Monteith Mini Messenger
November 21th Edition
Magnet information for 2022-2023 school year
If you have a current 2nd or 3rd grade student you may be interested in finding out about our magnet program. The GPPSS offers a magnet program for 3rd and 4th grade students. Please click here for more information and here for an application to nominate your student if you are interested. If you need further information you can also review the information on our district website.
Celebrating 100 years all year long
As part of our 100th-anniversary celebration, GPPSS is participating in the Grosse Pointe Chamber Parade at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 (the day after Thanksgiving). Families are welcome to participate. Please join us at the staging area before 9:30 a.m., or feel free to jump in at any point along the parade route, which goes along Kercheval to The Village.
Our group will be in SECTION: B NUMBER: 29 Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. All participants in our group need to be in line by 9:30 a.m. The official start time is 10 a.m.
The staging area for our group takes place near the corner of Lewiston and Grosse Pointe Blvd.
Parking is available in St. Paul Catholic School’s parking lot. Please enter the lot off Lake Shore Road. Grosse Pointe Blvd. will be closed due to the staging of the parade.
Students are encouraged to wear their school colors and show off their GPPSS pride. Thank you for celebrating 100 years of academic excellence with us!
Thank you to all the wonderful parent/guardians/staff helping out at Lunch and Recess
Kindergarten celebrating the 50th day of school
Boomerang Award Winning Staff Member: Mrs. Ranieri
Mark your Calendar for our Zoom meeting for Safe Routes to School Tuesday November 23rd 4pm
The Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) needs input from parents as it develops plans for Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) and seeks grants from the Michigan Fitness Foundation to pay for sidewalk and street improvements, crosswalk paint, signals and signage. The grants will also provide funding to educate students and parents about how to be safe while traveling to and from school, and about the health benefits of walking and biking to school.
Click here to take the Monteith parent survey or copy and paste this into your browser:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/monteithparent
The deadline to complete the survey is Monday, November 22, so we have data for our next Safe Routes Planning Meeting.
Other ways to provide input
You are welcome to join us in that Zoom call at 4 p.m., November 23, with MSU and local experts from Michigan Fitness Foundation, SEMCOG, the county, the school district, and public safety. Just email fannonr@gpschools.org for the log in.
Over the next few years, the school district will coordinate with all five Grosse Pointe communities and Harper Woods. We will use many tools to engage the community in this process. In addition to the opinion survey, teachers will ask students how they got to school each day next week and how they plan to get home. The school-specific SRTS teams, parents and students have walked through the areas to audit existing conditions. Planning consultants, supported by staff from the Michigan State University School of Planning, Design and Construction, will analyze data gathered and create an action plan as part of the application process.
The Safe Routes to School program offers grants of approximately $200,000 per school campus to eliminate transportation barriers and enhance safety features of the built environment, and up to $8,000 to educate students and encourage walking and biking. The money flows from the Federal Highway Administration through the Michigan Department of Transportation to the Michigan Fitness Foundation and the Safe Routes to School organization.
Parent and student input is critical to this process. So please take the Monteith parent survey today!
4th/ 5th Grade Lego team preparing for their competition this weekend!
Ms. Albrecht's class hard at work during reader's workshop
Ms. Albrecht's class enjoying independent reading time
Mark your calendar for PTO's holiday event : Click flyer to save your spot!!!
Ms. Wood's class identifying Fiction and Non- Fiction books
Why Restorative Practices are important to our schools
Dear GPPSS Families,
For the past several years, the Grosse Pointe Public School System has been in the process of training our administrators and staff in a proactive conflict resolution approach known as restorative practices. As we continue to incorporate this approach into our school practices, we want to provide some background and context for families.
What are restorative practices?
Restorative practices are a system of formal and informal processes that build and sustain a culture of kindness, respect, responsibility and justice.
As stated in our Student Code of Conduct, restorative practices shall be considered as an alternative or an addition to suspension of a student, which can negatively impact a student’s education. This method is used as an intervention in conjunction with the Code of Conduct. It is a means to help resolve conflict and promote healing among everyone involved, with a focus on giving all parties involved a voice.
Below are five questions asked through the restorative approach:
What happened?
What were you thinking of at the time?
What have you thought about since?
Who has been affected by what you have done and in what way?
What do you think you need to do to make things right?
Why are restorative practices important?
Restorative practices acknowledge that relationships are central to building community. They ensure all voices are valued and everyone is heard and hold students accountable in different ways. First, both parties must agree to participate in the process. Second, a restorative approach includes an emphasis on repairing the harm to the victim and the school community caused by a student’s conduct. In many situations, resolution to an incident often includes both restorative practices and consequences.
The big picture
We view every situation as a learning opportunity. Restorative methods teach conflict resolution, collaborative problem-solving, personal responsibility and accountability for one’s actions. They promote inclusion and relationship-building and empower change and growth. Restorative practices create a sense of community where all voices are valued and everyone is heard.
Thank you for your support as we cultivate an environment of high expectations in the GPPSS community.
As always, feel free to contact your building principal with questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
GPPSS Administration
Upcoming Events - More Details to Come!
November
23rd: 4pm Zoom meeting for Safe Routes to School
24th-28th - Thanksgiving Break
December
23rd- Jan 2nd - Winter Break
January
3rd - Students return to school
17th- No School MLK Day
21st - 1/2 day for Students. Teacher record day
February
19th- 27th Mid Winter Break
28th - Students return to School
March
23rd - Evening Conferences
24th - 1/2 day for Students Afternoon and Evening Conferences
25th - 1/2 Day of School
26th- April 3rd - Spring Break
April
4th - Students return to school
15th - No School
26th - Monteith Vocal Music Concert
27th - Monteith Vocal Music Concert
May
2nd- 6th: Monteith Book Fair
30th - No School Memorial Day
June
16th - 1/2 Day of School
17th - 1/2 Day of School
Wayne County and District Covid Guidelines
Please know I appreciate you asking me clarifying questions and working with us as we navigate through each individual covid case. We received questions on close contacts so I wanted to Highlight the document that explains close contacts and draw your attention to updated guidelines as of September 21st 2021.
If a covid case is in your child's class you will receive the following
1. Letter to families in that classroom.
2. Monteith Community notification letter
If the case is NOT in your child's class you will receive
1. Monteith Community notification letter
Additional information can be found on the CDC website. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued partnership this year.
*** If your child will be absent from school please make sure to call the Attendance line 313-432-4501 or email your child's teacher and Mrs. Hosea in the main office. Please include the REASON your child will be out of school that day***
Covid Screening Tools
School Quarantine Guidance
Return to School Road Map
IMPORTANT DISTRICT LINKS
Monteith Elementary School
Email: Keeleas@gpschools.org
Website: https://mi01000971.schoolwires.net/Domain/1586
Location: 1275 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA
Phone: 313-432-4500
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