Principal Message

Marianne Rupprecht, Principal of Carter Lake

Carter Lake Families, 

February celebrates the love of learning, and we are thrilled to share an exciting new project we are working on! Family feedback is so important to us, and we took input from Coffee With the Principal and Community Listening Sessions to launch a video project to showcase the amazing things going on at Carter Lake for incoming and current families!

You may have seen Carter Lake featured in the January issue of Stationed At JBLM magazine, where I discussed the videos, which will highlight our strong academic programs, counseling support, test scores, Highly Capable program, positive behavior and intervention support, and partnership with the 62nd Airlift Wing. They will be released on the school’s website. Students are periodically featured in information, celebrations and publications for our schools, and families have the option to opt out from their child’s image being used. This process can be done each year in Skyward as you complete Annual Student Information Updates.

If you have questions about this or need additional assistance, please e-mail me at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing the videos with you soon! 

Important information about attendance guidance: 

  • Tardy bell is at 8:10am. Students should arrive between 7:55 and no later than 8:10am. This is breakfast time and school begins at 8:10am. Our top goal this year is to reduce the number of students arriving after the tardy bell at 8:10am. Students arriving more than 30 minutes late will constitute a half-day absence.
  • Please write a note to the teacher for end-of-day changes or call the office early in the day. Dismissal is at 2:40pm and is a busy time for teachers and students. If you have an appointment or need to pick up students early, please stop in the office prior to 2:20pm, otherwise wait for students outside as classes are busy getting ready for dismissal. If a student is picked up prior to 30 minutes early, this also constitutes a half-day absence 
  • Plan vacation around summer, winter and spring break
  • Planned absence form – If you have an emergency or plan for your student to be absent, we have a process for this. Our office and counselor can help you complete a planned absence form.  
  • Tardy, excused/unexcused conferences and attendance contracts – We are required to hold a conference with families that meet the criteria outlined by district policy at 5 excused absences within a month and 3 unexcused within a month. We will also hold a conference after 5 tardy days. 

Mark your Calendar!

MARCH - Awesome Attitude!
Mar 5 Gr 5 Lakewold Garden field trip
Mar 5 Student Listening Session
Mar 7 Family Literacy Night 4:30-6
Mar 13 Kinder Registration begins for 2024-25
Mar 14 PTO Meeting at 3:30
Mar 29 SOAR monthly assemblies; Spirit Day - Career Day dress up

Important Dates

May 7 Student Listening Session
Jun 4 Student Listening Session
Jun 6-7 Camp Eagle
Jun 10 Field Day
June 11 Kinder AM and 5th grade promotion PM

As always, we appreciate your support.  

~ Marianne

Very Proud Principal, Carter Lake