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From OurPrincipal

Dear Bailey Lake Families,

Parent Input on Classroom Placement 2013-14

Considerable work is done to ensure the proper place-

ment o each student rom one grade level to the next.

The principal begins the process in the spring with inputrom teaching sta and parents.

Teacher input: Teachers ll out a placement orm or

each student which includes inormation on special

assistance, known disabilities, achievement levels in

math and language arts, test scores, areas o strengths,

areas o academic diculties, and special interests o the child. In addition, there are

comments regarding initiative, sel-control, and work habits. The teachers use this

inormation to build and balance class lists, keeping in mind the number o teachers

provided to sta the building and provisions on the CEA contract relating to

class size.

Parent input: Inormation rom parents must be sub-

mitted during the planning and inormation-

gathering period. District Policy prohibits

parents rom requesting a specic teacher,

but parents may describe their childs

learning style to help us place the child

in a suitable learning atmosphere.

Parent input letters (in writing) must

be received by Mr. Gualtieri by

FRIDAY, May 3, 2013. Notication

o student placement will be made

in late-August.

Sincerely,

Glenn Gualtieri

Principal

April 8School resume

April 9

Reection Reception, 6 p.m

April 9PTA meeting, 7 p.m

April 16Kindergarten Orientation

April 15-17Spring BOGO Book Fai

April 17Late Start Day

April 29Market Day Pick-up

APRIL

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Now Is YourTime to bePart of our

Success!The PTA is currently seeking Board/Chair position

nominations or the2013-2014 school year.

I you would like to nominate someone, or your-

sel, please contact Kim Hardtke at hardtke@com-

cast.net. Alternatively, posters are hung in

the Bulldog hallway where you can ll innames or desired positions. Board elections

will take place in May.

We cannot have all the

wonderul PTA events or our

kids without volunteers!

- please consider joining the un! The ollowing is

a listing o the Board/Chair positions with brie

descriptions o the duties. Further inormation

can be ound on the PTA website. Please let Kim

know i you have any questions.

Thanks, in advance, or your consideration.

From OurPTA President

Dear Bailey Lake Families,

As I am looking at the April calendar, it is really hard to

believe that our children have just had the last break

o this school year! Spring Break is over, and, hopeully,

spring is nally here!

Filled with many un activities, March, a national reading

month, proved to be a great success. A big thank-you to

the Bailey Lake Read-to-Me Committee,

Rebecca Walker andJudy Haas, or organizing and co-

ordinating the Balto and the Great Race reading schedule

and dress-up week. The children loved it! Seuss Night, a

big and traditional part o this month, was another won-

derul event o games and activities dedicated to reading

and math. Thank you to Amy Darnell, the events chair,

our great sta, parents, and all the volunteers who spent

their evening bringing joy to the children!

Speaking o children, even a small commitment can

provide great benets to our kids! We still need to ll a ew

PTA Board positions as well as some program chair posi-

tions. The PTA supplements the curriculum with many pro-

grams that enrich our students, and makes it possible or

teachers obtain additional classroom items. Without your

help this would not be possible. Contact Kim Hardtke at

[email protected] or sign up in the school lobby.

A ew activities coming up are Kindergarten Orientation

on April 16th, and C.A.T.S day, our school-wide servicelearning day, on April 26th. All 2012-2013

Reections participants and their amilies are invited to

the Reections Awards Reception on April 9th at 6 p.m.

Congratulations to Phoebe Savoie and Mya Brown or

winning the State level in Dance Choreography and Movie

Production in the Primary division. Way to go!

Arina BokasBLE PTA [email protected]


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President: Preside over meetings, coordinator the worko o cers and committees, and perorm duties asdirected by the bylaws.

1st VP: Act as aide to president and perorm duties in theirabsence and handle Ways and Means.

2nd VP: Act as aide to president and perorm duties

in their absence/1st VP absence and act as LegislativeO cer.

Secretary: Keep an accurate record o the minutes oall meetings.

Treasurer: Keep ull account o receipts and expenditures,submit treasurer reports, and write checks with proper ap-provals.

Assistant Treasurer: Assist treasurer in money handlingactivities and assume duties o treasurer in their absence.

Membership Offi cer: Responsible or all new memberships,maintain records o memberships and compile/distribute

school directory.

Assist. Membership Offi cer: Assist membership o cer andassume duties in their absence.

Volunteer Coordinator: Recruit or and compile

volunteers or PTA events, obtain Room Parents or all class-rooms and hold volunteer training session.

