Lakeland Elementary School

Welcome Back Lakeland Families!  This is Sarah Neubecker, principal, with a few reminders.  We go back to school tomorrow! The building opens for breakfast and playground supervision at 8:15. Please avoid dropping off early.  Students will have the choice to eat breakfast or to play in the morning. This is a change from previous years. In poor weather, we will supervise students in the gym, instead of the playground.  Also, dismissal is at 3:45 and early release at 2:30. Please avoid early pick up. It impacts your child's learning.  Thank you for trusting your child with us! We are excited to partner with you!

Our back-to-school newsletter is now available at https://secure.smore.com/n/nk0ms - don't forget our Open House on Wednesday, 8/13 from 6-7:30 PM!

Reminder for the upcoming school year: We serve FREE BREAKFAST every school day from 8:15-8:35 AM in the cafeteria!

Hello 6th Grade Parents! We are very excited that your child will be attending Legg Middle School, and we look forward to seeing them at our 6th Grade Orientation Day on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, beginning at 8:00 A.M. Our WEB Program will help your 6th grader get off to a great start! WHAT IS WEB? WEB is a nationwide program designed to welcome and support 6th graders by connecting them with WEB Leaders, who are positive, responsible, hand-selected 8th graders. Your student’s WEB Leaders will help them feel more comfortable and also assist them in achieving success in their first year of middle school. Doesn’t that sound great? It is! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 1. Your child will receive an invitation sent via email to orientation. If they have not received the invitation by July 30th, please email Mr. Smith at smithb@ccscards.org to request one. 2. A day or two before orientation, your child will also receive a phone call from their WEB Leader, personally inviting them to orientation day and providing details on where to be and what time to arrive. The Leaders can also answer any questions they may have. 3. Your student is encouraged not to bring backpacks, purses, or other like items as the day is quite active. 4. Since the day is active, please ensure that your student wears comfortable clothing that allows for unrestricted movement. 5. Cell phone use is forbidden on this day. This is a student-only function, so we encourage you to let your child attend on their own. Drop-off will be at the car rider entry doors, accessible from the parking lot located off Western Avenue. Students will be ready for pick up at 12:30 PM. We look forward to a great orientation day! The WEB Coordinators, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Bachler

Chartwells would like eligible families to take advantage of Sun Bucks, the Michigan Summer EBT program that helps families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/assistance-programs/food/summer-ebt

5th Grade Recognition Nights May 28th, 6-6:45 pm Mrs. Cumberworth, and Ms. Green's Classes May 28th, 7-7:45 pm Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Rodgers' Classes May 29th, 6 pm Miss Cornell, Mrs. Hagaman, and Mr. Iwanicki Please have your student here 15 minutes early. Please join us to celebrate our 5th graders!

We are looking for parent Volunteers for our field day on May 29th. We need lots of help so our kids can have fun. If you are interested, please call the office at 517-279-5980. You also need to have a current approved background check on file.

The Coldwater Board of Education approved the district's 2025-26 calendar during the April 28, 2025 regular meeting. Calendar grid version: https://5il.co/3evvh and accessible list version: https://5il.co/3evvg

April 16, 2025 Jefferson Elementary School was closed today due to an electrical situation overnight. A custodian smelled what could best be described as wire burning. The custodian called 911 and Coldwater Fire Department responded. There was no fire, but the smell was confirmed. This district’s maintenance department was sent to the building as there was no power at the time. Jepson Electric sent an electrician who tested lines entering the building from the transformer. Three lines were found to be inoperable. In order to restore power to the building, the three lines needed to be replaced, and the estimated time for the work would not allow for us to open the building today. As of 10:30 this morning, power has been restored and our maintenance department and technology director were testing throughout the building to ensure no damage. A very special thanks to the custodian who contacted 911, Coldwater Fire Department, our maintenance crew and Jepson Electric for the quick response to get our building back up and running! Paul Flynn Superintendent

Due to a building problem, Jefferson Elementary School is closed today, Wednesday April 16.

On Saturday, April 4, 2025 a few Coldwater High School students contacted Coldwater High School administrators and the Coldwater High School Resource Officer about a SnapChat posting. The SnapChat posting was an image of a weapon and a Cheetos bag with the message “Guys come to school tomorrow I have Cheetos.” The Coldwater City Police Department was contacted immediately and started to investigate. The Coldwater City Police Department, working with CHS administrators, were able to identify the student in the posting. The investigation included working with the Branch County Sheriff’s Department and the Bronson Police Department. The investigation found that there was no credible threat to any students, staff or others at Coldwater High School. As always, the safety of our school and our community depends on all of us. We appreciate that CHS students brought this to our attention so that it could be investigated. Whenever we see something suspicious, it should always be reported. Dr. Steven Hope Paul Flynn HS Principal CCS Superintendent

Coldwater Community Schools is closed for Monday March 31 due to power outages. This includes Kids Club and KLA.

Good afternoon Coldwater Community and welcome back! With the school year winding down, be sure to download our Coldwater Community Schools app to keep up-to-date on our end of year events. Download for Android https://aptg.co/DV7GB7 Download for iPhone https://aptg.co/-2rdcB

Statement from District

Dear Parents and Families, We are SO excited to invite all of you to participate in our STEAM Engine Program! We need your help to raise money for field trips, school initiatives and positive behavior support rewards. rmd.me/oE6xc9v31Ew Click on the link above to set up your student’s personal donation page and invite friends and family by email or text to join our efforts. This entire process can be completed in 10 minutes or less! When you enter 10 or more contacts via your personal donation page, your student will earn Golden Ticket prizes! Please complete this process by midnight tonight to qualify. Families who enter at least 10 contacts will be entered into our nationwide Disney World Family Vacation giveaway! Don’t forget to share your personal donation link on social media. The more money we raise, the more impact we can make at Lakeland Elementary School. Sincerely, Mrs. Neubecker (Principal) PS: The Golden Ticket Parent Letter sent home with your student today, containing all the information, is attached. Be confident that the data entered into the donation platform is safe and secure. Privacy Policy rmd.me/WvKOsYoG6VD

Wednesday is Count Day! ❤️ Counting every student is important for school funding - please make sure your children attend school on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Count Day determines our state funding and is based on attendance for the day. If your child will not be in school, please make sure to call in their absence to the school office.

K-Kids Club ~ Lakeland's Student Leadership Group will sell friendship-grams for $1 next week to raise money for the positive behavior store items. Each gram is $1 each ( cash only)

Due to continuing cold wind chills in the morning, Coldwater Community Schools, including KLA and Kids Club, will be closed on Wednesday, January 22nd

Coldwater Community Schools Kids Club and KLA will also be closed on Tuesday, Jan 21.

Due to extreme temperature conditions for tomorrow morning, Coldwater Community Schools will be closed Tuesday, January 20th