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Week of December 11th
Jonathan Rand Visits Ike!
Jonathan Rand, author of Michigan Chillers, American Chillers, and Freddie Fernortner, visited our school this week. He focused on the joy of reading and writing. The students were fabulous audience members!
Our Week in Photos!
3rd Grade Disguises Turkeys!
Our 3rd graders were asked to help a group of turkeys disguise themselves so they wouldn’t get eaten on Thanksgiving! Our students did a great job working together and helping one another. They were so creative and did a wonderful job making sure the turkeys were unrecognizable!
District Climate Survey
The way students, families, teachers, and other school staff experience Fraser Schools and school-related activities affects student attendance, learning, and achievement. Students in positive learning environments that are safe, supportive, and engaging are more likely to improve academically, participate more fully in the classroom, and develop skills that will help them be successful in school and in life.
For almost 20 years now, Fraser has developed five-year strategic plans that guide our district forward. These plans can be considered our North Star. As we embark on our next five-year strategic plan, it is critical to use data to develop our next steps. School Climate is an important part of that work. Therefore, we invite you to complete the parent survey from the US Department of Education’s School Climate Survey (EDSCLS). The district also uses this survey for both our School Improvement process and to support the next Strategic Plan. For more information and to see the survey questions, please visit the EDSCLS website.
The survey is open to all families, beginning today Monday, December 4th and closes December 18th. If you have children in multiple buildings, you may take the survey more than once. Each time you take the survey, it will ask for the building and grade level your child attends.
The data you provide may also be used by the school and district to better understand the current climate in the school(s) your child(ren) attends. Your answers will be combined with the answers of other parents at the school and district levels, and used to create records about the climate of our schools. These reports will not identify any person or their responses.
The survey will also be administered to students in Grades 5-12 during regular school hours during the week of December 11th. It will ask students about their perceptions on topics such as student engagement, school environment, and school safety.
Thank you for your continued efforts in meeting our mission for designing learning for all. We will continue to remain focused on our goals of growing strong - learning partnerships, learning environments, digital ecosystem and teaching practices.
We appreciate your participation in this important work.
With Fraser Pride,
Dr. Wozniak
Superintendent
Attendance
Keep up the Routine of Attendance through the Holidays
As we prepare for the end of the first semester and winter break, we are grateful for everyone who has helped to restore a routine for showing up to school while supporting students and families.
Daily routines are essential for reducing stress and creating a sense of security for students and adults.
In Fraser, attendance rates continue to increase or hold steady at all our schools. More than 94 percent of students in Fraser were on Tier 1, which means they had missed 19 percent or less of the school days. That is an increase of more than 2 percentage points from the end of September.
Please take steps to keep your child healthy and send them to school unless they are truly sick. Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to learn and connect to peers and their teachers.
Attendance Works has put together a helpful list of tips to help keep your child healthy and in school.
We want to thank all our families, students, and staff for their continued support of our attendance initiatives.
Requesting a Change in Learning Mode
At this time, families are eligible to request to change the learning mode for their student(s) for the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Families that are currently enrolled in in-person can switch to virtual, and families who are enrolled in virtual can switch to in-person. If you do not wish to switch your child’s learning mode, no action is necessary.
Requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Submitting the form linked in this email does not guarantee a request will be granted. Requests will be reviewed by building and district leadership and the parent/guardian will be notified. If approved, the change will be effective for the second semester (January 8 - June 7, 2024). Once a request has been approved, it will be for the duration of the second semester.Please carefully consider this semester-long commitment before submitting this application, as requests to change during the second semester will not be granted.
Additionally, please note that we have partnered with third party providers for the students’ daily instruction. We utilize Lincoln Learning for our K-6 students and Edgenuity for 7-12. A Fraser teacher will be assigned as your child’s mentor to help check in, keep him/her on track, and align the grading system with Fraser’s. The bulk of your child's instruction will be online and course content will be delivered by Lincoln Learning and Edgenuity. For younger students, a learning coach will be a critical piece in their success. The learning coach needs to support your child with daily instruction, content delivery, and technology. Please note, the District may change your child’s learning mode if appropriate academic progress is not met throughout the semester.
If you are interested in changing your child’s learning mode for the second semester, please fill out the application linked below. You will need to submit one request for each student.
READY OR NOT- THE COLD WEATHER IS HERE!
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 take time to label each and every item- because our lost and found gets bombarded with lost winter accessories throughout the season
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.
Time outdoors is time well spent for kids, in all seasons
PARKING LOT REMINDERS!
* The bus loops is for buses ONLY!
* If your child arrives late, please sign them in (in the office.)
* Important Dates *
- 12/13 - Santa Night: 6-8 pm
- 12/14 - Early Release Day (1:30 Dismissal)
- 12/19 - 4-6th Sing along
- 12/25 - 1/7 - Holiday Break
- 1/8 - School Resumes
- 1/15 - No School - MLK Day
Lunch Menu
Eisenhower Spirit Wear!
PTO
The goal of our PTO is to enrich the environment of our children, families and community. It takes volunteers to make that happen and parent volunteers are always necessary and welcome!
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