Late Starts:

(2023-24 School Calendar)

March 6, 13, 20

April 3, 17, 24

March 11: PTA Meeting (in-person)

March 12: 2nd Grade Concert

March 19: Spring Pictures

March 19: ROPAC Meeting 6:30 PM (Zoom)

**3rd Grade Concert Rescheduled to May 7th

March 25 - 29: Spring Break - No School

Our next PTA meeting will take place on Monday, March 11th at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be held in-person. You can use the following link to join Virtually: PTA Zoom Meeting

Our professional learning morning for staff will take place again this Wednesday, March 13. This means that it is a late start for students. The first bell will ring at 9:20 a.m. with classes starting at 9:25 a.m.

Order a t-shirt to Celebrate the Spectrum with us this April! Student t-shirts are $15 and feature artwork from 1st grader, Lydia Liu.

The Parent Advocacy Committee's March meeting will be held March, 3/19 @ 6:30 PM on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83350937382). Our topic will be transitions, and we will be welcoming guests from Royal Oak Schools to speak on IEP and 504 Transitions (between schools, programs, etc). To join our mailing list for meeting reminders and other updates, complete this quick form: ROPAC Email List

Please see the PDF below for more information and the Link to register.

We are looking to add a new member to our great Lunch Monitor team. Please see the job posting below.

The Contest: A letter to Dog Man about why Dog Man will love the City of Royal Oak!

Eligible Participants: All Royal Oak Schools Third Grade Students

Entries, Selection of Winner: Submit your entry in person at Sidetrack Bookshop, 325 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48067 between Monday, March 11, 2024 and Monday, March 18, 2024 during Sidetrack Bookshop business hours (10 am-8 pm Monday-Saturday, Sunday 10 am-6 pm). Sidetrack Bookshop will choose a winner, notifying the winner by 3 pm on Thursday, March 21. The winner must be able to accept the prize at the ceremony on March 23 at 1:15 pm at the Royal Oak Police Department.

Prize: The winner will present Dog Man with the key to the City of Royal Oak at the Royal Oak Police Department on March 23 at 1:15 pm and receive a gift card to Sidetrack Bookshop.

Royal Oak Schools is pleased to welcome children and their families to kindergarten. Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year begins on Thursday, February 1, 2024. District-wide enrollment for all kindergarten programs, including Developmental Kindergarten, is processed through our Central Enrollment Office.

All enrollments will be virtual including uploading of the required documentation to the pre-enrollment. Please see the "How to Enroll" portion of the Enrollment website for more information. To watch a short video regarding the enrollment process, click here.

Elementary transfer requests for priority consideration will be accepted between February 1 - February 29, 2024. Please make sure to mark your calendar for Kindergarten Information Night on January 31, 2024, which will be in person at each elementary building.

Kindergarten Age Requirements
A resident child must be five (5) years of age on or before September 1st in order to be eligible to attend kindergarten.

If a child is not five (5) years of age by the September 1st enrollment eligibility date, but will be five (5) years of age no later than December 1st, the parent/guardian may still enroll the child in kindergarten. The parent must notify the school district, in writing, prior to the beginning of the school year. Notification, by way of a completed Kindergarten Age Waiver, must be received in order for a child born between September 1 and December 1 to be enrolled in kindergarten.

The Schools of Choice application window for students going

into Developmental Kindergarten/Kindergarten - 8th grade in Fall 2024 is now open.

Schools of Choice slots are available for Oakland County

residents who do not live within the Royal Oak School District

boundaries.

Schools of Choice application

March Book: Mae Among the Stars

Author: Roda Ahmed

Illustrator: Stasia Burrington

When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and discovering.

She wanted to be an astronaut.

Her mom told her, "If you believe it, and work hard for it, anything is possible.”

Little Mae’s curiosity, intelligence, and determination, matched with her parents' encouraging words, paved the way for her incredible success at NASA as the first African American woman to travel in space.

This book will inspire other young girls to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to persist with childlike imagination.

Click the link to learn more about Art at Addams.

Click here for Mr. Watson's newsletter.

Click here for Mrs. Johnson's newsletter.

November PE Newsletter - Glowacki

Click here for Mrs. O'Dell's newsletter.

We are looking for many volunteers to make the Sweetheart Dance a success! We will be having activities such as glow games, glow tattoos, glow bracelet making, a photo booth, and refreshments! Please sign up on the link below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4AA8A72FA46-48345358-sweetheart

This document will address some common questions, as well as basic troubleshooting steps to take if you are having an issue with your school-issued Chromebook.

Chromebook FAQ

February:

1 - Winter Wonderland

8 - Superhero

15 - Red/Pink/Hearts/Love

22 - Stripes

29 - Pajamas

March:

7 - Favorite Character

14 - Pastels

25 - Peace and Love

“Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend. A bag of food will be put in your child's locker for take home on Fridays. The simple meals may include food like macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you would like to have your child participate in this program, fill out the form below.. Please be sure to indicate on the form if you child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you as the parent are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak Schools, as well as Blessings in a Backpack, will not be held responsible for any accidental food allergen exposure.

Blessings in a Backpack Form

2023-2024 Calendar: A calendar for the 2023-2024 school year is now available! Building and program specific calendars, as well as a complete calendar for our current school year, are all available from the calendar page of our district website.

Addams Media Center Policy 2023-2024

Parking reminders: Please be sure to not park in the back parking lot as that is for staff only between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Webster Road, the East side of Clawson and the West side of Linwood is DROP-OFF ONLY areas from 8:00 to 4:00, Monday through Friday. Parking is available beyond the school staff parking lot to the North of the building (around the playground) and down side streets South of Webster. Thank you in advance for adhering to these parking rules so that we can keep all of our students safe.

• It is requested that all adults arriving and departing from the school be particularly cautious and mindful of the children and adult pedestrians in the vicinity of the school.

• Students should enter and exit on the passenger side of the vehicle only.

This school year, Addams will be serving breakfast before school in our cafeteria starting at 7:55 a.m. and ending at 8:20 a.m. Breakfast will be available to all students at no cost. Menu will consist of grains, fruit, and milk as established by the USDA. Breakfast menus will be available weekly to see specific items being offered. All food items will be nut free. If your child has specific dietary needs, please contact our Food Service Department.

Additional Forms:

Free and Reduced Meal Application

Request for special dietary needs form

Principal, Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center

Email: Timothy.boyer@royaloakschools.org
Location: 2222 West Webster Road, Royal Oak, MI, United States
Phone: 248-288-3100