
The Elmwood Elementary Branch
10-13-23
Note from the Principal
Hello Elmwood Students and Families!
Please be mindful of school hours. Students should arrive at 8:10 AM or later to ensure there is an adult outside to monitor them. School begins at 8:25 AM.
We have raised $ $7,240 !! Please continue to share it online with your family and friends to help us reach our $25,000 goal. All classrooms that have 100% registration (which is free) will receive a classroom popcorn party. The money that is raised helps support school-wide activities and functions for our students as well as materials to extend their learning. Please check out the PTO section below for more information on the Boo Run fundraiser and click here to sign up to help. 👻
Stop by the front office and/or send in candy to feed the monster for our upcoming Trunk or Treat on October 28th. Click here to sign-up to host a trunk. 🍭🍬
Walking Club is still open. All other clubs are full at time. At the semester the clubs will reopen to give other students a chance to join. Please stop by the main office for a permission slip.
We are still looking for noon monitors to help us out at lunch 🍽️ 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.
Check out the Character Strong section below to help you continue the conversation at home with your student(s) about RESPONSIBILTY!
Lastly, it was homecoming and spirit week here at Elmwood! It was so great to see all of the school spirit. Please check out some of the fun photos from this week below. Go CAVS!!!
Warmly,
Mrs. Bowersox, Ed.S 💛💙
Lunch at School
Ask your students about the salad bar that houses fresh apples, sliced oranges, pears, carrots, broccoli, apple sauce, chunked cantaloupe and dried cherries 😋
After School Clubs & Care
Get Involved in the After School Fun
- Cavbots (Lego Robotics): Mondays 3:30-5:00
- Michigan Stage Theater: Mondays & Tuesdays 3:30-5:10
- Anime Club: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 Starting October 11th
- Healthy Kids Walking Club: Fridays 3:30-4:30 Starting October 13th
- Bucket Drumming Club: Thursdays 3:30-4:30 Starting October 12th
- Ecology Club: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 Starting October 24th
- Student Council: In School Participation
- Safety Squad: In School Participation
- Service Squad: In School Participation
Latchkey
Before and After school child care is available. Please stop in the Front Office for registration forms and/or click the link below.
Community Opportunities
YMCA Fall Activities
🥋🍳🏀⚽🏃♂️
Just Around the Corner - Girls Maturation Program
(4th & 5th Grade Girls)
Getting to School
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. 💛💙
Absences and/or Late Arrivals
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!!
Upcoming Events
10/19- Early Release @ 1:55PM
10/27- School Store
10/28-Boo Run Fundraiser & Trunk or Treat 9 -12PM
10/30-Character Strong Assembly (Responsibility)
Behavior Matrix and Handbook
Cell Phone and Technological Safety
Below check out the links to 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.
Elmwood PTO News
Next, PTO Meeting is on Monday, November 13th @ 6PM in Avalon Elementary School's Library.
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: Chelsea Rumohr
Secretary: Haley Pencak