Adventures at Beaumont

This was a very busy week and I want to first express my gratitude for all of the hard work that the PTO put in to create positive memories for our students, help raise money for our school and continue to host fun events for all.

I feel that I do need to address a few of the complaints that have been brought to my attention and also posted on the Facebook PTO page. The building and playground were closed for this event for one main reason... safety. The playground (as noted in previous newsletters) is closed after school hours due to allowing our grass to grow. Also, at dusk and dark, the temporary dark green fencing is very hard to see and is a potential safety hazard for students running around. Yes, trash on the playground after a large event is annoying and frustrating, but not the main reason for the closure. We are hoping the fencing is able to come down some time in November so we can re-open the playground to the community. The building was not open for bathrooms because we did not have the staff or volunteers to supervise the building and bathrooms. I am so thankful for the handful of parents that worked tirelessly to put on an amazing event- but this is not enough to run the event outside and keep the building safe and secure inside as well. For future outdoor events, we will add a section for volunteers to supervise the bathrooms and hallways so we have the ability to have the bathrooms available for the public.

Please check out our Beaumont Team and Beaumont PTO Page for pictures of the Adventure Run and Trunk or Treat! Don't forget to post your own as well!

Thank you Mrs. Pawloske for all of your hard work to create another successful Scholastic Book Fair Event for our students and families! Thank you to the volunteers that also helped to make this a successful event. We couldn't do this without you and we appreciate all of you!

Also, thank you for the multiple donations from families for clothing, socks and underwear. We are so grateful for the extra clothing donated and so are our students. If you have not packed extra clothes for your child, please make sure you do so! Even our older students spill or fall outside and need new clothes to change into. We still need donations for girls clothes (especially pants)!

Please make sure that you are being safe in the parking lot! There are rules and arrows for a reason- to keep you and your students safe! Please be patient in the parking lot before and after school. We do the best that we can to get you in and out in a reasonable time.

We had a fun experience at our Run Out Performances performed by Pierce Middle School's orchestra, band and choir students. It was so great to see Beaumont Alumni! Ask your student what their favorite instrument and song was! Thank you to the music department at Pierce Middle School for allowing our students to experience the performing arts in such a fun and exciting way.

We encourage parents to fill out the volunteer form at the beginning of the year and turn it into the office. It takes about 10 days to get them processed through safety and security. In order to volunteer, chaperone a field trip or participate in school activities with students, you will need this form filled out and approved before the date of the event. A new volunteer affidavit needs to be filled out EVERY school year.

If any questions, do not hesitate to email me at guizzl01@wsdmi.org

Halloween is a full day this year so it may look a little different from previous years- BUT it is early release! Our costume parade will be at 1:30 PM (This gives us time after all of the lunches are over to change into costumes -if needed) For the parade, we are asking parents, families and friends to spread out between Door #6 (By the Kinder/Playground Door) and Door #2 (In the bus loop). Students will exit the building at Door #6 and will return to the building through Door #2. Please do not block the sidewalks as this will be where the students are walking.

If your student needs a costume, please email me or their teacher by Wednesday and we will make sure that they have one. If you have costumes that you are willing to donate, you may send them in any time this week. We will make sure that all students that want to participate, have an opportunity to.

After the parade, teachers will be hosting their Halloween parties. Teachers have sent information about their individual classroom parties.

Remember- it is early release! Students will be dismissed at 3:00 PM.

Thank you Mrs. Baranski and Ms. Kilbride for coaching the Run Club this fall! We are already gearing up for the spring season! We are excited to announce that 3rd grader, Harper, was the #1 girl runner out of all of the 2nd and 3rd graders from all nine elementary schools! Wow! Congratulations!

Congratulations to all of the runners for doing an amazing job this season! (Team Picture Coming Soon!)

This is a big deal! Kinders are showing success with routines and procedures and are ready to eat breakfast with their older peers in the cafeteria in the morning. So, that means ALL students that will be eating breakfast will enter through the cafeteria door (Door #7) with the awning. If your student has eaten breakfast at home, then they will continue to enter through door #6. We know this routine will take a while to master, so if students accidently enter through Door #6, we will have extra staff available to help students to the cafeteria and then back to the classroom when they are done eating.

The Waterford Foundation for Public Education provided WSD elementary Spanish teachers a grant to purchase books to help enhance the teaching of Hispanic Heritage Month. With the grant, the elementary Spanish teacher team of four was able to purchase 8 books each. The books were a significant teaching aid for the students during this month-long celebration.

