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Tigers,

Next week is going to be a fantastically busy week! Filled with lots of important info to remember so here it is all in one place!Wednesday and Thursday Parents and Teacher will be able to spend time in conferences celebrating the growth and setting goals for areas of improvement.

Then on Friday afternoon we get to celebrate the teamwork of our Monteith Community with Our FUN RUN!! Our Goal this year is $30, 000 and we are at $24, 209.00 with 1 week to go!!!

We would love to have parent volunteers at the event so if you can lend a hand please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0844A5A92FA1F94-52022662-monteiths

*** All parents who volunteer to help set/up, work the event, or clean up will be entered to win a $25 Hanson's gift card. We have a total of 6 gift cards. 4 will be raffled for the set up/working crew and we are saving 2 for the clean up crew.***

Your Partner in Education,

Dr. Keelean

Monday: Spirit Day: Detroit Sports Day (Its a great time to be a Detroit Sports Fan)

Wednesday: Walk or Roll to School! Full Day of School

5-8pm Virtual Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Thursday: Spirit Day: Silly & Spooky Dress Up Day

1/2 Day for Students 11:36am Dismissal

1-4pm in Person Parent /Teacher Conferences

5-8pm Virtual Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Friday: FUN RUN DAY!!! Please have your child wear their Monteith Shirt they just received.

FUN RUN will begin on the field at 1:45pm (Starting with Young 5's)

Monteith Shirt Colors by Grade:

Y5: Light Blue Kindergarten: Dark Blue 1st Grade: Green

2nd Grade: Yellow 3rd Grade: Orange 4th Grade: Red

Saturday: PTO MUMS Delivery Day

Monday October 7th is your last day to sign up for conferences.

Your PTC Wizard login credentials are the same as your MiStar Parent Portal PIN (a number starting with 1500) and password. If you need help finding your MiStar PIN and password, please visit this link and click “Need your login information?”

Parent-Teacher Conferences Schedule:

• Wednesday, October 9:
• Virtual Evening Conferences, 5:00–8:00 p.m.
• Thursday, October 10: Half Day for Students 11:36am dismissal
• Afternoon Conferences, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
• Virtual Evening Conferences, 5:00–8:00 p.m.

All conferences must be scheduled through PTC Wizard, and sign-up closes on October 7th at 11:59 p.m.

For questions, please reach out to gpwebmaster@gpschools.org. We will respond to all inquiries within 24 hours and appreciate your patience.

We celebrate birthdays at Monteith by giving each student a birthday book and bookmark during their birthday month.

Due to the large number of student allergies, we no longer can allow any type of birthday cakes, cupcakes or cookies in the elementary schools (except for teacher scheduled celebrations) . Please save the present celebrations for home parties. If students want to bring in a small goodie bag of non-edible items ( Ex: pop-its, pencils, etc.) that is allowed but not necessary. If you do send in something with your child it needs to be for the whole class not just a couple students.

Kindness matters at Monteith and Always!

Please enjoy our Fun Run Video

All Students received the Fun Run Information Packet in their Take Home folders Monday (Check Backpacks)

Directions on how to register for FUN RUN:

First Register or re-Login to your parent dashboard and complete your child’s student webpage with a PICTURE at getmovinfundhub.com. School Identifier: 5d31ca2158565

Lunchroom: The volunteer's responsibility is to help answer questions, open lunches or capri suns, and push the garbage can around the gym.

Recess: The responsibility is to supervise the students to ensure they are safe and respectful. You are circulating the playground, and if you have questions, please ask a staff member for help.

Please do not take pictures or videos when you are supervising.

Week of 10/7-10/11

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E44AAAC2BA0F94-51208860-1071011

Would you like to know what is hapening with the PTO? Please fill out this form to be up to date on all PTO information

We did it - the first week of school is in the books! As we kick-off another incredible school year, we share with you our 2024-2025 PTO Sponsorship Package. We welcome the opportunity for you to join us as a PTO Family Sponsor or spread the word to businesses within our community. We are excited for the school year ahead and what we can accomplish together!

Like and Follow us on Facebook to get the latest news and current events for Monteith PTO!

How do I join the PTO?

PTO is $20 per Family. You can pay through Venmo: @Monteith-ElementaryPTO

In notes put family name and child's name

First Meeting September 11th at 6:30pm (in Monteith Library)

We are having a great time in the library learning about a variety of topics including the difference between fiction vs. non-fiction, the Dewey Decimal System and Digital Citizenship in all grade levels. Each topic and conversation varies based on grade level. Young 5's also discussed the parts of a book. All of these topics had songs and movement to accompany them, so ask your child to perform the fiction vs. non-fiction rap.

"Non-fiction is not fake, like something that actually happened. Fiction is something that's thought up, invented, or imagined."

Digital Citizenship Week is October 14-18. Here are some great resources on Digital Citizenship from Common Sense Media that you may want to incorporate in your routines at home. https://www.commonsense.org/education/family-resources

Also, consider having a device-free dinner just like the Sesame Street crew. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-RbWAwnx8

Remember to follow the Monteith Library on Instagram to see what we are collaborating on, creating, and exploring!

Fourth grade students learned about cubism and the artist Pablo Picasso. Students then re-arranged their features in the manner of Cubism in their drawings of a self-portrait. Some of our features might not be where they are supposed to be. We then chose bright colors to color our portraits. We used sharpie to outline our features in the manner in which Picasso used black paint to add emphasis to his portraits.

~Miss Zoufal

October

8th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

9th- Full day of school and Evening conferences (Virtual)

10th- 1/2 day 11:36 Dismissal

10th-Afternoon in person conferences

10th- Evening Virtual conferences

11th- Monteith PTO Fun Run (Afternoon)

12th- PTO Mums Delivery Day

23rd-25th- Monteith's 22nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest

31st- Halloween 1/2 day for students 11:36am dismissal

November

3rd- District Open House 12-2pm

5th- Election Day (No School)

12th- Picture Retake Day

13th-PTO meeting 6:30pm

14th- PTO Math Night 5:30pm- 7:30pm

27th-29th - Thanksgiving Break

December

11th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

13th- PTO Jingle Jamboree (6-8pm)

23rd- Jan. 3rd (Winter Break)

January

6th- Students return to school

8th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

20th- MLK Day (No School)

February

8th- PTO Glow Dance (5-7pm)

12th- PTO meeting 6:30pm

17th- 21st- Mid Winter Break

March

12th- Monteith Spring Concert (Brownell)

6pm - K,1,2 & Choir

7:15pm 3,4, & Choir

19th - Full day of School Evening conferences (Virtual)

19th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

20th- 1/2 day 11:36 Dismissal

20th- Afternoon conferences in person

20th- Evening conferences Virtual

21st- 1/2 day 11:36am dismissal

24th- 28th- Spring Break

April

9th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

18th - Good Friday (No School )

21st- No School (Staff PD day)

May

9th- Kindergarten Farm Trip

14th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

26th- Memorial Day ( No School)

30th- Monteith Field Day

June

7th- PTO Summer Celebration

9th- 4th grade Promotion Rehearsel and Picnic

10th- 4th Grade trip to Lansing

11th- 4th Grade Promotion

13th- Last Day of School (1/2 Day 11:36am dismissal)

If your student will be taking medication during the school day, please bring the medicine and

Medication Administration Authorization form to the office on the first day of school The form is requjiured for all prescription and over the counter medications to be given by school staff.

If your child will be staying home because of illness, please call the attendance line at 313-432-4001 and leave a brief message. Please refer to Guidelines to Exclude a Child from School.

Email: Keeleas@gpschools.org
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