Fall Vendor Market – Friday, October 17 | 4:30–8:30pm
Our Fall Vendor Market is almost here! Sign up here to be a vendor or mark your calendar to shop and support wonderful local businesses while giving back to our school.
Recess Refresh Fund
Help us upgrade indoor and outdoor recess supplies! For just $10 or $20, you can sponsor a recess bucket filled with new games, balls, and activities. Click here to sponsor a bucket today!
Get Involved – Join a Committee!
We’d love your help this fall, and this is the last call to join a committee for the semester! Current committees include:
- Spirit Wear – brainstorm designs, choose items families will love, and assist with order distribution.
- Communications – create graphics, share updates on our website/newsletter, and spread the word about all the great things happening at LAB.
- Teacher & Student Appreciation – plan and support events that celebrate our amazing teachers and students.
New committees will launch in the spring, but don’t miss your chance to get involved now! Click here to learn more and sign up.
LEAP Clubs
Builders and Makers Club is looking for donations of any craft supply you may have. They are working on a challenge during October that requires using their creative minds to build cardboard box monsters that will be voted on by the students and staff at the end of the month. Ribbons, extra buttons, leftover paints and spray paints, wrapping paper, bottle caps, toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes, tissue paper, feathers, yarn..anything you can think of that could possibly help them make the best physical representation of their imaginations!
We are also looking for parent volunteers to help over the next couple weeks to assist with this process.
Please contact [email protected] if you are able to volunteer for a Friday from 12:55-1:50.
Student Council Election Information
On Monday, November 3, 2025, we will be holding elections for the 2025-2026 Lakes and Bridges Student Council. Elected officials will be announced on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. For more information, click here.
Throughout the school year, our Student Council is responsible for:
- attending biweekly meetings during lunch and/or recess period
- leading morning announcements
- planning themed Spirit Days
- fundraising through Candy Grams, Friday ice cream sales, etc.
- assisting with Red Ribbon Week activities and Kindness Week activities
- organizing after school social events
- participating in a variety of school-wide activities
- collaborating for community outreach
- and more!
Our Student Council consists of the following positions:
- President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary - These positions are open to 5th-8th graders only.
- Homeroom Representatives - One from each homeroom in grades 1st-8th
Requirements to run for Student Council:
- Display qualities and characteristics of a leader, with no major discipline problems;
- Submit interest form (attached) no later than Friday, October 10th;
- Create one poster (regular poster board size of 22 x26) to display in the hallways of Lakes and Bridges beginning on Monday, October 20th. Posters can be turned in to an Advisor on or before this date. Posters MUST clearly state:
- candidate's name,
- position running for,
- and a slogan for the campaign;
- Create a campaign video to be viewed by the student body prior to elections. Videos need to be emailed to Ms. Phifer by Monday, October 27th. Be creative and have fun with this! However, videos MUST meet the following criteria:
- be at least 20 seconds long, but no longer than 1 minute,
- state the candidate's name, position running for, and their slogan,
- have no specific political alignment or discussion of controversial topics,
- Three teacher/staff recommendations if running for an Officer position only. Homeroom representatives do not need to complete this. These forms will be provided by Student Council Advisors once we receive the initial interest form. Recommendations are due by Friday, October 17th.
We will not accept any late materials. If a student does not turn these in on time, they are out of the running for the election. No exceptions.
This is a no-cost election, so please refrain from buying treats, stickers, etc. for the student body as part of your campaign.
If you have any questions regarding the requirements for the election or the responsibilities of our Student Council, please contact the Student Council Advisor. We look forward to a fun and friendly election!
Student Council Advisor
Stephanie Phifer [email protected]
Toys
We have students who are bringing in toys to the school. This is creating distractions in classrooms. Please do not allow your child to bring toys.
Below is the policy on toys from the Student and Parent Handbook (p. 38).
Toys/Contraband
All personal toys, radios, music players, handheld audio/game systems, slime, putty, fidgets, Legos, blocks, dolls, stuffed animals, etc., are not allowed at school unless the teacher requests that certain items be brought to school for a specific purpose. If a teacher requests this, a written request will be sent home with the student and through teacher communication. Any of these items, or any items that may injure anyone or cause a disturbance, are not allowed at school and will be taken from the student. Furthermore, disciplinary action will occur for bringing this into the school.
If a parent/guardian wishes to reclaim these toys/items, they may come to the school for them. The school will not be responsible for any item that is damaged or disappears at school.
Gum
Please note that candy is not allowed in the school; as a result, gum is not allowed. Please make sure that your child is not bringing gum into the school. Any students who are caught chewing gum will be asked to spit it out. Students carrying gum who are passing it out to other students will have it confiscated.
