October 2014 Volume 1

From Our Principal

Dear Bailey Lake Families,
The school year is of and moving in a great direction.
After four weeks, students and staf are in a routine with
a focus on thinking and learning. Again this year, staf
and students are showing how they S.T.O.M.P. as we
stay Safe, Trusting, Own behaviors, Make a diference,
and show Pride.
We would like to welcome new staf members to BLE:
Carrie Stephenson- 2nd Grade Teacher
Natalie Vanas- 3rd Grade Teacher
Anne Martiniez- 5th Grade Teacher
Nicole Craven- LRC Teacher
Lane Hurd- PE Teacher
Kelly Adams- School Psychologist
Kelly Kanigowski- School Social Worker
Kylie Krentzin- Speech and Language Pathologist
Jody Mack- Reading Aide
Marcelino Caballa- Recess Supervisor and Math Support
The Running of the Bulldogs was a HUGE success! Thanks for continuing to
support our school by providing amazing enrichment opportunities for students.
A huge THANK YOU to Theresa Rotman, Ashleigh Guidoux, and many others for making
the day fun and memorable
October always ends with a fun activity- Halloween! On Friday, October 31, students
(parents welcome) will participate in a school wide parade on the path around the
playground starting at 2:45 PM followed by classroom parties. Students should bring
their costumes to school. Please remember to refrain from sending students with
costumes that include look-a-like weapons, fake blood, or violent themes. Costumes
should not contain objects that might be dif cult to move around in or may injure
another student. Thanks for helping make this a great time for all!
Sincerely,
Glenn Gualtieri
Principal
Mark Your
Calendars
October 6
PTA Meeting, 7 pm.
October 8
Late Start
October 10
Scrip Orders due
October 14
Teacher Conferences, 4-7 pm.
October 16
Teacher Conferences, 4-7 pm.
October 18-19
BLE 1st Harvest Festival at
Upland Hills, 10am. - 5pm.
October 22
Late Start
October 23
Bingo Night, 6:30 - 8 pm.
October 24
Scrip Orders due
October 24
3rd Grade Lansing Field trip
October 31
Halloween Party, 2:45 pm.
November 3
PTA Meeting, 7 pm.
From Our PTA President
Hello Bailey Lake Families!
The 2014-2015 school year is of to a wonderful start. Our PTA has been working
hard to raise funds to enrich your childs experience at Bailey Lake Elementary.
Our frst Running of the Bulldogs was a tremendous success. The total monetary
contributions came in at $31,673. This will help provide funds for classrooms,
feld trips, and enrichment programs for our students. I would like to thank
Theresa Rotman and Ashleigh Guidoux for all of their hard work on this successful
event. The students were so excited racing around the track, it was a great way to
have fun and raise funds. I am always amazed by the high level of support from the
parents, students and teachers; this essential ingredient is what makes Bailey Lake
such a great school. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success!
The school directory will be coming out soon. Membership forms are available on
the website and you can also pick one up from the main of ce.
Sincerely,
Becky Walker
Announcing:
BLE ROOM PARENTS
At BLE, Room Parents are responsible for coordinating the
three classroom parties for the classroom teacher.
Plan the theme
Decide the games, snacks and/or crafts
Determine what supplies and help are needed
Solicit other classroom parents to assist
Run the party
A special thanks to the the following Room Parents for
the 2014-15 school year.
