Weekly Notices - Lakeview Elementary School

On May 21, 2019, the Mahopac Central School District will present a proposition to voters for a capital improvement project. Watch our video to learn more.

What is included in the proposition?

• STEAM and Science facilities
• Convert libraries to multimedia centers
• Music & Performing Arts area upgrades
• Athletic fields and facilities
• Infrastructure & Energy efficiencies
• Security Enhancements

How much will this cost?
• Total Cost = $53.9 million
• Approximately 90% of the work is expected to be eligible for state aid at a rate of 58.1%. This means NEW YORK STATE WILL PAY $28 MILLION
• This project will be TAX NEUTRAL because borrowing for this bond will begin when existing debt payment is expiring

What is a Capital Project?
A capital project is a way for a school district to make SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADES AND INVESTMENT in its buildings and facilities while spreading the cost over a number of years. It enables the district to complete IMPROVEMENTS OF A LARGER MAGNITUDE than what would otherwise be possible within the scope of a single annual school district budget.

Just as our homes need improvements over time, such as a new roof or an upgrade to an aging furnace, so too do school buildings, subject to daily wear and tear and loss of efficiencies from outdated equipment.

If the proposition is approved, when will the work be done?
The New York State Department of Education has to approve the plans and the district will then go out to bid and award contracts. It is anticipated that work would begin in 2021 and much of it would be completed by the end of the summer in 2022.

How Were Costs Minimized?

The Buildings & Grounds Committee:

Prioritized Improvements
Included only the most pressing projects with the greatest impact on students
By opting to address these facilities improvements through a capital project, much of the cost becomes eligible for New York State aid.

How can the district say there will be no tax impact?
By strategically timing the payments on this capital project, the Board of Education is avoiding a school tax impact. Old debt from previous capital projects, now completed, is retiring between 2019 and 2022. The new debt from this capital project is expected to begin in 2023 so the net effect will be tax neutral.

Who decides what needs to be done?
A group of school leaders, parents and community members was charged with reviewing the district’s most pressing facilities needs. This diverse group:

Conducted a COMMUNITY SURVEY
Reviewed the district’s Building Condition Survey
Report filed with the state

Why is it important to invest in our schools?
• Nearly 30% OF HOME BUYERS LIST SCHOOL QUALITY as a deciding factor in their purchase.
• Quality facilities support ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
• Better buildings drive TEACHER RETENTION.
• Communities that have strong, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS have a solid workforce, improved housing options and A FLOURISHING ECONOMY.

Who can vote?
You may vote if you are all of the following:
• A resident of the district for at least 30 days prior to the vote
• 18 years of age or older
• A U.S. citizen
• Registered with the school district or the Putnam County Board of Elections

Register to vote
Go to the District Office MONDAY TO FRIDAY, FROM 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. UNTIL MAY 14.
Extended registration will be available on MAY 14 UNTIL 7 P.M.
FOR MORE INFORMATION or to obtain ABSENTEE BALLOTS, contact District Clerk, Melody LaRocca at LaroccaM@mahopac.k12.ny.us or 845-628-3415 x 10550.

How do I vote?
Voting for the Capital Improvement Plan will take place at the same time as voting on the proposed school district budget and the election of trustees for the Board of Education. May 21, 2019 ★ 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the Mahopac High School gymnasium

BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER

For more information go to www.mahopac.k12.ny.us/bond

March

March 28, 2019

April 2019 Menu; PTO - Staff Appreciation; 1-2 Multiage Class Form; Mahopac Girl Scout Troop 1126 Collecting Donations for Putnam Humane Society till April 5; Used Clothing Drive - MSA U-9 Boys and Girls Soccer Teams; MSA Boys In House Lacrosse Program; 3rd Annual Color Run for SEPTO; Egg Hunt - Town of Carmel Recreation and Parks Department - Saturday, April 13 -Rain Date Sunday, April 14.

March 21, 2019

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; Fact Sheets on New York State Testing; Frequent Questions Regarding Testing; Lakeview PTO Book Fair; Book Fair eWallet Directions; 3rd Annual SEPTO Bowling Event; Used Clothing Drive - MSA U-9 Boys and Girls Soccer Teams; MSA Boys In House Lacrosse Program; Silver Graphics art based fundraiser; 3rd Annual Color Run for SEPTO.

