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

Our sixth-grade classes had an amazing experience at Camp Howell! We have carried on the tradition, and it would not have been possible without our amazing chaperones, Camp Howell staff, teachers, parent donations, PTO, and our Disney office staff/administration. The students worked collaboratively, interacted with rescued wildlife, learned about international exploration, and used their growth mindset to overcome new challenges. Forever memories were made, and this camp experience catapulted our sixth graders into an exciting year of teamwork, perseverance, and possibly a new appreciation for nature itself. Thank you to Mrs. Porter, families, students, and PTO for the investment made to make camp a success year after year! THANK YOU! “In nature’s classroom, every lesson is an adventure.”

Third grade students had a fun and challenging afternoon rescuing Humphrey the Hamster and their treasure from some swashbuckling pirates!! After finishing the class chapter book, the World According to Humphrey, both third grade classes worked on teamwork skills, perseverance, and comprehension skills to show what they have learned through an escape room challenge. The treasure and Humphrey were rescued!

Thank you to our PTO for providing the funds to have Doug Scheer visit Disney for his Uncle Sam Comedy Jam! We all had a great time learning about the Constitution of the Untied States, Bill of Rights, branches of government, and more! Thank you Doug Scheer for visiting Disney and providing this experience

On Friday, we had our Student Council Officer elections. We are all so proud of all the students that ran for a board position. They worked hard on their campaign, showed bravery to speak in front of their peers, and have demonstrated a passion and commitment to improving our school community. We are so proud of all the students who ran! Below are our 25-25 Student Council Board Members:

President: Domenico Agostini

Vice President: Sawyer Sarcona

Treasurer: Ruby Magnotte

Secretary: Madeline Otto

Historian: Alivia Bookmiller

And a big thank you to Mrs. Pozolo and Mrs. Ostrowski for leading our Student Council Committee!

On Friday we had fun at our annual Fraser Family Tailgate! It was great seeing so many Disney families in attendance! In addition, our students who participated in the Fraser Cheer Camp had the opportunity to cheer on the sidelines during the Fraser vs Port Huron football game!

Fraser is hosting an elementary boys basketball tournament league for 5th & 6th grade boys.

5 Instructional/Game Sessions – 1 ½ hour sessions – 1 Championship Day (½ hr. Instruction /1 hr. of Games). Instruction/Game dates are: 10/1, 10/3, 10/8, 10/9, 10/14 and 10/17 for the Championship Games

6 teams – 1 team (15 students) representing each of the Fraser Elementary Schools

7:00 – 8:30 pm at Fraser High School – Main Gym

~Coached and officiated by Fraser High School basketball player

~ Registration is $35 and all students receive a t-shirt

~ Contact Coach Norgrove for more information!

Our first rehearsal for the Fraser Youth Choir is THIS MONDAY, September 23 at 6PM in the FHS Choir Room! This group is open to all 5th and 6th grade Fraser students.

Thank you to all who have come to audition! If you were not able to attend auditions, we are still accepting new members! Contact Mr. Reeves or Ms. McLeod about attending an upcoming rehearsal to audition.

Our rehearsals are every Monday at 6PM.

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!

This is by far our biggest fundraiser of the year. Our goal is to raise $25,000 as a school. If we reach our goal, students will have a fun Mega Recess Party! Currently Disney Elementary has raised, $12,475!

So far, our top classroom are:

• Mrs. Engle - $1,510
• Mrs. Hamilton - $1,425
• Mrs. Filip - $1,405
• Mrs. Hammer - $1,205
• Mrs. Strickland - $1,115

Please continue share and support our PTO Fun Run FUNdraiser by following the steps below:

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!

We need volunteers to help make this event a success! If you're able to volunteer, please click the link below to sign up. Please make sure you have a background check on file for this school year. If you have not yet submitted the background check, you may stop in the office to complete it or give us a call and we can send the form home with your child: 586-439-6400.

