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Silver Springs Elementary School - October 2, 2023
Mark Your Calendars
This Week:
October 2 - 3:45-5:00 After School Science
October 3 - Family Skating Night at the Skatin' Station
October 4 - Picture Day
October 4 - 3:45-5:15 Chess Wizards
October 4 - 6:30 p.m. PTA Meeting
Upcoming Events:
October 9 - 3:45-5:00 After School Science
October 11 - 3:45-5:15 Chess Wizards
October 11 - 6:30 p.m. - Dad's Club Meeting in the MPR
Follow us on Twitter @sspringselem or by clicking on the following link:
https://twitter.com/sspringselem
Have a great week!
Katie Booth, Principal
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Let's Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month!
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Picture Day is Coming!
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Socktober
Are you ready for “Sock”tober? The Community Service Action Team will be sponsoring their first project of the year during the month October. We will be collecting new socks of all colors and sizes throughout the entire month. Donations will be given to the Wayne County Family Center in Westland. We will be having a competition between upper and lower elementary with the winning team earning a pajama day! Students may put their donations in the appropriately labeled boxes (upper or lower elementary) near the front entrance of the school. Let’s synergize to make Socktober a success!
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Would you like a picture?
We have 10 copies of this print available for sale in the office on a first come, first serve basis. The prints, measuring 30"x10", will sell for just $5 a piece.
If interested, please send in cash or checks (made payable to "Northville Public Schools"). We can roll them up, but these prints will not fit well in your child's backpack without getting bent, so please let us know how you would like us to send it home as well.
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A Message from our STEAM Teachers...
Hello Families!
We're off to a great start in our STEAM classes this year! Students are already diving into some great projects, and we need your help! Our Maker Carts are always in need of some supplies to keep it stocked. While we have almost all of what the students need, there are some great additions and donations that we will gladly accept any time:
- empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls (We use SO many of these!)
- bottle caps
- buttons
- beads
- fabric scraps
- ribbon
- miscellaneous craft materials
- plastic recyclables (yogurt containers, medicine bottles, etc)
- anything else you think kids can be creative with!
Please send these items in at any time during the school year in a bag labeled STEAM. Your child can drop it off in our classroom or the office. Thank you so much for your help - we love seeing how creative our students can be!
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Don’t Scrap the App!
The Michigan School Meals program supplements the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, meaning that parents of students who would otherwise be eligible for free or reduced meals should continue to submit applications for free or reduced meals for their students. Even though meals will be free this year, it is vitally important that parents who meet, or believe they may meet, the free and reduced income guidelines, submit an application to ensure maximum benefits for their students and the District.
Some of these benefits include: athletics and activities discounts for student fees associated with participating in athletics and activities programs, SAT/ACT/AP test discounts for academic testing, college application discounts for college application fees, discounted internet access services, federal/state/local school funding for school budgets, Summer EBT.
Make sure to fill yours out today https://links.northvilleschools.org/1a
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SKATING PARTY: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 6:00-8:00PM
Silver Springs PTA organizes four skating nights each year at the Skatin Station! It’s tons of fun for the whole family, plus a portion of admission costs come back as funds for the PTA. Win-Win! The whole place is reserved just for Silver Springs families! The snack bar is open for food and beverage purchases.
Hope you can come!
Silver Springs Skating Party
Tuesday, October 3 from 6:00-8:00pm.
Skatin Station: 8611 Ronda Dr, Canton, MI
Cost is $10 per person, which includes skate rental.
The whole family is welcome (admission is charged for all skaters over age 3; no charge for parents who are not skating).
Skating party dates for the year are:
Tuesday, October 3
Thursday, November 30
Thursday, February 1
Monday, April 8
PTA MEETING: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 6:30PM
We promise, it’s not just PTA business! There are so many reasons to attend:
· Cider and donuts from Parmenters!
· A conversation with our NPS Superintendent (or a rep) about new initiatives in the district.
· Updates on events coming up, Trunk or Treat, and more!
· Opportunity to sign up to be a PTA chairperson, on a committee, or a one-time volunteer (there are big and small jobs).
· All are welcome! Anyone can come, but only registered PTA members may vote.
· PLUS: Bring your kids, if you want! We have two high school volunteers to play with and supervise your kids outdoors on the playground while adults enjoy a quick & peaceful meeting.
· Look for the agenda and link to livestream (you can join virtually too!) to be sent by email next week.
· Please RSVP to help PTA get a headcount for cider and donuts. https://forms.gle/YmTecPFr9UwmbVgk9
TRUNK OR TREAT: FRI. OCT. 20, 6:00-7:00pm
Join us for a spooky, silly, and fun event for all Silver Springs families. Please sign up if you’d like to help! We need:
· Parent volunteers to decorate your vehicle trunk and pass out candy at the event.
· Families to send in donations of treats by Wednesday, October 18.
Trunk or Treat details
Attendees: All Silver Springs families (students and siblings) are welcome to attend – no advance registration needed. Children must be accompanied by an adult at the event. Attendees may arrive at 6:00pm (not earlier – volunteers will not be ready).
