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.
K-4 HOLIDAY CONCERT – TONIGHT!
CONCERT TONIGHT…Kindergarten through 4th grade students should wear nice, holiday clothing. Your child should look nice but please don’t dress too warmly as it gets hot with so many people in the big gym. Your child should arrive at his or her classroom by 4:30 p.m. The concert will begin promptly at 5:00 p.m. Please plan on a one hour show followed by the Community Tree Lighting sponsored by the North Lake Rec Club at the Old North Lake Fire Department. It should be another EPIC experience for the North Lake School community.
MIDDLE SCHOOL (5TH-8TH GRADE) HOLIDAY CONCERT – DECEMBER 12TH
The middle school students will be performing a separate holiday concert Thursday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. Students should arrive at the Choir/Band rooms at 5:40 p.m. The attire for the concert is nice, holiday clothing.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE – LIFE SAVING MEDICINE
Jenelle Blavat spoke to students during their lunch hours on Tuesday about the upcoming Blood Drive on Monday, December 9th. The student body was encouraged to get their adults to sign up, and the winning homeroom will receive an incentive party. Please see the North Lake School website for sign up information in the Community section. Let’s get as much life saving medicine (blood) for our community as we can!
SOCK DRIVE CHALLENGE
Every season North Lake School likes to help others. This year, the Food Fellas have decided to collect socks for the homeless. Just drop your new, sock donations on the table by the office. The Food Fellas will serve hot cocoa on December 20th to the entire student body if 1,500 pairs of new socks are collected by December 18th. There is currently a high demand for men’s large and x-large socks. Mrs. Julie Hower will then collect the socks and distribute them at the Salvation Army’s Christmas Feast held on Christmas Day.
The success of the Food Fellas’ Food Drive this fall resulted in just under $1,000 of donated can goods by North Lake families. The Society of St. Vincent De Paul St. Teresa of Calcutta Conference thanked North Lake School for its assistance in checking expiration dates, sorting, and shelving.
NEW 3D PRINTER!
The Milwaukee Society of Plastics Engineers Education Foundation has awarded Mr. McConville a $2,000 grant to purchase a new 3D printer.
The science department’s old 3D printers will be donated to the Town Hall Library. Thank you to this terrific teacher for taking advantage of this opportunity for our community.
FORENSICS BEGINNING SOON…
Forensics season will be starting on December 11th for middle school students in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. If your child is interested in participating, please see the informational flyer and permission slip at the end of the WAVE for more information.
Author Visit - Susan Sternkopf
Patriots Pen Winners
Next Culver's Night - December 9th
December Dates to Remember
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K-4 Holiday Concert – 5:00 p.m.
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Culver’s Night – 5:00-8:00 p.m.
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5-8 Holiday Concert – 6:00 p.m.
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Ugly Sweater Day
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NLEF Holiday Shop
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NLEF Holiday Shop
Lake Country Kindergarten Holiday Concert – 5:30-6:30 p.m.
School Board Meeting – 5:30 p.m. in Library
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NLEF Holiday Shop
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PJ Day
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NO SCHOOL – WINTER BREAK
January Dates to Remember
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NO SCHOOL – WINTER BREAK
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School Resumes
A Note from Ms. Meister
The scores are in. The 2023-24 DPI School Report Card has arrived! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) school and district report cards for 2023-24 are now publicly available. North Lake School is pleased with its continued five star ranking of “significantly exceeds expectations” on the state report card. The overall score was 86.9% and our achievement score was high at 92.2%. North Lake School upholds its tradition of high expectations and strong academic programming. We are proud of our student performance and staff commitment. Let’s keep up the good work!
Results for the Spring 2024 Wisconsin Forward Exam
This chart displays the percentage of students meeting grade-level expectations (Meeting and Advanced)
North Lake School ELA Math Social Studies Science
All School All School Grades 4 & 8 Grades 4 & 8
Spring 2024 82.9 79.3 86.1 74.7
If you have comments, questions, concerns please contact me.
Email: meinan@northlakeschool.org
Phone: (262) 966-2033 Ext. 134
Counseling Corner
Hello North Lake Families!
Earlier this year I introduced you to the Zones of Regulation. When we talk about this here at school we start with identifying our zones/emotions. Once we have a good understanding of that we work on our “Get to Green” tools.
Here are a few of our favorites that you could use at home too!
Lemon Squeeze: Pretend to hold two lemons in your hands. Squeeze them and pretend that you are making lemonade. Count to five and release the lemons.
Finger Breathing: Hold one hand out and use your other hand to trace each finger up as you breathe in, and down as you breathe out.
Take a break: Ask for a break and set a timer to return. Try drinking some water on your break.
Scribble drawing: So fun! Ask your child about this one.
I hope these will help as your family navigates the excitement and potential stress of the holidays!
Jill Lesch
Riding the WAVE of Wellness
The holidays are rapidly approaching and the students’ excitement is already palpable. We have holiday concerts to look forward to, time with family and friends, and most importantly a time to rest and recharge over winter break.
I wanted to take this opportunity to share some important health updates with you to help ensure that we stay as healthy as possible and can all enjoy our holidays:
As mentioned in the last article, respiratory illnesses are a hot topic this year. Unfortunately with that, there has been a large upswing in pneumonia among our students (and nationwide). The most prevalent type is mycoplasma pneumoniae- this was commonly called “walking pneumonia”.
While most people are generally able to recover from this without the use of antibiotics (symptoms are often less severe and quite often appear as a chest cold) it is important to stay vigilant as it can progress. Several students have developed post viral complications that mimic asthma symptoms and have needed an inhaler along with antibiotic treatment.
Members of Mrs. Giesie and Miss Orendorff’s Kindergarten classes would like to remind you to wash your hands with warm soapy water for at least twenty seconds to get rid of those not so festive germs!
Have a happy and healthy holiday season!
Becca Soya
Special Education Aide and Health Room Support
