Penguin's Raft

• Thursday, April 20th - Parent Coffee Talk
• Saturday, April 22nd - Spring Clean Up Day at Moraine
• Monday, April 24th - Thursday, April 28th - Scholastic Book Fair
• Thursday, April 28 and Friday April 28th - Breakfast w/ a Buddy
• Monday, April 24th - Friday, May 12th - Book Drive for Giving Library at CS Mott Children's Hospital
• Tuesday, April 25th - STEAM Fair at Northville High School

2022-23 Moraine School Calendar

Dear Moraine Families,

In this newsletter:

• New 5th Grade Specific Raft
• April 22nd is Spring Clean Up at Moraine - SAVE THE DATE!
• Important Feedback from Families with this quick survey
• Breakfast w/ a Buddy is April 27 (Last Name A-J) and April 28 (K-Z)
• Field Day Volunteers Needed!
• Staff Appreciation Week is the week of May 8th
• Summer Programming and Camp Invention for K-5 students
• Fun Fair Sponsorship Now Open
• PTA 2023-24 Call for Committee Volunteers

Take care and be well,

Joe Reimann
Proud Principal of Moraine Elementary

Teaching for Learning for All!

The Moraine PTA wants to make sure you save the date for this important election. The only issue on the ballot is the 2023 bond for Northville Public Schools.

The proposal is for zero increase to the current debt millage rate, so residents’ taxes will not go up. The bond proposal focuses on program enhancements, technology upgrades, and infrastructure upgrades to make comparable opportunities for all students in our district.

Learn more about the 2023 Bond Proposal

2023 Bond Proposal Overview

2020 Bond FAQs

2023 Bond Impact for Moraine

Saturday, April 22nd

9AM - Noon

Bring the kids and your gardening gloves! Let's keep our school beautiful.

We'll be cleaning up the grounds, planting flowers and spreading A LOT of mulch. We need all the help we can get and appreciate your time.

No need to RSVP, stop by anytime and stay as long as you can - the Moraine Beautification Committee appreciates the help!

Happy Spring!

Moraine has six planters in front of the school and one can be yours for the summer!

Here's how Adopt-A-Pot works:

For a donation of $20, you will be funding one of the planters AND you get to take a beautiful pot home for the summer. Your pot/s will be available for you to pick up at the last day of school for you to water and care for over the summer, returning them right before school starts so our school looks beautiful on the first day!

Thank you for keeping our school beautiful!

Contact Janelle Justin at 586-489-4163 to Adopt-A-Pot! First come first serve!

Dear Moraine Families,

The Staff Appreciation Committee would like to thank you for your support of the luncheons that were provided during the spring parent/teacher conferences. As always, the staff enjoyed being treated to lunch on their long days of conferences.

Currently, we are preparing for Staff Appreciation Week, which is May 8-12. This is our largest event that celebrates the wonderful staff at Moraine. The theme this year is World of Difference to acknowledge the impact the staff have on our Penguins. There will be events each day that week as well as a raffle to (hopefully) provide a local restaurant gift card to each staff member. There will also be suggested activities for students to participate in throughout the week. More information on that to follow.

Please click on the link below to donate. We would like to receive all donations by Friday, April 28th. If your donation includes a gift card, please leave it with a staff member in the office.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944AEA72FA3FDC70-staff

Thank you so much for your continued support of the Staff Appreciation Committee! We couldn’t do what we do without our entire school community.

Mindy Eichenberg – meichenberg@msn.com

Kara Lamarand – kara.lamarand@gmail.com

Kim Filipiak - kim.filipiak@gmail.com

Please join us for Breakfast with a Buddy on April 27 (last names A-J) and 28th (last names K-Z). We'll provide a continental-style breakfast (bagels, donuts, fruit, etc.) between 7:30-8:40am. This is a nice opportunity for Moraine students to bring a special adult with them to breakfast.

To help us plan, please sign up here by Monday, April 24: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ztxHtx3Mp1w9P7gFm7npBiw8GqWrrGMO1y7uDb65E_0/edit?usp=sharing

Also, if you'd like to volunteer we could use your help! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f49aba929a7fa7-breakfast#/

If you'd like to contribute items to the PTA to help stretch our budget, here's the Amazon Wishlist. Please have items arrive by Monday, April 24: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/31Q6YR6RNUOC8?ref_=wl_share

Questions? Email or text andrea.fuhrelforbis@gmail.com or 860-933-5075

Hello Moraine Families!

Mr. Dicken and Ms. Salah have decided to bring back Field Day to Moraine, but they need our help! Our teachers are looking for two parents to help co-chair the event on Wednesday, June 7. One Lower Elementary volunteer to help in the afternoon and an Upper Elementary volunteer to help in the morning.

The job consists of communicating with parent volunteers, help with setup, and monitor Sign-Up Genius for volunteers, and helping coordinate with whatever our teachers need from the PTA.

If you are interested or have further questions, please contact Mr. Dicken at dickench@northvilleschools.org. Thank you for the consideration!

