BAILEY LAKE

March 2012

BULLDOG
MEAP scores are in!

Glenn Gualtieri BLE Principal Caroline Miller PTA President

Important Dates
March
5 PTA Meeting7 p.m. 6-7 P/T conferences, 4-7 p.m. 7 Late Start9:25 a.m. 9 No School 13 Market Day orders due 19 Market Day pickup, 4:30-6 21 Late Start9:25 a.m. 21 Seuss Night, 6:30-8

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Congratulations to all the talented students (and adults) in last months annual BLE Talent Show!

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$ Camp Invention Breakdown of 20M Bond up for vote on May 8 returning this The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education accepted the $20 summer to CCS recommendation to pursue a to 8 million bond election on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. p.m.
Camp Invention is returning to Clarkston Community Schools the week of July 23 - 27, 2012 and the curriculum is all brand new! This is an exciting one-week summer program for current kindergarten through fifth graders that focuses on creativity, teamwork, and inquiry-based learning through hands-on activities and fun. Children participate in five inventive modules each day which include discovering simple machines and using parts to create new inventions. Every program integrates science, math, history and the arts, in addition to lots of fun! Kara Lomazov, a teacher at Andersonville Elementary, is returning as camp director, and other local teachers will teach the five modules. The low staff to participant ratio is 1:8. The past five years our program has filled quickly and there has been a waiting list, so register early to ensure your childs place in Camp Invention this summer. There are new discounts available, as well as the option of using a payment plan. Full-time district staff can also register their own children at a discount any time until the program fills. Please contact Camp Invention customer service associates at 800 968- 4332 to find out which discount will work best for you. The program fee includes a T-shirt. Registration for each program is limited to 110 children, so register soon. Call 1-800-9684332 to register or visit the Web site at www.campinvention.org to get more program information. We look forward to another summer of working with your young inventors! The bond proposal will provide: Student Learning and global access for all students. Technology infrastructure district-wide. Building Projects that continue to increase student/staff safety and capitalize on energy efficiencies Cost Breakdown Total Bond Amount is: $20 Million Breakdown includes: $3.4 Million Building Construction $3.5 Site Development $700,000 Furnishings & Equipment $10.5 Million Technology $500,000 Safety & Security 10% Fees The Bond proposal will be a series of three bonds ($10 million, $5 million and $5 million) with one vote. This series helps the district sustain the projects and technology needs over a 11-year period of time. Bailey Lake Projects Include: Add doors to gym from the corridor Energy Management upgrades Electro Static Painting of locker bottoms Brick storage building Roofing maintenance Parking lot and concrete repairs Custodial equipment Technology infrastructure upgrades, data electronic upgrades, district-wide wireless access, and replace outdated computers Playground asphalt improvement Your vote is important! Please visit the polls on Tuesday, May 8 2012. For more information, please contact the Communications Department at (248) 623-5423.

BLE families get book for National Reading Month

March is reading month and the Bailey Lake PTA has generously purchased every family a book. This years book is Mr. Poppers Penguins. Families will enjoying reading this delightful book at home as part of our One Book, One School program. It is so much fun when the entire school is abuzz reading the same book! Trivia questions about the book will be asked during morning announcements on Mondays and Fridays. For extra fun and a chance to win prizes, students can: create a penguin, construct a diorama, create a Poppers Penguins flier, and answer penguin facts. We also have three special dress up days each Friday in March. Lets all celebrate National Reading Month together by reading every day! Thanks for your support, Your Read to Me Committee

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o Field Day o Fifth Grade Celebration o Grounds keeping o Health and Wellness o Math/Reading Night (Seuss Night) o Market Day o Millionaires Party o Mornings with Mom o Passive Fundraising o Read to Me o Reflections o Service Learning (C.A.T.S.) o Sign Coordinator o Spirit Wear o Staff Appreciation o Theme Day o Talent Show o Welcome Wagon

o Secretary o Treasurer o Assistant Treasurer o Membership o Assistant Membership o Volunteer Coordinator o Assist Vol. Coordinator o Website /Comm. Relations o Newsletter/Facebook o PTA Chair Positions o Back to School Night o Book Fair o Disability Awareness o Donuts with Dad o School Fair

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BRAG PAGE
Lexi Ferguson

9, 4th Grade, Mrs. Taseskis class Januarys Student Optimist of the Month
excited, in one way or another about something in her life that day. For the past week, the countdown has been this event. Lexi is often seen at BLE whether it be before, during, or after school. She is actively involved volunteering at many of the school events with her family. In a sense, I feel as if I have grown up with her since she was around long before she officially began at Bailey Lake. It has been a privilege to get to know her over the last six years. In the classroom, Lexi shines as a model listener. One who is eager to learn and improve her thinking. She goes the extra mile to succeed and gains satisfaction in seeing her learning grow. We are most proud of Lexi for the person she is...honest, caring, cheerful, kind-hearted, and well-mannered. Lexi is the role model that we strive to have others learn from. If you observed her, you would learn to see the good in every moment, gain sense of fulfillment in helping others, and see that the dream of happiness is alive and well. BLE Principal Glenn Gualtieri

Lexi is the smile that brightens your morning. From the smile usually comes a compliment or story of how she is

You know your son or daughter is a star. Let everyone else know, too!!
Each month the PTA will publish this BRAG PAGE that allows parents AND students to opportunity to let everyone know about milestones, specials days, accomplishments, even simple shout-outs.
Just email the BLE PTA at bletpta@hotmail.com and use the subject line: BRAG PAGE. Be sure to use your childs name, grade, age, and teacher when you brag. Include photos! Please limit your brag to fewer than 100 words.

You can also friend us on Facebook and message your submittal.

We cant wait to see our BLE stars shine!

SEUSS NIGHT 2012 Wednesday, March 21

from 6:30-8 p.m.

[mark your calendars]

2011 MEAP Results

(% of students scoring proficient on each test)
Bailey Lake
3rd Grade

Clarkston
76 51

Oakland County

State
62 36

Reading Math
4th Grade

83 46

69 49

Reading Math Writing

5th Grade

81 50 71

81 58 64

75 54 55

68 40 45

Reading Math Science

85 58 22

85 48 22

78 55 22

69 40 15

If you did not receive your childs results, please let the BLE school office know. See the principals note on page 1 for more details.

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The 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. o secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth. T d. To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth. e. To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.
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