Hello Spencer Families,
What an exciting week! I was so worried that we would have a rainy Halloween, however, we had beautiful weather and an amazing sunset. As a reminder, we do not have school next Tuesday.
I wanted to share some parking lot reminders that could be helpful with our congestion.
- In the morning, you are only to turn right. If you attempt to make a left turn, it backs up the line and can be extremely dangerous for Spencer Rd.
- If you are walking your student up, if you can stay parked until 9:05 to pull out, it could also help with congestion. I realize you may have to leave sooner, but if you can wait a couple minutes, we would appreciate it.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and spend lots of times together as a family. Looking forward to seeing all our Roadrunners on Monday!
Mrs. Boyd
The Brighton Area Schools is part of a consortium to serve students in temporary living situations that
provides financial support for educational needs, referral for housing, clothing and other needs, general
support and technical assistance. To ensure compliance with federal law, all school staff must help
identify students living in the following situations: emergency shelters/transitional housing,
motels/hotels, car, parks or public spaces, shared housing due to a loss of housing or economic
hardship, or living temporarily with non-parent or guardian.
The district’s homeless liaison is Starr Acromite and each building has trained staff members to assist in the endeavor. Our consortium contact at the Livingston Educational Service Agency is Candice Olrich.
Please contact your building principal or Starr Acromite at 810-299-4040 for information/assistance.
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Livingston County Health Department will be at Spencer for Vision Screening on November 14th & 15th for our 1st and 3rd grade students, along with any other students that a parent or teacher may request to have screened. Please call or email the office if you do not want your child to be screened or if you have a concern regarding your child's vision and your child is not in 1st or 3rd grade. If you have any questions regarding Vision Screening, you can call the Health Department at 517-546-9850.
2024/25 Board
Tiffanie Winnie - President
Amber Gaines - Co-Vice President
Colleen Gaiefsky - Co-Vice President
Amanda Dennis - Treasurer
Jacquelyn Turkovich - Co-Secretary
Mandy Oswalt - Co-Secretary
Nicole McGhee - Member-at-Large
Shannan Fisher - Member-at-Large
Lindsey Kovacs - Member-at-Large
Coming up in November: AIRBORNE NIGHT! Join us for a special Spencer Family Night Fundraiser on Wednesday, November 20th! And yes, it’s BACK… the Staff VS Students dodgeball game! Book your jump time now to secure your spot. See flyer for details.
LOST AND FOUND - the bins and cabinet are overflowing with lost and found items. Please come up and check for your students’ missing items. Everything that does not get claimed by November 22nd will be donated. Thank you!
Fall Conferences
If you are in need of having a conference with your child’s Specials teacher (Art, Music, Physical Education, Steam), please reach out to that teacher personally via school email. The Specials teachers will be available after school, via phone call, or through email until November 7th when the conference window closes.
Here are the corresponding emails for each teacher:
Art: martynl@brightonk12.com Lisa Martyn
Music: muszynb@brightonk12.com Bonnie Muszynski
Physical Education: petersja@brightonk12.com Jennifer Peters
Steam: mccolgg@brightonk12.com Gillian McColgan
Hello from your Spencer School Counselor, Mrs. McKiddy! I am absolutely thrilled to have visited so many classrooms again during the month of October. For the month of November, I plan to connect with students in their classes to work on Growth Mindset and Grit! We will talk about this positive way to approach challenges and practice our skills as we learn to continue working through productive struggle. This lesson will include activities to practice and phrases to use to help us grow with the Power of Yet! Thank you for your continued support at home to encourage our young learners with this important life lesson.
Lets Connect: If you are noticing some behaviors that are interfering with your child’s success in the classroom, please feel free to complete my parent referral form and we can work together to determine if supports are needed at school.
More Resources: The Elementary Counseling Team also has the BAS Elementary Counseling (New Updates!) website for ideas and resources to be used at home!
Mrs. McKiddy
Spencer Elementary
As a district, it is our mission to provide a rigorous, meaningful, and well-rounded education that will inspire each student to achieve their personal best. BAS believes that each student and staff member can reach their full potential when challenged to do their best, with an open mind, and with an unwavering commitment to personal growth.
We continue to increase our efforts to support each person's mental health and wellness with resources, time, and experiences. This information and much more can be found on the BAS Wellness & Mental Health website or download the app by typing in Brighton Area Schools on iTunes or Google Play.
Parents - Please make sure you pack a change of clothes (that are weather appropriate) in your child's backpack EVERY DAY. This is for ALL students, grades JK-4th, you never know when your student may have a nosebleed, or loose a tooth, or spill food/milk on their shirt, or find a mud puddle outside, or have a bathroom accident. If your student keeps a change of clothing in their backpack, then we can take care of it here, otherwise we need you to bring up a change of clothes. Thank you for your cooperation.
November
5 - NO SCHOOL - Election Day
12 - PTO Meeting at 4:10PM in the Media Center
14 - Picture Retake Day
14 & 15 - LCHD Vision Screening
20 - Airborne Night
26 - End of the 1st Trimester
27-29 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
December
2 - NO SCHOOL - Records Day
3 - School Resumes
23 - NO SCHOOL - Holiday Break begins
January
6 - School Resumes
If you are planning to volunteer in classrooms or on field trips this year, you must fill out a background check. This needs to be done each year and if you have students in other buildings around the district, you only have to fill out the form one time and indicate which buildings you would like to volunteer in. Here are the steps to get to the form...
Go to www.brightonk12.com
Click on District
Click on Donate & Volunteer
Click on Volunteers & Student Teachers
Click on ONLINE Volunteer/Student Teacher Form
BHS Dramatic Arts Presents:
The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
Nov. 1-3, 2024
At the BCPA
Tickets: BHSDramaticArts.com
Spencer Elementary
Email: boydc@brightonk12.com
Website: https://www.brightonk12.com/Domain/238
Location: 10639 Spencer Road, Brighton, MI, United States
Phone: 810-299-4350
Twitter: @SpencerElem