LCE PTO Newsletter
October 2017
What an exciting and very busy kick off to our school year at Lake Center Elementary! Thank you to everyone that joined us at our School Open House and Scholastic Book Fair and to all of our wonderful parents volunteering to help out with Kindergarten lunches, mileage club and school pictures! Any time, talent or support you can give to LCE and the PTO is so greatly appreciated!
An overwhelming thank you to all of our students, staff & families that joined us at our Turtle Trot running the track, volunteering and cheering our kids on! We were especially blessed this year to have incredible support from our LCE families and local businesses that helped us to sponsor the purchase of t-shirts for all of our students and staff! So incredible to see all of our LCE family wearing their shirts while circling the track to support our incredible LCE community! We are so blessed!
We are looking forward to a great year and getting to know and having fun with all of our Lake Center families! As always, please feel free to share your comments, questions and concerns with your PTO at lceptoportage@gmail.com
Turtle Trot 2017
Another Great Success!
Friday was a great day all around. The weather was fantastic. The event ran as smooth as could be asked for. And most importantly, all of the students had an amazing time! Congratulations to all the participating runners this year. Your dedication to your school and good health is fantastic!
A HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers who worked both behind the scenes and at the event to make Turtle Trot run smoothly for the kids.
We want to say thank you to all of our sponsors for their support of Lake Center Elementary (check the graphic above). Please be sure to say thank you by supporting these great businesses:
Envelopes Due back October 13th
Keep collecting your donations!
For each $5,000 raised, the top fundraisers will get to dump some type of torture on Mrs. Jensenius! All students who raised at least $5.00 are entered into the prize raffle. We have great prizes again this year including that Chromebook!
DON’T FORGET ABOUT ONLINE DONATIONS AVAILABLE!
Online giving is an option again this year! Visit, donate and share the following link for a more convenient option:
https://99pledges.com/fund/TT2017
And don't forget your entry for the Turtle Trot T-shirt image. Also due this Friday, October 13th.
LAKE CENTER ELEMENTARY FALL 2017 APPAREL SALE
Thank you for support Lake Center Elementary PTO with spirit wear! When ordering, please be sure to type your student's Teacher Name online. If you have multiple students in multiple classes, please choose one teacher or place separate orders.
THE ONLINE ORDERS WILL END AT MIDNIGHT ON 10/08/2017.
ORDERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP ON 10/20/2017.
Some of the products from last year are different (tend to run true, yet smaller) with upgraded poly mix this year, so we encourage you to size up or double check the sizing charts!
Please pay careful attention to the "Order By Date". Fulfillment of select items may be determined by the total quantity ordered by our school. Orders will be processed and created after the Web Store close date, and delivered to spirit wear store in Kalamazoo for sort, then back to the school for distribution. *So based on when you order, your items will still arrive after 10/20, when we close our web store. (Not from the date of your purchase). Contact Stephanie Norg at lceptoportage@gmail.com with questions. Thank you for your support of Lake Center Elementary! Be sure to include tax on your order, yet nothing will be charged for shipping.
5th Grade Camp
LCE Magnets and Legends Photos
Last call for Legends and Magnets! Get them before they are gone. Order forms are available in the school office or from the link:
email lceptoportage@gmail.com TODAY!
Fall Collection contest: October 9th-13th
Remember to get those Box Tops clipped and turned in to your student's classroom for our first Box Top contest of the year! Contest will run from now until Friday, October 13th.
We are still looking for Box Top parents for some classrooms. This would involve clipping and counting Box Tops for your students' class from home. The PTO will send you home all the supplies you need. This is an easy task to volunteer for that you can do from the comfort of your own home. If you are interested, please email Tara Chumita at tlvliek@yahoo.com
PTO Meeting
National Walk & Bike to School Day!
Halloween Parade
This year's Halloween Costume Parade will take place on October, 27th. The parade will be held from 10:30 - 11:30 am. This is also a half day for our students and they will be released at 12 noon. Please remember that no pretend toy weapons are allowed as part of the students' costumes.
LCE PTO Dining Out Fundraiser!!!
Family Fun Event
LCE STEM Night
Save the date for another exciting PTO STEM event: Thursday November 30th!
Many community partners and their interactive STEM activities are ready to have some fun again. Do not miss this once a year-must not miss-event!
Upcoming Dates...
10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 - Mileage Club (Wednesdays during recess)
10/9 - PTO Meeting
10/11 - Walk to School Day
10/13 - Half Day - Students dimissed at noon
10/21 - Family Fun Event at Harvest Moon Acres
10/24 - Dining Out Fundraiser at Culver's
10/27 - Half Day of School and Halloween Parade
10/31 - Earned Pajama Day
11/3 - End of 1st Quarter
Lake Center Elementary PTO
Executive Board:
Maggie Piotter - President,
Sarah Overholt - Vice President,
Kim Evans - Secretary,
Connie Nelson - Treasurer
Principal: Kelly Jensenius
Teacher Representatives: Marci Mungovan & Lisa Trott
Board Members: Sarah Blum, Rachel Bryant, Teresa Caron, Tara Chumita, Aggie Cottrell, Tommy Cottrell, Emily Cottingham, Toyin Daranijoh, Melissa Jorgensen, Rachel Millward, Melissa Nicola, Stephanie Norg, Stacie Sokolowski, Stephanie Tangeman, Kristen Weaver
Email: lceptoportage@gmail.com
Website: lcepto.weebly.com
Location: 10011 Portage Road, Portage, MI, United States
Facebook: facebook.com/lceptoportage