Stadium Happenings
9/20/24
Upcoming Dates to Note
9/27 - SDE PTO Tailgate for LOHS Football Game
10/1 - Cub Scout Recruitment Night
10/2 - State Count Day
10/4 - PTO Fun Run (see times below)
10/6 - Homecoming Parade 3:30pm
10/9 - Walk/Bike to School Day
10/9 - Parent University - Bullying
10/10 - Parent University - Kinder/First Early Literacy
10/11 - Kinder Field Trip
10/18 - Fall Break - NO SCHOOL for Students or Staff
10/24 - PTO Trunk or Treat
10/29 - First Grade Field Trip
10/30 - Second Grade Field Trip
10/31 - Half Day dismissal at 12:05pm
10/31 - Halloween Parade 10:55am
11/1 - No School for Students
11/8 - Half Day for Students
Stadium's Got Talent
Stadium Drive PTO is in the beginning phases of planning a Stadium’s Got Talent! event.
Please take a moment to click this link to let us know if your student would be interested in participating in this type of event.
Important info:
- Talent Show Date: Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30 PM
- Auditions tentatively scheduled for:
- Friday October 11 and Monday October 14 after school
- 2 rehearsals (Date TBD) - 1 would be a full dress rehearsal
- Acts are limited to Stadium Drive students only and will have a cut off of 90 seconds.
Walk/Bike to School Day
Wednesday October 9th is Walk/Bike to School Day. The LOHS March Band is once again welcoming all of our walkers and bikers to school that morning. There are TWO routes noted in YELLOW below. Families who do not live close enough to participate, are encouraged to enter Scripps Rd and drive up past LOHS and park in the lot between the stadium/field and LOHS.....FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR WALKERS please do not enter Stadium Drive from M24 to access the LOHS parking lot as that is our walking route. From there, you and your child(ren) are invited to walk/bike to school safely along the sidewalk. This is such a fun annual event for you and your child(ren) and we are hoping for great attendance again this year!
DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE!
Items with the green round SDE LO logo are SDE items.
https://www.wherelivingisavacation.com/
Over 20 options to choose from, a sampling is shown below.
- ORDERS will be delivered to Stadium Drive Elementary for pickup
- CHOOSE LOCAL DELIVERY
- No exchange or returns allowed. Final sale.
- Ordering open through October 4th
SAEBRS and MySAEBRS - DUE OCT 4
Dear Stadium Families,
As a district, Lake Orion Community Schools continues to be committed to supporting all students academically, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. Once again at the elementary level, teachers in first through fifth grade will be completing a universal screening tool to assess the academic, social, and emotional learning skills of all students. The Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) is a tool that measures common behavioral criteria in Social Behavior, Academic Behavior, and Emotional Behavior and will be completed three times a year (October, February, and May). School staff will analyze the data to identify individual student needs, any trends across the school and grade levels so appropriate support can be developed for students. Strict confidentiality will be maintained with all student data.
Additionally, our fourth and fifth grade students will also complete a universal screener through SAEBRS called mySAEBRS. The screener will ask students to rate 19 indicators on a scale of never, sometimes, often, or almost always. For additional information on the SAEBRS and mySAEBRS screener, please click here. The mySAEBRS screener will last about ten minutes and will be completed individually by fourth and fifth grade students on their laptop.
No student will be required to complete the mySAEBRS screener and there is no penalty for students who do not complete the screener. If you are a parent of a fourth or fifth grade student and would like to opt your child out of completing the mySAEBRS screener, please complete the opt out form by clicking here. You only need to complete this form if you want to opt your child out. To opt your child out, the form must be completed by Friday, October 4th at 4:00 p.m. Completing the opt out form will opt your child out of all mySAEBRS testing this school year.
Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to support all our students.
Sincerely,
Gretchen D. Hynes
Principal
NOCC Survey
Lake Orion Community Schools' prevention partner, the North Oakland Community Coalition, is conducting a Parent and Community Survey to collect input regarding the programs and area resources that support student mental and physical health. Your input will help guide future initiatives and enable both NOCC and LOCS to better understand and address the needs of families in our community. Data collected in this anonymous survey will be made available to the public as well as to the many organizations that partner to support our youth.
The survey can be found here: North Oakland Community Coalition: Community & Parent Survey.
Thank you for your help!
Positivity Project - Character Strength of the Week
Dear Families,
Next week, our school will focus on the character strength of Open-Mindedness. This means being willing to consider new ideas and try new things. It involves looking at situations from all sides and not jumping to conclusions.
