Lone Pine Elementary School

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Daytime Meeting:
Bloomin’ Preschool Fox Hills
1661 Hunters Ridge Dr. 48304
Time: 12 - 1:30 PM

Evening Meeting:
Bloomfield Hills High School
4200 Andover Road 48302
Time: 6-7:30 PM

Sunday, January 26, 2020
2 PM 
Bowers School Farm
Come and enjoy a craft sponsored by the Bloomfield Township Library between 2:00 - 2:30 pm followed by some fun story activities.  Our Police and Fire officers will arrive by 3:00 pm to read a story and allow you to visit their vehicle! 

Friday, February 7, 2020
4 PM
Bloomfield Hills High School
Free and open to all BHS families!

Monday, February 10, 2020
9:30 a.m.
West Hills Middle School
All are welcome!

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.  

Dream Big, Dream Together is a free family event on Monday, February 17, 2020, at Oakland Schools from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. for 3rd through 8th grade students. 

There will be a showing of the acclaimed “Dream Big: Engineering Our World” documentary, showcasing the important role that engineers play in our society. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a STEM activity after the movie to further their interest in engineering and STEM careers. Families are encouraged to watch the preview and/or read reviews of “Dream Big” to determine appropriateness for each child.

Registration for the event is through Eventbrite

Thursday, January 30, 2020
4-6:30 PM
Doyle Center for Professional Development
(located at Booth Center - Rooms ABC)

The Traveling Mural Project connected over 400 schools around the world to create murals of peace, friendship, diversity, and love - including Lone Pine and Way!

Last week Lone Pine students participated in a kick-off assembly for our annual Pennies for Power fundraiser to benefit The Heat and Warmth Fund (T.H.A.W.). This metro-Detroit area fundraiser directly benefits local families in need of utility assistance. Click here for more details on the special dress-up days students can participate in for making a donation to this worthy cause. Thank you for your support!

Bowers School Farm Activity Building
Tentative Weekends January 18 - February 9
Free Admission! 
www.bloomfield.org/winterpark

Bloomfield Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for Special Education is a member of Oakland Schools PAC. These opportunities and events are coming up:

• Special Needs Equipment Mom-to-Mom Sale

Every Monday Night
February 3 - March 30, 2020
6:30 to 8 PM
Eastover Elementary School
$30 per family

PTO Bingo Night is coming! Join us on Friday, January 24th from 6-7:30PM at WHMS for a fun family night of Bingo, pizza, dessert, and prizes. See this flyer for details and to order your tickets. Hope to see you there!

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.

Monday, March 30, 2020
5:30 - 8 p.m.
BHHS
Participation packets are due by 2/5/20

February 9, 2020
2:00 PM
Bowers School Farm

Work in teams to design and construct the fastest sled, recruit an adult from your school to drive the sled, and see what happens at the race!

This week Mrs. Cromar reads Life Doesn't Frighten Me, by Maya Angelou. Life Doesn't Frighten Me is a poem that offers many opportunities for discussion on common childhood fears, and is coupled with a short biography at the end of Maya Angelou. You can watch Mrs. Cromar's video by clicking here. Life Doesn't Frighten Me 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. 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

Please abide by the following guidelines for the parking lot. Doing so will help keep everyone's children safe, and keep the lot running smoothly.

• During arrival and dismissal times, do not park in the drop-off loop in front of the preschool and leave your vehicle, even "just for a minute."
• If you use the drop-off lane for arrival, students must be old enough to open the passenger side door and exit the vehicle without your assistance. If they can't manage this independently, park and walk them up to the front door. 
• If you drop off in the morning after 9:05am, you must walk your child inside and sign them in. Do not leave your child unaccompanied and ask them to buzz themselves in. This is a serious safety issue for our young students.
• At recreation pick-up times, please do not double-park in the bus loop under any circumstances, as this is a fire lane and emergency vehicles need open access at all times.
• Do not park in handicapped spots if you do not have a handicapped permit. This is illegal for good reason.
• At arrival or dismissal, do not make up your own parking places in areas that are not designated for parking (i.e. if you have to drive up and over a curb or park on the grass, you are not in a designated parking spot). 

Thank you for your support in keeping our parking lot a smooth-running and safe place for families and kids! 

Oakland Schools Education Foundation is hosting a Games & Invention Challenge for grades 1-12. Registration closes on January 31, 2020. To register, or for more details please visit www.osedfoundation.org

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.