The Grizzly News
MAY 2022

Hello Gudith Families
May is such an exciting month at Gudith!
This month we celebrate a very important group of people - our teaching staff!
On Tuesday, May 3rd, we honored our teachers on National Teacher Appreciation Day! Our exceptional staff works tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of our children. I thank them for the dedication and professionalism they show every day. Our Gudith staff truly care about our students and go above and beyond each and every day. Please take the time this month to send your child’s teacher a note of appreciation on this very special day.
The wonderful spring weather is the perfect opportunity to spend family time together outside. Encourage your children to leave behind video games and the television and get active. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind. Your child will feel better and perform better in school.
Best Wishes,
Mr. Martin
Gudith Parent FAQ

Kindergarten Registration 2022/2021 School Year
DISEASE PREVENTION GUIDELINES
- Not feeling well – overall tired or listless
- Temperature over 100 degrees. The student should be fever-free for a period of 24 hours without medication before returning to school.
- Continuous or severe productive cough, especially when coughing green or yellow phlegm
- Runny nose with fever – especially green or yellow mucus
- Red eyes with drainage
- Vomiting – Keep home for 24 hours after the last episode
- Diarrhea – Keep home for 24 hours after the last episode
- Any undiagnosed skin rash
- Any know infectious disease under treatment



GREETINGS FROM THE OFFICE!!
May Lunch Calendar Check out our lunch calendar for the month of MAY (see the image or click here). Don't forget that the USDA extended free meal distribution to all students through the 21-22 school year pending available funding! | Now HiringNOW HIRING! Positions now available at Woodhaven-Brownstown School District! Find the best-kept secret in food service, no weekends or holidays! To join a great company with dedicated employees that make each day a better day…. | Half Day Lunch Order Form Complete this order form (click on this link to access the form) if you would like your Grizzly to bring a free lunch home for half days of school. |
May Lunch Calendar
Don't forget that the USDA extended free meal distribution to all students through the 21-22 school year pending available funding!
Now Hiring
NOW HIRING!
Positions now available at
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District!
Part-time Lunch Aides, Foodservice Workers, and Substitutes
Find the best-kept secret in food service, no weekends or holidays! To join a great company with dedicated employees that make each day a better day….
Contact Sodexo at (734)789-2087 for more information.
Half Day Lunch Order Form

Learning SELF-REGULATION using "The Zones"
Self-regulation can go by many names, such as self-control, self-management, and impulse control. It is defined as the best state of alertness of both the body and emotions for the specific situation. The lessons and learning activities are designed to help the students recognize when they are in the different zones as well as learn how to use strategies to change or stay in The Zone they are in. In addition to addressing self-regulation, the students will gain an increased vocabulary of emotional terms, skills in reading other people’s facial expressions, perspective about how others see and react to their behavior, insight into events that trigger their behavior, calming and alerting strategies, and problem-solving skills.
END OF YEAR MEDICATION PICK - UP
WEAR SUNSCREEN!
WARMER WEATHER DRESS CODE REMINDERS
- Hats, caps and bandanas are not to be worn in school at any time.
- Shorts and skirts must be at least 5" from the crease in the back of the knee.
- Shirts: No spaghetti straps, no see through, mesh or mid-torso length shirts.
- Dresses: No spaghetti straps and an appropriate length
- Sandals: Socks must be worn to school. Sandals must have back ankle straps and be worn with socks.




1:1 Frequently Asked Question | WB Tech protection plan All WBSD families will have the ability to protect their students' new Chromebook or iPad from costly repair if damaged for $20 for the school year. If interested please fill out the form via your Parent Connect | 1:1 Device care and use handout |
WB Tech protection plan

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Here's a quick instructional guide - Parent Connect Updates

Drop Off and Pick Up Proceedures
Drop Off and Pick Up
Dear Gudith Families,
At Gudith, it is our goal to create a climate and culture where all our students, parents, and teachers feel safe and secure in and around our school. This safe and secure feeling must extend out into the parking lot before and after school. The parking lot at Gudith School is a very busy place. With the close proximity of the parking lot to the school, it is important that we all follow these pick-up and drop-off expectations to ensure the safety of all our students.
MORNING DROP-OFF – Two ways!
• Using the drop-off lane – KISS AND GO ZONE
SINGLE LANE OF TRAFFIC – The second lane will be coned off!
- Use the whole lane to drop off.
- Pull up next to the curb to let your student out of the PASSENGER SIDE ONLY!
- Students are not permitted to walk past parked or moving cars unescorted.
• Escorting your student from the parking lot
- Park your car in a legal spot in the parking lot
- Walk your student to their line-up location to ensure a safe crossing from the parking lot.
AFTER SCHOOL PICK-UP – Two ways!
• Using the pick-up lane
- Single Lane of traffic – The second lane will be coned off!
- Use the whole lane for pick-up
- Pull up next to the curb so that your student enters your vehicle on the
PASSENGER SIDE ONLY
- Pull forward when able
- If need, dive back around to allow for traffic flow
• Escorting your student to your car
- Park your vehicle in a legal spot in the lot
- Exit your vehicle and walk to the designated pick up locations by grade level
- Assist your student(s) as they cross through the lot.
- Do not call your students to your car
Early Pick Up
Please come into the office to sign out your student!
Anyone who picks up your child MUST be on your Emergency Contact List.
You can update your emergency contacts by logging into Parent Portal.
If you must pick up your student early, plan to pick them up prior to 3:30 pm, however, every effort should be made to alleviate this growing issue by honoring the school schedule.
Attendance Counts
Children can only thrive in school if they are present in school. Listed below are our definitions of and policies about attendance.
Absence—any day that a student misses school. REMOTE OR IN-PERSON
Late arrivals - After 10:00 am the student will be marked absent for the morning.
Early Dismissal - before 3:00 pm in the student will be marked absent for the PM.
Excused Absence—Any medically documented absence, funeral days, or court date will not be counted against the student.
Excessive Absences:
If a child accumulates 10 absences in a school year, the building administrator will send a letter to inform the parent/guardian
If the child reaches 15 absences in a school year the building administrator will inform the local police department of a potential truancy issue.
The police department will then contact or visit the child’s home to discuss the truancy with the parents.
If the absences reach 20 in a school year, according to law, referrals must be made to the Local Police Department and possibly, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
*Parents are encouraged not to take their children out of school for vacations. Vacation days are considered unexcused.
TARDIES—arrives late for leaves early from school and missing LESS than 55 minutes of school time
