November/ December 2015

Bailey Lake Families,It’s amazing to think that ¼ of the school year is complete. I hope you heard about your child’s learning journey during Parent-Teacher Conferences. In January you will receive a Learning Feedback Document, our new report card, detailing progress toward learning targets in each curricular area.

Indicators, Secure (S)-Developing (D)-Beginning (B), will be used to chart growth. Please see the S.O.A.R. videos on the BLE homepage to more information.

If your student purchases “hot lunch”, please check www.sendmoneytoschool.com to assure there are sufficient funds to charge lunch to your child’s account.

We understand that after school transporta-tion plans occasionally change, however, we are flooded with calls daily to change plans

for students at the end of the day. Please make a plan with your student(s) prior to the school day that doesn’t waiver and change in the rare situation. Thanks!

Students enter the building a few minutes prior to our 8:30 AM start time. Please understanding the expectation is for students to be in school by 8:30. Students are considered tardy if they arrive in class after the 8:40 bell. Thanks for having your student(s) at school on time!

Glenn Gualtieri Principal

Upcoming EventsNovember 9- 24

Adopt a Family Drive

November 16-20 Reflections Week

November 25-27 Thanksgiving Break

November 30- December 4

Book Fair

December 3-4 Donuts with Dad, 8 am.

December 9 Late Start

December 12 Adopt A Family Gift Wrapping-

December 17 Sing-A-Long,

Holiday Class Parties

December 21- January 1 Winter Break

How Does our PTA help my child?

Bailey Lake will be holding our annual Scholastic Book Fair the week of November 30th. All purchases made during the fair will directly benefi t our school. Stu-dents will visit the Book Fair with their class on Mon-day, November 30 or Tuesday, December 1 to create their “wish list” of books they would like to purchase. This “wish list” will be sent home for parents to re-view. Parents who elect to make a purchase may send money into school with their child (please remember

to add tax). Students will have the opportunity to re-turn to the Book Fair later in the week to make their purchase. Additionally, parents are welcome to visit the Book Fair during the hours listed below.

Book Fair Dates and Shopping Hours:Monday, November 30 – 8am-4pm

Tuesday, December 1 – 8am-4pm

Wednesday, December 2 – 8am-4:30pm

Thursday, December 3 – 7:45am-3pm

Friday, December 4 – 7:45-11am

We would especially love to see you on Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th when our PTA hosts Donuts with Dad from 8-8:30am.

You may also shop our Online Book Fair November 23rd - Decem-ber 4th to benefi t Bailey Lake. Please visit http://book-fairs.scholastic.com/homepage/bailey-lakeelemsch. Last year, Bailey Lake received $9,000 in Scholastic Dollars as a result of the Book Fair to help purchase books and other materials for the school.

The Book Fair is in need of volunteers!Please sign up to help us out at http://www.signupge-nius.com/go/5080c4cabae2c7-book1/430876.

We look forward to having you participate in our Fair, and remember, all purchases benefi t our school.

Sincerely,Amy Darnell & Whitney SchmitBook Fair Chairs

Research shows that students do better when their families

are involved both at home and at school.

Grades are higher. Test scores rise.

Self-esteem grows. Schools improve.

– Michigan PTA 10/14

Donuts with Dad a PTA sponsored event that is FREE!

Students are invited to come to school early with their Dad or someone special to them for:

Donuts, coffee, juice/ water to spend a little extra time together one-on-one.

*Fruit & allergy free options will be available as well*

Students with last names A~L will attend THURSDAY, DEC. 3,2015M~Z will attend FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 2015

To volunteer or more informationplease contact:Andrea Beauchamp andreasinka@yahoo.com

Donutswith Dad

December3rd & 4th8 a.m.

PTA Highlights…from Dena Pfl ieger

I don’t know about you, but this has been a busy start to the school year. But overall it’s also been a good one. I’m particularly grateful for your generosity in supporting the 2nd annual “Running with the Bulldogs”

Fun Run. We started this event last year as a better way to secure funding for PTA-sponsored activities – and for two years, it has done exactly that. This year’s Fun Run raised just over $29,000, which will fund our entire PTA operating budget for the school year. We are able to fund all of our activities – not in over-the-top ways, but suffi ciently to sponsor high quality fi eld trips, provide valued classroom allotments and deliver other school events. The other huge benefi t is that this initial fi nancial support takes stress off needing to fundraise or possibly cut activities throughout the year. So, THANK YOU!

The other keys to success are your time and talents. Fortunately, we have Activity Coordinators in place for all of the key PTA activities; but, they cannot do it alone. Please be sure to scan the PTA News coming from

your child’s teacher and consider requests to volunteer for key events. We use the web service Sign-Up Genius to make it easier for you to see the types of support needed and sign-up for an opening that works for you. I know that sometimes these requests might seem like just one more thing to do. I’ve found from my own ex-perience that rearranging schedules, etc. to volunteer at these events have been greatly appreciated by my kids and a positive experience for me personally.

Thanks again for helping us get the year started well – and for your continued support throughout the school year.

