OCTOBER 2013 Volume 1

From Our Principal

Dear Bailey Lake Families,
The school year is o and moving in a great direction. After four weeks, students and sta are in a routine with a focus on thinking and learning. Again this year, sta and students are showing how they S.T.O.M.P. as we stay Safe, Trusting, Own behaviors, Make a di erence, and show Pride. We would like to welcome a few new sta members to BLE: Christina Secord- Kindergarten Teacher Megan Patnaude- 1st Grade Teacher Jill Santola- 3rd Grade Teacher, Alanna Gerber- Student Teacher, Mrs. Minots class Megan Arnes- Student Teacher, Mrs. Ivesons class Joy Thorpe - Math Instructional Aide Nicole Guerrieri- Recess Supervisor The Bailey Lake School Fair is October 19 from 11AM - 4PM. This is our only active fundraiser for the year. The PTA volunteers are putting together a great day of games, food, prizes, and fellowship. Thanks, in advance, for the items you have

donated toward the class baskets and silent auction. See you at the fair! October always ends with a fun activity- Halloween! As in the past, on Wednesday, October 31, students (parents welcome) will participate in a school wide parade on the path around the playground starting at 2:45 PM followed by classroom parties. Students should bring their costumes to school. Please remember to refrain from sending students with costumes that include look-a-like weapons, fake blood, or violent themes. Costumes should not contain objects that might be di cult to move around in or may injure another student. Thanks for helping make this a great time for all! Sincerely, Glenn Gualtieri, Principal

School Fair Punch Cards On Sale NOW!!

Buy your punch cards early and SAVE!!!
The BLE School Fair is Saturday, October 19th, 2013. The Fair uses punch cards instead of tickets for the games. Punch cards are available in increments of 20, 40, or 80 punches. Most games are two punches each. Advanced Punch Card Prices (valid through October 17th): $7.00 punch card (20 punches) for $5.00 $13.00 punch card (40 punches) for $10.00 $25.00 punch card (80 punches) for $18.00 Purchased punch cards will be sent home with students on October 17 & 18, 2013. Questions??? Contact: Amy Darnell, amymdarnell@yahoo.com

Congratulations Punch Card Winners from B2S Night!

Morgan, Marlee and Evalyn Dubia, Caden Fallot, Ben & Caralyn Haas, Miles Hoyle, Avery Kersjes, Lily Kurmaniak, Heidi McNamara, Audrey Morgan, Avery Schafer, Cameron Thomas

Thank You!
The Sta Appreciation Committee wants to thank all the families who donated items and money for our e orts. So far, we were able to provide two new Keurigs, two new microwaves, lots of K-cups, co ee xings, and several other items on the teachers wish list for the Sta Lounge. Your generosity was amazing! But, the year has just begun and we could continue to use your help! Keep the K-cups coming throughout the year! We would like to continue to provide the teachers with their ca eine (or decaf ) x for as long as we can. There is a box outside the o ce to drop o your donations. Sign up to help with the Sta Appreciation events throughout the school year. We provide potluck dinners for the teachers during conferences in October and March. In addition, we sponsor a Sta Appreciation Week in May. Any help with these events is greatly appreciated. If you are interested helping out, please contact one of the committee chairs: Amy Darnell amymdarnell@yahoo.com Nikki Morgan nik5779@yahoo.com Tina Redmond tinared@comcast.net

Bailey Lake Elementary

Volunteer Information
On behalf of the teachers, students and sta , we want to thank you those of you who volunteer your time and talent to our school! Below are some basic expectations and information to help in your success: Absences: Always notify the teacher, sta or chair person you are working with if you are not able to come at your scheduled time. The more notice you can give, the better! Attendance: The teacher, sta or chair person you volunteered to work for are planning on your attendance. Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire time period. Condentiality: It is very important that matters relating to the students you are working with, information relayed by teachers concerning the students, all school records and any related instances be kept CONFIDENTAL at all times. Names, instances, and conversations should not be repeated to anyone who is not directly involved. Discipline: Volunteers should not take any disciplinary action with students. If a situation arises, please inform the teacher or another sta member. Fire Drill, Lock Down and Tornado Routines: Volunteers should be familiar with the re escape routes and lock down/tornado routines for the specic rooms in which you are working. These are posted in the classrooms. If you have questions, please refer to the teacher or sta member. Identication: Volunteers should always wear their badges when working at the school so students and sta will know their purpose for being in the building. Parking: Volunteers should use the large side parking lot. Please do not park in the front if you plan to be in the school for any length of time. Signing in and out: Please sign in and out on the time sheet located in the main o ce when you are volunteering. Supervision of Students: Never leave a student unattended. The teachers you are helping are legally responsible for the safety of the students assigned to their classes. Work Room: The work room is located near the side parking lot. Volunteers may utilize the resources in this room. If you are unsure of how to use certain equipment, please seek the help of a sta member. Thank you again volunteering at Bailey Lake! Together, good things will happen.

