School Supply Kits on sale NOW!

School Supply Kits for the 2025 - 2026 school year will be on sale Sunday, April 27th through Friday, June 6th at midnight.

**No extra supplies will be ordered after June 6th!

Click HERE to order!

Reminder: If your child will NOT be attending Lakeside next year, do NOT order school supplies through Lakeside PTO. Please contact your child's 2025-2026 school for information about school supplies.

Thank You Bailey Orthodontics!

Bailey Orthodontics has continuously showed up for Lakeside by being a Platinum Annual Sponsor of our events! They have sponsored our annual Stampede again and we are so grateful!

My family personally uses them as our orthodontist and their office is extremely professional, uses a research based approach, and makes orthodontic work worry free for both my son and me as a parent. I highly recommend Dr. Bailey for your ortho needs!

Stampede is on May 2nd from 5:00pm-7:00pm!

Activities, the Book Fair, and Food Truck are open at 5:00pm and the first grade level race begins at 5:30.

If you register the day of the event, you will not receive a shirt or drawstring bag. You will receive a bib to wear that is used as your ticket.

Wondering what to do for dinner?

Gepetto's Pizza food truck will be there. They will be selling Personal size 8" pizzas for $10 cash/card/apple pay.

-Cheese
-Pepperoni
-Margherita
-Chicken Spinach Alfredo

We will have activity tickets for the Stampede!

Tickets will be available for sale during preregistration and on-site at the event!

Kona Ice, concessions food, face painting and glitter tattoos available to purchase through tickets ONLY!! Food truck will be cash/card purchases.

Concessions:

Chips 1 Ticket

Candy 2 Tickets

Water 1 Ticket

Soda 2 Tickets

Kona Ice

Kona Klassic - 4 Tickets

Color Changing Cup - 6 Tickets

Collectible Cup - 7 Tickets

Activities available

Glitter Tattoo - 1 Ticket

Face Painting - 4 Tickets

Stampede Volunteers Needed

Help us make a difference in the lives of our Longhorns by signing up to volunteer for Stampede!

Although we have high school students helping us, we need ADULT volunteers to help get our obstacles set up, oversee money transactions since students aren't allowed to handle money, supervise things are getting taken care of, and help clean up. We have different shifts so that you can enjoy time with your family. That means we need more willing people to share the responsibility.

Please click HERE to sign up to volunteer and make this event run smoothly.

Reminder to Go Vote for School Board Trustees - Your Vote Matters

Early voting - Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Election Day - Saturday, May 3, 2025

Book Fair is Coming April 28th!

Dear Lakeside Families,

We are thrilled to announce that the Book Fair is BACK this spring and we’re over the moon about it! Get ready to wander through a wonderland of stories, spark imaginations, and make magical memories with your kids. We can’t wait to share the joy of reading with your kids!

Daily Book Fair Hours:

Monday, April 28: 7:20 AM - 3:30 PM

Wednesday, April 30: 7:20 AM - 3:30 PM

Thursday, May 1st: 7:20 AM - 3:30 PM

Friday, May 2nd: 7:20 AM - 3:30 PM & 5:00PM - 6:30 PM

Special Events You Won’t Want to Miss:

Lunch with Your Longhorn: Join your child for lunch on Friday, May 2nd at the following times then shop at the book fair!

Kinder and 1st Grade: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

2nd and 3rd Grade: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

4th Grade: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Pre-K: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

5th Grade: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

We invite parents to shop at the Book Fair with their children after school on Monday through Thursday from 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore new books together!

Cash-Free Convenience: Our Book Fair features a digital payment option called eWallet, making shopping easier than ever! Friends and family can contribute too. Any unused funds can be saved for future fairs, ensuring your child can keep the adventure going. Detailed information about setting up an eWallet and how to donate to your child’s teacher’s eWallet will be in a letter coming home soon or click HERE to signup!

Shop Online: Can’t make it to the Fair? No problem! You can shop online, with free shipping on orders over $25. Every purchase helps our school. Visit our Book Fair Homepage HERE to learn more and get started.

Volunteer Opportunity: We need your help to make this event a success! Please sign up HERE.

Mark your calendars and follow the yellow brick road to our Book Fair! Let’s make this a memorable experience for our students and a celebration of reading.

We look forward to seeing you there

Warm regards,

Ms. Bryant and the PTO Book Fair Team

P.S. Don’t forget to

bring cash to play our

new spin wheel game to

win prizes! $1 per spin

Volunteers Needed for the Book Fair

Teacher Appreciation is Coming May 5-9th!

Let's Get Our Fiesta On as we "Taco Bout Our Awesome Teachers on May 5th-9th!"

***Note - On Thursday, May 8th we are celebrating our Specials Teachers. Each grade level is designated a teacher to help share the love.

