Students in Mrs. Vann’s English I class are exploring the novel To Kill a Mockingbird through the lens of the judicial system. They took a field trip to the Leelanau Government Center to tour the courthouse and jury deliberation room. Prosecuting Attorneys Bill Brott and Joseph Hubbell, along with Victims’ Right Advocate Laurie LaCross answered many student inquiries pertaining to jury selection and due process. A highlight of the experience was meeting a canine companion and public servant of the court, Gunther III.

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Monday, March 27th - Friday March 31st - Spring Break, school resumes Monday April 3rd

Tuesday, April 11th -*New item* Community Blood Drive hosted by LPS

Thursday, April 20th - *New item* PTO Kickoff Meeting, 6pm

Thursday, April 27th - Saturday April 29th - Leland Drama presents The Drowsy Chaperone

Tuesday, May 2nd - MS, HS & College Prep Transitional Parent Meetings 5th - 6th grade at 6 pm, 8th - 9th grade at 7pm, 11th - College Prep at 8pm

Thursday, May 4th - Saturday May 6th - Leland Drama presents The Drowsy Chaperone

Wednesday, May 10th - Senior Academic Awards Night

Friday, May 12th - 6th Grade Field Trip to Grand Rapids

Friday, May 19th - Senior's Last Day

Friday, May 26th - Graduation

Monday, May 29th - No School, Memorial Day

Friday, June 2nd - LEF Booster-thon for elementary kids K-5 from 12pm -3pm at Hancock.

Thursday, June 8th - 5th grade Mackinaw Island Field Trip

Monday, June 12th - Half Day, 11:30 dismissal

Tuesday, June 13th - 5th grade Grade Graduation Old Art Building

Tuesday, June 13th - Half Day LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Your opinion matters: For the past ten weeks, four parent volunteers have been actively seeking input from teachers and parents about what they would like to see—and not see—in a Parent Teacher Organization. They are grateful to all of the community members who took the time to text, email, call, or otherwise chat with them. The Steering Committee received more than 100 ideas, and they have used those ideas to inform a quick questionnaire that will help guide the initial scope and objectives of a PTO. Please consider giving this group just 10 minutes of your time by completing this survey. While answers before Spring Break are especially helpful, the survey will remain open through March 31 for anyone who finds the Break itself to be the easiest time to respond. Aquellas familias que prefieran responder este cuestionario en español pueden enviar un correo electrónico a ptoleland@gmail.com para obtener ayuda.

Students who will be in first through fifth grades next school year are invited to participate in our elementary school summer enrichment program! We will meet at the school Monday through Thursday from 9am-2pm. LPS staff will explore the week’s theme through hands-on activities, games, and even some field trips. Families will need to pack a lunch to send with their students. Only a snack will be provided.

Registration requests will be open through April 1st. To accommodate as many families as possible, we may limit the number of weeks an individual student can attend. You will receive registration confirmation by April 30. Please indicate on the registration form which weeks you wish to attend. We are asking for a full-week commitment and we are unable to accommodate requests for partial weeks.

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVpyTGZ0P9DdKbgIYQnj59y2T3GKSdMmPCmNGme28_R2328A/viewform?usp=sf_link.

July 10-13: Game Inventor
July 17-20: Fun with Food (this program will use kitchen equipment, potentially including knives and burners)
July 24-27: Art Attack
July 31-August 3: Super STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

Please contact Anne Clark with questions: aclark@lelandschool.com

Incoming 6th-8th graders are invited to participate in our middle school summer enrichment program!

Write On (Monday, August 7- Thursday, August 10 from 9 am-2pm)

Students will have the opportunity to explore several different writing genres to further their creative writing skills. We will take walking field trips around Leland for inspiration! Students will have free time to read and write independently as well as group time to share and refine their work.

This class is free to families and registration is required. Families can submit a registration request online until before April 1st and we will confirm by the end of April. We will try to accommodate as many students as space allows. The school will provide a snack but students should bring a cold lunch with them.

If you have any questions, please contact Anne Clark: aclark@lelandschool.com.

The Aspirnaut program is a 6-week summer research program that strives to expand interest in basic science research by bringing rising high school seniors (current juniors) from under-resourced areas to U-M to become immersed in a hands-on science laboratory experience. By the end, we hope that Aspirnaut alumni are motivated to attend college and pursue careers in the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering, and math. The program is free and provides participants with a generous stipend and housing/meals for 6 weeks in one of the residence halls on campus.

Who: High school juniors/rising seniors

What: An opportunity to gain research experience, professional development, and science communication skills, tools to progress their long-term educational goals, and a network of peers and world-class scientists

Where: In-person on the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Campus

When: June 12th - July 21st 2023

How: Students will live in an on-campus residence hall for the duration of the program which includes free housing and meals, along with a $3000 stipend. Resident Assistants will live amongst the students to foster a safe and inclusive living environment.

If you know of any rising high school seniors (current juniors) who you think would be interested in applying, please pass this information along. As I mentioned, we are especially interested in targeting students who are under-resourced in some way. We want to provide an experience for students to get involved who otherwise may not have the opportunity, means, representation, or support.

Information for students, parents, and other contacts:

Students can register and complete their application here. Step-by-step application instructions are also available. More information can be found on the Aspirnaut program website.

Please direct all questions about the program to Sophie Gabrysiak at aspirnautum@umich.edu!