Open-mindedness is about seeking out and fairly weighing evidence, even if it goes against our own opinions or goals. Open-minded people listen to different viewpoints, including those that are less popular. They are often good listeners and provide balanced advice, which makes them great friends and confidants. This strength helps individuals form meaningful and lasting relationships.
To practice and encourage the character strength of open-mindedness at home, please visit the Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families. There, you will watch a video clip together and discuss a quote and three questions related to open-mindedness.
Thank you for your support!
Arrival & Dismissal Protocol
For the safety of all, please take the time to read through these procedures and protocol.
- Vehicles should NOT use the Bus Loop in front of the school during arrival (8:30am - 8:50am) and dismissal (3:30pm - 4pm). You will need to use the upper parking lot or enter Car Loop just past the school.
- If utilizing the Car Loop, please be a courteous driving and alternate taking turns turning into the loop to allow for an efficient traffic flow.
- When exiting the Car Loop, if turning left causes the flow of exiting traffic to stop, please turn right.
- YOU MUST STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE at all times if utilizing the Car Loop
- Students should not be dropped off until 8:40am once staff is present, doors will NOT open until 8:40am.
- Students must exit/enter the passenger side of the vehicle as soon as the vehicle is safely stopped in the loop. DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE. You DO NOT have to wait for a staff member to open your car doors for students to exit/enter the vehicle. Once your vehicle is stopped along the curb, students should exit/enter.
- Parents may park in the upper parking lot and walk their child to the stairs. The upper parking lot is NOT a drop off loop.
- If arriving after 8:50am you must park in a parking spot and walk your student to the office.
- If arriving AFTER 8:55am you must walk your student to the office and sign them in.
Contact the main office at (248) 693-5475 or send in a handwritten/signed note if there is a change for how your child is supposed to go home. If your child does not have a note or the office has not been contacted, they will be sent home according to their daily routine. Please DO NOT rely on emails sent to teachers for dismissal changes.
Attendance and Late Arrival
If/when your child is absent or will be late, please contact the Main Office by 8:30am via phone 248-693-5475 or email jaime.kinser@lok12.org If a message is not received by you in the office, the office will be calling home to verify the absence. If you email the teacher, please always copy the office regarding absences as those emails are not always forwarded to the office.
If you are arriving to school in the morning after 8:50am and/or there are not any staff members present outside, you must park in a parking spot and walk your student to the office to sign in.
Personal Property and Devices
Students may not bring expensive personal belongings to school (ex: electronic game devices, etc) without permission of the principal.
In the event permission is given, the school assumes no responsibility if the item is lost or damaged.
Bringing cell phones and/or Smartwatches to school at the elementary level is highly discouraged. If a child brings a cell phone or Smartwatch to school, it must be off (not asleep) and put away in lockers/backpacks at all times. Students should not be using them to access the internet or communicate during school hours (calls, texting, email, etc). If parents/guardians need to get a message to children, all calls must go through the main office. Please be aware that cell phones and smartwatches that are used inappropriately are a distraction to learning and the development of interpersonal skills while at school
Student Birthday Treat Policy
Elementary classroom birthday celebrations are encouraged and preferred to be non-edible. If you would like to do something special to celebrate your child's birthday, we ask that you donate a favorite book to the classroom library, donate a game for the kids to enjoy, or donate special pencils to students, among other options. Please ask your child's teacher for suggestions.
In the event you choose to send in an edible item, there are strict requirements to adhere to. If an item does not meet these requirements, it will not be distributed. In order to make this a safe environment for all students, we ask for your support with this policy.
Whether you choose to send in an edible item or a non-edible item/trinket - it is to be limited to one item shared from the birthday child. Not a treat and a trinket, or multiple items; one item only.
Edible treats MUST adhere to the following requirements:
· Only one treat or trinket is allowed—no treat bags containing multiple treats.
· Treats must follow the allergy protocol by being peanut-free.
· Treats must be factory individually pre-packaged and purchased from a store.
· An ingredient list must be printed on each individual package.
· To preserve instructional time, all birthday treats will be sent home instead of being consumed in the classroom.
Birthday Invitation Policy
Birthdays are very exciting occasions for elementary aged students. However, we need to be sensitive to students’ feelings and don’t want any kids to feel left out or excluded.
Birthday party invitations are NOT to be distributed at school unless the child's entire class or entire grade level is being invited. If not inviting the entire class or entire grade, you may drop invites off to the office pre-stamped and with return address and we will address them and drop them in the mail or you can access family emails/addresses from the PTO directory (opt-in). Envelopes should also have the student first and last name so office staff can add address below on the front of the envelope. The office and teachers will not provide email/phone/addresses to you.
