Sister Lakes Elementary

Good Morning Sister Lakes Families! We do have school in person today 1/15/21. See you all soon! -Mr. Z

Happy New Year Sister Lakes students and families! I hope everyone had a great holiday! This is just a reminder that we return to school on Monday 1/4/2021 and will be in distance learning until 1/08/2021. Can't wait to see everyone online! Have a great weekend.

Returning to Distance Learning 1/4/21 - 1/8/21 We will be returning to distance learning per the school board’s decision. During this time we will follow the same daily schedule as used during the first five weeks of school for the distance learning plan. Students will need to take their Chromebooks and other needed materials home with them at the end of school day on Friday, December 18, 2020. Staff and students will work together through the Schoology learning platform and other support programs that have been used throughout this school year. Volviendo al aprendizaje a distancia 01/04/21-01/08/21 Regresaremos a la educación a distancia según la decisión de la junta escolar. Durante este tiempo, seguiremos el mismo horario diario que se utilizó durante las primeras cinco semanas de clases para el plan de aprendizaje a distancia. Los estudiantes deberán llevar sus Chromebooks y otros materiales necesarios a casa al final del día escolar el viernes 18 de diciembre de 2020. El personal y los estudiantes trabajarán juntos a través de la plataforma de aprendizaje de Schoology y otros programas de apoyo que se han utilizado en toda esta escuela. -Mr. Zietlow

Sister Lakes Families! See you all tomorrow! Face-to-Face learning begins tomorrow (Wednesday 12/9/20). -Mr. Z

Sister Lakes Parent Meeting There will be a virtual parent meeting Monday and Tuesday this week. Monday - December 7th at 5:30 pm Tuesday - December 8th at 8:00 am This meeting is to gather parent input for our School Family Compact and our Family Engagement Plan. The compact is the same as last year except we need to include distance learning. The Family Engagement Plan was also adjusted to include virtual meetings. Both times are the exact same meeting but we are providing you two opportunities to attend the meeting. Please let us know which meeting works best for you. You can email Mrs. Barber at dbarber@dowagiacschools.org or Mr. Zietlow at rzietlow@dowagiacschools.org A Google Meet link will be sent to you. We hope you can attend! -Mr. Zietlow, Sister Lakes Principal

Sister Lakes Families, Here is a letter from our Superintendent Mr. Whan. Unless something changes, see you all on December 9th! -Mr. Zietlow

Happy Thanksgiving to all our families! -Sister Lakes Staff

Good Morning again! Schoology should be working now. Please try again! -Mr. Z

Parents, as we prepare for virtual learning next week, teachers will be sending home at least one QR code that will serve as a login badge for kindergarten-5th grade students to get into Chromebooks. This will help in the login process for the devices. Teachers will be practicing this with students to ensure they are ready. If you have questions, please contact your building office. The following link will give you video instructions: https://www.loom.com/share/ac1244e1259c48189eb6e5a45cebde52?sharedAppSource=personal_library

The students at Sister Lakes are ready for distance learning. Here are a few reminders! Please make sure you login into your live meetings in the morning and afternoon! Remember your times for small group meetings! Complete/participate in all assigned activities and assignments! Work to the best of your ability! We look forward to seeing you again in-person December 9th!! Stay Safe! Los estudiantes de Sister Lakes están listos para el aprendizaje a distancia. ¡Aquí hay algunos recordatorios! ¡Asegúrese de iniciar sesión en sus reuniones en vivo por la mañana y por la tarde! ¡Recuerde sus horarios para las reuniones de grupos pequeños! ¡Complete / participe en todas las actividades y tareas asignadas! ¡Trabaje lo mejor que pueda! ¡Esperamos verte de nuevo en persona el 9 de diciembre! ¡Mantenerse a salvo! -Mr. Z

Little Chieftains Youth Basketball Canceled

Parents, as we prepare for virtual learning next week, teachers will be sending home at least one QR code that will serve as a login badge for kindergarten-5th grade students to get into Chromebooks. This will help in the login process for the devices. Teachers will be practicing this with students to ensure they are ready. If you have questions, please contact your building office. The following link will give you video instructions: https://www.loom.com/share/ac1244e1259c48189eb6e5a45cebde52

Congratulations to our October Student of the Month for Sister Lakes! Aracely Solis

Meet Up and Eat Up The buses will be running on the following days!! November 23-24 (the 24th will be a 2 day bag), November 30-December 8th. We will be delivering daily breakfast and lunch bags. Please click on the link for more information about the location of food pick up sites. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WCmcC96qx1kaOrU0Gw57sMIwAbA9BH2zYpE4BivSaRo/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Sister Lakes Families, Here is the letter addressing the high school mandate to distance learning effective today and the board of education's decision from Monday night that determined K-8 is going to be distance learning from Monday, November 23 - December 8th. Sister Lakes teachers will be sending home Chromebooks, texts, materials, and logins. Please look for these by this Friday. Please reach out to the school if you have any questions. Stay safe! -Mr. Zietlow https://drive.google.com/file/d/10e7z7sD7gczvt2Wqz1jg8l-pbjqcGNgq/view?usp=sharing

This is just a reminder that we have half days Wednesday and Thursday this week. Pick up time is 12:03 pm on half days. There will be no lunch served on these days. Friday is a full day of school. -Mr. Zietlow - Principal

Looking for Toys For Tots Information - Please click the link https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQngwF5PNVU49m7f9CDp7wpTrMCOKMbkwYyk0QgRdylo4oJFe4UQQQYPIgRw69-hfd7JA5mJ9CZPahF/pub -Mr. Z

Sister Lakes Virtual Book Fair https://scholastic.com/bf/sisterlakeselementaryschool 11/2/20 - 11/15/20

Parent Teach Conferences Hello Sister Lakes Parents, Students and Families! Parent Teacher Conference will be held Tuesday 11/10/20 from 5-8pm, Wednesday 11/11/20, and Thursday 11/12/20 from 1-4pm. Please be looking for a notification letter from your child's teacher about your conference time. Each conference will be either a virtual meeting online or phone call meeting. Your child's teacher will contact you about which way is best to reach you. -Mr. Zietlow, Sister Lakes Principal

Sister Lakes Book Fair Begins Today!! Click the link below to enter the virtual book fair. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=sisterlakeselementaryschool