CUBS STAFF COMMUNICATION

Our mission at Collins, with the help of the community, is to foster a caring and enriching environment that enables all students to grow academically and socially, to reach their individual potential as they become lifelong learners.

SCHOOL HOURS: 8:25-3:15 DAILY

HALF-DAY HOURS: 8:25-11:29

BREAKFAST OPENS @ 8:10-8:25

email: mailto:officecollins@uticak12.org

website: https://collins.uticak12.org

Location: 12900 Grand Haven, Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Phone: 586-797-4200

Attendance Line: 586-797-4299 (24 hours)

COLLINS Facebook: www.facebook.com/CollinsCubs

PTO Facebook: www.facebook.com/BruceCollinsPTO

JANUARY DATES:

9: Charlotte Danielson Three Part Symposium NEW TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM

10: MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FORMS DUE TO PAYROLL!

14: SMART MOVES Begins

15: Elementary ART Teacher PD 8:30-3:30 UTICA HS ECC

16: Elementary ELA Pilot Teacher Meeting

16: SAVVAS COACHING 8:30-3:15

16: UTIP-New Teacher Induction Program 4:30-7:30 MESSMORE

17: WIDA PROCTORING Grades 1-6 8:30-11:30 training (USE QR CODE BELOW TO SIGN UP)

17: WIDA PROCTORING Kindergarten 12:30-3:30 (USE QR CODE BELOW TO SING UP)

17: NWEA WINDOW CLOSES

20: NO SCHOOL MLK JR. HOLIDAY OBSERVED

22: 6th Grade Choir to Oakland University @ 6pm

23: UTIP-New Teacher Induction Program Messmore 4:30-7:30

23: MEG @ PRINCIPAL MEETING 8:30-12

24: Amplify Coaching

27: Report Card Pilot Meeting

28: Elementary Music Teachers PD @ Stevenson HS ECC 8:30-3:30

28: 8:30-11:30 6th Grade HMH Round 2

29: Grade Level Meetings

31: Elementary MEDIA CENTER PD *TIME WAS CHANGED* 8:30-3:30 @ Stevenson HS ECC

31: PROGRESS REPORTS

FEBRUARY DATES

3-13: Conference Window PLEASE VOTE BELOW.

5: Kindergarten Open House (details to follow)

12: COUNT DAY

14: Culture and Climate Survey Due

17-21: NO SCHOOL MID-WINTER BREAK

RESULTS ARE IN!

1. Conferences will be held the day after Kindergarten Open House from 4-7pm on Thursday, February 6th.
2. SIGN IN SHEETS will be required, especially for documentation of TITLE I purposes.
3. Please share a copy of your conference schedule by THURSDAY, February 6th with Wendy in the front office.
4. If you need me to sit in on any conference, please let me know.
5. Please remember LANGUAGE LINE is available to use for interpreters.

READING MONTH ACTIVITIES: (We will update this section as we begin planning)

1. March 3rd ASSEMBLY

We had time at our staff meeting to complete. Please be sure to complete by the end of the week. Thank you!

Jan. 10,2025

Apr. 25, 2025

May 30, 2025

June 6, 2025

COLLINS CLOSET:

Once again, we are excited to open our COLLINS CLOSET to our community members. If you have a student in need of a winter jacket, hats, gloves, etc., please let the office know. We can help the family to shop in our COLLINS CLOSET!!

LOOKING FOR DONATIONS:

If you would like to donate materials for the Collins Closet, please add them to our collection in the closet area attached to Conference Room 2.

Safety remains a priority for our school. Collins Elementary is once again providing training to our students on our safety protocols. The protocols identify actions that students may be asked to take in the event of a potential incident: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate and shelter.

The training is provided through a short, animated video. In the video, the teacher – Mrs. Appleton – and her students walk through the different responses in a very relaxed and engaging way for younger children. The script was written by our staff.

The protocols will continue to be part of the training while practicing our regular school safety drills, such as fire drills, security drills, tornado drills, evacuation procedures, etc.

The video is available for you to review at this link: UCS School Safety: Standard Response Protocol - Elementary - YouTube If you have any questions, please contact our office.

ALL STAFF MEETINGS ARE TUESDAYS IN THE MEDIA CENTER @3:30-4:30

1. September 10: 3:30-5 (HEALTH and SAFETY TRAINING-Duzey and SSO Edwards
2. September 24- CANCELLED
3. October 8- School Improvement DATA DIGGING and GRADE LEVEL MEETING
4. November 19-School Improvement-Grade Level Goals Data Analysis
5. December 3-Data Digging Presentation Data Analysis
6. December 10th: DATA DIGGING PRESENTATION for MR. Monroe
7. January 14-Essential Literacy Strategies/Culture and Climate Survey
8. February 4-Continuous Improvement NWEA REVIEW and PLANNING DATA
9. March 4: MSTEP TRAINING PART 1
10. March 18: MSTEP TRAINING PART 2
11. April 8
12. April 29-GROUPINGS MEETING
13. May 13-GROUPSING MEETING
14. June 4

If you need to contact someone for help, please know that our Care Match site is always running. At anytime, students, staff, or families can submit an anonymous request to care through your district's custom link caresolace.com/utica.

FIELD TRIP REMINDERS:

No field trips on Count Day- October 2nd

Please see the updated rules and regulations for student travel, any paperwork moving forward should be on the document below. Two key changes to note-

"For elementary school day trips, a ratio of one adult to five (or less) students is recommended"

"The trip sponsor is responsible for ensuring that copies of medial forms are readily available. In addition, all required medication must be available and properly administered according to individual student health plans and Board of Education Policy 5325 – Administration of Medication."

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Principal of Collins Elementary

Email: collinsquestions@uticak12.org
Website: https://www.uticak12.org/Collins
Location: 12900 Grand Haven Drive, Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Phone: (586)797-4200
Facebook: facebook.com/collins