Weekly Updates and Reminders 10/21-11/1
Hello Hamilton Families!
Thank you everyone who went to Skate Night! It looks like it was a great turn out with some wonderful costumes! Our next event is our Halloween Parade. Families are welcome to come watch as our student's and staff parade around the school. We are still looking for candy donations by 10/29 if you are able to donate we greatly appreciate that! Please remember that students need to be in school friendly costumes and no weapons.
Monthly Classroom Newsletters
Please watch your child's backpack and Dojo for updates and important information from your child's teacher. Each month teachers will send a news letter with information about what your child is learning in school. You can use this information to help support your child from home to secure the home-school connection that will lead to school success!
Food & Hygiene Pantry
We just received another delivery of non perishable food for our pantry. If you or someone you know could benefit from some extra food or hygiene items please call the office or stop in to visit the pantry!
Student Concerns
If you have a concern regarding an incident or issue with your child, please reach out to the teacher first. I am always willing to support and solve any issue, and that starts with a you reaching out to the teacher . The teacher will then fill me in on the details if they need my support. The classroom teachers spend the day with the students and know them best. Please start with the teacher when you have a concern. If your concern is not addressed, then please reach out to me.
Lice
This time of year all school experience an increase in lice. We take precautions at school like reducing the number of fabric items in the classroom, storing coats inside backpacks during the day, we don't allow kids to share hats at school and we have a staff member doing head checks to make sure we are catching lice quickly. Here is some information on ways you can help prevent your chid from getting lice.
1. Watch Your Head
Lice crawl onto the body. They can’t fly or jump. They most often spread with head-to-head contact. That means you usually must be close to someone with lice to catch it. Avoid activities that involve hair-to-hair contact as much as possible.
2. It's Nice to Share, But Not Always
That hat on the store rack might look tempting and make for a great selfie, but think twice before you try it on. You can get lice if you share hats, hoodies, towels, beds, and pillows with someone who has or recently had it. Sometimes, lice spread on combs and brushes. Such “shared contact” is uncommon, but can happen. Lice can live for about a day or two after falling off the body. To prevent lice, never share things that touch the head.
3. Don’t Lend an Ear
Lice don’t often live on hard surfaces like plastic, but they can sometimes hang out on ear buds for a short time. To lower your risk of catching them, don’t share headphones at home or at the gym.
4. Avoid the Comfy Couch
It might be nice to sit on the plush sofa at the doctor’s office or library, but ask yourself this: Who sat there before you? Lice or lice eggs (nits) can live for about 48 hours on upholstered furniture and rugs. A safer bet is a wooden or plastic chair. Stuffed animals are a hideaway for lice, too.
5. Do Your Laundry
Worried you may have been around someone with lice? Lice die when exposed to temperatures greater than 128.3°F for 5 or more minutes. Prevent a lice outbreak by tossing your clothing, hat, jacket, scarf, gloves, and any other items into the washer. Use hot water (130° F or higher), and then dry on high heat. Soak your combs and brushes in the wash, too. Can’t wash an item? Place it in a plastic bag for 2 weeks.
Snack Bar
Snack bar will start this week. Students will be able to go to snack bar if they eat the majority of their main meal. Students may purchase up to two items at a time. Students must give money in the morning to be sent to the cashier so the money can be added to their account. Parents may also go to the https://payschoolscentral.com/ website to add money to your child's account. No cash will be accepted in the lunch room. Students can also purchase an extra slice of pizza on Tuesdays for $2.00, this money also needs to be given to the teacher in the morning so the appropriate amount of pizza is ordered. This can as be paid on the the Payschoolscentral.com website. Your child will have to order extra slice and let the teacher know there is money on their account as the teacher has no access to the students lunch money account.
Please also remember that we do not allow pop in school. Students may only have water in the classroom, juice or other non pop drinks with lunch are okay. Please do not give them flavored water for their classroom water bottle, just plain water. That way if it spills we don't have a sticky mess or ruin our materials.
10/21 Bowling Club 3:30
10/25 Kindergarten Field trip- Plymouth Orchards
10/28 Bowling Club 3:30
10/30 Wear Orange & Black
10/31- Half Day-dismissal 11:40
Halloween parade 10am
11/4 Bowling club
11/5 No School
11/6 Wellness Wednesday-wear your work out wear
11/7 Picture Retake day
11/8 Progress notes go home
Advanced Planning
12/ 23/24- 1/3/25 No School (Winter break)
2/17-2/21 No School (Mid-Winter break)
3/24-3/28 No School (Spring break)
Transportation
Thank you for your understanding and patients with the recent bus route cancellations. The transportation department is doing all they can to hire more drivers ( if you know someone looking for a job send them to wwcsd.net to fill out an application). Route cancellations are communicated via email as early as possible, the email will be sent to the email you have on file on your students profile. If you are not getting those emails please notify me right away. Also when available I will make a class Dojo post with the route information.
The district has an app called Here Comes the Bus. This wonderful free app allows you to track exactly where you child's bus is at all times.
Sign up for Here Comes the Bus™
- Visit herecomesthebus.com
- Click the “Sign Up” button
- Enter school code 87839 and click “Next” followed by “Confirm”
- Complete the “User Profile” box
- Under “My Students,” click “Add.” Enter your child’s last name and student ID number
- Once you confirm your information, you’re ready to begin using Here Comes the Bus!
Family Resource Center
Wayne-Westland Community Schools has a Family Resource Center (FRC), which provides services to any student/family enrolled in our District, free of cost. Some of the services they provide are: basic need assistance, access to over 700 local resources, Laundry Assistance Program and material items for those unable to afford them (emergency toiletries, socks/underwear, hats/gloves/scarves, etc.) They are also able to supply school supplies and backpacks year round for any WWCS student. Please contact our Family Resource Center at: 734-419-2709 or FRC@wwcsd.net. Our FRC also has a Digital Request for Services Form, which can be used to request assistance by filling out a simple form. Please contact the Family Resource Center directly with any additional questions regarding their serviceshttps://www.wwcsd.net/schools/elementary-schools/hamilton/