Pleasant Lake Pleasantries
Week of September 18, 2017
Together We Learn, Together We Lead!
"Join Hands to Lead and Succeed!"
School Calendar of Events
- September 18-High School Early Release (1:09 p.m.)
- September 18-Middle School Curriculum Night from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- September 21-No School for students and school staff
- September 22-PTA Sponsored Outdoor Movie Night (begins at sundown). More information below.
- September 25-School Picture Day!
- September 25-High School Curriculum Night from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
- September 27-1/2 Day of School, dismissal at 12:09 p.m.
- September 27-Buffalo Wild Wings School Fundraiser. More information below.
- September 28-PLE Students are invited to the Walnut Creek Volleyball Game at 4:00 p.m. Students will be admitted free of charge, will be recognized in between games and free items will be given away!
- October 2-High School Early Release (1:09 p.m.)
- October 2-PTA Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Marching Band Preview Show
Important Upcoming Dates
Lifetouch Picture Day on Monday, September 25th
A friendly reminder that Monday, September 25th is Picture Day at Pleasant Lake Elementary. Make sure to order a picture of your son and/or daughter. Hard copies of the Picture Day Order Form went home with your child and additional hard copies can be found in the main office.
You can click HERE for more information and the opportunity to order your child's pictures online. Please call the main office at 248.956.2800 if you have any questions.
Annual Outdoor Movie Night on Friday, September 22nd
Make sure to circle Friday, September 22nd on your calendar. Our Annual Outdoor Movie Night will be that evening. It’s a fun family event and we look forward to seeing you there.
Click HERE for our Outdoor Movie Night Flyer. We also need parent volunteers to make this a great night for our families and children! Please click on the link below if you're able to volunteer your time.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4eafae2ba4f85-ple2017
Circle the date on your calendar and make sure you’re ready to have a wonderful evening with the entire family!
Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser
All friends, family and supporters of Pleasant Lake Elementary PTA are invited to participate in their fundraising event on Wednesday, September 27th.
Everyone is invited to gather at Buffalo Wild Wings in Farmington Hills (31205 Orchard Lake Rd.) for lunch, dinner, or a snack. On this day, 20% of purchases accompanied by this certificate will be donated to the Pleasant Lake Elementary PTA.
JOIN THE PLE PTA
Please click HERE to read our PTA Welcome Letter and complete your PTA Membership Form!
Please click HERE to sign up for volunteer opportunities. Help others and have an opportunity to spend time with your child at fun PTA Events, it's a Win Win!
Store Reward Programs
Kroger https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow
If you shop at Kroger this is an effortless way to contribute to the PTA. All you have to do is link your Kroger card to PLE PTA. Also, encourage others (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) to link their cards to our school as well. All the money contributed to the PTA goes right back to the school, kids events and activities.
Busch's https://www.buschs.com/account/login
Once logged in to your My Way account from the 'Account" dropdown menu select Cash for Education. Please add Pleasant Lake for all quarters.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible smile.amazon.com purchases to the charities selected by customers. Smile Amazon https://smile.amazon.com
Toyology
When you shop at Toyology and mention our name (Pleasant Lake Elementary) at checkout 10% of your purchase goes right back to our school.
Our parent volunteer in charge is Katarina Gasevski kgasevski@hotmail.com. Thank you again for supporting our children, families and staff!
District Open House
Families with children seeking premier preschool through high school educational opportunities are cordially invited to visit any of the 19 Walled Lake Schools.
Bring your family to visit Walled Lake Schools so you can meet our world-class teachers, speak with members of our administrative team, meet our students and parents, get an up-close look at our facilities, and most importantly, experience our ‘every child, every day’ philosophy. Children believe anything is possible; they’re right! In Walled Lake Schools the possibilities are endless!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 | 6-8 p.m.
Families with children preschool age through grade five are invited to visit any of the 12 Walled Lake Elementary Schools from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 | 6-8 p.m.
Families with children grade six through grade eight are invited to visit any of the four Walled Lake Middle Schools from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 12.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 | 1-3 P.M.
Families with children grade nine through grade 12 are invited to visit any of the three Walled Lake High Schools from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, October 15.
Please click HERE for more information.
Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair
The Western Oakland County Parenting Education Fair is coming to Walled Lake Northern High School on Saturday, November 4, 2017. We are very excited to have Dr. Michele Borba joining us this year as our keynote speaker!
Topics include managing social media with your child, reducing stress and anxiety, strategies to help you with a child with ADHD, nutrition, character building, planning for college, and more. Child care is available for a reasonable cost ($3 for one child, $5 per family) and includes entertainment and lunch. Lunch for conference participants will be available for purchase from local food trucks during the event.
Please register here: https://events.oakland.k12.mi.us/coe/coe_p2_details.aspx?eventid=158131&cc=COEE&oc=10
Anchors Away
2017-2018 Anchors Away registration forms are available by clicking HERE or by visiting the For Parent Tab on our school website. Please note that this year we will not have an online registration form to complete. You can print out a hard copy of the form at home or get a form from the main office. Car sign numbers can be picked up in our main office between the hours of 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
All students who do not ride the bus or are not enrolled in Prime Time each day must register in Anchors Away. Please remember this is not an optional program. Due to building safety and security procedures parents are not allowed into the building at dismissal time.
Last year’s registration forms and car signs will not be used this school year. Parents must again register their child(ren) for Anchors Away this upcoming school year. Please discard last year’s car sign numbers.
If you are new to the Anchors Away Dismissal Process please click HERE for more information. Thank you for your support and please feel free to call us at (248) 956-2800 if you have any questions.
