February

2/14-2/20: i-Ready Dash Challenge

2/14-2/18: Kindness Spirit Week (see below)

2/15-Dining to Donate @ Noodles and Company-see Flyer Below (PTA)

2/15: African American Read-in (see below)

2/16: Wellness Wednesday (link below)

2/17: Boy Scouts Meeting (info below)

2/21-2/25: Mid-Winter Break

2/28: School Resumes from Mid-Winter Break

March

* March is Reading Month- More info coming soon

3/1: PTA Meeting @ 6:30 PM

3/10: 1/2 Day of School for Students

3/14: Kindergarten Orientation

3/26-4/3: Spring Break

This week (Feb 13-19) the character strength of focus will be Love.

Please take a look at the links below for each strength as they will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to partner in this important work. The resources in the links below were created to help parents reinforce this important learning at home. Thank you!

Glengary is partnering with Noodles and Company in Novi TODAY, Tuesday, February 15. For all in-person and online orders that occur between 4:00-8:00 PM from Glengary families – 25% of all proceeds go back to the Glengary PTA!!!

Location: 26425 Novi Road, Novi, MI 48375

Online Order Coupon Code: GIVING25

In-person Orders: Guests must mention Glengary Elementary or show the flyer when ordering. (Hard copy flyers will be sent home today).

Thank you for your support!

Now that diagnostic 2 is finished, we are back at our i-Ready challenge. A few weeks ago we shared that beginning January 3, 2022, grade levels will have a two-week sprint staying with the theme of Chillin’ with i-Ready. The current fish were removed and grades will compete the week before and after the Diagnostic 2 window. We are now in the final week of our sprint and ask that you help encourage students to complete the i-Ready instructional lessons for reading and math. The lessons passed will be tallied and fish cut-outs will be added to our bulletin board. The grade level with the most fish in reading and the grade level with the most fish in math will be awarded a bonus recess with Mrs. Johnson and Romeo!

We will begin a March i-Ready Challenge after the mid-winter break!

Competition weeks:

1/3/2022 - 1/9/2022 - completed lessons entered Monday 1/10/2022

2/14/2022 - 2/20/2022 - completed lessons entered Monday 2/21/2022

Dear WLCSD families:

Earlier today, the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) announced they will be rescinding their Emergency Order for Pandemic Control (2021-1) from August 2021 which required schools to implement universal masking. This change will take effect on Monday, February 28, 2022.

As the OCHD has determined that universal mask wearing is no longer necessary in schools, effective Monday, February 28, the Walled Lake Consolidated School District will no longer require universal mask wearing in our school buildings and offices. The OCHD strongly recommends wearing a mask while in public, indoor settings. Individual decisions related to continued masking in WLCSD will be left to the discretion of students, families, and staff members.

We will share more information for families regarding potential updates to our COVID-19 isolation practices prior to February 28.

For more information, please visit the OCHD website: www.oakgov.com/covid

Mark your calendars-Kindergarten Orientation will occur on March 14, 2022

If you are interested in having your child attend a Walled Lake Preschool Program for the 2022-2023 school year, please complete the form below. Please note, this is not the application. You will receive an email when registration is open

Greetings Class of 2029!

All parents/guardians of current 5th grade students are invited to the 5th Grade Information Night at Walnut Creek Middle School on Monday, March 7, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. This event will be held in-person. The information session will be held in the Walnut Creek cafeteria from 6:30-7:30 p.m. We look forward to welcoming all families to Walnut Creek!

Please park in the East side lot (second entrance if coming from Haggerty Rd).

We are so excited to welcome your children to Walnut Creek in the fall! To help prepare our parents for the middle school transition, we are looking forward to our 5th Grade Parent Information Night on March 7.

Our event will begin promptly at 6:30 PM on March 7th. Doors will be open at 6 PM.

During the month of March, our Creek counselors and administration will visit your child's 5th grade class to discuss course choices for next year!

Pleasant Lake: 3/11

Oakley Park: 3/9

Glengary: 3/8

If you have any questions, please feel free to browse our Walnut Creek Website, or reach out to the Creek Administration or Counseling staff:

Seth Taboh, Principal: SethTaboh@wlcsd.org

Kyle Pipkin, Assistant Principal: KylePipkin@wlcsd.org

Amanda Berman, Counselor: AmandaBerman@wlcsd.org

Angela Lentz, Counselor: AngelaLentz@wlcsd.org

We have a team that is working diligently on the 21-22 Glengary Yearbook but we need your help! We are asking for families and staff to email pictures that could possibly be used in the yearbook to glengary.yearbook@gmail.com and label them in the subject line! (i.e.-Fun Run, Trunk or Treat, Read-A-Thon, etc.). All photos MUST be submitted by Friday, March 4th.

Thank you for sharing the memories you have captured!

RosaLeigh Johnson, Principal & Alison Burke, PTA President

Please note that bus #126 will be cancelled at GLE this week, 2/14-2/18.

The March PTA meeting will take place Tuesday, March 1st at 6:30 in the Glengary Media Center. Please enter at the doors closest to the Media Center.

We have a team that is working diligently on the 21-22 Glengary Yearbook but we need your help! We are asking for families and staff to email pictures that could possibly be used in the yearbook to glengary.yearbook@gmail.com and label them in the subject line! (i.e.-Fun Run, Trunk or Treat, Read-A-Thon, etc.). All photos MUST be submitted by Friday, March 4th.