Volunteers: Vehicles may arrive at 5:30pm to set up.
Where: Silver Springs, in the side parking lot. This event is outdoors only. No bathrooms or inside facilities can be used.
When: Trick-or-Treating will be from 6:00-7:00pm. (Due to daylight and safety, the event will end at 7:00pm.)
Other: Adults and children are welcome to wear costumes, but please stick to the same non-scary school guidelines. Adults may not wear masks.
Thanks for helping us make this a safe and exciting event for our families!
Look for more info to come!!
Questions, contact: silverspringspta@gmail.com
SCENTED PENS & STARBUCKS
In case you need one more reason to
A.) Donate to Invest In Your Child
and
B.) Join the PTA…
here it is!!!!
Anyone (yes, anyone: staff, parent, grandparent) who joins the PTA in the month of September will be entered to win a $5 Starbucks gift card. Five winners will be chosen! Each winner *also* gets to choose one Silver Springs staff member to win a $5 gift card, too! Truly, WIN-WIN!
Plus, when anyone (any Silver Springs parent, guardian, grandparent) makes a donation to the Invest In Your Child campaign, your student(s) will receive a special gift delivered to them in class: a Smens brand scented tri-color click pen! (Even if you have more than one student, they will each receive the gift!)
To win these fabulous prizes, you must join and/or donate by Saturday, September 30, 2023.
CALLING ALL STUDENTS: DESIGN THE YEARBOOK COVER!
The annual Yearbook Cover Design Contest has begun! Students (of any age/grade!) are invited to submit a cover design. One winning design will be selected to appear as the cover of the 2023-2024 Silver Springs Yearbook! After all entries are submitted (October 6th), the Silver Springs teachers will vote and select the winner.
Guidelines:
1. 8.5 x11 inch paper
2. Portrait layout
3. Put your name/grade on the back
4. Student work only, please; no assistance
Suggestions:
1. Include “Silver Springs” or “Silver Springs Elementary”
2. Include “2023-2024”
3. You may include the 7 Habits
4. You may feature the school theme for this year: the 1980’s
5. Be creative!
Deadline: Submit to your teacher or the main office by Friday, October 6th.
SUBMIT CANDIDS AND FUN PHOTOS FOR THE YEARBOOK
The Silver Springs yearbook committee would love to add the fun photos and candid pics that you take of students and events throughout the year to the 2023-2024 yearbook. We’d love to include all the great things going on, such as:
· First day of school pictures
· Silver Springs after school activities, such Chess Wizards and Nuts About Science
· Victorian Festival
· Trunk or Treat
Guidelines:
- Upload images with a .tif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, or .heic extension.
- Don't use images pulled from the web.
- Upload the largest photo possible (25MB max).
- Only submit photos of students whose parents have given permission to post/print pictures.
To submit photos, please upload here (access code: eagles) https://snap.yearbookforever.com/snap/index.html#/upload/RohV9aEVA5bW7Ya403OqUce6
DAD’S CLUB
The first meeting of Dad’s Club is Wednesday, October 11 from 6:30-7:30pm in the Silver Springs MPR (cafeteria). Up first, the guys plan to focus on:
-helping out with Trunk or Treat,
-installing a new Gaga ball pit on the Silver Springs playground, and
-other fun things for the year!
It’s not too late to join Dad’s Club! You can sign up here, or just show up to the first meeting on 10/11/23.
Dad’s Club is an informal group of Silver Springs dads who simply want to get more involved with their kids’ school, hang with other dads, and have fun!
E-mail silverspringspta@gmail.com with any questions.
FOOD DRIVE FOR CIVIC CONCERN
PTA is collecting food to restock the shelves at Northville Civic Concern. Donation bin will be at the front entrance of Silver Springs until October 6th.
Northville Civic Concern needs food to help support 150 families in the community, many of whom have students here too. Donations of non-expired, shelf-stable, boxed, and canned foods are welcome. Especially needed items are:
· Canned goods, vegetables, fruit, etc.
· Canned protein, chicken, tuna
· Canned soup
· Pasta, jarred pasta sauce
· Breakfast items, cereal, instant oatmeal
· Side dishes: Rice-a-Roni, Knorr’s
· Healthy snacks, breakfast bars, granola bars
· Baked beans, pork & beans
INVEST IN YOUR CHILD
Invest In Your Child is the primary fundraiser of the Silver Springs PTA where families simply make a one-time donation. Funds raised from IIYC cover most of the PTA expenses for the whole year!
Why do families love it?
• IIYC is back by popular demand because it is the easiest way to benefit our school and requires zero effort on your part.
• Since our PTA is a 501(c)(3), your donation is tax deductible!
• 100% of funds will benefit Silver Springs students, staff, and school. No third-party companies hogging fundraiser profits.
• PTA will not ask you to do more fundraising later in the year. No sales of candy, popcorn, or wrapping paper. No making your kid go door-to-door. No need to hit up friends and family for sponsorships.
• If families donate generously to IIYC, then PTA will be able to keep all the awesome programs and events going. It’s a one-and-done campaign.
Please donate here today or look for the flyer that will come home with your student the first week of school.
