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Penguin's Raft

Last week of January/first week of February

Penguin's RaftLast week of January/first week of February

#GOPENGUINS #PositiveSignThursday

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Dear Moraine Families,


Adults stressed, kids disheveled, most likely missing a backpack or a coat or a lunch or all of the above. Does that ever sound like a morning at your house? Mine too!


Attendance everyday and being on time are two of the important ways we can support our kids at school. And yet on some mornings, with kids, we've all left the house in a chaotic way! If you are finding the added stress with your child arriving late to school, try one of the ways below to help:


- A great morning starts with a consistent, long sleep the night before (Elementary age kids need about 10 hours of sleep for brain development)

- Chart out the exact time you need to be in the car to arrive on time (then add 5 minutes)

- Put a schedule with times of what every morning roughly looks like. This keeps everyone on schedule!

- Make it a family goal. For each day that you follow the schedule, track your progress and celebrate each weekend. (As a family, we count on each other and I'm counting on you!)

- Have a dedicated spot for each of the morning items, so it can be grab and go (backpack, library book, coat, snow gear, lunch). When students get home from school, everything goes in it's place before they go and play!

- Put the ownership on the child. Elementary age students can be responsible for themselves and their time. (I will be responsible for being ready to get in the car on time. You are responsible for having your belongings at [chosen time]. If you need my help, you can always ask, however, being ready is your responsibility!)


In this newsletter:

  • Kindergarten Enrollment NOW OPEN!
  • Student Authored Book Sign Up
  • "Read" Shirts for March is Reading Month now available!
  • Parent Camp is Saturday, February 4th
  • NPS Inclusion Week
  • Science Olympiad Sign-Up


Take care and be well,


Joe Reimann
Proud Principal of Moraine Elementary


Teaching for Learning for All!

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Dad's Club Meeting

The next meeting of the Moraine's Dad's Club is on February 8th at 7pm at the Northville VFW Hall...hope to see you there!
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Upcoming Dates

  • Thursday, February 2nd - Credit Union Deposit Day
  • Friday, February 3rd - Basketball Jones assemblies
  • Saturday, February 4th - Northville Parent Camp
  • Wednesday, February 8th - Dad's Club Meeting
  • Friday, February 17th - Half Day with dismissal at 12:15pm
  • Monday, February 20th - No School


2022-23 Moraine School Calendar

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

In the New Year, we remind our families about arrival/dismissal procedures:

- Please use patience - it keeps our process safe and calm!

- Pull up as far as possible before letting your child out of the car.

- Children must be with an adult if using the crosswalk

- All students must be signed in if dropped off after 8:46am

International Night Jan 20th, 2023
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Kindergarten Enrollment for 2023-24 School Year is now OPEN!

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.
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Science Alive visits classrooms

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Mrs. Harkin reading to a class in the Media Center

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More Science Alive!

Student Authored Book Sign Up

March is Reading Month-Let Reading Take You on an Adventure!

March is Reading Month is just around the corner!

Before March begins, we want to again offer the opportunity for students to author their own books and have them on display throughout the month of March in the Moraine Media Center.

Student Authored Books

Our student authored books program is a wonderful way to inspire children to write and illustrate their own books!

If you would like to request a blank book for your author, please fill out the request form using the link below.

Student Authored Book Request

Additional information about this opportunity and due dates are included in the link.

Requests for blank student authored books need to be submitted by/on Friday, February 10th.
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Read Shirts for March is Reading Month

March is Reading Month is coming up quickly!


This year, Moraine will again be offering families the opportunity to purchase clothing that promotes the love of reading. Last year was our first year offering these t-shirts and it was a great success.


If you are interested in ordering a shirt for your penguin reader, please use the link below. There are youth and adult sizes of short and long-sleeve t-shirts, as well as, crewneck sweatshirts and hoodies!


Shirts will be delivered to Moraine and sent home with students in late February.