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The College of Education's Office of K-12 Outreach at Michigan State University is pleased to announce our first annual Scholar to Scholar High School Poster Competition!

Our objective is to provide high school students with the opportunity to present research, meet college students, and become more familiar with Michigan State University's College of Education (COE).

The Scholar to Scholar High School Poster Competition is open to any high-school junior or senior that is interested in improving their critical thinking, sharpening their presentation skills, and increasing their college and career readiness.

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5th - 6th grade at 6 pm

8th - 9th grade at 7pm

11th - College Prep at 8pm

Dear Families,

To support our students’ social emotional needs and mental health, we are using a video-based social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum from Move This World. I’m excited to share that you’ll be able to access this helpful curriculum at home, too!

Social emotional learning is how students learn to process and manage emotions as well as important social skills. It includes everything from goal setting to stress management, and it provides both children and adults with tools they can use to express themselves authentically and safely. SEL helps students build healthy relationships, communicate effectively, and live a meaningful life.

Below, you’ll find log in instructions:

Visit: sel.movethisworld.com

Username: leland.family

Password: movethisworld

Practicing social emotional learning at home can help your students:

• Identity and recognize their emotions.

• Build critical social skills.

• Connect with themselves and others.

• Navigate challenges they may be experiencing.

• Adjust to the new school year.

Move This World is a social emotional learning program delivered through an extensive online library of PreK-12 videos and resources rooted in creative expression that help students, teachers and staff develop a common language to improve communication and build trust. We’re so glad that you’ll be able to access Move This World videos and resources at home, and hope they are helpful for your students and family.

Learn more about how it works here.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions!

Take-home Covid tests are available at the front office. We are happy to distribute these to families upon request.

Computer Science (CS) and technology are growing fields that have been largely male-dominated. This event is to encourage others to explore their interests in this field. It will be a night of food, CS, computational thinking, and fun for students in 5th-8th grades. The activities will include "plugged" and "unplugged" opportunities for learning about coding, computational thinking, and technology. We will also have a few area local professionals to share about what they do and how they got into their jobs.

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The benefits of our dance classes are great, I can see that kids have improved in:

- right posture

- Coordination and motor skills

- Flexibility and Strength

- Musculoskeletal system

- Increased endurance

- Better connection and understanding own body.

A new session of 10 classes started March 4. It is not too late to join.

Saturdays Contemporary Dance @ 12pm-1pm

(03/04 ,03/11, 03/18, (Spring Break), 04/08, 04/15, 04/ 22, 04/29, 05/06, 05/13, 05/20)

$110 for the session

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are happy to announce our first-ever opportunity for first-grade families from Leelanau County to be ambassadors for their school, our community, and the Polka Festival, through our Junior Royalty program. We hope that the information below provides you with an overview of our program and the opportunities it holds for your child so you can consider with confidence submitting your child's name for their school drawing to hold this special role for the 2023 Cedar Polka Fest. Schools across Leelanau County will be selecting one boy and one girl from their first-grade class to serve as representatives for the 1st year of the Junior Royalty Program.

If you choose to submit your child's name into their school drawing for this role, you can expect the following for your child from the Cedar Polka Fest Junior Royalty Program:

• A Polka-tastic outfit! Both Princes & Princesses will receive an official Polka-Fest royalty outfit consisting of a polo & khakis. Princesses will also receive a dress for parades and formal events. And of course, all royals will receive a crown and a personalized sash.

• A fun-filled Royal Experience! Specific events and schedules are to be determined based on community partnerships. Since this is our first event, we can’t wait to partner with local businesses and hold special events just for our royalty to hang out and receive that royal treatment! Such as Polish Heritage Night at Turtle Creek Stadium!

• A Pizza Party to celebrate the children and their hard work!

• An official portrait of your Junior Royal.

• Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities exclusively for our Junior Royalty Program participants!

Prior to choosing to submit your child's name, please consider the following information and responsibilities of the royal families to determine if you are able to make this commitment for your child and school community:

• One informational meeting, held in May to discuss float, parades, Junior Royalty scheduled events, and other items, such as photos and attire. We will try to keep this meeting to an hour! • Photo Session - this is a 30-minute time commitment to get the royalty photos taken at the Polka Fest Office in May on a Saturday morning.

• Coordination of the float building process. All float-making materials will be provided by the festival (just bring your creativity!)

• The ability for an adult to join your child throughout scheduled royalty events, encouraging them to have fun and make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

• Kindness toward partner royal family and festival staff and prioritization of the children.

If your child is to be selected to represent their school, it will be the responsibility of the parent/guardians to partner with the Polka Fest, and Junior Royalty Directors to help build the Polka Fest Junior Royalty float.

41st Annual Cedar Polka Fest August 24th-27th 2023

We recognize that that is a lot of information and encourage you to reach out with any questions. The deadline for schools to submit a boy and girl representative for their school is April 14, 2023, so please be in touch with your school leadership team if you are interested in submitting your child's name for

the program. We are so excited to put our excellent Leelanau County schools and students in the spotlight and celebrate the unique things that each student body brings to our community! Thank you for considering entering your child's name into your school's drawing for our Junior Royalty Program in celebration of our 41st year.

With gratitude,

Lisa Rossi-Brett

Cedar Polka Fest Director

9104 S Kasson St.

Cedar, MI 49621

231-499-9198

rossiintc@gmail.com

Website: https://www.lelandschool.com/
Location: 200 North Grand Avenue, Leland, MI, USA
Phone: 231-256-9857