Email: officebeacontree@uticak12.org
Website: https://www.uticak12.org/beacontree
Location: 55855 Schoenherr Shelby Twp., MI 48315 586.797.7300
Phone: 586.797.7300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beacontreenow

It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of September already!

Two Fridays ago, Mrs. Fifer and I met with each grade level to talk about our Beacon Tree family, our expectations, and belonging. We went over some key points in our handbook that centered around tips for success and character education. I reviewed skills related to our All-Star Strong 5 traits...be kind, be respectful, be grateful, be responsible, and be honest. Please take time this weekend to talk to your child about what it takes to be All-Star Strong. I ask that you remind them to use these traits everywhere (classroom, lunchroom, playground, bus etc.)

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your partnership.

~ Mrs. Lenz

September

September 23-27: Book Fair

September 27: Fun Run

October

October 2: Picture Day

October 16: No School (PD Day)

October 24: 5th Grade Music Concert 6:00

October 31: Half-Day (school dismisses at 12:04)

Parents, we need your help. If you are picking up your children at the end of the day in the parent pick up lane, please be sure that you are pulling forward to the car in front of you. This will help the pick-up line to not feed out onto Schoenherr.

Thank you so much!

More than 13 million students in the US and in 140 countries worldwide use MAP® Growth

MAP Growth is a computer-adaptive test. If your child answers a question correctly, the next question is more challenging. If they answer incorrectly, the next one is easier.

MAP Growth uses a RIT scale to accurately measure what students know, regardless of their grade level. It also measures growth over time, allowing you to track your child’s progress throughout the school year and across multiple years. Once your child completes a MAP Growth test, they receive a RIT score.

RIT scores have the same meaning across grade levels. If a fourth-grade student and an eighth-grade student have the same RIT score in reading, then they are testing at the same level in that subject. This stable scale allows teachers to accurately measure each student’s academic growth throughout the school year and over time.

WHEN: September 20th - 27th

• Make up- Friday the 27th 9:00-12:00
• Friday classes will shop on the 20th instead of the 27th

PAYMENT: *don't forget 6% sales tax

• Cash
• Checks written out to BTV
• Credit Cards
• eWallet

We are off to an AMAZING start in our first week of raising funds for our Fun Run!! We are getting very close to our school goal! We have lots of fun stretch goals for the entire school. We’re excited to see what we can reach this year!

💻40% of the school is now registered…can we make it to 50% registered by Monday? It’s easy to get started!

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School Identifier: 645b84bab9138

Here are some current stats:

🤪 13 classrooms have already hit their classroom goals and earned a silly string recess! Congrats to Team Orlando, Team Bauss, Team Frazier, Team Snider, Team Greenwood, Team Calleja, Team Czerkis, Team Stein, Team Evans, Team Woods, Team Dex, Team Timm, and Team Schneider!

🎟️ 241 students have earned 2 homework passes and entries into our grade level gist cards raffle!

🚘 204 students have earned an entry into our raffle for a limo lunch with Mrs. Lenz and Ms. Fifer

🍦 99 students have earned a spot to make Mrs. Lenz an ice cream sundae mess if we hit our $30,000 school goal!

🎮 60 students have earned a spot to play on the gaming bus

🍧We’re only currently $164 away from earning snow cones and a foam machine at Field Day for reaching $25,000! (Hopefully by the time you read this, we’ve surpassed that!)

🇺🇸 We have donations from 18 states now!

🌎 We have donations from 5 different countries now!

We had our first BTV meeting of the year last Thursday with record breaking attendance! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that joined us. One of our goals this year is to create more community together as parents and we’re off to a great start!

Here are the minutes from our meeting of everything that was discussed.

We’d love to see you at our next meeting in November on Thursday, November 14. We’ll be taking it on the road again (location TBD) as everyone said that was fun. We had our meeting and then had time to enjoy food and beverages and arrive home after bedtime…for our children and also for many of us, our own bedtimes, too. 😉

September

September 23-27: Book Fair

September 27: Fun Run

October

October 2: Picture Day

October 16: No School (PD Day)

October 31: Half-Day (school dismisses at 12:04)

November

November 1: Half-Day (end of 1st report card marking) (school dismisses at 12:04)

November 5: No School (Election Day)

November 14: Picture Retake Day

November 27-29: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

December 20: Half-Day (end of 2nd marking period) (school dismisses at 12:04)

December 23-January 3: No School (Winter Break)

January

January 20: No School (MLK Day)

February

February 3-7; Jump Rope for Heart

February 5: Young 5's / KDG Open House 7:00

February 17-21: No School (Mid-Winter Break)

March

March 21: Half-Day (end of 3rd marking period) (school dismisses at 12:04)

March 24-28: No School (Spring Break)

April

April 18: No School (Good Friday)

May

May 26: No School (Memorial Day)

June

June 6: Field Day

June 10: Half-Day (school dismisses at 12:04)

June 11: Half-Day (school dismisses at 12:04) / Last Day of School

The Community at Beacon Tree Elementary School is devoted to academic excellence. Intentional instructional strategies will provide rigorous and relevant educational experiences that will prepare them for lifelong achievement.

Mrs. Jena Lenz - Principal

Ms. Leah Fifer - Assistant Principal

Mrs. Deanna Bernardi - Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Wendy Leach - Clerk

School Hours: 9:00am - 3:50pm (Doors Open at 8:50am)

Half Day Hours: 9:00 am - 12:04pm

Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Office Phone: 586-797-7300

Absence Line: 586-797-7399 (For Y5 - 6th Grade Only)