If you have a child who will be five years of age before August 1st of this year, he/she is eligible to attend Kindergarten.  Kindergarten registration will be held at the Risingsun First Church of God on Thursday, April 2, 2020 and Friday, April 3, 2020.  Please complete the Kindergarten Pre-Registration Form and return it to the Elementary Office by March 2, 2020.

Please also visit Final Forms and complete the required online registration prior to your appointment.  Online registration opens on January 27, 2020.  

For more information and the Pre-Registration Form, please see the document below.

IMPORTANT!! Washington D.C. Trip – Informational Meeting

What:  There will be an informational meeting to discuss the 8^th Grade trip at the end of October with current 7^th graders.  Please plan on attending.

When:  Thursday, February 13^th, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

Where:  Auditeria

This meeting should last about 20-30 minutes.  We will discuss the itinerary, payment, trip guidelines, and answer any questions for the Washington D.C. trip in the fall.  If you are unable to make it, please feel free to contact us. 

Mrs. Lisa Henry – 5^th Social Studies

Mrs. Valerie Linkey – 6^th Social Studies

Email:  lhenry or vlinkey (@lakotaschools.org)

You are cordially invited to attend 1 of 2 Federal Funding/ Parent meetings at Lakota Elementary.  The times and dates are:

                                Monday, February 10, 2020         8:30 AM                      Information Only                Library

                                Monday, February 10, 2020         6:30-7:30 PM             PTO Meeting                       Library

                 If you choose to attend, these meetings will detail aspects of how Lakota Elementary uses our Federal Funding and what procedures are in place for the Elementary because of this funding.  The information below provided by the United States Department of Education will further explain why Lakota Elementary receives this funding and technical guidance on how funding can be used. 

For more information, please see the attachment  below.

Reserve your yearbook today!

We have been working hard to make this year’s Lakota Elementary/Middle School yearbook.

Each page is filled with friends, photos and fun memories!

Order your child’s copy today at ybpay.lifetouch.com using your school’s Yearbook ID Code: 2363720.  Forms will also be sent home with elementary and middle school students.

Lakota is proud to offer our students and staff free access to full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office products on their personal devices. To learn how to download your free copy of Microsoft Office, please follow the attached instructions.

If you pre-ordered a 2019 high school yearbook they are available for pick up in the Art room (355).

The weight room will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from  6:30 pm to 8:00 pm beginning Tuesday, November 5th for the community to use.

We have now gone paperless for scheduling an activity/use of the facility.  Please do not use the paper copies anymore.  The link is under 3 different locations on our website.  It is under teacher/staff, and Facilities on the right hand side of the web page.  It is also under staff – activity/fundraiser forms.  Please click on the link and fill out the form and then hit submit.  You will receive confirmation through email once the process has been completed.  

Dear Parents/Guardians of Lakota Local Schools,

We believe it is important to communicate with our families.  One way we do that is with our instant message system. We are using a company called School Messenger.

The phone numbers and emails that will be used initially are the contacts listed in our student information system.  If you would like to be able to change how you are contacted please contact your child’s school office.

Once again, the Lakota Schools will be collecting markers for recycling as part of the Crayola ColorCycle program.  In the past two years, we as a district have sent in over 7,000 markers to be recycled!  That is 7,000 we have kept out of our landfills!  Our collection drive will run through the end of the school year.  All forms and brands of markers will be accepted – including dry erase, permanent, and highlighters.  Please send in your old markers with your child or drop off at your building’s office.  We will have collection bins located throughout the buildings.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Melissa Renfro at mrenfro@lakotaschools.org. 

Thank you for your help!