Lake Shore Public Schools: Shorian Nation ENews

St. Clair Shores MI

01 March, 2021

1:49 PM

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Press release from Lake Shore Public Schools: March 8th, 2021 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Newsletter Overview Within this Shorian Nation eNews, you will review information about our Shine of the Shores event, blood drive, updated building schedules, positivity project, CDC reminders, and stories highlighting inspiration, innovation, and celebration. We are committed to keeping you informed as we confront COVID-19 together. If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 as it pertains to school and your needs, please email [email protected]. Shine on the Shores Lake Shore Public Schools invites all students, families, and community members to our 1st inaugural Shine on the Shores event! After two years of showing up to support Beaumont Children's Pediatric Advisory Council's Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, we have decided to serve in our backyard this year. For 1-night only at 7pm on March 17th, our Shorian Nation will stand outside Lakeshore Senior Living (28801 Jefferson Ave, St Clair Shores) and shine a light into the hearts of the residents while sharing this unified, simple message: We are thinking of you. If you plan on meeting us at Lakeshore Senior Living, please arrive by 6:45pm. The event begins at 7pm and lasts roughly 15 minutes. Dress warm and in Lake Shore gear and bring a flashlight. Thanks to Sgt David Lawson with the United States Air Force, we have flashlight donations available, if needed. In order to meet proper social distancing guidelines, we are asking that our Shorian Nation stay with their families and spread out across the parking lot. We suggest to park onto St. Gertrude Street and walk to the front of the building. Please line up along either of the circled red areas in the pictures or the main sidewalks. Joining us will be the Saint Clair Shores Fire Department represented by Matt Chambers and Saint Clair Shores Police Department represented by Jessica Drulia. We are fortunate to also have performances by our own students from our Music Department. Please use #myLSPSShines when sharing photos from the event. HOSA has pretreated several posters for everyone to share. Feel free to make a poster to bring to this event, too! BONUS: Using this random picker link at https://tinyurl.com/y39bcul2, a resident will be chosen. Once you have a name, please write a heartfelt card. Include a penny inside for good luck! Bring it with you to Lakeshore Senior Living and place it inside the drop box located at the outside entrance. Note: Several premade cards have already been designed by our own high school National Honor Society students and IAM Senior Haley Peterman! Enjoy last school year's Moonbeams video, created by Class of 2019 graduate Adele Puckett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgW5UdAkyo&feature=youtu.be. Lake Shore Public Schools invites all students, families, and community members to our 1st inaugural Shine on the Shores event! After two years of showing up to support Beaumont Children's Pediatric Advisory Council's Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, we have decided to serve in our backyard this year. For 1-night only at 7pm on March 17th, our Shorian Nation will stand outside Lakeshore Senior Living (28801 Jefferson Ave, St Clair Shores) and shine a light into the hearts of the residents while sharing this unified, simple message: We are thinking of you. If you plan on meeting us at Lakeshore Senior Living, please arrive by 6:45pm. The event begins at 7pm and lasts roughly 15 minutes. Dress warm and in Lake Shore gear and bring a flashlight. Thanks to Sgt David Lawson with the United States Air Force, we have flashlight donations available, if needed. In order to meet proper social distancing guidelines, we are asking that our Shorian Nation stay with their families and spread out across the parking lot. We suggest to park onto St. Gertrude Street and walk to the front of the building. Please line up along either of the circled red areas in the pictures or the main sidewalks. Joining us will be the Saint Clair Shores Fire Department represented by Matt Chambers and Saint Clair Shores Police Department represented by Jessica Drulia. We are fortunate to also have performances by our own students from our Music Department. Please use #myLSPSShines when sharing photos from the event. HOSA has pretreated several posters for everyone to share. Feel free to make a poster to bring to this event, too! BONUS: Using this random picker link at https://tinyurl.com/y39bcul2, a resident will be chosen. Once you have a name, please write a heartfelt card. Include a penny inside for good luck! Bring it with you to Lakeshore Senior Living and place it inside the drop box located at the outside entrance. Note: Several premade cards