LL News: 2.11.24 Conference Sign Up and Kindergarten Info Night
Parent Teacher Conference Sign Ups: Our Winter 2024 Parent Teacher Conferences will be on February 27th (Virtual), February 29th (In Person) and March 7th (Parent Choice of Virtual or In Person). Please use SignUpGenius to schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher. You can sign up for conference times here. Families will have the option of meeting virtually or attending the conferences in person. We plan to have Virtual conferences on February 27th, In Person Conferences on February 29th and either can be scheduled on March 7th. However you can request any format on any of the evenings. Please indicate in the comment section of Sign Up Genius if you plan to attend in person or virtually. If your family chooses a virtual conference, you'll receive a google meet link to join the conference. If you experience problems signing up, feel free to contact our office at 231-933-7800 or your child's teacher. Sign up times for specials teachers are also available. Resource Room and Intervention Teachers will join student's homeroom teacher times. Also, if you’d like to meet with Mr. VanHouten (our art teacher) on March 4th, you can sign up here.
LL BOOKFAIR: During Parent/Teacher Conferences, Long Lake will be hosting a Bookfair! You can purchase in person or online here: https://www.brilliant-books.net/school-book-fairs. By purchasing books from our BOOKFAIR, you are supporting the Library at Long Lake! You can now shop the book fair catalog. When you check out, 25% of your purchase total will be credited to Long Lake Elementary for use to purchase books for our library collections!
Our in person hours for the Bookfair are:
February 27 from 8:40am-8:00pm
February 28 from 8:40am-4:15pm
February 29 from 8:40am-8:00pm
Teachers have created WISHLIST books, you can shop for your favorite teacher here: https://www.brilliant-books.net/wishlist/1148 Thanks in advance for your support of our school!
INCOMING KINDERGARTEN/JR KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM: Do you have an incoming Kindergartener or Junior Kindergartener starting in the fall? If so, please fill out this form: LL Kindergarten/Jr.K Interest List. Filling out this form does not enroll your child; but it does put you on our mailing list. JOIN US: Our Incoming Parent Information Night is on February 12th, 2024 from 5:30-6:30 PM. TCAPS is also offering a district-wide Jr. Kindergarten Virtual Information Session on February 14th at 5:30 PM. This session will share specifically about our Jr. Kindergarten program. The link for this meeting is: Jr. Kindergarten Information Meeting Google Meet Link. We hope you can join us for these events!
STUDENT RUN CREDIT UNION: This year Long Lake Elementary is participating in a TBA Student-Run Credit Union! The deposit days are February 14, March 13, April 10, May 8th starting at 9:05 AM. Our Money Magic Club is an excellent opportunity for student to create a savings account and start saving money at a young age! To sign your student up for a Money Magic savings account, please pick up an application from the main office or scan the QR code below. Once your student has an account, they can come to the art room to make deposits on our deposit dates. For more information on the Money Magic Club, please visit https://www.tbacu.com/personal-2/youth-student-accounts/.
PTO INFORMATION
ONE MORE POPCORN VOLUNTEER NEEDED: We are in need of one more popcorn volunteer for this week's popcorn popping on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Please see the link to sign-up and meet some new people for a great time! See the sign-up in the attached link. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAC29A0FBCF8-popcorn1
SAVE THE DATE: PRINCESS DANCE: Join us for our "Princess Dance" scheduled for Saturday March 9th from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in the Long Lake Elementary gym. More information will be shared as the date approaches.
DISTRICT INFORMATION
TCAPS Student Health Center is now open! Through a partnership with Northwest Michigan Health Services Inc., convenient and affordable primary care and behavioral health services are available to all TCAPS students ages 3-21. The TCAPS Student Health Center is open year-round. Health insurance or not, everyone is welcome. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 231.642.5291 or request an appointment electronically.
TCAPS Superintendent Monthly Office Hours Dr. John VanWagoner's monthly open office hours for community members will be held virtually on February 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Community members may access the virtual meeting here or by calling
+1 475-549-0438 PIN: 961 104 679#.
TCAPS Board of Education Monthly Office Hours The Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) Board of Education will host its next monthly “office hours” in person on Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Horizon Books, 243 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49684. The meeting will be located on the mezzanine level (second floor) of the bookstore. TCAPS Board office hours provide community members with the opportunity to talk to a school board trustee. This month, Trustee Bird is scheduled to attend.
