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From Our

PrincipalDear 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 inp

rom 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

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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 in

names 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. ContactKim 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 service

learning day, on April 26th. All 2012-2013

Refections participants and their amilies are invited to

the Refections 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]

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 dutiesin 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.

Members hip Offi cer: Responsible or all new maintain records o memberships and compileschool directory.

Assist. Membership Offi cer: Assist membershassume duties in their absence.

Volunteer Coordinator: Recruit or and compvolunteers or PTA events, obtain Room Parentrooms and hold volunteer training session.

Assist. Volunteer Coordinator: Assist volunteas requested and assume duties in their absen

Public Relatio ns/Website Offi cer: Keep PTA ino pertinent community inormation and mainPTA website.

Newsletter Offi cer: Compile and distribute mnewsletter.

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 avariety 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: Celebrates5th 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 tosupport 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 toread 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.SEvent to help students unimportance o volunteerihelping others.

Seuss Night:An evening reading games and activ

Sign Coordinator: Post ion the sign in ront o schrelated events.

Spirit Wear:Program thaclothing, school or recreaproducts or sale to sta apromote school pride.

Staff Appreciation: Progsta at BLE to show our athroughout the school yereshments, meals & othe

Theme Day: One day eveactivity based workshopsblies. Alternates betweeFine Arts Day, InternationScience Day or other the

Talent Show: Program gthe opportunity to perotheir peers and amilies.

Welcome Wagon: Providtion about PTA and schooamilies new to the schoo


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Seuss Night 2013 was a huge

success! We had approximately 300

kids and their amilies enjoy the event withus! 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 CommitteeKristine Barber, Amy Darnell, Judy Haas, Sandi Larkins,

Tina Redmond, Whitney Schmidt, Gustina Sell, andBecky Walker


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 romApril 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 be

placed, 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 host ed a kid raffl e and silent

auction. 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

Sasha Bokas

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Does Your ChildHave Food AllerThe odds o you answering yesto that question hav

steadily over past years. We have many children with

gies at Bailey Lake, which can be very challenging. Th

concerns seem endless. Managing these allergies is h

be much more stressul when your child is at school a

To address these issues and raise awareness among o

community, we are orming a Bailey Lake Allergy Gro

inancy o planning, but envision our group supportin

sharing inormation and recipes, raising awareness o

mates and their amilies, developing ideas to celebrat

Awareness Week in May, and possibly even orming a

the FARE Walk (Food Allergy Research and Education October o 2013.

We will be contacting our amilies with ood allergies

orming the group. We look orward to hearing new i

ing one another. I you would like to get involved pri

upcoming email, eel ree to contact Kim Hardtke, ha

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. CongratulationsMrs. Minot!

Our link or s ign up genius is http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054EAFA822A75-blefeld

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yoThe Objects o the Bailetary PTA, in common wiNational PTA and the M

a. To promote the welayouth in home, school, cplace o worship.

b. To raise the standards

c. To secure adequate laand protection o childr

d. To bring into closer re

and the school, that parers may cooperate inteleducation o children an

e. To develop between e

the general public such will secure or all childrehighest advantages in psocial and spiritual educ

BAILEY LAKE Elementary S8051 Pine Knob Road Clark

(248) 623-5300 Fax: (248)

Student Absence Line: (248School Hours: 8:35 a.m. - 3:

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


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 Filets6/3.75 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 favor. Great addition to any recipe.

Mixed Grill

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

$15.99, Save $1.00

Great value and variety! This is a customer avorite! Individuallywrapped, expertly trimmed and loaded with great favor.

Internet orders due: Tuesday, April 23, by 11 p.m. C ST 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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