Sister Lakes Elementary

Sister Lakes Parent Meeting There will be a virtual parent meeting Monday and Tuesday this week. Monday - December 7th at 5:30 pm Tuesday - December 8th at 8:00 am This meeting is to gather parent input for our School Family Compact and our Family Engagement Plan. The compact is the same as last year except we need to include distance learning. The Family Engagement Plan was also adjusted to include virtual meetings. Both times are the exact same meeting but we are providing you two opportunities to attend the meeting. Please let us know which meeting works best for you. You can email Mrs. Barber at dbarber@dowagiacschools.org or Mr. Zietlow at rzietlow@dowagiacschools.org A Google Meet link will be sent to you. We hope you can attend! -Mr. Zietlow, Sister Lakes Principal

Sister Lakes Families, Here is a letter from our Superintendent Mr. Whan. Unless something changes, see you all on December 9th! -Mr. Zietlow

Happy Thanksgiving to all our families! -Sister Lakes Staff

Good Morning again! Schoology should be working now. Please try again! -Mr. Z

Little Chieftains Youth Basketball Canceled

Parents, as we prepare for virtual learning next week, teachers will be sending home at least one QR code that will serve as a login badge for kindergarten-5th grade students to get into Chromebooks. This will help in the login process for the devices. Teachers will be practicing this with students to ensure they are ready. If you have questions, please contact your building office. The following link will give you video instructions: https://www.loom.com/share/ac1244e1259c48189eb6e5a45cebde52?sharedAppSource=personal_library

The students at Sister Lakes are ready for distance learning. Here are a few reminders! Please make sure you login into your live meetings in the morning and afternoon! Remember your times for small group meetings! Complete/participate in all assigned activities and assignments! Work to the best of your ability! We look forward to seeing you again in-person December 9th!! Stay Safe! Los estudiantes de Sister Lakes están listos para el aprendizaje a distancia. ¡Aquí hay algunos recordatorios! ¡Asegúrese de iniciar sesión en sus reuniones en vivo por la mañana y por la tarde! ¡Recuerde sus horarios para las reuniones de grupos pequeños! ¡Complete / participe en todas las actividades y tareas asignadas! ¡Trabaje lo mejor que pueda! ¡Esperamos verte de nuevo en persona el 9 de diciembre! ¡Mantenerse a salvo! -Mr. Z

Congratulations to our October Student of the Month for Sister Lakes! Aracely Solis

Parents, as we prepare for virtual learning next week, teachers will be sending home at least one QR code that will serve as a login badge for kindergarten-5th grade students to get into Chromebooks. This will help in the login process for the devices. Teachers will be practicing this with students to ensure they are ready. If you have questions, please contact your building office. The following link will give you video instructions: https://www.loom.com/share/ac1244e1259c48189eb6e5a45cebde52

Meet Up and Eat Up The buses will be running on the following days!! November 23-24 (the 24th will be a 2 day bag), November 30-December 8th. We will be delivering daily breakfast and lunch bags. Please click on the link for more information about the location of food pick up sites. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WCmcC96qx1kaOrU0Gw57sMIwAbA9BH2zYpE4BivSaRo/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Sister Lakes Families, Here is the letter addressing the high school mandate to distance learning effective today and the board of education's decision from Monday night that determined K-8 is going to be distance learning from Monday, November 23 - December 8th. Sister Lakes teachers will be sending home Chromebooks, texts, materials, and logins. Please look for these by this Friday. Please reach out to the school if you have any questions. Stay safe! -Mr. Zietlow https://drive.google.com/file/d/10e7z7sD7gczvt2Wqz1jg8l-pbjqcGNgq/view?usp=sharing

This is just a reminder that we have half days Wednesday and Thursday this week. Pick up time is 12:03 pm on half days. There will be no lunch served on these days. Friday is a full day of school. -Mr. Zietlow - Principal

Looking for Toys For Tots Information - Please click the link https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQngwF5PNVU49m7f9CDp7wpTrMCOKMbkwYyk0QgRdylo4oJFe4UQQQYPIgRw69-hfd7JA5mJ9CZPahF/pub -Mr. Z

Sister Lakes Virtual Book Fair https://scholastic.com/bf/sisterlakeselementaryschool 11/2/20 - 11/15/20

Parent Teach Conferences Hello Sister Lakes Parents, Students and Families! Parent Teacher Conference will be held Tuesday 11/10/20 from 5-8pm, Wednesday 11/11/20, and Thursday 11/12/20 from 1-4pm. Please be looking for a notification letter from your child's teacher about your conference time. Each conference will be either a virtual meeting online or phone call meeting. Your child's teacher will contact you about which way is best to reach you. -Mr. Zietlow, Sister Lakes Principal

Sister Lakes Book Fair Begins Today!! Click the link below to enter the virtual book fair. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=sisterlakeselementaryschool

Parent Teach Conferences Hello Sister Lakes Parents, Students and Families! Parent Teacher Conference will be held Tuesday 11/10/20 from 5-8pm, Wednesday 11/11/20, and Thursday 11/12/20 from 1-4pm. Please be looking for a notification letter from your child's teacher about your conference time. Each conference will be either a virtual meeting online or phone call meeting. Your child's teacher will contact you about which way is best to reach you. -Mr. Z, Sister Lakes Principal

Dowagiac Optimist Club Halloween Parade Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 10:00am Jim Snow Building Downtown Dowagiac For Children 11 years and younger

Weekly Newsletter for 10/23/20 Please read our newsletter for this week and every week for important information. https://bit.ly/34p1qg8 -Mr. Zietlow, Principal

Hello Sister Lakes students and families!! We have a virtual book fair beginning Nov. 2 - Nov. 15. Please visit the link below to purchase your books from the fair! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=sisterlakeselementaryschool Mr. Z - Sister Lakes Principal