March 2015 Volume 5

MARCH CALENDAR

March 13No School, Records Day

March 16Market Day Orders Due

March 16 and March 18Conferences, 4-7 p.m.

March 23 Market Day Pick-Up, 4-5 p.m.

March 25 Late Start

Scrip Gift Card Orders Due

March 30 PTA Meeting, 7.p.m.

All are welcome!

April 3 No School, Good Friday

April 6-10 No School, Spring Break

April 14 Re ections Reception, 7 p.m.

M-Step Assessment begins for 5th Graders

April 17Seuss Fair, 6-8:30 p.m.

April 22Late Start

Scrip Gift Card Orders Due

A great way to see the learning and receive updates about Bailey Lake is by following @BLEBulldogs on Twitter

Believe it or notthe month of March brings the start of the last trimester of the year. Our third trimester began this week. Parent/Teacher Conferences will occur at BLE on Monday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 18.

BLE students will again be participating in March is Reading Month activities. The PTA is proud to sponsor this event. A calendar

of daily events and reading activities was sent home with each student last week.

A special Thank You needs to be extended to Melissa Snyder for organizing a tremen-dous BLE Talent Show. What a night for BLE students to show o their many talents and skills. Great job, kids!

Reminder: Delayed Start on March 25th

..First bell rings at 9:25AM No school March 13th...........Records Day No School April 3rd10th .Spring Break

Sincerely,Glenn GualtieriPrincipal, Bailey Lake Elementary

From Our PrincipalDear Bailey Lake Families,

Talent Show 2015

Introducing Seuss Fair 2015 Mark your calendars for Friday, April 17 from 6-8:30pm.

Seuss Fair 2015 is fast approaching! The big event will take place on Friday, April 17 from 6-8:30pm. Seuss Fair is a free family night with activities and games designed to make math and reading fun for kids. We will also be holding a Silent Auction and Basket Ra e to raise funds for new improvements and technology for our school.

In order for this event to be a huge success for Bailey Lake, we need your help! Please consider helping out any way you can!

VOLUNTEER! We will need 125+ volunteers to pull this event off ! Diff erent positions and times to help out both teens (at least 6th grade) and adults needed! Questions? Contact Amy Darnell at amyMdarnell@yahoo.com.www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090E4DA4A82D6-seuss3

DONATE SILENT AUCTION ITEMS! Do you have or know some-one who could donate an item or two for the auctions? Desired items include, but are not limited to, gift certi cates, tickets to sporting events, specialized business services, etc. Questions? Contact alguidoux@yahoo.com. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508094CADA92CA75-seuss

DONATE GOODIES FOR THE CAKE WALK! Back by popular demand is the cakewalk (and this year its free)! We are asking for families to donate individually wrapped items for the walk. Dont feel like baking/buying? Monetary donations to buy items are welcome as well! Questions? Contact Melissa Rohn at melissa_rohn_family@yahoo.com. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4AA8AA2EAA8-suess

DONATE BASKET RAFFLE ITEMS! Please check your childs classroom theme and purchase an item or two to help make the basket fantastic. Dont have time to shop? Send in cash and well do the shopping for you. Items are due to your childs classroom by Friday, March 27th! Questions? Contact Keri Atteberry at carebear21176@yahoo.com.

BUY/SELL BASKET RAFFLE TICKETS! Ra e tickets were sent home at the end of February for the students to sell for our Basket Ra e. Ticket prices are as follows: 1 Ticket - $1; 7 Tickets = $5; 18 Tickets = $10. Need more tickets? Check with your childs teacher or the BLE website. Tickets and money are due by Friday, March 27th! Questions? Contact Keri Atteberry at carebear21176@yahoo.com.

Thank you for all your help! See you at the Fair!The Seuss Committee

From Our PTA PresidentHello Bailey Lake Families!

Parent volunteers o er a huge resource and support base for many of the activities that take place throughout the school year. Volunteer-ing is a great way to be involved in your childs education and meet new people. We could not provide our children with all of these wonderful activities without the help of the many dedicated parents here at Bailey Lake. Thank you to all who take your time to make this school such a wonderful place for our children!

March is reading month, and to celebrate the reading committee has purchased a book for every classroom to used as a read aloud. The theme of On Fire for Reading was chosen and each classroom is reading a dragon themed book. Grades K-2 are reading My Fathers Dragon, by Ruth Stiles. Grades 3-5 are reading Dragon Rider, by Cornelia Funke. The goal is to create a book club atmosphere, and promote literacy. Thank you to Laura Cadreau to organizing this for our students!

The talent show which took place March 5, displayed the many special talents of our student body. It was great fun for all who participated and attended. A big thank you to Melissa Snyder for organizing this event!

Dont forget that Seuss fair is right around the corner, April 17 from 6:00-8:30 pm. This free event will be lled with games and activities for all to enjoy.

