Dear Clear Lake families,
This is a reminder that families that signed up to donate desserts and treats for the Clear Lake Cookie Exchange may drop off their items tomorrow before school starting at 8:30AM, during the school day or after school until 4:30PM. Friday, 12/19/25 is also an early release day. Please check your email for the Clear Lake Connector 12/17/25 where you can find the early release schedule, early release menu choice, as well as the Teacher of the Year nomination form and Portrait of a Graduate survey.
On behalf of the Clear Lake staff we wish all of our students and families a wonderful and safe holiday break. We cannot wait to see everyone back in 2026!
-Clear Lake Elementary
Dear Clear Lake families,
Today, we had our second ALICE Drill of the 25-26 school year. This drill included an announcement to read each part of ALICE, reviewing how the mass notification system works, reading what the recording of the mass notification system message is for "lockdown", all classrooms inserting the nightlock, and discussing the importance of following adult directions during an emergency. For families, we have included what each letter stands for in ALICE below.
By law we are required to have three Safety/Security Drills with two that involve lock down procedures during the school year. This drill meets our requirement for the school year. Drills are documented on our Clear Lake web page and will always be communicated through School Messenger after a drill has been conducted.
What does ALICE stand for?
• A = Alert-We will get the word out using clear concise language and describe the location of the event.
• L = Lockdown-This includes locking the door, using night lock system, and barricading so as to deny entry.
• I= Inform-Continual communication keeping students and staff informed to allow for good decision making.
• C=Counter-Apply skills of movement, noise, distance, distractions and using overwhelming numbers to gain control of the situation, as is age and ability appropriate. This is only if evacuation and lockdown is not possible.
• E=Evacuate-Leave premises, reduces chances of injuries.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
-Stephanie Niemi
Principal, Clear Lake Elementary
stephanie.niemi@oxfordschools.org
We hope you enjoyed the two snow days! This is a reminder that today is Popcorn Friday! Students may purchase a bag for $0.50 a bag. Students should also come prepared with winter gear for outdoor recess. It is recommended that they have a coat, boots, snow pants, hat, and gloves/mittens. The sledding hill will be open and the playground looks like a winter wonderland!
-Clear Lake Elementary
Dear Clear Lake families,
We hope everyone stayed safe and warm during our first snow day of the year! Remember to pack winter gear (coat, snow pants, boots, hat, gloves/mittens) to enjoy all the fresh snow on the Clear Lake playground! The sledding hill during recess will be open and we might have enough to start building snowmen! This is a reminder that this Friday, December 12 is Popcorn Friday! Students may purchase a bag for $0.50.
Please check your email for the latest Clear Lake Connector or click HERE for information on nominating a teacher for the Clear Lake Teacher of the Year, the Clear Lake Giving Tree, Cookie Exchange sign up and more!
-Clear Lake Elementary
Dear Clear Lake families,
This is a reminder that tomorrow, 12/3/25 is the first Santa Shop day! Students should have brought home green tags with directions on how to fill them out. Extra copies of the tags are available in the main office. The classroom Santa Shop schedule is included in this week's Clear Lake Connector. Please check your email for the link or click HERE.
-Clear Lake Elementary
This is a reminder that today, Tuesday, 11/25/25 is an early release day. Please make sure to communicate changes in dismissal with your child and your child's classroom teacher.
We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, 12/1/25!
-Clear Lake Elementary
Dear Clear Lake Families,
As we enter Thanksgiving week and Wildcat Remembrance Day, we want to express our gratitude for each of you. Whether you’re new to Clear Lake or have been with us for years, we appreciate the support, engagement, and care your children and family bring to our learning community every day.
Please check your email for details about how our community will be supported on Monday, as well as the latest Clear Lake Connector.
-Clear Lake Elementary
Please check your email for communication from Mrs. Niemi.
-Clear Lake Elementary
We look forward to seeing our parents and guardians this week during Parent-Teacher conferences. If you have not yet signed up for a conference please reach out to your child's classroom teacher.
Please check your email for this week's Clear Lake Connector 11/17/25. There are many upcoming building events and opportunities to volunteer. The early release lunch menu for Friday, 11/21/25 and Tuesday, 11/25/25 is also included.
-Clear Lake Elementary
Dear Clear Lake families,
Today, grade level classrooms completed ALICE drill #1. Teachers read aloud the book "I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared! Because I Know All About ALICE" and students practiced inserting the nightlock into their classroom door. Specials teachers will also review with classes where their nightlock is located within their classroom. Since Specials teachers do not see classes daily, they will review the information the first time the class sees them this week.
