March 3, 2024
A Message from the Principal
Hello Families,
What a fun-filled week here at Scotch! It was great to see our class read-ins to kick off March is Reading Month. Below in this newsletter you will find more activities happening to cultivate a love for reading!
Each of our grades were able to participate in an assembly presented by The Flight Squad basketball team! A huge thank you to all of them for their awesome message about kindness, responsibility and accountability as well as the showcase of amazing skills! Students really loved this.
There are many field trips happening this week and students are required to have a parent permission slip completed.
The field trip to the Detroit Historical Society and the assembly from Flight Squad is all in thanks to our wonderful PTO! Thank you for your incredible activities and memories you provide for our students.
Lastly, the Intent to Return form is up on PowerSchool until March 8th. Please take the time to fill it out. Below in this newsletter is more information on where to find it via the PowerSchool app. All students who complete the form will be placed in a raffle drawing for a prize! We appreciate your support.
Kindly,
James Scrivo
Important Scotch Dates
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH
5th grade field trip to Detroit Historical Society
THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH
4th grade field trip to Detroit Historical Society
FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH
3rd grade field trip to Detroit Historical Society
TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Glow Skate Night at Rolladium
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH
Late Start - School begins at 10:10 AM
Marco's Pizza Night
MON, MARCH 25 - FRI, MARCH 29th
Spring Break - No school
MONDAY, APRIL 1ST
School Resumes
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD
Late Start - School begins at 10:10 AM
Student Intent to Return
To help us plan for the upcoming school year, we are asking parents to submit a form through PowerSchool.
The form is currently open and will close on March 8th. Your help is appreciated in sharing this Intent to Return information with families as we use this data for budget planning. Families will need to:
- Log into their PowerSchool Parent Portal Account
- Select the THREE dots for more
- Select the FORMS tab
- Use the drop down select the General tab
- Select Student Intent to Return to complete and submit
All students who complete the form on PowerSchool will be entered into a raffle for a prize from Mr. Scrivo! If you have any questions or need assistance to fill out the form, please call our office.
Student Surveys in the Month of March
To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for the future of their choice, we are looking for their feedback.
In the month of March 2024, WBSD will be administering surveys to all of our students. We have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our student surveys and they prioritize safeguarding student privacy by keeping all responses confidential. Our K-2nd grade students will take a paper and pencil survey with age appropriate questions while students in 3rd-12th grade will provide their feedback electronically. The WBSD administration and teaching staff will review student responses with the goal of identifying school-wide and district trends and then respond with programming and improvements to our culture that supports student learning.
If you are interested in learning more about the student surveys, you can view them by clicking on the links below. The student surveys are expected to only take about 20 minutes of their time.
Should you have any questions or concerns about these surveys, please feel free to contact your child’s principal.
If you would like your child to opt out of taking the Panorama survey, please click here.
SCOTCH SHOWCASE
Class Read-Ins
Flight Squad Basketball!
WBSD Bridges Math
Below are informative parent handouts for our Bridges Math Units for the month of March.
Say Cheese!
Our yearbook team is looking for photos! Scroll through your roll and please share class photos to yearbookscotch@gmail.com with the information listed above. We appreciate you!
iCenter Book of the Week
Endlessly Ever After By Laurel Snyder & Dan Santat
This fun choose-your-own-adventure picture book of fractured fairy tales will appeal to any young fan of the genre, putting the power of the story right in the reader's hands!
Time to head to grandmother’s house, grab your faux fur coat or your signature red cape? Turn the page and begin: Which story will you choose?
SCOTCH IS WILD ABOUT READING
March is National Reading Month and we are inviting all Highlanders to take part in all the fun this month! Scotch Staff have set a reading goal for the entire school! We want all of our students to read for 30 minutes each day! You will be given a reading calendar/tracker to keep track of your daily reading minutes. At the end of the month, the grade level with the most minutes read will earn a surprise! If the entire school can read at least 200,000 minutes this month, then the whole school will earn a reward! Your child’s reading teacher will provide more information about tracking minutes. We are so excited to see what we can accomplish this month!
Scotch Staff has also planned some fun activities throughout the month, read below to
find out more!
Mondays and Thursdays: Staff Share Stories
Click the link on the calendar to hear a bedtime story from some of our fabulous Scotch
Staff! They are sharing their favorite read books with you! Students will need to log in to
their google accounts to access the stories.
No Technology Tuesdays:
We want to encourage you to take a break from technology on Tuesday evenings!
Read a book, go outside and play with your friends, or play a board game!
Wild Wednesdays: Theme Dress Up Days
March 6th: Wild Wear Day! Wear animal print!
March 13th: Wild Hair Day!
March 20th: Wild Hat Day! Wear your favorite wild hat!
Friday: Weekly Read In’s
We will be having weekly READ IN’s where we will be spending time doing nothing but
READING! You can bring in a pillow and/or a blanket along with books from home to
enjoy for 30 minutes of uninterrupted reading.
We cannot wait for you to GET WILD ABOUT READING!!!
Staff Appreciation Week - May 6th through May 10th
If interested in being a hero sponsor, please contact Kelly Petrocella for additional information at:
kelly.petrocella@raymondjames.com or 734-674-8675.
WBSD Community
FREE LACROSSE Clinic for 3rd-8th graders
WBHS LACROSSE is hosting a Free Co-ed Introduction to Lacrosse for Boys and Girls the first week of March. Join us for these free clinics to have some fun and learn a new sport.
All 3rd - 8th grade students are invited to participate.
Meet the WB High School Coaches and some of the Varsity Boy and Girl players.
All equipment is provided.
Monday, March 4th 5:45-6:45 pm WBMS Gym
Wednesday, March 6th 5:45-6:45 pm WBMS Gym
Friday, March 8th 6:00-7:00 pm WBMS Gym
Sign up for one or more days using this link: https://forms.gle/RgmNasgphzPhk3Ac9
If you have any questions, please email: wbboyslax@gmail.com
Multilingual Night: K-5th Grade
WBMS Equestrian Team
Spots are limited; to sign-up for the Evaluation or for questions, please contact Kelly Robrahn at: robrahnfam@gmail.com
Nominate Today and Save the Date
West Bloomfield Youth Assistance Annual Youth Recognition Awards
WBYA recognizes young people from our community for volunteer service, personal growth, and personal leadership. Nominations must be submitted through this Google form:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScgxWmLszaZX.../viewform
-or- by sending an electronic copy to connie@wbyouthassistance.org.
The deadline to submit a nomination is Thursday, March 14, 2024.
WBSD Community Education
Summer Camp Interest Form
FOR PARENTS:
At this time the location and duration of Summer Camp is to be determined. Please complete the form and we will notify you as we secure a location and dates. THIS FORM DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SPOT IN SUMMER CAMP. THIS IS AN INQUIRY FORM ONLY.
Parent Summer Camp Interest Form
If you need to make Summer Plans as soon as possible check out these camps:
Scotch Contact Information
Main Office Phone: (248) 865-3280
SAFELINE to report an Absence: (248) 865-3282
Website: Scotch Elementary School Website
COMMUNITY RESOURCES: www.wbsd.org.