PARENT DROP OFF IN MORNING If you bring your child to school in the morning, please park in the lot and escort them into the building. If you drop them off at the curb, please do so quickly and do not pass cars on the left…..our concern is safety for our students. LATE ARRIVAL/EARLY LEAVING STUDENTS We would like to remind parents that all students MUST be signed in and out during the school day. If you are bringing your child late to school (after 7:42 am) or picking them up early for an appointment, please come to the office to sign them in/out. DO NOT go directly to the classroom—the office will call the classroom teacher to get your child. EARLY DISMISSAL Friday, May 1st, school will be dismissed at 11:15 for students ~ no lunch will be served. There will be a Professional Development Day for teachers in the afternoon. FOOD DRIVE Our Laker Elementary Food Drive will begin on May 4th and run until the 15th. Please send in any non-perishable food item with your child to help stock the local food banks. There are families in our community that need our support. You may also send in paper products or health and beauty products, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, etc. Our goal is to collect 600 items! If you are able, please send in a few items to help make our community a better place. Items may be placed in the lobby of our school. GRANDPARENT PROGRAM There will be a Grandparent’s Program on Tuesday, May 5th, at 1:30 in the gym/cafeteria. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to attend. Any guests that park in the front parking lot need to have cars moved by 3:00 because of student dismissal. DENTAL BUS The Health Delivery Mobile Dental Program bus will be here on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, May 13-15. If your child has already been in the program, there is no paperwork to be done. If you would like your child to have their teeth cleaned/examined, please request the paperwork from the elementary office. EARLY DISMISSAL/NO SCHOOL Friday, May 22nd, students will be dismissed at 11:15 with no lunch being served. Monday, May 25th, there is NO SCHOOL because of Memorial Day. ACCELERATED READER POINTS DEADLINE The last day students may take quizzes to receive AR points is Friday, May 29th. The AR assembly will be held on Thursday, June 11th ~ DK-2nd grade at 8:30 and 3rd-5th grades at 9:30. LIBRARY CLOSES The library will close Thursday, June 4th. All books and/or fines must be paid on or before that date. FUN DAY Our last Fun Day of this year will be held during the school day on Friday, June 5th, for DK through 2nd grade. Third through fifth grades will have their Fun Day on Wednesday, June 10th. Students that have had three minor discipline reports or one major discipline report do not qualify to attend. Parents will be notified of students not able to attend. We will have them in a classroom doing their work during that time. FIELD DAY We have scheduled elementary Field Days for June 8th & 9th. The morning sessions will begin approximately 9:00 and afternoon will begin about 12:45. Events will be held on the high school football field. The schedule is as follows: MONDAY, June 8th AM = DK Damm; KDG Gordon; 2nd Fritz; 2nd Gerisch; 5th Pike HELPERS: Jurgess PM = 1st McCormick; 1st Robinson; 1st Wade; 3rd Jimkoski; 5th Smith HELPERS: Pike TUESDAY, June 9th AM = KDG Koroleski; KDG Reibling; 2nd McIntosh; 4th Estelle; 5th Jurgess HELPERS: Smith PM = 3rd Macejewski; 3rd Post; 4th McArdle; 4th Orlik HELPERS: some from each class [Jurgess, Pike & Smith] www.lakerschools.org Page 1