R-PTLE Weekly Family Communication

Dear Families,

What a wild weather weekend. Love seeing the sun out Sunday morning! Forecast has it warming up this week ~ let's hope! Sun and rain this week...

It was enjoyable seeing so many members of our learning community in the building these past two weeks for P-T conferences. Even though P-T conferences are over, keep communicating with your student(s) and your teacher(s) about teaching and learning. Two-way communication is one of the main keys to success with your child's learning and growth. We are now entering the time of year when the "lightbulbs" begin to turn on for so many learners. We begin to see the return on all the hard work that has been put in this year. It is an exciting time of year! Keep your conversation steady on attention and focus towards learning at school.

A reminder that their is no school on Friday. Teachers report for profession learning.

This will be a great week at R-PTLE!

Newly Added:

- Kindergarten Round information below. Please help spread the word about our April 11th date for future KG families to get all the information they will need for their KGer.

- Message from Bus Garage. Employment opportunities

Sincerely,

Paul Siembida

Principal, Twin Lake Elementary

719-3190, Ext: 2225

Succeed Today!

A Note About School Meals:

There are a couple different ways that you can add money to your child’s school account to pay for their breakfast and/or lunch:

1. Go to https://www.familyportal.cloud and set up an online account, where you can add money for your child by putting in your debit/credit card information. Please see the attached letter for answers to frequently asked questions.

OR

1. Bring in/Send in an envelope with cash or a check enclosed. Please include the child’s first and last name, and write “Lunch Money”. If you are sending money for two students, please write how much each student will receive. The office will collect these envelopes and the kitchen staff will enter the funds into the correct account.

In the event that your child does not have money in their account, but they do not have a cold lunch, they will still be able to eat a hot lunch. We will not let your child go hungry! However, please note that this will bring the account to a negative balance until more money has been added to the account.

Happy birthday to the following Rocket who celebrated a birthday this past week:

Jeremiah Nickson - 3/14

Kenneth Boroff - 3/16

Royce Weatherspoon - 3/16

Riley Pfeiffer - 3/17

Oliver Weaver - 3/18 (missed Oliver :( )

William Gillmore - 3/19

We hope that you had a FANTASTIC BIRTHDAY!

First grade has been studying the sun, moon, and stars. They have been working hard on writing poems about what the sun does during the day and what it sees at different times of the day.

The title of our poem--

What the Sun Sees

Rosie

Ivy

Cassidy

Akron

These are a few first graders who stood in front of our whole collection of students and recited 4 different poems. Well done crew!

More cool reading opportunities on Friday - Flashlight Reading!

Linked below is information for our Kindergarten Round up. Please extend the information to anyone you know who might have a young learner ready for school.

March 20: Board Meeting

March 24 - NO SCHOOL (Teachers report for Professional Development)

March 30 - 1/2 DAY OF SCHOOL

March 31 - NO SCHOOL

Bus Drivers wanted. See .pdf below if interested ~ spread the word!

Respect ~ Pride ~ Integrity

Link to our Rocket Way Behavior Expectations. These are reviewed throughout the year, especially after long breaks from school.

Would you like to learn more about CKH? Click here

March's "Theme of the Month" is Courage!

Princess Ball Planning

The Middle School PTO puts on the Princess Ball for all the elementary girls, and we would like your help with this event.

Saturday, March 18th, 6-8 pm - Princes Ball Flyer information - CLICK HERE

If you are willing to help organize and plan the big event. Please fill out the form below.

If you would like to help in other ways, we could use donations of decorations and/or cookies. Please fill out the form below. Note, We are not buying decorations, we simply thought we would ask if any folks have some fun things laying around the house they could donate.

Click here to access the form to volunteer.

Click here to access the form to donate.

Any questions please reach out to Jessica VanderLaan at jessvanderlaan11@gmail.com. Or, 231-750-7446

We are in need of boys and girls pants sizes 5 and up. If you are able to donate to our clothes pantry, we would greatly appreciate it!!

HAND2HAND IS HERE! FREE FOOD!

Thanks to a partnership with group of local volunteers, our school will be participating in the Hand2Hand program. The program helps to provide a student with food for the weekends and is intended for families who may be experiencing a financial burden. This program will be available to all of our kids and parents will give permission for their child to participate. We are grateful to the generosity of the volunteers in our community.

Food is discretely to children in the program each Friday.

CLICK HERE FOR LETTER

Are you raising your grandchild or children who are relatives? You are not alone. "Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" is a kinship care program that offers support. All services are free. For more information contact Callie Sierra at 231-733-6654, or email her at sierrac@hccc-health.org.

*Go to https://ps-rp.muskegonisd.org/public

(There will be a default username and password in both boxes. Delete and create your own.)

*If you are a first time user, you will need to click on the “Create Account” tab, and fill out the

information. You will create a new Username and Password. You can add your students at the

bottom of the page using their Access ID and Access Password.

NOTE: The Access ID and Password is NOT the same as the Student Number and their

birthdate.

*If you have an existing account, use the “Sign In” tab to log in using your Username and

Password that you already have. If you do not remember these, call the office and we can help

you.

*Once you are signed in, you can add new students to your account by following these

instructions:

1. On the start page, click on “Account Preferences” from the navigation menu on the left. The

“Account Preferences – Profile” page appears.

2. Click the “Students” tab

3. Click the “Add” Icon to add a student to your parent portal account. The “Add Student”

dialog appears. Fill out the information and you should see a new tab for the student appear at

the top of the page.

*Once all of your students are added to your account, update the demographics for all of

your students by clicking on the “Demographic Update” button on the left side of the page.

Please electronically sign the required forms. Print the Emergency Procedure Card, sign it, and

give it to your child’s teacher.

IIMPORTANT: You'll receive a specific ID and Password for access to the Parent Portal. If you are a returning family, you may follow the directions above. Please don't hesitate to contact Carly, or Heather in our office if you need help.

Calling in Absences:

When parents call in an absence for a sick child and leave a message, it would be helpful if they could let us know the symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, etc.) that the student is having or if they have been seen by a doctor and have a diagnosis (strep, flu, pink eye, etc). We ask these questions when we get a live person, but it is important for accurate health reporting each week.

Emergency Contact Information:

If you need help updating your child's contact information, please call our office and speak with Carly, or Heather. Thank you for your help with this.

Office Team Contact Information:

Please know that our office is willing to help answer any questions that you may have at any time during the school year. Ms. Carly Akins (akinsc@reeths-puffer.org) and Mrs. Heather Nicholson (nicholsonh@reeths-puffer.org) are amazing and happy to help! Our number is 719-3190.

School Hours:

School begins at 8:45 and dismisses at 3:45. If you would like more information about before and after school care, please contact, Dawn Lynn at Lighthouse Learning. The number is 638-2172, or you may call 719-3190 x 2206.

Mr. Paul Siembida

Principal, Twin Lake Elementary School

Email: siembidap@reeths-puffer.org

Phone: 231-719-3190, Ext: 2225

Location: Twin Lake Elementary School, 3175 5th Street, Twin Lake, MI, USA