Hispanic Heritage Month is an important observance for students to immerse themselves in culturally relevant learning. The books, which were purchased through the Waterford Foundation for Public Education grant, served as an anchor to in-class learning activities which allowed the students to read about many Spanish speaking countries, as well as learn and celebrate cultural similarities and differences.

We are excited to honor our September Attendance All-Stars this week. These are students that have zero absences, tardies, or have not left early from school. We are also striving for a perfect attendance day! A day that ZERO students are absent or tardy! Click on the link below for the slideshow!

Update: Students were very excited for their extra recess with Mrs. Walsh. It was so fun to see all 83 students playing together and excited for their reward!

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGSnzB80VE/KLsXBzroD8HU0tSSbV9HyQ/watch?utm_content=DAGSnzB80VE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

Throughout the district, us music teachers are working towards implementing 5th grade choir as an additional and optional music time for 5th grade students. This choir would be comprised of students who love music class, have outstanding citizenship, and are keeping up with their school work. This would be a full year commitment with performances during the school day (assemblies, holiday classroom caroling, etc) and Learning Fair.

Monday- Be Unique- Wear your favorites today even if they do not match

Please adhere to all parking lot guidelines. DO NOT park in no parking areas and DO NOT cut across the parking lot through a one way area. This makes the parking lot very dangerous. Also, as stated in a previous newsletter, please do not get out of your vehicle for any reason at carpool. It is important to keep the flow of traffic moving so we do not have congestion on Elizabeth Lake Rd. A Beaumont staff member will open the car door for your student. If in the outside lane, it is especially important to make sure that students do not exit the vehicle without an adult present to safely walk them to the sidewalk.

All parents are HIGHLY encouraged to use the carpool line instead of parking and walking their student(s) to the door. Parents parking and walking their students to the door slows down car pool, causes unnecessary congestion and increases the safety risks in the parking lot. We promise to make sure that students enter through the correct door, get breakfast if needed, and get to their classroom safely. Remember, parents are not allowed in the building in the morning unless they have an appointment and enter through the front door and sign in.

Dear Beaumont Families,

Your Child’s library day will be on Monday or Tuesday every week.

Kindergarten will be checking out 1 book. 1st grade will be checking out 1 book until they get into the routine of returning their books then they’ll be able to check out 2 books. 2nd-5th grades will be checking out 2 books.

Library is a time for your student to choose books that interest them. They should try to choose books close to their reading level and choose age-appropriate material.

Books are due back every week. Your child may renew a book if they are still reading it. I will instruct them on how that is done. All libraries expect that books be borrowed and then returned before checking out more books. Beaumont students do a great job returning their books. We only have 4 books out from last year. Please either return overdue books or pay for them. This helps us achieve our goal of maintaining a balanced and diverse collection of books for all the students. As a suggestion, when students bring home their library books to read, have them keep their book(s) in their backpack when they are not reading it so it will be at school for library day.

Occasionally I will allow students to choose from our “Free Books”. These are books that were discarded from our collection and will be stamped “Discard” on the inside. These books your child may keep.

Our next Scholastic books fair scheduled this year is March is Reading Month, March 6th – March 12th.

Please turn in volunteer affidavits now so you will be all set if we have a Lunch with a Loved one.

https://www.waterford.k12.mi.us/downloads/parents/volunteer_applicant_disclosure_affidavit.2018.pdf.

I am looking for volunteers to help in the library to set up/tear down book fairs, help younger students shop during the book fair, and a special project of helping me put genre (sports, fantasy, adventure, humor, realistic fiction, etc.) labels on fiction books. If you are able to volunteer or if you have any questions about the library, you can e-mail me at PawloB01@wsdmi.org. To reach me by phone, call Beaumont at 248-682-6822 on Monday or Tuesday or Cooley 248-673-0300 at Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays.

Looking forward to a great year of Library!

Bonnie Pawloske,

Library Tech, Beaumont Elementary and Cooley Elementary

We are asking ALL families to please fill out the educational benefits form. Although this is normally seen as the "free and reduced lunch" form, schools receive certain funding based on the information shared in this form. Even if you do not need or want free or reduced breakfast and/or lunch, filling out the form gives the state information to provide additional funding. As many of you have heard, all students will be able to receive free breakfast and lunch this year.

