Waukazoo Newsletter

We are so excited to kick off the Fun Run next week Friday! We are so thankful to our PTA for working to coordinate this important fundraiser for our school. Important information will be coming home with your student next Friday about how they can raise funds this school year. No matter what, ALL our students get to participate in the official FUN RUN held on October 4. Here are details on the Fun Run week coming to Waukazoo:

• Friday, September 27: Black and White Day- Wear anything black or white!
• Monday, September 30: Pajama Day - Mondays are rough, so let's start the week off with a pajama day!
• Tuesday, October 1: Hat Day- Wear your favorite hat!
• Wednesday, October 2: Favorite Athlete/Character Day- Dress like your favorite athlete or character, or keep it simple and wear a shirt with your favorite athlete or character on it. Can't pick just one favorite? You can do a favorite team or movie too!
• Thursday, October 3: Match Day- You can match yourself (example: a red shirt and red pants) or you can match a friend!
• Friday, October 4: Fun Run Day- Wear your fun run shirt and comfy shoes, as the fun run will be in the afternoon! (please note, some teachers choose to hand out the fun run shirts on this Friday - if that is the case, just wear any shirt to school, and your student will be given their fun run shirt to change into).

We invite parents to come and watch the Fun Run on Friday, October 4! If you choose to attend, please read the following to keep our students safe:

• All parents must park in the FRONT of the building and walk to the back bus loop
• All parents must stand IN THE KINDER PLAYGROUND behind the fence
• Parents will NOT be allowed to join the assembly in the gym following the fun run- students and staff only
• Attend at your grade level's designated time:
• 1:30-2:00pm- Lower Montessori, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
• 2:30-3:00pm- Young Kinder, Kindergarten, Montessori Kindergarten, 4th, 5th, and Upper Montessori

Finally, we invite you to attend the Homecoming football game on October 4th to celebrate the conclusion of the Fun Run! Come and visit with other families and cheer on our Panthers. Kickoff is at 7pm!

Thank you for being part of our Waukazoo family.

Best,

Mrs. Bolhuis

This year all meals are free to all students. All students enrolled at WOPS schools can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch each day.

However, we still need every household to fill out a Education Benefits Form because this information is critical in determining the amount of money that our school receives from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs like Title I A, At-risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, etc.

These supplemental programs have the potential to offer supports and services for our students including, but not limited to:

• Instructional supports (staff, supplies & materials, etc.)
• Non-instructional services (counseling, social work, health services, etc.)
• Professional Learning for staff
• Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
• Technology
• Pandemic-EBT

We are asking that you please complete and submit a meal application as soon as possible to ensure that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All information on the application submitted is confidential. Without your assistance in completing and returning the attached application, our school cannot maximize the use of available State and Federal funds.

🙂Please email simonsona@westottawa.net to request a paper form🙂

Thank you so much, parents, for making our drop off and pick up procedures go so smoothly! It is with all your efforts and support that our students arrive and leave school SAFE! Please make sure to continue following these rules:

Rules of the Road:

• Do not turn left around the left turn lane
• Do not block residential driveways on Lakewood
• Do not drop off or pick up students in unsafe areas, which include:
• ON Lakewood Blvd.
• Driveway to back bus loop
• East side of crosswalk in front parking lot

Drop Off:

• All student drop off will begin at 8:30am; doors will not open until 8:30am
• We will not have any playground or student supervision prior to 8:30am
• ALL parent drop off students will enter the building at the front entrance
• Please remember that the Parent Drop Off is a “kiss and go” lane - have your child ready to exit the car and please make sure they ALWAYS exit to the sidewalk or out the passenger side of the car
• It is essential to traffic flow that no one park along the curb and no one exit the car aside from the students onto the curb
• Please utilize a parking space if your child needs assistance in exiting the vehicle
• FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES HELP KEEP ALL OUR STUDENTS AT WAUKAZOO SAFE!

Pick Up:

• Parent Locations for Pick Up:
• IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE CAR LINE: Please wait in the GRASS at the grade position on the map for your child
• NO PARENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAND OUTSIDE THE MAIN DOORS FOR PICKUP
• Please help us make sure our students go home with the right parent/guardian by following these rules
• Parents may wait in their car in the pickup/drop off lane for their child to arrive and leave the parking lot as the line moves forward. Please do not park and exit your vehicle in the pickup/drop off lane.
• If your child needs assistance with their car seat or buckling - please pull into a spot
• If you park - please utilize the crosswalk at the table top across from the main entry/exit doors when traversing the lot
• Students will exit with their classroom teacher in a group during parent pick up.

Watch DOGS (Dads Of Great Students) is a fast growing program at Waukazoo that seeks to support the involvement of all dads, uncles, grandpas, or other father-figures into the classroom and school life of their kids. Many awesome opportunities exist for you to spend some time with your kid, either in their classroom, on the playground, working on school projects or other things outside of the school with other DOGS and their kids! There are also planned events for the guys to get together and connect, both with and without their kids. If you're interested in learning more about the Waukazoo Watch DOGS program, contact Brandon at brandon.hazen@gmail.com

PTA needs your help with Fun Run lunch time activities! Please make sure you have a completed & processed volunteer profile. Check out the sign up here!

We need people to help pop popcorn! Sign up at this link! Please remember that you must have a completed AND processed volunteer profile. This is an annual requirement! Go to this link to complete a volunteer profile.