Dena C. Pfl ieger, PTA President

Through our fundraising and volunteer efforts, you can see the work of the BLE PTA in the following:

• School activities: Fun Run, Disability Awareness, Donuts with Dad, Refl ections Program, Book Fair, Mornings with Mom, Theme Day, Talent Show, Seuss Fair, “Read To Me” Month, Field Day, and Fifth Grade Celebration

• Annual funds for each classroom and grade level • All school fi eld trips• Grade-level enrichment activities• School assemblies• Special purchases like computers, education programs, recess equipment

The Book Fair is Coming!

What a beautiful, crisp fall day for Bailey Lake’s 2nd ‘Running of the Bulldogs! ‘

These kids looked like they had fun!!! They showed great spirit, cheering each grade level as they took turns running... It was wonderful to see!

We could not have surpassed our goal, if it wasn’t for all the wonderful families and businesses that supported our school!

Thank you so much, each and everyone of you who did!

Our school raised collectively $29,000…Amazing!!! We are so fortunate. And our amazingly, fun and spirited principal, Mr. Gualtieri colored his hair blue for the day as well allowed the students to duct tape him to a wall in the afternoon prior to our school assembly! Each student received a special ‘grade colored t-shirt’ that they should be able to wear throughout the year for special events. These shirts were only made possible by the generous donations of local businesses in the area. Should you be in their establishment, please make sure to mention your appreciation!

All the kids, as well as the teachers enjoyed the run. In the end we had over 86% participation from the entire school. We hope everyone felt like a winner! There were some wonderful people behind the scenes helping to make this day enjoyable, special and rewarding for all.

Thank you Christy Kreucher, Katie Barnes and Andrea Beauchamp for your help throughout the planning stages of this event and to all the volunteers that helped the day of our run.

Sincerely, Theresa Rotman, Fun Run Coordinator

2015 Fun Run Success!

Please make sure to visit our generous sponsors for the” Running of the Bulldogs” event:

Apollo Goldfish Swimming of Clarkston

Robertson Brothers Homes Smith’s Disposal & Recycling

Brick It Up Professional Dental of Clarkston

Bowman Cheverolet Your Online Group The Learning Experience

Creative Foam Planet Kids

Fort Clarkston James A. Bedor D.D.S., P.C. • Corinne L. McIntyre-Miller, D.D.S., Family Dentistry

24G Basketball of America

The Adventure Park at Frankenmuth Culver’s of Clarkston

Rainforest Cafe of Auburn Hills Stars & Stripes Activity Center

Little Caesars of Clarkston Dunkin Donuts of Clarkston

7-Eleven of Clarkston Camp Bow Wow

Cook’s Dairy Farm Clarkston Hot Yoga

Hungry Howie’s on Clarkston Road Michigan Sea Life Aquarium

Cherry Hills Bowling Jim Tedder Productions Zap Zone of Waterford Neiman’s of ClarkstonGraphic Wizard L.L.C.

2015 Fun Run Success…

What is Scrip Fundraising?We all shop at our favorite retail stores, go grocery shopping?

Why not let our shopping help our schools? Our organization earns money with each gift card purchased through this program. There are no hidden fees or extra costs. We pay face value for every gift card purchased. Each retailer in return, provides a certain percentage back to the school, an instant rebate! You are only purchasing what you need! There are no expirations on gift cards. By simply planning ahead on everyday purchases, we can earn easy money for our school!

Instead of buying through the store, order your gift cards through BLE!With over 300 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery and department stores, gas sta-tions, restaurants, hotels and home improvement, GLSC has something to appeal to every family. For a complete list of retailers, visit: shopwithscrip.com.

• Place your order through the forms created just for Bailey Lake, including your check (made out to BLE PTA)Forms are located near Staff workroom door. In an envelope, provide name of student, teacher, phone number and your preferred distribution of gift cards (pick-up or sent home with student). Send in with your student. If you are looking for a brand you do not see on form, visit shopwithscrip.com.

• Our school coordinator will submit your order to Great Lakes Scrip Center® (GLSC), and deposit your check (made out to Bailey Lake PTA)

• Your gift cards will be distributed within the following week of placing order.

By simply planning ahead on everyday purchases, the average family can earn at least $11 a week. That modest number adds up quickly. It’s easy for a family to earn $500 - $1,000 in a year, and many families earn much more! The more families participating, the bigger the earnings for our school. Passive, yet very easy money!

Order your gift cards for the holidays!Received no later than noon on the following days. Send in with your student.

Wednesday, December 9A sample of some of the best-selling national retailers available:

Amazon.com, Applebee’s, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Home Depot, GAP, Lowes, Lands End, Panera Bread, Red Lobster, Outback Steak-house, Walmart, Walgreens, Meijer, Target, Kohl’s, CVS, Chili’s, iTunes, Macy’s,

TJ Maxx, Subway, Starbuck’s, JCPenney, Aeropostale, Speedway, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Micheal’s, Overstock.com, Ulta, Toys R Us, Disney

Scrip Gift Card ProgramBLE ACTIVITIES: 2015-16 Holiday Project

Adopta Family

November 9-24, 2015Adopt-a-Family Holiday ProjectIt’s that time of year again and the season of giving is upon us! November 9-24th marks this time of need.

