Harvey-Swanson News

Dear families and community members,

Our third annual Career Awareness Day is coming and we need your help! The Brandon School District will be hosting a Virtual Elementary Career Awareness Day on June 4, 2021. We need people to share highlights of their profession with our students. We will hold this event virtually through Zoom. Some highlights for our presenters to consider:

• You get to share your profession with multiple children from different grade levels.

• You could spark a child’s interest in a career they may have never thought of.

If this sounds like something you, a family member, etc. are willing to take part in, please fill out this Google Form by April 19, 2021. If you do sign up, someone from the committee will be reaching out to you after April 19th with more information about the event.

Sincerely,

Jenny Gieselman and Shelly Schantz

The Career Day Chairpersons

This week we will focus on the character strength Fairness. Click here to learn more about it.

Student Dress (from our handbook):

• Footwear should completely cover and protect the feet. Students may wear capris and shorts that come to at least the fingertips. Tops that expose the stomach, halter tops, tube tops and spaghetti style straps are not appropriate for reasons of safety and modesty.

Toys, etc:

• Items including but not limited to: trading cards, toys, and stuffed animals should be left at home to avoid being lost, stolen or damaged. The school will not be responsible for these and other personal belongings. Staff members will use their discretion regarding the possession or use of these items in the classroom.

• If anyone in your household is awaiting Covid testing, please do not send your child to school. Please refer to the School Flow Charts- Should I Report to School document.

• Please remember to let our office know if anyone in your family has been diagnosed with COVID or has come in direct contact with anyone that has tested positive.
• Please continue to do the daily health screening and keep your child home if he/she has any of the symptoms of COVID.
• Below you will find some documents from the Oakland County Health Department to help you with making these decisions. The following documents on the K-12 Education Webpage were updated in December:

• COVID-19 Safety Reopening Toolkit

• School Flow Charts

• Close Contact Quarantine Guidelines

• Visitors must have an appointment to enter the building. All visitors will be screened outside by our securtiy guard before entering and must be wearing a mask to enter.

• If you are dropping off items for your child, the security guard will meet you outside to collect the item/s.

• Please see the Visitor and Vending Screening Checklist below.

Due to allergies and for infection control, if students are going to be bringing food to share, it must be store bought and contain an ingredients list. Individually wrapped food items would be best.

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Office Hours: 8:45 AM to 4:45 PM

Connie Zak Administrative Assistant

Jaqueline Herbart Attendance Clerk

Student Day: 9:30-4:00

Arrival/Drop off: 9:20 AM

Dismissal: 4:00 buses will load and pick ups will be waiting outside

Email: dbrauher@brandon.k12.mi.us
Website: https://brandonschooldistrict.org/index.php/schools/harvey-swanson-elementary
Location: 209 Varsity Drive, Ortonville, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 627- 1850
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010341280577