Literacy Nights, Report Cards, and Conferences

November has ended on a positive note with several grades having fun activities planned. Fourth grade held a literacy night on Tuesday the 20th, and first grade held their first PIE night (Partners in Education) for parents and students on Thursday the 29th. Both events were well attended by Lakeview students and families, and were a great time!

Today is also the last day of our first trimester of the school year. Students have been working hard in all areas and are excited to share their progress next week with you. Parent conferences are scheduled to begin next week and will be held Thursday, December 6 in the evening, Friday, December 7 all day, and Monday, December 10 again in the evening. Please note there will be no school for students in grades K-5 on Friday, December 7.

At your conference, your child's teacher will share your student's report card with you and discuss the learning that has gone on this year. Each student will have areas that are going well, areas that can continue to be worked on, and a plan to keep the growth going. I look forward to the rich conversations that occur at these conferences for the benefit of the students. I encourage everyone to attend this most important event in lives of the students.

Lakeview VIP's

This week we were fortunate to have several Lakeview students recognized for their efforts, as well as a staff member. On Monday, three of our third graders were able to eat lunch with Mayor Vern Rasmussen. Mr. Rasmussen was kind enough to provide this opportunity for students as a prize for a math night provided for the kids. Congratulations to the winners!

In addition, one of our second grade students was recognized for charitable donations to an organization known as "Feed My Starving Children." This good deed was noticed by local media and a nice article was written in the Albert Lea Tribune. Read the full story here:

http://www.albertleatribune.com/2012/11/20/difference-maker/


Finally, we were surprised today by Channel 6 news with the news that Mrs. Haney, one of our second grade teachers, had been honored with the "Excellent Educator" award for the week. What an exciting way to show appreciation for all of our hard working teachers at Lakeview. The story is expected to air Wednesday, November 21 during the 5:00 newscast.

Congratulations to these and all of our Very Important People at Lakeview!

Mango Languages

The Albert Lea School District has recently been provided with an exciting new opportunity for our students.   The Mango Language course is an on-line language program which delivers a wide variety of language learning capabilities.  It is available in Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, and English as a Second Language, to name a few, and is easily accessed and completed at your own pace.  The Mango Languages program has been made available to our district for one year as part of a contribution from the Qualified Zone Academy Bond program. 

Students that are interested should speak with their teacher for a sign up form if they have not received one yet.