Long Lake Newsletter

Dear Long Lake Families,

Week one was fabulous and we look forward to another fun week of learning ahead! We have lots happening this week with Picture Day, Constitution Day and our first House Assembly! Wear your smile on Wednesday....Red, White and Blue on Thursday, and your House Color on Friday! New students will find out their house ahead of the assembly on Friday! See below for more information! PTO is also kicking off their largest fundraiser of the year...our Olympics!! Each year, if we're able to meet their fundraising goal it's the only fundraiser they need to do to support our school and the cool events that happen during the year. Please consider promoting and contributing to make it a success. More information is detailed below.

Warm regards,

Kate Burwinkel
Long Lake Elementary Principal

Wear Red, White and Blue to school on Thursday, September 17th in observation of the ratification of the US Constitution. We will be participating in other fun activities throughout the day!

Life Touch will be on campus this Wednesday, September 16, 2026 for fall pictures. All students will have their picture taken that day. If you would like to order school pictures, there are two ways to order. Orders can be placed online at mylifetouch.com using picture day ID number for Long Lake which is EVTWSCFKN. Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on picture day. Orders after picture day must be placed online at mylifetouch.com.

Yearbooks: New this year, you can order yearbooks when you place your school picture order. Yearbook orders are placed online at ybpay.lifetouch.com. The Long Lake yearbook ID code is 15170527.

Our fall NWEA testing session will begin this week. Each class will take a reading and math assessment on two days over the next three weeks. NWEA is an assessment program we administer three times a year. The results of this assessment give us valuable information about your child and his/her academic needs. We’re able to adjust our teaching based on this information. To find specific days for your child’s class, please check the teacher communication.

Throughout the year we post photos celebrating students on our school and district Facebook pages and newsletters. If you haven’t checked out our facebook page yet, you can find it here: https://www.facebook.com/LongLakeElementarySchoolTCAPS If you are not interested in your child being sponsored in these pages, please communicate your preference via email (burwinkeka@tcaps.net) or in writing to our school office. We look forward to sharing our learning with our families!

The TCAPS Elementary Handbook can be found on the TCAPS website: www.tcaps.net Please sign and return the acknowledgement page that was included in the Open House Packet.

If your family completed any of summer academic workbooks over the summer, please write your child's name on the front of the workbook and drop it off in the school office during the first couple of weeks of school. After the completed workbooks are turned into the office, we'll send home an Accomplished Medal!

First House Assembly: Families are invited to join our first House Assembly on Friday September 18th at 9:20 a.m. We will share in community and build house spirit!

New Students: Each new student to Long Lake Elementary this year will find out their House color this week and will receive a free House shirt in the coming weeks thanks to PTO!

House System Overview: Our House system is a point of pride at our school where students share in community and team spirit. An overview of our House System can be found here: House System Overview For Parents.

The Long Lake Olympics fundraiser event is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the PTO. The students get to celebrate with the annual Long Lake Olympics field day on October 9th, 2026. If the goal of $20,000 is met, this will be the only fundraiser of the school year! The money from this fundraiser provides reading programs, supplies for teachers and students, monthly family friendly events, supplies and learning materials for each classroom and overall teacher appreciation. In addition, the money helps pay for an all-school field trip, assist in purchasing supplies for the happy feet program, as well as provide exciting school community events throughout the school year. We will start accepting donations Wednesday September 16th and will close at 11:59PM on Wednesday October 7th. Students are welcome to accept cash and check (made out to Long Lake PTO) donations along with online. Cash or checks may be dropped off in the front office, PLEASE include your students name and classroom. See information below for more details.

In the past, our PTO provides popcorn to students as an extra treat once a month! PTO plans to coordinate popcorn popping again this year! However, we need volunteers to make this possible. Bring your friends and meet some new people for a fun night out for the kids. You don't need to have previous experience to help out! Volunteer positions for this include a pro-popper (someone that knows how to use the popcorn machine) and additional volunteers to help bag the popcorn. Please consider volunteering: Popcorn Popper Sign Up Link

Please consider being a popcorn sponsor this year for popcorn Fridays. School-wide popcorn Fridays starting in September. As a $100 donor, your business logo will be posted in the front window of the office, viewable to all who enter the school or use the car line. If you are interested, please complete the Popcorn Sponsor Form. Deadline is September 30th.

Happy Feet is back this fall on Tuesdays and Thursdays! This is a fun extra that is made possible by our parents! Happy Feet allows students to run/walk on the track during lunch recess to earn foot tokens. Our students absolutely LOVE this opportunity and we’re excited to get it back up and running this fall! Happy Feet will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from September 22nd through October 29th! Find out more about the Happy Feet Program and consider signing up to punch running cards at the track. Please sign up using the Volunteer Sign Up Link This is a fun extra that is made possible by YOU! Thanks for considering!

September 16th: Picture Day for Long Lake Elementary

September 17th: Constitution Day; Students will participate in related activities

September 17th: PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the library or you can join virtually @ https://meet.google.com/rqp-hqre-sds

September 18th: House Assembly 9:20 a.m. All Families are welcome to join!

October 5th: Kindergarten Oral Health Assessments

October 7th: Count Day

October 9th: Long Lake Olympics Day

October 12th:Early Release Day for TCAPS Students. Long Lake Releases at 2:02 p.m.

October 15th: PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the library or you can join virtually @ https://meet.google.com/rqp-hqre-sds

October 23rd: House Assembly 9:20 a.m. All Families are welcome to join!

October 23rd: PTO Sponsored Monster Mash Dance 6:30-8:30 p.m.

October 30th: Halloween Parade @ 9:20 a.m.

TCAPS 2026-2027 Academic Calendar
TCAPS 2026-2027 Building Hours

Long Lake Website: https://www.tcaps.net/o/lles

Long Lake Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LongLakeElementarySchoolTCAPS

PTO Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Long-Lake-Elementary-PTO-305155839569856/