Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.

net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523



MESSAGE FROM MRS. KENNAUGH

Last Friday was an eventful afternoon! Students enjoyed an
assembly to celebrate our fundraising efforts through the PTO
Fun Run. Being taped to the wall during the assembly was
quite an experience!

Please remember to sign up for parent/teacher conferences if
you have not done so already. You may go right to Beagles
web page to access the link.

Our hallways are very congested in the afternoons for dismissal.
We are asking that parents who come into the building at the
end of the day to go into the cafeteria to wait. We need the
stairwell near the front door cleared to allow classes to dismiss
using that main stairwell, as well as cleared hallways to allow
students to be able to safely get to their destination at the end of
the day. There are signs posted on the doors as a reminder.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping make our dismissal
procedure safer for our students.

Our drop-off routine can go very well in the morning if
everyone follows common courtesy and safety guidelines.
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Regardless of whether you celebrate Halloween or not, please
be safe around town this evening. When driving, watch out for
the ghouls and goblins that will be walking around town.

As always, if you have any question or would like to discuss
any concerns, please contact me.

BEAGLE SPIRIT WEAR 2014
There is plenty of time to over Spirit Wear. Items are now
on display outside the school office. Portions of all sales
will be donated to the Beagle PTO. Order deadline is
Monday, November 17 for delivery the week of December
15. Ordering will be done online at
hhtp://sportsstop.net/beagle/.

Don't forget to VOTE Tuesday,
November 4, 2014. Polls are
open 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Non-Homestead Millage
Renewal
This is a renewal of a millage approved by the voters in
1995 for 20 years. It has been levied every year since
then. The district has voter approval to levy 18 mills on
Non-Homestead property in 2014 but it expires this year.
This is not a new tax and does not affect a property
owner's primary residence. The Non-Homestead
Millage is required by Proposal A, the state's school
funding structure, in order for Grand Ledge Public
Schools to receive its minimum per pupil foundation
allowance from the state. In order to maintain the state
minimum funding, the voters have to approve this
periodically.
The revenue generated from the 18 Non-Homestead
mills equals almost $7 million, or 16% of the district's
operating budget each year. If this millage renewal does
not pass, the state will NOT replace the lost funding and
Grand Ledge Public Schools will be forced to
substantially reduce, and/or eliminate, programs and
services to offset the funding loss.
Please Vote on November 4th.
For complete details on the proposal, visit our Elections
page under the Board of Education on our website:
www.glcomets.net.
Mrs. Dawn Kennaugh, Principal
October 31, 2014
LUNCH MENU
11/03 ~ Bosco Cheese Sticks w/Sauce or
Turkey & Cheese Sub
11/04 ~ Corn Dog Nuggets or
Tortilla Chips, Salsa & Cheese
11/05 ~ French Toast Sticks & Egg Patty or
Cheeseburger
11/06 ~ Chicken Nuggets w/Roll or
Muffin, Yogurt & String Cheese
11/07 ~ Cheese Pizza or
Chicken & Gravy w/Roll and Mashed Potato


Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523

DATES TO REMEMBER
Fri. Nov. 7 Picture Re-Take Day (bring your packet)
Wed. Nov. 12 Two-Hour Delay *10:40 am start time
Thurs. Nov. 13 PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm
Tues. Nov. 18 K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
Wed. Nov. 19 Dentists R Us
Thurs. Nov. 20 K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
Fri. Nov. 21 K-6 Conferences (1 4 pm)
Fri. Nov. 21 ! Day for Students Dismissed at 11:55
Tues. Nov. 25 BEACH DAY!
Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving Break No Students
Thurs. Dec. 11 PTO Meeting @ 6:30 pm
Dec. 22 Jan 2 Holiday Recess
Mon. Jan. 19 No Students MLK Day
Wed. Feb. 4 Two-Hour Delay *10:40 am start time
Mon. Feb. 16 No Students Winter Recess
Tue. Mar. 10 K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
Thurs. Mar. 12 K-6 Conferences (5 8 pm)
Thurs. Mar. 12 ! Day for Students Dismissed at 11:55
Fri. Mar. 13 K-6 Conferences (8 11 am)
Fri. Mar. 13 No Students
Fri. Apr. 3 No Students
Apr 6-10 Spring Recess

HOLIDAY WISHES CHILDRENS CHORUS
Its Not To Late To Join!

The Holiday Wishes Childrens Chorus is looking for children
kindergarten through the fifth grade who would like to
participate in this years show. The show will take place on
December 5th and 6th at Grand Ledge High School. Rehearsals
started on Sunday, October 19th at 6:00 pm at the
Congregational Church, 210 W Saginaw Hwy, Grand Ledge
MI. This is a great show and all the children who participate
have a lot of fun. If you have any questions, please feel free to
call Christine Douglas, Chorus Director at 517-643-0993. All
the proceeds from this show go to the Grand Ledge Food Bank.

BOX TOP WINNERS

Congratulations to Mrs. Beach's class for winning the first Box
Tops collection contest of the year, collecting 2,018 Box Tops!
They will be treated to cider and donuts for their collection
efforts. Also, congratulations to Kaden Nowak (Mrs. Scholten's
6th grade class), Caiden Morrison (Ms. Sliger's 1st grade class),
and Jayden Martinez (Mr. Schuchaskie's 3rd grade class) who
each earned a large pumpkin for their individual collection
efforts; each of them collecting over 500 Box Tops! We
collected 16,198 school-wide for this contest. That is over
$1,600 for our school! GREAT JOB and keep collecting those
Box Tops! Another collection contest will begin in mid-
November!
FALL BOOK FAIR IS COMING!
Its time for the Fall Book Fair and it will be BIGGER
and BETTER than ever before! We invite you to visit
our Scholastic Book Fair during conferences and check
out hundreds of fun, engaging, affordable books for the
whole family to enjoy.
Book Fair Family Shopping hours will be:
Tuesday, Nov. 18
th
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20
th
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21
st
12:00-3:00 p.m.
Scholastic continues to offer the ONLINE BOOK FAIR
shopping too! Beginning November 12
th
, you can log in
to:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/beagleelem
entaryschool1 to preview the Fair and shop online from
the comfort of your own home! Purchase your holiday
gifts ahead of the rush, even after the Fair has closed at
school, through December 2
nd
! Pick up those last few
items that were sold out at the Fair. Purchases will be
shipped to the school for you to pick up.
We hope you will consider donating a book to your
childs classroom. Our teachers will have a display in
the Media Center with books they have chosen that they
would love to add to their library of books in their
classroom.
Plan to come and enjoy the Book Fair and get a great
start on holiday shopping while helping our library grow
with the profits we receive from the Fair. Thank you for
your support for our school!




BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
Students who qualify for the free and reduced lunch
program are eligible to participate in the Blessings In
A Backpack program. Information went home during
the first week of school, but it is not too late to sign up.
Please contact the office if you have any questions or
would like a registration form.


Beagle Elementary School 600 South Street, Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 www.glcomets.net
Phone (517) 925-5480 Fax (517) 925-5523