Help Wanted
Pleasant Lake Elementary 2017-18 Directory
Dear Pleasant Lake Elementary School Community,
We are excited to once again bring to you our very own Pleasant Lake Elementary 2017-2018 Directory! Our directory is an important part of our school year, connecting each of our families, kids and staff to each other.
Our exclusive directory once again will give local businesses visibility to our entire school population.
Here is where you as a Pleasant Lake Elementary family come in…we ALWAYS give our families priority ad placement in the directory. If you have a business or work for a company that would like to be a part of helping our school fund many of our current and future programs throughout the year, then this is the place for your advertising message. Placement is on a first come first serve basis and spaces go fast!
In an era of digital, the important information gets lost in the clutter of your inbox. By providing a full color printed FREE directory, we know you will be extremely engaged and informed throughout the year!
If you or anyone you know would like to place an ad in the Pleasant Lake Elementary School 2017-2018 Directory that will be distributed for free to every family and teacher in our school, please email Jodi Rankin at jodi@fun2raise.com or you may reach her directly at 952-641-7100 x 101. She will walk you through the process and help you choose a message or an offer that will generate business for you and money for our school.
We look forward to providing our school with the highest level of tools and communication.
School Bell Schedule
Drop Off: 8:45 AM
School Begins: 8:55 AM (Tardy Bell)
Dismissal: 3:58 PM
Departure: 4:05 PM
Half-Day Dismissal: 12:00-12:09 PM
Do You Know About PLE's Homework Policy?
Please click HERE for our Homework Policy Pamphlet that was created last school year. There is significant amount of research and/or articles over many years that educators and researchers have published that is making schools rethink their homework policies. Rest assured that at Pleasant Lake Elementary we consistently review our policies to ensure that it reflects current best practices and research that will assist children with their academic, social and emotional growth.
Professor John Hattie is a well known researcher in education. He has also written two books, Visible Learning and Visible Learning for teachers. Read what he has to share regarding homework in elementary schools.
“Homework in primary school has an effect of around zero. In high school it’s larger. (…) Which is why we need to get it right. Not why we need to get rid of it. It’s one of those lower hanging fruit that we should be looking in our primary schools to say, “Is it really making a difference?” If you try and get rid of homework in primary schools many parents judge the quality of the school by the presence of homework. So, don’t get rid of it. Treat the zero as saying, “It’s probably not making much of a difference but let’s improve it”. Certainly I think we get over obsessed with homework. Five to ten minutes has the same effect of one hour to two hours. The worst thing you can do with homework is give kids projects. The best thing you can do is to reinforce something you’ve already learnt.”
Pleasant Lake Elementary
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Prime Time Care Hours
Monday - Friday
6:30 AM-6:00 PM
Main Office:
248-956-2800
Fax Number:
248-956-2805
Attendance Hotline:
248-956-2890
School Times:
Drop off: 8:50 AM
Late Bell: 8:55 AM
Dismissal: 3:58 PM
Departure: 4:05 PM
Email: NayalMaktari@wlcsd.org
Website: www.wlcsd.org/pleasantlake
Location: 4900 Halsted Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI, United States
Phone: (248) 956-2800
Twitter: @PleasantLakeEl
Lunch and Food Service Information
The cost for a hot lunch will be $2.75 this year. The cost for a reduced lunch will be $.40.
Breakfast will be available every day at Pleasant Lake and will also begin the first day of school. The cost for breakfast will be $1.25. Breakfast is $.30 for eligible free and reduced lunch students.
The monthly lunch menu is always posted on the Food Service web site.Please click HERE for the September Elementary Lunch Menu. You can always visit Walled Lake's Food Service Website for information by clicking HERE.
Teach The Leader in Me Habits At Home!
Enjoy!
Michigan eLibrary-Back to School Resources
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ONLINE RESOURCES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO YOUR CHILD(REN) LAST SCHOOL YEAR CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE START OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR.
i-Ready and Reading A-Z at Home
In addition to ConnectED many of our classrooms and children last school year were provided with additional math and literacy online resources, like Reading A-Z and i-Ready, that your child and you can access at home. If your child accessed Reading A-Z and i-Ready at home last school year they can continue to use these wonderful online resources to start off the 2017-18 School Year.
Know What's Going On At Pleasant Lake Elementary!
SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS
It is critical that parents keep an updated email address and let us know if it changes as soon as possible. Parents may update this information for us on Skyward Family Access. All teachers at Pleasant Lake utilize Skyward Family Access to communicate with parents. Report cards, lunch account information, progress reports, attendance and other important information will always be posted on Skyward Family Access. If you are a new family to Walled Lake Schools or have misplaced or lost your Family Access ID and password, please click HERE to get connected.
PLEASANT LAKE PLEASANTRIES AND SCHOOL WEBSITE
Our school newsletter will be sent electronically to parents every two weeks. An archive of newsletters is also posted to our school website under the For Parents tab. Our school website can be found HERE. Please visit this page often for information about our school. You will find links to important documents, websites from your child's classroom, PTA forms and information, and important updates and forms that you will need to access.
Please follow us on Twitter @PleasantLakeEl to be updated regularly on important events at our school and fun pictures of student events and learning!
REMIND 101
We also offer Remind 101 to all PLE parents. How does it work? If you would like to receive a quick text message on your cell phone or device, just sign up with us and you receive a quick text to remind you of important school events, deadlines, time frames, etc. at PLE. You can unsubscribe at any time.
To join, send a text to (586) 649-3482 and enter the message @mrmakt
You can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, 'unsubscribe @mrmakt'.