March 13, 2019

Date Reminders; After School Activities Spring 2019 and Registration Form – Deadline March 15th - late submissions will not be accepted; STEAM Grades 1-2; STEAM Grades 3-5; Cartooning Class; Drawing Class; Koosh Bocce; Field Hockey Clinic for Girls; 3rd Annual SEPTO Bowling Event; SEPTO Mother Day Yankee Candle Fundraiser; MSA U9 Boys and Girls Soccer Teams - Used Clothing Drive; MSA Boys In-House Lacrosse Program; School Store; Book Fair eWallet; Book Fair Dates; Silver Graphics Fundraising

March 7 , 2019

Date Reminders; March Madness - Saturday, March 9, 2019; After School Activities - Spring 2019 and Registration Form; STEAM Grades 1-2; STEAM Grades 3-5; Cartooning Class; Drawing Class; Koosh Bocce; Field Hockey Clinic for Girls; 3rd Annual SEPTO Bowling Event; SEPTO Mother Day Yankee Candle Fundraiser; Aponte's Pet Shop - Thursday, March 14, 2019; PTO Spring Fundraiser Flyer.

April

April 11, 2019

Schedule changes to Original Calendar; PTO - Staff Appreciation; 1-2 Multiage Class Form; PTO Designer BAG Bingo Fundraiser - Friday, June 7; Used Clothing Drive - MSA U-9 Boys and Girls Soccer Teams; 3rd Annual Color Run for SEPTO; Egg Hunt - Town of Carmel Recreation and Parks Department - Saturday, April 13 -Rain Date Sunday, April 14; Student Mentoring Program at Grace Lutheran Church.

April 4 , 2019

Schedule changes to Original Calendar; PTO - Staff Appreciation; 1-2 Multiage Class Form; Mahopac Middle School - Oklahoma! Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6; Mahopac Girl Scout Troop 1126 Collecting Donations for Putnam Humane Society till April 5; Used Clothing Drive - MSA U-9 Boys and Girls Soccer Teams; 3rd Annual Color Run for SEPTO; Egg Hunt - Town of Carmel Recreation and Parks Department - Saturday, April 13 -Rain Date Sunday, April 14; Student Mentoring Program at Grace Lutheran Church.

January

January 31, 2019

February 2019 Menu; PTO Annual Sweetheart Dinner, Friday, February 1, 2019; Mahopac Junior Troop 1140 - Collecting New Coloring Books and Crayons at the Sweetheart Dinner for their Bronze Award project; Saturday Italian Classes Grade 1st to 5th Mahopac Library - taught by Mahopac High School's Italian National Honor Society - see flyer; Shop and Support.

January 24, 2019

Letter from the Main Office - The Great Kindness Challenge; Family Edition of Acts of Kindness; PTO Annual Sweetheart Dinner, Friday, February 1, 2019; Mahopac Junior Troop 1140 - Collecting New Coloring Books and Crayons at the Sweetheart Dinner for their Bronze Award project; Saturday Italian Classes Grade 1st to 5th Mahopac Library - taught by Mahopac High School's Italian National Honor Society - see flyer; 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; Board Breaking Championship Fundraiser - Friday, January 25, 2019; Shop and Support.

January 17, 2019

January School Store - Wednesday, January 23, 2019; Lakeview School and Community Blood Drive - Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:00 to 7:30 pm; Hot Cocoa-n-Donuts Party for the class the recruits the most donors; PTO Annual Sweetheart Dinner, Friday, February 1, 2019; Mahopac Junior Troop 1140 - Collecting New Coloring Books and Crayons at the Sweetheart Dinner for their Bronze Award project; Saturday Italian Classes Grade 1st to 5th Mahopac Library - taught by Mahopac High School's Italian National Honor Society - see flyer; PTO's Calendar Revisions; Taekwondo - Session 2 - February 5 to May 14 and Registration Form; 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; Board Breaking Championship Fundraiser - Friday, January 25, 2019; Shop and Support.

