Lakeland R-3 School District

Reminder: School will be in session at Lakeland R-III on Monday, November 20th.

High School Basketball Jamboree at Lakeland on Wednesday 11/15 Girls 4:30 Lakeland vs Appleton City 5:15 Appleton City vs Midway 6:00 Midway vs Lakeland Boys 6:45 Midway vs Appleton City 7:30 Lakeland vs Midway 8:15 Appleton City vs Lakeland

Today is National Parents As Teachers Day! We are so excited to recognize our Parent Educator Sara Fellhoelter. Thank you Mrs. Fellhoelter for working with all our early childhood children. If you aren't currently in our program, live in Lakeland School District and have a child birth to 5 years old, reach out to Mrs. Fellhoelter at [email protected] Today also marks the launch of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for Missouri children. Anyone with a child ages birth - 5 years old in the state of Missouri needs to register at the link below to receive a FREE book monthly starting in January 2024! https://imaginationlibrary.com

Congratulations to Senior Mattie Smith on her Volleyball Senior Night!

The high school Journalism class took a tour of KDKD radio station to learn from owner Clayton Radford about news reporting and radio broadcast in the modern era. They have just completed the first Viking Newsletter for 2023 which offered school history, senior and staff interviews, and a list of upcoming events. Be sure to take a look!

The Book Fair starts one week from today at school! Set up your eWallet ahead of time for a no cash, no fuss payment option. Follow this link to find out how: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5393721

Alumni Baseball Game - Saturday, October 7th at 1:00 pm

The Scholastic Fall Book Fair is coming! It will be open from Tuesday, October 3rd through Friday, October 6th.

Fall Picture Day is two weeks from today! Visit www.inter-state.com/order. The elementary code is 79477QA and the junior high/high school code is 79520MA.

Tomorrow is the student health fair. Students will be screened in height, weight, vision, hearing and blood pressure. If your student wears eye glasses, please make sure they have them tomorrow.

Yearbooks are now on sale! Order now for the lowest price of the year. Follow the link to order online. https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1060874/Lakeland-High-School/2024-Yearbook/2023080112165004374/CATALOG_SHOP/

The third graders enjoyed a book tasting last week! A book tasting is an event where students "taste" or sample a selection of books. They are a fun way to encourage students to explore different genres and authors. Yum!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 22nd is the first day of school for the new year. We can't wait to see our Viking students again!

Elementary Open House - Monday, August 21st Preschool and Kindergarten: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm 1st through 4th grade: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm 5th and 6th grade: 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm This allows students to meet their new teacher and drop off school supplies. There will be a verification sheet to confirm that your information is correct for returning students. Also, please check with your child's teacher to make sure that bus information is correct before you leave. Mr. Keith will be in the office to make any bus changes as necessary. The nurse will also be in the office if you have medications to drop off. Just a reminder: morning drop off is 7:45. Please do not drop off students before 7:45 when school starts. This is when the first bus unloads also. We are looking forward to the school year and to seeing you Monday evening!

An updated 2023-2024 school calendar can be found on the district website at: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/631/Lakeland_R_3_School_District/2797553/Calendar_2023_2024_revised_823pdf__2_.pdf

Stay up to date with our district app for mobile devices! Scan the QR code to take you to the iOS App Store or Android Play Store to download.

Missouri State Law and Health Regulations require students to be properly immunized and provide verification to the school nurse, unless they have an appropriate exemption card from the Henry or St. Clair County Health Department, or their physician, on file. Below you will find the list of immunizations your student may need. Kindergarten: Dtap (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis): 4+ doses (last dose after 4th birthday) IVP (Polio): 3+ doses (last dose on or after 4th birthday) MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella): 2 doses Hepatitis B: 3+ doses Varicella (Chicken Pox): 2 doses 8th Grade: Dtap (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis): 1 dose MCV (Meningococcal): 1 dose (must be given on or after 10 years of age) 12th Grade: MCV (Meningococcal): 1 dose (must be given on or after 16 years of age) 2023-2024 Missouri school immunization requirements can be found on the district website at: https://health.mo.gov/living/wellness/immunizations/pdf/2024-school-requirements.pdf.

Fall Sports Schedules

✏️✏️ New Student Enrollment Dates ✏️✏️ New student open enrollment for students in grades K-6 is August 8-10 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm in the elementary office. New student open enrollment for students in grades 7-12 is August 8-10 and August 15-17 from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm in the high school office.

Don't miss our volleyball and basketball youth camps! LYAA is sponsoring a one day volleyball camp on June 15th. Contact Jessica Fellhoelter at [email protected]. Our high school volleyball and basketball teams are sponsoring week long camps June 26-30. Contact Megan Knight at [email protected] for volleyball and [email protected] for basketball.