It is also emphasized during this drill the importance of listening and following adult directions during an emergency.
There will be one more ALICE drill this school year and is tentatively scheduled for 12/16/25.
Our goal with ALICE training, and with all of our security measures, is to assure, as much as possible, the safety of every child and every adult in our school buildings. If you have any questions please contact Principal, Stephanie Niemi at stephanie.niemi@oxfordschools.org.
-Clear Lake Elementary School
Dear Clear Lake families,
Sunday, November 30, 2025, is Wildcat Remembrance Day. On Sunday at 7 p.m., our community will light luminaries as part of the day’s observance to Light Up Oxford with Love. Please check your email for more information.
-Clear Lake Elementary
This is a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, 11/14/25 is the deadline for the Erin's Law Opt-Out form and November popcorn Friday! It is also that time of year where we are looking for volunteers to help with our upcoming PTO Santa Shop event. Please check your email for links and flyers.
-Clear Lake Elementary
Please check your email to learn more about our upcoming ALICE Drill.
-Clear Lake Elementary
Dear Clear Lake families,
Tomorrow to honor Veterans, students and staff are invited to wear red, white, and blue and participate in a Veterans Day spirit day. We thank all our Clear Lake parents, guardians, and staff who have served our country!
We are still in need of a few more volunteers to help at the Scholastic Book Fair this week. Please check your email or click HERE for the Clear Lake Connector 11/10/25 for the link to sign up.
-Clear Lake Elementary
Please see your email for information about our upcoming Erin's Law lesson for the 2025-2026 school year. If you have any questions please reach out to Clear Lake Family School Liaison (FSL), Mrs. Pizzo or Principal, Mrs. Niemi.
-Clear Lake Elementary
This afternoon we had our 3rd fire drill for the school year. This drill meets the state requirement to have completed 3 fire drills by December. By law we are required to have 5 fire drills, 2 tornado drills, 2 ALICE drills and 1 safety/Cardiac drill.
Drills are documented on our Clear Lake web page and will be communicated through our after a drills has been conducted.
-Stephanie Niemi
Principal, Clear Lake Elementary
stephanie.niemi@oxfordschools.org
This is a reminder that there is no school for students tomorrow, Tuesday, 11/4/25.
We are also still collecting any unwanted Halloween candy for our annual Treats for Troops until Thursday, 11/6/25. Our annual Oxford/Orion FISH Food Drive is also still going on until 11/20/25.
-Clear Lake Elementary
This is a reminder that today, 10/31/25, is an early release day.
We hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween night! Starting on Monday, 11/3/25 we will have collection boxes for any unwanted Halloween candy. All candy will be donated to Treats for Troops. Collection will go until Thursday, 11/6/25. Please make sure to put candy in a bag for easy collection.
-Clear Lake Elementary
This morning we had our annual AED/Cardiac safety drill. This safety drill reviewed the Standard Response Protocol language of "Hold" in classrooms/areas while the Clear Lake AED/Cardiac team attended to a pretend medical emergency. The Standard Response Protocol language allows students and staff to learn common language while allowing flexibility in the protocol depending on the situation or emergency occurring. This drill was also facilitated with the Oxford Fire Department.
By law we are required to run three drills related to safety/security, two tornado drills, and five fire drills during the school year. After drills are conducted we always document on our Clear Lake webpage and sent through School Messenger.
-Stephanie Niemi
Principal, Clear Lake Elementary
stephanie.niemi@oxfordschools.org
Dear Clear Lake Families,
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 10/29/25 we will be having our annual AED/Cardiac safety drill. This safety drill reviews the Standard Response Protocol language of "Hold" in classrooms/areas while the Clear Lake Cardiac Team attends to a pretend medical emergency. The Standard Response Protocol language allows students and staff to learn common language while allowing flexibility in the protocol depending on the situation or emergency occurring. This drill is also facilitated with the Oxford Fire Department, so you may see their vehicle on campus.
To learn more about the Standard Response Protocol click HERE (for parent letter in English) or HERE (for parent letter in Spanish)
By law we are required to run three drills related to safety/security, two tornado drills, and five fire drills during the school year. After drills are conducted we always document on our Clear Lake webpage and sent through School Messenger.
We would also like to remind families that we have PTO FUNd Run top prize winners being driven to school tomorrow by Oxford Fire Department and Oxford Village Police as well as on Thursday this week. Again, their department vehicles will be on campus during arrival.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Stephanie Niemi
Principal, Clear Lake Elementary
stephanie.niemi@oxfordschools.org