Information from the office...
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
Count Day is Wednesday, February 14th!
Wednesday, February 14th, is our official winter student Count Day. This is an important day for our district, but as we have been sharing all year, attendance matters every day! We encourage families to make every effort for students to be present in school. If your student is unable to attend Wednesday, please call in the absence to our attendance office at (586) 439-6490. This is especially important on Wednesday as we have to make sure every student is accounted for and will help avoid a call home.
Also, please note due to count day procedures, we are unable to go back and change attendance after the school day has concluded. Please call the attendance line to excuse your child's absence for the day of or future days. Thank you for making sure your student is in school!
6th Grade Night at RMS
On behalf of our staff at Richards Middle School, we would like to formally invite you and your child to Richards Middle School on the evening of Thursday, February 22nd at 6:00pm. The purpose of this evening is to introduce you and your child to their future school, a glimpse into the selective curricular courses we offer, and a tour of the 7" grade subject areas/selective designated classrooms. Our sixth-grade parents and guardians will meet in the RMS gymnasium to start their 6th grade night while our sixth-grade students will meet in the cafeteria. Our parents and guardians of students who have IEP’s can visit our ASC room in room 105 from 5:30pm-5:50pm to meet with members of SE team.
Our 6th grade night presentation will start promptly at 6:00pm. Our parents’ presentation will be
in the gym to hear an opening message from our RMS admin. team, listen to informational
presentations, meet our core subject academic department heads, and have an opportunity to
see our 7th grade academic classrooms. Our students will be grouped by schools in the
cafeteria to start their presentations of our selectives offerings. Our goal is to provide you and
your child with an understanding of our RMS vision and mission statements through our
academic and social emotional supports and experiences.
Our RMS counselors will visit each elementary classroom beginning Monday, February
26th for the 2023-24 school year and Wednesday, February 28th to assist students in filling
out their schedule forms. Students are to return their schedule requests to their 6th-grade
teacher no later than Friday, March 1st.
Counselors will again help with inputting the course requests at the elementary schools
beginning March 4th through March 6th.
Disney Represents Little Mermaid
Fraser Public Schools production of Little Mermaid was amazing! Bravo to the cast, crew, and staff that worked so hard to put on a great production. Disney had We are proud of our TEN Disney students for their commitment and dedication to performing in Little Mermaid.
Congratulations on a great production to: Jessica (4th), Alivia (4th), Ava (5th), Faith (5th), Ruby (5th), Addisyn (4th), Olivia (6th), Elanor (6th), Sawyer (4th), and JaLena (5th).
Mrs. Filip Class Super Bowl Predictions with 105.1 The Bounce
Mrs. Filip's class was chosen by 105.1 The Bounce morning show to share their predictions for the Super Bowl champions! Morning show hosts, Mean Jean & Shannon, visited Mrs. Filip's class on Thursday to get their Super Bowl picks and deliver Girl Scout cookies to students. Mrs. Filip's class is overwhelming cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend in the SuperBowl. We all had a great time sharing our predictions with Mean Jean & Shannon. Thank you, 105.1 The Bounce for visiting Disney Elementary!
Disney Celebrates 100 Days of School
This week our students celebrate 100 days of school! We had learning activities focused around 100. Students stacked 100 cups, built with 100 legos, counted snacks with 100 pieces, wrote about 100 days, learned about history 100 years ago, and much more. We had so much fun reflecting on our learning and celebrating our first 100 days of school! Thank you to all our families for donations to help make our 100 day celebrations a success. We look forward to many more days of learning ahead!
Disney SuperStars
PBIS is a school-wide system that includes proactive strategies for teaching, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate behavior. Our students have been working hard learning and practicing what it means to be a Disney STAR. They have showing STAR characteristics in the classroom, lunchroom, playground, hallways, and bathrooms.
On Friday, we celebrated our Disney "SUPER" STAR students! These are students that have gone above and beyond and have consistently been a Disney STAR throughout the month of January. On Friday, these students were recognized on our daily announcements and enjoyed a donut breakfast with the principal!
Thomas
Thomas is very responsible during our carpet time and has been thinking during Heggerty. He does a fantastic job sounding out our words and follows along with the motions. He is always ready to learn and shows the class how fun learning can be!
~Ms. Browe (Kindergarten)
Jovina
Jovina is such a super star in our kindergarten class! She loves to show kindness to others by lending a helping hand. Keep it up, Jovina!