5th Grade- Ms. Tuffnell (Music)

4th Grade- Ms. Narez (Art)

3rd Grade- Ms. Head (PE)

2nd Grade- Ms. Hader (STEAM)

1st Grade- Ms. Bryant (Librarian)

EC/Pre-K and Kindergarten - Choose one of the above teachers

Appreciation Days Are Here!

We would love your help to personalize those days by having your Longhorn draw a picture or write a note. Because of the $5 increase to the Longhorn pass, each support staff will receive a $50 gift card as part of their appreciation celebration.

April 2 - Paraprofessional Day - Ms. Naiemi and Ms. Bohri – our wonderful Pre-K Paraprofessionals are celebrated throughout the year, but they still would love a card!

April 3 – Special Education Day (Usually Dec.2) -Ms. Chea, Ms. Stern, Ms. Little (MLI), and Ms. Stacy (Diagnostician)

April 4 - Librarian Day (Ms. Bryant)

April 7 - Assistant Principal Day (Ms. Parsons)

April 8 – Support Staff Day (Ms. Warren, Ms. Salmon, Ms. Pettit, Ms. Erickson - LCs)

April 9 (Usually Jan.9) - Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (Officer Warren)

April 16 (Usually Sept.16) – IT Day (Mr. Parker)

April 23 - Administrative Professionals Day (Secretary) (Ms. Arnt and Ms. Gaete)

May 1 - Principal's Day (Ms. Hall)

May 2 - Cafeteria Day (Ms. Moore, Ms. Ton, Ms. Petca, Ms. Marita) /

Custodial Day (Usually Oct. 2) - Ms.Consuelo

May 7 - Nurse's Day (Ms. Simmons)

May 8 – Specials Teacher Day (Ms. Narez, Ms. Head, Ms. Tuffnell, Ms. Hader)

May 18 – Speech Pathologist Day- (Ms. Lackey)
LAS Day (Ms. Haran)

TBD (Usually Feb.5) – Counselor’s Day (Ms. Morgan)

Field Day Will Be Here Before You Know It! - May 16th

We need volunteers to help make this day happen! Please click HERE to sign up for a shift to help one of the best days of the year be a success!

Pinkerton Needs Our Help

When: Sunday April 27th from 3:00-6:00 (even though the flyer says 5; it's being extended

Where: Pinkerton Elementary School

Who: All of CISD

This is a celebration event to honor the school and it's memories since it will be closing at the end of the year. They have asked for our help to volunteer for the event so that parents and members of the Pinkerton PTO can enjoy the event rather than work a job. If you are able to help support them, you may sign up HERE and please include Lakeside in your sign up so they know how to get a hold of you if need be. Thanks for showing your thoughtfulness!

Join us for our last PTO meeting

When: April 28th 5:30 - 6:30

Where: Lakeside cafeteria

Who: All parents are invited to join!

** We will be voting in our new board members at this meeting. If you are interested in joining our amazing PTO board, please reach out to lakesidepto@gmail.com or any of our current board members! We would LOVE to have you!

We are no longer selling new spirit wear through our school store. To purchase spirit wear, please order through the following spirit wear company. Your Lakeside items will be shipped directly to you and a portion of the sale will be given to Lakeside.

Click HERE to go browse.

If you would like to learn about what a volunteer does and sign up for a spot on our library calendar, please visit our website HERE.

Get Your 2024-2025 Directory Access!

Online PTO Directory

Access to the Directory is secure and will be limited to Lakeside families only.

Purchase your access HERE for $5.00

You can update your family information at any time throughout the school year.

Your information is only shared if you choose to do so. We highly recommend you list some form of contact information (phone number/email) as students and parents use this throughout the school year for playdates, birthday party invites, etc.

Our Lakeside PTO 2024 - 2025 Executive Board

President: Holly Chaka

Vice President: Elizabeth Mink

Secretary: Amber Warrington

Treasurer: Julianne Whitley

Co-Treasurer: Elma MacRobert

Fundraising Coordinator: OPEN

Publicity/Social Media Coordinator: Courtney Torres

Co-Parliamentarians: Megan Pervier & Courtney Torres

Hospitality Coordinator: OPEN

Volunteer Coordinator: Ram Prusty

Technology Coordinator: Megan Pervier

Room Parent Coordinator: Melodi Rouhani

EARN MONEY EVERY DAY FOR LAKESIDE

Click HERE to Enroll Your Kroger Card to Earn Rewards for Lakeside!

Our website is FULLY ACCESSIBLE via the mobile app called Membership Toolkit! If you have children at another CISD school, you will be able to access any of your PTO accounts through that same app.

Google Play & Apple Store both support Membership Toolkit App