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

Happy Veterans Day to our friends and family! If you have a special Veteran in your life that you would like to celebrate, please sign up to bring them with you on Monday, November 11th from 7:45-8:15 AM for donuts and coffee! We will have our Wall of Honor up with our Veterans' pictures to honor their service. If your veteran is no longer with you and you would like to still join us in their honor, please do and sign up!

Who: Disney Families and their special Veteran (Or just the student and Veteran)

What: Veterans Day Breakfast

Where: Disney Gym

When: Monday, November 11th from 7:45 - 8:15AM

Why: To honor our special Veterans for their service and to encourage them to share their stories and memories with their loved ones.

RSVP by Monday, November 4th Please include the number of people attending. Don't forget to include your student(s)!

***I have saved all previous Wall of Honor Sheets. If you have turned one in prior, I still HAVE it and you do NOT need a new one.

* There is a different sign up if you need a Wall of Honor sheet to fill out. If you are not able to make it to the breakfast, please feel free to still fill out a Wall of Honor Sheet on behalf of your Veteran.

During the month of November, Disney honors our Veterans with our Wall of Honor. The Wall of Honor will be displayed for the month of November and at our Veterans Day Breakfast, so all may have the chance to tour and enjoy.

If you would like to have your Veteran included in our Wall of honor, you can download the wall of honor sheet below. Your student can also pick up a copy in the main office. Reminder: Please use a COPY of your Veteran's picture. The Wall of Honor sheets will be laminated and kept at Disney to use for future years. All completed Wall of Honor sheets must be returned by Monday, November 4th.

If you have turned a Wall of Honor sheet in from previous years, we have it saved and will use it this year. you DONOT need to sign-up and complete a new sheet.

As a reminder, you do not have to attend the breakfast in order to have your Veteran participate in the Wall of Honor. These are two separate events. Please make sure to RSVP to the breakfast AND to the Wall of Honor if you are participating in both events.

Thank you for sharing your Veteran's with Disney. We love all our Veterans!!

As you know, School Picture Day was Tuesday, October 1st. If your child was absent or needs their picture retaken, Lifetouch has been scheduled to return on Friday, November 8th. If you wish to participate in picture retake, please send the original Lifetouch picture package to school with your child.

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 Wednesday, 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 October. On Wednesday, these students were recognized on our daily announcements and enjoyed a donut breakfast with the principal!

Disney Student Council along with Fraser Public Schools is hosting our annual canned food drive to assist Fraser families during the Holiday season from Thursday, November 7th thru Friday, November 15th. Each class can earn a feather for their classroom turkey for every 10 cans collected! The class that helps the most families in our community by bringing in the greatest amount of donations will receive a pizza party! Please reference the flyer for canned food items we are collecting

We are excited to announce that beginning Monday, November 4, the YMCA will provide daily snacks for our afternoon SACC program. We know how important the before and after care service is to our families and look to continue to grow our community partnerships.

Therefore, we are thrilled to provide these after school snacks at no cost to families. We believe that offering a healthy snack will enhance the experience for all children in the program.

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

We want to be sure that our own families in need have access to items collected from our upcoming Canned Food Drive and Giving Tree Drive, along with other items that are often donated by community organizations.

If your family is experiencing any type of hardship this winter and could benefit from being a recipient of items collected, please complete the below form to let us know and we'll reach out to you if any items are available.

Thank you to our Disney community for making our Fun Run a huge success and helping our PTO to reach their goal of raising $25,000! This week we celebrate with Prize Week! Each day we drew from all the Mickey Tickets earned for a variety of prizes and concluded our Prize Week on Friday with snow cones and a fun Mega Recess for all!

During the month of November, Disney teachers and students are reflecting on what we are grateful for. We would love to hear from our valued families and community about what and who you are grateful for at Disney Elementary School.

Please take a brief moment to express your gratitude to our amazing staff by completing the google form below. Your words of appreciation go a long way with our staff and make a great impact on our climate and culture. Thank you! :)

All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas Learning Management System. 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.

Parents can use Canvas to

• Contact their child’s teacher

• View grades, due dates, and events

• See, and in many cases access, what the child is doing at school

• Support an absent student

• View classroom and building announcements

• And more!

For the first step you will need to have two devices (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) available to be paired. One device will be used to log into your student’s canvas account. The other will be used to create your parent canvas account.

For parents/guardians of students whom are in young fives through 2nd Grade:

A QR code of your students’ username and password will have been sent home. Use your camera function to scan the QR code to access your student’s Canvas Account. If you are having issues with the QR code, contact your teacher or elementary media tech.

For parents/guardians of students whom are in 3rd-6th Grade:

To log in as your student, go to this website (preferably in Chrome, but Safari is okay):

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps Click on the icon that says Canvas Student Login.

Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.

Next Step-

To create and/or log into your Canvas Parent Account:

On a different device (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) Visit this website –

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps

Click on the icon that says Canvas Parent Login.

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! As a reminder, the bus loop is not a drop off zone, this area needs to stay open during arrival and dismissal times.

The bell to start the school day rings at 8:30 a.m. We have had a problem with many students arriving late to school. This not only affects the student who is tardy, but also has an impact on the rest of the classroom. Many important events take place at the beginning of the school day. When a student arrives late, they are missing out on important classroom assignments as well as important announcements. They also interrupt the learning environment for the rest of the students. Please make every effort to assure your student starts the day off in positive way by getting them to school on time.

We have also have an increasing number of students leaving early daily. We dismiss at 3:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Students withdrawn early also miss on daily instruction and interventions. They also disrupt the learning environment. Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside the school day. We want to make sure all of our students are learning. Once we reach 3:15 we may not be able to dismiss your student early. With the many moving parts at the end of the school day, it is not always possible to redirect a student to the office at that time.

Interested in additional Disney Spirit Wear? Then checkout the Disney Spirit Wear shop to find all of your Disney Elementary spirit wear and school spirit apparel for both youth and adult all in one place. The store will be open all year long! Currently there is a 30% off sale on all items!

Gleaners Food Bank offers multiple distribution sites throughout Michigan. You can find a list of all locations by clicking here. This year, they will also continue their distribution at the Fraser VFW location every other Thursday. Their next distribution is on Thursday, October 3rd.

• 11/5 - No School: Election Day
• 11/6 - Student Council Meeting after school
• 11/7- Science Olympiad Parent Meeting @ 4pm Disney Media Center
• 11/8 - Picture Re-Take Day
• 11/11 - Dentist R'Us visits Disney
• 11/14 - PTO Meeting - 6pm in Media Center
• 11/20 - Holiday Concert 4th - 6th Grade 7pm, FPAC
• 11/21 - Early Dismissal (1:30 dismissal)
• 11/26 - End of 1st Trimester
• 11/27-11/29 - No School: Thanksgiving Break
• 12/2-12/6 - Holiday Shop
• 12/3 - Science Olympiad Parent Meeting @ 3:45 Disney Media Center
• 12/4 - Student Council Meeting after school
• 12/5- Half Day (12N Dismissal)
• 12/6 - Half Day (12N Dismissal)
• 12/10 - 1st & 2nd Grade Wax Museum
• 12/11 - Report Cards go home
• 12/12 - Cookie with Santa 6pm Disney Gym
• 12/23 - 1/3- No School: Winter Break
• 1/6 - School Resumes

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!