:30pm
6th Grade Girls Volleyball – North Shore vs NLS at NLS – 6:10pm
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5th Grade Field Trip to Biz Town – 8:25-2:15pm
8th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Merton at Merton – 4:30pm
8th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Swallow at Merton – 5:20pm
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School Board Meeting – 5:30pm Conference Room
8th Grade Boys Volleyball – Lake Country vs. NLS at Richmond – 5:20pm
8th Grade Boys Volleyball – Richmond at Richmond – 6:10pm
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4K Screening for 2024-25 school year
7th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Stone Bank at NLS – 4:30pm
7th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs North Shore at NLS – 6:10pm
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Patriots’ Day
Book Fair April 19-25
NLEF Father/Daughter Dance 6:30-8:30pm
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Environmental Awareness Day
Book Fair April 19-25
6th Grade Field Trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo – 8:45-2:00pm
6th Grade Girls Volleyball – Swallow vs NLS at Lake Country -5:20pm
6th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Lake Country at Lake Country – 6:10 pm
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Book Fair – April 19-25
8th Grade Boys Volleyball – Merton vs NLS at NLS – 4:30pm
8th Grade Boys Volleyball – NLS vs North Shore at NLS – 6:10pm
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Book Fair – April 19-25
AMSAC Boys Volleyball Tournament at AHS – April 24 -25
8th Grade Girls Volleyball – Lake Country vs NLS at NLS – 4:30pm
8th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs North Shore at NLS – 6:10pm
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Book Fair – April 19-25
7th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Erin at Erin – 4:30pm
7th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs Swallow at Erin – 5:20pm
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Arbor Day
Color Day
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6th Grade Girls Volleyball – Lake Country vs NLS at Lake Country – 4:30pm
6th Grade Girls Volleyball – NLS vs North Shore at Lake Country – 5:20pm
A Note from Ms. Meister...
Friendly reminder to look FORWARD to the FORWARD exam. Wisconsin statewide testing will take place in April for North Lake School students in grades 3-8.
Grades 3, 4, 5, 6: April 15th to April 19th
Grades 7, 8: April 8th to April 19th
One or more subtests may be administered daily during the identified time frame, and it is very important that your son or daughter be in school during this time.
The Informational Brochure for Families provides more information about the assessment.
The Leadership team will help kick off testing for each grade level by providing each student with a healthy brain food snack. Thank you student leaders!
If you have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher/s or
Nancy Meister
(262)966-2033
meinan@northlakeschool.org
Counseling Corner
Hello North Lake Families!
As part of the Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling standards, one of the lessons that I do at each grade level is safety and protective behaviors. We talk a lot about who our trusted adults are, when it is time to tell them about something uncomfortable or scary, and how to be safe.
We will be doing these lessons in most grade levels in the next few weeks. We will also be doing our Human Growth and Development lessons in grades 5,6, and 8. Stay tuned for more specific information and timing for Human Growth and Development.
Here is how protective behaviors are addressed at each grade level:
Kindergarten: Safe/unsafe secrets, identifying trusted adults
1st grade: Safety rules and identifying a support network of trusted adults
2nd grade: Privacy circles and identifying safe adults to talk to in various situations
3rd grade: Assertive communication/saying “no” when situations make you uncomfortable
4th grade: Identifying what is appropriate/safe to share with others digitally and in person
5th grade: Support network – who to talk to and when
6th grade: Healthy relationships, when to tell an adult
7th grade: Healthy relationships, when to tell an adult
8th grade: Healthy relationships, types of abuse, when to talk to an adult
If you have any questions about this part of the curriculum, please contact me so that we can talk about it. These are topics that are important to talk about at home, also!
As always, please let me know if there are any ways that I can support your child!
Take care-
Jill Lesch
