Behind the Magic at Disney

Mrs. Amy Porter, Principal

Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: (586)439-6400

Fax: (586)439-6401

Absentee Line: (586)439-6490

24-hour recorded line, please leave your child's reason for absence and length of time out. Absences reported to this line, ensure most timely and accurate record.

School Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Sue Mogge

Email: susan.mogge@fraserk12.org

Building Hours - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

School Hours: 8:35 am – 3:30 pm
First Bell: 8:30 am
Instructional Bell: 8:35 am
Students must be in class by 8:35 am or they are marked tardy.

Email: Amy.Porter@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Domain/9
Location: 36155 Kelly Road, Clinton Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6400
Twitter: @jageramy

Our Walt Disney students and families collected a whopping 1,870 canned goods and items for the Clinton Valley Kiwanis Thanksgiving Food Drive! WOW! With the help and guidance of our amazing Stu-Co Reps, we were able to collect, count, and pack up all of the meal items for families in need.

Congratulations to Ms. Browe's Kindergarten class who brought in a total of 394 cans! Student Council will be sponsoring a pizza arty for your class! Ms. Lerchen's class came in a strong second with 287 cans, and Mrs. Sylvesters in third with 212 cans. Thank you to everyone for your donations!

The can food drive was a huge success thanks to our amazing student council members and our Disney families. Many thanks to all for your generous support!

During the month of November, Disney teachers and students are reflecting on what we are grateful for. We would love to hear from our valued families and community what and who you are grateful for at Walt Disney Elementary School.

Please click the button below to take a brief moment to express your gratitude to our amazing staff by completing the google form linked below. These messages will be shared with staff throughout the month. Your words of appreciation are greatly appreciated by our staff and have a big impact on our culture. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

Thank you for all your donations to our PTO Fun Run, our grand total was $25,360.75!!! Your support is greatly appreciated. This week has been a fun-filled prize week for our students! Our PTO has sent home individual prizes earned; in addition, this week we have been drawing Mickey Tickets for additional prizes. Students have been enjoying popcorn snacks, lunch fast pass, gift cards, pizza party, and more. Lastly, our top raisers enjoyed a family night of pinball and retro video games at Free Play! Thank you to our PTO for making our Fun Run 2023 a HUGE success!

Thank you to all our students that entered the "Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free." Red Ribbon week poster contest. Congratulations to Essence, Jane, and Yui for submitting the winning poster.

Students in 3rd – 6th grade worked with Mrs. Bungart and acted as movie theatre food critics. They participated in a mystery food rating event on select varieties of snack items. The students took this very seriously and rated the chips on appearance and taste. Bonuses were given if the students were able to guess the specific flavor. They had so much fun and enjoyed exploring a future potential career as a food flavor tester.

As you know, last week we kicked of the Second Step Curriculum in all K-8 classes to further strengthen our social and emotional learning. Second Step offers weekly, age-appropriate virtual lessons for students to help them with a variety of social and emotional skills. These weekly lessons build on and support all of the great work we're doing at Ike to support our students. Combined with our schoolwide restorative practices and consistent PBIS expectations, we are creating a firm Tier 1 foundation for supporting all of our students' social, emotional, and behavioral development.

This week, each grade-level will begin a new unit. Please view the grade-level home links below to learn more about what your child is learning and how to support them at home during the second unit of Second Step.

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Disney is once again having our annual Winter Concert for all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders! Please mark down that our concert will be on Tuesday, November 28th at 7:00 PM in the FHS Auditorium. Looking forward to seeing you at our concert!

We are officially two weeks away from our concert! Here are a few final reminders:

• Date: Tuesday, November 28th
• Location: FHS Auditorium (NOT at Disney Elementary)
• Time: Arrive at 6:30 PM, concert will begin promptly at 7:00 PM
• Drop off students at Door #51 in the Band Room. Guests may proceed down to the auditorium doors down the hall.
• Students are encouraged to wear formal clothes, or holiday-themed outfits.
• When the concert is finished, parents will pick up students in the choir room and exit the choir room doors leading outside.
• Email Mr. Reeves with any additional questions: daniel.reeves@fraserk12.org

Thank you, and hope to see you soon!

Our lost & found is overflowing. Items will be outside placed the office/media center this week for students to reclaim items. Items remaining on Tuesday, November 21st will be donated to goodwill. Please encourage your child to check for missing items.

Time outdoors is time well spent for kids, in all seasons. We're starting to see MANY students bundled up each day, which is great! Please be sure to send your child to school dressed for the weather each day. Students will start needing warm coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and/or boots daily throughout the winter.

Please note that, per Board Policy, we will be having outdoor morning lineup and heading outdoors for our 20 minute recess(es) if the windchill is 10+ degrees.

Please take time to label each and every item- because our lost and found gets bombarded with lost winter accessories throughout the season. If items are labeled we will do our best to return them to students.

The bell to start the school day rings at 8:30 a.m. We have had a problem with many students arriving late to school. This not only affects the student who is tardy, but also has an impact on the rest of the classroom. Many important events take place at the beginning of the school day. When a student arrives late, they are missing out on important classroom assignments as well as important announcements. They also interrupt the learning environment for the rest of the students. Please make every effort to assure your student starts the day off in positive way by getting them to school on time.

We have also have an increasing number of students leaving early daily. We dismiss at 3:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Students withdrawn early also miss on daily instruction and interventions. They also disrupt the learning environment. Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside the school day. We want to make sure all of our students are learning. We also do not want tardiness or early withdrawals to result in a truancy referral for any of our families.

Breakfast & Lunch menus may be found HERE.

Elementary students will have the option to purchase snack/a la carte items in addition to their free reimbursable lunch. After lunch service, students will have a selection of items to choose from and pay using CASH ONLY. Milk is also available for purchase using cash if your child brings a lunch from home. Student meal accounts will be used strictly for breakfast and lunch meals, not a la carte purchases.

As a caretaker of a Walt Disney Elementary student, you are a valued member of the Team Disney Parent Teacher Organization. All PTO meetings will now be both in person AND have a link to join virtually. ALL are welcome to join. If you plan to attend in person it is adults only. Our next meeting is on Thursday, January 11th at 6:00 p.m. You can join our meeting in the Disney Media Center or virtually by clicking here by clicking here at 6:00 p.m.

Our official Facebook group is here: Team Disney Fraser Facebook. Please help us build the group by sharing with other Disney families and adding them to our group. If you have a question or concern that you need to be answered, please message a page Admin/Board member.

We welcome the 2023-2024 Board Members:

President- Molly Magnotte

Vice President- April Horgan

Treasurer- Alison Ross

Secretary- Candice Bookmiller

Contact: Team Disney PTO@gmail.com

• 11/21 - End of the 1st Trimester
• 11/22 - 11/24 - No School - Happy Thanksgiving!
• 11/28 - 4th - 6th Grade Winter Choir Concert: 7:00 pm @ FPAC
• 11/30 - 1/2 Day (12:00 Dismissal)
• 12/1 - 1/2 Day (12:00 Dismissal)
• 12/5 - Science Olympiad Parent Meeting: 4:00pm Disney Media Center
• 12/11 - 12/15: Holiday Shope
• 12/14 - Early Dismissal (1:30 pm Dismissal)
• 12/15 - 4th Grade visits Henry Ford Museum
• 12/25 - 1/5- No School: Winter Break
• 1/8- School Resumes

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

We are excited to announce that we have extended our partnership with Gleaners through the summer. They will continue to be set up in the FHS parking lot on the following dates

November 30

December 14

January 11

January 25

February 8

If you are in need of food assistance, you can find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.