DeKeyser News
November 10, 2023
Happy Veterans Day!
November 13th - 17th
November 2023
VIP PARKING: LISA DICKER
Character Trait Focus: Responsibility
Mon., Nov. 13
- 7:50 - 8:50 - ATG
- 3:50-4:50 – DeKeyser Chess (Sheridan/Cesaro/Street/Yax)
- 7:30 - 9:30 Basketball
Tue., Nov. 14
- Happy Birthday Miss. O'Keefe!
- 9:30 - 11:30 - The Secret Garden Play - Stevenson HS
- 6:00 - PTCG Meeting - Media Center
- 6:30 - 8:30 - Lego Robotics
Wed., Nov. 15
- 7:30 - 9:30 - Basketball
Thur., Nov. 16
10:00 – 11:00 – SMART MOVES – 6th Grade – Music Room
3:55 – 4:55 – TGA Golf
Fri., Nov. 17
- Hat Day - $1 (All money collected will be donated to Manna Community Meal)
- 3:55 – 4:55 - Young Rembrandts - Drawing
- 7:30 - 9:30 - Basketball
Upcoming November Events
Mon., Nov. 20
- NO ATG THIS WEEK
- Poinsettia & Wreath Sale (Proceeds go to Calm Classroom Buckets for Classrooms)
- Kiwanis Can Food Drive - Classroom Competition (Nov.9 - Dec. 1)
- Nursery Conferences
- 12:40 – Legacy Leader Meeting (Ritz’s Room)
- 3:50-4:50 – DeKeyser Chess (Sheridan/Cesaro/Street)
- Basketball 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Tue., Nov. 21
- Poinsettia & Wreath Sale (Proceeds go to Calm Classroom Baskets for Classrooms)
- Kiwanis Can Food Drive - Classroom Competition (Nov.9 - Dec. 1)
- Nursery Conferences
- Lego Robotics 6:30 – 8:30 (Gym)
Wed., Nov. 22
- No School
Thur., Nov. 23
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No School – Happy Thanksgiving
Fri., Nov. 24
- No School
November VIP Parking
NWEA Student Progress Report
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Three times each year your child participates in the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) MAP Assessments. These assessments measure achievement and growth in K-12 math, reading, language usage and science. It provides teachers with accurate, actionable evidence to help inform instructional strategies regardless of how far students are above or below grade level.
House Bill 4411 requires school districts to provide NWEA results to families of students. Results from the fall 2023 testing will be available by noon on Friday, November 10, 2023, via PowerSchool. Parents will access their child’s fall NWEA Student Progress Report in their PowerSchool app.
Attached are directions on how to access your child’s results in PowerSchool. If you are unable to access the results after following the attached instructions, please reach out to the DeKeyser office staff 586-797-4400 for additional assistance.
Thank you,
Shannon Hathcock
Parent - Teacher Conferences
Thank you to all of our families for joining us for Parent / Teacher conferences. Our goal is to meet with 100% of our families. We are so thankful for your support as we go through your child's educational journey together! If you were unable to make your conference, your child's teacher will be contacting you to reschedule the conference.
Thank you!
On behalf of the entire DeKeyser staff, we would like to thank the PTCG and the entire DeKeyser community for providing us with an incredible luncheon on Thursday for conferences. It was such a blessing to have such delicious salads, soups, pasta, rolls, desserts, and drinks. Thank you to everyone who planned, organized, and contributed.
DeKeyser Care Closet
Dekeyser Elementary Care Closet
At Dekeyser Elementary we are committed to caring for the whole child, so we are proud to present the opening of our Dekeyser Elementary Care Closet. Our focus is on school-age children and their families to ensure general physical needs are met so that learning can take place at the highest level of concentration.
Our resources are limited making it difficult to achieve our outreach goals. We know that our Dekeyser Families and surrounding community have giving hearts and this is where you come in. We are seeking donations of toiletry items and monetary donations to purchase gift cards for families in need of food and household items.
The Dekeyser Elementary Care Closet is strictly non-profit and there are no requirements of parents and our students than to simply ask. We feel that all students should have access to the basic day to day needs to have a successful life.
