Lake Street Connection

4 School Attendance this week was 96%

We have to maintain 98% attendance rate for student success and a 4 star status.

Please avoid voluntary absences!

Monday 4/13: Chicken & Waffles

Saucy Meatball Sub

Baked Beans

Cucumber/Dip

Pears

Tuesday 4/14: Chicken Tenders

Dinner Roll

Cheese Burger Deluxe

Fries

Rocket Red Peppers/Dip

Mandarin Oranges

Wednesday 4/15: Half day of School

No Lunch

Thursday 4/16: Chicken Nuggets

Tangerine Chicken

Brown Rice/Corn

Broccoli w/Dip

Fruit Medley

Dinner Roll

Friday 4/17: Bosco Sticks

Marinara Sauce

Uncrustable lunch to go

Tiny Tree Top Broccoli

Carrots/Dip/Applesauce

Weekly Specials

Available daily Turkey Chef Salad Turkey Sandwich Fresh Fruit & Milk Lunch $2.00 Reduced lunch $ .40 Breakfast $1.30 Reduced Breakfast$.30 Milk $ .40 *Menu subject to changes

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WWW.CPS.K12.IN.US/LAKE

Standard 1: The school establishes and communicates a shared purpose and direction for improving

the performance of students and the effectiveness of the school.

219-663-5683 Office

Cindy Wise, Principal

Wise’s Words of the Week: Greetings from Lake Street Elementary—home of the 4-Star Dazzling Dolphins

We have enjoyed a great week back from Spring Break! Our students, teachers, and staff are back in the swing of things and we are headed for a final 7 weeks of school…hard to believe! You should have received your child’s report card this week. Make sure you send back the report card envelope signed as soon as possible. Thank you!

A COUPLE OF REMINDERS:

Please let the office know when you are requesting homework and we will have it ready for pick up at 3:45. Also, requests for homework before a vaca-tion are difficult to accommodate. Teachers teach and base homework on that, so assignments are given after lessons are taught. Therefore, if a stu-dent is leaving for a trip, they will receive the homework upon their return. PLEASE have your student read while away from school.

Attendance is extremely important because there is no replacement for the teaching and learning that goes on daily in our classrooms. Also, we are in jeopardy of losing our 4 Star Sta-tus because our attendance this year is under the 97% required by the State of Indiana. Please do your best to have your children present and on time every day because it is crucial to their learning. Thank you!

Next week Wednesday is ½ day for students. Our dazzling dolphins will be dismissed at 12:14.

Drivers, please have patience when entering and exiting the parking lot. Being aware of other drivers, our busses, our teachers, and your children is extremely important. Please park only in marked spots and use handicapped areas only if you have the handicapped placard/plate. ALL parker parents please enter the building to pick up your child. Do not wait outside for your child to come to you. PLEASE come in to get him/her. Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.

Happy Notes:

Thank you to Jessica Poulton and Rachel Steward for spearheading a drive to up-date and upgrade our courtyard! With Mr. Phil Poulton’s help, funds and manpow-er from N.W.I.L.A (Northwest Indiana Landscape Association), Alsip Nursery, Nie-meyer’s and the Rotary Club of Crown Point have been secured to get this project

completed THIS spring…oh happy day. Our very own Student Council and a few community volunteers will keep our “quiet garden courtyard” nurtured and cared for, so all of our students and teachers can use this beautiful space for a very long time.

With gratitude, Mrs. Cindy Wise

Lake Street will be participating in the American Heart Association’s Hoops for Heart event. Our Hoops for Heart event will take place on Friday, April 17th during recess time. Permission slips and collection envelopes went home the Friday before Spring Break. Last year Lake Street raised over $3,200 for this great organization. Not only are we donating to a great cause, but Lake Street also earns points to buy new playground balls and equipment. There are two ways that you can raise money: 1. Go online to http://www.kintera.org/site/c.dkLRKbOWLjK4E/b.8180513/k.BD61/Home.htm and put in our state and city. You will then find Lake Street and click on join team! 2. Use your collection envelope and turn it in by Friday, April 17th! You can turn in donations both online and with the collection envelope. Any amount will help with this great cause! ALL DONATIONS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Poulton - jpoulton@cps.k12.in.us or Mrs. Steward – rstew-ard@cps.k12.in.us

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Lake Street School Events

April 14 PTO Meeting

April 15 1/2 day of school

Teacher In Service Day

April 15 Pizza Hut Restaurant Night

April 22 Grandparent’s Day 2pm

(4th grade)

April 25 Science Olympiad at Lake

Street

May 4 Mid Term Progress Report

May 18 Dare Graduation/5th Grade

Grandparents Day 2pm

Dolphin Happenings

NEHS Will meet next at 8:05 am-8:45 am on April 17th.

Student Council Our next meeting date is Monday, April 13th at 8:20 a.m.

Science Olympiad Practice will be held on Tuesday, April 14th and Thursday, April 16th from 3:50 to 4:45.

Southlake Children’s Choir Announces On-Going Auditions for 2015-2016 Season

Crown Point—April, 2015-Representing children from all over Northwest Indiana; The Southlake Children’s Choir is proud to announce on-going auditions throughout the spring and summer for our 2015-2016 season. Children in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Jasper counties are encouraged to audition.

Open Auditions are as follows:

Our Shepherd Evangelical Church

1515 W.93rd Street, Crown Point

Monday, May 11,2015: 5:30 pm-6:30pm

Monday, May 18, 2015: 5:30pm-6:30pm

The cost to join the choir is $450 which covers tuition for the whole season (September thru April) and uniforms. Scholar-ships are available for families that qualify.

