Hello Team WB!
What a terrific week! We had our first Global Equity Team meeting on Wednesday, welcomed families for Curriculum Night on Thursday, and practiced our first fire drill and kicked off FunD Run preparations with a practice run around the track today!
As we did try a new format this year for Curriculum Night, we would love to get your feedback, even if you were not able to attend. Additionally, please take a moment to listen to my welcome remarks below, as they include important updates regarding attendance as well as other important school procedures.
FunD Run is next Friday, September 22nd. Please see the news items below for important information, including the Signup Genius for FunD Run Volunteers!
Fall pictures arrived Thursday and were sent home. If you ordered pictures and did not receive them, please contact Lifetouch at 866-955-8342 (orders and customer service). If you child was absent for picture day the retake day will be Wednesday, November 1.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Warmly,
Jen Teal, Principal
Featured Book
Ranvir Cannot Hear by Genevieve Yusuf
Ranvir Cannot Hear is a magical story set in the plains of India and is about a little elephant who goes on a long journey in search of his hearing. On his travels he meets some wonderful friends along the way who can’t do certain things but tell him about the things that they can! Ranvir even finds out he has a special talent too...
Thank you to all those who were able to attend Curriculum Night. If you were unable to attend, please know that your child's teacher is always happy to connect with you. Additionally, below are the introduction video and the presentation videos from our specials teachers.
Finally, as we tried a new format this year, we welcome your feedback on how it worked for you and your family.
Adaline Sarata, Alex Berri, Ian Taylor, Iris Mahoney, Michael Lekhtman, Vincent Munoz, Layla Wright, Dylan Ruskin, Evie Czyzak, Oliver Krull, Chase Sawica, Ariana Bolessa, Minahil Shaik, Axel Gandy, and John Schraffenberger. Once a week we draw a student from the many entries in each classes' star bin container to recognize. Once a month we have a second chance drawing and all of the month's entries are entered into the drawing. The winners (1 each grade) of the monthly drawing will have an opportunity to have a special activity with the principal.
West Bloomfield School District expects students to be in school and on time for school on a daily basis. Our school day starts at 9:10am and ends at 4:02pm. Absent and tardy students will be recorded daily and parents will be notified.
- If your child will not be in school or will be late to school, you must call the 24-hour answering machine at 248-865-6572. Leave your student’s name, teacher’s name and reason for absence. For the safety of our students, please do your best to remember to call before the start of school.
- To excuse a health-related absence from the county-counted total, please provide the main office with a note from the medical facility your child visited.
- Students arriving after 10:15 a.m. will be marked absent for the full morning. If a student is picked up before 3:00 p.m. they will be marked absent for the full afternoon.
Any changes in a child’s routine transportation “the day of” must be written and received by the school. We cannot accept any transportation changes after 3:00 p.m. Please do not EMAIL OR LEAVE VOICE MAIL MESSAGES regarding student transportation on the day of the change. Teachers may not receive the message in time regarding the change.
If your child will be riding home with a friend on the bus, both parents must send in a signed note giving the children's names and bus number. This should be used sparingly, not as a regular occurence.
Our students use a math curriculum called Bridges. Each month, we will send you resources in our newsletter to let you know what unit the students are working on as well as to give you ideas on how to extend your child's math learning at home. For the month of September, the resources are as follows:
We are working on setting up the MAKERSPACE area opposite the I Center. Anyone interested in donating the following items are needed. section to the newsletter? toilet paper tubes, red, orange, yellow tissue paper, pipe cleaners, plain white paper plates, and craft sticks. Please send the items to Monica Hammerick, in the I center. Amazon wish list for families wanting to purchase directly from and send right to school! https://a.co/cxBRCp5
Safety Turning Into Gretchko From Greer Rd
Earlier this school year, there was unfortunately an accident right at the entrance to Gretchko from Greer Rd. as dismissal began. If you are approaching Gretchko from the West, please come completely to the top of the hill and check for oncoming traffic before turning left. Thank you!
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