Defer Dragon's Burning News
September 5, 2017
Welcome Back to 2017 - 2018 School Year!
Thank you for helping our Defer Dragons get off to a great start to the 2017 -2018 school year! We hope that you had a great first day of school and we look forward to partnering with parents throughout the school year! Each day we are working together to empower our students to be leaders and learners in the Defer community. Your involvement and partnership with Defer Elementary School help all students continue to grow throughout the school year. We are One GP: where everyone learns, every day!
A special thank you to the amazing Defer PTO who sponsored the "Popsicles with the Principal" event last week on the Defer playground! It was wonderful to meet so many families and students before the school year started. It was a great to be able to connect and learn about events that took place over the summer. Don’t forget our Fun Run event kicks off on Thursday, September 7! It is our one and only PTO Fundraiser to benefit the school. The Fun Run event is scheduled at Defer for Friday, October 6th, look for more information and updates from the PTO!
We have several new staff members at Defer this year and we are excited to welcome them to the Defer Family. Please help me in welcoming the following members to our community: Stephanie Dye (Kindergarten), Amy Zizelman (Second Grade), Stacey Roy (Reading Specialist), Holly Kubek (Office Clerk), Stephanie Neisch (Library Assistant), Leticia Moussiaux (Computer Lab Assistant) and Ron Kochan (PE). We are also excited to have Melissa Krotche join us as a first grade teacher this year! Welcome to the Defer Community!
We are excited to create an engaging environment for our learners each and every day! It is an honor to serve this amazing community and I look forward to working with all families throughout the school year. Please don’t hesitate to contact me or the office if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Lisa Rheaume and the Defer Staff
Back to School Night - Wednesday, September 6
Back to School Night Schedule
Each homeroom teacher will provide an informational session twice this evening. Schedules are as follows:
6:30-7:00
Kindergarten, Young 5s, 2/3 Magnet & 4/5 Magnet parents visit classrooms
7:00
Principal’s Presentation to Parents (Young 5s to 5)
PTO Introductions and Welcome
7:30-8:00 pm
2/3 Magnet, 4/5 Magnet, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grade parents visit classrooms.
8:05-8:30 pm
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grade parents visit classrooms
Upcoming Events at Defer
September 6 - Back to School Night @6:30 PM (Parents Only)
September 7 - Fun Run Kick Off Event for Students
September 11 - Late Start Monday students arrive at 9:05
September 12 - PTO Meeting in the Library at 7:00 pm
September 15 - PTO Family PicnicSeptember 26 - Picture Day
October 6 - FUN RUN!
Elementary Bell Schedule
Defer PTO
Defer Spirit Wear
- The Defer Elementary PTO is pleased to offer on-line ordering for all your Defer Dragon wearables. What a great way for you and your Dragon show your Dragon pride.
- All orders placed via the Spirit Store will be delivered to Defer Elementary School.
- If you have any questions about the items offered, please feel free to send your questions to – defer.spirit.store@gmail.com
- All purchases are safely processed through PayPal
- https://gpschools.formstack.com/forms/deferspiritwear
Stay Informed by...
- Reading the weekly Defer Dragon's Burning News
- Check out the Defer Elementary Homepage for updates to the calendar and other information
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Defer Elementary School
Email: rheauml@gpschools.org
Website: www.gpschools.org/defer
Location: 15425 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, MI, United States
Phone: 313-432-4000
Twitter: @GPDefer