Please visit our Sign-Up Genius by scanning the QR Code Below.
We are grateful for your generosity!
We will also have the opportunity to participate in other community outreach events throughout the year. We will keep you updated!
If you feel like your student or family could benefit from Care Closet items please contact your classroom teacher, shannon.hjelle@uticak12.org, or shannon.isaacson@uticak12.org.
Poinsettia & Wreath Sale - Nov. 7th - 27th
All proceeds go to Calm Classroom Baskets for each classroom!
Toys for Tots - Toy Drive
We are extremely proud to partner with the United States Marines to help provide toys for families in need during the holidays. If you would like to donate a toy for a child in need, please send it in with your child unwrapped. Your child will be able to add the toy to the large toy box. Thank you for your donations during this holiday season. All toys can be donated through December 7th.
Kiwanis Food Drive
All classrooms are collecting non-perishable food to be donated to Kiwanis. This collections starts now and will continue until December 1st. DeKeyser students, staff, and community love to help people in need and are proud to take part in this food drive collection. The classroom with the greatest number of items collected will earn a pizza party. Thank you for helping local families in need!
PTCG News
PTCG was proud to provide a delicious luncheon for our teachers during their long day of conferences on Thursday afternoon. Thank you so much to all of the families that helped donate or provide items to show our amazing staff how much we appreciate them!
Please remember that we have our next PTCG meeting on Tuesday, November 14th at 6:00pm in the Media Center. We're excited to reflect on our Spooktacular event and look ahead to Santa Shop coming up soon! You are more than welcome to bring your kiddos with you to the meeting on Tuesday. We will have a kid's room available in Mrs. Ritz's classroom with her student teacher, Ms. Stumpf, supervising.
Families that attend the meeting will have the opportunity to win our raffle prize for the evening of a FREE PASS for your kiddos to attend Parent's Night Out on Friday, December 8th. This is a raffle prize that you don't want to miss! We look forward to seeing you there!
Kids STEAM Night
Hello UCS elementary students and families,
My name is Harnoor Kaur and I am a member of a high school robotics team named Crevolution Robotics. We are a robotics team from Sterling Heights that focus on spreading the knowledge of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to younger students so they can get a head start in these fields. We would like to invite up to 50 UCS elementary students to a Kids' STEAM Night that we will be hosting on Wednesday, November 15th from 7:00 PM to 8:25 PM at Rose Kidd Elementary.
This STEAM night will be a night full of enjoyment and fun while being an educational experience for all involved. We will have many activities, such as making slime and construction challenges that are based on the foundations of STEAM. To reserve your student’s spot, please sign up at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48A8AE22A4FCC25-45881710-kids#/
If you have any questions, please email crevo.robotics@gmail.com. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Harnoor Kaur
Member of Crevolution Robotics
GLK-UAIS || Class of 2027
What's Happening at DeKeyser
Community Enrichment
DeKeyser Spirit Wear
All spirit wear is available throughout the year. Please download the order form and send it into school for processing. Please call the office if you have any questions. 586-797-4400.
Grade Level T-Shirt Order
Grade Level T-Shirt Orders
Thank you for sending in your t-shirt orders. We are placing this order and will be getting you your shirt before our DeKeyser Fun Run.
IF you were unable to order a shirt, you may still do so throughout the year but you are not guaranteed your shirt prior to Fun Run.
Kindergarten = Teal
1st Grade = Red
2nd Grade = Orange
3rd Grade = Yellow
4th Grade =Royal Blue
5th Grade = Green
6th Grade =Light Blue
Past Newsletters
DeKeyer Elementary Information
Welcome to DeKeyser ~ Home of the DeKeyser Dolphins
Principal: Mrs. Shannon Hathcock
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Lisa Russo
Clerk: Mrs. Heather Mansour
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
School Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:50 PM (full days) and 9:00 AM -12:04 PM (half days)
Breakfast - Door #2 opens at 8:40
Student Arrival - All students can enter their classroom at 8:50 am
Address:
39600 Atkinson
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Office Phone Number: (586)797-4400
24 Hr Attendance Line (586)797-4499
Fax (586)797-4401
DeKeyser Email: officedekeyser @uticak12.org