Newsletter - May 13, 2022

Lakeside
Elementary School

Black Wolf Bulletin

May 13, 2022; Issue 17

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Dear Lakeside Families,

It's hard to believe that we are just three weeks away from the year ending. We love to see our families in person during our end of the year events, especially Field Day, on the last day of school. Field Day is run by our PTO and PE teacher, Mrs. Homman. There are opportunities to volunteer and support this event. Please use this link to sign up: https://bit.ly/LakesideFieldDay2022 We can't wait to see you there!

For the last day of school, the lunch menu has been changed for Lakeside. Instead of having popcorn chicken, Food Service will have a hot dog, carrots, broccoli, an apple, and a cookie. We anticipate most students will want hot lunch on the last day, but will be sending an opt-out of lunch form home for your family to fill out if you are choosing to bring a lunch instead. If you'd like to send a lunch, please return the slip by Wednesday, May 18th, or email the office to let us know! This will help Food Service plan for the number of special Lakeside lunches needed on the last day.

Our last PTO meeting of the year was Monday. I want to thank Lori Moen, who has served as president for the past few years and Annie Majorowicz, who has served as secretary for the past few years. Both ladies have been invaluable to our school community! Thank you Lori and Annie for your service! In addition, I want to thank Kimmie Martin for serving as vice president this year and ElizaBeth Chase as treasurer; we appreciate all of their hard work as well! New PTO leadership has been determined for next year. We are excited to welcome co-presidents Kari Zabel and Terri Oesterreich, vice president Andrea Schneider, secretary Stephanie Homman and treasurer ElizaBeth Chase. These ladies will help us plan another great year of opportunities for next year's students and families!

Finally, our coin war will be extended until Tuesday, May 17. All coins and dollars collected will go toward our new school playground!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ashton, Principal

amy.ashton@oshkosh.k12.wi.us

Specialist Updates

Phy-Ed Update

Physical Education Update from Mrs. Homman

Hello Lakeside Families!

Our students have been practicing a few new striking skills since the last update- mini golf and tennis. These lessons have been a great way to reinforce skills such as aiming, follow-through, strategy, sportsmanship, and perseverance. Our final lessons will include a bit of Frisbee throwing and yard games.

I’ve started to make my summer bucket list. We’re hoping to hike a few new trails, plant a small garden, have a picnic at a new park, make a campfire, stroll through the farmers market, bike on a few trails, and swim. What will you do this summer? Be sure to squeeze in time for exercise and fresh air.

Information for Field Day will be shared soon! We will be looking for volunteers to help with our stations in the afternoon. Watch for a Sign Up Genius in the next week or so. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at stephanie.homman@oshkosh.k12.wi.us. Thank you!

Music Update

Music Update from Ms. Olsen

Ms. Olsen has given us permission to let our Lakeside students and families know that Ms. Olsen will be out for the remainder of the school year. Her doctors found a blood clot in her brain. She is being treated for this and the doctors believe she will be better by August and able to start the school year back with us!

Ms. Olsen is very sad that she is unable to finish the year with her students. She wants the kids to know that she loves them and misses them!

We will try to have a virtual meeting with Ms. Olsen before the year ends so she can say goodbye to the kids. There will be a guest teacher in music for the remainder of the school year. Please keep Ms. Olsen in your thoughts!

Art Update

Art Update from Mrs. Wollangk:

It’s hard to believe we are here already!

As each of our grades finish up with their projects, we look to warm weather and getting our art room back to square one for next fall.

It is time to begin packing the remaining projects. If your child is in art on “B” days, with Mrs. Wollangk, please send a brown grocery bag to school for packing supplies and projects. Do not put their name on the bag, as we compile the bags in the art room and label them as we use them. If you have extras and would like to send more along, we appreciate it.

It has been a pleasure having your children in class and look forward to more projects in the fall! Have a wonderful summer!

As always, if you are interested in sending materials, our classes can always use thin cardboard like cereal or cracker boxes.

Art Update from Mrs. Molder:

All students are working to finish up their projects for the 2021-2022 school year! Kindergarten artists are completing their spring bunnies, where they focused on lines and patterns. First grade artists are working on sunflowers inspired by Gustav Klimt. Second grade artists learned about Georgia O’Keeffe and are creating flower bouquets inspired by her work. Fifth grade artists researched what they wanted to create and are completing their choice-based artworks. It has been awesome to see their creativity!

Technology Update

Technology Update from Mrs. Stephany

Learning without Limits

All students will turn in their Chromebooks at the end of the year. Sixth grade students will receive a different Chromebook at their middle school with a case to transport it. As we wrap up the school year, students can access content over the summer from the OASD Student Portal at: https://sites.google.com/a/oshkosh.k12.wi.us/student-portal/.
Students are also used to going to ClassLink; the address for ClassLink is: https://launchpad.classlink.com/oshkosh.

