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Silver Springs Elementary School - April 17, 2017
Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars! We have quite a few upcoming events!
As you are aware, we will be celebrating your student's growth during our Parent Teacher Conferences. We are following the same process for retrieving report cards as we did last card marking. Your student's report card will be available to view in our MiStar system starting on Wednesday, April 19th.
This Week’s Events: SPIRIT WEEK - See Info Below
April 17th - School Spirit Wear Day! Wear Blue or a Silver Springs T-Shirt!
April 19th - Report Cards can be viewed on MiSTAR
3:45 - 5:00 p.m. - 2-5 After-School Science
April 20th - 1/2 Day of School - Dismissal at 11:55 a.m.
April 21st - 1/2 Day of School - Dismissal at 11:55 a.m.
Science Fair Assemblies (see info below)
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Family Bowling at Novi Bowl
Next Week’s Events:
April 24th - School Spirit Wear Day! Wear Blue or a Silver Springs T-Shirt!
April 26th - 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. 4th Graders to STEAM Fair
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. STEAM Fair at Hillside Middle Schools
April 27th - Daddy-Daughter Dance
Have a great week!
Katie Booth, Principal
Silver Springs Spirit Week!
Next week, April 17th-21st Silver Springs’ students will participate in Spirit Week! Students are encouraged to participate by dressing up according to the day. Students may bring in a dollar for each day or $5 for the week. Proceeds will support this year’s Lorax Project. Let’s have fun and make Silver Springs beautiful at the same time! Please see the schedule of days below:
Monday- Silver Springs Spirit Day (or wear blue and white our school colors)
Tuesday- Color Day
K-red
1-orange
2-green
3-blue
4-yellow
5-black
Wednesday- Wacky Wednesday
Thursday-Hat Day
Friday- Team Spirit Day (show your support of your favorite team)
The 7 Habits at Home for April
This month’s Habit: Habit 6 Synergize
Activity: Headlines
Due Date: April 28th
Check out the video below for more information!
We need your help to prepare to BLAST OFF into Teacher Appreciation Week! May 8th – 12th
The PTA is collecting gift cards again to put in a raffle for all our wonderful staff members. Please consider donating a $5 or more gift card so everyone on staff can receive one. Examples of gift cards might be to Tim Horton’s, Starbucks, Target, Barnes & Noble, etc. Send in any gift cards in a sealed envelope by May 3rd and label it –Teacher Appreciation/Leslie Cardenas. In addition, if you would like to donate something larger for the end of the week raffle or have any questions, contact Leslie Cardenas at silversprings.pta.president@gmail.com
Thanks for showing support for our Out of This World staff at Silver Springs!
Family Bowling - Friday, April 21st 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
March bowling is here!
Join us Friday, April 21st from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. for our Family Bowling Night at Novi Bowl! Registration forms are due on Wednesday, April 19th. It's a fun way to spend the evening with family and friends! Hope to see you there!
After-School Science
Lorax Project 2017 - We Need Your Help!
Multi-Cultural Festival - Friday, May 12th - 6:00-8:00 p.m.
We are busy planning our annual Multi-Cultural Festival. It has become one of the highlights of the school year. We celebrate and synergize the cultures and heritages that make us who we are. This year's festival will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017. We are hoping to have at least 25 different countries represented.
If you would like to host a country, by yourself or with another family, there will be registration forms coming home in the Monday envelopes (and also attached here).
This is a well-attended, FREE event filled with food, flags, costumes, traditions, entertainment and a fashion show.
There is an application for student leaders who want to have Leadership responsibilities at the event, including participating in the
fashion show (also attached here). Tell your student to check the Application Station.
M-STEP Testing to Begin Soon
5th Graders will begin testing when we return from Spring Break. Your child's classroom teacher will share specific testing schedules with you.
Spring Student-Led Conferences
Dear Families,
Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming! In the Spring, conferences are Student-Led. This is a time for students to share their progress with you. Conferences are scheduled for:
• Thursday - April 20 - 1:00 - 7:00 PM
• Friday - April 21 - 1:00 - 3:45 PM
Please note that Thursday and Friday, April 20 and 21 are half days for students. Students will be dismissed at 11:55 AM on those two days. No lunch will be served.
On Monday, March 27th, teachers will send you a Sign Up Genius link can be used to select conference times for all your teachers at once. Simply click on the grade level for the teacher you would like to meet and then scroll down to his/her name to select the time you would like. Tabs are organized by grade level. Please read the dates carefully. The sign up closes on Monday, April 17, 2017 at 11:45 PM. Any changes to appointments after that time need to be made through the Silver Springs office by calling 248-465-2300.
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Science Fair Assemblies - Friday, April 21st
8:45-9:00 am - Coffee and Cookies for Parents (Student boards will be on display)
9:00-9:20 am - Awards for Group Projects and 3rd - 5th Grades
9:25-9:45 am - Awards Kindergarten - 2nd Grades
We hope to see you there!
The Spring Book Fair is coming to Silver Springs the week of April 17th.
Summer Jump Rope with Ms. Phillips and Ms. Haite
Age: Students entering 2nd – 5th grade
Date/Time: Monday through Thursday 11:00am-2:00pm. July 10-13
This summer jump rope program will focus on short ropes, long ropes and team building. The purpose of this is to increase cardiovascular fitness, develop jump rope skills, provide a fun fitness activity that can be done inside or outside and to allow students to work collaboratively with others. Jump Rope class should bring water and snack.
Sign up Information is on the second page of the document below:
https://1.cdn.edl.io/pNlFTr4dG06aYJfcs1MWYdh2CRHTSmeFbGIzB72GPeQgucBV.pdf
If you have trouble with the link provided- see Northville Summer Connections.
Elementary Lunch Reminder - Note from Food Services
As you deposit money into your child’s lunch account, please remember that any money left in their lunch account at the end of the year will automatically be carried over to the next year, even if the student transfers to middle school. The Food Service Department is unable to refund money. Please call 344-3690 with any questions.
Are you looking for some FUN Summer Camps?
Lifetime Fitness is opening up their Summer Camp to non members for local school districts this week ONLY! It ends April 22nd so be sure to check it out! A flyer will be coming home this week also. The BEST part is that 10% of each child participating will come directly back to the Silver Springs PTA.
Supporting the The 7 Habits at home!
Habit #6: Synergize
What this means: Working together is better. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
“I get along well with other people and work well in groups.”
“I value the strengths of others and allow myself to learn from them.”
“I know that working together as a team we can get more done and come up with better solutions than we could alone.”
“I seek out other people’s ideas to solve problems.”
How can I do this in my life?
With your children, choose a problem you may have (like curfew or completing tasks). Use the Synergy Action Plan to summarize your child's solution and your solution: (1) define the problem, (2) share your views, (3) think of solutions, (4) choose the best solution together. See if you can reach a better solution (The High Way) than either of you could come up with alone.
Great Books for Habit #6- Synergize
Saturdays and Teacakes by Lester Laminack
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
My Friend is Sad by Mo Willams
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
Silver Springs Elementary School
Email: boothka@northvilleschools.org
Website: http://silversprings.northvilleschools.org
Location: 19801 Silver Spring Drive, Northville, MI, United States
Phone: (248) 465-2300