Adventures at Beaumont

Well, that is not exactly how we planned the first week! Thank you for being patient and flexible with the unexpected cancelation of school last Wednesday due to the numerous power outages across our community. I did see on our FB pages that some parents did not receive a phone call, text or email from the district. Please take time this weekend to log onto Parent Portal and double check that all of your information is correct, that your notifications are turned on for the mode of communication you would prefer (you can pick all 3), and that if more than one parent or guardian, that all numbers are checked for notifications. My newsletters and mass communications will pull directly from Mistar/Parent Portal. Districtwide notifications also pull from this data. School cancellations are sent from the district level.

Kindergarten teacher assignments should be available later today (8/30/24)

There will be repeat information in this newsletter to accommodate the new families at Beaumont as well as sections, links and resources that will always be in the newsletter. The top portion of any newsletter will have the most recent or new information.

Due to the unexpected cancellation of school, the breakfast and lunch menu has changed for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week:

• Tuesday: Breakfast- Benefit Bars/ Lunch- Spaghetti
• Wednesday: Breakfast- Waffles/ Lunch- Wings

We have new bus numbers- Bus 37 (orange) and Bus 7 (green). Please make sure you have the most current bus information. This can be found on Parent Portal. Make sure you review the carpool/end of day information and all other information to ensure a smooth start to the school year. Please make sure that you communicate with the front office and your teacher for end of the day plans for getting home. If students are on our bus list and we do not have any other information to how they are getting home, we put them on the bus.

We encourage parents to fill out the volunteer form at the beginning of the year and turn it into the office. It takes about 10 days to get them processed through safety and security. In order to volunteer, chaperone a field trip or participate in school activities with students, you will need this form filled out and approved before the date of the event. A new volunteer affidavit needs to be filled out EVERY school year.

If any questions, do not hesitate to email me at guizzl01@wsdmi.org

NWEA Testing Window- September 9th-September 20th (See teacher communication for exact dates)

Picture Day: September 12th

Bus Safety Day: September 23rd

5th Grade Field Trip to the DIA- October 11th

4th Grade Field Trip to Belle Isle- October 11th

No School- October 14th

Run Out Music Performances- October 18th

Picture Retake Day: October 24th

Trunk or Treat: October 24th (after school)

Half Day (End of Q1): November 1st

Throughout the school year, the school participates in multiple safety drills that include fire drills, tornado drills and ALICE drills. These drills are conducted to ensure that our staff and students are prepared in the event of an emergency. We take our drills seriously. The safety of our staff and students is always our number one focus.

Our first drill will be this week. We will conduct an ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) drill. Our intentions are to prepare, not to scare, students. If you have questions or concerns regarding our safety protocols, please do not hesitate to contact me.

PTO will be sending home information about their first fundraiser- Mum Sale!

They will also be continuing Popcorn Fridays. You may pay $12 for the entire year or $1 the week of for popcorn.

PTO would like to have a parent directory. This is something that parents have been asking for and so we are going to try it this year. The website is:

https://beaumontpto.ptboard.com

Enter Code: F4FGPE

Dates to Remember:

Mum Sales Monies Due: 9/13

Skate Night: 9/19 (more information to come)

Fun Run: October 23rd (Rain date (10/25)

We will no longer be serving breakfast in the classrooms for grades 1st thru 5th. Doors will be open for students that want to eat breakfast at 8:30 AM. Only Door #7 will be open (the childcare/cafeteria door with the awning) at 8:30 AM. Students will enter the cafeteria and will have 10-12 minutes to eat their breakfast before they go to class. It is important that if you would like your student to have breakfast that they arrive by 8:30 AM so they have enough time to eat before class begins at 8:45 AM.

Door #s 6 and 8 will open at 8:35 AM for students that are not eating breakfast. Students will go directly to their lockers/classes.

Kindergarteners will begin the school year by having their breakfast in the classrooms and should not enter the building until 8:35 AM. As they become more familiar with the building and routines and procedures, we will transition to breakfast in the cafeteria as well- later in the school year. More information to come on this.

Door #'s 6, 7 and 8 will close promptly at the tardy bell (8:45 AM). After 8:45 AM, students must be signed in and enter through the main office doors.

As with any new procedure, we expect there to be some tweaks to our breakfast procedure. We will communicate any changes by blackboard and ask that families are patient as we work the wrinkles out.

Students will be able to receive free breakfast and lunch this school year. Please remember that this does NOT include a' la cart items such as snacks, individual milk or fruit purchases or extra main items.

Also, if you put money on your child's account and would like to limit the amount of snacks or items that they are able to purchase (one cookie or snack per day, no cookies, etc), you can add these notes into Parent Portal. We encourage families to do this to avoid over eating or eating snacks and then not eating their regular lunch. If you do not want your child to have the option of school lunch because you are packing their lunch every day, this also needs to be noted in Parent Portal. Your child's teacher is not responsible for this information. If you have any questions about this, email me at guizzl01@wsdmi.org or contact food service.

We are asking ALL families to please fill out the educational benefits form. Although this is normally seen as the "free and reduced lunch" form, schools receive certain funding based on the information shared in this form. Even if you do not need or want free or reduced breakfast and/or lunch, filling out the form gives the state information to provide additional funding. As many of you have heard, all students will be able to receive free breakfast and lunch this year.