Kindergarten
Morris
Vicki Zielke ................................ vlzielke@gmail.com
Erica Thurman .......................... erica.thurman@comcast.net
Reis
Gretchen Vogelei .................... Gcvogelei@yahoo.com
Stephanie Malski .................... stephaniemalski@gmail.com
Secord/Wilson
Katie Weston ............................ kmoultrup@hotmail.com
Brandi Searles .......................... brandi/searles@gmail.com
Sprague
Nancy Brown ............................ nlbrown@clarkston.k12.mi.us
Jessi Krug ................................... jess-krug88@yahoo.com
Jennifer DeNio ......................... deniojl@gmail.com
First Grade
Noble
Katie Barnes .............................. katemikeb@aol.com
Sara Hoyle ................................. sam0156@yahoo.com
Patnaude
Julie Monnet ............................ juliemonnet@mac.com
Paulette Salkowski ................. salkowskip@comcast.net
Sajan
Amanda & Mark Kramer ....... kramer2008@live.com
Julie Rinaldi ............................... julie@premierac.info
Kim Elliott .................................. kdelliott@comcast.net
Shipp
Amy Davidson ......................... dramydavidsondmd@gmail.com
Hayley Norris ............................ h.e.norris@hotmail.com
Second Grade
Copland
Shelley Hakala ......................... shelleyhakala@gmail.com
Nikki Morgan............................ nik5779@yahoo.com
Lambouris
Hallie Guzal ............................... Hallieguzal@yahoo.com
Amy Gaglio ............................... amygaglio@gmail.com
Jana Henry ................................ cjhenry56@charter.net
Christy Kreucher ..................... c.kreucher@comcast.net
Santola
Zana Benjamin ........................ zanabenjamin@hotmai.com
Amy Finnerty ............................ azfnnerty@hotmail.com
Stephenson
Rebecca Walker ....................... rsbruton@gmail.com
Ashleigh Guidoux ................... alguidoux@yahoo.com
Third Grade
Avery
Judy Haas .................................. rjajhaas@aol.com
Jacquelyn Hasenfratz ............ jhasenfratz@cbwm.com
Moscovic
Renee Gekiere.......................... rm.gekiere@comcast.net
Keri Atteberry........................... carebear21176@yahoo.com
Simecek
Elizabeth Nidifer .................... elizabethnidifer@gmail.com
Theresa Rotman ...................... tjrotman@att.net
Andrea Chamberlain ............. andrea22379@yahoo.com
Vanas
Nicole Gianakos ...................... gianakos@ymail.com
Kara Cach ................................... karagc2@gmail.com
Fourth Grade
Brown
Nikki Kurmaniak ...................... nikmarie@comcast.net
*Still needed ............................
Minot
Nina Brown ............................... ninabrown65@yahoo.com
Tisha King .................................. king1429@comcast.net
Rocho
Angie & Bill Thon .................... thethons@comcast.net
Melissa Snyder ......................... melissa.snyder@gm.com
Taseski
Alicia Witt................................... witta309@gmail.com
Tamra LeJack ............................ tlejack99@gmail.com
Fifth Grade
Barber
*Still needed ............................
Brazier
Jenny Septer ............................. mufy828@comcast.net
Theresa Kisser .......................... tkisser@gmail.com
Kornas
Rosalie Lieblang ...................... rosalie.lieblang@gmail.com
Martinez
Amy Antaya .............................. aantaya7007@comcast.net
Kimberly Siegner .................... bubblysiegner@gmail.com
Please look for communications coming home to help the
Room Parents gather supplies or provide other informa-
tion needed to make these years parties a success.
CLASS PARTIES 101
This year, BLE will host three class room parties.
Times and dates are as follows:
Halloween Party, Friday, October 31, 2:45 p.m.
(includes parade)
Holiday Party, Thursday, December 18, 3:00 p.m.
Valentines Party, Friday, February 14, 3:00 p.m.
Here are some ways you can make this years parties a
success for your child and their classmates:
Know when the parties are and if your child needs to
wear or bring anything for the event
Look for requests from the Room Parents to donate
items for the party.
If you oer to donate items, send them by the due date
Ask the Room Parents if you want to send in additional
snacks/items for the party
If you are stopping by to visit, we suggest you:
arrive slightly after the party starts (to allow the
Room Parents to get things started)
Try to car pool parking is VERY limited for
these events
Be willing to help pass items out, clean up, etc.,
as needed by the Room Parent
Limit chatter the rooms can get very loud and
dif cult to give instructions, etc.