Third through fifth grade students will log in to school accounts using their username and password. Student usernames are the first 5 letters of the last name followed by the first initial of the first name. Then they include the last 4 digits of the student ID number. For example, for “Sample Student” the username would be “studes5678.” The student would have to either remember the password or record it from school in a safe spot or share with you.

School Counselor Update

School Counselor Update from Mrs. Lubinski

Time is flying! I can’t believe it is May and the last month of the school year already!

Kindergarten, third, fourth, and fifth graders have been learning great communication skills. Kindergarten and third grade focused on using these skills in healthy conflict resolution and in building friendships. Fourth and fifth grade have been learning about different communication styles. First and second graders have been learning about resiliency. Second grade is learning about responsibility. All grades will finish up May with practicing teamwork and cooperation skills. Fifth grade will also be taking a tour of South Park Middle School. We will miss the fifth grade class like crazy next year but they are going to do so amazing in middle school! They are ready!

KID TIP - Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children. Check out this link (100 Fun Summer Activities for Kids) for fun ideas to do as a family.

I have absolutely loved my first year at Lakeside and getting to know all of the incredible students, staff, and families! I love being a part of the Lakeside school family!

If you have any questions, or if I can offer any additional support, please contact me.

Enjoy your summer!

Jen Lubinski

School Counselor, Lakeside Elementary

424-0121 x 6825 or jennifer.lubinski@oshkosh.k12.wi.us

Media Specialist Update

Media Update from Ms. Collins

This month we are celebrating all of the students' hard work and dedication to learning digital citizenship. All classes got to choose their celebration from a menu of different activities. Some of these activities were digital and some were not but all classes have been having fun! Both Kindergarten classes and one first grade class, selected to have storytime with Bee-Bot, one of our programmable robots. Students listened to a story and then helped tell Bee-Bot the story by coding him to follow the path of our story. Our other First graders learned how to make origami notes to share with family and friends. The second, third, and fourth graders all did digital breakouts. These breakouts are similar to escape rooms. The students are asked to solve clues to unlock digital locks on their chromebooks. The fifth graders chose to do a physical breakout which had students looking at clues and breaking real locks in order to unlock their boxes. All of the students have learned a lot this year and it has been exciting to see them celebrate all that they have learned.

Raptor Reminder for End-of-the-Year Events

Lakeside's annual end-of-the-year events are just around the corner! If you are planning to come to school for the kindergarten Teddy Bear Picnic, the 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony and/or our Field Day, please remember that we have a new visitor system, known as Raptor. If you have not yet visited the school this year, please be sure to bring your photo ID and plan a few extra minutes to get checked in. Once your ID has been scanned, you won't need to bring it for future trips to the school (Lakeside or any other OASD school).

If you have already provided your ID to be "Raptored" (at Lakeside or any other OASD school), you will be in our system. If you are, feel free to email or call ahead to let the office know you're coming and we will have your visitor badge printed out and ready to go!

Questions? Call Kami at (920) 424-0131 or email at kami.zuercher@oshkosh.k12.wi.us

Coin Wars Continue!

Because we had two classrooms that went virtual this week, Student Council has decided to extend the coin war through Tuesday, May 17th. The rules for next week will also change so that coins AND bills count as positive for a classroom. There will be a prize for the top earning classroom! Funds raised will go toward the playground project.

Yearbooks Available

If your family forgot to order a yearbook but you still want one, you're in luck! We have a few available in the office for purchase on a first come, first served basis. They are $12.25 each, and please note that we are unable to make change. Make checks payable to Lakeside Elementary, or send exact change with your child. If you ordered a yearbook for your family, these will be given to students by their teachers over the next couple of weeks.

Grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation

Lakeside recently received a generous grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, made possible with support from the Mildred M. and Edward W. Baar Youth and Education Fund. These funds were used during our recent book fair to provide books for students. Lakeside is so grateful for the generosity and continued support from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation!

Community Events

Check out our Community Events page on our website for information about events happening throughout the Oshkosh community!

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May and June Calendar

May 16th - 20th
- RESCHEDULED Human Growth and Development Lessons, Grade 5
May 17th
- Summer Safety Presentations from Oshkosh Fire Department
May 18th
- Kindergarten Field Trip to the Building for Kids
- 5th Grade Field Trip to the Timber Rattlers
May 20th
- 5th Grade Field Trip to South Park Middle School
May 24th
- Kona Ice Celebration @ 1pm
May 26th
- 5th Grade Market Day @ 1pm
May 27th
- 1st Grade Field Trip to the New Zoo
- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Oshkosh Public Museum and Menominee Park
May 30th
- No school
May 31st
- Kindergarten Promotion and Picnic @ 1:15
June 1st
- 2nd Grade Field Trip to Milwaukee Public Museum
June 2nd
- Last Day of School
- 5th Grade Promotion @ 9am
- Field Day @ 12pm