OUR LADY
OF THE LAKES CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
Final Edition
!
June
9 1/2 day - NOON dismissal - NO dismissal buses
June 9 Kindergarten Graduation - 10:30
a.m. at St. Joseph Hall
June 9 LAST DAY FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
June
10 1/2 day - NOON dismissal -
Elem. picnic / field day - NO dismissal
buses
June
11 Last Day for Students -
NOON dismissal - NO dismissal buses
Aug.
2-5 Vacation Bible School –
9:00 – Noon
Happy
Summer Vacation!!
Aug.
24 Parent Back-to-School
Orientation (Parents ONLY)
Aug.
26 1/2 day for Students – 8:55
– Noon
Aug.
27 FIRST FULL DAY OF SCHOOL
8:55 – 3:35
FINAL REPORT CARDS WILL BE MAILED NEXT WEEK. All fees and/or fines
MUST be paid, including book fees, library fines and/or payment for lost books,
E.S.H. fees, etc. or the report card will be held until payment is made.
G.R.A.S.P. (Grand Rapids Academic
Summer Program)
– For those who ordered the program, packets are
coming home today.
THANK YOU! – THANK
YOU! – THANK YOU! This year has flown by so quickly and we are
so very fortunate to have the help and support of all of our Laker
Families. Without your help, so many of our
programs and activities simply would not be possible. So, THANK YOU to each and every Parent,
Grandparent, Aunt or Uncle, etc. who made this year so successful.
Special
THANKS to MRS. MULLIGAN for
the yummy lunches. We know yours is a
BIG job and we so much appreciate how well you take care of us. Thank
you to our Lunch and Recess parents who came faithfully, even on the
bitter cold or rainy days.
Thank
you to our P.T.G. for providing
special treats, programs and activities throughout this year. Special THANKS to our
P.T.G. BOARD, DANIELLE CRENSHAW,
KRISTA ROZANSKI, CHRISTI SIMIELE, JANIE SIMILUK and BARB HANKEY. Your time and dedication to our school and
our students is priceless!
Special
THANKS to JANIE SIMILUK for
organizing and ordering Little Caesar’s Pizza Kits (and all the other BIG and
little things you do J), to MRS. WYNS for organizing and
ordering Market Day and also for her help with Grade School Drama Productions, and
to KIM MLADSI, STACEY SHUBECK
and to DONNA PIOT for all
the hard work on the Yearbook.
Special
Thanks also to KIM MLADSI for
helping with resource, classroom projects, bulletin boards, art projects,
tutoring, etc., etc., to CECILIA
GALLMEYER for counting, bundling and sending in our BOX TOPS, to JOANNE MULL for counting and
sending in TENUTA’S and VG’s receipts, to ELIZABETH
MONAGHAN for counting and sending in CAMPBELL’S SOUP labels and to CECILIA GLYNN for adding up and
sending in the COKE REWARDS. Thank you
also to REBECCA DAVIES for
collecting and processing CLICK Software orders. Our school receives valuable classroom
software and equipment and/or money to purchase items for our school with the
items we collect and redeem. Your
support of all of the above activities is greatly appreciated. (Please keep
collecting this summer – Thanks!)
THANK YOU TO ANN
OSHUST
for volunteering every day to be our “Traffic Cop” during morning
drop-off. She faithfully holds the STOP
sign as she directs traffic through the safewalk area and keeps our children
safe. She is there in extreme heat or
bitter cold, with raindrops on her nose or snowflakes around her toes and we
truly appreciate her dedication to our school and especially, our children.
UNIFORM SALE REMINDER: - Sale ends tonight at 6:30. Any
unsold uniform pieces and/or money must be picked up by the end of the school
day on Wednesday, June 9.
Dress Code for the remainder
of this week:
Wednesday, June 9 - Students may wear
blue jeans (no holes) or uniform shorts with gym shirts, O.L.L. Team Shirts or
other “Team” shirts (Pistons, Red Wings, Tigers, etc) and tennis shoes &
socks. NO SANDALS OR FLIP FLOPS!
Thursday, June 10 – “Field Day” – Shorts and t-shirts may be worn in good taste. NO short-shorts or “middy”
shirts. Please remember we are a Catholic School. Also, all students MUST WEAR TENNIS SHOES & SOCKS
for picnic (field day). NO
SANDALS or FLIP FLOPS!
Friday, June 11 – LAST DAY FOR
STUDENTS – DRESS UP DAY!
This
does NOT mean jeans or shorts.
We will be going to
Mass at 9:15. Appropriate Dress-Up
clothing is required.
DENNIS UNIFORMS is offering a 10% discount on all items ordered
tomorrow, Wednesday, June 9, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Shop in store, 1532 North Opdyke Rd., Ste. #450, Auburn
Hills or online, www.dennisuniform.com.
BURGER KING FUNDRAISER. Looking for something fun to do for lunch after field day this Thursday, June 10? Well, Burger King at Walton and Dixie has offered to hold a fundraiser benefiting OLL PTG. They will donate a portion of the proceeds of sales between noon and 4:00 p.m. So let the kids have fun on the Play Scape while you visit with an old friend or make some new ones. See you there!
BAND CONGRATS! Congratulations to RACHEL KULICK and JESSICA LUDLOW for receiving the OUTSTANDING BAND MEMBER AWARD, given by band director Mr. Chuck Sheldon at last Wednesday's band concert. Also, the MOST IMPROVED AWARD was given to EMMA HOFFMAN as well! A fine job to all who participated in this years band program!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – August
2 – 5, 9:00 a.m. until Noon. This
year’s theme is “High Seas Adventure”.