Please click on this link, click on APPLY FOR BENEFITS and fill out the form.

https://waterford.familyportal.cloud/

Halloween Parade and Parties- October 31st @ 1:30 PM

Half Day for Students and End of the First Quarter- November 1st

Conferences: November 13th, 19th and 21st (4:30-7:00)

Keep an eye out for specific teacher schedules as we get closer to the end of the quarter

UPDATED CALENDAR LINK BELOW:

Throughout the school year, the school participates in multiple safety drills that include fire drills, tornado drills and ALICE drills. These drills are conducted to ensure that our staff and students are prepared in the event of an emergency. We take our drills seriously. The safety of our staff and students is always our number one focus.

See BoxTop information below to help support the Beaumont PTO

They will also be continuing Popcorn Fridays. You may pay $12 for the entire year or $1 the week of for popcorn.

PTO would like to have a parent directory. This is something that parents have been asking for and so we are going to try it this year. The website is:

https://beaumontpto.ptboard.com

Enter Code: F4FGPE

TUESDAY November 12th is the next PTO meeting (6PM)

PTO Meeting Schedule for the rest of the year:

December 10

January 14

February 11

March 11

April 8

May 13 (nominate/new board members)

June 10 (if needed)

We will no longer be serving breakfast in the classrooms for grades 1st thru 5th. Doors will be open for students that want to eat breakfast at 8:35 AM. Door #7 will be open (the childcare/cafeteria door with the awning) at 8:35 AM. Students will enter the cafeteria and will have 10 minutes to eat their breakfast before they go to class. It is important that if you would like your student to have breakfast that they arrive by 8:35 AM so they have enough time to eat before class begins at 8:45 AM.

Door #s 6 and 8 will also open at 8:35 AM for students that are not eating breakfast. Students will go directly to their lockers/classes.

Kindergarteners will begin the school year by having their breakfast in the classrooms and should not enter the building until 8:35 AM. As they become more familiar with the building and routines and procedures, we will transition to breakfast in the cafeteria as well- later in the school year. More information to come on this.

Door #'s 6, 7 and 8 will close promptly at the tardy bell (8:45 AM). After 8:45 AM, students must be signed in and enter through the main office doors.

As with any new procedure, we expect there to be some tweaks to our breakfast procedure. We will communicate any changes by blackboard and ask that families are patient as we work the wrinkles out.

Students will be able to receive free breakfast and lunch this school year. Please remember that this does NOT include a' la cart items such as snacks, individual milk or fruit purchases or extra main items.

Also, if you put money on your child's account and would like to limit the amount of snacks or items that they are able to purchase (one cookie or snack per day, no cookies, etc), you can add these notes into Parent Portal. We encourage families to do this to avoid over eating or eating snacks and then not eating their regular lunch. If you do not want your child to have the option of school lunch because you are packing their lunch every day, this also needs to be noted in Parent Portal. Your child's teacher is not responsible for this information. If you have any questions about this, email me at guizzl01@wsdmi.org or contact food service.

All Plan of Care Forms should be filled out and returned to the main office as soon as possible- before school begins would even be better as all plan of care forms need to be reviewed by our district nurse. Any and all prescription medication and over-the-counter medicines (including Tylenol, Motrin, cough drops, cough medicine, etc.) need a plan of care form. Completed forms can be faxed to 248-738-4723

Administering Medicine Plan of Care Form

Allergy Plan of Care

Asthma Plan of Care

Diabetic Plan of Care

Seizure Plan of Care

Beaumont is a 1:1 school. Below you will find a link to the WSD Chromebook Student Handbook. (A button will also be located at the bottom of every family newsletter throughout the year. Kindergarten students enrolled by August 21st, will receive their Chromebook the first week of school for use in the classroom. Students enrolled after this date may use a classroom issued Chromebook until Computer Services can assign their own Chromebook. Kindergarten teachers will determine the date the Chromebook will come home and will communicate this at a later date.

http://bit.ly/WSDChrome24

http://bit.ly/WSDChrome2024 - Spanish

If you need assistance with technology for your Chromebook please submit a Computer Tech Support Ticket or call Student Chromebook Help Desk Line – 248.791.9127

and one of our team members will be able to assist you.

