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

PBIS is a school-wide system that includes proactive strategies for teaching, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate behavior. Our school-wide behavior expectations are for students to Be a Disney STAR:

Classroom teachers have been teaching and modeling these behaviors in all areas of the building these last few weeks. This past Tuesday, we had grade-level meetings to review our Disney STAR expectations to all students. Positive behavior will be recognized and rewarded throughout the year:

• Individual STAR's: When students are caught being a STAR they will receive a STAR ticket that will be place in their classroom star jug. Every Friday two STAR tickets are drawn for students to visit our STAR cart!
• Classroom SHINING STAR's: when an entire class is caught demonstrating STAR behavior they will earn a Shining Star to be placed on their classroom chart. Once the STAR chart is filled the class will earn a fun reward!
• School-Wide Disney STAR's: Each week all start tickets earned will be placed into the STAR Tower. Working together as a school, once we fill the tower to our goal line, our entire school will earn a fun reward. Our first goal is to fill the STAR Tower half way to earn an indoor snowball fight and hot coco!

We have had a great first few weeks learning what it means to be a Disney STAR! We continue to encourage our students to make good behavior choices and come to school each day ready to be a Disney Star. We appreciate your encouragement at home to do the same.

Mrs. Hamilton’s class has been spending a lot of time these first few weeks practicing their Disney STAR behavior and creating a hallway mural to reflect and share examples of being kind, responsible, safe, and respectful.

All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas Learning Management System. As a result, students have continuous access to the course materials and information regarding their achievement.

Parents/Guardians can also have continuous access to their student’s course materials and grades in Canvas by creating a parent/observer account. In addition, parents of multiple students can easily switch between their students to view grades and assignments within the same parent account. All sign up information and resources are provided on the Fraser website.

Important reminders when using Canvas:

• Canvas works best in Chrome
• Please do not install the Canvas app (for parents or students). We are not supporting it as our staff and students are utilizing the web-based version of Canvas and it looks and works differently.
• If you signed up and paired with your students last year, you still have access to those students and their new courses this year.
• If you need to add more students to your account this year, please follow the directions provided below.
• If you have forgotten your password, you can use the Forgot Password? link on the parent sign in page. Then, enter the email address you used to set up the account to receive a password reset email.
• If you have forgotten the email you used, please reach out to Kim Keith, Kimberly.keith@fraserk12.org, for additional assistance.

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

Birthdays are special celebrations at any age; however, with food allergies and restrictions and the critical demand for learning time—NO FOOD items will be allowed for birthday celebrations. Please do not send them. We will celebrate students’ birthdays in other ways.

The Fraser Sideline Cheer Team is running a cheer clinic for 1st through 6th grade students on Sept. 17th & 18th. Participants will be invited to cheer at the Varsity football game on Friday Sept. 20th.

Our Disney PTO's annual Fun Run is on Friday, September 27th! This event is the largest FUNdraiser of the year and funds raised help support 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 & more. We have teamed up with Get Movin@ to make this event fun and profitable with online mobile friendly technology!

Follow these 3 Simple Steps to get to the goal fast!

1. First Register or re-Login to your parent dashboard and complete your child's student webpage with a PICTURE at getmovinfundhub.com
   School Identifier: 64+b08a81579d
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 on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
• Help your child reach their goal

Thank you for Support! Together, let’s have the best school year ever!

Interested in additional Disney Spirit Wear? Then checkout the Disney Spirit Wear shop to find all of your Disney Elementary spirit wear and school spirit apparel for both youth and adult all in one place. The store will be open all year long! Currently there is a 30% off sale on all items!

The State of Michigan will provide a free breakfast and lunch for all students who want them throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Although not required, we do ask that families complete the Education Benefit Form located HERE. By doing so you help ensure the school receives additional funding.

• 9/17 - Uncle Sam's Comedy Jam Constitution Day Assembly
• 9/19 - 6th Grade Camp
• 9/20- Fraser Tailgate
• 9/27 - PTO Fun Run
• 9/27 - Homecoming Parade & Football Game
  
• 9/30 - Detroit Lions Spirit Day
• 10/1 - Fall Picture Day
• 10/2 - Count Day
• 10/11 - Disney PTO Trunk-or-Treat
• 10/15 - 5th Grade Recorder Concert

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!