Assist. Volunteer Coordinator: Assist volunteer coordinatoras requested and assume duties in their absence.

Public Relations/Website Offi cer: Keep PTA inormedo pertinent community inormation and maintainPTA website.

Newsletter Offi cer: Compile and distribute monthlynewsletter.

Board Positions

Chair PositionsBack to School Night: Event towelcome amilies back to school, signup or various PTA programs and meetthe teachers.

Book Fair: Opportunities or amiliesand sta to purchase multi-mediamaterials.

Disability Awareness: 4th gradestudents are taught awareness o a

variety o disabilities through thisdistrict-wide, 1 day event.

Doughnuts with Dad: Program topromote amily time/amily un byhaving morning rereshments or kidsand their dads.

Field Day: A un tness event thatallows children to participate in a ewhours o recreation. Usually near thelast day o school.

Fith Grade Celebration: Celebrates

5th grade accomplishments througha slide show o their elementary years,award ceremony and rereshments.

Grounds keeping: Enhance schoolgrounds through clean-up, landscapedevelopment and gardening.

Health and Wellness: Work with BLEsta as needed or education and sup-port o health/saety issues and keep

school amilies and sta inormed.

Market Day: Monthly opportunity oramilies to order ood products. Weearn a 10% prot on any orders thatare placed.

Mom2Mom Sale: A sale or amilies,allowing them the opportunity toprot rom selling gently used childrenitems and in turn, raising unds to

support our programs.

Mornings with Mom: Program topromote amily time/amily un byhaving morning rereshments or kidsand their moms.

Passive undraising: Collects in-ormation and educates amilies onprograms that bring money into ourschool without active solicitation.

Read to Me: School-wide program toencourage students and amilies to

read at home.Reflections: National PTA Fine Artscompetition to highlight the impor-tance o Art in education.

School Fair: One day event to raiseunds to support Field Trips, Assem-blies and PTA programs. This is themain school undraiser.

Service Learning (C.A.T.S. Day):Event to help students understand theimportance o volunteering andhelping others.

Seuss Night:An evening o math andreading games and activities.

Sign Coordinator: Post inormationon the sign in ront o school or schoorelated events.

Spirit Wear:Program that oers logoclothing, school or recreationalproducts or sale to sta and amilies topromote school pride.

Staff Appreciation: Program orsta at BLE to show our appreciationthroughout the school year with re-reshments, meals & other small gits.

Theme Day: One day event eaturingactivity based workshops and assem-blies. Alternates between Career Day,

Fine Arts Day, International Day, andScience Day or other theme.

Talent Show: Program giving studentsthe opportunity to perorm onstage otheir peers and amilies.

Welcome Wagon: Provide inorma-tion about PTA and school programs toamilies new to the school.


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Sale

WE ARE BIGGER!Join us as a participant or volunteer at our new location!

Clarkston Junior HighSaturday

September 28, 2013Set up is Friday, September 27th

80 Tables/Spaces available, Sign up NOW!Please email: [email protected] or

Theresa Rotman, 248.393.0167 or more inormation.

Bailey Lakes

Spring

Scholastic

Book Fair

Join us rom

April 15-17th.

We will be open rom

8:30-4:00 on Monday

and Tuesday, and rom

9:00-3:00 on Wednesday.

This is the spring BOGO

sale, so all books will be

buy one get one ree.

All classes will be visiting

only once as there will

be no wish lists made.

Once a book is gone no

additional orders will beplaced, so be sure to visit

us early or the best

selection. I sending

money with students,

please remember to

include enough or tax.

On March 2, three Bailey Lake students shared their love or art by donat-

ing their ramed artwork to the Ryan Kennedy Memorial Fund, which is

raising money or a new park in Clark-

ston, called A Place To Dream. Buckshots

Restaurant hosted a kid rafe and silentauction. The three Bailey Lake students

artwork pieces raised $215. The total

amount raised that evening was $15,000,

thanks to the generosity o the Clarkston

Community and beyond. The students

are hoping to inspire additional artists to

participate next year

Mya Brown

Ryan Suender

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Seuss Night 2013 was a huge

success! We had approximately 300

kids and their amilies enjoy the event with

us! Thanks to our wonderul volunteers

who make it all possible BLEs dedicated

sta and parents who gave their time to make the night un,

as well as, the energetic teens who ran the games, painted

Seuss-eric aces, and served as our un-loving mimes. A

very special thank you also goes out to the amilies who

donated delicious cookies. We couldnt do it without all your

help. Seuss Night raised $226! See you next year!

