Parents and caregivers are welcome to join Patti Foley from Children's Hospital for a presentation on Strategies for Navigating Anxiety in Children. It's tonight, November 21 from 6 to 7 pm in the Atwater Library. 

This is part of the District's partnership with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. 

You can find out more information here!

Each fall, the PTO collects $20 per student via our website to fund the Annual Teacher and Staff Gift Fund. That money is used to purchase each staff member (classroom teachers, special teachers, aides, administrative staff, janitorial and cafeteria staff) a holiday gift and each classroom teacher a year-end gift. This year, there are 78 staff members. 

The PTO purchases the holiday gifts and room parents purchase the classroom teacher year-end gifts on behalf of the class with these funds.  The PTO will share this year's holiday gift after they have been distributed. 

Please take a moment to go to https://lakebluffpto.membershiptoolkit.com/my-account on the PTO Website to make your annual contribution. Not sure if you contributed? Click "Previous Orders" under "My Account" to check.

Thank you to the Lake Bluff community for your generous support of the Beagle Dash!  The first phase of the educational grants have been awarded. We are on track to be able to provide the highest amount of grants in our history!

Grants awarded to date:

• Almost $2,500 in books to support the new ELA curriculum and Battle of the Books
• Almost $2,500 in classroom accessories like magnetic white boards, flexible seating options, and bulletin boards to display student artwork throughout the building
• $1,700 in early education toys
• $2,000 in student experiences like Thai dance, Comedy Improv, and the 1st grade First Stage Play
• $600 in playground equipment and microphones

More grants coming soon!

Do you have a few hours to spare? The family Movie Night committee is looking for a co-chair. The committee works with students to pick the movie, coordinate the snacks, recruits volunteers (the PTO helps too) and sells concessions the night of the movie. It's a fun way to contribute to the Lake Bluff Community. 

Please get in touch with PTO President Tracy Yothsackda with any questions or if you would like to volunteer!

Did you know you can shop online for Lake Bluff spirit wear and gifts? The shop has a small curated collection of items including t-shirts, mugs, water bottles, Pura Vida bracelets and more! Items are delivered to classrooms weekly.

Visit our shop at https://lakebluffpto.membershiptoolkit.com/FallStore2024.

Lake Bluff PTO's spirit wear partner, 1st Place Spirit Wear, has launched a holiday sale - 25% off of everything! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd! Shop here.

There is free shipping on orders over $75

Join your friends from Lake Bluff for some fun over winter break! Monday, December 30th is Lake Bluff night at the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game as they take on the Cleveland Monsters.

Tickets are $18 and the Admirals will donate $10 from each ticket sale back to Lake Bluff! You can purchase your tickets here!

As a bonus, if the Admirals win, the following weekday game will be free for all fans in attendance!

Are you purchasing Holiday Cards this year? You can use the promo code  FUNDRAISELAKEBLUFF to support the Lake Bluff PTO! You will receive 20% off Minted holiday cards & gifts, and 15% of every order placed using your code will be donated back to the PTO. 

Do you have photos from any of our school events - First Day, 100th celebration, Walk & Roll to School, Beautification, Beagle Dash, Playground time, etc? 

Please take a moment and email them to LakeBluffYearbook@gmail.com.

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.

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:

• Free Little Libraries installed and filled. (One FLL was donated by the 2023 6th grade class and the other was donated by the PTO in conjunction with the All School Read)
• Hosted the New Families Popsicle Social for over 240 people and gifts for new families
• 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
• Beautification and cleanup of the Lake Bluff grounds
• Hosted our Welcome Back Coffee
• Planned and Hosted the 100th celebration!
• Hosted Walk & Roll to School Celebration
• Hosted a the Fall grounds beautification and planting
• Planned Parent Teacher Conferences' Staff Buffet 
• Executed Beagle Dash
• Hosted Hot Chocolate for the Halloween Party
• Planted 1000 tulip bulbs across the school grounds

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

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

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