The PTA Executive Board

Please see Penguin's Raft - 5th Grade Edition for events which are specific for our 5th graders who are preparing to move on to middle school! Please check it out often, as new items will be added as we receive them.

Give your young innovator an inspiring, action-packed summer adventure! All-new, hands-on challenges will spark their curiosity and build their confidence as they jump into limitless STEM fun with opportunities to imagine, plan, experiment and create.

SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
Register at: https://www.invent.org/programs/camp-invention or call 800-968-4332
Grades: Kindergarten - 6th grade
Location: Thornton Creek Elementary School, 46180 W 9 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48374
Date: July 10 - 14, 2023
Time & Cost: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday | $285 (before discount)
Camp Director: Pamela Brucker pcbrucker@yahoo.com

Book Fair Homepage

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/moraineelementaryschool3

Volunteer Sign-Up

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CA5AD2BA7FECE9-spring1

Please click here for all the details for NEF's 9th Annual PLAY FORE EDUCATION Golf Classic!

The NHS Drama Club is very excited to present a mashup of some of literature’s most creative, inventive, and fun stories…SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the residents of Whoville, Amazing Mayzie, Gertrude McFuzz, Yertle the Turtle, the Grinch himself and dozens of other classic Seuss characters jump off the page in this non-stop celebration of friendship, dedication, and integrity. Its wall-to-wall music and imagination come to life with colors, movement, and laughs…a fitting springtime musical feast for families. Over 90 NHS students have been working feverishly since late January to bring Dr. Seuss’s two-dimensional characters and worlds to three-dimensional life. Join The Cat in the Hat as he weaves multiple stories together in a roller coaster of entertainment. Come and see SEUSSICAL at Northville, April 27 and 28 at 7pm, and April 29 at 2pm and 7pm.

Help our Fun Fair Committee Raise Funds for Moraine

This year, we are hoping to offset the rising costs for our Fun Fair. If we are able to do so, we won’t need to relay those costs to our families in the form of rising wrist band costs. Any extra funds raised will also help the PTA bring more fun to Moraine next year!

We are asking parents to ask your their of business if they would be willing to sponsor this year’s Fun Fair. We have attached our sponsorship letter for your convenience.

For any questions, please contact Laurie Bohdan at funfairmoraine@gmail.com

Grab a buddy and join the PTA next year in planning and executing school events for our staff and students!

Does work not allow you to volunteer your time? Have one million and one things going on? No problem! Not all of our committees require tons of time and sometimes, an item donation may be all we need!

New volunteers will have access to the previous year’s documents via DropBox. Previous volunteers and your EBoard are also here to help - you will not do this alone!

To Sign up as a committee volunteer or miscellaneous volunteer, click here.

To learn more about what each committee does, visit our PTA website here.

Please visit our Kindergarten Enrollment webpage to sign up for an appointment to enroll your incoming Kindergarten student. Once you've signed up for an appointment, please return to the Enrollment webpage to complete the online portion of your pre-enrollment outlined in Steps 1-3.

If you have any questions, please call Student Data at (248) 344-3524.

The Parent Lighthouse Team is planning to host a “Parent Coffee Talk” once a month. Every month we will meet to discuss each of the “7 Habits of Highly Effective Families”. You do not need to have attended the parent workshop in October to join us for these informal “Parent Coffee Talks”.

The schedule is as follows:

April 20 – Habit 6: Synergize

May 18 – Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

These meetings will take place in Room 311 at Old Village School (405 Main Street in Northville) from 9:00-10:30 AM (except on January 19). Parking is behind Old Village School next to the library. Light refreshments are provided. Please bring something to drink and join us as we have fun discussing how to successfully (and at times unsuccessfully) implement the 7 Habits at home.

Please contact either one of us with questions:

Mindy Eichenberg (meichenberg@msn.com) or

Jami Knapp (jamiknapp@gmail.com).

Northville Youth Network (NYN) provides valuable programs and services to the Northville Community such as education and awareness, referral services and case work services. As part of the ongoing Social Emotional education NYN provides to our community, they have included resources that are available for parents! Please check out NYN's latest resource templates: Tech and Internet Safety and Social Anxiety as well as all of their other offerings! Be sure to check back in the future as their templates will be updated throughout the year (https://www.twp.northville.mi.us/your_government/departments/NYN)

Quick Links for Reference

2022-23 Moraine School Calendar

Moraine Student Handbook

Moraine Snack Procedure and Birthday Treat Policy

Looking for Previous Editions of The Raft? Click Here!

Infectious Disease Response to COVID

ClassLink and Schoology Resources

View the NPS Getting Started With ClassLink video

Schoology As A Parent

Schoology As a Student

NPS ClassLink and Schoology FAQs Page

Video Gallery Picture - Exciting NPS Events!

Moraine Parent Portal Link

Your Amazon Purchases Can Help Our School Here!

Email: reimannjo@northvilleschools.org
Website: https://moraine.northvilleschools.org/
Location: Moraine Elementary School, Eight Mile Road, Northville, MI, USA
Phone: 248-465-2150
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/morainepta
Twitter: @MorainePenguins