Lone Pine Elementary School

Sunday, March 8, 2020
2 - 4 PM
Bloomfield Hills High School
Tickets www.bhhs.ludus.com

March 10, 2020
6:30 PM
Booth Center

We use a lot of acronyms in the educational world, but one you should know is "ATL." ATL stands for Approaches to Learning, which encompass a set of skills defined by the International Baccalaureate program. Development of these skills is interwoven throughout the curriculum, K-12, in IB schools. See this special edition of the PYP update (click here) to learn more about the ATL's and see a wonderful example of how they play out in your child's education at Lone Pine.

Monday, March 30, 2020
5:30 - 8 p.m.
BHHS

Interested in helping at the PTO School Store? Volunteers are needed for the following shopping days: February 21st, March 13th, and April 17th. To sign up, follow this link.

Registration is now open for the 61st season of the Bloomfield Baseball league!  For information or to register visit, www.bloomfieldbaseball.com.  Save $50 off the regular rate if you register before January 31, 2020. All games played on Bloomfield Hills School fields.  Teams formed by grade and school. Playing divisions formed by grade from Pre-K through High School. Sign up early for the best chance to be on your school team.  

Families are automatically signed up to receive communication from their child's school, teachers, and Bloomfield Hills Schools. Instructions for updating this information are available at www.bloomfield.org/notifications. Here you can manage your contact preferences as they pertains to text, email, and phone call notifications.

This week Ms. Shelef reads Max and Zoe: The Very Best Art Project. This is a great read where Zoe learns to slow down and take her time to do quality work. If you have a child who races to finish everything, you may want to check it out! Click here to see Mrs. Shelef's video.

Max and Zoe: The Very Best Art Project was donated as part of the West Bloomfield Library Star Reader program grant and can be checked out in the Lone Pine media center!

Previous videos:

Mrs. Ellison reads 5 Minute Pete the Cat Stories

Mrs. Williamson reads Brave as Can Be: A Book of Courage

Mr. Barnes reads The Secrets of Ninja School

Mrs. Cromar reads Life Doesn't Frighten Me

Mrs. M reads The White Book: A Minibombo Book

Mr. M reads How to Read a Book

Ms. Halabicky reads Copy Cat

Mrs. Endres reads Ellie

Mrs. Brandt & Mrs. Olszak read Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together

Lone Pine is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as a Primary Years Programme (PYP) School. Each month we'll share a newsletter to help educate our parents about the PYP and how it impacts the educational experience of their children in our school. We hope you take the time to review it each month. Enjoy the February newsletter! 

Pull out your calendar and jot down these important dates!

PTO Meeting: Friday, February 21st, 9:15AM

1st grade music program: Tuesday, February 25th, 6:00PM at WHMS (note time change from 6:30 to 6:00pm)

2nd grade music program: Thursday, February 27th, 6:00PM at WHMS (note time change from 6:30 to 6:00pm)

Bond 2020 Informational Meeting*: Monday, March 2nd, 6:00PM in the Lone Pine Media Center

Half day of school: Monday, March 9th, dismissal at 12:20PM

Bond 2020 Informational Meeting*: Wednesday, March 11th, 8:30AM at WHMS in the Media Center

3rd grade music program, Thursday, March 12th, 6:00PM at WHMS

PTO Meeting/Superintendent Dialogue: Friday, March 13th, 9:15AM (new superintendent, Pat Watson, joining)

Bond 2020 Informational Meeting*: Thursday, March 19th, 9:00AM in the Lone Pine Fine Arts Wing

BHS Foundation Auction: Saturday, March 28th, 6:30PM at BHHS Commons

*additional bond information meeting dates/times/locations throughout the district can be found by clicking here. You may request additional meetings using the same webpage (scroll to the bottom and complete the form).

Save the Date! #LonePine50th Anniversary celebrations kick off on Sunday, October 6th, 2019, (Homecoming weekend!) with a 5K run/walk at 3PM here in the Lone Pine neighborhood. We'd love to see you all there!

Next spring, every friend and alumni of LP is invited back to Spring Carnival for a community wide celebration. Mark your calendars now for June 5th, 2020, 5:30-8:00PM.

Please spread the word as we embark on a year acknowledging a "Community Worth Celebrating!"

For families needing to make a change to their child's regular dismissal plans, please use a daily Green Note to let us know what the change in arrangements are. We ask that you do this day by day, and not include several days within a week on one note. Anything we all can do to reduce confusion around dismissal results in a safer process for all of our students, so we thank you for taking the extra time to support us with this.

The PTO Facebook page is a great way to stay up to date with reminders and information about PTO events and activities at school. Search for "Lone Pine Elementary PTO."

For student safety reasons, we ask that families picking up their children from Recreation programs wait outside the front door for programs to be dismissed. When programs conclude, the coaches/instructors will bring students from the class to the front door. Please do not make an attempt to enter through latchkey or otherwise subvert building security protocols in an attempt to get inside. If you would like to observe your child in a rec program, arrive before 4:30 PM to be admitted by the office staff. We thank you for your support and understanding in respecting our building security protocols.

PTO needs volunteers to make our student and family programs a success! Have you attended any PTO events this year, like the Welcome Back Pizza & Movie Night, Bingo, or the Halloween Bash? Volunteers are what make those events happen. Step up and find yourself making new friends and having fun while supporting the fabric of our school community. 

Lone Pine is a nut restricted building--this means no nuts of any kind, at any time. Please make sure you do not send items to school that include nuts for your child's lunch or snack. We appreciate your support and understanding in keeping our students safe at school.