Long Lake Newsletter
Summer Learning Resources
If your family is looking for a way to prevent summer slide, several resources are linked below. Over the summer, students loose skills gained during the school year simply because they are not using those skills regularly anymore. This is called summer slide and it can cause students to lose months of learning that was gained the previous year! It can take lots of time to regain those skills upon return in the fall, and by doing small practice activities over the summer, students can prevent that learning loss. We certainly want students enjoy all the fun that summer has to offer, but also engage in a sprinkle of academic practice too.
Mrs. Burwinkel’s Summer Challenge: Finish any summer workbook (you can choose one of the options below or another one your family finds). Turn in the completed book to school in September and receive a Medal from the school! Please write the students’ name on the front cover and send to school any day that we return. Your child’s teacher may have other ideas and resources for meaningful practice over summer, but below are links that might be helpful:
Preschool into Kindergarten: Prek to K Scholastic Workbook Prek to K Summer Bridge Workbook
Kindergarten into 1st Grade: Scholastic Workbook K to 1 Summer Bridge Workbook
1st Grade into 2nd Grade: 1 to 2 Scholastic Workbook 1 to 2 Summer Bridge Workbook
2nd Grade into 3rd Grade: 2 to 3 Scholastic Workbook 2 to 3 Summer Bridge Workbook
3rd Grade into 4th Grade: 3 to 4 Scholastic Workbook 3 to 4 Summer Bridge Workbook
4th Grade into 5th Grade: 4 to 5 Scholastic Workbook 4 to 5 Summer Bridge Workbook
5th Grade into Middle School: 5 to 6 IXL Math 5 to 6 Summer Bridge Workbook
Happy Feet Thank You!
Our last Happy Feet day for this school year was last week! Our volunteers gave out 106 shoes this spring! The total miles run this spring was 656 miles! Wow! Incredible work by our panthers! Thanks to every parent and grandparent who volunteered their time to make this a success! A special thank you goes to one of our parents, Amanda Opperman, for leading this program at our school! We look forward to starting back up in the fall!
Green Schools Program
Long Lake Elementary has earned an official Green School designation for the 2025–2026 school year! 🏆
By completing 10+ environmental projects, our students and staff helped TCAPS become one of only two districts in Michigan to reach 100% participation. This milestone ensures our students are taking active steps to benefit the entire Traverse City community! 💚
Read more about the Michigan Green Schools program here: https://greenschools-michigan.hub.arcgis.com/.
