LL News: 1.19.25 Half Day for Students on Monday
HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS: Tomorrow, January 20th is a half day for students Long Lake dismisses at 12:12 PM. Dismissal and Bus Drop Off Times
VISION & HEARING SCREENINGS: The Grand Traverse County Health Department will again be providing free screening services for students. Screenings for all students will take place on campus the week of January 27th through 31st. The MDHHS routine screening schedule is outlined below. All students will be screened unless otherwise indicated. Parents/guardians will be notified of any results which meet MDHHS referral criteria. Families wishing to decline their child's participation are asked to complete a screening waiver, available from the school office.
Preschool, GSRP - vision and hearing
Kindergarten - hearing
1st Grade - vision
2nd Grade - hearing
3rd Grade - vision
4th Grade - hearing
5th Grade - vision
INCOMING KINDERGARTEN & JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES: It is time to start thinking about kindergarten options for the 2025-26 school year! If you are considering having your child attend kindergarten or junior kindergarten at Long Lake next school year, please fill out this form: LL Kindergarten/Jr.K Interest List. Filling out this form does not enroll your child; but it does put you on our mailing list so that you will receive any information we send regarding kindergarten. If you have any questions, please call our office at 231-933-7800 SAVE THE DATE: February 10th will be holding an Incoming Parent Information Night on February 10th, 2024 from 5:30-6:30 PM in the school library. We hope you can join us!
THANK YOU: Thank you for showing patience with other drivers and teamwork in following procedures in our parking lot. This helps us ensure that we keep everyone safe.
SCHOOL/PTO PARTNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 18 ESCAPE ROOM FEBRUARY 18: Once again, we have a Family Fun Night Planned with an Escape Room style night for all Long Lake families! Teachers have created a Rain Forest Theme Escape Room for all ages! Please save the date for February 18th from 6:15-7:30 PM. Families will work together to solve puzzles in classrooms to BREAK OUT and reveal a secret code. Once you know the code, families can take it to the cafeteria to unlock the prize! We’ll have snacks, prizes and large raffle items! 
PTO INFORMATION:
POPCORN POPPERS: Popcorn poppers are still needed for this year. Bring your friends and meet some new people for a fun night out for the kids. Please consider helping out. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44ACAC29A0FBCF8-popcorn
BOARD POSITIONS: The PTO Board will have board positions for this coming school year available. The positions will include President, Vice-President and Treasurer. If you are interested in any position or would like more information about the PTO Board, please email longlakepto1@gmail.com. All candidates will be considered and will be voted on at a future PTO meeting.
Warm Regards,
Kate Burwinkel
UPCOMING DATES
January 20- Half Day of School for Students; Long Lake dismisses at 12:12 p.m.
February 3- Early Release Day Students Long Lake dismisses at 2:02 PM
February 4, 6, 7 CoGAT Testing (Optional for 3rd graders)
February 7- Report Cards Come Home
February 12- Count Day
February 13 PTO Meeting in the Library at 6:30 PM Join virtually: https://meet.google.com/fic-ofrz-jmu
February 18- Parent Fun Night- Escape Room Fun!
February 21- PTO Popcorn Friday
March 4, 11, 14- Parent Teacher Conferences
March 4 Early Release Day Students Long Lake dismisses at 2:02 PM
March 7- PTO Popcorn Friday
March 8- PTO Princess Dance
March 11- 9:30 a.m. 2nd Grade Music Program + Brown’s class
March 11 10:30 a.m. 3rd Grade Music Program
March 12 9:30 a.m. 4th Grade Music Program
March 12 10:30 a.m. 5th Grade Music Program
March 13 PTO Meeting in the Library at 6:30 PM Join virtually: https://meet.google.com/fic-ofrz-jmu
Stay Connected:
WEBSITE: http://www.tcaps.net/schools/elementary-schools/longlake/
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LongLakeElementarySchoolTCAPS
PTO FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Long-Lake-Elementary-PTO-305155839569856/
SNOW DAY NOTIFICATION: If you don’t receive text notifications for Snow Days and would like to, text the word “Yes” to 79041. The cell phone number must be on file as the primary number with the school.