K-4 Full Day: 8:55a-4:00p

Half Day: 8:55a-12:10p

Lunch (K,1,2,3): 11:50a-12:25p

Young 5's Lunch 11:15a-12:05p

4th Grades Lunch 12:05p-12:55p

Office Hours: 8:00a-4:30p

Mission Statement: To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society

Vision Statement: We promote a passion for learning and a philosophy that puts the needs of children and their education first.

• For the month of April at Coolidge Elementary, we're celebrating empathy ! Empathy is the ability to imagine what it is like to be in someone else's shoes.

Dear Coolidge Families:

Here we are at the door of our Spring Break! March has truly flown by. Our students have had more opportunities to enjoy being outside at recess with the comfort of the sunshine and warmer temperatures.

As we close out March is Reading Month, our teachers continue to be grateful for our many mystery readers. I had the pleasure of being a reader in Mrs. Widner's room. Even on St. Patrick's Day, I couldn't trick the students. Additonally, our students have read and logged over 85,000 minutes of reading.Thank you Coolidge families for your committment to literacy.

Our Book Bingo and Book Swap ended our week with our students going home with a new book. Thank you to our PTA and the following staff for supporting this event : Mrs. Brees, Mrs Dixon, Mrs. Mikonczyk, Mrs. McCluskey and Mrs. Rand.

When we return from Spring Break, our PBIS behavior focus will be on using the classroom and hallway bathrooms responsibly, respectfully and safely. One of our biggest issue with our bathrooms is throwing the used paper towel on the floor instead of the wastebasket.

Our Community with Character trait will be Empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share someone else's feelings, and to imagine what it's like to be in their shoes. It is about acknowledging and validating emotions, even if you don't agree with them.

We have exciting news , thanks to Ms. Bauer our Coolidge Facebook page is up and running. We look forward to sharing posts. Find us on Facebook :Coolidge Elementary School- LIvonia!

Lastly, whether you and your family our heading on vacation or staying home, I wish each of you a relaxing and restful Spring Break.

Best,

Mrs. Pierson

04/04 Tigers Opening Day!

04/07 Community Choice Credit Union

03/31 Monday:

Return to Learning !

04/01Tuesday:

Tornado Drill

Girl Scouts

04/02 Wednesday:

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!

Spring Pictures

Girl Scouts 4:00 -5:30

04/03 Thursday

04/04 Friday

Tigers Opening Day!

Yearly, families are asked to complete the lunch application for free or reduced lunch. With all meals being offered free to families many have not completed the application. It is important that we have all families complete the application as it benefits the students, families and the school. Families may qualify for several benefits if they qualify for free or reduced lunch. Below you will find the instruc

Coolidge families are invited to create a display to represent and celebrate their culture (or a culture that is of interest to them) by sharing information, photos, food, clothing, objects, or traditions. Be sure to bring an ingredient list for any food items to respect children or family members with allergies.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9kuP8A0Rr7N3Q9QHDA6SHp5wbuX5cnguIQWP5t7Dgv-YgfA/viewform

We are proud to congratulate our wonderful Reflections contest participants! Reflections is a national art contest for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students were honored for their participation and efforts at the Reflections awards ceremony on March 20th.

Kindergarten: Gianna F.

1st: Julia S., Elvis T., Mason, Anissa W., Noah, Roland K., Ellis A., Delilah B., Ayven C., Alex B., Colin P., Emily S., Layla W.

2nd: Gio F., Sienna D., Annmarie S., Matthew C., Juliette D., Joelle B., Xavia J., Annora G., Jaida W., Elijah A., Luciana J., Evan P., Maggie G., Ethan G., Livia C., Zachary E., Mahdi A.

3rd: Adrienne M., Emerson F., Kayden T., Jayden Z., Madison S., R.J. S., Aniyah W., Lawrencia T., Husayn B., Dylan B., Logan K., ThaliaJ., Hayle V., Pedro C., Laila D., Eli C., Lorelei B., Avery O.

4th: Gianna C., Avery D., Doroteja J., Elliette K., Riley H., Olivia R., Jameson K., Peyton D., Isabel B., Sky’lar P., Noah A., Alice K., Jordan T., Amelia N., Prestyn G., Maylee H., Aria K., Vivian P., Grace W., Brooklyn G., Ana V., Isabella L.

Awards

Gianna F. Award of Excellence, Dance Primary

Avery O. Award of Excellence, Dance

Aniyah W. Award of Merit, Dance

Giovanni F. Award of Merit, Film Production

Hazel B. Award of Excellence, Photography

Julia S. Award of Excellence, Visual Arts

Annora G. Award of Excellence, Visual Arts

Livia C. Award of Merit, Visual Arts

Gianna F., Honorable Mention, State Level, Dance

Staff Shout-out Form

Everyone can use a little "shout-out" to make your day. Please fill out the form below to give a shout out to a Coolidge staff member. You can fill out as many as you would like throughout the year. We will be including the link in our community email every week! We love hearing from our students also!

Coolidge Staff Shout-Out

Yearbooks start at $17 with many package options available. Ordering is open until April 25th, with yearbooks being delivered to Coolidge before school gets out.