Thank you for sharing the memories you have captured!

RosaLeigh Johnson, Principal & Alison Burke, PTA President

Please click on the button below for the Walled Lake District Update.

Check out the link below for a variety of Community Ed classes that are offered through WLCSD.

Chance to win BIG & Support for OUR classrooms!

Someone will win BIG! It could be you! Purchase your Tuition Expedition 50/50 Scholarship Raffle tickets today! The raffle is hosted by the Foundation for Excellence-Walled Lake Schools and proceeds are channeled into the WL District’s classrooms, including ours, through the Foundation’s annual grant program (see list of grant awards per school). Tickets are $35 each (service fee included). Only a 1,000 tickets are available for sale! Grand prize winner will receive scholarship funds for postsecondary education (40% lump sum option available instead of scholarship). Plus, ticket purchasers have the chance to win a FREE raffle ticket courtesy of the WL Schools Federal Credit Union (raffle’s sponsor) and the opportunity to win secondary prize; Samsung Buds Galaxy Pro with water resistant cover donated by the Foundation. Grand and secondary prize drawings are set for March 21, 2022 at District’s Reflections Celebration; need not be present to win. Visit the Foundation’s Tuition Expedition Raffle website for details and to purchase tickets or contact the Foundation: Phone 248. 956.2116 | Email MichelleBianco@wlcsd.org. MI Raffle License# R62313)

We are pleased to share with you that the 2022-23 school year calendar has been finalized! We know what an important resource this tool is for our families and we are pleased to share this with you in advance. This calendar reflects important dates such as the first day of school, half days, school breaks and more.

Glengary is seeking donations for winter gear! Gloves (not knit as they get wet and make the hands colder), hats, boots (all sizes), snow pants, etc. We have students without winter gear and would like to always have items accessible so that ALL students are able to play outside with their peers in weather appropriate attire. Please send any donations to the front office. Thank you!

While COVID has become such a prevalent part of our day-to-day, we know that many other communicable diseases exist and can spread in our schools quickly if not addressed properly. We make every effort to keep communicable diseases out of our school. Please help us by keeping your child home when the following symptoms appear: coughing, fever, sore throat, sores, chills, runny nose, ear and/or eye discharge, rash, upset stomach, and swollen glands. We ask that your child be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. Communicable diseases that result in exclusion from school are: Step Throat, German Measles, Measles, Mumps, Chicken Pox, Scarlet Fever, Scabies, Pediculosis (Head Lice), Pink Eye, Impetigo, and Ringworm. Please contact your doctor for evaluation, treatment, and to determine if your child is ready to return to school.

This is a friendly reminder that positive COVID cases of students and household members should be reported to office staff as soon as possible so we can complete our necessary protocols.

To report positive COVID cases parents should email the following office staff:

RosaLeigh Johnson: rosaleighjohnson@wlcsd.org

Cheryl Maten: cherylmaten@wlcsd.org

Melissa Roth: melissaroth@wlcsd.org

In the email, please include the following information:

Your child's name

Your child's grade

Your child's teacher

Your name

Your contact phone number

The date of symptom onset

The date of exposure (if known)

The date your child was tested

Type of testing (Rapid at Home, Rapid in Facility, or PCR in Facility)

Name and location of the testing facility

In a partnership between Walled Lake Consolidated School District and the Wixom, Walled Lake and Commerce Township Libraries, we are pleased to announce to residents of Wixom, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake and Commerce Township that registering your student up for a Library Card is even easier! To sign up your student, simply complete and submit the online registration form found here: https://tinyurl.com/WLCSD-LibraryCards Submit the online form no later than Friday, March 18, 2022. A library card will be created for your student and mailed to your home.

For the 2021-22 school year, breakfast and lunch is free for all students. If you would normally fill out a form to receive free or reduced lunch, we ask that you do so for accounting purposes. Forms are available on the district food service web page.

Below you will find the breakfast and lunch menus for October. You will also find the contact information for our Food Service Department.

SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS

It is critical that parents keep an updated email address and let us know if it changes as soon as possible. Parents may update this information for us on Skyward Family Access. All teachers at Glengary utilize Skyward Family Access to communicate with parents.Report cards, lunch account information, progress reports, attendance, and other important information will always be posted on Skyward Family Access. If you are a new family to Walled Lake Schools or have misplaced or lost your Family Access ID and password, please click HERE to get connected.

Glengary Gazette AND School Web Page

Our Glengary Gazette newsletter will be sent electronically to families. This is typically a bi-weekly communication filled with all important school and PTA updates. As we begin the year, the communication may be sent on a weekly basis if needed. An archive of newsletters will be posted to our school website. Please visit this page often for information about our school. You will find links to important documents, websites and blogs from your child's classroom, PTA forms and information, and important updates and forms that you will need to access.

PTA Website and Updates

Our PTA has an excellent website with upcoming events, fundraiser information, PTA membership links, and other pertinent information and forms. PTA information and updates are also shared with the Tuesday Tidbits.

Social Media

Glengary Elementary also has a Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter which are linked below!

Principal: rosaleighjohnson@wlcsd.org

Cheryl Maten

Principal's Secretary: cherylmaten@wlcsd.org

Melissa Roth

Building Secretary: melissaroth@wlcsd.org

Important Phone Numbers:

Main Line: 248-956-3100

Fax Line: 248-956-3105
Attendance: 248-956-3190