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Penguin's Raft

4th week of February

Penguin's Raft4th week of February

#GOPENGUINS #PositiveSignThursday

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Dear Moraine Families,


This Wednesday, February 22nd is our annual Moraine Leadership Day! Please have your child wear their Moraine spirit wear to school on Wednesday. To continue our school-wide focus on kindness, all Moraine classes will be completing a service project in or around the Northville community on Leadership Day.


We have classes working with the Humane Society of Huron Valley, Northville Civic Concern, Mott's Children Hospital, and many more! Please see communication from your child's teacher regarding specific details about their class's project and if there is any way for you to get involved. It's going to be an amazing day for our Moraine Penguins as we use the 8 habits to help make our surrounding communities a better place!


In this newsletter:

  • Parent Math 101 - March 8th Sign Up
  • 1st Edition of "The Lighthouse Voice" by the Student Lighthouse Team!
  • Students Teaching the Habits at Home
  • Kindergarten Enrollment NOW OPEN!
  • Early Childhood Open House
  • Night for Northville - March 11
  • NPS Inclusion Week


Take care and be well,


Joe Reimann
Proud Principal of Moraine Elementary


Teaching for Learning for All!

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Valentine's Celebrations spread the love!
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Congrats to the Moraine Explore Robotics Team on a great season!
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Thank you to Dr. Webber and the NEF for subbing at Moraine on Friday!
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Parent Math 101 - March 8th, 2023

Dear Moraine Families,

Do you have questions about how to help your child (ren) with math homework? You may be interested in a Parent Math 101 session we are offering with our District Math Consultant/Coach, Dr. Carrie Zielinski at Moraine on Wednesday, March 8th . She has set aside a block of time from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM to meet with parents to review some of the math strategies and math models we use when teaching students mathematics here in Northville. This will be a great time to learn about the best ways to support your child with mathematics.


Please RSVP by clicking this link!

Student Lighthouse Team Presents...Take Home Habits

The Student Lighthouse Team would like the STUDENTS to TEACH the HABITS at HOME. The Moraine Mission Statement is TEACHING FOR LEARNING FOR ALL.


A green flier giving students ideas about teaching Habit 1 will come home soon. Students can use the ideas to teach their family about the monthly habit.


Students can make a poster to hang at school, too.

Make a poster about the Take Home Habit (Habit 1)

  • Use 8 ½ and 11” paper
  • Color neatly
  • Make the habit CLEAR!
  • Write Name (first and last), Grade, Teacher on the back
  • Turn your poster in by the end of the month. (2/28)
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Upcoming Dates

  • February 22 - Leadership Day at Moraine Wear Your Moraine Spiritwear!
  • February 27 - Northville Inclusion Week
  • February 27 - March Is Reading Month Kicks Off


2022-23 Moraine School Calendar
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Kindergarten Enrollment for 2023-24 School Year is now OPEN!

Please visit our Kindergarten Enrollment webpage to sign up for an appointment to enroll your incoming Kindergarten student. Once you've signed up for an appointment, please return to the Enrollment webpage to complete the online portion of your pre-enrollment outlined in Steps 1-3.

If you have any questions, please call Student Data at (248) 344-3524.

NEF's Annual Night for Northville



Now is your chance to purchase tickets to the Northville Educational Foundation's premier event of the season. Tickets are now on sale for Night for Northville presented by Royal Truck & Utility Trailer. This year we are again Betting on our Students at an exciting Casino Night!


Join us Saturday, March 11th at 6:30 PM at the Northville Square mall. We will have casino style gambling, an amazing array of silent auction items, heavy hors d'oeuvres and an open bar provided by The Lava Grille Northville, local beer provided by North Center Brewing Company, dancing, wine pull and much more!


NEW THIS YEAR ---> Become our VIP! Limited tickets available for VIP Cocktail event. VIP tickets include early admittance at 6:00pm, reserved seating and cocktails at the exclusive bar in Lava Grille for the entire Casino Night Event, free valet, and a special thank you swag bag! VIP Cocktail Event is sponsored by Kiss My Lash of Northville!


