Hello Elmwood Students and Families!

Teacher Appreciation week starts on Monday 🎉 Our wonderful PTO is looking for another parent volunteer to bring in food and/or a treat for our wonderful staff. Please email the PTO at SouthLakeElemPTO@gmail.com to signup and help.

This Thursday, May 9th we have an early release with dismissal at 1:55 PM so that we can prepare for the Spring Festival of the Arts at the High School from 5-8PM. I am so excited to see the performances from our 2nd graders @ 5-5:20 and 4th graders @ 5:30-5:50! For more information on the concert performances click here. I hope to see you all there 🎵

The PTO is running a Spring Fundraiser. Please click the link to access the letter on how to help our PTO raise money.

Yearbooks are here!📘 If you forgot to purchase one there are a limited number of extras still available. Please send in $12 cash, if you would like one.

South Lake Schools is hiring! If you are interested and/or know someone that is looking for a job please click the link at the bottom of the newsletter to apply.

Warmly, 💙💛

Mrs. Bowersox, Ed.S

If you are missing glasses please stop by the front office to pick them up.

5/6-5/10- Teacher Appreciation Week 🎉

5/7- Play Labs (Theater) Performance @ 5PM for parents.

5/7-5th Grade Life Skills (Care)

5/9- Festival of the Arts (Early Release @ 1:55)

5/15- Board Brightener @ 6:30PM

5/15- 3rd Grade Field Trip Green Field Village

5/20- Character Strong Assembly

5/20-5/23- Book Fair BOGO

5/22- 3rd Grade Concert @ Elmwood

5/23- Choice Day

5/24-5/27- No School

5/30- 2nd Graders Visiting Elmwood

5/30- 5th Graders Visiting SLMS

5/31- School Store

Ask your students about the salad bar that houses fresh apples, sliced oranges, pears, carrots, broccoli, apple sauce, chunked cantaloupe and dried cherries 😋

Next, PTO Meeting is on Monday, May 13th @ 6PM in Avalon Elementary School's Library.

Future PTO Meeting Dates Below:

June 10th @ 6PM at Elmwood

If anyone has questions and/or comments please reach out to SouthLakeElemPTO@gmail.com

2023 / 2024 PTO Board Members.

President: Andreea Tatu

Vice President: Sharita Gore

Treasurer & Secretary: Chelsea Rumohr

Before and After school child care is available. Please stop in the Front Office for registration forms and/or click the link below.

Get Involved in the After School Fun

• Cavbots (Lego Robotics): Mondays 3:30-5:00
• Michigan Stage Theater: Mondays & Tuesdays 3:30-5:10
• Ecology Club: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30
  
• Cooking Matters: Wednesdays 3:30-5:30
• Anime Club: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
• Bucket Drumming Club: Thursdays 3:30 -4:30
  
• Chess Club: Thursdays 3:30-4:30
• Healthy Kids Walking Club: Fridays 3:30-4:30
• Student Council: In School Participation
• Safety Squad: In School Participation
• Service Squad: In School Participation

Drop Off and Pick Up Reminders

• We want to encourage our students and families to cross California and the surrounding streets safely. It is important to use the crosswalks and crossing guards available.

• It helps the flow of traffic if your child is ready to exit the car.
  
• Parents should stay in the car, to keep the drop-off line moving!
• There is NO Parking, dropping and/or stopping in front of the school on California. When this is done it prevents the busses from traveling safely and it causes quite a jam. There are signs up and police will ticket persons who are there.
• The front loop is ONLY for Busses.
• Parents may use the West Parking Lot/Loop to Stop and Drop their student(s).
• There is NO Left Turn out of the West Parking Lot/Loop.
• Parents may park on Malvern on the East side of school and/or on Alice on the West side of the school to walk their student to their entry door.
  







Lastly, please be mindful of school hours and do not drop off your children prior to 8:10. At 8:10 there should be a staff member outside to supervise them. 💛💙

If your child will be absent or late, please contact the office to let us know. You can either call the attendance line @ 586-435-1103 or email Mrs.Smith. When leaving a message, please state the child's name, teacher's name, date of absence and reason for absence (i.e. child is ill with fever, cough, etc.)

Be sure to order a Hot Lunch if they will be late and need a lunch. Orders must be in by 8:45 AM Thank you!!

Below check out the links to the rethink app, apple and android family sharing information which will guide you through making your children's technology "safe" for them by allowing you to control the content they see, the time they use it and observe the messaging they send and receive.

We are still looking for noon monitors to help us out at lunch 🍽️ as well as building substitutes. Please click the blue button for employment opportunities to apply and/or click here or come in and fill out a volunteer form to help out.