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/order/Lookupjob?jobnumber=3738425

A link is now available for submitting pictures to be considered for the yearbook. After signing into your Lifetouch account via the link, you can upload pictures. If able, please add tags to indicate which teacher's classroom or event they are from.

https://community.lifetouch.com/invite?code=COOLIDGEYB24-25

Week of 03/31 Alternate Each Day is Turkey/Cheese Sticks w/ WG Crackers

Monday: Cheese Bosco Sticks

Tuesday: Pizza Day

Wednesday: Philly Steak Sub

Thursday: Fish Sticks

Friday: Hot Dog on a Bun

Week of 04/07 Alternate Each Day is Hummus w/ Loco Bread

Monday: Calzone

Tuesday: Pizza Day

Wednesday: Pancake Sausage Bites

Thursday: Sloppy Joe on a Bun

Friday: Chicken Nuggets

The Loop (Highly Recommended) – The loop can be used for drop off or pick up. Students should remain in their cars until the car has come to a complete stop in the painted half circle area. Please do not let your child out of the car, or wave your child to your car, while you are in any other part of the loop area or driveway. Do not leave the loop area until the vehicle in front of you has left. Please remain alert and ready to move forward with traffic.

The Parking lot - The parking lot can be used for drop off or pick up. Your car should be parked in a parking spot and you will need to walk your child to and from the school doors utilizing only the crosswalk. OUr staff is there to assist you and your child. Your child should NEVER be in the parking lot without you at their side. The ONLY place that parking or sitting is permitted, is in a designated parking space. Parking anywhere else could prevent our buses from coming or going. (Using the loop is easier.)

The Crosswalk - The crosswalk is for our student to walk across the parking lot safely. Cars have been parking blocking the crosswalk. Please use our parking spots. Do not block the crosswalk!

Please remember to turn in any remaining reading logs by Monday 3/31 to have minutes read count towards week 3 prizes, classroom prizes and reading challenge prizes.

*If your student reads more than 240 minutes of animals for the week, please write their TOTAL on the bottom. Our read-a-thon ENDS on Friday 3/21.

Our Read-A-Thon will begin on 3/1/25. Forms went home with students this past week with information on how to register as well as the weekly reading logs & reading challenge logs. We are encouraging all students to raise at least $10 with the schoolwide goal of $3000 (please refer to the flyer sent home or attached here for more information). Please be sure to turn in your weekly reading logs by the due dates listed at the bottom to be eligible for week 1 & week 2 prizes. ALL reading logs are due no later than 3/31 to be eligible for week 3, classroom (you may turn in week 1 and 2 late to receive credit towards the classroom prize but it will not count towards week 1 & week 2 prizes if late) & reading challenge prizes.

Prizes are only based on minutes read, not on money raised. Our prizes include:

1. Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 Individual Prizes: the student who returns their reading log and has the most minutes read/week in each classroom will receive a FREE SPIRIT STICK of their choosing from our spirit store. In the case of a tie, names will go into a drawing and one student from that class will be chosen. We have ordered some new spirit sticks exclusively for this event and hope that will encourage students to increase their minutes read and turn in their logs.

2. Classroom Prizes: the classroom with the most minutes read in each grade level at the end of the read-a-thon will earn $40 worth of FREE INDOOR RECESS materials! Young fives will be grouped with kindergarten since there is only one class.

3. Reading Challenge Prizes: any student who completes at least 5 reading challenges and returns their reading log will have their name go into a drawing to win a free poster or book.

During this year's Art Show on Thursday April 24th, 5:30-7:00pm, we will celebrate our 2nd annual Culture Fair in the gymnasium. Coolidge families are invited to create a display to represent and celebrate their culture (or a culture that is of interest to them) by sharing information, photos, food, clothing, objects, or traditions. Be sure to bring an ingredient list for any food items to respect children or family members with allergies. This is a great opportunity to connect with elder family members, learn about cultural significance, and broaden horizons for the whole school community. The Culture Fair is organized in partnership with Mrs. Stark by the Coolidge PTA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee.

If you are interested in participating by creating a cultural display, please complete the form below and return it by April 18th, 2025. If financial assistance is needed to participate, reimbursement for supplies up to $25 per family is available (save your receipts).

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9kuP8A0Rr7N3Q9QHDA6SHp5wbuX5cnguIQWP5t7Dgv-YgfA/viewform

If you are already planning on purchasing a honey baked ham for the holidays, please consider purchasing a gift card through our fundraiser before you order your ham. The PTA will earn 20% of all gift card sales.

Scan QR code on flyer or use the link below:

https://www.honeybaked.com/fundraising/Coolidge_Elementary_PTA_HoneyBaked_Ham_Gift_Cards

We had our PTA meeting this past week and have selected the nominees for next year's executive board. Thank you for everyone committed and ready to step into action for the next school year. Nominations will be publicly posted until our next PTA meeting where an official vote will take place. Please come and support these individuals the evening of Tuesday, April 1st at our next meeting!

President: Melissa Austin

1st Vice President: Stephanie Street

2nd Vice President: Sara Jones

Secretary: Jess Marcou

Treasurer: Jenna Kuhn

PTA website

If you have questions about anything related to the PTA, please use our website coolidge.givebacks.com You will find a calendar of events with our upcoming events, all volunteer sign ups, fundraising information and PTA meeting information. If you have any suggestions or ideas for events or activities, please join us at one of our meetings.