Pine Island Update
Friday, January 29, 2021
Dear Families,
Prioritize the Family
• Ask family members: How important is family to us? How much time did we spend last week doing family activities? How do we feel about it? Are we making family a priority in our lives?
Ask: How could a weekly family time be helpful to our family? How could it promote planning? teaching? problem-solving? having fun together? Discuss making the commitment to hold a weekly family time. Work together to generate a variety of ideas for family time activities.
• Talk about one-on-one bonding times. Encourage individuals to share special one-on-one times they’ve had with other family members. Consider: What bonding time would you like to plan for in your marriage or partnership? With your Children?
• Discuss what Big Rocks are for each individual and for the family as a whole.
Some Fun Activities
• Sit down with your family and schedule family activities for the next month or two. Plan things such as visits to family members, holiday activities, one-on-ones with family members, sports events or performances you want to watch together, and trips to the park. Make sure the Children contribute their ideas.
• Have the Children help you make a visual chart to remind them of their chores and also the fun things you will do each week.
• Ask each child to identify their Big Rocks—the most important things they have to do this week. This might include activities such as sports practice, music lessons, swimming, attending a friend’s birthday party, and doing homework. You can use walnuts or marshmallows for Big Rocks and jelly beans for small pebbles, or Children can bring real rocks they have found, painted, or decorated.
• Make a collection of family pictures.
• Teach Children who can write how to keep track of their activities in a planner of some kind. Also have them schedule times to do special kinds of activities and service to strengthen relationships. Remind them to always bring their planner to family meetings.
• Identify what type of one-on-one activities each family member would enjoy. Schedule one-on-one time with one of your Children each week.
Mrs. Stacy Reehl, Principal
Valentine Parties
SNOW DAY EXPLANATION
When inclement weather or unsafe road conditions come our way, we will call a “Snow Day” and alert our local TV and radio stations and share this information via our webpage (www.cppschools.com) just as we would do before the pandemic- IF we cancel school- it will be for all students (Virtual & in Person) and it will be a "normal" snow day.
IF we are all learning remotely (for example on Wednesdays)- we will NOT call a snow day if the roads are unsafe- we will continue to learn remotely that day.
When watching local TV or listening to area radio stations please remember that we are COMSTOCK PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. There is another school district with a similar name south of Grand Rapids so please be sure to look/listen for Comstock Park Public Schools.
Office Contacts
254-5504
Secretary, Mandy Rodriquez
254-5501
PBIS Coordinator, Pat Calkins
254-5503
Upcoming Events
Feb 15 & 16- NO SCHOOL
Feb 26- PTO Reading Logs due
Attendance Hot Line
Scrip
Let us know if you have any questions!
Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences
Chromebook Usage and Insurance
Please go onto this form to read about the appropriate usage of these devices and to purchase insurance if you would like to:
If you need any assistance, you can contact our tech department at 616-254-5118 or email techsupport@cppschools.com
Little Caesar's Pizza Kits
It’s pizza time! Starting today and for the next 2 weeks, January 18th to February 1st, we’re selling Pizza Kits to raise money so we can continue to support the elementary schools in the Comstock Park school district. To reach our goal and be successful, we need everyone’s help - It’s super easy to join the fun!
To get started follow this link -
https://fundraising.littlecaesars.com/login/join-fundraiser/584ea864-d689-4046-ac5a-2d6f39abfc 3a
There you will create your very own seller page. You can customize your page, upload a video, create an avatar, and watch how many pizza kits you’ve sold. You’ll get your own special link to send to your friends and family so they can buy delicious pizza kits and support our fundraiser. Pizza Kits will be delivered directly to their home by FedEx (there will not be a local pick-up option this time), so send the link to your out of state family and friends, too!
Every kit we sell earns $6 profit and makes an impact. Don’t forget to buy some for yourself! The top seller from each school will also win a treat to share with their entire class (or family treat for our virtual students).
As always, thank you for your continued support!
Comstock Park PTO
SchoolStore.com
Pine Island Elementary
Email: sreehl@cppschools.com
Website: cppschools.com
Location: 6101 Pine Island Drive Northeast, Comstock Park, MI, USA
Phone: 616-254-5500
Facebook: Facebook.com/pineislandelementary