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Bobcat Broadcast
April 22, 2022
A Message from Mrs. Caudill
A very big heartfelt thank you to all the well wishes I have received about my upcoming medical leave. The outpouring of kindness has been overwhelming. My goal is to be back in the building on Tuesday, May 10. I know the building will be in good hands while I am out. We have an amazing team and fantastic students.
As I am not sure what the next week or two will bring, there may not be a Bobcat Broadcast next Friday. I will be sending one out as soon as I am able.
Stay Well,
Devon Caudill
Mark Your Calendars
April 27 - STEAM Fair
May 3 and 4 - 3rd Grade Music Informances
May 7 - Annual Spring Clean-up
May 11 - KDG Parent Night (For new incoming KDG families)
May 12 - Credit Union Deposit Day
May 12 - PTA Meeting - via Zoom at 7:00pm
May 13 - KDG Round-up
May 13 - No School for Current KDG Students due to Round-up
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Leader in Me - MRA Survey
As a Leader in Me Lighthouse School we are always working on continuous improvement. Each year we ask parents to take a short survey. These surveys are used to annually collect, analyze, and report student, staff, and school-level outcomes related to the focus on improving leadership, culture, and academics. They help us identify our strengths and weaknesses, develop improvement plans, and monitor progress. Please complete the survey below. All of your responses are completely anonymous. The survey should take you approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
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Student Run Bobcat Pride Press
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 28 (New)
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 27
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 26
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 25
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 24
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 23
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 22
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 21
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 20
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 19
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 18
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 17
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 16
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 15
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 14
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 13
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 12
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 11
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 10
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 9
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 8
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 7
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 6
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 5
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 4
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 3
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 2
- BPP Volume 3 - Issue 1
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Stock Market Games Winners!
Congratulations to fifth graders Andrew K. and Conner Q! They competed with other students in the region and ranked 1st place in the Elementary School Division!
The Stock Market Game, a program run by the SIFMA, is an opportunity for students of all ages to participate in live, linked-to-the Stock Market, investment simulations. Each student team starts with $100,000 to invest in stock, bonds, and mutual funds traded in the NYSE. Students learn about investment strategies such as considering risk, portfolio diversification, and performance of their holdings. Fifth grade students at Amerman each year are offered an opportunity to participate in a year-long session competing with other students in the region.
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BOBCAT FAMILIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
The 3rd Lunch Bobcat Boost Team wanted to thank our families, in their own way, for their support of our Win-Win Read-a-thon.
Thank you to all our families for supporting our student-led community service and fundraising efforts this year.
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M-STEP TESTING
The Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP, is starting soon for our 3rd-5th grade students. The schedule for Amerman's M-Step sessions is included below. It is important that 3rd-5th graders attend school on scheduled testing days. If you know that your child will not be at school on a scheduled testing day, please email Elizabeth LaManna, our building testing coordinator, so she can plan accordingly. If you are wondering how you can help your child to prepare for M-Step, please take a peek at the What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare handout from the Michigan Department of Education. Getting a good night's sleep and eating a healthy breakfast the morning of testing are two of the most important ways to prepare for testing.
Please review the letter from State Superintendent Michael Rice with tips for how parents can help students prepare for Michigan Student Test for Educational Progress (M-STEP) testing. You can learn more information about M-Step testing in the What Parents Should Know About Assessments handout from the Michigan Department of Education. The Parent attachments are best practice for all students and provide links for each test. The online practice sample item sets are available for teachers, students and families to review before testing. You can find directions on how to access the online practice sample items sets here.
Below is our current schedule for testing. While we do not plan on making any changes, things happen and the schedule is subject to change.
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Morning Drop-off Reminder
As a reminder, please do not drop your child(ren) off right on Center Street in front of the building. If you would like to drop your children off without getting out of your vehicle, please utilize the loop. This is for the safety of our students.
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The Amerman Spring Clean-up is planned for Saturday May 7
Please join us for the annual Spring Clean-up of our school grounds! We will meet Saturday May, 7, starting at 9 am. Many hands make light work, so grab your gardening tools and meet fellow Amerman families as we take pride in our school and ready the landscape for summer. Please bring shovels, takes, snips, pruners, gloves, cordless leaf blowers, brooms. Especially wheelbarrows and plastic baskets are needed. We are going to do mulching. Come for as long as you are able.
