LL News: 10.20.24 Conference Sign Ups, Panther Pumpkin Project & Monster Mash
FALL PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Our Fall 2024 Parent Teacher Conferences will be on November 7th (Mostly Virtual), November 12th (In Person) and November 14th (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. Parents can request any format (virtual or in person) on any of the evenings. We ask that dual households schedule one conference for their child. This helps everyone to be on the same page to support the student’s learning, it also allows the teacher to have enough time slots for all of the students in their class. . Sign up times for specials teachers are also available. Mrs. Wiliford (MUSIC) has an alternative conference date for LL on November 18th. If interested in signing up for a music conference, click here and select Nov. 18th on the calendar. Resource Room and Intervention Teachers will join student's homeroom teacher times. If you experience problems signing up, feel free to contact our office at 231-933-7800 or your child's teacher.
RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED: If your family is in need of boots for your students or a weekly nonperishable food bag to come home in backpacks, please reach out to our front office or email burwinkeka@tcaps.net. Also TCAPS is hosting a Pop-Up Shop on October 24-25! All items are 100% free and will include clothing, school supplies, winter wear and more! Please contact kubeshca@tcaps.net or 231-933-1789 to make an appointment!
Ski Club 2025 is upon us! Join us on Thursdays beginning in January. The program includes a weekly lesson (at least 4) and weekly lift, with optional rental and Sunday add on. In addition, there is also open skiing in March (rental not included). Click here for more info/links to forms.
TOYS AT SCHOOL: We’re noticing more and more students bringing toys and Pokemon cards to school. This can become a problem because items end up getting broken or a precious card unintentionally traded. Please help us out by keeping personal items at home. Thanks for your support!
LL HALLOWEEN PARADE October 31st: Long Lake will be hosting a Halloween Parade on Thursday, October 31st at 9:20 a.m. at our outdoor track. Students should come to school wearing their costumes and bring a change of clothes. Parents can join the parade by walking around the side of the building and stand on the inside of the track. Our parade will move inside if the weather doesn’t cooperate. Please see the flyer below for information about how to participate and costumes that day. Flyer Here
VETERAN ASSEMBLY: We will reveal how much is collected during our Veterans Assembly (in honor of Veterans Day) on November 8th @ 9:30 AM. Know a Veteran who would be interested in joining us for this honorary celebration? Please invite anyone who may be interested!
PANTHER PRIDE: This year, our staff give out Paw Tickets to students who demonstrate our Lifelong Guidelines: Trustworthy, Truthful, Active Listening, Personal Best, Kind Words and Actions. We are proud to recognize Emersyn, Lydia, Grayson, Hailey, Charlotte, Kalayah, and Chace who had tickets that scored BINGO on our board! Paw tickets are randomly selected each week to add to a BINGO board in our office. Whenever we form a full line on our bingo board, the students in that row receive special recognition! Congratulations to all students who have earned Tickets these last few weeks!
PTO INFORMATION: The PTO has some fun upcoming events! Please see below.
PANTHER PUMPKIN PROJECT: We’d love for you to join us in creating a pumpkin for our Panther Pumpkin Project! It runs from October 21st thru October 24th. Students can decorate (not carve) a pumpkin based upon the chosen theme of "Favorite Movie" for this year. Then bring the pumpkin to school to be judged by all the other students. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes from Brilliant Books.
MONSTER MASH DANCE: Save the date for our annual Monster Mash dance on Friday, October 25th. Dig out your favorite Halloween costume and join us for a family friendly Monster Mash dance party! This event is free but we take donations to cover the cost of the DJ and decorations. This event is for current Long Lake students and their families only. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Pizza will be available for purchase for $2 a slice.
Volunteers
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAC29A0FBCF8-monster
Snack Sign-Up
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAC29A0FBCF8-monster1
PTO BOARD TREASURER OPENING: The PTO Board is still looking to fill a Treasurer position for this school year! Please consider supporting our school in this important role! Email your interest and any questions to longlakepto1@gmail.com.
HAPPY FEET: Thank you to our volunteers who support our Happy Feet program! Please consider checking out the volunteer opportunities during lunch recess times from 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. to punch cards and distribute foot tokens. You can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAEAB2CA4F4C61-51058851-happy
DISTRICT INFORMATION:
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, October 24, 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 Newman-Bale is scheduled to attend.
Go Panthers!
Warm Regards,
Kate Burwinkel
Upcoming Dates:
October 21- PTO Sponsored Panther Pumpkin Project
October 25- PTO Sponsored Monster Mash Dance 6:30-8:30 p.m.
