The Crissman Connection
October 4, 2019
Hello Crissman Families,
I hope everyone had a wonderful week! Our students had a great week of learning! As I visited the classrooms, I loved seeing our students engaged and asking great questions!
Today or Monday your child's teacher will be sending out a link to sign-up for Fall Conferences. Fall Conferences will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12th from 5-8pm and Thursday, Nov. 14th from 1-4pm and 5-8pm. Conferences are a great time to sit down with your child's teacher and ask questions about their academic and social development. Our teachers will be prepared to share with you your child's assessments, grades (3rd-6th), and overall achievement.
Have a wonderful fall weekend!
~Mrs. Papastamatis
Crissman's PTA Fun Run Individual Campaign Update:
We are pleased to announce that the ability to create an individual donation campaign page is available, but we need your help! If you haven't already, please log in and register your family and student(s) on the site (Crissmanpta.Membershiptoolkit.com). With your registration, an individual campaign page will be created for your student(s).
Since MembershipToolKit is official system for tracking donations, even if you do not intend to send the link to family and friends, we need the page created to track previous donations for student and classroom prizes. We will transfer those donations to their campaign page to be included in the total for your student(s) and their classroom(s).
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at info@crissmanpta.org. We'll get back to you right away. We greatly appreciate your assistance.
Upcoming PTA Events:
Friday, October 4 - Last day for spirit wear orders (purchase on the MembershipToolKit site)
Wednesday, October 9 (4:15pm) - PTA Member Meeting (Crissman Media Center)
Thursday, October 10 (6:00pm to 8:00pm) - Skate Night (The New Rink, 50625 Van Dyke Ave)
PTA Fun Run Information
Bus Safety
- Students are dropped off and picked up in designated bus lanes near the school entrance.
- Parents who drive their children to school must keep bus and fire lanes free by parking or standing only in designated areas.
- Students should be at their assigned bus stops approximately ten minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. For the first two weeks of school, kindergarten, first and second-grade students riding the bus should wear a tag indicating their name, address, and bus number.
- Student conduct while riding to and from school should be an extension of good classroom behavior. Whether at the bus stop or on the bus traveling to and from school or on an off-site field trip, students are expected to behave appropriately.
- Obey the bus driver, show respect to the bus driver and fellow passengers
- Remain seated at all times and keep all parts of the body inside the seating area.
- Eating, drinking, and gum chewing are not allowed
- Hold all carry-on items, such as backpacks, musical instruments, etc. in your lap
- Board and exit the bus in an orderly manner at the assigned bus stop
- Name-calling, vulgarity, profanity, abusive or derogatory comments or gestures, bullying, harassment, hate speech or threats of violence are prohibited
- Use of electronic communication devices (such as cell phones or cameras) is not permitted
- There are no preferential seat assignments, although bus driver or administrator may assign seats
Are you getting my texts?
START OF SCHOOL REMINDERS...
Exciting News about lunch...
The Food and Nutrition Services Department is excited to announce that all menus are now digitally accessible on all devices to allow for personalized viewing options. Users can select to view nutritional and allergen information, as well as customize print and language settings. Menus can also be viewed at https://uticak12.nutrislice.com, or on the UCS Mobile App.
Parking Lot Safety
I wanted to review the parking lot procedures for our school. I know that many of you may already know these procedures; however, it is always a great reminder for our families.
1) Use the student drop off zone located to the left of the parking lot entrance from 8:45 - 9:05 am. Please do not enter the bus loop during this time as it’s unsafe and causes additional congestion in the parking lot.
2) Student Drop-Off Lane: Move all the way to the back of this area (near the dumpsters/playground) and pull up next to the orange traffic cones. Once you arrive at the orange cones, please have your child exit the vehicle quickly and do not linger so that the next car may proceed in a timely manner. Please do not enter the area past the cones as this is a designated student pathway during this time. When your child has exited the car, please continue the “loop” around the end of the lot (in front of the dumpster/playground) and exit to Wolf Drive.
3) Parking in the Subdivision- Please do not park on the street where you see signs that say “No parking, Stopping, or Standing”. If you can read the sign when you are parking, do not park there OR if you are between the two signs, do not park there. Double Parking- Please do not park on both sides of the street. Our buses need to get through. The Shelby Township Police can give you a ticket.
Thank you so much for your patience and support!
As always, if you arrive past 9:00 am, please accompany your child to the office and sign them in.
Crissman PTA
Our PTA works together for our students! Here's the link to their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CrissmanPTA/
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
October
8th-Lockdown Drill
9th- PTA Meeting at 4:15pm
17th- 5th Grade Field Trip to DIA
24th- K Field Trip to Westview Orchards
28th- Bus Evacuation Drill
About our school
Email: sofia.papastamatis@uticak12.org
Website: http://crissman.uticak12.org/
Location: 53550 Wolf Drive, Shelby, MI 48316, United States
Phone: (586) 797-4300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crissmanelementary/