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Avondale Little Jackets
Early Learning Centers at Auburn & Woodland Elementary
April 12, 2024
Welcome to our Little Jacket Newsletter! This is the space where I will communicate important information for the program. Avondale School District information that is pertinent to us will also appear here. Whenever this newsletter is updated, I will email the link out. Please be sure to read through each newsletter that is sent out so that you can have the most up to date information about the program and District.
Dear Early Learning Center Families,
We have a lot coming up and in order to be in the know, please be sure you are checking all of the communications from myself and your child's teachers.
As you may have noticed, our Early Learning Center calendar differs from the Avondale School District calendar in April. I sent a letter via email highlighting these dates. There was also a paper copy of the letter sent home with your student. The letter is also posted in the Auburn and Woodland ELC vestibules.
- APRIL 17 - ELC HALF DAY SCHEDULE
- APRIL 18 and 19 - ELC CLOSED
Avondale School District Residents: If you reside within the Avondale School District and are going to enroll your ELC student in TK or Kindergarten for Fall 2024, you DO NOT need to re-do the pre-enrollment process for TK or Kindergarten. Instead, you need to contact Leta Brennan at leta.brennan@avondaleschools.org to see what else she needs to complete your student's enrollment for TK or Kindergarten. Please do this beginning next week.
Plan to attend a TOWN HALL on MAY 2, 2024 from 6:30p - 8:00pm at Avondale High School or on ZOOM to learn about this important election. Get the facts about the benefits and financial impacts and learn about the projects that a successful bond will fund. All schools, athletics, and arts programs will benefit from the bond passage and there will be no tax rate increase to the community. Come in person or join on ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7832497459?omn=86264229227.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Tiffany Mellado
Director of Early Learning and Child Care Services
Enrollment
Enrollment for Summer Camp and the 2024-2025 school year is open! Click on one of the following links to start the enrollment process for your student:
- If you want to enroll your student in the ELC Summer Camp, please fill out this form.
- If you want to enroll your student in a 3 Year Old classroom, please fill out this form.
- If you want to enroll your student in a 4 Year Old classroom, please fill out this form.
All current ELC students are only eligible to attend the ELC Summer Camp, not the Busy Bee Summer Camp. Busy Bee Summer Camp is for students who have completed a year of TK/Kindergarten.
April
1 - ELC IN SESSION
5-8 - Week of the Young Child
8 - Solar Eclipse
11 - ELC FULL DAY SCHEDULE
17 - ELC HALF DAY SCHEDULE
18 and 19 - ELC CLOSED
May
2 - Town Hall Meeting
April
4 - Alexander R.
11 - Charlotte C., Maya F. and Rathi J.
17 - Ms. Sue
18 - Kabir K. and Ms. I
22 - Ms. Kayla and Ms. Clarissa
23 - Ezra P.
Teacher Appreciation
National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2024. The Michigan Department of Education’s (MDE) Office of Educator Excellence (OEE) wishes to celebrate teachers across Michigan for the entire month of May.
MDE invites parents to submit 15-30 second videos of their students recognizing and thanking a specific teacher for their impact. Nothing fancy is required—cell phones can capture the videos. Please follow the directions on the flyer. Videos and parental consent may be submitted via the Teacher Appreciation Video Project Google Form. Videos are currently being accepted until Friday, April 19, 2024.
Submitted videos may be posted on the Teacher Appreciation Month webpage and the MDE’s YouTube channel. The Office of Educator Excellence Facebook (@MIeducator) and X (formerly Twitter) social media pages will be promoting the videos throughout the month of May.
If you have a child with great things to say about a teacher, don’t hesitate—use the instructions found on our website to submit a video today!
Instructions to submit video (Arabic) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FGOsFm2UqssthvOfR_map5ghBr8AeqCh/view?usp=sharing
Instructions to submit video (English) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UOLzeH7wTWukRhwy2IZKdNmCmUYUGp8M/view?usp=sharing
Instructions to submit video (Spanish) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_uXaEop73z_bhaVJKAUZtB094MGFtLl/view?usp=sharing
Avondale School District would also like to share your video with our community. Please send your video to Annette McAvoy at 248-217-1759.
Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8
Town Hall Meeting
Plan to attend a TOWN HALL on MAY 2, 2024 from 6:30p-8:00pm at Avondale High School or on ZOOM to learn about this important election. Get the facts about the benefits and financial impacts and learn about the projects that a successful bond will fund. All schools, athletics, and arts programs will benefit from the bond passage and there will be no tax rate increase to the community.
Come in person or join on ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7832497459?omn=86264229227.
Early On Family Workshop
Building Blocks of Health
New Information: Dental Screening
Golf Scramble Fundraiser
Avondale Blessings in a Backpack is teaming with SFL Companies to host a Golf Scramble Fundraiser on May 6, 2024. Please consider participating in this great (and fun) event that supports our Avondale students!
$800 / foursome
$200 / single golfer (will be paired with other singles or to complete a team)
Includes: 18 holes of golf, cart, practice facility, lunch, dinner, and non-alcoholic beverages
Learn about sponsorship opportunities here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OdMEpclvzpYkOmJ9sguk91VJYDZi3c3c/view?usp=sharing
You can register for the outing at this link: https://blessingsinabackpackmi.org/events/.
Blessings In A Backpack
Blessings in a Backpack Avondale provides food bags every weekend during the school year to Avondale students.
Click HERE to learn more about Blessings in a Backpack and to sign your child up for this FREE opportunity.
If you wish to help Avondale Blessings in a Backpack, there are two ways:
- Please consider joining us pack bags of food for in-need Avondale students who would otherwise go hungry. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BA9A823ABFD0-weekly1
- If you want to make a food contribution, please also consider donating to our food pantry with this Amazon Wish List. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/KX01PXDE9X33?ref_=wl_share
Breakfast and Lunch
Allergen Alert
- ALL families need to complete this "Education Benefit" form
Little Jackets Spiritwear
Avondale Busy Bee and Early Learning Center are Hiring!
Family Activities
Procare
It is imperative that your child arrives to school on time. Unlike a daycare center that you can drop off and pick up at any time, the Avondale Early Learning Center classrooms follow a structured daily routine that has a specific starting time in each classroom. We understand that things come up, however, if tardiness becomes a regular occurrence, we may not be the best fit for your family.
The Early Learning Center is licensed by the State of Michigan to care for young children. We have procedures and guidelines that must be adhered to. One of the guidelines are that the person picking up your child must, 1) be 18 years of age, 2) have a state ID or drivers license with them to show teachers, 3) be listed on your child's information card. If a person comes to pick up a child without any of these three things being in place, we cannot and will not release your student. We understand that emergencies arise. That is why we ask that your child's information card has anyone and everyone listed on it, who could pick your student up in the case of an emergency. If you ever need to add someone to it you must do it in person and make the request to the teacher. We will not and cannot add people on the card any other way.
Your classroom will have a closing time, or a dismissal time. We ask that you plan to arrive at minimum, 5 minutes prior to that time so that you are on time. If students are left in our care for longer than 15 minutes after closing or dismissal, we may need to call our local police departments to ensure the safety of the student. We understand that things come up, however, if picking up late becomes a regular occurrence, we may not be the best fit for your family.
Early Learning Center 2023-2024 Calendar
Gleaners Mobile Food Bank
Family Resources and Support Package
Avondale Family Resource and Support Package
The Avondale Family Resource and Support Package has been created to support families, students, and staff during times of need. This is a document that continues to be updated based on resources available. Please review supports and use as needed. Families in need of any of our Avondale Support Team members may also connect with us by email or phone.
Mental Health Resources
Family Program Handbooks
Contact Us
Jessica Hamer
248.537.6503
jessica.hamer@avondaleschools.org
Email: tiffany.mellado@avondaleschools.org
Website: http://www.avondaleschools.org/early-childhood
Location: 2940 Waukegan Street, Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Phone: 248-537-6049
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AvondaleEarlyLearningCenters/?view_public_for=101511061490788