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
Twitter: @jageramy

We are excited to announce the newly elected members of the Disney Student Council Executive Board. These dedicated students have been chosen by their peers to lead and represent the student body. We believe they will do an outstanding job in enhancing our school community and making it an even better place for learning and fun.

President: Marianna Bariatakis

Vice President: Alexandra Bariatakis

Secretary: Madison Dunn

Treasurer: Ian Edghill

Historian: Pryah Bell

Thank you to all students who participated in the election process, and to the parents and teachers for their support.

On Monday, our students came together for our STAR Kick-off Assembly this week! We discussed expectations, celebrations, and ways to be a STAR! Our learners have been busy practicing and earning STAR tickets all week for Showing Kindness, Taking Responsibility, Always being Safe, and Respecting Others. We had are first STAR student drawing this past Friday!

Keep up the great work, Disney!

Last Tuesday, our 6th graders attend Camp Howell! Camp was amazing and such a great way to get to start our 6th grader’s school year. Students participated in team challenge activities, ziplined across a creek, explored archery, and learned survival skills. Camp Howell also invests into taking care of nature by nurturing wild animals that are essential to their ecosystem such as bald eagles, barn owls, turkey vultures, and more. Every student was involved and participated to grow as a team and made the most out of our camp experience.

Thank YOU to our wonderful chaperones for keeping our students safe and to all the families that donated!

If you are new to Disney, your PTO provides one class shirt for every student & employee at our awesome school. These shirts can be worn any day, but especially for field trips and school events. A paper flyer will be coming home this week and there is also an online order form as well.

NEW THIS YEAR!!

If you would like to purchase an additional class shirt(s) for your student, please include $15 for each additional shirt (cash or check). Only the student’s size will be available to purchase.

All students will receive ONE FREE class shirt; cash or check should only be submitted for additional shirt request. Everyone should fill out the link below to indicate shirt size!

Students may have a variety of accidents throughout the school day that require a change of clothes. To help prevent a call home, please make sure to have an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack in case of an accident throughout the school day. Thank you!

In addition, please add your child's name to their belongings (water bottles, sweatshirts, etc). This will help us return lost belongings to students. Thank you!

Due to student food allergies, Birthday Treats are not allowed to be brought in and shared with classmates. Students are welcome to bring in small non-food birthday treat (like a pencil or bookmark) to share and help celebrate. Thank you for your cooperation!

Your Disney PTO will be hosting Skate Night on Monday, September 18th at The Great Skate in Roseville. Please see the flyer and click here to RSVP. This event is only for Disney families.

We want to partner with our families to make our school a safe, healthy and welcoming environment for your students.

Make sure to send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children at home unless they are too sick to participate.

We have put together this helpful chart of when to keep your child home and when they can return to school for common illnesses.

It’s FUN RUN TIME DISNEY!!

We are super excited for our annual FUN RUN Fundraiser on October 5th, 2023! This FUNdraiser supports community events throughout the year, such as our Fall Festival, Holiday Shoppe & Aloha Summer Fun Night. As well as academic & social enrichment: school assemblies, field trips, staff support & clubs.

Below is the link to register your student’s FUN RUN webpage. Be on the lookout for the prize flyer coming home. Once your student’s webpage is registered they can start accepting donations. Cash & Check donations will also be accepted.

This year’s FUN RUN has a lot of new prizes and will be better than ever!!

Follow these 3 Simple Steps to get to goal fast!

1. First CLICK HERE to Register or re-Login to your parent dashboard and complete your child’s student webpage with a PICTURE.

School Identifier: 64fb08a81579d

2. Make an online donation using the red Donate button right away

3. Share with friends and family, they want to help!

• Send 10-15 emails and/or text messages
• Post Facebook or Twitter
• Help your child reach their goal in 24/48 hours

If your student loves drawing or is interested in learning something new, please see the below flyer for an opportunity with Young Rembrandts. Click here to enroll.

The Macomb Intermediate School District is the host site for the Macomb County Health and Wellness Fair. The fair is Saturday, September 23rd. There will be over 55 community agencies present with information on the resources they provide. We will also have a keynote speaker talking about the Magic of Hope as well as short 30 minute presentations on various health and wellness topics. Please see the flyer linked below for additional information.

4th & 5th Grade Girls and an important adult in their life are invited to attend...

• A maturation program to help answer questions that girls might have about their growing and changing bodies.
  
• The session will cover physical and emotional changes that occur in girls during puberty, including menstruation.
  
• A short video will be followed by a lively discussion session.
  

Space is limited and you must register online. Please see the flyer below for more information and registration links.

Please reference the flyers below for upcoming student actives and opportunities!

To kickoff homecoming week, FHS student council hosts their annual PowerPuff football game. Fraser High School invites our entire Fraser Community to the event!

• Game Date: Monday, September 25th
• Gates will open at 5:45pm. Kick-off is a 6:30pm.
• Fans are encouraged to dress in either Pink (to support the juniors) or Purple (to support the Seniors).
• Full concessions will be available.
• This event is an important fundraiser for both the Class of 2024 and the Class of 2025. As this is a fundraiser and not a standard athletic event, no passes or discounts will apply. All tickets are $5. (Children under 5 are free.)
• Contact Stephanie Zary (stephanie.zary@fraserk12.org) of Jessica Perkins (jessica.perkins@fraserk12.org) with any questions.

School picture day is scheduled for Friday, September 29th. All students will be photographed. Families wishing to order pictures in advance may do so by visiting the website and using the information below. Picture retakes will occur iN November.

MyLifeTouch Website

School Name: Walt Disney Elementary School

Picture Day Date: Friday, September 29

Picture Day ID: EVTH2C46X

When the red flag is hung outside the front of the building, this means indoor line-up. Our students will not line up at their normal door and will be able to enter the main doors at 8:20!

As you may have heard, all students in Fraser Public Schools are eligible to receive free meals this school year. Every student enrolled in our district can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day.

Meals Information

Breakfast and lunch menus for the first week of school and the month of September are linked below. Elementary Schools will have a limited variety of a la carte items to purchase using CASH ONLY. All students can choose to purchase an additional breakfast or lunch at the full paid student price.

Education Benefits Form

Even though meals are free for everyone, it is still important for your household to complete an Education Benefits Form, which can be found online on the Family Portal website. This form is critical in determining the amount of money that our district receives from a variety of state and federal supplemental programs. It could also help your family qualify for additional benefits.

We are asking that you please complete and submit the Education Benefits Form as soon as possible. All information on the report submitted is confidential, and it should take only a few minutes to complete.

Menus for lunch and breakfast items do not need to be turned in this year. Teachers will go over the lunch room procedures with students the first day of school.

Breakfast & Lunch menus may be found HERE.

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 Tuesday, October 10th 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

If you are interested in signing up to help plan or volunteer at any events please sign up with link below.

• 9/17 - Constitution Day
• 9/18 - Skate Night at Great Skate @ 6:00
• 9/29 - Fall Picture Day
• 9/29 - Homecoming Parade & Football Game
• 10/4 - Count Day
• 10/5 - PTO Fun Run Fundraiser
• 10/10 - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 in the Disney Media Center
• 10/13 - Trunk-or-Treat and Fall Fest

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

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

MORE DATES COMING SOON

If you are in need of food assistance, you can find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.