This Week at Coolidge

School Hours

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

Every student. Every day.

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 May at Coolidge Elementary, we're celebrating the character trait of reflection ! Reflection is the ability to recognize how our own behavior demonstrates qualities like honesty, respect, and kindness.

Dear Coolidge Families:

A heartfelt thank you to all of our amazing parents and families for making Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week so special! From the thoughtful notes and creative decorations to the delicious treats, lunch and daily surprises, every gesture brought so much joy to our staff.

We feel incredibly grateful to be part of such a caring and generous community. Your efforts made us feel truly valued. Thank you for taking the time to celebrate and support us in such meaningful ways!

The character trait for the month of May will be being refllective. As the end of the school year is approaching, this is a wonderful time for our students to reflect on all that went well this school year and how to carry that over into all areas of their life.

Thank you to Mrs. Stark for all her efforts on Beautification Saturday. All the families, volunteers, and community members who contributed their time, energy, and care to help beautify our school grounds. From planting flowers and pulling weeds, mulching, to painting and sprucing up outdoor spaces, your hard work has made a visible and lasting difference.

Wishing each of you a wonderful weekend.

Thank you for your continued support in making Coolidge a great place to learn and grow.

Warm Regards,

Mrs. Pierson

05/19 Allen & Harrigan @ Tollgate Farms

05/19 Animal Man Assembly

05/20 Kindergarten @ Detroit Zoo

05/20 Marshall & Seiter @ Tollgate Farms

05/22 No School for Kindergarten & Young 5s

05/22 Kindgarten Round Up Session are: 9:30 am & 1:30 pm

05/22 Incoming Young 5s @ 1:30

05/23 1/2 Day Dismissal @ 12:10

05/23 @ 11:15 am ~SHS Senior Clap Out

05/26 No School Memorial Day

05/27 No School Professional Development

05/29 Field Day

05/12 Monday:

Fire Drill

Third Grade River Survey

05/13 Tuesday:

Third Grade River Survey

Girl Scouts

05/14 Wednesday:

Third Grade River Survey

6:00-7:30 Ice Cream Social

05/15 Thursday:

Third Grade River Survey

05/16 Friday:

Are you looking for a unique way to thank a Livonia Public Schools staff member? A Star Award honors any LPS employee who has made a difference in a student’s, family’s or fellow staffer’s life.

For a $25 donation to the Foundation, a personalized, color certificate will be presented to your honoree, and they will receive recognition on the Foundation's website and social media platforms as well as the district's social media platforms.

The certificate will be personalized with your praise to show this LPS employee how much they mean to you!

Please click on the link below to send a Star Award to an awesome LPS staff member!

https://bit.ly/LPSEF-StarAward

Donations received will be used to help fund the Foundation’s Grant Program so all funds will be going back into the schools to provide programs and supplies for our students and staff.

Thank you for your support! This is an ongoing fundraiser and Star Awards may be submitted at any time.

If you have any questions, please email lpsfoundation@livoniapublicschools.org

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

For this upcoming fall, if you are moving or attending a different school not located in Livonia Public Schools, please email our school secretary at lkrawcza2@livoniapublicschools.org so we can make sure your child's educational files are prepared for your child's next school and we can accurately account for this in our projected enrollment and staffing plans.

Coolidge Beautification Event

Coolidge Field Day will be on Thursday 5/29. I am looking for parents and volunteers to help run the best possible field day for our students here at Coolidge. Below is a link to sign up to help volunteer. We will have 15 stations and 2 volunteers at each station. This year field day will be split up into two different sections, you can sign up for just one time slot or you can sign up for both time slots if you would like (time slots are listed below). We will not have any spectators this year, you must be signed up as a volunteer at one of the stations to be able to attend field day as a parent or volunteer. Please make sure you have a completed the ICHAT form below.(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiZ5jC61p4o_pH7qppc6lCWcMy0nuEatcwDO_RO1SCVoaAeg/viewform)

Section 1: 9:30am-11:30am

Young 5s, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Section 2: 12:40pm-2:40pm

3rd Grade, 4th Grade

Sign up link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EAAAD29A0FAC70-56632490-2025

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at cfrankli9@livoniapublicschools.org

Let's have a great field day!

Curry Franklin

Week of 05/12 Alternate Each Day is Turkey/Cheese Sticks w WG Crackers

Monday: Cheese Bosco Sticks

Tuesday: Pizza Day

Wednesday: Mini Corn Dogs

Thursday: Taco in a Bag

Friday: Chicken Patty Sandwich

Week of 05/19 Alternate Each Day is Yogurt Parfait

Monday: Pizza Crunchers

Tuesday: Pizza Day

Wednesday: Twin Mini Cheeseburgers

Thursday: Macaroni & Cheese

Friday: Half Day ~ No School!

LPS loads event flyers from around the community on this site E Back Pack

Parents can check this "hub" for the latest program and event offerings that would appeal to kids.

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!

If you are returning to Coolidge next year, please consider joining the PTA now for next school year (2025-2026). By joining now, you will be added to our email list so you can stay informed about PTA events over the summer and learn about events & volunteer opportunities we have planned at the start of the school year before school begins. Right now we are planning to organize a couple meet ups at a local park for families to stay in touch over the summer. When purchasing your membership, make sure you have 2025-2026 school year selected.

coolidge.givebacks.com

The PTA is busy getting ready for our annual ice cream social. This year, the event will take place on Wednesday 5/14 from 6pm-7:30pm. This is a free event for all Coolidge families. We will have ice cream, bubbles and chalk for children and their families to enjoy. Adult supervision is required throughout the duration of this event.

We are in need of volunteers to help with serving the ice cream and supervising the bubble and chalk areas. Please look at the sign up link below and help where you can. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A5A72DABFE3-56490170-icecream

If you are planning on attending the Livonia Spree, please purchase your wristbands through our link. If purchased before 3pm on 6/24, you will save up to $10! The cost is $27.75 per voucher ($25 plus $2.75 processing fee). With the wristband you are able to ride an unlimited number of rides for one day. Vouchers CANNOT be redeemed on Sunday. The PTA will receive a $2.50 donation for each voucher sold through our link- so please share our link with friends and family too. See our attached flyer for more information. Thank you!

https://innovativeticketing.com/Events/eventDetails.aspx?eid=NDFCM0ExNzgtMEVGNC00NkY0LUI3MzAtNEQ3NUQ5RkEwN0Ez

The PTA celebrated all of our wonderful staff at Coolidge this past week. Check out the photos below to see what we did! Thank you to anyone who donated items for the week as well as all of our PTA members whose membership and volunteering helps to support activities like this.

The PTA would also like to send a BIG THANK YOU to our local Livonia businesses who donated items for our staff appreciation event:

The Celebration Station & Detroit Bagel

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.