January 10, 2019

PTO's Calendar Revisions; January School Store - Wednesday, January 23, 2019; Lakeview School and Community Blood Drive - Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:00 to 7:30 pm; Hot Cocoa-n-Donuts Party for the class the recruits the most donors; PTO Annual Sweetheart Dinner, Friday, February 1, 2019; Mahopac Junior Troop 1140 - Collecting New Coloring Books and Crayons at the Sweetheart Dinner for their Bronze Award project; Taekwondo - Session 2 - February 5 to May 14 and Registration Form; 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; Board Breaking Championship Fundraiser - Friday, January 25, 2019; Shop and Support.

January 3, 2019

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; January 2019 Menu; PTO Annual Sweetheart Dinner - February 1, 2019; January School Store - Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

February

February 28, 2019

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; March's Menu; March Madness - Saturday, March 9; Aponte's Pet Shop to help the Putnam Human Society - Thursday, March 14 during K-5 grade Lunch Periods; SEPTO Yankee Candle Fundraiser - 3/18 to 3/29/19; 3rd Annual SEPTO Bowling Event - Fun for the Entire Family - Sunday March 24, 2019; Tang Math Night - March 7 at Mahopac Falls School; SilverGraphics Art Fundraiser - order forms coming soon.

February 21, 2019

March Madness Bulldog T-Shirt order form; SEPTO - Mother's Day Yankee Candle Fundraiser; Lakeview PTO 5th Annual Talent Show - March 8 form; Girls Spring Lacrosse Registration K-2; Tang Math Night - Mahopac Falls, March 7, 2019 - 6:30 to 7:30 pm; Free MSA Boys Lacrosse Clinics - Wednesday Nights, from February 20 to March 27, 2019.

February 14, 2019

March Madness Bulldog T-Shirt order form; School Store - February 20, 2019; Lakeview PTO 5th Annual Talent Show - March 8 form; Tang Math Night - Mahopac Falls, March 7, 2019 - 6:30 to 7:30 pm; Free MSA Boys Lacrosse Clinics - Wednesday Nights, from February 20 to March 27, 2019.

February 7, 2019

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; Mrs. DiRusso's 3rd Grade Kindness Challenge; Tang Math "Math Night" March 7, 2019 at Mahopac Falls School; MSA Boys Lacrosse Clinics.

November

November 29, 2018

2 Letters from Mrs. Pontillo; Parent-Teacher Conferences Flyer; 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; PTO's Holiday Boutique; PTO Holiday Party - December 13, 2018; Board Breaking Championship Fundraiser; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Mahopac Girl Scout Holiday Fair; 2018 Annual Toys for Tots Campaign; PTO Shop and Support -Box Tops - Stop & Shop.

November 21, 2018

2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Mahopac Girl Scout Holiday Fair; PTO Holiday Party - December 13, 2018; 2018 Annual Toys for Tots Campaign; Treats For Troops-Ends November 28,2018; PTO Shop and Support -BoxTops, Stop&Shop.

November 15, 2018

2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; PTO Meeting, November 20, 2018; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Mahopac Girl Scout Holiday Fair; The Nightingale - Mahopac Library - November 17, 2018; 2018 Annual Toys for Tots Campaign; Treats For Troops-Ends November 28,2018; PTO Shop and Support -BoxTops, Stop&Shop, Amazon & Shutterfly; Mahopac Drama Company Presents: A Christmas Story

November 8, 2018

Reminder - Veterans' Day - Monday, November 12, 2018 - School Closed; 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; School Picture - Distributed & 5th Grade Picture will be taken at 8:35 on November 15, 2018; November School Store; Pennies from Heaven Drive; PTO Meeting, November 20, 2018; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Mahopac Girl Scout Holiday Fair; The Nightingale - Mahopac Library - November 17, 2018.

November 1, 2018

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; Election and Veterans Day - School Closed; November Menu; Red Ribbon Week Ending; School Picture Re-Take - Thursday, November 15, 2018; November School Store; 5th Grade Class Picture - Thursday, November 15, 2018; PTO Meeting Tuesday, November 20, 2018; Lakeview Elementary School Yearbook Online Ordering - Online Ordering ONLY this year; A.R.F - Animal Reading Friends - Thursday, October 11 at Mahopac Public Library; Mahopac Girl Scouts Holiday Fair - December 1, 2018; The Nightingale - November 17, 2018 at the Mahopac Public Library for grade 2-5; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Information and Consent Forms in English/Spanish.

