September 19, 2025 – North Lake School District

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . .

FOUR SEASONS

Thank you to our artist in residence, Carrie O’Malley, for her outstanding mosaic mural in the upper school mural hallway. Students 3K-8th grade participated in this all school art installation titled Four Seasons. The mural depicts the four seasons and honors Mr. Bruce Budde with nods to nature. See the Mosaic Mural Photo Gallery at the end of the WAVE for more images and the new Four Seasons mosaic mural.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

We love to celebrate birthdays at North Lake School. Students are welcome to bring in birthday treats to share with their grade level. To ensure student safety and account for medical concerns like allergies, students are not permitted to walk all around the building handing out treats. We would like to keep the celebration class centric. Thank you for your cooperation.

SCHOOL SAFETY DRILL

Every September, North Lake School conducts a school safety drill. Students participated in a lockdown drill on September 16th. All school safety drills are announced drills as recommended by the Department of Justice – Office of School Safety. Later this month, 5th and 6th grade students will practice an evacuation drill to the evacuation site: St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish Center. North Lake School works closely with the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department and Village of Chenequa Police Department to keep our students safe.

PARKING LOT SAFETY REMINDERS

Please be PATIENT and RESPECTFUL during drop off/pick up times. And always, adhere to the Parking Lot Rules below to keep our school children safe.

SLOW DOWN as children are present

WALK with your child TO and FROM your parked vehicle

STAND on the sidewalk to greet your child

Students will meet parents in the carline in the pink striped “CANDY CANE LANE”

No parking on Park Road or Hwy VV per Town of Merton Highway Department

Highway VV is EXIT ONLY – Enter the parking lot via Park Road

Staff crossing guards are identified with high visibility vests and signs

Please report all parking lot safety concerns immediately to the staff crossing guards

DROP OFF – PICK UP

Students are allowed in the building beginning at 7:00 a.m. and are to go directly to the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) for direct supervision. Students in grades 4th-8th may also go to the learning lab for computer access if necessary. All students accessing the building early must enter through Door A. Only bus riders are allowed to enter the building through Door G.

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Grandparents Day Lunch

Grandparents Day Photo Gallery located at the end of the WAVE.

A Note from Ms. Meister...

It is critical for teachers to know all about their students and our North Lake teachers get to know their students in many ways. One important way every September is with formal assessments.

All students in grades 1-8 take the adaptive, online, i-Ready Diagnostic assessment for reading and math.
Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade participate in aimswebPlus Early Literacy Screening to comply with Wisconsin ACT 20.

This data along with classroom assignments, assessments and observation provide the information needed to make the best instructional decisions for our students.

Be on the look out as the results for these assessments and the Spring 2025 Forward Exam will be sent home with your student in the coming weeks. For any questions about these assessments you may always contact your child/children’s classroom teacher or me.

Nancy Meister

meinan@northlakeschool.org

262-966-2033 Ext. 1134

Counseling Corner

Hello North Lake Families!

The 5th – 8th grade Leadership Group spent a day before school started learning about leadership and getting some plans ready for the year.

Here are the highlights:

New Student Committee: Made signs to welcome our new students

School Community Committee: Prepped for the Harvest Fest parade

Service Committee: Worked on planning a service project to work with Heritage Senior Living AND a penny drive to raise money for Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation

Spirit Committee: Planned our spirit days for the year

Date	Spirit Day	Date	Spirit Day
9/26	Gold Day	2/19	Pajama Day
10/17	Sports Day	3/20	Crazy Hair Day
10/29	Wear Red Day	4/24	Arrowhead and North Lake Day
11/14	Stuffy Day	5/22	Anything but a Backpack
12/12	Mismatch Day	6/4	Color Day – stay tuned for colors!
1/9	Kids dress as teachers – teachers dress as kids	Have fun showing your school spirit!