Hi Reid Rocket Families!

Our Fund Run is coming up and we hope it's a huge success! Thank you for all of your help and support. Students are asked to raise $50. or more to earn a glow party if we have a collective school amount of $15,000. The run and glow party are fun events planned by our PTO board members. Thank you to everyone who plans to volunteer their time and/or money to help make events a success!

Our PTO is planning some fun extra activities for our students and families. If you are not a friend of the PTO facebook page, please look this up as it contains great information about what our PTO supports.

School begins promptly at 8:40 am. Students should not be in dropped off before 8:35. If you need to drop your child off before then, we offer School Age Child Care. They can be reached at 810-591-6083. If your child is late for school, we ask that you please accompany them into the building and sign them in at the office. Please make sure to watch out for our busses in the morning. Please do not cross in front or in between our busses in the parking lot. It makes our bus drivers very nervous when they have students and adults crossing where they should not. Thank you for helping us to keep everyone safe.

If your student is eating breakfast at school, they may enter the building through the main doors at 8:25 a.m. Breakfast is served until 8:45 a.m. as students need to be in their classroom by 8:50 so they don't miss instruction.

The morning is a very busy time for our staff and we want to provide you our full attention. If you need to speak with your child’s teacher, please contact them to make an appointment. We appreciate your cooperation.

We are glad to welcome parent volunteers to our building. All volunteers will need to sign in at the office, and report to their teacher for instructions. If your teacher is in need of having a volunteer in the room, they will reach out to you.

We have an exciting month planned with many activities and events. Please be sure to check your teachers' news for important info too.

Educationally yours,

Jamie Wagner

Principal

G.B. Wellness Policy and Birthday Treats

Board Policy 8510 -

E. All foods offered on the school campus during the school day shall comply with the current USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including competitive foods that are available to students a la carte in the dining area, as classroom snacks, or from vending machines.

F. All food and beverages that are provided, other than through sale, on the school campus during the school day (which may include classroom snacks, for classroom parties, and at holiday celebrations) shall comply with the food and beverage standards approved by the Superintendent.

Please do not send in sugary treats for birthday treats or daily snacks. Some other ideas to celebrate birthdays may include, stickers, pencils, erasers, or other non-food items. Please consult with your classroom teacher if you have any questions. Snacks and treats that don’t align with our district board policies will be sent home with the student. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in following this board policy.

October

• 2nd Fund Run and Count Day
• 4th 1/2 day for students P.D. for staff in p.m.
• 9th ELGA Deposit Day
• 17th Glow Party - invite only
• 22nd Picture retake day
• 23rd ELGA Deposit Day
• 25th No School
• 29th Spooky Skate 5 p.m.
• 31st Halloween Parade through Wailea Sub 1:30 p.m.

Many students and families celebrate different holidays and celebrations throughout the year. Please see the PTA's multicultural Holiday Calendar link below for a reference of celebrations and Holidays that Reid's families may celebrate.

PTA Multicultural Calendar

Count day is a very important day across the state of Michigan for Public schools as our federal and state school funding is tied to student attendance. Please plan to have your child attend school for the entire day on October 2nd. If your child is unable to attend due to sicknes or an extenuating factor, please plan to provide a doctor's note and call the office to excuse your child's absence.

To participate in this survey, please click the link.

https://www.merit.edu/nextgenesee/

Are you interested in helping Reid Elementary be all that it can be? Then you would like joining our Reid PTO. The PTO is a parent and teacher(staff) organization that does many things for our school family. One big job of our PTO is to organize fundraisers and events that provide extracurricular activities for our students. The PTO meets monthly throughout the year. Please consider joining this wonderful organization. If you have questions, please reach out to gb.reidpto@gmail.com

Please see the PTO's facebook page for their latest updates.

https://secure.smore.com/n/ksw1m

We have drop off bins in our main lobby. If you need to turn something in or pick something up from your classroom teacher, please check in with our office staff who will assist you with the correct bin.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/95d59b9f-a792-41fd-99c7-24dd5db865ec

Rocket Run!!

Each year the PTO plans a lot of events for our families. We like to keep the costs of these events as low as possible. In order to do that we do have to fundraise. Our biggest fundraiser of every year is our Rocket Run. This is a school wide fundraiser where prizes are awarded in each grade level. In the past we had students raise a specific amount to qualify for the larger prize of a party after school hours. However this year we are setting a school wide goal. Every dollar raised counts towards our goal of $15,000. If we reach our school wide goal by the date of the Rocket Run, the PTO will be holding a Glow Party with everyone invited!!

Packets with additional information went home in your classroom packets at Open House.If you were unable to attend Open House, look for your packet to come home during the first week. Once again this year online donations will be accepted and encouraged. See below for the online donation link. Copy and paste the link on Facebook, in emails and texts to encourage more people to donate. Make sure to tell your friends and family to include your students name when making online donations. We will also accept Venmo payments.

Please see this link for additional information.

Parents may now record an absence on Parent Vue. Please see the directions below.

Medication at School

Our goal is your child’s safety and your help is needed to achieve this goal! Students are not to carry medication without orders per district policy.

All medication authorizations must be renewed at the beginning of each school year. The order is good for one school year unless shorter time frame ordered by physician. Authorization forms must be completed for both prescription and non-prescription medications.

• Each medication needs its own authorization
• Refill of the medication is the responsibility of the parent/guardian
• Expired medication will not be administered
• Action plans for health conditions such as Diabetes, Seizures, and Allergies must be completed every school year
• Unused medication will be discarded unless picked up by the parent/guardian on or before the last day of school
• FOOD ALLERGIES: Dietary restriction form is available on the Food Services department webpage, foods can be substituted with a form on file, including gluten free options!

Additional information and forms can be found on the Grand Blanc Community Schools web-site, Health Resources.

Mrs. O'Mara