Register by June 28 at the Religious Ed. Center, call 248-623-0291 or
email, ollreligiouseducation@yahoo.com
or lsj2mgoblue@aol.com. Volunteer forms are available at the MS/HS
office, Parish Center, Religious Ed, or emails above.
THINGS TO SAVE DURING
THE SUMMER:
Tenuta’s and VG’s Receipts, Box Tops, Campbells Labels and Coke Rewards. Remember, our school receives money and/or
valuable classroom, computer and playground equipment from the items we send
in. Your participation in these
activities is greatly appreciated.
PLEASE SAVE PULL TABS
FROM POP CANS
(and other beverage cans) during the summer.
We will be colleting for the Veteran’s in the fall.
ADULT
SOFTBALL
players wanted. Are you interested in playing a couple of games of
softball during the summer with other Laker parents? Adult, co-ed, no
long term commitments, just for fun! We are looking to coordinate
something during July or August. There has already been some interest, so
why not join in. If you're interested, please e-mail John or Janie
Similuk at jnjsimiluk7@att.net.
HAPPY SUMMER BIRTHDAY TO:
JUNE JULY AUGUST
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Ryan |
Gondek |
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Brody |
Demunnik |
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Noah |
Currier |
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David
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Roberts |
2 |
Edward |
Rapa |
5 |
Molly |
Nguyen |
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Patrick |
O'Daniel |
5 |
Olivia |
Marinelli |
6 |
Jaymie |
Knechtel |
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Bryann |
Piot |
5 |
Charlie |
Similuk |
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Jessica |
Ludlow |
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Bridget
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Flynn |
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Hannah
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Davies |
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Tyler |
delRosario |
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Elizabeth |
Mantha |
7 |
Ruby |
Bradford |
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Nolan |
Flynn |
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Max |
Abbott |
8 |
Hayden |
Fisher |
7 |
Sam
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Skalitzky |
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Olivia |
Bennett |
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Andy |
Similuk |
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Sara |
Skalitzky |
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Noah |
Rodriguez |
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Lindsay |
Wightman |
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Isabella |
Mellado |
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Adam |
Liszewski |
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Sarah |
White |
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Karsen |
Mellado |
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Emma |
Skalitzky |
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Maya |
Lafnear |
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Sophia |
Mellado |
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Natalie
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Llewellyn |
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Nicolas |
Mersino |
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Ashton |
King |
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Abie |
Pennington |
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Morgan |
Mladsi |
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Samantha |
Grix |
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Joshua |
Powers |
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Owen
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Bradford |
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Carson |
Demunnik |
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Timothy |
O'Daniel |
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Grace |
McVean |
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Noah |
Robak |
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Lauren |
Skaer |
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Alyssa |
Prins |
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Kari |
Romkema |
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Amanda |
Roth |
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Monaghan |
Casey |
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Marissa |
Walker |
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Mary |
Similuk |
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Joey |
Keith |
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Macy |
King |
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Jacob |
Iliades |
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Olivia |
Stauble |
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Trevor |
Maiorana |
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Owen |
Currier |
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Ethan |
Heiss |
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Antonio
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Popp |
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Brendan |
Weaver |
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Josie
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McCarthy |
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Marianna |
Alcauter |
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Maddie
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Incammicia |
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Mackenzie |
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Our Lady of the
Lakes Elementary
2010 - 2011
TENTATIVE SCHOOL CALENDAR
FIRST SEMESTER
August
24 Orientation
Night – Parents ONLY – 7:00 p.m. in
the Gym
August 26 -
September 2 NO BUS SERVICE
August 26 ½
Day for G.S. - 9 to Noon Casual, but appropriate dress
August 27 First Full Day - 8:55-3:35
Mass uniform required
September 3-6 No School - PK-12 - Labor Day Holidays
September 7 Classes resume – Buses begin normal routes
September 10 SMILE! Elementary Picture Day
October 1 Spaghetti Dinner – 5:50 p.m. –
Bonfire to follow behind school
October 2 Homecoming Game
October 10 Oktoberfest
October (TBD) Iowa Testing
October 29 End of First Quarter
November 4 ½ Day for Students – Conferences
in the Afternoon & Evening
November 5 NO SCHOOL – Elementary
November 24-26 No School - PK-12 - Thanksgiving Vacation
December 2 Elementary Christmas Program
December 20-Jan
2 No School - PK-12 - Christmas Vacation
January 3 School Resumes
January 14 ½ Day Elementary - Dismissal at Noon – NO noon buses
January 14 End of Second Quarter – End of First Semester
January 17 No School - PK-12 - Teacher
Records Day - MLK Day
SECOND SEMESTER
January 18 Second Semester Begins
February 24-25 No School - PK-12 - Mid-Winter Break
March 9 Ash Wednesday
March 25 End of Third Quarter
April 4-8 No
School – Spring Break
April 21-25 NO SCHOOL - Holy Thursday, Good
Friday, Easter Monday
May
30 No
School - Memorial Day Weekend
June 8 ½ Day for Students -
Dismissal at Noon - NO noon buses
June
9 ½
Day for Students - Dismissal at Noon - Elementary Field Day - NO noon buses
June 10 End of Fourth Quarter – End of Second Semester
June 10 ½ Day for Students -
Dismissal at Noon - Last Day of School - NO noon buses