Lake Elmo E-News
Greetings Lake Elmo families,
This week we all took a deep breath and enjoyed the routine of school. Students and staff are feeling great about diving into learning and enjoying the predictability the school day brings. I visit each classroom at the beginning of the year to introduce myself and read a book to set a positive tone for the year! This year our book is Collaboration Station.
We had fabulous discussions about how a school is not just a building, it is the people working together for learning. Our goal is to work together to create a respectful Lake Elmo learning community.
This week we’ll continue building our routines and relationships as well as practice more of our safety drills (Fire & Hold) using our Standard Response Protocol, more detailed information can be found below. If you want to know how we explain the drills to our students feel free to check out this Loom video I made for our students!
Video Link (under 5 min)
Google Presentation (same information that is in the video)
Next week we are ready for you, you can join us at lunch! You can come into the office to get a visitor pass, you MUST have a state issued ID. Just a warning: the lunch room is a crowded place. With our new individual seats at tables it is a tighter fit for adults. We have a few more guest tables on the way.
Take care,
Gina Doe, principal
Community Education has fun classes to keep kids learning and engaged when the school day ends. And the best part? They’re all right here at Lake Elmo! From art and STEM to D&D and theatre and there’s something for everyone.
Capture the Flag
Cosmic Creators Lab
Dungeons and Dragons Mini Campaign
Fizzy, Fun & Slime Lab
Gym Games & Relays
Grandmasters of Chess
Jr Crime Scene Detectives
Jr STEM Club
Thrill-Tech Engineering
Theatre - Once Upon A Time
Support our student athletes and performers all year long!
Buy & store tickets for sporting events (Download the free app)
Watch select games live
Follow your favorite teams & players
Buy a 2026-27 pass and save! Just $50 for students and $75 for adults. Valid for all home regular season contests, except hockey.
Buy and store tickets for choir, band, orchestra and theatre
Tickets go live one month prior to each performance.
Plan ahead and check out our Fine Arts Calendar
Mark your calendar for this FREE, family-friendly event on Friday, Sept. 25 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Stillwater Area High School. All ages are invited to join us for traditional carnival games and activities, prizes, inflatables, and food trucks just before the football game. Volunteers are needed to help out with games. Sign up online.
Snack Donations
Every child deserves to have a snack when they’re hungry. We’re collecting snacks for Lake Elmo Elementary to keep on hand for students who forget a snack or whose families may not be able to afford one.
The snacks will be distributed to teachers, who can provide them to students as needed—quietly, conveniently, and without any child feeling singled out.
If you’d like to help, you can purchase snacks from our Amazon list and have them sent our way:
https://a.co/0cgGKkUF
Every box, bag, and contribution makes a difference. Thank you for helping us make sure no kid has to learn while they’re hungry.
Please bring NUT FREE snack donations to the front office!
Get Involved
We always love our Lake Elmo community members to get involved. This year we are hoping to have a classroom parent representative for each teacher. If this is of interest, please reach out and let us know! Everyone is welcome to be part of the PTA. Contact us: lakeelmopta@gmail.com
You can also follow us on Facebook!
UPCOMING - SAFETY DRILLS
HOLD Drill #1 - Thursday, September 3rd at 8:00
FIRE DRILL #2 - Tuesday, September 11th at 1:00
Connect with us
Email: comments@stillwaterschools.org
Website: lakeelmo.stillwaterschools.org
Location: 11030 Stillwater Blvd, Stillwater, MN 55042
Phone: 651-351-6700
Facebook: facebook.com/Stillwater834
Instagram: instagram.com/stillwater834