Our quarter 1 grades will be available to view on November 6th in the Parent/Student Connect portal. In Student Connect, click on 'Marks' to view. In Parent Connect, click on 'Student Documents', then on '23.24 Q1 Report Card'.

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Tuesday, November 7th is no school for students for Election Day.

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Check out all of the amazing things our students participated in this week!

Today at our Family Meetings we recognized our outstanding students in each grade level for multiple categories, including Perfect Attendance, Positive Bus referrals, Grammy Nominations from staff, and the prestigious Grammy trophy winners for each grade level. All students that were recognized got to walk the red carpet to hype music to accept their award on stage.

Congratulations to all of our students. We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see what you do this month as we prep for our next Grammy Ceremony on 11/30.

Each quarter, we celebrate each of our students who have met the criteria for attending our RAPS party. They must have no suspensions, less than 5 tardies, and passing all of their classes.

On Friday, November 10th we will be having a RAPS party at school during 5th and 6th hours in our gym and cafeteria. We could use some parent volunteers to chaperone and/or donate items for the event. If you are able to, please sign up below.

Our behavior expectations that we teach here at Stevenson are referred to as our "RAPS", which is an acronym for Respect, Accountability & Pride, and Safety. Each month there is a focus that is one of those three, and each week within that month focuses on a certain area of the school where students are challenged to meet the expectations that we have at our school. Please take a look at the tasks we will be charging our students with for the month of November. If students are following these expectations, they will be rewarded with RAPS points in their account that they can use to purchase items of their choice in our school store.

This is awesome, isn't it!?! Parents, you can help to support our focus areas in our building by reinforcing these at home. Talk to them at dinner and ask them if they earned any RAPS points today and for what tasks. These are great conversation pieces and teachable moments that can be used at home in support of our school focus areas. Thanks team!

Our students have been banking their PBIS points for the actions listed above and they now have the opportunity to spend them on fun items at our school store. Check out the catalog of items that students can buy with great behavior.

The school store will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. It will be closed on Mondays and Fridays.

We had so many students and staff participating in this week's Spirit Week. It was a lot of fun to see how much school spirit our Stevenson community has. So fun! Check out some of the pictures from today's theme of PJ Day.

To see the rest of the pictures from this week's spirit week themes, check our social media pages on Instagram or Facebook.

Members of SMS Student Lighthouse and NJHS officers attended a middle school leadership conference on Monday in Frankenmuth. They attended several sessions on communication, working together and leadership styles....in addition to enjoying a traditional Frankenmuth lunch! It was a great day!

Our Future Educator students designed subject specific bulletin boards for teachers.

Three of our sixth grade students, Michaela DeVries, Kinnidy Jones, and Brayden Albright, won the chance to send an experiment to the International Space Station. The experiment will test if mushrooms will cultivate in microgravity. Michaela and Brayden will be at the Kennedy Space Center to watch the launch on Wednesday November 8!

Coding students were using Sphero Bolts they coded to bowl. Check that out!

We had a Masterclass on the Military today. It was a great informational session where students heard from two representatives in the field to discuss what it's like in each branch of the military. The students had a great range of questions about this profession and were able to get the answers they were seeking.

Thank you to Ms. Morell for putting this together for our students.

Mr. Wagner’s Creative Writing class wrote fairy tales and read them to the preschoolers and toddlers in Champions at Stevenson.

It's not too late to join the Clubs that have started at Stevenson. Here are just a few of the ones we offer that have recently started.

Each week we meet with a small group of incredible students to discuss what they love about Stevenson, answer questions they have, and, of course, who their favorite teachers are. Check out this week's lunch group.

It is the season of giving and thanks. We have started a canned food drive to donate to a local church (Kirk of Our Savior) to give to families in need during this Thanksgiving season. If you are willing and able to donate canned goods, please bring them to school and drop off in the appropriate grade level bins in the lunch room.

