A Message from Mrs. Hoynes

April 2, 2026

Dear Lake Families,

I hope you all had an enjoyable Spring Break. Our students have started the final grading period strong as our fifth grade leaders reviewed behavior expectations and shared a message of KINDNESS during our house huddles.  Since we’ve been back, we also practiced a few tornado drills, as we do regularly this time of year. 

When we return from Easter break next week, our 5th graders will participate in the ELA Ohio State Test on Wednesday and Thursday. Please review the testing calendar found in this newsletter if your child is in grades 3-5 to ensure your child is in attendance and on time to school on the dates of testing. 

This time of year, we begin to reflect on the current school year and plan for next year. We are always eager to hear parent input to allow us to continue to make Lake Elementary a great place for students to learn and grow. Please take some time to complete this anonymous parent survey if you’d like to provide feedback about your experiences at Lake this year. We appreciate this input. 

It’s hard to believe it, but we are beginning to plan for the upcoming school year. As you may have heard, this summer we will NOT have the Cool Cats program due to a decrease in funding.  We will, however, provide a summer learning activity for students to complete at home and return in August to earn a school incentive.  Looking to next school year, there is a considerable amount of time and thought that goes into student class placement from year to year.  Teacher requests are not accepted; however, if you have particular input you’d like to be considered when placing your child for the next school year, please submit this information in writing to Mrs. Hoynes by Friday, May 15.  This information can be sent via email to [email protected].  It’s important to note that class sections and staffing varies from year to year so please keep this in mind when submitting your input.  

I hope our Lake families enjoy the Easter holiday and long weekend. We will return to school on Tuesday, April 7. 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Laurie Hoynes