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Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: 586-439-6700

Absentee Phone Line: 586-439-6790

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.

Fax: 586-439-6701

Emerson Principal: Mr. Sam Argiri

Email: Samuel.Argiri@fraserk12.org

School Administrative Assistant: Ms. Christina Salisbury

Email: christina.salisbury@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

Click on the below button to see our weekly broadcasts from Mrs. Wolf.

Broadcast members are pictured left to right.

Rhniya Williams, Lydia Orlando, Hannah Kraus, Quinn Courtney, Charlotte Hardy, Mrs. Wolf

All students were trained in our "PAWS" PBIS program last week.

Students learned about the behavioral expectations for each area of the building.

Locations included Hallway, Cafeteria, Playground, Bathroom, and Classroom.

The students also participated in sessions on Building Positive Relationships and Positive Growth Mindset.

Please click the button below for our expectations, behavior matrices, logos and character traits!

iPads will be coming home Monday, September 9th, with 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th graders!

Tuesday, September 10th, with Y5, Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade students.

Now more than ever we need to address the whole child. Best practice shows that students who feel safe and secure are better prepared to engage in their learning. Therefore we are excited to continue to use Second Step in our K-8 classes beginning this week to further strengthen our commitment to social and emotional learning.

Second Step offers weekly, age-appropriate virtual lessons for students to help them with various social and emotional skills. These weekly lessons will build on and support all of the great work we're doing at Emerson to support our students. Combined with our schoolwide restorative practices and consistent PBIS expectations, we are creating a firm Tier 1 foundation for supporting all of our students' social, emotional, and behavioral development.

Unit 1 Home Links for grades K-5 can be found linked below.

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Your Child's Lifelong Attendance Habits Start Now

Chronic absenteeism is considered a hidden educational crisis in the U.S.

Throughout this first month of school, strive for your child to have perfect attendance (unless, of course, your child falls ill).

Although some children experience anxiety around coming to school, especially in the early weeks of the school year, it is important to keep bringing them, each and every day -- because it WILL become easier for them! Succumbing to that anxiety lays the groundwork for your child to become chronically absent. If your child is nervous about coming to school and is giving you a "run for your money" in the mornings this month, don't hesitate to give us a call and we can try to help.

Children with good attendance (9 or fewer days absent per year) typically:

*Maintain quality friendships

*Are less anxious about school

*Are more confident

*Are higher achieving

*GRADUATE!

*Experience success in the work force and in LIFE!

Remember, all absences count toward chronic absenteeism, even if you call the attendance line or provide documentation.

In Fraser, we continue to work hard to decrease chronic absenteeism -- which in turn benefits ALL students!

Hello Parents,

I would like to share some parking lot and community street information with you. The north parking lot, Admiral St. and Danna St. have several challenges with traffic when it comes to dropping off and picking up children. Over the years the Emerson community has made it a priority to practice patience and tolerance and follow some simple guidelines. It is YOU that makes the difference in our parking lot and on our streets. I can relate this to the organization of children at Emerson. Whether students are walking through the halls, transitioning between specials, or evacuating the building, if a few students get out of place or become distracted from the system, it leads to problems, confusion and possibly a dangerous situation.

Please note that the parking lot has new arrows showing there is only one way in and one way out! The parking lot also has freshly painted lines for designated no parking areas.

Here are a few guidelines for us all as we work together this year to make our parking lot operation and local street traffic the best it can be.

1) Always practice patience and tolerance and remember you are in the presence of children, your actions and words do not go unnoticed.

2) Do not park in the pick-up and drop off lane, this lane has to be a continuous flow at all times.

3) Make sure to move forward all the way to the front of the lane when dropping off. The portion of the sidewalk with the ramp is not the drop off point! The entire sidewalk needs to be used. (Stopping in the middle of the lane causes open space and creates another line of traffic attempting to move to the open space.)

4) Children should exit the vehicles on the sidewalk side.

5) Make drop-offs as quick as possible. We all love our children, but we have to make it a quick kiss and goodbye!

6) Be respectful and courteous to our local homeowners and neighbors by not parking on lawns or blocking driveways during school pick-up or drop-off times.

7) Keep our parking lot and streets clean and litter free.

Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to our wonderful Emerson community!

Mr. Argiri

The following pictures indicate pinch points in the parking lot that hinder the flow of traffic.

These areas need to remain free of parked cars at all times.

Reminder for Parents!

The District does NOT allow the delivery of food and beverages from outside vendors or fast food establishments for a student’s breakfast or lunch meal. All meals are to be provided by either our Food Service program or prepared at home and sent with your student.

THIS YEAR FREE BREAKFAST AND FREE LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED DAILY.

Outside food delivery is a safety concern. We do not want to have strangers and people that we do not know coming to our buildings with delivery bags. It also is a workload issue for office personnel. Managing multiple food deliveries during lunch time becomes an additional responsibility for our office staff.

The District works hard to provide a variety of healthy, good tasting food in its cafeterias and students are always free to bring their own lunch to school. We will continue to follow our past practice of making sure students receive lunch if they forget to bring one from home.

Families should also refrain from excessive lunch deliveries, our office can accommodate an occasional forgotten lunch or special circumstance but not repeated occurrences.

Thank You for your cooperation.

While everyone loves their pets at home...not everyone may feel the same way at school. Please refrain from bringing pets when dropping off or picking up your son or daughter at the school. We have students that are afraid of animals, and in many instances, while you may know that your dog or cat are harmless with you or at home, when put in a situation with many unfamiliar people, they may act quite differently. Thank you for your assistance with this, as we try to make our school a comfortable place to be for everyone that comes to Emerson!

9/10 -- Dentists are Us

9/11 – Early Release 1:30 Dismissal

9/11 -- First PTO Meeting 7:00PM

9/20 -- Fraser Tailgate

9/24 -- SAVVY SLIDERS DINNER NIGHT

9/27 -- Fraser Homecoming and Football Game

10/1 -- Picture Day

10/2 -- Count Day

10/11 – Emerson Walk-A-Thon

10/16 -- GREAT SKATE PARTY 5:30PM

10/23 – Conferences 4:30-7:30

10/24 – ½ Day 11:30 dismissal

- Conferences 1:00-3:30 and 4:30-7:30

10/31 – Early Release 1:30 Dismissal

10/31 -- Halloween Parade 10:45AM

2024-2025 District Calendar

CARE is a resource in our community that helps families and individuals who are experiencing difficulties with mental health or substance abuse. CARE's Student Assistance program offers families the opportunity to receive a thorough assessment for children who are experiencing mental health issues. CARE will then provide resources to assist with concerns. CARE also is a great place to attend parenting classes for Early Childhood through Teen. Speciality classes related to anger management and play and learn groups for younger children are also programs provided through CARE. For more information or for a referral to CARE's Student Assistance program please contact our social worker, Ms. Gentry, or contact CARE at 586-541-CARE.

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