Weekly Waddle

Dear Pattengill Families,

And just like that, it’s November! It’s amazing how quickly October flew by. October was a fantastic month filled with PTA theme days, the Fun Run, connecting with so many of you at conferences, and of course, the excitement of Halloween! As we move into November, we look forward to deepening our focus on kindness, leadership, and learning. We have some wonderful activities planned to foster these values and continue building our school community. Thank you for your continued support and involvement—it truly makes a difference

Leader in Me

Pattengill is proud to be a Leader in Me school! This means we are committed to empowering our students with essential life and leadership skills rooted in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Through Leader in Me, our students learn about responsibility, teamwork, goal-setting, and more, all within a supportive, student-centered environment. Our staff believes every child has unique potential, and our goal is to help them grow as leaders who feel confident, connected, and capable. Today we began our monthly Habit Huddles. Please ask your student about their Habit Huddle leader and what they learned in this month's Habit Huddle.

NWEA

Our students completed the NWEA Map Growth fall assessment in both ELA and math. Your student's NWEA assessment data is available in MISTAR. Directions on how to access your student's NWEA scores may be found here. Additional NWEA information for parents regarding NWEA can be found here: NWEA Family Toolkit.

Thank you for your continued support. Have a safe and happy weekend!

*Reminder that there is no school on November 4th or 5th.

Proud to be your principal,

Shamika

Want to support your student at home with Leader in Me? Use our questions below to help you.

Your students should have brought home pictures this week. Please return the pictures you have received to school if you would like your child to take retakes. Picture retakes are scheduled for November 11th. Group photos will also be taken at that time.

Berkley Schools has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools, an online platform with access to free learning tools.

The Varsity Tutors Platform gives students more opportunities to learn at their own pace, to get support on subjects they might be struggling with, to explore subjects they are learning in class and to support their curiosities. The platform includes the following:

• 24/7 on-demand chat tutoring and on-demand essay review to help students with any questions about homework, classwork or test prep.

• Live group classes, recorded classes and celebrity-led StarCourses allow students to learn more about the subjects they’re interested in and add a touch of fun.

• Assessments and self study practice problems provide opportunities to drill skills towards mastery.

• College prep & admissions resources ensure that students have the best resources available.
  
  

How to Access Varsity Tutors

Sign into the Varsity Tutors platform through the student Clever portal. To learn how to log into Clever with your child’s Berkley Schools Google account, follow these directions.

Learn More & Get Started!

• Varsity Tutors Berkley Schools Launchpad

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Varsity Tutors video overview

Join the Berkley Education Foundation (BEF) for its inaugural BEF Open,

an X-Golf Tournament, November 8, 7-10 pm.

Every dollar the BEF raises supports teacher innovation-grants, the free student enrichment program, student scholarships and the 8th grade college tour.

Guests will have the chance to support the BEF by playing a round of golf, being a spectator, playing golf-related games for prizes and sponsoring a game. Golfers, in teams of four, will have the chance to play 18 holes at X-Golf on a world-renowned course. Teams will play an alternate ball style game and enjoy hot dogs at the turn. The team with the lowest score will win the grand prize. Only 9 teams are left - reserve your team before they sell out. Teams can utilize mulligans and sabotages to help their scores.

Golfers can also enter the Longest Drive contest, Closest to the Pin contest and Putting Challenge. Winners take home big prizes.

Not a golfer? Come for a Friday night out!

Enjoy an evening out, courtesy of the BEF, as a spectator. For those who are not avid golfers, don't want to commit to playing 18, or have never swung a club, stop in and enjoy the party. Spectator tickets are $25/person and include appetizers, hot dogs and an opportunity to play in the individual golf competitions.

Mark Your Calendar

Friday, November 8

7-10 pm

X-Golf, Royal Oak

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Price

$500/team

$25/spectator

Bagel sales would not be possible without the many parents who sign up to sell bagels. Please use this link if you would like to sign up to help sell bagels this school year.

You may now pre-purchase an extra slice for the month of November! Please send $6 to the Main Office in a marked envelope with your student's name, grade, and teacher by November 8th if you would like to pre-purchase an extra slice of pizzas for the month of November.

Extra slices of cheese or pepperoni pizza may be purchased for $2. Please send money in a marked envelope with your student's name, grade, and teacher by Friday of each week. Thanks!

Parents must annually complete the Volunteer Release Form to volunteer at Pattengill. We would love to have you!

Caring & Sharing is a Berkley Area PTSA Council annual event that provides holiday gift cards to families in the Berkley School District and local Veterans. Historically, this event has been a partnership inside our schools through non-perishable food drives and PTAs purchased turkeys, extra food & fresh produce to distribute holiday baskets.

Since 2020, the PTSA Council has collected funds through online fundraising, hoping to raise as much money as possible to give families generous gift cards to purchase groceries to meet their needs.

In 2023, Caring & Sharing raised $20,420, fed 85 families, and gave over $1,000 to the American Legion. In addition to monetary donations through Memberhub, substantial donations were also received as part of the Berkley Cares Days at each school.

If you, or someone you know, are in need of assistance, please contact Mrs. Womble, Mrs. Smith, or Mrs. Klein.

We are asking for your support as we come together to help our friends & neighbors this holiday season. Please make a donation today and spread the word within our Berkley School Community!

If you would like to make a monetary donation, please CLICK THE LINK TO DONATE TO CARING & SHARING 2024

Any questions? Contact this year’s Caring & Sharing Chair Abby Watteny

• Reflections (a National Art Contest) is now happening. Entries due by November 6th. This year we have added Photography!
• Reflections General Rules:
• Each entry is the work of only one student.
• Dance Choreography entries can have performers other than the entering student but the choreographer person is the student entering the contest.
• Do not write student's name on the front of any entries. Do not include entering the student's name inside any music, dance, or film files.
• Only 1 entry per category per student is accepted at the state level.
• All entries must be original and inspired by this year's theme "Accepting Imperfection"
• Use of copyrighted material is prohibited. Plagiarized entries will be disqualified.
• There are 5 Age Groups/Divisions:
• Primary Age Group (Pre-K to Grade 2)
• Intermediate Age Group (Grade 3 to Grade 5)
• Middle Age Group (Grade 6 to Grade
• High School Age Group (Grade 9 to Grade 12)
• Accessible Artist Age Group
• Entry Form
• Brochure

11/4 & 11/5 - No School for Students

11/11 - Picture Retake Day

11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break

Email: shamika.womble@berkleyschools.org
Website: https://www.berkleyschools.org/schools/pattengill/
Location: 3540 Morrison Avenue, Berkley, MI, USA
Phone: 248-837-8700
PTA Facebook: facebook.com/PattengillPTA
Twitter: @PattengillEl