Birthday Book Club
We are excited to bring back Birthday Book Club to Stadium Drive Elementary!
Celebrate your child's birthday by adding a book to our Stadium Drive Library collection! For a $10 donation to the library, your child may select a special birthday book from a shelf of brand-new library books. A special dedication will be placed on the inside cover honoring their special day and donation to the library.
They will be the very first person to check out their birthday book. After they finish reading the book, your child will return it to the library for the rest of the school to enjoy!
Please make sure if you are registering multiple students to complete the form accordingly. If your child has a summer birthday, I will convert it to their half-birthday.
Drone Usage Prohibited Over District Facilities/Property
Lake Orion Community Schools has a Board of Education policy that prohibits anyone from operating a drone on district property/over a district facility at any time unless the flight plan is approved by the Superintendent. Those operating the drone must also be FAA-certified. That includes athletic events, which are governed by the MHSAA, which also prohibits their usage.
If any individual – staff, student or community member – would like to operate a drone on LOCS property, please email the request to LOCS Director of Communications Mark Snyder at mark.snyder@lok12.org.
CARE SOLACE
When you or your child needs help, it’s hard to know where to turn. In an affort to ease the burden of finding the mental health and substance use services you needs, Lake Orion Community Schools has partnered with Care Solace.
Care Solace will help you find the right help at the right time 24/7/365. Car eSolace’s services are available at no cost to you – and all of your information is kept completely confidential. They will connect you with providers accepting all medical insurances, including Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale options for those without insurance.
You can access Care Solace services in three ways:
- Call 888-515-0595 at any time. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365. A dedicated Care Companion will help you every step of the way to reseach options, secure appointments, and follow up to make sure it is a good fit.
- Seach anonymously to get matched with an extensive list of care providers at caresolace.com/lakeorion
- Contact your elementary school social worker, middle school behaviorist, high school counseloro or building principal, and they will submit a referral on your behalf.
For more information, visit the LOCS Care Solace page.
Safety Drills
Drill reports: Emergency Drill Reports - Lake Orion Community Schools (lakeorionschools.org)
Allergy Protocol
- All classrooms will remain peanut aware, meaning food items that contain peanuts ARE PROHIBITED. This includes all student snacks.
- Other allergy restrictions may be in place for individual classrooms depending on allergies present in particular classrooms.
- There are no allergy restrictions in the cafeteria during lunch time.
- There will be a table reserved in the cafeteria at lunch time for students who have allergies that may require them to not eat at the same table as a child who may have these allergens in their lunch.
- While birthday treats are allowed - it is highly preferred and encouraged to be a non-edible . Any edible item must be pre-packaged and store purchased with an ingredient list on each individual wrapper. All edible treats will be sent home with students and not consumed in the classroom.
The main office and teaching staff will be in touch with families with other food allergies to determine if additional accommodations are required for lunch and snack time.
Volunteer Reminder
The District has a standing policy that requires ALL volunteers to be subject to a background check to work with or supervise students at school. Please complete the below linked form and return it to the main office no less than 48 hours prior to your first volunteer time. The background check must be completed each school year.
If coming into the building to volunteer, once all volunteer requirements have been met, you will be required to sign-in and sign-out in the Main Office. You will also be required to wear a visitor badge where it can easily be seen. When volunteering in the building, we require that you limit your activity to the classroom/teacher you are scheduled to volunteer for. Volunteers should not be visiting and/or interrupting any other classrooms other than the one they are volunteering for.
We appreciate your willingness to support Stadium Drive and would not be nearly as successful without volunteers like you! Please contact the main office at (248) 693-5475 with any questions.
Elementary Handbook
The updated Elementary Handbook can be found at 2024-25_Elementary_Handbook.pdf (lakeorionschools.org)
Distinguished Dragon Staff Recognition
Lake Orion Community Schools is continuing a program 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 submitter's name and contact information 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.
2024-25 Calendars
The 2024-25 Lake Orion Community Schools calendars are available by visiting the LakeOrionSchools.org calendar page. A single sheet of the important dates is also listed on that page.
Specials Rotation
Specials Teachers:
Media - Dan Dabrowski
Music - Katie Sloan
Art - Karen Meehan
PE - Molly Dittrich (Day 1/Monday), Parker Roth (Day 2/Tuesday) and Robert Karagosian (Day 4/Thursday) and
OK2SAY
OK2SAY is available state-wide for public and private schools in Michigan; anybody can submit a confidential tip. Specially trained technicians receive the tips and filter the information to the appropriate agency to provide a timely and effective response.