FREE Parent & Caregivers Workshop: (CPI) Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. Northwest Education Services (North Ed) will facilitate a training series on positive behavior support: De-Escalating Challenging Behaviors based on the Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. (CPI) model. Parents and caregivers of students enrolled in grades K-12 and/or North Ed center-based programs are eligible to attend this training. Space is limited for up to 10 participants per session. For more information click on this link: CPI for families/caregivers. Sign up online by February 16.
Love and Logic® 6-Week Virtual Course
Love and Logic® is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. It provides practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. This virtual course, offered through Pine Rest’s Traverse City Clinic, is based on the renowned parent training program “Parenting the Love and Logic Way,” co-developed by experts Charles Fay, Ph.D., Jim Fay, and Foster W. Cline, M.D. The next session will be held in April (watch Pine Rest’s website for details). For more information click on this link or call Pine Rest at 231.947.2255.
Warm Regards,
Kate Burwinkel
Upcoming Dates:
February 14- Count Day
February 15- PTO Meeting 6:30 PM @LL Library (or join virtually https://meet.google.com/rkk-xipj-zss)
February 27-29 Long Lake Brilliant Books Bookfair
February 27- Parent Teacher Conferences
February 29- Parent Teacher Conferences
March 7- Early Release Day Dismissal at 2:01 PM Dismissal and Bus Drop Off Times
March 7- Parent Teacher Conferences
March 9- PTO Sponsored Princess Dance 6:30-8:30 PM
March 22-31 - Spring Break
April 4- Early Release Day Dismissal at 2:01 PM Dismissal and Bus Drop Off Times
Stay Connected:
WEBSITE: http://www.tcaps.net/schools/elementary-schools/longlake/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LongLakeElementarySchoolTCAPS
PTO FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Long-Lake-Elementary-PTO-305155839569856/
SNOW DAY NOTIFICATION: If you don’t receive text notifications for Snow Days and would like to, text the word “Yes” to 87569. The cell phone number must be on file as the primary number with the school.
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LONG LAKE SPRING BOOKFAIR NEXT WEEK: April 29th-May 2nd! Thank you for choosing to support Long Lake. You can shop online or in person during the bookfair hours. When you check out, 25% of your purchase total will be credited to Long Lake for use in expanding our library collections! https://www.brilliant-books.net/thank-you-supporting-long-lake-elementary
Parents can shop any time during these hours!
Tuesday, 4/29 from 8:40am-4:45pm
Wednesday, 4/30 from 8:40am-4:45pm
Thursday, 5/1 from 8:40am-4:45pm
Friday, 5/2 from 8:40am-9:05am
SPIRIT WEEK: We’re excited to celebrate a Spirit Week at Long Lake this week! ! This is in connection with a Mix it Up Lunch Day on Wednesday where students get to mix up where they sit in the cafeteria and meet new friends!
HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS THIS FRIDAY: This coming Friday, April 18th is a half day for students. Long Lake students dismiss at 12:12 p.m.
SPRING PICTURE DAY: Spring picture day is Friday, April 18th. Only students with pre-paid online orders or payment in hand will have their pictures taken. Online orders MUST be placed by 10:00 a.m. on picture day (the online site will close after that time). If you would like your student's picture taken, please place an online order on or before April 18th at 10:00 a.m. The website for placing orders is mylifetouch.com and the Picture Day ID is EVT3NNMGW.
SCHOOL YEARBOOKS: Yearbooks are available to purchase online and the deadline to order is April 21, 2025. To order, visit the following website: www.ybpay.com ID Code: 15170525. The cost is $12 per yearbook. We do have funds available to help families in need. If your family would benefit from a scholarship for a yearbook, please complete this form or contact the school office.
EARLY RELEASE THIS WEEK: This Wednesday, April 9th is an early release day for students Long Lake dismisses at 2:02 p.m. Dismissal and Bus Drop Off Times
PTO BOARD MEETING: Please join us for our monthly PTO board meeting this coming Thursday, April 10th at 6:30 p.m. in the library.
SPRING PICTURE DAY: Spring picture day is Friday, April 18th.