Late Starts: (2024-25 School Calendar)

October 9, 16, 23, 30

November 13, 20

October 8: Fire Drill # 2

October 18: Addams PTA Halloween Party

October 25: Addams PTA Fun Run

October 31: 1/2 for students and staff

November 5: No School for Students (Election Day)

November 7: Picture Retake Day

November 18-21: Vision Screening for Grades 1, 3, & 5

November 14: 1/2 Day for Students (Parent Teacher Conferences 1-3 PM & 4-7 PM)

November 27 - 29: Thanksgiving Break

December 5: Parent Teacher Conferences 4 - 7 PM

We will have our 2nd fire drill of the year on Tuesday. Teachers will discuss the drill before and after. We alert students to the drill 5 minutes before. The goal is to provide a safe practice opportunity for all students.

Wednesday is a late start. The first bell will ring at 9:20 a.m. with classes starting at 9:25 a.m. Teachers will be attending professional development first thing in the morning. Please see below for information about Homework and Breakfast club.

Breakfast Club on Late Starts

Breakfast Club will start at 8:55 on late start Wednesdays. Students who are attending Homework Club will be taken down at that time. Please use the Door 2 entrance if you are coming to breakfast and not part of homework club.

Homework Club

Our Homework Club will be starting on Wednesday, September 11. It will run from 8:20-9:20 a.m. If you would like your child to participate, please click on the following link to register:

Homework Club

Homework club participants should enter through door # 1, at the front of the building.

We are excited to welcome back the Second Step program to Addams for grades K- 5. This is made possible with support from the Royal Oak Youth Assistance. This organization does countless things to support our students and families.

We are thrilled to have retired Royal Oak teachers Michele Crysler (K-2) and William VanFleteren (3-5) teaching these lessons to each classroom.

K-2 will be on Thursdays. Each lesson will be 15 - 20 minutes.

3-5 Will be on Fridays. Each lesson will be 20-30 minutes.

These lessons are age appropriate and engaging for all students. The main topics of these lessons include:

Growth Mindset & Goal-Setting: Children learn how to pay attention and manage distractions, develop a growth mindset, and apply goal-setting strategies to their social and academic lives.

Emotion Management: Children learn how to identify and label emotions and use emotion management strategies—including stress management for older students—to calm strong feelings.

Empathy & Kindness: Children learn how to recognize kindness and act kindly, have empathy for others and take others’ perspectives, and recognize kind acts and empathy as important elements of building and maintaining relationships.

Problem-Solving: Children learn how to identify and state a problem, recognize if a problem is an accident, and use the STEP problem-solving process:

S: Say the problem

T: Think of solutions

E: Explore the outcomes

P: Pick a solution

We are grateful to have the ability to provide these experiences for our students. You can learn more about Second Step here. Please let me know if you have any questions.

The ROHS Homecoming Parade, Tailgate, and Football Game are Friday, October 11th at Royal Oak High School! The festivities kickoff at 5pm with the Homecoming Parade that cruises down Lexington Blvd. The parade features the ROHS Marching Band, cheer team, dance team, and homecoming court as well as many clubs, sports teams, and other organizations at the high school. It ends in front of the stadium where there is a tailgate open to the entire community that includes free food, live music, games, and other fun activities. After the tailgate, please join us as we cheer on the ROHS Ravens Varsity Football Team as they take on Pontiac. Game starts at 7pm.

The Royal Oak Parent Advocacy Committee (ROPAC) is our school district's Parent Advisory Committee - a group made up of parents/caregivers of students with IEPs or 504 Plans, those that want to learn more, and those that think their student may benefit from special education services. ROPAC sincerely welcomes any parent or caregiver with a student(s) in Royal Oak schools to join us in our mission to make this district a destination for students receiving special education services. Learn more about the ROPAC here: ROPAC Info Flyer

The PAC's October meeting will be held Tuesday, 10/15 @ 6:30 PM at the Administration Building. We will be following up on our September meeting and sharing some resources/answering your questions. We will also be joined by a guest speaker from the Friendship Circle. To join our mailing list for meeting reminders and other updates, complete this quick form: ROPAC Email List

October 31 is a half day for students. Students will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m. We will be having a Halloween Parade at a time TBD, so students will be allowed to come to school wearing their Halloween costumes that day if they would like to do so. Please see the district guidelines below:

Link for the newsletter is below!