The grade level that collects the most canned goods over the next two weeks will win cider and donuts to enjoy during their next family meeting. How awesome is that?!

This week during our Second Step time, we continued the lessons in our Recognizing Bullying & Harassment Unit.

6th Grade - Standing Up and Staying Safe

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child evaluated each upstander strategy (speaking up, offering support, and telling a trusted adult) in depth, with an emphasis on safety. They evaluated the safety of each upstander strategy in different situations and considered their own level of comfort with each strategy.

Question: Tell your child about a time you used one of these strategies in your life recently. Tell them how you decided which strategy to use.

7th Grade - Our Rights and Responsibilities

Summary: This week’s lesson helped your child understand how they’re protected from harassment at school and their responsibility not to harass others.

Question: Tell your child about a time you or someone you know had to speak up about something difficult. Ask your child what might make it difficult for people to speak up when they experience or witness negative things like harassment.

8th Grade - Be Inclusive and Ask for a Change

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child explored two more strategies—making school more inclusive and asking for a change—to disrupt bullying and harassment.

Question: Continue your discussion from last week with this week’s strategies. Ask your child to share their ideas about what they could do to disrupt bullying and harassment.

Regular attendance is crucial for your child's academic success. Please make every effort to ensure your child attends school on time every day and stays throughout the whole day. Consistent attendance throughout the school day allows your child to engage in learning and maximize their educational opportunities fully.

Illness: If your child is not feeling well and cannot attend school, please notify us immediately. Students who are ill should not attend school to prevent the spread of illness to others.

Excused Absences: We understand that there may be instances when your child needs to be absent due to illness, medical appointments, family emergencies, or other legitimate reasons. Please notify the school in advance whenever possible to classify the absence as excused.

Unexcused Absences: Unexcused absences negatively impact your child's education. Absences without valid reasons will be considered unexcused, and appropriate actions may be taken per district policy.

Timely reporting of absences helps us maintain accurate attendance records and ensures that your child's absence is properly documented. Absences must be reported within 24 hours.

There are two convenient methods for reporting your child's absence to facilitate efficient communication and accurate attendance records.

• You can notify your child's school through the dedicated attendance line. Please leave a detailed message stating your child's name, grade, and reason for absence.

• You can report absences directly through MiStar, our secure online portal for student information. MiStar provides a user-friendly interface that allows you to submit absences.

Thank you for your ongoing support in creating a positive and productive learning environment for all our students.

Click the link below to submit your interest and availability for getting involved at your child's school for this year. We have many options for involvement that will work with your work and responsibility schedule. The research shows that parents/guardians that are involved in their child's school helps to promote student engagement, belonging, and academic attainment for their student(s).

All volunteers need to submit to a background check through our iChat process. I have attached the application for you to complete. Please bring this up to the school with your identification so we can get it processed. It can take up to 10 days to get the results back, so please plan accordingly if you are interested in volunteering on a specific date.

If you have questions about the roles or other ideas with getting involved at the school, please contact our Parent Coordinator, Paula Adamczak at adamczakp@wwcsd.net.

Thank you!

This year's Book Fair is going to be epic!

More Books.

More Choices.

More Fun.

Start exploring together on our school's Book Fair homepage by clicking below.

November 13th-November 17th

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 services.

Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential service provided by Wayne-Westland Community Schools. This is a free service to students, families and staff. Care Solace helps connect individuals to mental health or substance abuse providers. They will call providers, verify insurance and help to make appointments. Contact Care Solace by calling 888-515-0595 or visiting caresolace.com/wwcsd and click “Book Appointment.” Support is available 24 hours a day 365 day a year in any language.

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Mrs. Doman and Ms. Phillips

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The library was a hub of activity this week with our scary story writing event and Halloween book tasting! Students worked for weeks to create creeptastic tales to share during Monday's event. Ms. Paulsen's 6th-grade class came to a book-tasting event where they could "taste" of a variety of books from our library including scary myths and legends in honor of Halloween.