We all know, it is very stressful time for all of us, however, many hands make our work easier, so we expect this to be done quickly, if we get enough help.
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calling all poets
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Student Developed Sneaker Drive
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Northville High School presents High School Musical On Stage!
This high-energy, family-friendly show takes place May 5th at 7pm, May 6th at 7pm, and May 7th at 2pm & 7pm, when Disney’s smash hit movie musical comes to life on the NHS stage! Tickets are available online or at the door: nhstheater.ludus.com. Troy, Gabriella, and the students of East High deal with issues of first love, friends, and family, while balancing their classes and extracurricular activities. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians, and Skater Dudes hope you’ll join the fun , because We’re All In This Together!
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Attention Hillside (and future Hillside) Parents and students
Hillside PTSA
Have you always dreamed of volunteering in your child's school but elementary school PTA was too overwhelming and time consuming? Well middle school PTSA is looking for you! Hillside PTSA is looking for a Vice President of Membership & Fundraising for next school year. The VP of Membership & Fundraising is an Executive Board position that manages PTSA annual membership primarily through our online platform, MemberHub. You will attend the Executive Board meetings and General Membership meetings that take place five or six times a school year, along with the occasional opportunity to lend a hand with other PTSA events. This VP position runs the twice yearly online GiftCrowd gifting for Teachers/Staff and promotes PTSA fundraising through store reward programs like Kroger, Busch's, and Amazon Smile. Don't worry, our main fundraising event, the Hillside Carnival, is the responsibility of the VP of Carnival. The PTSA will be voting on our slate of officers at our next Membership Meeting on May 12th, so we look forward to hearing from a volunteer before then. Please contact Melissa Stuart (hillsideptsapresident@gmail.com) or Karen White (hillsideptsamembership@gmail.com) with any questions or interest in the position.
Fifth graders- you are invited to Hillside's outdoor carnival on 5/26!
Fifth graders, check out more about Hillside before you start there in the fall. Please join us for Hillside's carnival on Thursday, May 26th from 3:05- 5:30 p.m. Come by when you get out of school! We have spent thousands on attractions like Dunk Tank, Hippo Chow Down, Henna, Caricature, DJ, Photo Booth, etc.
Link to buy wristbands/food tickets: MemberHub All purchased wristbands and food tickets will be waiting for your child at will call. See attached flyer for more information on event. Any questions, please contact Simon Charles, Jr. at hillsideptsacarnival@gmail.com or Lori Leneschmidt at lleneschmidt@yahoo.com
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Amerman Spring Market and Craft Fair
May 14th 2022 9 am - 4 pm
Join us for the first annual Craft Fair at Amerman Elementary. The event will be held outdoors in the front parking lot along 8 mile and in front of the building along Center Street. Address is 847 Center Street Northville, MI 48167
The Amerman Craft Fair and Market is open to Non-profit groups, Northville Public School students and groups, and Craft/Market Vendors.
Signup Deadline is April 1st 2022. Space is limited.
Fees:
Craft / Market Vendors / Non- Profit: $50
NPS Group/Student: $25
All fees go toward our Amerman Playground Fundraiser.
If looking to donate profits to Amerman Playgrounds contact Genna before signing up at amermanplaygrounds@gmail.com
No electricity will be available. Set up opens at 6:30 am day of and tear down will begin at 4 pm. This is a one day event. Once your space is set up your vehicle must be moved to the North Parking lot.
Limited booths are available and will be reviewed prior to receiving an acceptance letter with a link to pay for your booth space. Booths are filled in the order of applications are received and once full payment is received. Acceptance letter will be emailed within 7 days of the application submission and then you will have 7 days to submit payment. Must receive full payment in order to hold your spot! No refunds once payment is received.
Vendor Information:
Craft Vendors - We will not allow buy/sell sales consultants or direct sale representatives. Submissions are judged for appropriateness to the show and location. Please submit - four(4) color photos: One of your completed, stocked display as it will appear at the show, two of your products, and one work in progress.
Deadline: April 1st
A map and set-up instructions will be emailed 10 days prior to the event.
All booths are 10x10 (if you need additional space you may register for more than one space). Booths will be located in the south parking lot along 8 Mile or in front of the school along Center Street. Booths do not include Tents, Tables, Chairs or Electrical Hookup.
