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School Update 10/15/2021
Principal Update - Mr. Spitzley
Doherty Families,
A friendly reminder that Monday, October 18th is picture day! Included below is information should you be interested in placing a picture order online.
Have a great weekend,
Mr. Daniel Spitzley
Doherty Picture Day is Here!!!
Mark your Calendar, Monday, October 18th is Doherty Picture Day
Order forms were also sent home last week.
Walk-a-Thon Update
As of Friday, October 15th, we have raised over $26,000 for our Doherty PTO! We will continue to collect pledges through Friday, October 25th. Thank you to all who have donated, shared, and helped raise money for our PTO. All of the funds raised will be used to support programs and initiatives here at Doherty! Thank you for your generosity!
Kids In Charge
Kids in Charge is beginning its 30th year of prevention programming in West Bloomfield Schools! The Kids in Charge (KIC) Program will begin this week in your child’s classroom. KIC is an on-going program throughout the school year(4 sessions in 1st grade and 5 sessions in 2nd – 5th grade). It is an elementary substance abuse education/prevention program provided by your School’s Physical Education Teacher.
Hispanic Heritage Month
ELD Consultant Mrs. Azzo reading to a group of students.
WBSD Board President Mrs. Stacy Brickman reads to a 1st grade class.
The Fall Festival Flyer below was sent home in student folders in the past week.
Canvas Log in Instructions
Carline Drop-off and Pick -up Reminders
To help with the safety and efficiency of our Carline Arrival and Dismissal we've put together a list of reminders that will help our process.
- For safety reasons, we ask that drivers and other adults remain in the car during pick up and drop-off.
- Please continue to use the lane that allows your student to get out without crossing traffic.
- Please have your Carline Sign visible to our staff during dismissal.
- Prepare your child to exit the car quickly-mask on, backpack and lunchbox ready and easy to grab, coat on. If it's too difficult to have the backpack on in the car, your child can put it on after he or she exits the car.
- If you need to walk your children to the building, please use the crosswalk at the back of the drop-off line near the basketball court. Please do not walk through the two cars lines.
- Stay in your lane as you go through the drop-off line.
Arrival Time
Doherty Spirit Wear
GO DOHERTY GO!!!!!
Please turn your orderes in by riday, October 15th. Make checks payable to Doherty PTO.
If you have any questions please contact Doherty PTO at DohertyPTO@gmail.com.
W.B. Annual Trivia Night
This fundraiser for Blessings in a Backpack is a program, run entirely byvolunteers, that sends six non-perishable meals home for West Bloomfield School children families in need. These are sent home with each child for the 40 weekends of the school year.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information, the participants are limited to 250 this year, so reserve your tickets now!!
October Lunch Menu
SCHOOL TIMES
Start Time: 8:25 AM
End Time: 3:17 PM
** If you drop your child off in the morning, please know that the earliest you can drop off is 8:05 AM. Our doors do not open until 8:10AM.
** If you pick up your child in the afternoon, please know that our carline closes at 3:40 PM. After 3:40 PM, if your child is not picked up, he/she will be sent to Kids Klub. Kids Klub will charge their drop-in rate under these circumstances.
Absent Safeline
Changing Dismissal Plans
West Bloomfield's Do Not Photograph Form
W.B. Early Release Wednesdays!!!
Please mark your calendar, below are the Early Release dates for September and October.
October 13th
October 27th
District News
Bus Tracker App Reminder
As a reminder, Durham Transportation, our district’s transportation partner, offers a helpful bus tracking app for West Bloomfield families. The Bus Tracker app is available for iOS, Android and web and allows families to track their student(s) bus along its route, to and from school.
Families will need to have their student(s) ID number(s) which are available in PowerSchool in order to log into the app and create an account. As a safety protocol, the Bus Tracker app will only allow families to see their student(s) bus route(s) only.
If you have any questions, please consult the Bus Tracker instructions and visit the Bus Tracker webpage on the Durham Transportation website for more information and to download the app.
We hope the use of the Durham Transportation Bus Tracker app will help better inform our families of slow downs and delays in the bus pick up and drop off times. We appreciate your patience, understanding, and flexibility as we navigate the first days of this new school year. We value the importance of consistency and safety in our transportation offering to families.
If you have any questions or would like more information, call our Transportation Offices at (248) 865-3680.
Blessings in a Backpack Application - 2021-22
If your child qualified for the Free and Reduced Meal Program last year or this year, s/he can also participate in the Blessings in a Backpack program. This program sends six non-perishable meals home each Friday of the school year. Its goal is to make sure that no child goes hungry on the weekend. Run by volunteers, there is NO cost to you.
If your child is going to school Face to Face, s/he will get his/her bag of food at his/her local school. If your child is enrolled in Lakers on Line, please indicate that on the form and we will contact you on food pickup arrangements.
After the Bell Classes
Please see the attached flyers for additinal information and registration for two Community Ed after School offerings.
Young Rembrandts - Drawing Class- Mondays, Sept. 27th thru Nov 15th, from 3:17pm-4:27pm
Karate For Kids- Fridays, Oct 1st-Nov. 5th from 3:17pm-3:55pm
Doherty PTO General Meeting
Topic: Doherty PTO General Meeting
Time: Oct 7, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96335640022?pwd=OEs4L3huK0F3TE9TT29MSDRwMUpEdz09
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021, 07:30 PM
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Doherty Elementary Information
Email: daniel.spitzley@wbsd.org
Website: www.wbsd.org/doherty
Location: 3575 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 865-6020
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DohertyFamilies/
Twitter: @SpitzleyDoherty