The Seuss Night Committee

Kristine Barber, Amy Darnell, Judy Haas, Sandi Larkins,

Tina Redmond, Whitney Schmidt, Gustina Sell, andBecky Walker

Night 2013!


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Does Your ChildHave Food Allergies?The odds o you answering yes to that question have been increasin

steadily over past years. We have many children with various ood alle

gies at Bailey Lake, which can be very challenging. The questions and

concerns seem endless. Managing these allergies is hard at home, bu

be much more stressul when your child is at school and not with you

To address these issues and raise awareness among our entire schoolcommunity, we are orming a Bailey Lake Allergy Group. We are in the

inancy o planning, but envision our group supporting one another,

sharing inormation and recipes, raising awareness o our ellow class-

mates and their amilies, developing ideas to celebrate Food Allergy

Awareness Week in May, and possibly even orming a team to walk in

the FARE Walk (Food Allergy Research and Education ormally FAAN)

October o 2013.

We will be contacting our amilies with ood allergies shortly to begin

orming the group. We look orward to hearing new ideas and suppo

ing one another. I you would like to get involved prior to receiving o

upcoming email, eel ree to contact Kim Hardtke, [email protected]

or Nikki Morgan, [email protected].

CongratulationsMrs. Minot!Every year, Clarkstons PTA Council awards one employee romeach PTA unit with their Dierence Maker Award. This award,given in honor o Founders Day, recognizes the dierence thewinners have made by actively empowering sta, parents orstudents, advocating or all children, demonstrating initiative,ingenuity or creativity in addressing an issue important to theschool amily or community and supporting the work o the PTA.

This year, the BLE PTA has chosen Mrs. Daneil Minot (4th gradeteacher) to receive this award. Mrs. Minot was nominated or,among other things, her work as the data representative or BLEsnew Standard Based Grading System, her research in adapting thePivot Viewer program or use at Bailey Lake which tracks the indi-vidual progress o students at many levels, as well as her constantdedication to each and every child she teaches. From volunteer-ing to do ree tutoring, to personalizing her instruction to eachchilds needs, to supporting our school and PTA, Mrs. Minot is ahuge asset to Bailey Lake and we are thrilled to see her receivethis award.

She will receive this award at the May School Board Meeting.Everyone is welcome to attend and support her. Congratulations

Mrs. Minot!

About

your PTAThe Objects o the Bailey Lake Elemen-tary PTA, in common with those o theNational PTA and the Michigan PTSA ar

a. To promote the welare o children ayouth in home, school, community and

place o worship.

b. To raise the standards o home lie.

c. To secure adequate laws or the care

and protection o children and youth.

d. To bring into closer relation the hom

and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the

education o children and youth.

e. To develop between educators and

the general public such united eorts awill secure or all children and youth th

highest advantages in physical, mentasocial and spiritual education.

BAILEY LAKE Elementary School8051 Pine Knob Road Clarkston, MI 48348(248) 623-5300 Fax: (248) 623-5305Student Absence Line: (248) 623-5390School Hours: 8:35 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Arina Bokas, PTA PresidentGlenn Gualtieri, Principalwww.clarkston.k12.mi.us/ble


Bailey Lakes Student Council

raised$226or theRyan Kennedy Foundation

Thank you or all your generousity!

April Market DayA big Thank You to all o our customers who ordered Market Day in March. We appre-

ciate all your orders to help raise $133 or Bailey Lake or the month. Bailey Lake earns10% prot rom every sale. Thank you also to the ollowing volunteers who help make

Market Day run so smoothly: Kim Hardtke, Lisa Damone and Shelly Ferguson.

Great Specials & Favorites!100 Calorie Turkey Filets

6/3.75 oz./1.4 lbs. $13.59Plump and delicious, these lets are perect or taking guesswork out o portion control. They are 98% at ree. Ultratrimmed and ull o avor. Great addition to any recipe.

Mixed Grill4-1/4 lb Patties, 4-ChicNSteakes, 4- Boneless Pork Chops

$15.99, Save $1.00Great value and variety! This is a customer avorite! Individually

wrapped, expertly trimmed and loaded with great avor.

Internet orders due: Tuesday, April 23, by 11 p.m. CST MarketDay pick up: Monday, April 29,

2013, rom 4-5 p.m. (NEW TIME) in the caeteria hallway. Orders can be placed online at www.

marketday.com Our schools account number is 17556. Any questions or interested in volunteer-

ing to help with Market Day, please contact:Theresa Rotman (248) 393-0167 [email protected] Kim Hardtke (248) 391-9072 [email protected]

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