The Lakeside Way in full swing!

Lakeside Families,

I am so proud to share that our students did a great job on our first all-school field trip to the YMCA! The purpose of the field trip was to celebrate all the hard work students are doing learning and showing the Lakeside Way expectations--respectful, responsible, and safe. The YMCA staff and parents commented about what a great job students did showing the Lakeside Way; we are all so proud! Here are some pictures from today's fun-filled event! A special thanks goes to our many parent volunteers! Thank YOU!

Our new mascot will be...

Lakeside Families,

It is with great excitement that I share our new 2015-16 school mascot with you! After gathering input from students, staff, and families, and after a few days of intense student voting, our new school mascot will be the Black Wolves! School colors are still in the works...charcoal, light grey, blues, and yellows are all involved in what we'd like our school colors to be, but that is not solidified quite yet. Look for more information in this week's Paw Print newsletter about the mascot, colors, and plans for future Spiritwear orders and artistic design projects for students!

Mrs. Ashton

Happy 2015!

Lakeside Families,

I hope your new year is off to a great start! Lakeside has been full of activity this week! Late lunches, bussing challenges, and indoor recess have made our week an interesting one. Warmer weather is ahead, right? :)

Here are a few updates and reminders to share with you:

• This week, all Lakeside and Green Meadow students are voting for our school mascot! On Friday, students will make a final vote for their favorite mascot. At Monday's PTO meeting, the student choices and final vote details will be shared! I hope you can make it for this exciting discussion! 
• We have been reviewing the Lakeside Way with all students this week. Students have been reviewing expectations for being respectful, responsible, and safe in common areas such as the lunchroom, hallways, and bathrooms. When it warms up, we'll go outside and review outdoor recess expectations. 
• Please make sure you are able to access Infinite Campus for your child's grades (report card information will be coming soon) and also for snow day information or other important school updates. 
• Our Lakeside Way ALL SCHOOL FIELD TRIP TO THE YMCA is coming up on Wednesday, January 21, 2015! Don't forget to turn in your permission slips along with $3 to cover the cost of the bus by tomorrow, January 9. Please specify whether your child will be packing a sack lunch or if we should order a Food Service sack lunch and deduct amount from your family food service account. If you would like to help chaperone, please let your teacher know and we will check to see if you have a current background check filed. We would love to have you- the more the merrier!

Have a wonderful night! Look for more updates soon,

Mrs. Ashton