Remember to be patient and kind in the car pool line to staff and other parents.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:

Car Riders:

• Please do not drop students off early. Doors will open at 8:35 AM for all students. Please see above for breakfast instructions.

• Students stay in the car until they are near their unloading zone and assigned door. If multiple students, you should unload at appropriate entrance or at the lowest grade level door.

• K students will unload near Door #6

• 1st-5th grade students will unload near Door #8 thru Door#6

• Staff members will be outside opening car doors and helping to move traffic along safely. Please stay in your lane and do not change lanes unless directed. If in the second lane (furthest from the sidewalk), a staff member will assist your student in getting out of the car and crossing the car pool lane safely. Do not let your child out of the car without a staff member present.

• Please have your child sit on the right side of the vehicle.

• Parents need to stay in the vehicle at ALL times.

• If a parent needs to exit the vehicle for any reason, please park in the lot in a legal parking spot so the carpool line can move along quickly and safely.

• Students will be marked tardy starting at 8:45 AM. If the carpool line is backed up, students will not be marked tardy until staff enters the building and close Doors #6 and #8.

• Tardy students will need to enter through the main office (Door #1) and will need to be signed in by a parent.

Walkers:

• Walkers cannot enter the building before 8:35 AM. If eating breakfast they may enter at 8:35 AM. thru Door 7 only.

• If riding a bike, please walk your bike on the school sidewalks and DO NOT ride your bike in the parking lot. Bike racks are near Door #8.

• Kindergarten at Door #6

• Students will be marked tardy starting at 8:45 AM.

Bussers:

• Buses will arrive in the bus loop

• Buses will begin unloading one bus at a time starting at 8:35 AM

• Students will enter through Door #2 and walk directly to their classroom or to the cafeteria if eating breakfast.

• Staff (and Safeties) will be available to assist students getting off the bus and inside the building.

• If buses are late, students will not be marked tardy and will still have an opportunity to have breakfast in the cafeteria

END OF DAY PROCEDURES:

Walkers:

• Will leave at 3:57 PM

Bussers:

• Bussers will stay in a grade level classroom or area with a supervising adult until their bus arrives at the school.

• When the bus arrives, an announcement will be made and bussers will line up and walk to the bus. There will be supervising adults in the hallways and adult and/or Safety escorts for lower elementary students.

• Remember cell phones are not to be used while waiting for or on the school bus.

• Lower Elementary students will have bus tags attached to their backpacks.

• If your student's tag becomes loose or is lost, please let your teacher or the office know and we will replace it.

• If buses are going to be late, a blackboard message will go out to families (please note that at the beginning of the year as drivers are getting to know their routes and students, the ride may take a little longer.)

Car Pick Up:

• Parents must stay in their vehicle.

• Parents will get a special sign to put in the passenger side of the windshield with student name, teacher name and grade level. These will be passed out at Meet and Greet or the First Day of School. If you need additional signs for additional cars, please let us know.

• Teachers will be outside with your student waiting for pickup.

• This process will take a little longer at the beginning of the year as we get to know and recognize vehicles and faces. Please have your picture ID readily available if needed.

We know that sometimes plans change unexpectedly and the normal routine of after school plans for your child changes. Please keep in mind that the end of the day is very busy at an elementary school. Any and all end of the day changes need to be communicated to the office no later than 3:00 PM. Communicating with the teacher is also recommended but teachers do not always have time to check email or their Remind/Dojo apps so it is important to ALWAYS let the office know of these changes before 3 PM.

Cell phones are not allowed to be used or on a student during the school day. If your child has a cell phone, it is required to be turned off and stored in the locker/backpack of the student at ALL times. Cell phones are not allowed to be used at lunch or on the bus. The bus is considered an extension of the school and classroom and all of the expectations from the code of conduct apply to the bus. If there is an immediate need or if you need to get a hold of your child in an emergency, please call the office at 248-682-6822.

Due to an increase in food allergies and health preferences, we will not be having any birthday food treats at school. We realize that this may be disappointing for some families, but the health and safety of our students is our number one priority. We are also asking that families refrain from sending balloon and/or flowers to students for their birthdays due to latex and plant allergies. Class birthday bags that contain non-food items are still allowed and will be passed out at the end of the day. Also consider other options for celebrating your child's birthday, like donating a book to the classroom library (and having the birthday student read the book to the class or even a special guest?) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Please remember that birthday invitations will not be passed out at school unless there is an invitation for each child in the class.