Lakeside Elementary School
Newsletter - December 16, 2022
Lakeside
Elementary School
Black Wolf Bulletin
December 16, 2022; Issue 8
Dear Lakeside Families,
As the end of 2022 nears, we have many reasons to be grateful at Lakeside. First, your children are simply amazing! As I've been in classrooms and hallways this week, I have heard such kind words from students to other students. Students are following expectations in the hallways and in other common spaces, showing respectful, responsible, and safe behavior. We have less office discipline referrals than last year at this time of the year. We also are pleased to continue seeing more faces volunteering in our school! If you want to volunteer, please reach out; we definitely can use extra hands!
Next week, our student council has fun spirit days for all students and staff to participate in. Candy cane sales will continue next week as well. On Thursday, we will have a school sing-along prior to classroom holiday parties.
Wishing your family a wonderful holiday ahead!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ashton, Principal
amy.ashton@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Specialist Updates
Reminder - Brighten Someone's Holiday
Just a reminder that the gifts for Lakeside's "Brighten Someone's Holiday" tree should be returned by Monday, December 19th. Gifts can be wrapped or unwrapped, but should be accompanied by their ornament so that Mrs. Lubinski knows which family the gift is for. Thank you all for your generosity and helping to make the holidays a little brighter for some of our families! Please contact Mrs. Lubinski with any questions.
Happy Holidays!
Important Reminder from the Health Office
Illness is on the rise in our community! Click HERE to read an important reminder from our health staff. Thanks for helping to keep everyone healthy!
Holiday Spirit Week Next Week!
- Monday, December 19 - Polar Express
- Dress cozy! PJs, robes, sweats, etc.
- Tuesday, December 20 - Baby It's Cold Outside
- Dress in your holiday sweater!
- Wednesday, December 21 - The Grinch
- Wear anything green!
- Thursday, December 22 - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
- Wear a Christmas-themed hat, reindeer antlers, or elf hat!
Event RemindersAre you coming to school for an event during the school day? If you know you will be attending an event at school and you've already been scanned using our "Raptor" security system (this year or any prior year), call the office or send me an email ahead of time. I'll have your visitor badge printed and ready to go, and you can skip the line!
Not "Raptored" yet? Please remember to bring your photo ID the first time you come to school for an event during the day. After that first time, we can look you up by name.
Thank you for helping us keep our school and your children safe!
Volunteering Reminders
As a reminder, if you are interested in volunteering by helping in your child's classroom or chaperoning a field trip, you must have a pre-approved volunteer application on file before the volunteering event. These applications are to be filled out each school year, but then are good for the remainder of the year, and are effective for all OASD schools. You can find the application HERE.
Important!: Once you have completed your application, let the office know so that we can request that the application be processed; this does not happen automatically, and can take up to 48 hours, so please plan accordingly!
Community Events
Check out our Community Events page on our website for information about events happening throughout the Oshkosh community!
Upcoming Lakeside Events
- December 16th - 21st - Student council's Candy Cane Gram sale
- December 19th - 22nd - Spirit Week! (see above for details)
- December 22nd - 3rd grade field trip to the Paine Art Center
- December 23rd - January 2nd - Winter break
- January 13th - End of first semester
- January 16th - No school for students; professional development for staff