Visit https://www.supportnef.org/night-for-northville to purchase your tickets!


Back this year - Your School’s PTA can win $500!! How does it work?! It’s simple - A $500 check will be written to the PTA for the school with the most attendees represented at Night for Northville. Don’t forget to write your school’s name in the “Additional Notes” section when you register! Last year Winchester was the big winner…. which PTA will receive the big check this year!?

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The Moraine School-Wide Kindness Goal

This year, the Moraine staff and students have focused in on the area of our vision that speaks about KINDNESS. We all agree that if we were to focus on being more kind, the results around our school and community would have an incredible impact!


This month, the action step we are taking is about students being helpful to others. You can help us out at home by talking to you child about what it means to be helpful in a shared community. We all share this space - whether at home or at school or anywhere else. Holding the door for someone, picking up a trash when you see it on the floor (especially when it's not yours!), asking what you can do to help....What can your family come up with?


One of our most important jobs as parents is modeling the behavior we want to see developed within our children. Join in on the kindness at home!

Moraine Yearbook 2023 - On sale until March 31st

Moraine Yearbook 2023 - On sale until March 31st.


Northville Inclusion Week, February 27th - March 3rd

At Moraine and in Northville, we have a strong belief in providing opportunities and equal access to every student that walks through our doors. This year, the entire district plans to participate in Northville Inclusion Week on February 27th-March 3rd. More information will follow, and daily activities for the week are noted below. If you'd like to purchase a 2023 Inclusion Week T-Shirt, you can do so here.
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February Wellness Wednesdays

February Wellness Wednesdays are all about self-love and self-care! Teens and Tweens join us for one of these programs:


Yoga & Mindfulness for Self-Care for Tweens (9-12) - Wednesday, February 8

Facilitated by Stephanie Rife, Yoga Instructor


Love Yourself - Building Self-Esteem for Teens (13-18) - Wednesday, February 22

Discussion and activities around being unique, happiness, and remembering how to unapologetically love yourself!

Facilitated by Kristie Wyler, MA LLP, McCaskill Family Services


See Flyer for more information. Registration is required: https://form.jotform.com/222187543053150
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Parent Coffee Talks

The Parent Lighthouse Team is planning to host a “Parent Coffee Talk” once a month. Every month we will meet to discuss each of the “7 Habits of Highly Effective Families”. You do not need to have attended the parent workshop in October to join us for these informal “Parent Coffee Talks”.


The schedule is as follows:


February 23 – Habit 4: Think Win-Win

March 16 – Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be

Understood

April 20 – Habit 6: Synergize

May 18 – Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw


These meetings will take place in Room 311 at Old Village School (405 Main Street in Northville) from 9:00-10:30 AM (except on January 19). Parking is behind Old Village School next to the library. Light refreshments are provided. Please bring something to drink and join us as we have fun discussing how to successfully (and at times unsuccessfully) implement the 7 Habits at home.


Please contact either one of us with questions:

Mindy Eichenberg (meichenberg@msn.com) or

Jami Knapp (jamiknapp@gmail.com).

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Opportunities for Baseball & Softball

Please see the files below for upcoming baseball & softball opportunities.
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Northville Youth Network Newsletters

Northville Youth Network (NYN) provides valuable programs and services to the Northville Community such as education and awareness, referral services and case work services. As part of the ongoing Social Emotional education NYN provides to our community, they have included resources that are available for parents! Please check out NYN's latest resource templates: Tech and Internet Safety and Social Anxiety as well as all of their other offerings! Be sure to check back in the future as their templates will be updated throughout the year (https://www.twp.northville.mi.us/your_government/departments/NYN)

Support Moraine With the Purchases You Already Make!
Did you know that you can support the Moraine Penguins by just doing your regular shopping? Shop at Kroger, Busch’s or AmazonSmile and a portion of what you spend will go to the Moraine PTA!