Orders are due on/by Thursday, February 2, 2023.


https://moraine23read.itemorder.com/

Northville Parent Camp - Saturday, February 4th

Northville Parent Camp, presented by Michigan Educational Credit Union, is on Saturday, February 4, 2023, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Northville High School! Northville Public Schools and Northville Educational Foundation have again partnered to bring you Northville Parent Camp; a morning filled with resources, speakers, and workshops, presented to empower parents of children of all ages with practical knowledge, resources and tools to help equip them to support and guide their children. For more information regarding schedule and presenters For Parent Camp please visit NEF's website at www.supportnef.org/parent-camp. This year, in conjunction with Parent Camp, we will host Northville's 1st Annual Mental Health & Wellness Fair from 10am - 2pm in the Northville High School Cafeteria. Thank you to current fair sponsors, Galvin Growth Group, Building Bridges Therapy and Kiss My Lash. If you would like to become a sponsor please visit www.supportNEF.org.
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Post-snow day fun at recess!

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The Moraine School-Wide Kindness Goal

This year, the Moraine staff and students have focused in on the area of our vision that speaks about KINDNESS. We all agree that if we were to focus on being more kind, the results around our school and community would have an incredible impact!


This month, the action step we are taking is about being mindfull of other peoples' strengths and giving authentic compliments. You can help us out at home by talking to you child about being specific and genuine about giving compliments. In fact, if the positive feedback is NOT about someone's character rather than their looks, EVEN better!


One of our most important jobs as parents is modeling the behavior we want to see developed within our children. Join in on the kindness at home!

NWEA Testing Window January 30-February 17th

Moraine, along with all Northville elementary schools, frequently monitors data to ensure our students continue to make progress. In addition to the daily formative assessments our teachers use to make in-the-moment decisions, we also administer the NWEA three times a year. It is important students are in school (and rested!) for these dates. District-wide, we will not be making up NWEA testing that is missed because of vacation. There is no guarantee that your student will be given a make-up test unless the data is deemed necessary for MTSS decisions.
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Science Olympiad

Calling all 3rd, 4th & 5th grade science enthusiasts! The Science Olympiad season is starting and teams will be forming. See the Team Signup Form that went home or print out another copy of the registration form attached below to get all the details. Registration deadline is Friday the February 10th. Practices will begin mid-February and will meet weekly until the Final Tournament held in June this year. There will be a Parent Information session scheduled soon. You can send questions to: scienceolympiad@morainepta.org.

Northville Inclusion Week, February 27th - March 3rd

At Moraine and in Northville, we have a strong belief in providing opportunities and equal access to every student that walks through our doors. This year, the entire district plans to participate in Northville Inclusion Week on February 27th-March 3rd. More information will follow, and daily activities for the week are noted below. If you'd like to purchase a 2023 Inclusion Week T-Shirt, you can do so here.
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February Wellness Wednesdays

February Wellness Wednesdays are all about self-love and self-care! Teens and Tweens join us for one of these programs:


Yoga & Mindfulness for Self-Care for Tweens (9-12) - Wednesday, February 8

Facilitated by Stephanie Rife, Yoga Instructor


Love Yourself - Building Self-Esteem for Teens (13-18) - Wednesday, February 22

Discussion and activities around being unique, happiness, and remembering how to unapologetically love yourself!

Facilitated by Kristie Wyler, MA LLP, McCaskill Family Services


See Flyer for more information. Registration is required: https://form.jotform.com/222187543053150
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Parent Coffee Talks

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:


February 23 – Habit 4: Think Win-Win

March 16 – Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be

Understood

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).

Moraine Yearbook 2023!!!

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Northville Youth Network Newsletters

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)

Support Moraine With the Purchases You Already Make!
Did you know that you can support the Moraine Penguins by just doing your regular shopping? Shop at Kroger, Busch’s or AmazonSmile and a portion of what you spend will go to the Moraine PTA!