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Scotch Elementary Newsletter: Week of March 18, 2019
MARCH IS READING MONTH
Below are a few updates / reminders for our upcoming weeks.
MONDAY, MARCH 18
- WRITE ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE BOOK CHARACTER
- COLOR RUSH DAY: 3rd/Wear Orange - 4th/Wear Purple - 5th/Green
- Scotch Fatheads will be sold during lunch for $1 all week
- Lunch Choices: #1 Jet's Cheese Pizza #2 Sloppy Joe #3 Chicken Caesar Salad
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
READ WITH A BUDDY AND SHARE YOUR FAVORITE BOOK
- SPORT DAY - Wear your favorite sports jersey, t-shirt or sweatshirt.
- Kids Heart Challenge Begins
- 3rd Grade Native American Presentation
- 4PM - 6:30PM Pizza Kit Order Delivery Day!
- 3rd Grade Math Pentathlon Club 4:20PM - 5:15PM @ Scotch
- 5th Grade Boys Intramural Basketball 4:15PM - 5:15PM
- Lunch Choices: #1 Chicken Soft Taco #2 Cheese Pinwheel #3 Chicken Ranch Salad
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
- FIRST DAY OF SPRING! READ SOME SPRING POETRY
- TWIN - You and a friend/s wear matching outfits.
- Kids Heart Challenge/Gym Class
- 4th & 5th Grade Dodgeball 4:07PM - 5:30PM
2nd & 3rd Grade Math Pentathlon Club 4:20PM - 5:15PM
4th & 5th Grade Math Pentathlon Club 4:15PM - 5:15PM
11AM -10PM Hungry Howie's Pizza Day/3183 Union Lake/248-363-205
Lunch Choices: #1 Mac & Cheese #2 Pepperoni Lil Bites #3 Popcorn Chicken Salad
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
- DECORATE A BOOK COVER ON YOUR OWN
- NEON DAY - Wear fun bright colors.
- Kids Heart Challenge/Gym Class
- 4th Grade DTE Presentation
- 5th Grade Girls Intramural Basketball 4:15PM - 5:15PM
- Lunch Choices: #1 Orange Chicken #2 Bosco Sticks #3 Chef Salad
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
DROP EVERYTHING AND READ
HOEDOWN DAY! - Wear your favorite Western cowboy gear.
5 - 8PM Scotch PTO Hoedown / Carnival
Bagel Sale $1
Wear your best Scotch Gear and show your School Spirit!
Lunch Choices: #1 Hot Dog #2 Grilled Cheese Sandwich #3 Turkey Salad
Planning ahead…
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
5TH Grade Boys Intramural Basketball Tournament WBHS
5TH Grade Girls Intramural Basketball Tournament WBHS
MONDAY, MARCH 25
- Severe Weather Awareness Week
- Pine Tree Author Visit
- iCenter "Read - In" Media Center Event
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
- 6PM 3rd Grade Vocal Music Concert
MONDAY, APRIL 1 - FRIDAY, APRIL 5
- No School - SPRING BREAK
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
- Spring Book Fair Begins - iCenter Event
A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL SCRIVO
The Scotch PTO Carnival is scheduled for next Friday, March 22nd from 5 - 8PM. This event will include food, rides, games, and prizes. It will be a wonderful evening for the whole family. Please plan to join us for an exciting night of rides, games, food and fun. I hope to see all of our Scotch and Gretchko families there to enjoy this evening. Please see the below for more detailed information.
CELEBRATE SPIRIT WEEK THIS WEEK - SPONSORED BY THE 4TH GRADE STUDENT COUNCIL
Scotch Elementary School 2018 - 2019 School Improvement Goals:
- 60% of students will meet or exceed their projected growth in reading and math based on NWEA MAP by June 20, 2019
- 90% of students will be proficient in informational writing.
- 100% of staff and students will implement and carry out Capturing Kids' Hearts with consistency and fidelity.
NATIONAL SHOWCASE
SCHOOL 2017 - 2018
NATIONAL SHOWCASE
NOMINEE 2018 - 2019
*SCOTCH EVENTS/UPDATES*
WBSD COMMUNITY COFFEE @ SCOTCH
The district will be hosting a Community Coffee Talk at Scotch on Wednesday, March 20th at 10AM. This will give the community opportunities to dialogue with administrators on several topics including the upcoming bond work for the spring/summer and the district’s Portrait of a Graduate initiative. Hope to see you there!
5TH GRADE FUNDRAISER LITTLE CAESAR PIZZA KITS
Please put Tuesday, March 19th on your calendars to remind yourself of our delivery date. Pickup will be at Scotch School in the gymnasium/cafeteria. Pick up your pizza kits as soon as possible. We will not be responsible for any kits remaining as we do not have storage onsite for them. They will be donated to the local food bank if not picked up by 6:30PM. Remember, if the products thaw, they can be refrozen once.
Please feel free to call Jen Amato at (248) 249-8038, or email at amato.jen@gmail.com with any questions.
PIZZA KIT ORDER DELIVERY DAY!