Thank you to all of the parents who planned and attend the Valentines parties! The children always remember these special events.

Sincerely, Becky Walker

Congratulations Yearbook Winner Payton Guerrierifrom Mrs. Martinezs class.Order on-line at: www.bulldogs.picaboo.comPersonalize 4-pages with your own photos for free.All orders and personalization are due by April 27, 2015.

Your yearbook is being produced, but you can order it now. You can order as many yearbooks as you want:Softcover $13.00 eYearbook $5.00

A Salute to the Armed Forces

2015-16 PTA Board Members & Activity CoordinatorsThe BLE experience includes a variety of school-wide activities.

Activities include classroom, school-wide and fund-raising. Each activity has a unique focus - and requires varying levels of creativity, organization

and work. One thing they have in common is that they all need volunteer Activity Coordinators and the oversight of a strong PTA Board.

If you love to take charge and youre full of ideas, weve got a spot for you!

If you like to organize things behind the scenes, we have a spot for you too!

Previous materials, templates and coaching/mentoring from PTA veterans

are available for all Coordinators and Board Members.

Learn more and sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/ ndasignup

(use email: pfl ieg1@comcast.net to fi nd the 2015-16 Activity Coordinators Sign-Up)

Have questions about what any activity is or what a Coordinator for that activity will do? Contact the current BLE PTA Volunteer Coordinator, Dena P ieger (p ieg1@comcast.net).

Want to know more about Board positions or responsibilities? Contact the current BLE PTA President Rebecca Walker (rsbruton@gmail.com).

BLE Happenings 5th grade students use the new Chrome Books to prepare a

presentation for their student led conference...

Students refl ect on their thinking to show growth areas and provide next steps in the learning journey...

Athletes practice their volleyball skills in Physical Education class...

Musicians discuss pattern and rhyme about jig dances during Music class...

Students learn how to use a presentation to share information they learned about a state during Information Literacy...

Artists use shape and repetitive pattern while painting in Artclass....

Thinking and learning at Bailey Lake can be followed on Twitter...@BLEBulldogs.

Bailey Lake

Talent Show A Wonderful Success!The 2015 Talent Show

Ignite the Fire was a huge

success. Thanks to the amazing

and talented students,

teachers, volunteers

and family

and friends

it was a night to

remember!!

Thank you! Melissa Snyder Talent show coordinator

Market Day BONUS DAYSOrders Due Monday, March 16, 2015!

The more desserts purchased in March, the more BLE earns!! Also NEW to Market Day is Fresh Produce Boxes in 3 assortments, including organic!

Visit Marketday.com for more products and easy online ordering.

Note: all payments must be in the form of credit card (online only) or a check at pick-up. Cash can no longer be accepted.

Questions? Contact Nicole Breadon at 248-980-8455

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About your PTAThe 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 in-telligently in the education ofchildren 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 advantag-es 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.

Rebecca Walker, PTA PresidentGlenn Gualtieri, Principalwww.clarkston.k12.mi.us/ble

Kindergartner Orientation at BLEBailey Lake Elementary Kindergarten Orientation for incoming 2015-16

kindergarten students is Wednesday, April 29th. Please note you must have all necessary paperwork completed to attend orientation.

If you have a child who will be entering kindergarten next year, please call the school offi ce for registration information. Must be 5 before September 1, 2015.

Thank you.

Why the PTA?The PTA, Parent Teacher Association, is the largest child advocacy association in the United States. PTA has been around since 1897, more than 100 years. Not many organizations last this long! BLE PTA is a non-pro t organization that belongs to the Michigan PTA, which, in turn, is a part of the National PTA.

What does my joining the PTA really mean to Bailey Lake Elementary?There is power in numbers. The PTA sup-ports and speaks on behalf of the children not only at school but in the community, the government, and other organizations. When you join the PTA, you are adding one more voice in support of your school and your student. BLE PTA is dedicated to making this school the best environment for educating our students. By joining, you are endorsing the activities the PTA provides to all children.

If I join the PTA, do I have to volunteer?No. By joining the PTA you are not signing up to volunteer. You show your support for the PTA programs and other activities even if you dont have time to be physi-cally present. However, if you would like to volunteer, you will be most welcome!

What if I can only volunteer once in a while?Any time you can volunteer is greatly appreciated. It is all vital to achieving the goals of the PTA and the school commu-nity. Even one hour a school year is of a bene t!

Do I have to come to school to volunteer?No. There are many activities that can be done away from the school and are of a great bene t to our programs and events.

I am signed up as a volunteer; does that make me a member of the PTA?No, you are not a PTA member unless you pay dues, but your help as a volunteer is greatly appreciated.

If I join the PTA, do I have to attend the PTA meetings?No. We encourage you to attend as many meetings as you can to learn what is going on in school and to help shape PTA priorities; however, you are not required to attend meetings.

PTA: from Questions to UnderstandingPTA, Membership and Volunteering