Welcome to Long Lake Elementary School

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 4^th 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 29^TH:  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 4^th 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 21^st. Please save the date to join us for those events!