Please see Mrs. Maria Elliot's Newsletter before. She provides art for our ASD, Developmental Kindergarten, and Ms. Parker's class!

In the Art Studio w/ Mrs. Maria

Click the link to learn more about Mr. Woodward's Art Class.

Please click on the link for an update on Vocal Music!

Mr. Watson's Newsletter

Curriculum Information

Please click the link for Mrs. Glowacki's Newsletter.

It is requested that all adults arriving and departing from the school be particularly cautious and mindful of the children and adult pedestrians in the vicinity at all times. The safety of our entire community depends upon the care and concern of all of us. Please follow these safety precautions in the parking lot and drop-off area.

A.M.

8:20 first bell; doors open; students admitted to the building

8:25 second bell; morning session begins

P.M.

3:30 afternoon dismissal

PLEASE NOTE: Late Start (PD)

9:20 a.m. first bell; doors open; students admitted to building

9:25 a.m. second bell; morning session begins

Students should not arrive before 8:10 A.M. because there is no direct supervision provided on the playground areas. When students arrive, they need to line-up with classmates at their designated entrance. For safety reasons, students should go directly home after school or be supervised by a parent or guardian if remaining on school grounds. We ask that students do not remain on the same playgrounds used by latchkey.

Door Assignments:

Door # 1 (Front of Building)

ASD - Mrs. Danford, Mrs. Devin & Mrs. Lizzy

Developmental Kindergarten - Mrs. Masterson

Kindergarten - Mrs. Mecano & Ms. Young

3rd Grade - Mrs. Todd & Mr. Hagopian

Door # 3 (Clawson Side)

3rd Grade - Mrs. Smith

4th Grade - Mr. Dionne, Mrs. McArthur, & Mrs. Kaan

Door # 4 (Clawson Side)

5th Grade - Mrs. Carlson, Ms. Linderman, & Mrs. Markwort

Door # 15 (Back Parking Lot)

Kindergarten - Mrs. Bontumasi

2nd Grade - Ms. Parker, Mrs. Tcholakian, & Ms. Johnson

Door # 16 (Back Parking Lot)

2nd Grade - Mrs. Berger

1st Grade - Ms. Debastos, Ms. Stafford, Mrs. McAlpine

Parking reminders: Please be sure to not park in the back parking lot as that is for staff only between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. Webster Road, the East side of Clawson and the West side of Linwood is DROP-OFF ONLY areas from 8:10 to 4:00, Monday through Friday. Parking is available beyond the school staff parking lot to the North of the building (around the playground) and down side streets South of Webster. Thank you in advance for adhering to these parking rules so that we can keep all of our students safe.

• It is requested that all adults arriving and departing from the school be particularly cautious and mindful of the children and adult pedestrians in the vicinity of the school.

• Students should enter and exit on the passenger side of the vehicle only.

This school year, Addams will be serving breakfast before school in our cafeteria starting at 7:55 a.m. and ending at 8:20 a.m. Breakfast will be available to all students at no cost. Menu will consist of grains, fruit, and milk as established by the USDA. Breakfast menus will be available weekly to see specific items being offered. All food items will be nut free. If your child has specific dietary needs, please contact our Food Service Department.

Additional Forms:

Free and Reduced Meal Application

Request for special dietary needs form

“Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend. A bag of food will be put in your child's locker for take home on Fridays. The simple meals may include food like macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you would like to have your child participate in this program, fill out the form below.. Please be sure to indicate on the form if you child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you as the parent are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak Schools, as well as Blessings in a Backpack, will not be held responsible for any accidental food allergen exposure.

Blessings in a Backpack Form

If your child needs to take medication throughout the school day, please fill out the following form and return it to the main office. Thank you!

Request for Dispensing Medication

Addams Media Center Policy 2024-2025

The JEDI team is looking for passionate individuals who wish to see our differences celebrated & supported, and inclusion for all. Please email Jamie & Lyndsey at jedi@addamspta.com to join our email list, and consider joining our committee here at Addams.

2023-2024 Calendar: A calendar for the 2023-2024 school year is now available! Building and program specific calendars, as well as a complete calendar for our current school year, are all available from the calendar page of our district website.

Principal, Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center

Email: Timothy.boyer@royaloakschools.org
Location: 2222 West Webster Road, Royal Oak, MI, United States
Phone: 248-288-3100