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Tigers,

We have now raised over $30,000 for the FUN RUN! We are at $30,399.00! Parents asked if there is still time to donate and the answer is yes the getmovinfundhub.com website is open for one more week.

Thank you again to the PTO board and all of our parents, guardians, grandparents and extend families who have volunteered to help in so many different ways to make this an incredible experience for all students.

This also means

Next Thursday October 17th will be our Schoolwide PIZZA PARTY at Lunch (please send your child with a drink and sides for lunch)

Friday October 18th is the Taher pizza lunch ( it is not Hungry Howies pizza).

INFLATABLE DAY for the school will be OCTOBER 25th ! A sign up genius will be sent out soon!

Also thank you to our amazing teachers who have been busy this week getting ready for the Fun Run and held conferences this week! It has been a busy week celebrating the academic success of our students and celebrating our community coming together to support our school through fundraising.

Your Partner in Education,

Dr. Keelean

We celebrate birthdays at Monteith by giving each student a birthday book and bookmark during their birthday month.

Due to the large number of student allergies, we no longer can allow any type of birthday cakes, cupcakes or cookies in the elementary schools (except for teacher scheduled celebrations) . Please save the present celebrations for home parties. If students want to bring in a small goodie bag of non-edible items ( Ex: pop-its, pencils, etc.) that is allowed but not necessary. If you do send in something with your child it needs to be for the whole class not just a couple students.

Kindness matters at Monteith and Always!

Lunchroom: The volunteer's responsibility is to help answer questions, open lunches or capri suns, and push the garbage can around the gym.

Recess: The responsibility is to supervise the students to ensure they are safe and respectful. You are circulating the playground, and if you have questions, please ask a staff member for help.

Please do not take pictures or videos when you are supervising.

Week of 10/14-10/18

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We are having a great time in the library learning about a variety of topics including the difference between fiction vs. non-fiction, the Dewey Decimal System and Digital Citizenship in all grade levels. Each topic and conversation varies based on grade level. Young 5's also discussed the parts of a book. All of these topics had songs and movement to accompany them, so ask your child to perform the fiction vs. non-fiction rap.

"Non-fiction is not fake, like something that actually happened. Fiction is something that's thought up, invented, or imagined."

Digital Citizenship Week is October 14-18. Here are some great resources on Digital Citizenship from Common Sense Media that you may want to incorporate in your routines at home. https://www.commonsense.org/education/family-resources

Also, consider having a device-free dinner just like the Sesame Street crew. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ-RbWAwnx8

Remember to follow the Monteith Library on Instagram to see what we are collaborating on, creating, and exploring!

Students in Second Grade studied the many Portraits painted by the artist Vincent Van Gogh and the colors and facial expressions which show emotion. We learned how to draw a person using proportion. The face was colored using impressionist lines like Van Gogh used, where the students selected crayons from our multi-cultural crayon box to match our unique skin colors. The backgrounds of our pictures are either in warm or cool colors, just like Van Gogh used.

Sincerely,

Natalie Zoufal

October

12th- PTO Mums Delivery Day

17th- PTO Sponsered Pizza Party at Lunch

23rd-25th- Monteith's 22nd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest

25th- Inflatable Day

31st- Halloween 1/2 day for students 11:36am dismissal (PARADE WILL BE AT 11am)

November

3rd- District Open House 12-2pm

5th- Election Day (No School)

12th- Picture Retake Day

13th-PTO meeting 6:30pm

14th- PTO Math Night 5:30pm- 7:30pm

27th-29th - Thanksgiving Break

December

11th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

13th- PTO Jingle Jamboree (6-8pm)

23rd- Jan. 3rd (Winter Break)

January

6th- Students return to school

8th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

20th- MLK Day (No School)

February

8th- PTO Glow Dance (5-7pm)

12th- PTO meeting 6:30pm

17th- 21st- Mid Winter Break

March

12th- Monteith Spring Concert (Brownell)

6pm - K,1,2 & Choir

7:15pm 3,4, & Choir

19th - Full day of School Evening conferences (Virtual)

19th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

20th- 1/2 day 11:36 Dismissal

20th- Afternoon conferences in person

20th- Evening conferences Virtual

21st- 1/2 day 11:36am dismissal

24th- 28th- Spring Break

April

9th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

18th - Good Friday (No School )

21st- No School (Staff PD day)

May

9th- Kindergarten Farm Trip

14th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

26th- Memorial Day ( No School)

30th- Monteith Field Day

June

7th- PTO Summer Celebration

9th- 4th grade Promotion Rehearsel and Picnic

10th- 4th Grade trip to Lansing

11th- 4th Grade Promotion

13th- Last Day of School (1/2 Day 11:36am dismissal)

If your student will be taking medication during the school day, please bring the medicine and

Medication Administration Authorization form to the office on the first day of school The form is requjiured for all prescription and over the counter medications to be given by school staff.

If your child will be staying home because of illness, please call the attendance line at 313-432-4501 and leave a brief message. Please refer to Guidelines to Exclude a Child from School.

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