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10/3/25 ~ Eagle Lake & Madison Lake Fire Departments visit with K/1st/2nd

10/5/25 - 10/11/25 ~ Fire Prevention Week

10/6/25 - 10/10/25 ~ Buddy Classroom Week

10/6/25 ~ PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm

10/8/25 ~ Early Release Day (dismiss 12:30)

10/9/25 ~ Fund Run 1:00-2:30

10/10/25 ~ MSU Women's Hockey field trip 3rd/4th/5th

10/13/25 ~ No school

10/15/25 ~ School picture retakes

10/15/25 ~ Lock Down Drill & Fire Drill

10/16/25 - 10/17/25 ~ No school

10/21/25 ~ After School Clubs begin

10/29/25 ~ Preschool Parent Involvement Day 9:30-10:30am

11/2/25 ~ Daylight Savings Time ends

11/3/25 ~ No school

11/4/25 ~ Lock Down Drill & Fire Drill

11/10/25 ~ PTO Meeting 5:30pm

11/11, 11/13, 11/17/25 ~ Fall Conferences

Hello Eagle Lake Families!

As we begin Week 5, I wanted to share a quick STEM update.

Over the past few weeks, students have explored:

• Collaboration & teamwork

• Making mistakes & learning from them

• Treating others with respect

• Being a good listener

• Engineering & design thinking

• Being a maker: engage, explore, explain

• Upcycling & recycling

• Gravity (Kindergarten)

• Sound & pitch (2nd grade)

• Exploring creativity

• Bernoulli’s Principle (3rd grade)

• Growth mindset

• Digital citizenship (how to be safe and responsible online)

A major focus in all of my classes has been growth mindset. We connect this to respect and responsibility, which we practice each time we come to STEM. Growth mindset is all about thinking positively, practicing, and improving—even when mistakes happen. Along the way, we’re weaving in countless social-emotional concepts.

We are off to learning and creating great things!

-Mrs. Udermann

This fall, the City of Eagle Lake is launching something new that we hope will grow into an annual tradition – Eagle Lake Helping Hands.

The idea is to bring together law enforcement, youth, and local service organizations, such as the Eagle Lake Area Lions Club, to serve community members who may need a helping hand with tasks like raking leaves or picking up sticks.

The event is open to youth in grades 3-12 and is not just limited to Eagle Lake students. (A couple of years ago, a group of East football kids helped with a cleanup around town, and it was so great to see a group of great kids helping out like that!) Participants will work alongside law enforcement officers with the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office and Eagle Lake Area Lions Club members in a positive, community-focused environment.

For more information, click on the flyer below.

MAPS students in grades 3–5 are invited to attend the Maverick Women’s Hockey game on Friday, October 10. The puck drops at 12:01 p.m., with student arrival between 11:30–12:00.

This exciting event will give our students the chance to experience a live hockey game, enjoy lower-level seating, and maybe even see themselves on the big screen! Buses will have students back to school in time for students'normal dismissal at 2:30.

WHO? ALL Eagle Lake Elementary School students K-5

WHAT? Yearbook Cover Design Contest

WHEN? Deadline to submit an entry is Friday, October 24.

WHERE? Completed artwork/designs can be dropped off at the school office between the hours of 8am-2:30pm.

WHY? Your design could be chosen to be on the front cover or back cover of this year’s school yearbook!!

~ Artwork must be on plain white, 8 ½ x 11 paper.

~ Designs must be hand drawn.

~ Student name must be on the back side in pencil.

Optional for grades 3, 4 & 5:

Include the words “Eagle Lake Elementary” and “25-26” (or “2025-2026”) on the drawing.

Students will vote on their favorite artwork. They will choose 1 winner from the student artwork in K/1/2 and 1 winner from 3/4/5.

Our Fund Run is coming soon ~ Thursday, October 9!

Please see flyer for more details!

You can help support our school by dining at Chipotle on Sunday, October 12, from 4pm-8pm. Chipotle will donate 25% of their sales from that time frame to Eagle Lake PTO to help support our students! See poster for more details.

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