Gifted & Talent Development Reconsideration

Families of 2nd and 4th grade students may submit a request for their student to be considered for GTD identification. The request form is linked on the district GTD homepage. This online form is translated in Spanish and Somali. Families can only access this form from April 1 - April 14.

Kindergarten Open House

Tuesday, April 16

6:30-7:30pm

2024-25 Kindergarten students and their parents are invited to attend the spring open house scheduled for Tuesday, April 16 from 6:30-7:30pm at East Lake Elementary.  Parents and students will have an opportunity to meet our Kindergarten staff, tour the building and to take a short bus trip into our community.  

We look forward to seeing you on April 16.

Laker Community STEM Night 

Thursday, April 18

6:00-7:30pm

Come and be part of an interactive experience at our Laker Community STEM Night on April 18th. Students and their families will be able to celebrate and enjoy many awesome learning experiences centered around Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Students should bring their school-issued iPads for STEM activities.  Please note, all children must be accompanied by an adult during this event.

MCA TESTING

Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will take the computer-delivered Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). The MCAs are part of the educational accountability system in Minnesota and evaluate district, school and individual student progress on Minnesota Academic Standards in reading, math and science. It is extremely important that your child is at school for these tests. Please avoid making doctor or dental appointments on these days and arrive at school on time.

Specialist News

ART

Students continue to make amazing creations in art class! Last month Fourth grade artists were featured at the Music and Art Showcase with their clay bowls on display. It was a beautiful event featuring each one of our amazing Fourth grade artists here at East Lake!

Second grade artist will soon be featured at the Music and Art Showcase on April 25^th. Families will be able to walk through the clay gallery and see the clay piece created by their student. Following the music program, students will be able to retrieve their clay and take it home safely. We look forward to see you at the Music and Art Showcase on the 25^th!

Band Notes

Fifth grade Band Notes!

Band By The Balcony was a blast on March 20^th! This is a fun event that the band does three times per school year. It is a great performance opportunity and a time for wonderful school spirit.

The next performance is the Band Concert on Wednesday, May 1^st at 9:45 am and 6:30 pm. May 1st is also our last big band rehearsal day. Small group lessons continue after May 1^st. There is still a lot of learning to do to finish out our year!

Hello Fourth Grade Families,

I really enjoyed meeting our fourth graders this February! I was lucky enough to meet with almost all of the fourth graders at East Lake! 

If your child would like to be in band but has not yet met with me, please email me (anja.firchow@district196.org) and I will be sure to meet with them as soon as possible.  When emailing, please include your child’s name and classroom teacher.

After meeting to select an instrument I gave each child a green, yellow, or blue sheet showing the instrument your child chose as well as instructions on how to obtain an instrument. Students also took a picture of these sheets on their iPad as a backup reference.

• Now: students with green sheets arrange for an instrument online with one of the music stores ~ 
• If your student was sent a blue “Band for All” sheet or a yellow “School Owned Instrument” sheet you do not need to do this step with the music stores, HOWEVER, you will need to complete steps on My Payments Plus.
• The families with blue “Band for All” sheets will be able to complete the My Payments Plus steps after I send one more letter to you confirming the instrument is reserved for your child.
• The families with yellow “school Owned Instrument” sheets should be able to complete the My Payments Plus step at any time now.

I am looking forward to working with our young musicians!

Anja Firchow, Band Teacher  
Anja.Firchow@district196.org

Literacy Connections

And the winner is…..Knight Owl! We revealed the final voting for the East Lake winner of Star of the North, and the students were excited to hear about the winning book. We’ll let you know when the winner for the state is announced! We continue to be hard at work learning about our emotions, how to solve problems and work together. Looking forward to another great month of learning in April!

-Sara Radtke

Music

Mark Your Calendars for these upcoming exciting Musical events!

Share Music Day

All Lakers are welcome to share something musical (sing, play piano or another musical instruments, dance) with their class in a low key, welcoming environment.  These share days take place during the normally scheduled music class time and are a low key, welcoming environment.  This is more about learning to share than performance.  For that reason, we do not invite parents and outside guests.  These are fun, popular days with our Lakers and we are excited to see the fun things shared!

Physical Education

East Lake Physical Education has been trying several different and new units in the month of March. All students K-5 participated in Carnival Games, Gymnastics/Stunts, Animal Movements, and Bowling.

Looking ahead to April, our PE classes will be participating in – Volleyball, PACER, Baseball/Softball/TBall, and Track & Field. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our PE department and we would be happy to communicate with you!

IMPORTANT SPRING DATES coming up: 

• 3-4th Grade  9:45-11:15
• Kindergarten 12:00-1:00
• 1-2nd Grade  1:30-3:00 

• 5th Grade at Rosemount High School

Friday May 24^th – Rain Date 5^th Grade Track & Field Day

derrick.munsen@district 196.org

Track & Field Dates

• 3-4th Grade  9:45-11:15
• Kindergarten 12:00-1:00
• 1-2nd Grade  1:30-3:00 

• 5th Grade at Rosemount High School

Friday, May 24^th – Rain Date 5^th Grade Track & Field Day

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2024-25

Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year takes place online through the Infinite Campus Online Registration system. Children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2024 are eligible to attend kindergarten in 2024-2025. 

ENROLLING YOUR CHILD

STUDENT PLACEMENT FOR 2024-2025

During the months of April and May, staff will be developing class lists for the 2024-25 school year.  In order to ensure the best learning environment for all students, it is important that classes be balanced with an equal number of boys and girls, a blend of various ability levels, and separation of students who do not perform well together.  Staff spend an incredible amount of time making sure that classrooms are balanced and that individual student needs are met.  Each staff member works extremely hard in providing an excellent education for our children at East Lake Elementary.  We believe all teachers employed at East Lake are excellent teachers who can provide excellent instruction.

However, sometimes there are unique circumstances when it is necessary for parents to provide additional input about their child's placement for the next school year that we do not already know.  If you feel you have information that will assist us in the placement of your child, you may obtain a "Student Placement Form" from the office.  Please understand that adjustments may need to be made over the summer months and that we cannot always guarantee that the placement will be honored.

Plan a Summer of Fun and Learning

Registration for summer programming is open online. Page through the interactive catalog, click on a class you want to learn more about and register!  Browse and Register now.