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
4PM - 6:30PM
MUSIC AT SCOTCH - 3RD GRADE!
Greetings! We have a concert on Wednesday, March 27, at 6:00pm, entitled, “Right Here in Michigan.” It will feature music about Michigan and music from Michigan musicians and artists. Attire for the performance will be “dressy.” Have the students wear their best clothes for this concert. Dresses and suits would be great, but whatever they have in their closet that is their best is what we are shooting for.
This is the last call for photos of students to be included in the concert video, “Right Here in Michigan.” If you have a digital photo of your child some place identifiably in Michigan (Fox Theater, the Henry Ford, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Comerica Park, Michigan Adventure, Auto Show), or even doing something we typically do in Michigan like shoveling snow, skiing, water activities, etc., please send me a copy at the address below. Please mention the students name and teacher in your email. Thanks so much for your help.
Carl Battishill, Scotch Music Teacher (carl.battishill@wbsd.org)
ATTENDANCE
Call the Scotch Safeline at 248-865-3282 by 9:30AM if you know that your child will be late or absent from school. If you have not called the safeline by 9:30AM, you will be automatically notified via phone/email that your student is absent from school. Your student's absence will be unexcused unless we receive a phone call within 24 hours.
BOYS & GIRLS 5TH GRADE INTRAMURAL TOURNAMENT
Our 5th grade boys and girls basketball teams will be participating in the WBSD Elementary School Intramural Basketball Tournament next Saturday, March 25th. Check out the schedule below. If you have time, please come out and cheer on our Scotch students. Our girls have been busy practicing for several weeks...GO SCOTCH!
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE MARCH 18TH - 22ND
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE
Our Kids Heart Challenge will take place next week. This is a fun and exciting event where students learn about their heart while helping others and raising money for the American Heart Association. The Kids Heart Challenge prepares your child for success through physical and emotional well-being.
Each student will receive incentives for participating, fundraising, and even just signing up online. Please click HERE and see attached for more information.
If you have any other question please contact Emily Hubbard at emily.hubbard@wbsd.org
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE/SPECIAL OFFER FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
As a token of our thanks for collecting life saving donations on behalf of Kids Heart Challenge during the 2018-2019 school year, we are awarding all students with a complimentary game ticket with the purchase of an additional ticket.
Our Kids Heart Challenge (formerly Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart) Detroit Pistons game night will be on Sunday, April 7th at Little Caesars Arena. Please see below for more details and visit HERE for ticket information. Deadline to purchase is Monday April 1, 2019.
*PTO EVENTS/UPDATES*
HUNGRY HOWIE'S CLASS PIZZA WINNERS!
Congratulations goes out to Ms. Wright’s 5th grade class for winning the January's Hungry Howie’s Pizza Day Contest. Ms. Wright’s class won this month's pizza party which includes 6 warm and tasty pepperoni or cheese pizzas. Congratulations and way to go Ms. Wright’s Class! Who's going to win next month?
PHOTOS NEEDED FOR YEARBOOK!
We are in need of photos for the yearbook. If you have any photos you would like to share and be included in the yearbook please email them to Brooke Kelso at brookejkelso@gmail.com
- Photos should be group photos of students from class parties, school events, etc., please try to stay away from individual shots (1 or 2 students), since the layout space is very limited.
- If possible, please identify who is in the picture when submitting photos (Grade & Teacher).
- Photos should be in color. Photos can be sent in .jpg format.
- The deadline to submit photos to the yearbook staff is on or before Monday, April 8th.
WE NEED USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES
Donate and recycle your printer cartridges by dropping them off at the Scotch front office. Feel free to drop them off anytime of the day, or have your student just bring them to school.
*DISTRICT EVENTS/UPDATES*
SCHOOL REGISTRATION 2019/20
Preschool Registration for the 2019-20 school year has begun and spots are filling! The West Bloomfield Preschool Academy has a variety of programs that will fit a family's needs with tuition based full-day, half-day, and state funded (GSRP). Children must be three or four years old by December 1st for tuition based programming and children must be four years old by September 1st for the GSRP program. Call Dena Dion at 248-865-6466 for more information on all of the wonderful early childhood opportunities that West Bloomfield Community Education has to offer.
GREATER WB COMMUNITY COALITION 10TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
On behalf of the Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition, please see our invitation to join us at our annual fundraiser to help support programming and services to help the our students. The GWBCC works hand in hand with school leadership teams to provide drug and alcohol abuse education, mental health support, guest speakers, Kids in Charge, anti-bullying services, and much more! Click here to buy your tickets now for our dueling pianos event at Planterra Conservatory on March, 20th.
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WBSD - Portrait of a Graduate -The 4 C's
A WBSD Graduate will be a Contributor
A WBSD Graduate will be a Collaborator
A WBSD Graduate will be a Critical Thinker and Creative Problem-Solver
A WBSD Graduate will be a Communicator
Connect with James Scrivo
Email: james.scrivo@wbsd.org
Website: wbsd.org
Location: 5959 Commerce Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI, USA
Phone: 248-865-3280
Facebook: facebook.com/scotchelementaryPTO
Twitter: @schoolwb