Addams Family Newsletter

Late Starts:

February 1, 8, 15

March 1, 8, 15

January 30th: Kindergarten Information Night in the Cafeteria 6:30 - 7:30

February 3rd: Report cards available on Parent Portal

Hearing Screening: K, 2nd, and 4th Grade

Jan. 20, 23-25

Chess Wizards Dates:

1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31

2/07, 2/14, 2/21. 2/28,

3/07, 3/14

Our professional learning morning for staff will take place again this Wednesday. This means that it is a late start for students. The first bell will ring at 9:20 a.m. with classes starting at 9:25 a.m.

With our second marking period completed, our teachers will be providing progress reports to parents through report cards. As a reminder, report cards are not being sent home with students. Instead, they will be available to view through Parent Portal on the Royal Oak Schools website starting Friday, February 3. There is a Report Card tab on the left side of the screen that you need to click to access your child's Report Card. If you have any questions or need help accessing your child's report card, please contact the main office.

The lost and found closet is starting to get fill up again. If you are missing a clothing item, lunch bag, water bottle or other personal Item, please come check! Please check in at the front office before visiting the lost and found closet.

Royal Oak Schools is pleased to welcome children and their families to kindergarten. Kindergarten enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year begins on Thursday, January 26, 2023. District-wide enrollment for all kindergarten programs, including Developmental Kindergarten, is processed through our Central Enrollment Office. Elementary transfer requests will be between January 26 - February 28, 2023. And please make sure to mark your calendar for Kindergarten Information Night on January 25, 2023, which will be in person at each building.

Things to know:

• Royal Oak Schools processes new student enrollments online at www.royaloakschools.org.
• Michigan State Law stipulates that a child be five (5) years of age on or before September 1 in order to enroll in Kindergarten and Developmental Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. If a child is not five (5) years of age by the September 1 enrollment eligibility date, but will be five (5) years of age no later than December 1, an option for parents or guardians to enroll the child in kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year is available.
• An Age Waiver form is available on our district website.
• Please feel free to call the Enrollment Office for further information.

Click here for more information about Kindergarten Enrollment.

If you have an incoming Kindergarten student or know of any families that do, our Kindergarten Information Night is on Monday, January 30th from 6:30-7:30 p.m.This meeting will be held at Addams Elementary in our cafeteria. Our staff will be providing important information to help families prepare for starting school and share the Kindergarten curriculum.

Hannah Sells is stepping in as Royal Oak's new English Language Development Program Coordinator and ELD Instructor. She holds a Master's degree in teaching from the University of Michigan - Dearborn and is completing her EdS in Bilingual and Bicultural Education at Wayne State University. Hannah's experience in education includes years of work with English Learners and advocacy for LGBTQ youth. This is her fourth year with Royal Oak Schools. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and practicing yoga.

Over the course of the 2022-23 school year, we invite all stakeholders - district leaders, staff, students, parents, business owners, community members, and the Board of Education of Royal Oak Schools to help us engage in a long-range planning process. It is important to serve the needs of our community by building a strategic plan that reflects the priorities of all members.

Next Meeting:

January 31st 6-8:00pm 800 Devillen Royal Oak, MI 48073

Changing your email address? New telephone number? If you don't want to miss a communication from Royal Oak Schools, check your information in MiStar. Families can edit their contact information, add ways they would like to receive communications, or change their password to something easily remembered in the MISTAR Parent Portal. You can use this link to get started: https://mistar.oakland.k12.mi.us/royaloak/ParentPortal/

However, address changes cannot be updated using the Parent Portal. All address changes must be made with the District Central Enrollment Office, located at 800 DeVillen, Royal Oak, MI 48073.

Please take a moment to visit our new website:

addams.royaloakschools.org

Here you will find information to stay up to date on events, be able to subscribe to calendars, and stay on top of what's happening in our school.

Use this link for information about district technology and for answers to your school technology questions.

District Technology Webpage

2022-2023 Calendar: A calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is now available! Building and program specific calendars, as well as a complete calendar for our current school year, are all available from the calendar page of our district website.

Get your outfits ready, because Theme Thursdays are back.

Below are the themes this year:

January

5- shiny & sparkly

12- shades of blue

19- peace & love

26- winter hat

February

2- shapes/patterns

9- superhero

16- red / pink / hearts / love

23- Addams spirit wear

March

2- shirts with words (to kick off MIRM)

9- favorite character

16- pastels

17- green

21(Tues)- crazy socks

23 - PJ’s

April

6- floral

13- Autism Awareness

20- earth themed/tones

27- tie dye

May

4- star wars - may the 4th be with you

11- favorite quote

18- neon

25- red, white, & blue

June

1- rainbow

8- beach, water, mermaid

15- Addams spirit wear

Parking reminders: Please be sure to not park in the back parking lot as that is for staff only. Also, there is no parking allowed when dropping off students on Clawson and Linwood. We need families to keep the traffic flow clear on both streets. Thank you in advance for adhering to these parking rules so that we can keep all of our students safe!

Please use the link below if you haven't requested a Chromebook for your child.

Elementary Chromebook Agreement Form

Homework Club is available for students on all Late Start Wednesdays from 8:20-9:20 a.m. Please click on the following link to register for Homework Club:

Homework Club

Kimberly Martin, Ph.D., Diversity Equity & Inclusion Coordinator At Royal Oak Schools presents, Dr. Kim's Corner.

Here she will promote understanding and share dialogue and events centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion in and around our district.

This month's newsletter will focus on Backpack Safety. Please check it out!

Occupational Therapist Newsletter

Please click here for a copy of the Spanish Newsletter.

Please click here for a copy of Mr. Woodward's Art Newsletter!

Ellis - January PE Newsletter

Please click here to learn about District-Wide Performing Arts information.

Oakland Schools is offering FREE workshops to adults focused on keeping youth safe and healthy.

Please click on this link to find out more information and to register for one of the FREE sessions.

In light of the tough economic times facing our area, we are attempting to help Royal Oak Schools families by making sure that all of our children have enough food. “Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend. A bag of food will be put in your child's locker for take home on Fridays. The simple meals may include food like macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you would like to have your child participate in this program, fill out the form below and mail it to the board office at 800 Devillen, Royal Oak, MI 48073, or just hit submit on this form. Please be sure to indicate on the form if you child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you as the parent are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak Schools, as well as Blessings in a Backpack, will not be held responsible for any accidental food allergen exposure.

Sign up for Blessings in a Backpack

Principal, Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center

Email: Timothy.boyer@royaloakschools.org
Location: 2222 West Webster Road, Royal Oak, MI, United States
Phone: 248-288-3100