Pine Island Update
Friday, Nov 6, 2020
Dear Families,
At school, your student may write their academic and personal goals in a Leadership Notebook or Data Binder. You will gain a lot of information on how your student is doing if you ask your student to tell you about their goals. The goals chosen are meaningful to your student so be sure to practice Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.
At our school we use the process of The 4 Disciplines of Execution or 4DX. In this process your student creates Wildly Important Goals® or WIGS as we call them. Encourage your student to share and post their WIGS at home, and ask them how you can help and support them in their goals.
The Leadership Notebook (Data Binder) can also be used in your home. Create goals such as reading together, eating dinner at the table, or doing an activity together. Involve everyone in the family in choosing a meaningful goal and action steps. Post the goal and the action steps in a visible place and be sure to track and celebrate progress!
-Mrs. Reehl, Principal
Chromebooks
At this time, we are still waiting for our last shipment of chromebooks BUT we have managed to round up some older devices to get them into the hands of our students (once the newer ones come we will switch them out). We are using the information that you provided to us in the Tech needs survey. Students will be issued a chromebook (newer ones will have cases) and older ones (will not have a case). These will be used in the classroom (students who have devices at home will have a device to use here at school). Teachers will either send them back and forth right now OR will send them home on Tuesdays to come back on Thursdays (check with your teacher if you have any questions).
Please go onto this form to read about the appropriate usage of these devices and to purchase insurance if you would like to:
Daily Screener for Students
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNuOpkT5xguSvYkAM-7k0FFHK_g2L8dTPW0qazG9BkLi0rjg/viewform If you do not complete, we have to pull your child out of class and complete with them.
Food Drive
Virtual Learning Registration for Second Semester
Recycling at Pine Island
Building Healthy Communities Healthy Recipe
Build a MyPlate Sandwich -Try making a MyPlate sandwich by including ingredients from at least four of the food groups! This handout will give you some great suggestions!(https://drive.google.com/file/d/136jDwWmpio8285Sx6k6eOUtqHrmiZ8li/view)
Building Healthy Communities- At Home Activity
MYPLATE Taste Tester - As you're thinking up sandwich combos, have kids act as Taste Tester! Your family can rate the recipes based on visual appeal, smell, texture, and taste. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/136jDwWmpio8285Sx6k6eOUtqHrmiZ8li/view)
Reading Minutes
We love young readers! To encourage reading at home as well as school, the PTO is once again sponsoring the Reading Minutes program for grades 1-5th. Your student can earn rewards for independent reading, listening to audio books, and by having an adult or sibling read to them!
*Every sheet turned in earns a prize, 2 sheets per collection date for a total of 8 prizes. Completion means your student has read at least 1,600 minutes! That’s quite an accomplishment!
*Sheets are 200 minutes for grades 1-2 & 300 minutes for grades 3-5.
*Sheets will be collected on Nov 20th, Dec 11th, Jan 29, Feb 26, March 26, April 30.
*Prizes will be distributed approximately one week after collection dates.
*Virtual students may submit sheets via email to comstockparkpto@gmail.com and prize pick up will be from Pine Island lobby.
Please make sure the student’s name and teacher are clearly written on each sheet. If you have any questions, please contact us at comstockparkpto@gmail.com or through our Facebook Page Comstock Park PTO.
Happy Reading!
Comstock Park PTO
Great Gift Ideas!
We’ve made it super easy (and fun) to support us. Simply shop through our Shutterfly Storefront to create photo books, keepsakes, gifts, home décor and more—and Shutterfly will donate 8% to our organization. Visit: www.Pineisland.shutterflystorefront.com
Office Contacts
254-5504
Secretary, Mandy Rodriquez
254-5501
PBIS Coordinator, Pat Calkins
254-5503
Upcoming Events
November 20- Reading Minutes turn in
November 25-27 NO SCHOOLAttendance Hot Line
Pine Island Elementary
Email: sreehl@cppschools.com
Website: cppschools.com
Location: 6101 Pine Island Drive Northeast, Comstock Park, MI, USA
Phone: 6162545500
Facebook: facebook.com/pineislandelementary