Lake Bluff is turning 100! On September 8, 1924, Lake Bluff School welcomed its first students. 

To commemorate this moment in history, we are throwing a party on Saturday, September 21! Join us by the playground from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm for more fun, including:

• Immy's African Cuisine and Musa Ice Cream Food Truck
• Cupcakes
• Face Painting
• Bubbles & Dancing
• A visit from a Milwaukee Brewer's Racing Sausage
• Yard Games and more!

Additionally, stop by between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm for a self-guided building tour hosted by the Shorewood Historical Society. Retired Lake Bluff staff and historical society members will be on hand to highlight various historical details within the building. Copies of Ben Tyjeski's beautiful new book, "The Lake Bluff Story in Art Tiles," will be available for purchase.

Volunteers are needed to make this event a success! Visit our Lake Bluff 100 webpage for more information.

To start the year off, please take a moment to go to the PTO Website, www.LakeBluffBeagle.com. Within five minutes and a few clicks, you can update your child's information in the PTO/School Directory, pay your annual contribution to the teacher/staff gift fund, review the volunteer opportunities, and more. Please be sure to select this year's teacher for each student to receive class-specific communications.

The Lake Bluff Directory is the only place to find the names and contact information of Lake Bluff students. It serves as the school directory. Also, by updating/inputting your information, the PTO can send occasional emails regarding upcoming events.

Download the free Membership Toolkit companion app for mobile access to the website.

School picture day is Thursday, September 26. We are in need of a few volunteers to make the day a success! You will help to keep things moving smoothly and assist students getting ready to take their picture. Volunteers will receive one complimentary deluxe digital download pack of their child's portrait.

Sign up here  to volunteer.

Volunteers must have completed a volunteer application online with the school district. Complete it here. 

Please join us outside on the front lawn after drop off on Thursday, September 26th for our first PTO meeting of the year. All parents and caregivers are automatically members.

We will be discussing Walk to School Day, the Beagle Dash, where our fundraising money is spent, and all the ways you can get involved with the PTO. We hope to see you there!

Lake Bluff will be celebrating International Walk and Roll to School Day the morning of October 2nd! This event celebrates walking, biking, and rolling in Shorewood and in the community. This year, the SHS band will help us celebrate our walkable community.

There are many ways to participate, including:

• Walking, biking, or rolling (scooting, using a mobility device, skating, etc.) to school 

• Biking with your child on their own or with a trail-a-bike

• Parking a few blocks away from the school and walking the rest of the way

We also need volunteers to help us plan and run the event! Please sign up to help hang up banners, hand out pencils, or help at the selfie stations- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AA5AF29A1F5CF8-51290830-lake

Email Sara at sschoole@gmail.com with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Beagle Dash returns October 10th.  The Beagle Dash replaces replaces a majority of our other fundraising events. Look for additional communication next week.

What does the Beagle Dash Fund?

• New Family Popsicle Social  - funds are used for Lake Bluff spirit items and Pete's Pops for all
• 100th Anniversary Activities
• Artist in Residence Fund - funds projects that switch annually between art & music
• Provided mini-grants to all teachers to help underwrite the out-of-pocket beginning-of-the-year costs.
• Educational Grants - Grant approximately $7,500 to fulfill teacher requests across all areas of Lake Bluff. 
• Family Movie Night
• Math Game Night
• 5th & 6th Grade Dance
• Hot Dog Day - T-shirts and festive fun
• 6th Grade Celebration 
• And so much more...

The PTO is collecting nut free, shelf stable, healthy snacks for the main office to keep on hand for students that forget to bring one to school.

Please consider contributing!

It's the PTO's mission to foster the Lake Bluff through community events and supporting the wonderful staff. The PTO raises money to support a wide array of programming for the Lake Bluff Community. What do we spend it on? 

To date in the 2024-25 school year, your PTO has:

• Hosted New Families Popsicle Social for over 240 people
• Hosted Back to School Breakfast for all Staff
• Provided mini-grants to all teachers to help underwrite the out-of-pocket beginning-of-the-year costs.
• Hosted our first Morning Coffee
• Busy planning the 100th celebration!

Please take a few minutes to look at the list of volunteer opportunities. We have something for everyone's interest, time limits and talents.

The 100th Anniversary Celebration needs your help. Please consider signing up for a short shift. Sign-up here.

Volunteer to help on the morning pf October 2 as we celebrate Walk to School Day.

Additionally there are a number of volunteer opportunities including helping with Conference Snacks for Staff, Picture Day, the Fun Run and more.  Sign-up here.