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Spencer Elementary - January 10, 2020
News From the Health Department
The Livingston County Health Department
Students in 1st & 3rd grade will receive a vision screening. Vision screening will also be provided to students in other grades who are last-year follow-ups and parent/teacher requests. Spencer's VISION SCREENING/RESCREENING is scheduled for January 17 & 27, 2020.
Please notify the school (prior to the first day of screening) and provide child’s name and teacher if:
1) You do not want your child screened
2) You have a concern for your child and your child is not in the above grades
PTO News and Information
PTO Meeting
Join us for the January PTO meeting on Tuesday, 1/14 after school in the media center. Childcare will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Game Night
Our first annual family board game night will be Wednesday, 1/15 at 6 pm in the media center. Join us for some old fashioned, electronic free family fun! We have a large selection of Game Wright board games for your family to try. Did you love a game? They will be available for purchase.
We are looking for some help that night. Please use the sign up genius to volunteer:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c44afae2fa3f49-spencer
Lego Club
Lego Club is a free after school program from the Spencer PTO with the aim of allowing students to free build with their friends and classmates. Each week your child can choose from a planned Lego challenge or build independently. Sign up is first come first serve so if you are interested grab a spot while you can. It runs on Thursdays after school until 5:00 PM
1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12
LEGO CLUB 2020: SPENCER ELEMENTARY PTO
Lego Club is a free after school program from the Spencer PTO with the aim of allowing students to free build with their friends and classmates. Each week your child can choose from a planned lego challenge or building independently. Sign up is first come first serve so if you are interested grab a spot while you can. Thursdays after school until 5:00 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12 Any questions can be directed to: Emily Alford 734-678-2578 cornellem@gmail.com
Special Request
Are there any families here at Spencer that own a landscaping company and would be willing to till a small portion of land at no cost for a project at Spencer? Please contact Katie Tierney or Kristie Hopka if you have any leads, thank you!
Girls on the Run
CALLING ALL COACHES!!
Do you love to run? Do you love children? Do you believe in empowering the women of the future? Please sign up to be an amazing Girls on the Run coach at Spencer for the 2020 Girls on the Run season (March 9- May 22, 2020).
Find out more at www.girlsontherunsemi.org or contact Heather Heffernan at 313-414-1097
learn. dream. live. run.™
Coaches, male or female, practice 2 days a week for 1.5 hours. All the materials, snacks, and curriculum are provided. The season culminates with a 5k run at Rolling Hills Park.
2019-2020 Board
President – Kristie Hopka
Vice President – Katie Tierney
Vice President - Erin Daksiewicz
Treasurer – Amanda Hoffmann
Secretary – Jen Lumsden
Join our Facebook group for the latest news, events, sign-ups, and more: Spencer Elementary PTO - Team Spencer
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Upcoming Events from Brighton Community Education
Important Dates:
14 - PTO Meeting in the STEAM Center at 4:00 PM
15 - Game Night in the STEAM Center from 6:00-8:00 PM
17 - Vision Screening - 1st & 3rd Grades only
20 - NO SCHOOL
24 - Popcorn Friday
27 - Vision Screening - 1st & 3rd Grades only
Breakfast and Lunch
Elementary Lunches are $2.75 includes milk
Milk - .50
At Spencer, the students will go outside for recess first and then come in and eat lunch. We will have hand sanitizer available for the students. Feel free to attach a keychain hand sanitizer to your child's lunchbox. Below you will find the grade levels and their recess time and lunchtimes.
Recess will be 20 minutes and lunches will be 25 minutes
K- 11:30 - 12:15
2-12:00 - 12:45
4- 12:25 - 1:10
1 - 12:50 - 1:35
3 -1:15 -2:00
The individual classroom teachers will notify you of snack time in the classroom.
The lunch menu can be found here: https://brightonareaschools.nutrislice.com/menu/spencer-elementary/lunch/2019-08-14?mode=browse
Daily Start Time
First Bell - 8:46
Starting Time in class- 8:50 AM
Dismissal Time - 3:42 PM (Please note this is earlier than previous years)
Attendance Line*- 810-299-4354
*Please remember to call your child's absence in as early as possible.
Spencer Elementary
Email: rennerb@brightonk12.com
Website: https://www.brightonk12.com/Domain/238
Location: 10639 Spencer Road, Brighton, MI, United States
Phone: 810-299-4350
Twitter: @SpencerElem