Avoid bringing siblings we know its not always
possible, but there is limited space in the room
Enjoy watching your child interact with his/her friends,
learn a new craft/game, etc.
Bring your camera these are great opportunities
for a photo!
Thanks in advance for helping to make this a great year
of celebrations at BLE!
*There are no Room Parents that have signed up for this class.
What a beautiful day at Bailey Lake for our 1st Running of the Bulldogs! Change is always hard, but wow!
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 wasnt 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 over $31,000!!! Amazing!!! And our principal colored his
hair blue for the day among other
surprises for the kids...
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 mentionyour appreciation!
All the kids, as well as the teachers enjoyed the competition
to obtain our goal of $24,000 and beyond! 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
and Andrea Beauchamp for your help throughout
the planning stages of this event and all the
volunteers that helped the day of our run.
Your Running of the Bulldogs Team,
Theresa Rotman and Ashleigh Guidoux
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Fun Run Photos
There are a lot of great
moments captured
during our frst
Running of the
Bulldogs Fun Run!
All photos will be
available on Shutterfy
through a private
website.
The web address is:
https://baileylake
photos.shutterfy.com
After you type in the
web address you will
need to ask permission
to view the site,
your email address will
then be added as a
member for
viewing, downloading
and ordering photos.
Market Day in
October is Bonus Days!
The more cookies purchased,
the more our school earns.
Visit Marketday.com for additional
items not listed in the fyer.
Orders due by Friday,
October 10th.
Pick-Up orders on Monday,
October 20 from 4-5 pm by the
BLE cafeteria.
Contact Nicole Breadon
if you have any questions:
breadonn0@gmail.com
Councils Corner
Dear Clarkston Families,
Whether we admit it or not, we, parents, often have a
good idea of whom wed like to see as our childrens
teachers, especially at an elementary school. We talk
to their current teachers, do some research here and
there, and write letters providing our input in this
matter. After all, we want a good ft.
As concerned as we are about our children, when it
comes to making decisions that might afect their
education on a large scale, we often dont feel
compelled to invest a lot of efort. The most important
example of this is how much thought we put into the
elections for our Board of Education.
Of course, most of us know what the Board of Educa-
tion does. The Board of Education has the fnal say
in every initiative or decision regarding our schools
from textbooks and curriculum our students use,
to repairs of the buildings in which they spend many
hours, to salaries and professional development for
their teachers, to the amount of money for various
needs. In fact, the Board determines who fts to be our
superintendent. It governs our schools.
What this means to you and me is that the people we
elect are in charge of our kids education. We trust
them with our children. How much do we know
about them?
This year we have fve candidates running for the
Board. On October 16, 2014, the League of Women
Voters will moderate the Board Of Education
Candidates Forum, which will take place at Clark-
ston Junior High School. The forum will run for
about one hour, starting at 7:00 p.m.
Please make it a priority to fnd out who fts well
in our schools.
Arina Bokas
Clarkston PTA Council President
www.facebook.com/clarkstonptac
Please make sure to visit our generous sponsors
for the Running of the Bulldogs event:
Goldfsh Swimming of Clarkston
Smiths Disposal & Recycling
Creative Foam
Dr. Lazarus Orthodontist
Planet Kids
Professional Dental of Clarkston
Robertson Homes
Damone Construction
The Learning Experience
Oliver & Associates PLLC Attorneys and Counselors
Legacy Dental Group
Premier Eyecare
24G
Bowman Cheverolet Your Online Group
Pump It Up of Auburn Hills
Great Lakes Athletic Club
Stars & Stripes Activity Center
Kumon of Clarkston
Premiere Pediatrics
Clarkston Dermatology
Zap Zone of Waterford
Rainforest Cafe of Auburn Hills
Jim Tedder Productions
Little Caesars of Clarkston
Dunkin Donuts of Clarkston
Target of Auburn Hills
Neimans of Clarkston
Culvers of Clarkston
7-Eleven of Clarkston
Cherry Hills Bowling
Chicken Shack of Clarkston
Star Nails
Guidos Pizza of Clarkston
2014-2015 Bailey Lake
PTA Board Officers
About your
PTA
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. 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
of children and youth.