have already been designed by our own high school National Honor Society students and IAM Senior Haley Peterman! Enjoy last school year's Moonbeams video, created by Class of 2019 graduate Adele Puckett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgW5UdAkyo&feature=youtu.be. Blood Drive Enroll Today Enrollment for the 2021-22 school year is open! Lake Shore Public Schools provides an exceptional education for all 3,217 students in a safe and nurturing environment. Our students are empowered to excel in an evolving global society, supported by the collaborative effort of staff, families, and community. From preschool through our graduating seniors, Lake Shore students are a part of a strong school system that works hard every day for the benefit of our students. Our guiding principles, Inspiration, Innovation, and Celebration, are woven into the fabric of everything we do. Enroll as a new resident or new schools of choice student by using this link: http://lakeshoreschools.org/enrollment. We are more than a school district. We are a Lake Shore family: youtu.be/p6CmvG5i420. Building Schedules To access building-specific schedules, including start and end times, reference this link and follow the current schedules linked below: Lake Shore High SchoolSchedule North Lake High School North Lake High School Schedule Kennedy Middle School Kennedy Middle School Schedule Masonic Heights, Rodgers, Violet ElementariesSchedule Masonic Heights, Rodgers, Violet Elementaries Schedule Positivity Project Under the guiding principles of our districtwide initiative, the Positivity Project, the #PositivityinAction mindset is our top priority. These past two weeks we focused on the character strengths of CHEERING OTHERS' SUCCESSES and ENTHUSIASM. People with the character strength of cheering others' successes are happy for others and cheer them on when they find success. Mr. Popp and Mr. Gaffigan hold the title of Dean of Students at both Lake Shore High School and North Lake High School. They are known for the implementation of disciplinary actions, but they serve in a much larger capacity than this negative generalization. Building relationships with students and staff is Priority #1. They are the voice behind a supportive phone call, the patience behind a tough conversation that explores the whys of a behavior, and the perspective we all need to experience when sharing important information. In addition, they constantly point out successes, focusing on praise rather than failure. This empathic approach is a proven method to inspire others to see their own potential. Thank you, Mr. Popp and Mr. Gaffigan, for the scheduled Google Meets, messages on Schoology, and quest for zero disciplinary issues. You are the difference! People with the character strength of enthusiasm approach life with excitement and energy. They energize people around them. Our Lake Shore Public Schools' Community Photorama provided an outlet for an outpour of enthusiasm. We genuinely care about our community and wanted to highlight the special places around us with photo opportunities and service projects. What does the Shorian Nation love about our community? View this video to discover those reasons: https://youtu.be/157ls0Vglfo. Thank you to National Honor Society members Kary Bajis and Alexia Batayeh for volunteering your time to assist with this event. A special thank you to our donation locations, Lakeshore Senior Living, Nucci Veterinary Clinic, and Lake Shore Presbyterian Church, for serving as our service learning locations! The winners are: Elementary: Team Stray Cats of Masonic Heights Elementary, Team Kemner Kids of Rodgers Elementary, Team Logan's Doordashians of Rodgers Elementary Middle School: Team Army Ants of Kennedy Middle School High School: M's Squad of Lake Shore High School Best Photograph: Team Snow Wolf Slayers of Masonic Heights Elementary with their Mermaid Statue creativity Overall Winner: Team Wolf Pack of Violet Elementary 2021 is throwing a lot of challenges our way. Tapping into our positive relationships and our character strengths, by demonstrating #PositivityInAction, will be critical in helping us be resilient and successful in the face of these tough times. Looking forward, our upcoming character strengths are SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE (3/7-3/13) and LOVE OF LEARNING (3/14-3/20). CDC Reminders Take steps to care for yourself and help protect others at Lake Shore Public Schools and our community by practicing healthy habits to help slow the spread of COVID-19: Wear a mask Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds Clean and then disinfect frequently used surfaces Stay home if you're sick Avoid touching your face Put space between yourself and others Learn more about staying safe and healthy by visiting the CDC website. Take steps to care for yourself and help protect others at Lake Shore Public Schools and our community by practicing healthy habits to help slow the spread of COVID-19: Wear a maskWash your hands for at least 20 secondsClean and then disinfect frequently used surfacesStay home if you're sickAvoid touching your facePut space between yourself and others Learn more about staying safe and healthy by visiting the CDC website. Inspiration Innovation March is Reading Month Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. In recognition of March is Reading Month, we have created a reading schedule featuring heartwarming, witty, and laugh-out-loud Piggie and Elephant series from bestselling author Mo Willems that is perfect for read alouds and early readers alike. