Late Starts: (2024-25 School Calendar)

November 13, 20

December 11, 18

November 27 - 29: Thanksgiving Break

December 3: Haven Presentations K-2

December 4: Eagles Nest

December 5: Parent Teacher Conferences 4 - 7 PM

December 12: PTA Pixie Sale 3:45 - 7:00 PM

December 11 - 13: PTA Scholastic Book Fair

December 23 - January 3: Winter Break

The parking lot north of the building is designated for staff only. We do not have enough spots for our staff and it becomes a safety concern to have cars using the parking lot to drive through from Clawson to Linwood. Please help us keep our students and families safe during drop-off and pick-up.

From Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29, there will be no school for students. I wish you a restful and enjoyable break.

On Tuesday, December 3, your child will participate in HAVEN’s Helping Kids Help Themselves lesson. Helping Kids Help Themselves is a one hour lesson taught by educational specialists from the group HAVEN.

HAVEN is a non-profit organization that provides direct services to victims and families experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault. Helping Kids Help Themselves introduces young children to personal safety and body ownership through the use of a story involving a bird named Daisy. The program helps children identify, trust, and communicate their own feelings. The children will view a video and talk with our educational specialist about child sexual abuse in an age-appropriate manner. The presentation will focus on identifying “good touches” and “bad touches.”

The following safety rules are stressed:

∙ It’s O.K. to say NO!

∙ Try to GET AWAY!

∙ If someone has touched you or tried to touch you in a private area, tell a trusted adult and keep telling until someone believes you.

∙ It is never your fault.

∙ It is never too late to tell a bad secret.

We are excited to get our Eagle's Nest back together to talk about composting in the cafeteria. Students have done a great job getting the program started!

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, December 5, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. These are by appointment only. Please contact your child's teacher if you still need to arrange a date for conferences.

We’re excited to announce the return of Royal Oak Schools Free Skate Days, proudly sponsored by M3 Investment Services! These fun-filled evenings are a fantastic opportunity for our students to enjoy a night out on the ice while connecting with friends and family.

The first Free Skate Day is scheduled for Wednesday, November 27, with additional dates proposed throughout the winter season:

Free Skate Dates:

• Wednesday, November 27
• Wednesday, December 11
• Wednesday, January 8
• Wednesday, January 22
• Wednesday, February 5

Here’s how it works:

• Royal Oak Middle and High School students skate for free by showing their school ID.
• Elementary students skate for free by having a parent or guardian confirm their school affiliation.

Challenging young, inquisitive minds to explore American Values!

This year's topic is, “What Does Patriotism Mean To Me?”

Take a look HERE for more information. All submissions are due December 15, 2024.

We are so excited to welcome back the Book of the Month at Addams! Each month, we select a book to provide to every classroom. We choose books that have multiple uses within our curriculum and provide our students with a chance to see themselves or others in the books we read. We love the positive impact this initiative has on our whole school culture.

Author & Illustrator: Oge Mora

Focus: Thanksgiving, togetherness, community, generosity

Thank You, Omu! is the story of how a woman named Omu makes a delicious stew that attracts members of her community to her door, and she feeds them all. Children will be exposed to African American and Nigerian cultural traditions of sharing food and friendship, as well as messages of generosity, gratitude, and community.

Link for the newsletter is below!

Please see Mrs. Maria Elliot's Newsletter before. She provides art for our ASD, Developmental Kindergarten, and Ms. Parker's class!

In the Art Studio w/ Mrs. Maria

Click the link to learn more about Mr. Woodward's Art Class.

Please click on the link for an update on Vocal Music!

Mr. Watson's Newsletter

Curriculum Information

Please click the link for Mrs. Glowacki's Newsletter.

Please use the following link to learn more about what is happening in Mrs. O'Dell's Spanish class!

https://secure.smore.com/n/g9425-spanish-news?ref=email

Parking reminders: Please be sure to not park in the back parking lot as that is for staff only between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Webster Road, the East side of Clawson and the West side of Linwood is DROP-OFF ONLY areas from 8:10 to 4:00, Monday through Friday. Parking is available beyond the school staff parking lot to the North of the building (around the playground) and down side streets South of Webster. Thank you in advance for adhering to these parking rules so that we can keep all of our students safe.

• It is requested that all adults arriving and departing from the school be particularly cautious and mindful of the children and adult pedestrians in the vicinity of the school.

• Students should enter and exit on the passenger side of the vehicle only.

“Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend. A bag of food will be put in your child's locker for take home on Fridays. The simple meals may include food like macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you would like to have your child participate in this program, fill out the form below.. Please be sure to indicate on the form if you child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you as the parent are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak Schools, as well as Blessings in a Backpack, will not be held responsible for any accidental food allergen exposure.

Blessings in a Backpack Form

If your child needs to take medication throughout the school day, please fill out the following form and return it to the main office. Thank you!

Request for Dispensing Medication

Addams Media Center Policy 2024-2025

I would like to let you know that we have extended the deadline for the PTA 'Reflections' Art contest until December 3rd. This will give your child the chance to work over the break if they would like to create an artwork for the contest. The attachment has QR codes for the Rules and also the Entry Form. The theme for the entries is "Accepting Imperfections". The links have been updated when you scan the QR codes.

Please encourage you child to make a piece, it is a great contest and there are prizes for every student who enters.

Sincerely,

Ryan Woodward

The PTA JEDI committee is looking for more volunteers who want to support our students during times of overwhelm & overstimulation. The Chill Zone has been a beneficial resource for the past 2 years to give all of our Addams students a space to re-regulate in a safe, calm, and quiet environment during a variety of school & PTA sponsored events. If you’re interested in participating in this training - please email Jamie at Jedi@addamspta.com to reserve your spot. The zoom link will then be emailed to you.

Please click the link below for opportunities to volunteer during lunch and recess. The Lunch Buddy program is an awesome way to support your child and all of the students of Addams!

The Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion committee is inviting YOU to join us in our mission to have students feel seen, supported, empowered, and valued while cultivating a community that looks out for others. Meetings are held virtually every other month (starting October) after the general PTA meeting. Register at addamspta.com for meeting link. We hope to see you there!

2024-2025 Calendar: A calendar for the 2024-2025 school year is now available! Building and program specific calendars, as well as a complete calendar for our current school year, are all available from the calendar page of our district website.

Principal, Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center

Email: Timothy.boyer@royaloakschools.org
Location: 2222 West Webster Road, Royal Oak, MI, United States
Phone: 248-288-3100