The Paint Creek Connection

Dear Paint Creek Elementary Families,

Thank you so much for the support of our PTO Fall fundraiser. Our families have been very generous and students are very excited to SLIME the principal! We appreciate your generosity in support of our students and school. I know that our students are also looking forward to running the Dragon Warrior Course this Friday, October 6th.

Millage Proposal Information

Lake Orion Community Schools will have two millage proposals on the February/March presidential primary ballot, each designed to maintain the current tax levies. One will be for the 10-year operational millage, which the state of Michigan requires every public school district to pass to receive full foundation allowance for each student. The second proposal is to replace the 10-year sinking fund, which pays for infrastructure repairs (parking lots, HVAC, computers, etc.) throughout the district. Information about the millage proposals, including Frequently Asked Questions, is located on the School Election Information page.

Today and every day throughout this year, feel free to view district updates by visiting our Lake Orion and Paint Creek Elementary website https://www.lakeorionschools.org/paint-creek-elementary-school

GO DRAGONS!

Mrs. Smith

Principal

Please join me at the FAMILY FUN FEST on Weds. October 4th from 5:00 - 7:00pm. This is a FREE event for all students and their families. There will be a petting zoo, Team 302 (robotics), crafts and games as well as First Responders, free food, and a quiet room available for those children who may need to take a break from all of the activities. I would love to see all of our Paint Creek families there! I'll be looking for you!

Lake Orion Community Schools has launched a program in 2023-24 to recognize LOCS staff members for their excellence.

The intent of the Distinguished Dragon program is to ensure that staff members who go above and beyond their regular duties are appreciated. The additional effort or support can range from helping an individual to helping a group or any effort that seems worthy of praise.

The staff member can be nominated by a student, parent, community member or a colleague by completing the form at LakeOrionSchools.org/DistinguishedDragon. We ask for the name and contact information of the person submitting the nomination to follow up with specific questions if necessary. Please make sure to select the appropriate school/department form so the message is routed in the proper direction.

Please complete the form entirely so the individual can be appropriately honored for their contributions.

We owe a HUGE THANK YOU to all our wonderful Paint Creek families. Our fundraiser is off to a terrific start hitting our goals in just 8 days!! The support is more than appreciated and will help to pave the way for an awesome year for our staff and students.

BWW Dine-to-Donate is happening THIS Wednesday Oct 4th! Please come out and enjoy the evening with friends or family. Don't forget to mention the PCE dine-to-donate and part of your bill will come back to the PTO!

Thursday October 12th is our first Roller Skating Party of the school year! Come join us for a night of fun! Students may wear safe costumes to skate if they choose.

Wednesday October 18th is our first public PTO meeting. This will be held in the PCE library from 3:30-4:30. All are welcome to attend and we will have school aged child care available in the gym!

Halloween Costume Donations

There will be a box in the main entrance atrium of the school where you may drop off gently used costumes to be donated to those kids in need. We want everyone to have a SUPER FUN Halloween and be able to feel included! The donation box will be out from Oct 9th through Oct 26th.

TRUNK OR TREAT will be Thursday Oct. 26th from 6-8pm with cash concessions available; thanks to the LO Band boosters. There will be a sign up coming out in a few weeks for those that wish to attend. This is a family event so all students and siblings are welcome (Please NO drop-off's). We are also in need of decorated trunks! We will need about 30 volunteer trunks that can stay for the ENTIRE event. A sign up for trunks will also be out soon. Please keep an eye on your inbox!

The CANDY MONSTER RETURNS

Our candy monster will be in the main office from Monday Oct 9th through Friday Oct 20th for candy donations for our trunk or treat event. Please drop off at least one LARGE bag of candy for each child you wish to have participate in the event.

The monster will also be getting a name this year! More info on that to come.

For those that are interested in helping out the PTO this year, please follow this link to sign up to volunteer for our different events and/or committees! Any and all help is greatly appreciated as we are not able to run these awesome PCE events without the help of our awesome volunteers!

PTO Volunteer Sign-Up

At the elementary level, we encourage all individual student devices to stay at home. Students do not need their devices during the school day and most often these devices end up causing a disruption within the learning environment which interrupts student learning.

If you feel strongly that your child should bring their cell phone, smart watch, i-pad, etc. Please email me at lauren.smith@lok12.org so we may talk about your concern. There is a VERY small number of devices that we approve each year based on true need. If this is the case for your child, we will add your child's name to our Approved Device list.

Please know that our school and our staff are not responsible for any student devices brought from home. If the device is lost, stolen, broken, etc. Damages/repairs will fall solely on the family.

Dear Families,

Each week I will communicate with you the P2 Trait that our students will be learning about each day. Please have your children share with you the trait and what they learned.

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Open-Mindedness.

Open-mindedness means you like to consider new ideas and try new things. You examine things from all sides and don’t jump to conclusions.

Next Week's P2 Trait is...

Being Present and Giving Others My Attention. This means when I’m with other people, I’m present and give them my full attention.

If your child is going to be absent from school, please call the Paint Creek Main Office at (248) 814-1724 to report your child's absence. By reporting the absence and reason for absence, we do not need to call your home. Please help our office team focus on the students at school by reporting your child's absence prior to the school day starting. Thank you!

Birthdays are such an important day for our students and we love to celebrate. Families do not ever need to provide a special birthday treat. However, if you would like to, we encourage non-edible items such as special pencils, cool bracelets, small trinkets, etc. If you would like to provide an edible treat, it must be individually packaged and purchased. No homemade items are allowed due to allergens. Please be VERY aware of any allergies within your child's classroom and refrain from providing a treat with the allergen present. ALL treats will be sent home and cannot be eaten in the classroom.

Again, no treats need to be provided as our teachers and staff LOVE celebrating each and every child on their special day!

Wednesday 10/4/2023 - FAMILY FUN FEST 5-7pm @ CERC; BWW Paint Creek Fundraiser

Friday 10/6/2023 - WARRIOR DASH

Monday 10/9 - 10/13 - SPIRIT WEEK (More Info coming)

Thursday 10/12/23 - PTO SKATE PARTY (Evening Event)

Friday 10/13/2023 - Half-Day for Students; Dismissal at 11:30am

Wednesday 10/18/2023 - PTO Public Meeting @ 3:30pm