
Coupon book orders and money are due Monday. Orders will be filled on Tuesday. Menu swap for 9/25 and 9/27 this week due to our 5th parent event and lunch.

Tonight (9/19) at 6:00 is our PTO meeting. There is no school on Friday 9/20 due to a Professional Learning day for staff. We hope you are selling the coupon books for our school fundraiser. Orders/money are due Monday.

The Save Around Coupon Book sale begins today and runs through September 23. They are $25. Students who sell 5 books will get to go to the game truck as a reward and families will earn a free book. If you sell 3, you get a free t- shirt. Funds raised will help the school buy academic supplies and materials, and 10% will go towards the contingency funds for other needs. If you do not want to sell the coupon books, please return it Tuesday with your child's envelope. We always accept donations as well.

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We will have our annual Grandparent's Day festivities on Friday, Sept. 6 celebrating the life of Walt Disney! Grandparents (or surrogate grandparents) are invited to attend starting at 8:30 am in the classrooms. At 8:55, visitors will transition to the cafe for a program by grades K-5 as they rotate in for a special song by their grade level. Grandparents will depart after the program. Students will need to stay in school for the rest of their day. Invitations were sent home Tuesday.


Lakeside will hold Open House Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Students can come and meet their teachers and see their classroom before school starts. We will have bus drivers on hand to answer questions, free school supplies, Good News Club information, Big Brothers Big Sisters table, PTA information and more in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there.

Open House will be August 20th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Lakeside Elementary. Join us and get the new school year off to a great start. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

New student registration will be on July 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.

On the last day of school, Tuesday, June 4, students will be dismissed at 11:45. Please make sure you have arranged to meet kids at the bus stop or pick up at school. This time is different than what the county originally had planned. Report cards will be sent home with children. If your child is not at school Tuesday, please stop by and pick the report card up. Have a great summer and remember to keep your kiddos reading.

Friday is field day! Students should wear tennis shoes and comfortable clothes, put on sunscreen and bring a towel. They will be outside most all day. Permission slips are needed for the bounce house. If your child didn't bring that to you, please fill one out tomorrow morning. K-4 teachers are giving out awards tomorrow also.

Cookie dough orders are coming in ahead of schedule. Orders can be picked up between 2-4 pm on Thursday, May 23 in front of the school under the awning.

Our Pre School parent lunch and "Oreotation" is Wednesday, May 22. Parents have been invited to lunch starting at 11:30. The cost is $3.60 per adult. Exact change is preferred. After lunch, it will be Kindergarten orientation. Parents and students will visit the kindergarten classroom for a treat and important information about Kindergarten for the fall.

We will have our final PTO meeting of the year this evening at 6:00 in the gym. Hope to see you there.

5-10-24 Bus 1803 is not running this evening. Those students will ride 1404 and 1204. Expect delays. All buses were a few minutes late leaving this evening so we could ensure getting all the kids on the right busses.

We have our BOGO night tonight from 5:30 to 7:00. Stop by for dinner, the bookfair, and our art walk. Be sure to give us feedback on our title 1 survey and you will have a chance at some awesome prizes. The bookfair will be open Friday until noon. Fifth graders have their end of year field trip Monday morning starting at 5:30 a.m. There is no school on Tuesday.

HMS Soccer Summer Info for 5th graders
Girls and boys who will be enrolled at HMS for the 2024-2025 academic year are eligible to attend summer practices and try-outs. Interest meeting May 15, 6pm at HMS Soccer field at West Teays Elementary. Required: All players must have a completed physical, risk form, and drug consent form. These forms can be accessed at: hms.putnamschools.com. Click on “menu” in top right of page, then select “required forms for athletics.” Tentative schedule for Summer:
June 10 – 24th practice Mon. 7-8:30pm.
July 8 – 31st practice Mon. and Wed. 7-8:30pm
Aug. 12th -13th Try Outs
Please join our Remind App group for updated info. Search class code @hmsummer24

Remember our Parent Appreciation night, Be Our Guest One last time (BOGO) is coming up Thursday 5:30-7:00. We will have a hotdog dinner, show off our students' artwork, and the book fair will be going on. Be sure to take our survey when you get here to give us your feedback on our school. It is midterm time! If you haven't checked Schoology for a while, please do so. Check for missing work. If you don't have a Schoology account, third, fourth and fifth graders can show you their grades themselves. I would encourage everyone to set that up so you can check frequently for grades or missing assignments your child may have.
We continue our end of year testing for third, fourth and fifth graders tomorrow and Thursday (fifth only). Be at school before 7:45 please.

Tonight from 5-8 is McTeacher Night at Hurricane McDonalds. Please stop by to help out the fifth graders for their end of year trip.
Unfortunately, the county wide Title I PAC meeting previously scheduled for Tuesday; April 30 at the board office must be canceled. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. For those of you who shared your email address, you will be getting information from Liz Hoh. Thank you for the continuous support and partnership with our schools.

Thanks for selling cookie dough for our fundraiser. All cookie dough orders and money are due Tuesday morning no later than 8:30. We are on a tight deadline and no late orders will be accepted.

Please continue to help us raise money for our school by selling cookie dough. The sale ends 4/29. Please send in money and orders on Monday. The salesman will be at school at 8:30 on Tuesday morning to collect orders and money. Kids who sell 8 orders will participate in a reward party in May.

If you can be a part of the county title 1 Parent Advisory Committee, we'd love for you to give your input. The meeting will be April 30 but you must register by noon on April 29.
Click the link to register.
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