If you are unable to make the open auditions, families can schedule an audition at any time and there is no deadline for joining the choir.

Call 219-226-8232 or e-mail director@southlakechildrenschoir.org to schedule an au-dition for the Southlake Children's Choir and to learn more about SCC.

Auditions are low stress, and no preparation is necessary.

NEWS FROM THE CAFETERIA!

2nd GRADE - SNACKS and ICE

CREAM!! Beginning Monday, April 13

snacks and ice cream will be available for purchase for

2nd grade students. Snacks such as chips, fruit snacks,

Rice Krispie treats and popcorn are available everyday.

Prices vary from 50¢ to 75¢. Ice cream is sold on Tues-

days and Thursdays and is 75¢. Students must have a

positive balance on their lunch account in order to pur-

chase these items.

2014/2015 PTO Board

President: Lisa Tufts

Vice President: Michael Vesich

Treasurer: Brandee Newell

Secretary: Mary Pellegrini

Website: http://www.cps.k12.in.us/domain/550

Email: LakeStreetPTO@gmail.com

Mark your calendars and plan to join us at our PTO meeting on 4/14/2015 at 4:00pm. We will vote in the 2015-2016 PTO Board in addition to discussing upcoming playground equipment purchases and the upcoming Staff Appreciation Week.

Nominations for the 2015-2016 PTO Board were taken at our meeting on 3/10. THANK YOU to the following awesome people for stepping up and saying they will run for a position… President: Mrs. Melanie Pociask, Vice-President: Julie Walkowiak, Treasurer: Brandee Newell, Secretary: Mary Pellegrini. If you’d still like to run, nominations can be taken from the floor prior to the actual vote on 4/14. For more info contact Mrs. Anthony/Miss Blimm at their school email address-es.

Take the night off from cooking at join us for our next Restaurant

Night at Pizza Hut on Wednesday, 4/15, from 4pm-8pm. Be sure to

turn in your flyer and Lake Street will earn 20% of your dine-in/carry-

out/delivery order. Additional flyers available to download at http://

www.cps.k12.in.us/Page/6260

The Junior Bulldogs football

league will conduct sign-ups for an-

yone in grades K-6 on Sunday, May

17th from 12 pm to 5 pm at the Junior

Bulldog football complex on North

Street.

CP JR BULLDOG CHEERLEADING REGISTRATION!!!!!!

Returning Cheerleaders—Friday, April 17, 5pm-7pm

New Cheerleaders—Saturday, April 18, 10am—2pm

Lake Street Elementary School

Cheerleading registration is here!! The CP Jr. Bulldog Cheerleading organization has opened registration to ALL girls entering 1st - 8th grades. Sign-ups for All interested girls must be entering 1st-8th grade for the 2015/2016 school year. Registration will be held at Lake Street Elementary school, numbers will be passed out at 9am Saturday on a first come, first serve basis & registration will begin at 10am. The an-nual fee of $60.00 plus any uniform cost must be paid at time of regis-tration. Please bring your cheerleader with you to registration with a leotard or bathing suit UNDER HER CLOTHING as there will be no priva-cy at the uniform try on station.

Coaching positions are also available if you have a daughter in the or-ganization. Questions may be directed to Tammy Hand-Stepanovic (708)653-2064 or Celia Bosel (219)545-3410 or you are welcome to visit our website at:

www.crownpointjrbcheer.org

Brownie Troop 30153 Pet Drive

As part of our “Giving Back” badge,

we have decided to collect pet sup-

plies for homeless animals.

We are looking for donations of food,

toys, cleaning supplies, office and pet

care items. The exact list is on the side

of the donation box that is in Lake Street’s foyer if

you or your student would like to pick one up.

Art News

Congratulations to the following students for April’s artist of the month, Jack Lulinski, Mikayla Vander-gast, Hailey Reichelt, Avery Bostick, Riley Grill and Lauren Charles.

Their names were announced on the morning announcements and they each received an art certificate. They had their picture taken with Mrs. Wylie and Mrs. Wise.

You can see these great works of art all this month in the front office.

Congratulations to Olivia Currey. Her artwork was chosen to be part of the permanent art collection here at Lake Street. Olivia Currey will receive an art award on Award’s Day. Great job!

2015 Lake Street— Popp Poetry Placement Winners

1st place - Fish by Aaron Hart - 4th grade

2nd place - Football by Logan Sertic - 4th grade

3rd place— Indiana Basket-ball by Jackson Ruess - 4th grade

1st place - tie - Snow Leop-ards by Cierra Bilotto - 5th grade (also regional winner)

1st place - tie - Snow Leop-ards by Lillian Stoddard - 5th grade (also regional winner)

2nd place– The Pillow Fort by Chancellor Teibel - 5th grade (also regional winner)

3rd place - That’s What All Books Do by Skye Rin Hover - 5th grade (also regional winner)

Honorable Mentions - Traveling by Nora Carpenter - 4th grade

Honorable Mentions - The Nature Center by Emma Depa - 5th grade

Honorable Mentions - Computer by Olivia Currey - 5th grade

Honorable Mention - Shadow by Camden Morgan - 5th grade

All City Honor Choir Participants

Emily Barrera Emma Holcomb

Cierra Bilotto Michelle Macintyre

Kaitlin Boykin Claire Patena

Brianne Eaton Lilly Stoddard

Emma Bikoff Alexis Terzioski

Megan Gallagher