~Miss Svoboda (Kindergarten)
Jovis
Jovis is a super star because he is always so kind and sweet! Not only is Jovis a great friend, but he is a responsible student too! Keep up the great work!
~Mrs. Sylvester (1st Grade)
Madison
Madison is a super star student because she is such a hard worker! She is focused and engaged in her lessons and always shows her "Disney Best!" Way to go, Maddie!
~Mrs. Engle (2nd Grade)
Raeleigh
Raeleigh is an amazing addition to Disney. She is kind, thoughtful and funny. She works hard and always does her personal best. She is a Disney Star!
~Mrs. Filip (3rd Grade)
Luke
Luke is a hard worker, and a great listener. He is always putting in his best effort! Great job, Luke!
~Mrs. Hamilton (3rd Grade)
Roman
Roman is respectful of others and always takes responsibility. He stays safe and helps his classmates stay safe too! Great job, Roman!
Ms. Oddo (4th Grade)
Imogen
~Ms. Argiri-Slone (5th Grade)
Jane
Jane is a role model student who is always prepared, gives 100% effort, and works really hard! Jane is always offering to help others and is a kind and caring friend to everyone!
~Mrs. Ostrowski (5th Grade)
Evyn
Evyn was nominated as a STAR student because she is a kind friend, helps others, and takes her work seriously! Evyn is a hard worker and I am so proud of her. Keep being amazing ,Evyn!
~Miss Capoferri (6th Grade)
Carter
Carter comes to 21C class ready to learn! He asks questions and is engaged 100% of the time. he even takes notes so he can remember what was taught. Carter likes to challenge himself by going above and beyond what is asked of him. Way to go, Carter!
~Mrs. Chambers (6th Grade 21C)
Hailey
Hailey works hard on every art project. She is focused and responsible. She is respectful and always kind. Keep it up, Hailey!
~Mrs. Garcia (5th Grade Art)
Nikolas
Nikolas is a wonderful student to have in music class! He is attentive, enthusiastic, and he will always give it his all. He is a great musician and student to have. Congratulations, Nikolas!
~Mr. Reeves (6th Grade Music)
Addisyn
Addisyn is a super star in HEART class. Keep up the great work, Addisyn!
~Mrs. Zoli (4th Grade HEART)
Kids Heart Challenge
On Friday, we officially kicked off our Kids Heart Challenge with a welcome assembly. How can students help?
- Start by downloading the Kids Heart Challenge App or by clicking here to register
- Complete Finn's Mission: learn TWO lifesaving skills as a family
- Become a Heart Hero: send texts via the App to invite friends and family asking for support
Get to know this year's Heart Hero's by clicking here!
Thank you so much for supporting our school and the American Heart Association!
❤️A little note about the Finn's Mission... Disney's goal is to raise $4,000 and have 18 students complete Finn's Mission which students will see once they register for the challenge. Any student who completes his challenge (which is a series of videos teaching about heart safety), is entered to win ⭐two tickets to Super Bowl LIX in 2025 AND our school is entered to receive $10,000 in fitness equipment!⭐
Disney has already had 10 students complete Finn's Mission and raised $1,740 towards our goal! All proceeds go to the American Heart Association.
PTO Open Board Positions
We have four board positions you can choose to run for or nominate others for.
- President - leader of the pack
- Vice President - side kick
- Treasurer - number cruncher
- Secretary - fact finder/documenter
The nomination link below will provide a basic description of each position but on our board job titles will cross as we work as a group throughout the year to brainstorm, plan and execute events.
To express your interest, please fill out the google link below with a brief description of why you would like to be a part of our Disney Elementary PTO Board. All applications must be submitted by February 14th to prepare the ballot for our February PTO Meeting. Elections will occur from February 21st through March 8th. The new board positions will be announced at our March PTO meeting.
Canvas- Parent Access
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.
Disney Elementary Parent Teacher Organization
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 Wednesday, February 21st 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
SAVE THE DATE
- 2/12 - 4th, 5th, & 6th grade Little Mermaid Field Trip @ FHS
- 2/12 - Disney Family Skate NIght @ GreatSkate: 6pm
- 2/19 - 2/20 - No School: Mid-Winter Break
- 2/21 - PTO Meeting: 6:00pm
- 2/22 - 6th Grade night Family Night at RMS
- 2/27 - No School - PresidentialPrimary
- 2/29 - Half Day (12N dismissal)
- 3/1 - Half Day (12N Dismissal)
Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!
Gleaners Food Distribution to Continue
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
February 22
March 7
March 21
April 4
If you are in need of food assistance, you can find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.
