Winchester Weekly
October 28, 2022
Winchester Purpose & Mission
Winchester is a Leader in Me school with a common purpose to inspire students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers who demonstrate responsibility for themselves and respect for others.
Learning together, Leading forever!
Upcoming Key Dates
October 31: Halloween Costumes and Parade
November 1: Credit Union Deposit Day
November 2: Winchester Wednesday @ Buddy's
November 3: Nuts About Science Registration
November 4: Snacks & Pictures Due for Staff Appreciation
November 4: Dad's Dine and Dash
November 8: No school for students - Election Day
November 9: Charity Basketball Game
November 10: Picture Retake Day
November 17: Middle School Choir Open House
November 18: 5th Grade Yearbook Design Due
Halloween Costumes and Parade
Please follow these guidelines when planning your child's costume:
- Students should be able to wear their costume all day or put it on over their clothes. They will not be able to go to the bathroom and change.
- Please make sure the costume is weather appropriate (students will go outside for recess)
- Students are responsible for their costumes not causing a problem during learning time.
- Face make-up, hairspray, etc. must be applied at home.
- No fake weapons of any kind are allowed at school.
- No fake blood and no scary costumes (if it would scare a kindergartener, please don’t wear it!)
It's Winchester Wednesday at Buddy's Pizza!
On Wednesday, November 2nd, Buddy's Pizza, 15075 Beck Rd., will donate 20% of Dine-In and Carry-out orders to the Winchester Elementary PTA! Please help us by RSVPing to save the date and inviting a friend (or 2) to eat with you! RSVP & details here: https://grouprai.se/s232902
*For online orders use promo code: GIVEBACK. When dining-in or placing a call-in order, mention you are supporting the Winchester Elementary PTA.
Nuts About Science
Crazy Chemistry! Are you ready to explore the world of Chemistry with hands-on experiments? The possibilities are endless with chemistry - slime, test tubes, polymers and much more! Students will take home what they make in class each week, and the best part is...We Make Science FUN!
Who: Students in Grades 1st-5th
When: 3:45-5:00 pm on Wednesdays; 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25 (Make-up
date is 2/1 if a class is cancelled)
International Baccalaureate Advisory Council
Dad's Dine and Dash
Dads may bring lunch for themselves and their child(ren). Just sign in outside the office, put on a Visitor sticker and make a right turn down the first hallway towards the cafeteria during your child(s) designated lunch time. If you have multiple kids/grades, please exit the cafeteria after your first child is done so the cafeteria may be cleaned and wait by the side doors. If dad is unavailable, one other important adult may join instead.
This is a free event, no registration required.
*Please make sure if an adult is bringing a lunch for a child that the parent does not order a lunch through Nutrislice for the student that day*
Questions? Contact winchesterdadsclub@gmail.com
Lunch Schedules:
11:40-12:00 First and Second Grade
12:05-12:25 Kindergarten
12:30-12:50 Third and Fifth Grade
12:55 - 1:15 Fourth Grade
K-5 STEAM/Makerspace Potential Expansion
The Board of Education is considering expanding the K-5 STEAM/Makerspace from a one trimester course to a full year course. This shift would mean every K-5 student would have STEAM/Makerspace once a week for the entire school year. In order to facilitate this programming shift, the board will need to consider removing dedicated K-5 Spanish instruction in order to make room for this new opportunity. If you would like to provide public comment, a presentation will be made by the Office of Instruction during the November 1st, 2022 Board of Education Meeting at 6:30 PM as the Board considers this K-5 program change.
THANKFUL NOVEMBER - STAFF APPRECIATION!
Attention Parents (and students)!
The PTA Staff Appreciation Committee needs your help!
What better way to show our appreciation for the Winchester staff than to shower them with small gifts and love throughout the month of November?!
Parents - we need your help to fulfill the wish list of the staff! Through this Signup Genius (link) you will find a list of items (snacks and small classroom items) that have been requested by our awesome Winchester staff! The Appreciation Committee will take these items around the school and allow staff to choose a couple items of their liking. Thank you to those who are interested in participating! Please drop off item(s) to the front office no later than Friday, November 4th.
Students (with help from Parents) - please print one / multiple of the "I am thankful for…" documents below. Be sure to include all of the people and things you are most thankful for at Winchester. The Appreciation Committee will be decorating the staff lounge with all of the wonderful pictures. Please drop off pictures to the front office no later than Friday, November 4th.
Picture Retake Day
Middle School Choir Open House November 17th
From Mr. Haverkate (Meads Mill and Hillside Choir teacher):
If you have a 5th grade student who loves to sing and loves music (or is just curious about choir) then they are invited to join us for MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR OPEN HOUSE taking place at Hillside Middle School on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 5-8pm. Open to any 5th grader who may be thinking of taking choir in middle school and/or wants to come try it out for a night and learn more! Prospective Meads and Hillside students are all welcome.
The night includes: performances by current choirs, games, singing, Meet Mr. Haverkate the choir teacher, and pizza dinner! There is no cost to students. To secure your spot please fill out this registration form ASAP and Mr. Haverkate will be in touch with further details. Space may be limited. Sign up today.
5th Grade Yearbook Design Contest
NEF - Thank A Staff - Super Sub Edition
New this year, the Northville Educational Foundation is teaming up with Superintendent Dr. Webber and his team to bring you Thank A Staff - Super Sub Edition! Show our amazing Northville Public Schools Staff Members your appreciation and gratitude by entering them for a chance to win an afternoon off, with a district leader subbing in for them! You can choose from all building based staff members!
