Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter

• Muskego Lakes Middle School Website
• Muskego Lakes Academic Guidebook for 2021-22
• Muskego Lakes Report a Concern

• Parent Satisfaction Survey- November 19th-December 17th

• Winter iReady Math Testing - December 7-9th

• Winter Band Concert Dress Rehearsal- Wed, December 1st

• Winter Band Concert Performance- Wed, December 1st

• No School Winter Break - Dec. 23rd - January 2nd

• Winter Choir Concert Performance- Thur., January 13th

• Lion King Musical - April 2-3rd

Dear Muskego Lakes Families,

It is hard to believe it is December already!!!! This school year seems to be flying by! We are so proud of the students and all of their hard work so far this year!!!

We wanted to also share with you a few celebrations so far from this school year:

• We have 35+ clubs/co-curriculars for students to participate in this year!
• We have an in-house mental health counselor at Muskego Lakes this year, working with students to access therapy while here at school.
• Our D/F list for Quarter 1 is smaller than it has ever been, meaning more of our students than ever before are demonstrating proficiency on course objectives.
• Our staff have written 1,500 positive notes home to students so far this year.
• Students in 5th-8th grade learn self-regulation, self-awareness, and coping strategies for stress through PE classes.
• Our students in band finally got to be back performing at the PAC this week for the MLMS Winter Band Concert.
• We had three student finalists in the Muskego Lions Club Peace Poster Contest.
• We are proud of the work we do with our community partners, Tudor Oaks, connecting students with the residents to strengthen generational connections.
• We have intramural sports starting up again this year over lunch/recess this coming week.
• We've had over 100 students receive recognition so far this year in grade levels, encore classes, and more.
• 100% of students created Google Sites to design learner profiles, reflecting on their strengths, personality, passions, and learning style.
• Academic and Career Planning is underway with students exploring career clusters in 6th-8th grade.
• We have 25+ students involved in our Staff-Student Mentor program.

While learning is our #1 priority at Muskego Lakes, we have so much more to be proud of as a school community. Thank you for the many ways you continue to partner with us and share your ideas with us to help us do even better for our students.

With love,

Rachel Rydzewski & Nancy Pasch

Muskego Lakes Principals

If you haven't yet, please take a few minutes to complete the Muskego Lakes Parent/Family Satisfaction Survey using the following link.

Muskego Lakes Middle School– https://rezed.io/1N9DQ6

The survey will remain open through December 17th.

Thank you for your commitment to our District’s success. And thanks for all the ways you help us keep Muskego Lakes a premier middle school! We are grateful for your support, for the ideas you bring forward to help us improve, and that you trust us as we walk alongside your children here at school each day.

Did you know that your child has a student data tracker they manage throughout the school year?

In each course at Muskego Lakes, there are key standards of focus that our teachers ensure students understand by the end of the school year. So, students are empowered to track their progress on those key standards.

If you haven't yet seen your child's Standards of Focus Tracker (or SOF tracker), we highly recommended asking to take a look. You'll get to see how your child is progressing on key standards, and you'll get to celebrate the growth that you see!

Did you know that you can access your child's learning on Infinite Campus while on your mobile device and on a mobile browser? Both provide you access to review student work completion, scores, and feedback as it's updated to learn how your child is progressing as a learner. Using the mobile app, makes staying connected even easier!

How To Log In Using App

Logging in to the Campus Parent apps provide the same tools as the browser version, with the benefit of the option to Stay Logged In and receive push notifications.

1. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Search for your Muskego-Norway and Wi, entering at least three characters of the district's name to search. Select your district from the list.
3. Enter your Username and Password
4. If using a secure, private device, mark Stay Logged In to receive mobile push notifications, if enabled by your school.
5. Click Log In!

Supported Devices

To use the Campus Student or Campus Parent apps, mobile devices must be on an Android version of 4.4 or later and iOS devices must be on a version of 9.0 or later.

