Sand Lake Families:
We hope that you have found the start of the year successful for your student. Our staff have been working hard to develop relationships with all of our learners, deliver new and exciting curriculum experiences, and learn where student academic talents currently are so that we can continue planning for growth.
As we hit the middle of September, we’ve been through three full weeks of school and are beginning to hit our rhythm. We are celebrating Homecoming this week and keeping the learning going with opportunities to learn in our new English Language Arts curriculum, as well as state determined assessment windows opening up. This important information will be one piece of the puzzle that we use when determining what additional intervention and extension supports students need to further their learning.
Students are also getting a chance to show off their skills in being Sand Lake Proud. Ask your child what it means to be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible in different areas of the school like the hallways and lunchroom. We build on these expectations throughout the year and celebrate student achievements. You can also ask your child if they’ve earned any Sand Dollars. Students can earn these Sand Dollars if a staff member “catches” them doing the right jobs. All of our classrooms set a Sand Dollar goal to work towards which culminates in some sort of classroom celebration!
As the leaves begin to turn colors, we hope you get a chance to enjoy the season with your family as we continue being Dedicated to Excellence here at Sand Lake!
In Partnership
Matt Meyers
State law allows parents to excuse their children for up to ten days of school per school year. While state law allows this, we believe that using 10 days of absences is not in the best interest of students. Sometimes, we know these absences are unavoidable or part of a once in a lifetime experience for students.
In any cases when students meet predetermined absence number thresholds, you will receive an attendance letter indicating the number of absences along with a variety of attendance statue related information. In addition, our teachers, student services staff, or myself may reach out to learn more. If there is a barrier to your child attending school, we want to play a role in removing that barrier so that students can be here as often as possible. If you submit a special absence request form, Mr. Meyers will review it, and determine if the absence is excused based on your allowable parent days. However, you may still receive an absence letter after the vacation, indicating for example that your child has missed 5 days of school, even if it has been pre-arranged. This helps the school and your family monitor how many days your student has been absent.
Handbook Link
The Elementary Family & Student Handbook is always available at the following link. Should you ever need a paper copy of the handbook, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office staff. If you have any questions, you can also contact the office.
Prescription and Over-the Counter Medications: Medicines such as cough drops, pain relievers, and other over-the-counter remedies to be administered at school require the completion of a School Medication/Treatment Form by a parent/guardian before the medications can be administered. A parent must sign the form, and if it is a prescription, the doctor must sign it as well. Forms may be obtained from the health office or your healthcare provider. All medications must be in the original container and labeled with the child’s name. ALL medications must be brought to the health office by an adult.
As Homecoming is fast approaching, a friendly reminder that you can purchase Holmen Vikings apparel at our Spiritwear store in which 10% of proceeds go directly back to Sand Lake. Available in both youth and adult sizes, design options include our 25th Anniversary logo, our school logo in both maroon and black, and newly released designs which all can be placed on multiple garments (see examples below). Shop Now! To date we have sold a told of 26 products with earnings of $54.09.
And lastly, we have looked at our PTG survey results from the 2023-24 school year. More details will come next month as we prioritize next steps from what we learned. Thank you for participating! If you have interest in supporting PTG feel free to reach out any time at sandlakeptg@gmail.com or come to our next meeting scheduled at 6pm on Monday, September 16th.
What a great start we have had to the school year so far,
Sand Lake PTG
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