e. To develop between
educators and the general
public such united eforts 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 President
Glenn Gualtieri, Principal
www.clarkston.k12.mi.us/ble
Rebecca Walker: President, rsbruton@gmail.com
Arina Bokas: Vice President, arinabokas@aol.com
Carrin Weirauch: Secretary, carrinweirauch@yahoo.com
Kristen Hartline: Treasurer, bhartline93@comcast.net
Ellen Lesnau: Asst. Treasurer, etles106@hotmail.com
Kim Elliot: Membership, kdelliott@comcast.net
Renee Gekiere: Asst. Membership, rm.gekiere@comcast.net
Dena Pfieger: Volunteer Coordinator, pfieg1@comcast.net
Kim Siegner: Asst. Volunteer Coordinator, bubblysiegner@gmail.com
Theresa Rotman: Newsletter, tjrotman@att.net
Julie Belliveau: Public Relations/Media, teambelliveau@gmail.com
Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, es-
pecially minors, are becoming inundated with advertise-
ments from alcohol, tobacco, pornography and gambling
marketers through diferent internet and cell phone
inboxes. Texting their advertisements is the newest mar-
keting efort that many of these companies are using.
Thankfully, the State of Michigan ofers a free program to
stop adult advertisements from reaching e-mails, mobile
phones (text messaging ads) and instant messenger IDs.
The Michigan Child Protection Registry, like the federal
Do Not Call List, is a free do-not-contact service for Michi-
gans families and schools and can be located at www.
ProtectMIChild.com.
As a strong supporter of this registry, I would like to en-
courage you to sign your entire family up for the registry
and inform your friends and colleagues about how they
can protect children and families from unwanted adult
advertising. To sign up only takes seconds. Just go to
www.ProtectMIChild.com and keep your family safe.
Bailey Lake is designating Saturday/Sunday, October 18-19, 2014. Our rst
Fall Harvest Festival at Upland Hills Farm in Oxford, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This festival has something for all ages. Enjoy visiting the animals, milk a cow, watch
a farm demonstration,be amazed at Baf ing Bills Magic Show, enjoy a hayride in the
woods, walk the storybook trail, pick a pumpkin, take a pony ride and fnish the day
with a warm donut and a beverage.
Admission to the farm is $8.00 per person
(24 months and under are free)
Included with admission: Magic Show, Farm Show, Hayride,
Storybook Trail, Visiting the animals, and Milk a cow.
Extras: Pony Rides-$2.00, Feeding the ducks - $.25,
Pumpkins - sold by size, and any food from the
concession stand.
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Please bring the Participant
Donation Form completed
and provide at front gate
during the Festival and
Bailey Lake will receive a
donation from Upland Hills
Farm from $2.00 to $4.00
per person, depending on
our overall attendance.
If you are unable to attend
this weekend, feel free to
go any other weekend
in October, present the
participation form, and
BLE will still receive credit.
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Fall Teacher Conference Dinner
Its already time for fall teacher conferences, and as
weve done in the past, we would like to provide our
teachers and staf with a nice meal to show them
how much we appreciate them during the frst
evening of parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday,
October 14th. We are hoping to provide them with
a couple of diferent varieties of chili, along with
salads and dessert.
We have also noticed that the staf lounge is running
very low on cofee supplies, so we have added some
of these items to our list. Keep in mind that cofee
supplies for the lounge are always welcome and
appreciated, and can be left at any time in the box
outside the school of ce.
Please help us to make this event a success by
volunteering to bring in one of the items on our
Sign-Up Genius, which can be found at
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0944A8A923A20-
blefall/
Christy Kreucher and Theresa Rotman,
Staf Appreciation Co-Chairs