Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . 3 P’s OF OPEN ENROLLMENT PIPELINE The open enrollment window is closing on April 30th. While we have seen interest at all grade levels over the years, Lake Country Kindergarten (LCK) has had the highest percentage of open-enrolled students. LCK continues to be a positive community partner for North Lake School and contributes to

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . SNACKS Mrs. Lesch and the Leadership group will provide snacks during FORWARD Testing to help motivate students. The Leadership students have selected granola bars, fruit bars, mints, and Smarties. Our students will be taking the FORWARD assessments as follows: 8th grade: April 7th–10th and 14th–15th 7th grade: April 11th and 14th–16th 5th and 6th

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . NO SCHOOL – SPRING BREAK North Lake School and office will be closed for Spring Break, March 24-28.   School will resume on Monday, March 31st.   March 31st is also the beginning of the 4th quarter. FINAL WAVE DATES  We are heading into the home stretch of the school year.  Below is a list of

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . MAJOR SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS The North Lake School District is committed to building security and school safety.  Recently, all glass windows in the front office have been reinforced with shatterproof film.  This improvement provides protection of communication infrastructure in the event of a critical incident and may also thwart any threat as the first

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . LITERACY LIGHTS THE NIGHT A special thank you to Mrs. Toczyski and Miss Orendorff for coordinating this year’s Literacy Night.  The stories were sweet, and the cake was delicious! More photos located at the end of the WAVE. SCIENCE FAIR PRESENTATIONS The Science Fair was a huge success, and the kids did a fantastic

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . NORTH LAKE SCHOOL CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Goodie Gals (8th grade school service group) planned and presented multiple lessons to Kindergarten, 4th grade, and 6th grade this past week.  Important lessons were learned through literature, reenactment, and art activities.  Students connected with the historical Civil Rights Movement and the practical day to day

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . SUPER SAFETY PATROL School safety continues to be a top priority at North Lake School.  Recent improvements include: Increased lower and upper school staff at dismissal Shatterproof film on all office glass including windows and doors New cross walk signage Ongoing staff training  Monitored building access and Raptor Visitor Management System “See Something, Say

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . HAPPY 2025 AND WELCOME BACK Here is an update on the Perfect Attendance Trek Bike Raffle.  As of 1-10-25, eligible participants include: 1 –  5K student 6 – 1st grade students 2 – 2nd grade students 4 – 3rd grade students 5 – 4th grade students 4 – 5th grade students 5 – 6th

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . Happy Holidays from North Lake School Picture Left to Right:  Dr. Ackley, John Marchek – Member, Bob Gatchel – Treasurer, Marty Iverson – Clerk, Deputy Dan Adrian, Sue Schultz – President, Deb Schaber – Vice President, Sheriff Eric Severson. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD  The North Lake School District believes in a strong partnership with the

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE NORTH LAKE U.S. News and World Report recently released their 2025 rankings for best middle schools in the state.  North Lake continues to receive high accolades with the rank of 3rd.  Learn more about the top Wisconsin schools in the U.S. News & World Report and thank your child’s teacher.

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . NLS MOVES FORWARD INTO THE 21ST CENTURY  Give us a call.  The new phone system is now working and quite an upgrade.  We are happy to answer your call, transfer to voicemail, and more.  The new phone system further enhances school safety and security for a variety of reasons.  Please be patient as the

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT  School safety continues to be a top priority for the North Lake School District.  School staff participated in CPR training on October 17th led by School Nurse, Beth Gatzow.  On the non-student contact day (10-25-24), the North Lake School staff participated in a half day school emergency response and school threat training

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES  You should have received the signup links for parent teacher conferences on Tuesday, October 15th.  However, your voices have been heard and day time conferences might not be the best for working families.  Due to changes with the Arrowhead calendar, North Lake School had to adjust our conference schedule this semester. 

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . RUMORS Please contact the office or me if you have questions or concerns about North Lake School related matters.  Parents may see things on social media or hear rumors that are 100% incorrect.  The 2024-2025 school year is off to an extremely successful start and remains steadfast to the strong values and traditions that

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . HARVEST FEST AND PARK ROAD CLOSURE I hope to see everyone out and about at Harvest Fest 2024.  North Lake School’s leadership club will host our float again this year, and the Richmans will tow the float.  Look for the FORWARD logo t-shirts.  Please be aware that the entrance to Park Road from Highway

Dr. Ackley’s Message . . . MOVING FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE It was a warm welcome on Tuesday.  What a joy to see so many new and returning students to celebrate our great K-8.  Thank you to the NLS teachers and support staff for setting the school year up for success!   The 2024-2025 school year core value is: “CONFIDENCE”. “We are