From Our PTA President

Dear Bailey Lake Families,
Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! Every September and October our PTA makes a huge e ort to raise funds to secure additional classroom allotments, eld trips, enrichment programs, and numerous activities that have a lasting impact on our childrens education and experience at BLE. This year is no di erent. Many requests for your time and various donations and contributions might seem overwhelming, but they are absolutely necessary for a successful nancial start. With this in mind, I would like to share with you some important highlights from 2012-2013 school year that show how much additional funding the PTA provides for our school. Where did we get our funds? Source Amount School Fair........................................................................................$22,793 Passive Fundraising ......................................................................$10,845 Mom2Mom Sale.............................................................................$3,292 Spirit Wear ........................................................................................$2,283 Membership Dues .........................................................................$2,747 Re ections .......................................................................................$870 Other PTA Events ...........................................................................$4,666 Where were they invested? Destination Amount Instructional Support - Overall .................................................17,584 Classroom Allotments ........................................................$6,284 Grade-Level Enrichment Programs ...............................$4,500 ReexMath .............................................................................$2,300 Classroom/Grade Projects (Ways and Means) ...........$4,500 Field Trips ..........................................................................................$8,775 School Assemblies and purchases...........................................$1,700 PTA Dues and Insurance ..............................................................$2,889 PTA Programs and Events ...........................................................15,635

Our second Mom2Mom sale has already started our fundraising season. On September 28th, Theresa Rotman and Carrin Weirauch, this events chair people, managed the sale at CJHS for nearly 90 sellers and hundreds of buyers. Thank you for your work over the summer! As fall is o cially here, the School Fair is around the corner - on Saturday, October19th! Not only it is a wonderful fun event for our children, but, as you can see, the major PTA fundraiser. Please help out in any way you can! We are asking for classroom basket items, silent auction items, baked goods, used books and media. We are also in need of volunteers. Please contact Kim Hardtke, our Volunteer Coordinator, hardtke@comcast.net, if you can share your time. The BLE School Directory is coming out soon. Membership forms are still available on the BLE web site or you can ask for them at the o ce. Its not too late! A big thank you to our room parents and faithful volunteers! Sharing your talents and time with children creates memories to treasure for many years to come. Arina Bokas BLE PTA President 248-330-2408

September

Market Day

Our rst sale raised over $150 for the PTA, and a thank you to the following people for helping: Kim & Ryan Hardtke, Nicole Breadon, Katrina Schultz and Theresa Rotman.

October 7 PTA Meeting, 7 p.m. October 15-16 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Mark Your October Calendars:

October 21 Market Day October 23 Late Start October 24 Bingo, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

October 25 First Grade Field Trip October 31 Halloween Parade and Parties, 2:45 p.m.

October 19 School Fair, 11-4 p.m.

Bailey Lake

PTA Board Of cers 2013-2014

Thank You Bailey Lake Volunteers!

I want to extend a huge thank you to all our dedicated volunteers at Bailey Lake! Although the year has just begun, Ive seen such a tremendous e ort to jump in and help out. To name a few: our parents, grandparents and older siblings who helped at Back to School night; those who helped our little ones nd their classrooms on their rst days of school; those who stepped up as Room Parents to help our kids celebrate great class parties though out the year; those who signed up to chair a PTA program; and those who are already signing up to help on various events such as the school fair. We thank you, our kids thank you and please know how much we appreciate you! Go Bulldogs!! Kim Hardtke, Volunteer Coordinator Kimberly Siegner, Assistant Volunteer Coordinator

Introducing Bailey Lakes

Team SAFE

We have many children with various food allergies at Bailey Lake, which can be very challenging. The questions and concerns seem endless. Managing these allergies is hard at home, but can be much more stressful when your child is at school and not with you. To address these issues and raise awareness among our entire school community, we have formed a Bailey Lake Allergy Group called Team SAFE. We are in the infancy of planning, but envision our group supporting one another, sharing information and recipes, raising awareness of our fellow classmates and their families, and developing ideas to celebrate Food Allergy Awareness Week in May. Additionally, we have registered our Team for the FARE Walk (Food Allergy Research and Education formally FAAN) on October 12, 2013 at Kensington Park. If you are interested in joining our team or supporting us with a donation, visit www.foodallergywalk.org/detroit. On the right side you will see a box entitled team rank. If you dont see Bailey Lake Elementary Team SAFE, click on more. Find our team and click on it. To join the team, click join our team in the upper right corner. To support our team and make a donation, click give now on the right side. If you would like to join our group or have questions, feel free to contact Kim Hardtke, hardtke@comcast.net or Nikki Morgan, nik5779@yahoo.com