December

December 20, 2018

PTO's After School Activities Winter 2019 & Registration Forms; Little Einsteins; Art Workshop STEAM Grades 1-2; STEAM 3-5; Floor Hockey; Lakeview PTO's Annual Sweetheart Sinner - Friday, February 1, 2019; MCSD 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; Lakeview Elementary School Hosting Board Breaking - January 25, 2019; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Shop and Support Lakeview - Box Tops.

December 13, 2018

Giving Tree; Lunch Monitors; School Store - December 19, 2018; After School Activities Winter 2019 & Registration Forms; STEAM Grades 3-5; Art Workshop; Floor Hockey; STEAM Grades 1-2; Little Einsteins; Cartooning Classes for Kids; MCSD 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; Lakeview Elementary School Hosting Board Breaking - January 25, 2019; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Toys for Toys - thru December 17 2018; Shop and Support Lakeview - Box Tops.

December 6, 2018

SEPTO - Cookies with Santa - Friday, December 7, 2018; PTO's Holiday Boutique - December 12 to December 14 Lakeview Auditorium; MCSD 2019-2020 Registration for Incoming Kindergarten Students; PTO's December School Store - December 19, 2018; PTO Holiday Party - December 13, 2018; Lakeview Elementary School Hosting Board Breaking - January 25, 2019; Lakeview Elementary Yearbook Online; Toys for Toys - thru December 17 2018; Shop and Support Lakeview - Box Tops.

September

September 27, 2018

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; New/Returning Staff; October's Menu; Partners in Reading; Afterschool Workshop Registration Form; Art Workshop; Afterschool Activities; Soccer; Homework Club; Taekwondo; Trunk or Treat.

September 20, 2018 and September 20, 2018 a and September 20, 2018 C Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; PTO Meeting; Reminder PTO Back to School Night; "Pride & Spirit Wear" for staff, parents and students; Reminder to Register for After School Activities; Letter from the Library; PTO After School Activity Registration Form; Art Workshop Flyer; STEAM - Grade 3-5; STEAM - Grade 1-2 Flyer; Taekwondo Flyer; Homework Club - 2nd Grade; SEPTO 2018-2019 Calendar of Events/Meetings; Mahopac SEPTO Membership Application; SEPTO Family fund Event - October 14th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm; Vaccine Information and Consent Form; Vaccine Information and Consent form in Spanish; 2018 Schedule of Public Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Clinics; Letter from Mrs. Iglesias, LMSW - Lakeview ROCKS Hello".

September 13, 2018 Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; Letter from the Library; PTO After School Activity Registration Form; Art Workshop Flyer; STEAM - Grade 1-2 Flyer; Taekwondo Flyer; Homework Club - 2nd Grade; STEAM - Grade 3-5; Mahopac SEPTO Membership Application; SEPTO Family fund Event - October 14th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm; Vaccine Information and Consent Form; Vaccine Information and Consent form in Spanish.

September 6, 2018 Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; September's Menu

September 7, 2018 Lakeview "Pride & Spirit Wear" for staff, parent and students; Custom Labels.

October

October 25, 2018

Letter from Mrs. Pontillo; Fall Festival - Friday, October 26; Pennies from Heaven; Soccer Flyer; Soccer Registration Form; Girl Scout Holiday Fair; Vaccine Information Statement and Consent Forms in English and Spanish.

October 18, 2018

PTO Fall Festival - Friday, October 26, 2018, Soccer Registration Form, Soccer Flyer; Pennies from Heaven Drive; PTO School Locks are Back!; Vaccine Information Statement and Consent Forms in English and Spanish.

October 11, 2018

Free or Reduced Lunch; Pennies from Heaven Drive; PTO School Locks are Back!; Enchanted Forest Book Fair - Family Fair Night - October 17, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Vaccine Information Statement and Consent Forms in English and Spanish.

October 4, 2018

PTO Pennies from Heaven; PTO School Locks are Back; Lakeview PTO After School Workshop Registration; PTO Soccer; Scholastic Book Fair - Volunteers Needed; Enchanted Forest Book Fair - Family Fair Night - October 17, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Lakeview Elementary School

Announcements

Join Us! 3rd Annual Color Run at AR, 4/27

Watch our video! District-Wide Capital Improvement Bond Referendum

2019 - 2020 REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

Stay Informed! Weekly Notices

MCSD Website Accessibility

Lakeview R.O.C.K.S.!