We are proud to share that we offer a homework club from 3:10 to 4:15 pm in Room 37 (Ms. Ruditys) room every Tuesday. Students can attend weekly or as needed; they need to sign in when they arrive and need a ride home. Homework club is a chance for students to have a quiet and support time to complete homework or get assistance as needed. If you have questions about homework club, please reach out to Ms. Ruditys at jennifer.ruditys@muskegonorway.org.

Our students started our winter iReady diagnostic testing this week in literacy. Next week, students will continue with testing in math. Please remind your child(ren) to bring their headphones.

After all testing is complete, we will be sending home iReady reports to review your child's progress and growth since the beginning of the school year.

On December 16, 2021, all middle school students who have classes 1st & 2nd Hour at MHS will report to their Middle Schools and not to Muskego High School - due to the Career Fair at MHS.

8th Grade Pre-ACT Information

We just recently received the Pre-ACT results for our 8th graders. Our teachers will be going through the results in their classes with students. This will allow students to conduct an error analysis and ask questions. We will be mailing out student results in the next few weeks as well.

The Offer Versus Serve (OVS) lunch plan aims to reduce food waste and allow students to choose the foods they want to eat from the hot lunch menu. This program also guidelines how students' meals can be reimbursable or free. When students, families, and cafeteria staff understand OVS, lunch lines move smoothly, allowing students to make the most of the lunch break and enjoy the wholesome and appealing foods they are served. It also helps reduce overall food costs and saves families money under current lunch program guidelines.

The OVS program dictates that schools must offer all five food components in at least the minimum required quantities:

• A food component is one of five required food groups in reimbursable lunches. These are meats/meat alternates, grains, fruits, vegetables, and fluid milk*.
• A food item is a specific food offered within the five food components. For example, spaghetti (whole grain-rich pasta with tomato sauce) is one food item that contains both a grain and a vegetable component.

Under OVS, students must select three meal components to ensure they get the nutritional benefits of a meal. One of these three must be a fruit or vegetable.

• If a student's meal from hot lunch meets these requirements, the meal is reimbursable or free.
• If the students' meal doesn't meet these requirements, the student will be charged for the items.
• Any a la carte options offered are not part of the published lunch menu, do not qualify for OVS, and are marked as such and charged individually.

If your child(ren) takes advantage of this program and is mindful of the number of a la carte options they purchase daily, your child's account balance will last longer.

Get school lunch menus and nutritional information from your phone on the new Food Service App! You can download this app for FREE from your phones app store. From there, just add the Muskego menus you want to follow. For more information on how to use the app visit here: Food4Life App FAQ

Please consider joining the Muskego Lakes PTO. We meet monthly in the MLMS library. We always welcome new faces and would love to hear your ideas in how we can make this an amazing school year ahead!!

MLMS PTO Meeting Dates for 2021-2022

• January 19, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• February 16, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• March 16, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• April 20, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• May 18, 2022 @ 6:30pm

The Muskego Lakes PTO has voted to discontinue the Scrip Program. At this time they will no longer be taking orders for the program. A thank you to everyone for their support of the program in the past.

The MLMS PTO wants to thank the excellent staff for everything they do by providing midweek munchies. Every Wednesday, you have an opportunity to sign up to bring in munchies for the staff to help them make it through the week and brighten their day. If you are interested in supporting this, please sign up here.

Family Weekly Test Kits

• To opt into this program, please complete our online form by clicking here.

COVID-19 Exposure Notification

• Please to submit the follow form if you, your child, or anyone in your household has been exposed to and/or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. (Form: COVID-19 SYMPTOM OR STATUS NOTIFICATION FORM. After completing the form, someone from Health Services will be in touch with you about next steps.

Parent COVID-19 FAQ

• You can find any and all information related to COVID-19 and our response in the PARENT COVID-19 FAQ. Please take a look there before reaching out to the Health Services team.

For all other questions related to COVID-19, please refer to the MNS Health Services website for the latest health information including but not limited to COVID-19 guidelines, Illness and Injury guidelines, Immunizations, Forms, and other useful information.

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Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
Location: W124 S8009 North Cape Rd.
Phone: 262-971-1860
Twitter: @MLMSmuskies