JOIN THE PTA!
The Silver Springs PTA wants YOU to become a member. Simply joining has a big impact – nothing more is required!
FACT: Joining the PTA does not obligate you to do ANYTHING. You don’t have to attend meetings, and you don’t have to volunteer… unless you want to! You get to decide how much to participate, a little, a lot, or not at all.
FACT: The PTA welcomes anyone and everyone (parents, guardians, grandparents and staff) to become members.
FACT: Simply joining and paying the membership fee helps the PTA accomplish goals and fund the programs we run all year.
What does the PTA do?
Silver Springs PTA is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), organization that enriches education, builds school community, plans fun events and supports teachers.
These are just a few of the awesome things the PTA does:
· Plans events like Trunk or Treat, Gal with a Pal, Son Plus One Fun, Breakfast with a Buddy
· Creates a student yearbook
· Creates and distributes a student directory to every student
· Sells Silver Springs spirit wear
· Organizes the School Tool Box program
· Coordinates Teacher Appreciation Week
· Provides meals for staff during conferences
· And so much more!
Please join here today or send in the form that came home with your student during the first week of school.
LIKE & FOLLOW PTA ON SOCIALS
If you’re on Facebook or X (formerly Twitter), please like and follow the Silver Springs PTA pages. Add us to your favorites, like, and comment with us to help keep the connection going!
You do not have to be a PTA member – the social media benefits are for everyone!! You’ll get announcements, reminders, and photos about all the awesome things happening at Silver Springs. Plus, we’ll be running some promotions soon for prizes and more!
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SilverSpringsElementaryPTA
X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/SS_PTA
If you want to see Silver Springs PTA on another platform too, like Instagram, let us know at silverspringspta@gmail.com. We want to hear from you!
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LEADER IN ME FOCUS FOR THE MONTH - HABIT 1 BE PROACTIVE
Each month we will send home a 7-Habits activity for students and families to do together. The activity will come home in Monday envelopes and are due at the end of the month.
Please send the completed activities back to school so we can proudly display them in your child's classroom.
October At Home Activity
This month’s Habit: Habit 1 Be Proactive
Activity: You're in Charge
Due Date: October 31st
Habit 1 – Be Proactive – “I’m in Charge of Me”
What this means: Take charge of your own life. Make it happen. Don't wait for someone else to do it.
“I am responsible for me.”
“I do the right thing before I am asked.”
“I do the right thing even when no one is looking.”
“I do not blame others for my actions.”
How can I do this in my life?
1. If you do something wrong, say you are sorry before someone asks you to apologize.
2. When you get mad and want to say something, stop, think, and ask yourself-
Why am I getting so angry? Make a good choice in a good way.
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Girl Scout Robotics Workshop
Girl Scouts will work through the 3 robotics badges along with different crafts and activities. They will be learning how to build, program, and showcase a robot. Registration is due by October 4th, 2023, along with the payment of $20 which includes the 3 badges.
The link to registration is here
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What You Need to Know about Free School Meals - How to Order
- All students that may qualify for free or reduced lunch should still fill out the form as they will receive additional benefits. You can find a link to the application in the parent portal or on the district's website under the Food Service tab.
- Check out the Frequently Asked Questions surrounding the Free Meals Program this school year.
- Lunch and Breakfast menus are available online through Nutrislice.
- Breakfast:
- Pre-K and Elementary students:
- All students must pre-order breakfast through Nutrislice. (Instructions on how to place an order through Nutrislice)
- Make sure to include your student number when ordering and choose the correct teacher.
- ALL ORDERS ARE DUE BY 7AM THE DAY OF, *this is a change from last year. You can order up to 30 days in advance.
- Breakfast will be served in the classroom.
- If your student wants milk only, this is NOT free. Students must pay for the milk separately.
- Pre-K and Elementary students:
- Lunch:
- Pre-K and Elementary students:
- All students must pre-order lunch through Nutrislice. (Instructions on how to place an order through Nutrislice)
- ALL ORDERS ARE DUE BY 7AM THE DAY OF, *this is a change from last year. You can order up to 30 days in advance.
- Students may only have one free lunch a day, any additional items will be charged to their account (i.e. extra entree, extra milk).
- If your student wants milk only, this is NOT free. Students may pay for the milk separately.
- Pre-K and Elementary students:
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Community Resources
NYN Wellness Wednesday's are back!
Check out our Fall Preview, along with our October programs and register today: bit.ly/nynwellnesswednesday23-24 . These programs support the physical, social, mental and emotional needs of students in our community. See flyers for more details!
October Schedule:
Zumba Kids - October 25th - 4:30-5:30 PM - ages 5-8
Organizing the Chaos - October 25th - 6:30-8:00 PM
Two simultaneous sessions, one for students (ages 9-18), and one for parents supporting families with planning, time management, studying, multitasking and more!
Silver Springs Elementary School
Email: boothka@northvilleschools.org
Website: http://silversprings.northvilleschools.org
Location: 19801 Silver Spring Drive, Northville, MI, United States
Phone: (248) 465-2300
Twitter: @sspringselem