For event questions, contact Genna at (773) 724-1658 or amermanplaygrounds@gmail.com
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2022-2023 Kindergarten Enrollment
Do you have a student who will be ready for kindergarten next school-year? It is now time to sign up for an appointment! Please click here to view materials needed and specific dates for each school. If you missed Amerman's dates, DON'T WORRY. You can always attend another school registration event and submit your paperwork to attend Amerman.
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Due to distribution problems with our vendor the books for the Birthday Book Club are not arriving until late January. ( This affects late November, December , January birthdays ) We will distribute them as soon as they arrive. Thanks for your patience.
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Update to Covid Response
- The health department has updated their quarantine guidelines for students that are close contacts to a positive case outside of school. Those requirements are shown on this NPS COVID RESPONSE PROTOCOL graphic.
- Additionally, while we are in this post-surge phase of pandemic response, positive COVID-19 cases will be tracked and reported only on the NPS COVID-19 Case Transparency Report which can be found on our COVID-19 Dashboard page on the NPS website.
- Please note that masks will still be required for:
Individuals who have tested positive (or reported to the district as a close contact) and should mask through Day 10. See NPS COVID RESPONSE PROTOCOL graphic
To review the newly updated NPS COVID-19 Mitigation Plan, visit the district’s website. https://www.northvilleschools.org/apps/news/article/1573758
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hot lunch program for interested students
Families must preorder lunches for preschools and elementary students. Orders must be in by 8:30 AM for elementary students to receive a lunch that day. The system will not allow you to order after the time listed above. For your convenience, meals can be preordered up to 30 days in advance. To avoid any issues, we recommend ordering the night before.
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Northville Youth Network (NYN)
Northville Youth Network (NYN) provides valuable programs and services to the Northville Community such as education and awareness, referral services and case work services. As part of the ongoing Social Emotional education NYN provides to our community, they have included resources that are available for parents! Please check out NYN's latest resource templates: Encouraging SEL Development in Children and Teens and Listening and Responding to your Children and Teens as well as all of their other offerings! Be sure to check back in the future as their templates will be updated throughout the year at https://www.twp.northville.mi.us/services/northville-youth-network-2
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April Focus - Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw!
What this means: Balance is Best. Seek continuous improvement and renewal professionally and personally.
Sharpen the Saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have–you. It means having a balanced program for self-renewal in the four areas of your life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. Here are some examples of activities:
Physical: Beneficial eating, exercising, and resting
Social/Emotional: Making social and meaningful connections with others
Mental: Learning, reading, writing, and teaching
Spiritual: Spending time in nature, expanding spiritual self through meditation, music, art, or service
What I can do:
- I take care of my body by eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep
- I balance my time between school, extracurricular activity, family, and friends
- I an always learning how to become a better person
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Great Books for Habit #7- Sharpen the Saw
•Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
•The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
•Me I Am! by Jack Prelutsky
•Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant
•Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo
May Focus - Habit 8: Find your Voice!
This month’s Habit: Habit #8 - Find your Voice
What this means: Find your voice means finding something that you are good at and like doing. You are proud, but do not boast. Instead, you use your expertise to help and inspire others.
Physical: Learn your true nature and gifts, then use them to envision what you can achieve.
Social/Emotional: We all have a purpose and special talents.
Mental: Transcend the negative culture of ego, scarcity, comparison, and competitiveness.
Spiritual: Be a catalyst to the success of something bigger than ourselves.
What I can do:
- Try something new like painting, horseback riding, or baseball. Then ask yourself: Did I enjoy myself? Was it easy or hard? Do I want to learn more?
- Go to the library or search the internet to find reading material on new things. What kinds of things spark your interest? What do you want to continue learning about?
- Plan some time to help someone in need. How did the experience make you feel?
Great Books for Habit #8- Find Your Voice
- Wonder by: R.J. Palacio
- The Lion Inside by: Rachel Bright
- Separate is Never Equal by: Duncan Tonatiuh
- Wonderland by: Barbara O'Connor
- Those Shoes by: Maribeth Boelts
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Spotlight on our Amerman Bobcats!
Solar Cars
Bobcats at work
Designing Kites
Amerman Elementary
Email: caudillde@northvilleschools.org
Website: amerman.northvilleschools.org
Phone: 248-465-2100
Twitter: @amermannv