Lakeview Lecture

Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year!

Although summer was amazing, the Lakeview staff is excited to be returning to the swing of things! As many of you will notice at open house, many classrooms have moved to accommodate our continued student growth numbers. Additionally, we welcome a few new staff this year: Shay Fulton- School Counselor, Nathan Roley- Music and Band, Chloe Cook- 5th grade teacher, Jeremiah Hanson- 3rd grade, and Randi Friend- Special Education Teacher. We also are fortunate to have two interns from UW-Whitewater the first semseter. Rhiann Dick- Multilingual Intern and Hailey Verhelst- First Grade (Brunner) and Special Education (Jordan) Intern.

There are some important dates and notifications listed below to keep you in tune with the latest information. If you ever have any questions about our day-to-day operations or outside of school activities, please ask. Thanks for your support of our awesome school!

Mr. Bretl

(262) 472-8401

abretl@wwusd.org

August 28- Open House @ Lakeview 5-6:00pm (Ice cream social 6:00-6:30)

September 4- Labor Day

September 5- First day of school

September 19- Picture Day

September 18- PTA meeting 5pm @ LV Library

September 23- School Board meeting 7pm

October 11- Laps for Lakeview

2024-25 District Calendar

Date/time: Wednesday August 30th 5-6:00pm (Ice cream social 6:00-6:30)

Location: Lakeview School

Please make sure to take the opportunity to visit Lakeview Elementary School on Wednesday evening to meet the teachers, drop off school supplies, and enjoy a refreshing ice cream provided by PTA. Ice cream will be located by the back "recess doors".

All Lakeview students will be getting their school photos taken on Wednesday, September 19. Picture Makeup/Retake day will be on October 22.

Communication between school and home is essential for the success of students. The district has committed to a consistent method this (and moving forward) The program is called "Rooms". More information will coming very soon, but Rooms will be utilized across all grades K-12, extra curriculars, athletics, etc. It sync's nicely to the WUSD app as well as email, and will serve as a great resource for teachers and parents.

Additionally, I wanted to share/encourage you to download the "WUSD app" to your phone. The free app provides you with district wide updates and has other parent/school resources.

Lakeview Elementary School hours for students are 8:00am-2:55pm. The office is open from 7:30-3:30.

Student Arrival

Doors will open at 7:50 for students to enter the building.

Parent/Guardian Drop off:

• Drop off for all students will take place in the front loop (one way) drive and students will enter through the front door of the school.
• Staff will come out at 7:50 to begin the drop off process. Students should wait in the car until a staff member comes to get them and safely leads them into the school.
• Students who choose to eat school-provided breakfast, will first stop at the cafeteria for the "grab and go" style breakfast. Breakfasts will then be taken to their classroom where students will be given time to eat before the school day begins.
• There will be flexibility with the drop off timeline the first few weeks. After that, students arriving after 8:00 will need to check in at the office prior to going to class.
• Any parent/guardian drop off or pick up changes should be made by contacting the main office.

Bus Drop off:

• Students being dropped off by the bus will enter through the back doors by the playground.
• Students who choose to eat school-provided breakfast, will first stop at the cafeteria for the "grab and go" style breakfast. Breakfasts will then be taken to their classroom where students will be given time to eat before the school day begins.

Student Dismissal

School day ends at 2:55pm.

Parent/Guardian Pickup:

• Students being picked up by parent/guardian will be exiting the front door of the school.
• Parent/guardians arriving before the end of the school day should wait in their vehicles in the pickup line.
• At 2:50, a staff member will come out and radio into the school the names of students with parents that are waiting.
• Students will be dismissed and escorted to the parent/guardian vehicles.

Bus Pick Up:

• Students riding the bus will be escorted to the back doors at 2:55.
• Busses will depart Lakeview at 3:00.
• Daily changes in bus transportation should be made by contacting the main office.
• Any bus route transportation changes should be made by contacting Nelson's bus service.
  

Important numbers:

Nelson's bus service: (262) 473-4955

Lakeview Attendance Hotline: (262) 472-8400

Breakfast

• Grab-and-go style breakfast is offerred to all students at Lakeview.
• Breakfast for elementary students is provided through federal grant and is no charge to students.
• Students who select breakfast will pick it up in the cafeteria between 7:50-8:00 and take it to their classroom to eat.

Lunch

• Student lunch/recesses times will be between 11:00-11:40.
  
• Students will be eating lunch in the cafeteria.
• Each morning, teachers will be taking a lunch count.
• Lunch Menu can be found on the district website. (Use this link: https://www.wwusd.org/dining)

Snack

• All classrooms will have a morning snack.
• Students should supply their own snacks from home.
• No community/classroom snacks will be shared.

Snack Milk

• Snack milk is optional for K-5 students
• 4K will still receive milk as part of the 4K program (no additional fee)
• Students are encouraged to bring their own water bottle from home.

Mr. Bretl, Principal (262) 472-8401

Mrs. DePorter, Secretary (262) 472-8400

Mrs. Swenson, Health Aide (262) 472-8490

Mrs. Goff, Multilingual Teacher (262) 472-8439

Lakeview Elementary School

W8363 R & W Townline Rd.

Whitewater, WI 53190