Our Fall Fun Run Event will take place this Friday, September 27. Students should dress for the weather, wearing Olympic or Disney themed items. Students should wear comfortable running shoes and active wear, and bring extra socks and a water bottle labeled with their name.

During this event, we welcome parent/family spectators to bring a lawn chair and help to cheer on our students, during the running loop only. Spectators may plan to sit along the running path to cheer on students. Families should only plan to stay for the duration that their own children are running. Please see below for grade-level running times

Kindergarten: 9:05-9:15

1st Grade: 9:15 - 9:25

2nd Grade: 9:50 - 10:00

3rd Grade: 9:40 - 9:50

4th Grade: 10:30 - 10:40

5th Grade: 10:20 - 10:30

6th Grade: 10:40 - 10:50

Please Take Community Survey Using Link Below

We are excited to embark on the creation of our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan—a roadmap that will shape the next five years of excellence in Fraser Public Schools. This plan will continue to focus on our strong traditions of excellence by staying committed to our core values and beliefs - Innovate, Learn, Lead.

To ensure this plan reflects the needs and aspirations of all stakeholders, we are launching acommunity survey to gather input. The survey will remain open through October 1st, and we encourage all families, staff, students, and community members to share their thoughts. This is your chance to help shape the future of Fraser Public Schools, and we want to hear from you!

In addition, we will be holding a Community & Parent Meeting to kick off the strategic planning process on October 1st at 6 pm in the Fraser High School Media Center.

Help us raise money for our PTO and enjoy a Disney Family Night Dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings! Dine in or carry-out Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, September 25th, and 20% of your bill will be donated back to our Disney PTO!

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.

Parents can use Canvas to

• Contact their child’s teacher

• View grades, due dates, and events

• See, and in many cases access, what the child is doing at school

• Support an absent student

• View classroom and building announcements

• And more!

For the first step you will need to have two devices (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) available to be paired. One device will be used to log into your student’s canvas account. The other will be used to create your parent canvas account.

For parents/guardians of students whom are in young fives through 2nd Grade:

A QR code of your students’ username and password will have been sent home. Use your camera function to scan the QR code to access your student’s Canvas Account. If you are having issues with the QR code, contact your teacher or elementary media tech.

For parents/guardians of students whom are in 3rd-6th Grade:

To log in as your student, go to this website (preferably in Chrome, but Safari is okay):

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps Click on the icon that says Canvas Student Login.

Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.

Next Step-

To create and/or log into your Canvas Parent Account:

On a different device (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) Visit this website –

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps

Click on the icon that says Canvas Parent Login.

Students may have a variety of accidents throughout the school day that require a change of clothes. To help prevent a call home, please make sure to have an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack in case of an accident throughout the school day. Thank you!

In addition, please add your child's name to their belongings (water bottles, sweatshirts, etc). This will help us return lost belongings to students. Thank you!

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.

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.

• 9/25 - Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser Night
• 9/27 - PTO Fun Run
• 9/27 - Homecoming Parade & Football Game
  
• 9/30 - Detroit Lions Spirit Day
• 10/1 - Fall Picture Day
• 10/1- District Strategic Planning Parent Meeting- 6:00PM in FHS Media Center
• 10/2 - Count Day
• 10/8- Clinton Macomb Library Visits Disney
• 10/9 - PTO Meeting - 6pm Disney Media Center or Virtual
• 10/11 - Disney PTO Trunk-or-Treat
• 10/15 - 5th Grade Recorder Concert

• 10/21 - 10/24 - Book Fair
• 10/22 - 1st Grade visits Westview Farms
• 10/23 - Student-Led Conferences from 4:30 to 7:30 PM
• 10/24 - 1/2 Day (12:00 Dismissal)
• 10/24 - Student-Led Conferences from 1:00 - 3:30 & 4:30-7:30
• 10/31 - Early Dismissal (1:30 dismissal)

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

Gleaners Food Bank offers multiple distribution sites throughout Michigan. You can find a list of all locations by clicking here. This year, they will also continue their distribution at the Fraser VFW location every other Thursday. Their next distribution is on Thursday, October 3rd.