Trombly Times
Trombly Terriers Taking Care of Business
February 25, 2019
#OneGP Parent Camp - March 2
Dear Grosse Pointe Families,
We are excited to announce Grosse Pointe Public School System's inaugural parent camp event #OneGP Parent Camp: Empowering Parents with Information and Dialogue to Support the Children of our Community. It will be held at Parcells Middle School on Saturday, March 2nd from 8:30-12. A keynote speaker and breakout session on Unconscious Bias will be facilitated by Dr. Asha Shajahan. Dr. Shajahan is a board certified family physician from Beaumont Hospital. Other breakout session topics include: restorative practices, social media, cultural competency, bullying, suicide, early intervention, anxiety, trauma, vaping, special education, and more. The event will be a conference format with a 45 minute keynote session followed by two 55 minute breakout sessions where participants can attend the sessions of their own choosing.
Refreshments and childcare (to potty trained children) will be provided. Please click on this link to fill out the online preregistration for the event.
Diversity Committee Meeting - February 26
The next Diversity Committee meeting is tomorrow night at 6:00 PM in the Trombly Library. All are welcome!
Trombly Student Town Hall Mtg - March 1
Grosse Pointe League of Women Voters Forum - What's Next? Rescheduled for Feruary 26
Our forum for addressing the latest news regarding the bond financing for our GP Schools, "What's Next?", has been rescheduled for:
Tuesday, Feb. 26 @ 7 p.m.
Pierce Middle School Auditorium
15430 Kercheval
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230.
Please note: This is a rescheduled event, which was previously set for 2/12/19 but canceled due to inclement weather.
Half Day - Tuesday, March 5
Students will be dismissed at 11:36 AM on Tuesday, March 5.
Blue Ribbon Committee - Reconfiguration - Next Mtg - March 7
The next meeting will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Thursdays, March 7 in the North library. As in the past, the meetings will be open to the public and all materials will be posted online
( https://mi01000971.schoolwires.net/Page/19013 ).
Future Meetings:
· March 14 (South Library)
· March 21 (North Library)
International Festival has been Rescheduled to March 8!
Volunteers still needed:
Please click on the following link for a sign-up genius to provide a food sampling from another country or culture. Food samples can be delivered on Mar 8 after 3:30 p.m. in the gym or dropped off at the festival. Also, the committee is looking for volunteers to help set up, hand out samples, and clean-up.
KIndergarten/Young Five Registration Begins
Have a Kindergarten or Young Five student next fall - establish/verify residency now
It is critical that families establish or verify residency by May 1st if they have a student entering GPPSS next fall, particularly for kindergarten and Young Fives. Click here to see the pre-enrollment process (step one) and the residency documents (step two) required by board policy. Call 313-432-3083 if you have questions or need an appointment outside the enrollment office hours of 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT TROMBLY
Feb 26 - Diversity Committee Meeting @ 6 p.m. - Library
Feb 26 - International Festival Committee Meeting @ 7 p.m. - Art Room
Feb 28 - All-School Lice Check
Mar 1 - Town Hall/T3 Meetings
Mar 1 - One School One Book begins
Mar 5 - 1/2 Day - Dismissal @ 11:36 a.m. - Teacher Records Day
Mar 8 - International Festival - 5 - 8:30 p.m.
Mar 12 - Book Buzz - 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Mar 13 - PTO Mtg - 7 p.m. - Library
Mar 14 - Report Cards
Mar 19 - 21 - Scholastic Book Fair - Gym
Mar 20 - Evening Conferences - Full Day of School
Mar 21 - Afternoon and Evening Conferences - 1/2 Day - Dismissal @ 11:36 a.m.
Mar 22 - 1/2 Day - dismissal @ 11:36 a.m.
Calling all Box Top Collectors!
Please turn in all Box Tops forms to the office. Additional blank forms can be found in the office. Mrs. Williams will be mailing a batch of them on February 27.
For more information on the Box Tops for Education program, including a list of participating products and our school's progress, visit http://www.BTFE.com
4th Grade DI Magical Marshmallow Team sponsoring a Book Drive
Lifetouch Classroom Composite Picture
Motor City Mitten Mission Collecting Take-Out Containers
Kindness Club Delivers Kindness
They have also donated a copy of "Miles of Smiles", a kindness-based book, to each Grosse Pointe Elementary School, Barnes and 389.
Other projects have included writing Kindness Notes for each Trombly student, writing letters to Veterans and providing gifts to Pediatric patients at St. John Hospital.
The Kindness Club will be collecting kid-friendly cans this Friday. Please drop them off outside the office at the Butterfly Bench. Thank you for helping spread kindness!
Heart Hero Deadline Extended to March 1
Hello Trombly Families,
The week before break, we had our students participate in our Kids Heart Challenge obstacle course! Since we have had to miss a few days of PE due snow days, the registration and donation deadline has been extended to Friday, March 1st.
If you would like to support the Kids Heart Challenge, simply click the link below. We are encouraging all of our students to “Take the Challenge” to choose water over sugary drinks, exercise for 60 minutes daily, or do a kind deed. If we can get 50% of our student body to take the Challenge (which is totally free and just requires an email address), we will receive $500 to purchase new PE equipment. We are only 30 students away! Let’s all get healthier together!
Jump online, take the Challenge and be a Heart Hero!
GoTo: http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?pg=company&fr_id=3998&company_id=164343
Thank you so much for supporting our school and the American Heart Association!
Grosse Pointe Little League Baseball and Softball Registration
Instrumental Practice on "B" and "D" Days
"B" Days @ 1:20 p.m. Mon and 1:15 p.m. Tues-Fri
"D" Days @ 11:30 a.m. Mon and 11:15 a.m. Tues-Fri
Please remind your child to bring his/her instrument.
Upcoming Dates: 2/27, 3/1, 3/7, 3/11, 3/13, 3/15, 3/19
Avenue B Choir Practices have begun!
Upcoming Dates: 2/26, 3/4, 3/8, 3/14, 3/20, 3/26
Lunch - Chartwells
The menu can be accessed at https://gpschools.nutrislice.com/menu/trombly/lunch/2019-02-03. If your child forgets a lunch, we will try to contact you by phone.
Attendance Line - (313) 432-5001
Trombly Elementary
Email: krotchd@gpschools.org
Website: https://mi01000971.schoolwires.net/gptrombly
Location: Trombly Elementary School, Beaconsfield Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, MI, USA
Phone: (313) 432-5000
Terrier Trot Sponsors
We are thankful for our generous Terrier Trot Sponsors