Dear Musson Families,

Thank you to our PTA for the wonderful lunch and donations of treats for the teachers today during PD. It was wonderful and delicious. We felt very loved!

Congratulations to Janyaa Gota, 4th grader in Mrs. Suwalkowski's Class, for winning the Yearbook Cover Contest. We had a tremendous response of submissions. Thank you for participating this year!

Have a great weekend!

Together in Partnership,

Mrs. Laura Bidlack

Principal, Musson Elementary

Field trips are an essential component of elementary programming that provide students the opportunity to see and learn from the community around them. The elementary program is a K-5 experience that is reviewed and revised to reflect high-quality programming for all students. We have been working with the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm to revise the one-room schoolhouse experience to offer a more inclusive and representative experience for all students. Throughout the revision process, collaborative meetings occurred with teacher and community constituents. The trip will be led by a docent and students will no longer dress up as part of the experience.

Below is a brief description of the revised Stoney Creek schoolhouse experience.

Students will think like historians immersed in the setting of a typical country school from Michigan’s past. They will use primary sources to explore what education was like in 1848 and compare it to a modern classroom. Through photographs, students will briefly look at class composition (age, gender, race, dress). They will interact with artifacts, such as an 1848 US flag, slate boards, McGuffey Readers, globe/maps, and even lunch pails. The students will learn one room school house etiquette and participate in a brief reading, spelling or math lesson. Weather pending, students will end the day with an outdoor recess with stilts, hoops and graces, and tag.

While I have removed the job descriptions from our messenger, we are still in need of filling several positions here at Musson. Please reach out to LBidlack@rochester.k12.mi.us or LPalumbo@rochester.k12.mi.us for further information on joining our team! Thank you for considering!

• Attn! For students with Medical Action Plans: Please download and update your child's MAP for the 2022-2023 school year as soon as possible. Once complete, including physician signature on ALL documents, please scan and email to lpalumbo@rochester.k12.mi.us. The Medical Action Plans can be found at: Health & Wellness - Rochester Community Schools District
  

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• School information is also available on the website www.rochester.k12.mi.us click on schools, elementary, and choose Musson. Click on the menu tab to find all Musson information.

• EMERGENCY CARD UPDATES – PARENT VUE:If you have not done so already, please ensure your student’s emergency card is updated in Parent Vue.

• Please see below for a PDF link to learn about how to report absences this year as well as information on how to access important student log ins through ParentVUE.

Upcoming Dates:

2/14 Happy Valentine's Day

2/15 Kaiser Group Pictures, clubs please dress to represent your group.

2/20-2/21 NO SCHOOL, Mid-Winter Break

3/2 District Science Day: Elementary Field Trip to VH for Science Day

3/3 Half Day for Students, PM Teacher Records; Custodial Appreciation Day

3/17 Sparkle Award Nominations Due, See Flyer Below

3/22 New 2023-2024 Kindergarten Family Information Night 6-7pm in the Media Center

3/24 Half Day for Students

3/27 - 3/31 NO SCHOOL, Spring Break

4/3 Classes Resume

Dear Families,

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Love. Love means you value close relationships with others and being close to people.

The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships. When one person loves another person, that person: comforts and makes the other feel safe; sacrifices on the other’s behalf; supports the other during struggles; and places the others' needs ahead of their own. If you love a person, that person makes you feel safe and secure. You can be yourself with that person. You miss that person when they are not around.

On a group level, love is vital for the wellbeing of society. The world is endlessly interconnected. We are all dependent upon each other for survival and happiness. Love produces positive feelings, which help negate loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Without love, we cannot form strong relationships with our families, friends, or communities. A world without love is a dangerous world.

To practice and encourage the character strength of love with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2), where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.

Have a wonderful week!

To connect to ParentVUE, visit the RCS website at www.rochester.k12.mi.us and click on the ParentVUE tab in the blue ribbon at the top of the page, or click here to connect directly: ParentVUE (rochester.k12.mi.us). For questions about ParentVUE, please contact rcsvuehelp@rochester.k12.mi.us.Include your information along with your child’s name and school.

Email: LBidlack@rochester.k12.mi.us
Website: https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/pages/327/musson
Location: 3500 Dutton Road, Rochester Hills, MI, USA
Phone: 248-726-4200
Twitter: @MussonSchool

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