Behind the Magic at Disney

Mrs. Amy Porter, Principal

Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: (586)439-6400

Fax: (586)439-6401

Absentee Line: (586)439-6490

24-hour recorded line, please leave your child's reason for absence and length of time out. Absences reported to this line, ensure most timely and accurate record.

School Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Sue Mogge

Email: susan.mogge@fraserk12.org

Building Hours - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

School Hours: 8:35 am – 3:30 pm
First Bell: 8:30 am
Instructional Bell: 8:35 am
Students must be in class by 8:35 am or they are marked tardy.

Email: Amy.Porter@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Domain/9
Location: 36155 Kelly Road, Clinton Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6400
Twitter: @jageramy

Thank you to our PTO for a wonderful Trunk-or-Treat this past Friday night. Our community had a wonderful time trunk-or-treating, enjoying concessions while playing games and connecting as a community. A big thank you to those hosting a trunk and passing out candy, you were a huge part in making the night a success!

Last week, our 6th graders worked together by reading articles about different recess games and the rules that align with the games. In their small groups, they aligned what they felt was the most important information to design a poster related to their article and their prior experiences. After designing their posters, we discussed each game and its rules as a class and as a grade level to develop common language and expectations. Students have revisited the posters this week to add on or adapt as we applied our new shared learning to recess play. We are proud of their effort to work together and hold each other accountable.

This week 3rd graders in Mrs. Hamilton’s class took a little time to learn about and play with invisible forces. Who knew gravity and magnets were so fun?

Our HEART classes invite everyone to wear orange for Unity Day on Wednesday, October 18th. This a way to unite our community and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to help students feel connected to Disney and prevent students from experiencing bully-like behavior. Our K-6 HEART classes are learning about these traits and prevention of bullying during the month of October.

We are looking forward to having our teachers meet with you and your child during Disney's Student - Led Conferences. During this time, students will showcase their goals and academic progress. It is important to include your child in these conferences so that they can take ownership of their academic plan for the year. Conference dates and times are as follows:

Wednesday, October 25th from 4:30 to 7:30 PM

Thursday, October 26th from 1:00-3:30 PM & 4:30-7:30 PM

Classroom teachers sent out conference invitations by Thursday, October 12th. If you did not receive your notice for any reason, please CLICK HERE to find the link to your child's teacher's Sign-Up Genius.

We look forward to seeing everyone at conferences. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

As you know, Fraser Public Schools utilizes Second Step Curriculum in all K-8 classes to further strengthen our social and emotional learning. Second Step offers weekly, age-appropriate virtual lessons for students to help them with a variety of social and emotional skills. These weekly lessons build on and support all of the great work we're doing at Ike to support our students. Combined with our schoolwide restorative practices and consistent PBIS expectations, we are creating a firm Tier 1 foundation for supporting all of our students' social, emotional, and behavioral development.

This week, each grade-level will begin a new unit. Please view the grade-level home links below to learn more about what your child is learning and how to support them at home during the second unit of Second Step.

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade

All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas LMS. As a result, students have continuous access to the course materials and information regarding their achievement.

Parents/Guardians can also have continuous access to their student’s course materials and grades in Canvas by creating a parent/observer account. In addition, parents of multiple students can easily switch between their students to view grades and assignments within the same parent account.

All sign up information and resources are provided on the Fraser website.

Important reminders when using Canvas:

• Canvas works best in Chrome
• Please do not install the Canvas app (for parents or students). We are not supporting it as our staff and students are utilizing the web-based version of Canvas and it looks and works differently.
• If you signed up and paired with your students last year, you still have access to those students and their new courses this year.
• If you need to add more students to your account this year, please follow the directions provided below.
• If you have forgotten your password, you can use the Forgot Password? link on the parent sign in page. Then, enter the email address you used to set up the account to receive a password reset email.
• If you have forgotten the email you used, please reach out to Kim Keith, Kimberly.keith@fraserk12.org, for additional assistance.

Interested in learning how to play chess? If so, join our new chess club on Thursdays from 4:30 - 6:00 in the 21C room! Chess club starts on Thursday, October 19th. Stop by the main office to pick up a permission slip if interested!

Our concert is fast approaching! We are so excited to showcase our 5th-grade band in their recorder concert this Wednesday, October 18th at 6 P.M. in the Fraser High School gym. Students should enter through the gym doors, located at the north end of the parking lot of Fraser High School. Call time for students is no later than 5:30 P.M. There is no specific attire required; however, students were asked to dress up.

After the concert is over, rental night will begin! A&G Music and Eastside music will have tables set up outside to get your student an instrument. After your student has their instrument, there are instrument specific rooms with high school volunteers that will help your student set up their instrument and make their first sounds!

Dear Families:

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.

Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place:

October 23rd-27th

Walt Disney Media Center

Open Late on October 25th during conferences

Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Book Fair online. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Every online purchase will also benefit our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/disneyelementaryschool2

We accept cash, credit, or wallet.

The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Catch you at the Fair!

Parade: A short "Halloween Parade" will take place beginning at 10:00AM on Tuesday, October 31st. Weather permitting, we will parade out door #17 and around the building. Our Y5s & kindergarten students will lead the parade around each classroom and then out around the building. All are welcome to come and watch our costume parade outdoors!

Classroom Activities: Classrooms/grade levels may be planning for Halloween activities and celebrations individually, either before or after the parade. If teachers request parent volunteers to help facilitate the classroom activities, all volunteers will have to submit a Background Check at least 48 hours prior to volunteering.

Costumes: Students may come to school in costume on Tuesday, October 31st. They can stay in costume for the duration of the day. Costumes need to be school appropriate and cannot depict violence or excess blood/gore. No fake weapons are allowed in school (i.e. toy guns, swords, blades, etc). Costume masks can be worn for the parade only, but not throughout the day. For costumes that have short skirts/shorts, leggings or pants need to be worn underneath.

Opt-In to Receive a Virtual Library Card

Fraser Public Schools has teamed up with the Fraser, Clinton-Macomb, and Roseville public libraries to offer all our students a virtual library card.

Virtual library cards provide students to access a variety of free resources, including:

• Tutor.com: Free individualized tutoring
• OverDrive: Free eBooks and eAudiobooks
• Ancestry: Free genealogy research
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Families must opt-in to participate in this free program. Please complete this form by October 20.

Families will receive an email with login information in November. Virtual cards can also be upgraded to a full library card at your home library for more borrowing privileges.

Showing Up Matters

Absenteeism during the first month of school can predict poor attendance for the remainder of the school year. Half the students who miss just 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school by June. We will soon begin contacting families of students who are showing signs of becoming chronically absent and working with them to improve attendance moving forward.

What is Chronic Absence?

Chronic absence is defined as missing 10 percent or more of the school year, or about 18 days of school. It includes all absences, both excused and unexcused.

How will Fraser Address Absenteeism?

We will soon begin reviewing attendance data every two weeks. Students who are absent 20 percent or more of the school year will receive a phone call home. They may also have to complete an attendance success plan.

The Fraser Goodfellows are once again providing holiday assistance for those in need. Assistance is available to Fraser Residents OR students attending Fraser Public Schools. Please see the flyer linked below for additional information, registration dates & location.

When the red flag is hung outside the front of the building, this means indoor line-up due to inclement weather. Our students can enter the building at 8:20!

Breakfast & Lunch menus may be found HERE.

Elementary students will have the option to purchase snack/a la carte items in addition to their free reimbursable lunch. After lunch service, students will have a selection of items to choose from and pay using CASH ONLY. Milk is also available for purchase using cash if your child brings a lunch from home. Student meal accounts will be used strictly for breakfast and lunch meals, not a la carte purchases.

As a caretaker of a Walt Disney Elementary student, you are a valued member of the Team Disney Parent Teacher Organization. All PTO meetings will now be both in person AND have a link to join virtually. ALL are welcome to join. If you plan to attend in person it is adults only. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, October 10th at 6:00 p.m. You can join our meeting in the Disney Media Center or virtually by clicking here by clicking here at 6:00 p.m.

Our official Facebook group is here: Team Disney Fraser Facebook. Please help us build the group by sharing with other Disney families and adding them to our group. If you have a question or concern that you need to be answered, please message a page Admin/Board member.

We welcome the 2023-2024 Board Members:

President- Molly Magnotte

Vice President- April Horgan

Treasurer- Alison Ross

Secretary- Candice Bookmiller

Contact: Team Disney PTO@gmail.com

If you are interested in signing up to help plan or volunteer at any events please sign up with link below.

• 10/17 - Clinton Macomb Library visits Disney
• 10/18 - 5th Grade Recorder concert @ 6:00 in FHS gym
• 10/23 - 10/27 - Scholastic Book Fair
• 10/23 - Red Ribbon Week
• 10/25 - Student-Led Conferences (4:30 - 7:30pm)
• 10/26 - 1/2 day (12N dismissal)
• 10/26 - Student-Led Conferences (1-3:30 and 4:30 - 7:30pm)
• 10/31 - Early Dismissal (1:30 pm)
• 11/7 - Election Day: NO SCHOOL for students
• 11/9 - PTO Meeting
• 11/10 - Picture Re-take Day

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

We are excited to announce that we have extended our partnership with Gleaners through the summer. They will continue to be set up in the FHS parking lot on the following dates

November 2

November 16

November 30

December 14

January 11

If you are in need of food assistance, you can find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.