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Tigers,

As we head into the New Year I want to take the time to thank you for everything you do Monteith Community! I hope we are all taking the opportunity to rest and recharge and will return to school with an open heart and mind. Knowing that each of us, no matter who we are have challenges, struggles, and are fighting different battles each and everyday. As the year starts fresh I hope that you will remember this and give others the time, patience and kindness that you want others to give to you. There is a lot of good in the world we just have to remember in the moment that our words and actions are always being watched by our future generation of leaders and we need to do what is best for the kids.

We hope you all continue to have an amazing break and we will see you back on January 6th 2025 (which is a late start 9:05).

Important Dates Coming Up:

January 6th: Rising 5th graders Parent Info Night 6:30pm at the Middle Schools

January 7th: BAGEL DAY RESCHEDULED TO JANUARY 21st

January 8th: Rising Freshman Parent Info Night 6:30pm at the High Schools

January 9th: During the School Day Brownell & Parcells Principals visiting students

January 9th: Rising Young 5 and Kindergarten Parent Info Night 6:30pm at the Elementary schools.

January 13th : Community United meeeting at 6pm Pierce Middle School

January 14th: 4th grade Instrument fitting during school 2pm

January 17th: 11:36am Dismissal 1/2 day for all Students

January 20th: NO SCHOOL MLK Day

January 21st : BAGEL DAY CASH ONLY $2.00 bagels and $. 50 Cream Cheese ( please have exact change)

Your Partner in Education,

Dr. Keelean

We have been so lucky to have Mrs. Radomski, school social worker, who has been at Monteith on a temporary assignment since October 1. She will be finished with her assignment on December 20, 2024. Any students who have worked with or received support from her will continue that support through Monteith's social worker, Ms. Jo Feldstein.

A few parents have also asked if there is something they can do at home to support their child's reading and math growth. In GPPSS we are lucky to have 3 online programs that you can access at home to support your child:

Lexia

RGR (K-4)

Freckle

All of these can be accessed through your child's Clever Login

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!

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The library is getting festive and ready to celebrate the winter holidays soon. But before we can celebrate we have work to do for Hour of Code. All grade levels learned about coding and how it works. Young 5's and Kindergarten listened to the book Sonia's Digital World and talked about how technology connects us all and contributed to a chain link display to show those connections. The other grades played a game called Coding Hopscotch to practice creating sequences and running the commands. Next week Y5's and Kindergarten will be introduced to coding through the use of our Ozobots and 1st-4th graders will be working on coding exercises through the Kodable or Code.Org sites depending on their level of experience. We will end the month by learning about several winter holidays.

In Kindergarten music, we learn to keep a steady beat and use a singing voice. We listen and move our bodies to music to demonstrate fast/slow and loud/quiet. Students also learn to play different classroom instruments such as drums, boomwhackers, rhythm sticks, and maracas.

Its that special time of year... Reindeer games in PE! Who will the winning Reindeer be?!? The kids are having fun and working off all that extra holiday excitement to help their Reindeer take the lead!

1st grade students learned how each snowflake is unique by reading the book “Snowflake Bentley” by Jaqueline Briggs Martin. Students created their own unique snowflakes using white paint and printing old bottle caps, Popsicle sticks, and other found objects onto black paper. Students focused on making their snowflakes symmetrical and unique as no two snowflakes are alike.

~Miss Zoufal

January

6th- Students return to school

8th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

17th- 11:36am Dismissal 1/2 day for all Students

20th- MLK Day (No School)

21st - BAGEL DAY CASH ONLY $2.00 bagels and $. 50 Cream Cheese ( please have exact change)

31st- Taher Pizza Day

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

4th- Taher Pizza Day

9th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

18th - Good Friday (No School )

21st- No School (Staff PD day)

May

3rd- PTO: Flower Delivery Day

9th- Kindergarten Farm Trip

14th- PTO Meeting 6:30pm

26th- Memorial Day ( No School)

30th- Monteith Field Day & Taher Pizza 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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