Winchester Weekly
October 1, 2021
Winchester Purpose & Mission
Winchester is a Leader in Me school with a common purpose to inspire students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers who demonstrate responsibility for themselves and respect for others.
Learning together, Leading forever!
Upcoming Key Dates
October 1st: Outdoor Movie Night
October 2nd: Outdoor Movie Night
October 6th: National Ride/Walk to School Day
Northville Public Schools Close Contact Quarantine Protocol
NPS has aligned our Close Contact Protocol with the guidance provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) shown here in the School Quarantine Guidance graphic and supported by our local Health Department. This guidance provides multiple pathways for students to remain in school. For a more detailed explanation of this graphic, please see this NPS Close Contact Quarantine Protocol Explained document.
If your child is an identified Close Contact to a positive COVID case, we will contact you and further explain your options of, where possible, keeping your child safely in school.
COVID Safety and Mitigation Plans
As we come together in learning this year, it is important to remember to perform at-home self-monitoring using the COVID-19 Daily Student Symptom Screening Tool. This screener serves as a daily reminder that children who are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 (or ANY illness) need to stay home from school. This is an important measure that will help prevent or reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our schools. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in using this screener each school day. In addition to the daily screener students and staff are required to wear masks while indoors.
Northville Public Schools COVID-19 Testing Site
Northville Public Schools (NPS) announces a new partnership with RAPIDBIO to provide the NPS community a reliable and convenient COVID-19 testing site on campus.
As part of the NPS CLOSE CONTACT QUARANTINE PROTOCOL and in partnership with RAPIDBIO, all Northville students, staff and families are eligible to make a COVID-19 test appointment at this priority testing site:
NPS COVID-19 Testing Site Location:
Northville High School, 45700 Six Mile Rd, Northville MI 48168 (Main Entrance)
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Appointment Link:
Northville Public Schools/RAPIDBIO Appointment Link
(select Northville School District under Location options)
We are incredibly thankful for the opportunity to partner with RAPIDBIO to provide our community with a priority test site on our high school campus allowing our students and staff to remain in school and continue to discover a World of Possibilities.
(Additional testing resources can be found at NPS COVID-19 Testing Resources.)
Northville Civic Concern Drive
Birthday Book Club - Join Today!
Birthday Book Club is back. Please consider joining the 2021/2022 Birthday Book Club by completing and returning the attached flyer (also sent home in your student’s Monday envelope). Your donation is used to purchase new books for the Media Center. During your student’s birthday month, a book plate with your student’s name will be placed in the book they select and they get to be the first to read it! Thank you for helping our library to grow!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HN-ss9dXLCAOHIIn7qrSFDHY3wAz99wZJm8464IJx6g/edit?usp=sharing
Society of Readers
Hooray! The Society of Readers bulletin board is up and ready in the lobby!
SOR minutes for September are due on Friday, October 1st. Please calculate the total number of hours and minutes your student read and complete the section on the bottom of the reading calendar. Your child should bring the reading calendar to school and give it to his/her teacher. Calendars will be accepted through Tuesday, October 5th. Students who read enough to meet their grade level goal and turn in their minutes on time will have their names posted on the SOR bulletin board!
If you have any questions about the SOR program, please contact Mrs. Rush at rushka@northvilleschools.org.
Lost and Found
Winchester PTA
Become a Member of the PTA
We need you! The PTA still has a few committee chair/co-chair openings. It is a great way to get involved and meet new people!
Check out the Sign Up Genius for more information:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60b094da5ab28a7fd0-winchester
Winchesters PTA Membership Drive
Winchester Elementary Spirit Wear
Every Friday is Winchester Spirit Day. Show your Winchester pride by wearing your favorite Winchester shirt!
If you would like to purchase Winchester spirit wear, you can now purchase your items online in 3 easy steps:
1. Scan the QR code or go online to https://winchesterelementary2021.itemorder.com/
2. Choose your items and add them to your cart
3. Securely checkout with your credit card
Online Store Deadline: Thursday, September 30th, 2021 (11:59pm EDT)
Yearbook
Order your Winchester Elementary Yearbook in our PTA Store! Please order by December 31st to help us accurately determine the full order quantity. Yearbooks are $17 each (includes shipping to the school and MI sales tax). If you’d like to help build our yearbook, please contact the PTA Yearbook Committee at winchestermiyearbook@gmail.com.
Submit Pictures for Yearbook
Please submit First Day of School and Heritage Festival pictures by September 30th for yearbook inclusion! The attached file provides details of how to submit pictures at www.images.balfour.com or using the Balfour ImageShare app. Images must be high-resolution .jpg or .png format.
The Yearbook Committee will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used (for example, low picture quality), but we do make every effort to utilize all images. We need and appreciate all picture submissions as these make up a large part of our yearbook each year! Please submit only high-resolution photos that are school related activities/clubs.
Girl Scouts!
Calling all girls interested in making friends and having adventures! If you have not already, please fill out the google form below and we will get you more information. Any questions, contact Laura Paredes at lamarlau@gmail.com.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4rCdUy5KVKysCyzlbz2nXu4Z2L1xsSeqGJ02W9iekTN4aVg/viewform
Northville Youth Network (NYN) - Wellness Wednesday Programs
Our October schedule is out and we have some great programming for all ages. These programs are free to all students and pre-registration is required.
October 6th
Kids Yoga & Mindfulness at Millenium Park for Littles (ages 5-8)
October 13th
Kids Yoga & Mindfulness at Millennium Park for Tweens (ages 9-12)
October 27th
The Power of Pressure - What Pressure is, what it looks like and how to harness it for academic, social and athletic success - for Teens (ages 13-18) via zoom
With our elementary aged programs happening in the next 3 weeks, I’m hoping you can share with your Winchester student families via your listserv or school newsletter. I’ve included some info along with a flyer that could be shared. If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Info:
Come join the Northville Youth Network for a Wellness Wednesday program in October! There is something for all ages (5-18). Programming supports the wellbeing of our youth and is FREE!
Kids Yoga & Mindfulness
October 6th - Littles (ages 5-8)
October 13th - Tweens (ages 9-12)
Exercise your body and mind with a fun and engaging yoga class, while learning about how to be mindful.
The Power of Pressure
October 27th - Teens (ages 13-18)
Learn about the Power of Pressure - what it is, how it affects us, and how we can harness the power of it for social, academic and athletic success.
Pre-registration is required at bit.ly/nynwelless . See the flyer for more details.
Northville Public Schools is hiring the following part-time positions:
- Food Service Assistant: Please visit www.northvilleschools.org click on the "Employment Tab" and select "Current Job Openings" for more information.
- Lunch/Recess Monitor: Please contact the school principal for more information.
- Substitute Teachers, Paraprofessionals, Para Educators: Substitute employment opportunities can be found through educational placement services at EDUStaff. Northville Public Schools uses this service for placement of teachers, K-12 Paraprofessionals, Para Educators and Office Support. If you are interested in becoming a Substitute, please visit www.edustaff.org/ or call (877)974-6338 for more information.
Office Hours
Our office is open from 8:00 to 4:30.
Contact us at (248) 465-2400
Website: http://winchester.northvilleschools.org/
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