Arina Bokas

President arinabokas@aol.com

Joyce Kaufman

1st V.P. joycekaufman@live.com

Rebecca Walker

2nd V.P. rsbruton@gmail.com

Carrin Weirauch

Secretary carrinweirauch@yahoo.com

Volunteer for the

School Fair!
Our school fair is just around the corner on October 19, 2013. Its fun for the whole family and raises money for our students. This event is super important to keep all the great programs, purchases, events and eld trips for our kids. And, its a blast to volunteer! We have three shifts available during the day: AM shift: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm PM shift: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm All Day: 10:30 am 4:00 pm (includes a free lunch!) As an added bonus, all volunteers will receive extra Basket Ra e tickets to enter into our fabulous Basket Ra e drawing. So, calling all moms, dads, grandparents, BLE alumnicome and have some fun while helping us out! This is also a great way to earn service hours for kids in programs such as Leadership, NHS, IB, church, etc. Please contact Kim Hardtke at Hardtke@comcast.net to volunteer. Please indicate which shift you are available for. Together we will make a di erence!

Tamara Prainito

Treasurer mark.prainito@comcast.net

Kristi Hartline

Assistant Treasurer bhartline93@comcast.net

Kim Elliott

Membership kdelliott@comcast.net

Ellen Lesnau

Assistant Membership etles106@hotmail.com

Kim Hardtke

Volunteer Coordinator hardtke@comcast.net

Kimberly Siegner

Assistant Volunteer Coordinator bubblysiegner@gmail.com

Theresa Rotman

Newsletter and Facebook tjrotman@att.net

Julie Belliveau

Website & Community Relations teambelliveau@gmail.com

2013-2014 National PTA Reflections!

School Student Council

2014

Believe, Dream, Inspire!

Its that time of the year to encourage your child to start thinking about 2013-2014 Re ections. The Re ections Program is a multi-level, art-centred contest sponsored by the National PTA. It o ers students opportunities to explore their imagination for fun and recognition. The Re ections Program challenges students to create interpretations of a given theme. This years theme is: Believe, Dream, Inspire! A student can participate by creating and submitting as many entries as she or he wishes, in any or all categories: Visual Arts, Literature, Music, Photography, Dance Choreography, and Film/Video Production. Please visit the BLE web site for the guidelines. More information will be coming in the November newsletter.

About your PTA

The Objects of the Bailey Lake Elementary PTA, in common with those of the National PTA and the Michigan PTSA are: a. To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship. b. To raise the standards of home life. c. To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth. d. To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth. e. To develop between educators and the general public such united e orts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.
BAILEY LAKE Elementary School 8051 Pine Knob Road Clarkston, MI 48348 Phone: (248) 623-5300 Fax: (248) 623-5305 Student Absence Line: (248) 623-5390 School Hours: 8:35 a.m. - 3:50 p.m. Arina Bokas, PTA President Glenn Gualtieri, Principal www.clarkston.k12.mi.us/ble

2014 Student Council

Officers & Chair People

Make sure to stop by The Dawg House, BLE school store, sponsored by the BLE student council. The Dawg House has opened! This is a Student Council fundraiser. Items are .25 - $1.00. All school items, no toys. The store is located in the main hallway across from the front doors. Please come and see what we have to o er on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

Cake Walk
Sign-up to bring a cake, cookies, pies, tru es, brownies, cupcakes or any type of sweet treat that does not need refrigeration. *Please indicate if it is peanut or nut free.* Bring your item anytime during the day, Friday, October 18th, to the end of school, 4 p.m. , to allow us time to set up.

A Warm Welcome

Thank-you!!!
Please view the signup page on: www.signupgenius.com/ go/10C0545ABAB2AA57-cake

To Our New Teaching Staff

Christina Secord, Kindergarten Teacher

Jill Santola, 3rd Grade Teacher

Alanna Gerber Student Teacher, Mrs. Minots class

Megan Arnes Student Teacher, Mrs. Ivesons class

Megan Patnaude 1st Grade Teacher