From NOW to May 2023, you can purchase tickets for any NPS staff member, at any school or NPS office building, to be entered into a drawing to enjoy an afternoon off and a goody bag bag from Michigan Educational Credit Union!
At the beginning of each month, NEF will have a monthly drawing for FOUR winners posted on the Northville Educational Foundation page, so make sure you are following us!! One of our eight NPS district leaders will step in their place for the afternoon. Along with an entry to the drawing, your selected staff member(s) will receive a customized THANK YOU! Let’s join together as a community to show how thankful we are as we continue to support our teachers, staff and students! All proceeds go to the Northville Educational Foundation.
Check out the video below and visit our website at https://www.supportnef.org/thank-a-staff to purchase your tickets today! Our first drawing will be at the beginning of October! - Stay tuned for more details!
Northville Youth Network (NYN)
Northville Youth Network (NYN) provides valuable programs and services to the Northville Community such as education and awareness, referral services and case work services. As part of the ongoing Social Emotional education NYN provides to our community, they have included resources that are available for parents! Please check out NYN's latest resource templates: Tech and Internet Safety and Social Anxiety as well as all of their other offerings! Be sure to check back in the future as their templates will be updated throughout the year (https://www.twp.northville.mi.us/your_government/departments/NYN)
Become a Member of the PTA
Welcome Students, Families, and Staff! We are excited to begin the 2022-23 school year and are already hard at work planning activities for our students and families to enjoy. Our Winchester PTA mission is to support and lead parent, teacher, and student efforts toward the best educational experience possible. We coordinate student enrichment activities and social events that enhance our students’ school life and bring the Winchester community together.
What does the Winchester PTA provide?
● Family programs and Community events
● Junior Enrichment Series (enriching and interactive presentations during the school day)
● Teacher stipends to enhance classrooms and lessons
● Field Day, March is Reading Month, Book Fair
● Yearbook
● Student directory (only available with PTA membership)
How do we raise money for this?
Invest in Your Child is a donation to the Winchester PTA, which gives you the opportunity to support our students and staff directly. Through the generous donations of our Winchester families, we can provide a variety of enrichment programs, activities, and family-centered opportunities.
How can I get involved?
● Visit https://winchesterpta.memberhub.com/store, where you can purchase a PTA membership and donate to the Winchester PTA Invest in Your Child fundraiser (bundled and non-bundled options are available). PTA membership includes access to a student directory and voting privileges in the Winchester PTA.
● Check out our Winchester PTA website for more information on our organization and the ways you can get involved.
The PTA runs on the volunteer energy of our families, and we would love to have you join us! We have opportunities to match with your interests, talents, and time. It takes an entire community of volunteers to pull off this magic! If you have any questions, please reach out to Stephanie Smith, PTA President, at winchesterptapresident@gmail.com.
Yearbook
Ordering for the 2022/2023 Winchester Elementary Yearbook is now open. Yearbooks are $20 each from now until January 9th, 2023. After January 9th the price will increase to $25 and copies cannot be guaranteed. Order today to reserve your copy at the following link:
https://www.balfour.com/michigan/northville/winchester-elementary-school
If you’d like to help build our yearbook, please contact the PTA Yearbook Committee at winchestermiyearbook@gmail.com.
Submit Pictures for Yearbook
The attached file provides details of how to submit pictures at https://studio.balfour.com/ezpix/ or using the Balfour ImageShare app. Images must be high-resolution .jpg or .png format.
The Yearbook Committee will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used (for example, low picture quality), but we do make every effort to utilize all images. We need and appreciate all picture submissions as these make up a large part of our yearbook each year! Please submit only high-resolution photos that are school related activities/clubs.
A note from the PTA
The Winchester Staff Favorite Things List is back this year! Small surprises throughout the year really make such a big difference. Let's show our Winchester Staff some love!
Click the link below to find the staff member you are looking for. If you don’t see your child’s teacher listed, please feel free to reach out to them directly for their responses or check back as this link will be updated regularly once staff members respond.
https://docs.google.com/.../1L7kWyDBpNHajdIjT9SBK.../edit...
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
The Northville Public Schools provides a hot lunch program for interested students.
Families must preorder lunches for preschools and elementary students. Orders must be in by 8:00 AM for preschool students and 8:30 AM for elementary students to receive a lunch that day. The system will not allow you to order after the time listed above. For your convenience, meals can be preordered up to 30 days in advance. To avoid any issues, we recommend ordering the night before. You will need your Students Student ID number to complete the order.
Infectious Disease Response to COVID 2022-23
Students and staff that contract COVID should follow the Health Department recommendations and isolate for five days from the date where symptoms were present or from the date of their positive rapid or PCR test. Isolation includes waiting to return to school until the isolation period has ended. It is also recommended that students or staff should wear a mask for 5 days past their isolation period. See MDHHS Graphic below.
Parents should notify their child’s school of the absence reason so that teachers are aware of the student's absence period and our nurses can follow the health department’s infectious disease requirements. NPS School Nurses are available should you have any questions.
Office Hours
Our office is open from 8:00 to 4:30.
Contact us at (248) 465-2400
Website: http://winchester.northvilleschools.org/
Follow us on Twitter: @ WinchesterElem