Good afternoon Shady Lane families,

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy Hoopalooza on Friday! What a fun evening! And a nice win for Shady Lane! It was so fun seeing our Shady Lane and Valley View community together. I can't believe we're almost to spring break. One more week of learning and fun. I'm really excited for the 2nd grade concert this Thursday. What a great way to kick off spring break.

It's going to be a great week!

Brad Hoffman

Upcoming Spring Concerts

Thursday, March 21 - 2^nd Grade Concert Long, Long Ago

SL GYM 6:00pm

Thursday, April 18 - 1^st Grade Concert Mahalo!

SL GYM 6:00pm

Kindergarten Classroom Concert;

SL MUSIC ROOM

Monday, May 13  

12:35 – 1:10 Oelstrom  

1:20 – 1:55 McCardle

Tuesday, May 14           

12:20 – 12:55 Olszewski  

1:05 – 1:40 Stevenson 

Wednesday, May 15    

1:05 – 1:40 Vetter

Falls Summer Academy

2024 Falls Summer Academy (FSA) Course List: The FSA course list is published within the CE&Rec Summer Activity Guide and will be mailed to district residents and posted on the SDMF CE&Rec website in early April.

2024 Falls Summer Academy Registration will open online at 9PM on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

·   Session 1 registration dates: April 14-May 16, 2024*

·   Session 2 registration dates: April 14-May 30, 2024*

*Late registrations for enrichment & athletic courses will not be accepted.

2024 Falls Summer Academy Dates

·   Session 1: June 17 - June 28, 2024

·   Session 2: July 8 - July 19, 2024

Locations:

Shady Lane 4K-2nd Grade

8:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.*

Valley View 3rd - 5th Grade

8:15 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. *

High School 6th-8th Grade

8:05 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.*

High School 9th-12th Grade

8 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.*

*This reflects general course times. Some courses are offered outside of the times listed.

If you have questions about Falls Summer Academy, please email Laura Alva Garcia at alvalau@sdmfschools.org

Multicultural Fair

We would love to invite your family to participate in the 2024 World Culture Fair. It is on Friday, April 12^th from 5:30-9:00 pm at the Menomonee Falls High School. There will be food, dancing, music performances, arts & crafts...a celebration of all cultures! Your whole family is welcome to come and enjoy. If you'd also like to volunteer at this event, please fill out this interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3bHY4zTuYbIcVEYtRPfOcq3CoHDiIUSON5ldDfhole7VzuA/viewform

Kids Heart Challenge

Thank you for everyone who participated in our Kids Heart Challenge. And thank you to Mrs. Resch for all of her work in coordinating such a great event. I wanted to share our total. Shady Lane raised $25,012.16! That's amazing! Thank you Shady Lane!

Shady Lane Yearbook

Want to capture your child's elementary school memories? Order a yearbook at the link below. The deadline is May 1st.

Order Here

Notes from the health room

• If your child needs medication at school, please contact the health room and fill out the appropriate paperwork out. Do not send medication to school with your child
• If your child does not have a change of clothes at school or in their backpack, please send one. Accidents happen, and with the rainy season, we have more students needing a change of clothes. Our stockpile of spares is dwindling down. And if your child came home with clothes from the healthroom, please send them back to school.

Manners Minute

To help our students learn important life skills, we've started sharing a Manners Minute on Thursday mornings with announcements. Some of our students have been doing a great job sharing some videos with the rest of the school to help to build some skills. This one time lesson is helpful, but to really make a difference, we need to reinforce it at school and home. During the week, staff are on the look out for students displaying these skills and giving out Hawk Bills to recognize our learning and growth. Check out this week's Manners Minute

Friendship - Part 3

What's for breakfast and lunch?

March Breakfast Menu

March Lunch Menu

Important Dates

• 3/21 - 2nd Grade Concert
• 3/23-4/1 - Spring Break
• 4/12 - Intergenerational Day
• 4/18 - 1st Grade Concert
• 4/26 - 2nd grade Safety Around Water field trip
• 5/13-15 - Kindergarten Concerts