November 1- No School for Students/Teacher Work Day
November 5- No School for Students/Staff Professional Development Day
November 7- Picture Retake Day
November 7- Parent Teacher Conferences
November 9- Long Lake Craft Show
November 12- Parent Teacher Conferences
November 14- Parent Teacher Conferences
November 14- PTO Meeting in the Library at 6:30 p.m. Join virtually: https://meet.google.com/fic-ofrz-jmu
November 18 Panther Parade @ 3:45 p.m.
November 27-29- No School Thanksgiving Break
December 3- PTO Meeting in the Library at 6:30 p.m. Join virtually: https://meet.google.com/fic-ofrz-jmu
December 4- Early Release Day Students Long Lake dismisses at 2:02 p.m.
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 79041. The cell phone number must be on file as the primary number with the school.
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Good evening Long Lake Families,
This is Kate Burwinkel with the news for this week.
Our 2024-25 school year is nearly complete and it seems to have just flown by. As I reflect upon this year, I am grateful to so many people. To raise our children, it takes a village and the collaboration of every adult who interactions with them. I am honored to have been a part of Long Lake’s journey this year and I am thrilled to start 2025-26 year together.
As we part for summer, I want to share some exciting planning that is going on at Long Lake! NEW HOUSE SYSTEM AT LONG LAKE NEXT YEAR: Our school theme next year will be incorporating a House System. You might know about this if you've read any of the Harry Potter books. The House System is also used at a famous school called the Ron Clark Academy. Some of our 4th grade leaders created a video introducing this launch next year! Check it out here: Long Lake HOUSE Introduction Video
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Wednesday, June 11th
Thanks for your interest in learning more about Long Lake Elementary!
SUMMER ENROLLMENT & SCHOOL SUMMER HOURS
TCAPS Elementary school offices will be closed from June 16th-August 15th and emails/messages will be responded to once staff return on August 18th. During summer dates, if you have questions, or are interested in enrolling in our school, a district registration office will be open. The contact for this office is: 231-933-1761. You can find more information here: https://www.tcaps.net/enroll/
LONG LAKE ELEMENTARY JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN WELCOME & SIGNING DAYAugust 21, 2025 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
All kindergarten and junior kindergarten students/parents should plan to attend on August 21st. The sign up can be found here. Students will have the opportunity to get to know our kindergarten teachers, see the kindergarten classrooms, tour the building and receive a welcome to kindergarten gift. We will also get to know your child a little more by conducting a 15 minute screener to support his/her needs for the start of the year. The screener helps us balance our classes and know where to start with learning on the first day. The total visit will be about 30 minutes.
LONG LAKE ELEMENTARY OPEN HOUSE/MEET THE TEACHER
August 26th, 2025
Prek & Kindergarten 4:00 PM to 5:00 p.m.
1st through 5th 5:00 PM to 6:00 p.m.
This is a welcome back to school celebration for our entire school community! Students will be able to meet their teacher, tour the building, and connect with other families. We’ll have free giveaways and much more!
LONG LAKE SUPPLY LISTS
Each of our teaching teams created a list of school supplies to support your child’s learning this year. You can find the supply lists here. Thanks in advance for your generosity!
LONG LAKE TEACHERS AND CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
Each Long Lake Elementary family will receive an email by 1:00 p.m. on August 26th with teacher and class information.
We are getting excited for the start of the 2025-26 year! Thank you again for your interest in our school!
SPRING HAPPY FEET THIS WEEK! The last week of Happy Feet is this week! Join us as we celebrate a strong finish: Volunteer Sign Up
LONG LAKE FAMILY PICNIC MAY 29TH: Thank you to all the families who joined us for our Family Picnic! It turned out to be the perfect weather and great community!
NEW HOUSE SYSTEM AT LONG LAKE NEXT YEAR: Our school theme next year will be incorporating a House System. You might know about this if you've read any of the Harry Potter books. The House System is also used at a famous school called the Ron Clark Academy. Some of our 4th grade leaders created a video introducing this launch next year! Check it out here: Long Lake HOUSE Introduction Video
SAVE THE DATE 2025-26 OPEN HOUSE/MEET THE TEACHER: Please save the date for Open House & Meet the Teacher for next school year on Tuesday, August 26th. Incoming Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten Students will also have a Signing Day to meet teachers and visit campus on August 21st. Please save the date to join us for those events!