Penguin's Raft

Dear Moraine Families,

In this newsletter:

• New 5th Grade Specific Raft
• Student-Run Credit Union Deposit Day - Thursday, April 13th
  
• Important Feedback from Families with this quick survey
• Crafting w/ A Cop - Thursday, April 13th, sign up here
• April 22nd is Spring Clean Up at Moraine - SAVE THE DATE!
• Summer Programming and Camp Invention for K-5 students
• Fun Fair Sponsorship Now Open
• PTA 2023-24 Call for Committee Volunteers

Take care and be well,

Joe Reimann
Proud Principal of Moraine Elementary

Teaching for Learning for All!

Please see Penguin's Raft - 5th Grade Edition for events which are specific for our 5th graders who are preparing to move on to middle school! Please check it out often, as new items will be added as we receive them.

Please only park on one side of the street when picking up students. Otherwise the road is too narrow for cars to pass safely with student walkers. Thank you for working together to keep our students safe!

We are excited to offer free Summer Programming for all current NPS K-5 Students again this summer! There are 2 sessions to choose from, which run Monday through Thursday, from 8:30am to 11:30am. No school on Fridays!

Summer Programming: Monday through Thursday, from 8:30am to 11:30am

• Session 1 - June 26, 2023 through July 20, 2023 (No school July 3-July 4th)
• Session 2 - July 24, 2023 through August 17, 2023

Each student may register for only one session. Your child will receive reading, math and science instruction throughout the course of each day. In addition, STEM activities and Social-Emotional Learning will also be woven into instruction. The Summer Program will be in person at Moraine Elementary and taught by a highly qualified teacher. Please complete the K-5 Summer Program Sign Up if you would like to register your child. Please note that space may be limited, based on the number of students that register. Students should be enrolled in their current grade level. The deadline to register your child is March 17th, 2023. Please read our Frequently Asked Questions document for more information.

Give your young innovator an inspiring, action-packed summer adventure! All-new, hands-on challenges will spark their curiosity and build their confidence as they jump into limitless STEM fun with opportunities to imagine, plan, experiment and create.

SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
Register at: https://www.invent.org/programs/camp-invention or call 800-968-4332
Grades: Kindergarten - 6th grade
Location: Thornton Creek Elementary School, 46180 W 9 Mile Road, Novi, MI 48374
Date: July 10 - 14, 2023
Time & Cost: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday | $285 (before discount)
Camp Director: Pamela Brucker pcbrucker@yahoo.com

• Monday, April 10th - General PTA Meeting 6:30pm
• Thursday, April 13th - Student Run Credit Union Deposit Day
• Thursday, April 13th after school - Crafting with a Cop...sign up here
• Saturday, April 22nd - Spring Clean Up Day at Moraine
• Monday, April 24th - Thursday, April 28th - Scholastic Book Fair

2022-23 Moraine School Calendar

Saturday, April 22nd

9AM - Noon

Bring the kids and your gardening gloves! Let's keep our school beautiful.

We'll be cleaning up the grounds, planting flowers and spreading A LOT of mulch. We need all the help we can get and apprecaite your time.

No need to RSVP, stop by anytime and stay as long as you can - the Moraine Beautification Committee appreciates the help!

Happy Spring!

Moraine has six planters in front of the school and one can be yours for the summer!

Here's how Adopt-A-Pot works:

For a donation of $20, you will be funding one of the planters AND you get to take a beautiful pot home for the summer. Your pot/s will be available for you to pick up at the last day of school for you to water and care for over the summer, returning them right before school starts so our school looks beautiful on the first day!

Thank you for keeping our school beautiful!

Contact Janelle Justin at 586-489-4163 to Adopt-A-Pot! First come first serve!

Book Fair Homepage

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/moraineelementaryschool3

Volunteer Sign-Up

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4CA5AD2BA7FECE9-spring1

The NHS Drama Club is very excited to present a mashup of some of literature’s most creative, inventive, and fun stories…SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the residents of Whoville, Amazing Mayzie, Gertrude McFuzz, Yertle the Turtle, the Grinch himself and dozens of other classic Seuss characters jump off the page in this non-stop celebration of friendship, dedication, and integrity. Its wall-to-wall music and imagination come to life with colors, movement, and laughs…a fitting springtime musical feast for families. Over 90 NHS students have been working feverishly since late January to bring Dr. Seuss’s two-dimensional characters and worlds to three-dimensional life. Join The Cat in the Hat as he weaves multiple stories together in a roller coaster of entertainment. Come and see SEUSSICAL at Northville, April 27 and 28 at 7pm, and April 29 at 2pm and 7pm.

Help our Fun Fair Committee Raise Funds for Moraine

This year, we are hoping to offset the rising costs for our Fun Fair. If we are able to do so, we won’t need to relay those costs to our families in the form of rising wrist band costs. Any extra funds raised will also help the PTA bring more fun to Moraine next year!

We are asking parents to ask your their of business if they would be willing to sponsor this year’s Fun Fair. We have attached our sponsorship letter for your convenience.

For any questions, please contact Laurie Bohdan at funfairmoraine@gmail.com

Grab a buddy and join the PTA next year in planning and executing school events for our staff and students!

Does work not allow you to volunteer your time? Have one million and one things going on? No problem! Not all of our committees require tons of time and sometimes, an item donation may be all we need!

New volunteers will have access to the previous year’s documents via DropBox. Previous volunteers and your EBoard are also here to help - you will not do this alone!

To Sign up as a committee volunteer or miscellaneous volunteer, click here.

To learn more about what each committee does, visit our PTA website here.

Tryout registration form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQawgYC2fVQG7-gTK1OJpQwv3lgQy0DWUhh0-he2EpEFlieQ/viewform

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.

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 sharing with 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!

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:

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).

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)

Quick Links for Reference

2022-23 Moraine School Calendar

Moraine Student Handbook

Moraine Snack Procedure and Birthday Treat Policy

Looking for Previous Editions of The Raft? Click Here!

Infectious Disease Response to COVID

ClassLink and Schoology Resources

View the NPS Getting Started With ClassLink video

Schoology As A Parent

Schoology As a Student

NPS ClassLink and Schoology FAQs Page

Video Gallery Picture - Exciting NPS Events!

Moraine Parent Portal Link

Your Amazon Purchases Can Help Our School Here!

Email: reimannjo@northvilleschools.org
Website: https://moraine.northvilleschools.org/
Location: Moraine Elementary School, Eight Mile Road, Northville, MI, USA
Phone: 248-465-2150
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/morainepta
Twitter: @MorainePenguins