This year our entire school is working to assist local families and children in need. Bailey Lake will assist 5 families this holiday!

With the help and support of our students and staff, we are confi dent that we will be able to help provide a wonderful holiday for these families. Look for the gift tags (Snowmen, Gingerbread Men, Christmas Trees, Bells, Mittens, Hearts and Christmas Lights) that are located on the table in the lobby. While you shop this holiday season, please keep the Adopt-A-Family Holiday Project in mind.

Thank you for your support!

ROOM PARENTSand the holidays!

At BLE, Room Parents are respon-sible for coordinating three class-room parties for the classroom teacher: Halloween, Winter Holiday and Valentine’s Day.

This year our PTA Scrip Program is trying something new…

If you are coordinating a ‘gift’ for your classroom for the holidays, please consider using the Scrip’s program. If you place an order of all the gift cards you may need by Monday, December 7th, we can provide you with a wonder-ful arranged ‘gift card’ vase or fl ower bouquet all ready for you to pick up by Thursday, December 17th for the holidays if you would like.

BOX TOP NOTESThanks for sending in your Box Tops for Education.

Through this passive fundraiser, BLE will receive $639.80.

This money goes into the PTA Ways and Means account to help fund special projects for the school. Mr. Gualtieri is cur-rently working with the students to identify the special project(s) for this year. Look for more info coming in a future communication. In the interim, please continue to

send your box tops to school; there is another opportunity for us to submit for funding in early 2016.

A special THANK YOU to Kristie Hawksley for running our Box Tops program!

RULE #1Adults set fi rm limits in loving ways without anger, lecture, or threats.

RULE #2When a child causes a problem the adult hands it back in loving ways.1. In a loving way, the adult holds the child accountable for

solving his/her problems in a way that does not make a problem for others.

2. Children are offered choices with limits.3. Adults use enforceable statements.4. Adults provide delayed/extended consequences.5. The adult’s empathy is “locked in” before consequence

are delivered.

The Rules of Love and Logic

On Friday, October 23, our fi rst grade classes had the opportunity to visit the Detroit Zoo. They had a beauti-ful, crisp fall day to enjoy, and many of the animals were out to explore. Thank you to all the volunteers that were able to accompany our students on this adventure.

1st GRADERS: A Great Day at the Zoo!

Reflections 2015-16‘Let your Imagination Fly’

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: 8:30 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Dena P� ieger, PTA PresidentGlenn Gualtieri, Principalhttps://sites.google.com/a/clarkston.k12.mi.us/bailey-lake-elementary-school/

On Tuesday, October 27th, our fourth grade classes had the opportunity to get a small glimpse of the many types of dis-abilities that can strike a person and learn how they adapt to every day challenges they may face.

This awareness day helps to provide a better understanding for key health issues around the world.

Disability Awareness Day

4thGraders

The BLE school store, the “Dawg House” will open Monday, November 30! This is a Student Council fundraiser. All school items, no toys, are $.25 to $1.00. The store is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and is located in the hallway across form the offi ce. Stop by!

Hats and Mitten Drive The weather is getting cold, and there are many local children who are in need of hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. Our Student Council is working with the Clarkston Rotary Club to make a difference – but we need your help! Simply bring in new hats, scarves, mittens and gloves to the collection box located in the front lobby of the school from November 2nd through November 30th. Yourdonations are greatly appreciated.

Girl Scout 4th Grade Junior Troop 70220 is scouting for food. In collaberation with Gleaner’s Community Food Bank, this community service project addressses the problem of hunger in the communities where we all live and work. Collections will be taking place on Saturday, November 14th, 9 a.m. in local neighborhoods, as well as a pick-up at Bailey Lake, November 16th.Thank you for your support!

Also we would like to thank everyone who bought baked goods at BLE Bingo night Oct. 22nd! You helped our troop raise $203!!! This will help us enjoy even

more fun activities that involve giving back to our community!

On Oct. 25th the girls earned a farm patch at Upland Hills Farm. They rode ponies, milked a cow, fed farm animals, went on a hayride, walked through the woods, saw a farm show and Magic show.

BLE Student Council NEWS...

What form of art interests your child? Painting or drawing? Writing or photograph? Dance or fi lm?

The National PTAs Refl ection Program encourages children to use their imagination using the type of art that ‘speaks’ to your child! Children can win awards. Please see the PTA.org website for details.

November 16-20 is the BLE Refl ections week! We will kick-off the week with an assembly with local children’s book Author Jamie Ruthenberg. You can help en-courage your child by having conversations about different type of art...some ideas!

Monday-dance choreography • Tuesday-fi lm production • Wednesday-literature • Thursday-music composition • Friday-photography and visual art.

If children would like to write during lunch instead of recess, we will have adults available to supervise the kids.The deadline for entries will be December 11, 2015. More details on entries will follow. For more information please visit the national PTA page www.pta.org refl ections.

If you have any questions please call Jacquelyn Hasenfratz at 248-763-4490..

Local Girl Scouts...