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. But Gerald and Piggie are best friends. They remind us all about imagination, thinking outside the box, accepting help, the importance of a positive outlook, teamwork, perseverance, flexibility, patience, and friendship. These character strengths are exhibited often by our own Shorian Nation despite distance, windows, or screens. These are our featured special guest readers for the month of March:' Management Mondays Superintendent Joe DiPonio, Maintenance and Operations Director Wayne Satterfield, Director of State and Federal Programs Lori Farr, Transportation Coordinator Val Harvey, and Accounting Supervisor Rachael Hallendy Teacher Tuesdays Kindergarten Teachers include Nora Boren representing Masonic Heights Elementary, Julie Pillars representing Rodgers Elementary, and Christine Colling representing Violet Elementary, Preschool Teacher Kelli Herr, and Early Childhood Coordinator Kelly Biondo Wise Wednesdays Seniors from Lakeshore Living Teenager Thursdays Students from Lake Shore High School include Bill Brookshire, Andrew Munger, Madi Cook, and Katie Budnick Famous Fridays Essential Leaders from the Saint Clair Shores community include Owners Matt and Eliza Ahearn from Wally's Frozen Custard, Jerry Monterosso from Guastello's Market Village, Youth Services Librarian Elizabeth Drewek from SCS Public Library, and Chief Nursing Officer Brad Lukas from Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe. We are sharing a March is Reading Month read aloud recordings calendar on Seesaw and Schoology with all preschool and lower elementary students with permission from Scholastic. CELEBRATION 100 Days of School Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the year. Of course, counting popcorn kernels is acceptable. To celebrate 100 Days of School, lower elementary students dressed as if they were 100 years old and demonstrated their newly acquired knowledge of numbers and quantities up to 100. They even discovered how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop! Administrators Week It is Administrators of the Lake Shore Public Schools Week, a celebration held from March 1st-5th to recognize administrators for their invaluable contributions and efforts to our schools. The Board of Education recognized last week by reading this resolution at the February meeting. The success of this nation, state, and community directly depends upon the quality of education our youth receives. Thank you, Shorian administrators, for your leadership in creating culture of family, high expectations, accountability and vision. Their leadership skills and abilities directly affect the performance of all employees and the relationship between staff and students, the most important factor for the quality learning. February Slurpee Surprise Recognitions Congratulations to our February Slurpee Surprise Positivity Project Honorees: Lake Shore Early Childhood Center Sam Bross: Humility Masonic Heights Elementary Callie Alarcon: Perseverance Marko Qorraj: Prudence Nate Hamden: Integrity Rodgers Elementary Morgan Jump: Kindness Lucas Osmond: Integrity Madison Hayward: Perseverance Violet Elementary Jaden Lines: Perseverance Skylar Carter: Prudence Alex McGhee: Optimism Kennedy Middle School Kelcey Slanec: Enthusiasm David Cepak: Kindness Leannah Schaal: Kindness Mr. Warehall: Kindness Lake Shore High School Kaleigh Wioskowski: Love of Learning Madison Oakes: Positivity Bailey Jeric: Perserverance Ashley Villasurda: Perspective Shelby Herzog: Appreciation of Art and Beauty Brendan McGee: Effort North Lake High School Kailey Daniels: Perseverance Miscellaneous Helpful Links District Calendar Events Employment Flyers Food Service Distribution Food Service Menus Serving Shorians Technology eNews Lake Shore Public Schools will provide an exceptional education for all 3,217 students in a safe and nurturing environment including 1,400 students who opted for virtual learning. Our guiding principles, Inspiration, Innovation, Celebration, are woven into the fabric of everything we do and will be the focus of every update. Expect an eNews email biweekly update as a reliable way to communicate with our stakeholders. This press release was produced by Lake Shore Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.