Please click on this link, click on APPLY FOR BENEFITS and fill out the form.

https://waterford.familyportal.cloud/

All Plan of Care Forms should be filled out and returned to the main office as soon as possible- before school begins would even be better as all plan of care forms need to be reviewed by our district nurse. Any and all prescription medication and over-the-counter medicines (including Tylenol, Motrin, cough drops, cough medicine, etc.) need a plan of care form. Completed forms can be faxed to 248-738-4723

Administering Medicine Plan of Care Form

Allergy Plan of Care

Asthma Plan of Care

Diabetic Plan of Care

Seizure Plan of Care

Beaumont is a 1:1 school. Below you will find a link to the WSD Chromebook Student Handbook. (A button will also be located at the bottom of every family newsletter throughout the year. Kindergarten students enrolled by August 21st, will receive their Chromebook the first week of school for use in the classroom. Students enrolled after this date may use a classroom issued Chromebook until Computer Services can assign their own Chromebook. Kindergarten teachers will determine the date the Chromebook will come home and will communicate this at a later date.

http://bit.ly/WSDChrome24

http://bit.ly/WSDChrome2024 - Spanish

If you need assistance with technology for your Chromebook please submit a Computer Tech Support Ticket or call Student Chromebook Help Desk Line – 248.791.9127

and one of our team members will be able to assist you.

Remember to be patient and kind in the car pool line to staff and other parents.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:

Car Riders:

• Please do not drop students off early. Doors will open at 8:30 for breakfast students and 8:35 AM for all students. Please see above for breakfast instructions.

• If your child is NOT eating breakfast, please stay in the outside lane of traffic so those students that are eating breakfast can be dropped off first. Breakfast students may stay in the lane closest to the building for easy access to the doors.

• Students stay in the car until they are near their unloading zone and assigned door. If multiple students, you should unload at appropriate entrance or at the lowest grade level door.

• K students will unload near Door #6

• 1st-5th grade students will unload near Door #8 thru Door#6

• Staff members will be outside opening car doors and helping to move traffic along safely. Please stay in your lane and do not change lanes unless directed. If in the second lane (furthest from the sidewalk), a staff member will assist your student in getting out of the car and crossing the car pool lane safely. Do not let your child out of the car without a staff member present.

• Please have your child sit on the right side of the vehicle.

• Parents need to stay in the vehicle at ALL times.

• If a parent needs to exit the vehicle for any reason, please park in the lot so the carpool line can move along quickly and safely.

• Students will be marked tardy starting at 8:45 AM. If the carpool line is backed up, students will not be marked tardy until staff enters the building and close Doors #6 and #8.

• Tardy students will need to enter through the main office (Door #1) and will need to be signed in by a parent.

Walkers:

• Walkers cannot enter the building before 8:35 AM. If eating breakfast they may enter at 8:30 AM. thru Door 7 only.

• If riding a bike, please walk your bike on the school sidewalks and DO NOT ride your bike in the parking lot. Bike racks are near Door #8.

• Students will enter the building at the Door #8 (Kindergarten at Door #6)

• Students will be marked tardy starting at 8:45 AM.

Bussers:

• Buses will arrive in the bus loop

• Buses will begin unloading one bus at a time starting at 8:35 AM

• Students will enter through Door #2 and walk directly to their classroom or to the cafeteria if eating breakfast.

• Staff (and Safeties) will be available to assist students getting off the bus and inside the building.

• If buses are late, students will not be marked tardy and will still have an opportunity to have breakfast in the cafeteria

END OF DAY PROCEDURES:

Walkers:

• Will leave at 3:57 PM

Bussers:

• Bussers will stay in a grade level classroom or area with a supervising adult until their bus arrives at the school.

• When the bus arrives, an announcement will be made and bussers will line up and walk to the bus. There will be supervising adults in the hallways and adult and/or Safety escorts for lower elementary students.

• Remember cell phones are not to be used while waiting for or on the school bus.

• Lower Elementary students will have bus tags attached to their backpacks. If your student's tag becomes loose or is lost, please let your teacher or the office know and we will replace it.

• If buses are going to be late, a blackboard message will go out to families (please note that at the beginning of the year as drivers are getting to know their routes and students, the ride may take a little longer.)

Car Pick Up:

• Parents must stay in their vehicle.

• Parents will get a special sign to put in the passenger side of the windshield with student name, teacher name and grade level. These will be passed out at Meet and Greet or the First Day of School. If you need additional signs for additional cars, please let us know.

• Teachers will be outside with your student waiting for pickup.

• This process will take a little longer at the beginning of the year as we get to know and recognize vehicles and faces. Please have your picture ID readily available if needed.

We know that sometimes plans change unexpectedly and the normal routine of after school plans for your child changes. Please keep in mind that the end of the day is very busy at an elementary school. Any and all end of the day changes need to be communicated to the office no later than 3:00 PM. Communicating with the teacher is also recommended but teachers do not always have time to check email or their Remind/Dojo apps so it is important to ALWAYS let the office know of these changes before 3 PM.

Cell phones are not allowed to be used or on a student during the school day. If your child has a cell phone, it is required to be turned off and stored in the locker/backpack of the student at ALL times. Cell phones are not allowed to be used at lunch or on the bus. The bus is considered an extension of the school and classroom and all of the expectations from the code of conduct apply to the bus. If there is an immediate need or if you need to get a hold of your child in an emergency, please call the office at 248-682-6822.

Due to an increase in food allergies and health preferences, we will not be having any birthday food treats at school. We realize that this may be disappointing for some families, but the health and safety of our students is our number one priority. We are also asking that families refrain from sending balloon and/or flowers to students for their birthdays due to latex and plant allergies. Class birthday bags that contain non-food items are still allowed and will be passed out at the end of the day. Also consider other options for celebrating your child's birthday, like donating a book to the classroom library (and having the birthday student read the book to the class or even a special guest?) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Please remember that birthday invitations will not be passed out at school unless there is an invitation for each child in the class.