Sister Lakes Elementary

Sister Lakes Families! Virtual/phone parent-teacher conferences are Monday-Tuesday, March 29-30 (5-8pm) and Wednesday, March 31 (1-4pm). Notices went home to families last week. If you need to know your conference time please call the school at 782-4468 or contact your child's teacher directly. Thanks! Have a great day! -Mr. Zietlow

Dear Parents and Families, We are working hard to keep kids reading and raise funds for our school with our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair, March 21-April 3. The Fair will connect your kids to notable books and inspiring characters, helping them to become lifelong readers. And, you’ll love the option to experience the magic of the Virtual Book Fair at your convenience. You’ll also be able to enjoy these special virtual shopping features: • Access to more than 6,000 products • Direct to your home shipping • eWallets that allow family and friends to contribute • FREE shipping on all book-only orders over $25 • The chance to support our school (we earn 25% of sales in rewards), while supporting your child’s love of reading Visit our Book Fair homepage between March 21 and April 3 to get started with your virtual shopping. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sisterlakeselementaryschool Happy reading, and thank you for your continued support of our school, Ryan Zietlow, Principal Sister Lakes Elementary School

March is reading month! Check out the schedule of Friday school spirit days during the month of March. It’s pirate themed!

Sister Lakes Families, Due to the weather, Tuesday 2/16/21 will be a distance learning day. There will be no in person instruction.

Good afternoon Sister Lakes Families, The weather forecast for tonight, 2/15/21, is describing some possible challenging weather coming our way. Because of this, students will be bringing home their tech/Chromebooks and learning materials. If the weather is severe enough, we will announce, as early as possible, that tomorrow will be a distance learning day. If we have a distance learning day, we will follow the same schedules used earlier in the year. This idea is based on maximizing as much instructional time this year as possible. Thank you.

Good afternoon Sister Lake's Families! School count day is tomorrow, February 10th! Please plan on attending school and please be on time! -Mr. Zietlow

Due to inclement weather there will be no school today, Friday, February 5, 2021. No classes will be in session.

Due to the weather today will be a distance learning day. Please follow your regular distance learning schedule today. -Mr. Zietlow

Good afternoon parents and Guardians of Dowagiac Union Schools, The weather forecast for tonight is describing some possible challenging weather coming our way. Because of this, students will be bringing home their tech/Chromebooks and learning materials. If the weather is severe enough, we will announce, as early as possible, that tomorrow will be a distance learning day. If we have a distance learning day, we will follow the same schedules used earlier in the year. This idea is based on maximizing as much instructional time this year as possible. Thank you for your support and understanding. Jonathan Whan Superintendent

Good Morning Sister Lakes Families! We do have school in person today 1/15/21. See you all soon! -Mr. Z

Happy New Year Sister Lakes students and families! I hope everyone had a great holiday! This is just a reminder that we return to school on Monday 1/4/2021 and will be in distance learning until 1/08/2021. Can't wait to see everyone online! Have a great weekend.

Returning to Distance Learning 1/4/21 - 1/8/21 We will be returning to distance learning per the school board’s decision. During this time we will follow the same daily schedule as used during the first five weeks of school for the distance learning plan. Students will need to take their Chromebooks and other needed materials home with them at the end of school day on Friday, December 18, 2020. Staff and students will work together through the Schoology learning platform and other support programs that have been used throughout this school year. Volviendo al aprendizaje a distancia 01/04/21-01/08/21 Regresaremos a la educación a distancia según la decisión de la junta escolar. Durante este tiempo, seguiremos el mismo horario diario que se utilizó durante las primeras cinco semanas de clases para el plan de aprendizaje a distancia. Los estudiantes deberán llevar sus Chromebooks y otros materiales necesarios a casa al final del día escolar el viernes 18 de diciembre de 2020. El personal y los estudiantes trabajarán juntos a través de la plataforma de aprendizaje de Schoology y otros programas de apoyo que se han utilizado en toda esta escuela. -Mr. Zietlow

Sister Lakes Families! See you all tomorrow! Face-to-Face learning begins tomorrow (Wednesday 12/9/20). -Mr. Z

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

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

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