Eagle Lake Elementary

Fall conferences are almost here! This year our Parent/Teacher Conferences and PTO sponsored Bookfair will be held from 3:20-8:00 on Thursday, November 12, Tuesday, November 17 and Thursday, November 19. Click HERE to sign up for your child's conference.

10/22/26 ~ Picture Retakes

10/23/26 ~ Yearbook Cover Design Contest deadline

10/23/26 ~ Drama Kids 2:30-3:30

10/27/26 ~ After school clubs 2:30-4:30

10/28/26 ~ After school clubs 2:30-4:30

10/30/26 ~ Drama Kids 2:30-3:30

11/3/26 ~ After school clubs 2:30-4:30

11/4/26 ~ After school clubs 2:30-4:30

11/6/26 ~ Drama Kids 2:30-3:30

11/9/26 ~ PTO Meeting 5:30

11/10/26 ~ Veterans' Day assembly 1:50

11/10/26 ~ After school clubs 2:30-4:30

11/11/26 ~ Early Release Day

11/12/26 ~ Fall conferences & book fair 3:20-8:00

11/13/26 ~ No school

11/17/26 ~ Fall conferences & book fair 3:20-8:00

11/19/26 ~ Fall conferences & book fair 3:20-8:00

11/20/26 ~ Drama Kids 2:30-3:30

11/24-11/27/26 ~ No school - Thanksgiving break

School picture retakes are Thursday, October 22. If your child was absent on our original picture day in September, we encourage you to have them participate in our picture retake day. There is no obligation to purchase portraits, however we would like to include everyone in our Eagle Lake School yearbook!

Save Time When Visiting Our School!

You can now use the Raptor Safe app to make checking in at school faster and easier.

Before your next visit:

1. Download the Raptor Safe app.

2. Create your Raptor Passport by registering your information.

3. When you arrive, open the app, swipe up and scan your QR code at the visitor kiosk.

Think of it as a fast pass for visitor check-in. Setting up the app ahead of time can save you time when you arrive.

Please see the attached flyer for instructions. If you need assistance, our office staff will be happy to help.

Raptor_Safe_Visitor_Flyer_Final.pdf

Thank you!

Kindergarten:

We have been talking about collaboration, engineering, and gravity. We even made our own catapults and tested them out!

First Grade:
We have been talking about team building, learning from our mistakes, and how to be makers while focusing on the 3 E’s: Engage, Explore, Explain. Students imagined, planned, and built double-decker birdhouses out of Legos with their classmates.

Second Grade:
We have been working on teamwork and how to treat one another when working together. We discussed how to be makers and focused on the 3 E’s: Engage, Explore, Explain. We also learned about sound and pitch and made our own straw pan flutes to test our hypotheses.

Third Grade:
We have been working on teamwork, talking about engineers, and focusing on the 3 E’s: Engage, Explore, Explain. We learned about Bernoulli’s Principle and tested our hypotheses using a cone, straw, and ping-pong ball.

Fourth Grade:
We have been working on how to be good listeners when working with others, talking about engineers, and focusing on the 3 E’s: Engage, Explore, Explain. We learned how experiments can lead to discoveries and tested our hypotheses with a wrecking ball experiment.

Fifth Grade:
We have learned how working together can make us stronger, explored accidental inventions, and continued talking about growth mindset. We put our creativity to the test as we began designing and building our own vehicles!

Mrs. Udermann, STEM Teacher

As the school year gets underway, students have been practicing SOARing behaviors and learning what it means to be an artist in our shared art studio! We’ve been focusing on being safe, responsible, and respectful as we prepare to explore new tools, materials, and techniques in our creative space.

Over the past month, we also celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by learning about several artists from Hispanic cultures. Students explored their artwork and found inspiration in the images, materials, and techniques these artists used.

Artists in every grade have been experimenting with a variety of paints, including tempera cakes, liquid watercolors, and tempera paints. Our fourth- and fifth-grade artists took their creativity a step further by exploring unconventional tools and painting techniques to create hundreds of painted papers for our upcoming collage unit.

A big thank-you to our fourth- and fifth-grade artists for helping create such wonderful materials for everyone to use! We can’t wait to see how these colorful papers inspire our next round of creative projects!

Ms. Wolff, Art Teacher

October and November bring many exciting Physical Education activities at Eagle Lake! In October, students participated in a variety of activities that built hand-eye coordination, gross motor skills, and physical fitness. Manipulative games, striking activities, and teamwork building are just a few of the fun lessons planned for November.

Conferences are also in November. I would love to visit with families about your student’s progress in PE. Please stop by the PE office if you have time during conferences. Demonstrating school expectations in PE is something every student works on during class. Each student will receive a mark on their progress report for how they SOAR during PE.

With the weather changing and cold weather coming, please remember to leave a pair of tennis shoes at school for PE days. This will help students participate safely in the gym.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email or call. Have a safe and active Fall!

Adam Hanson- ahanso4@isd77.org

Mankato Area Public Schools uses a variety of digital tools to support student learning. Technology vendors and software is utilized to support work as we help all students develop the skills necessary to succeed in an ever-changing world.

We have an inventory of our curriculum, testing, and assessment tools posted on our district website at bit.ly/4835DET (or directly to our Classlink page https://public-portal.classlink.com/isd77). This list is maintained and communicated annually to all families at the start of the school year.

Please reach out to your building principal for additional questions regarding the use of the specific digital tools in classrooms. Please reach out to MAPS technology department regarding data, privacy, and vendor inquiries of the specific digital tools.

Sincerely,

Steve Johanson, Eagle Lake Principal

Angie Potts, Director of Educational Technology

Did you know Minnesota has a Permanent School Fund that helps support public schools across the state, including Mankato Area Public Schools?

The fund was established to provide ongoing financial support for public education, with earnings distributed to Minnesota school districts each year based on student enrollment. For MAPS, these dollars help support the educational programs and services our students rely on every day.

Minnesota voters will have an opportunity to consider a constitutional amendment related to the Permanent School Fund on the November ballot. We encourage families to learn more about the proposal and what it means for Minnesota's public schools before voting.

Learn more about the Permanent School Fund Amendment:
https://www.mnpsfamendment.org/

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