Mason Gazette
May 4, 2018
Dear Mason Families,
Happy Friday! The Mason Spring Fest/Tin Can Auction is next Saturday, May 12th 3:00-6:00 pm with the auction starting at 6:15 pm. Tickets are on sale now!! Purchase your tickets early so you're ready for a day full of fun! Visit Masonpto.com to purchase tickets online or send back the form that you received by Monday, May 7th. Tickets will be available at the door as well (credit/debit cards will be accepted) if you plan to purchase tickets at the event. Special thanks to our wonderful PTO for putting us a wonderful event for our entire community. The hours of hard work are definitely appreciated. We would also like to thank our wonderful Mason Families for your generous donations as well.
Honored,
Roy Bishop, Jr.
Principal
Tornado Drill Today: Our impromptu tornado drill today (5.4) was due to the weather alarm (which sounds the same as the tornado alarm) that was sounded by Wayne County. After we received notification from our local municipalities that the alarm was signaling high winds and not a tornado, we made sure students went back to their classroom as soon as possible.
May Parent Diversity meeting Summary- We had a wonderful turnout at our May Diversity meeting and we talked a lot about what we can do to increase empathy and understanding for everyone involved and created a shared definition for what Diversity means to us at Mason. Please see the picture below of our diversity brainstorming session. We also began planning a Mason Family Night that will take place in October of next year and our focus is to highlight all the wonderful traditions are families have at Mason. More details will be coming soon....
Cub Scout Pack 290 at Mason Elementary
Cub Scouting aims to promote character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness through fun activities for the whole family.
Boys and Girls K-5 are invited to join year round. Sign up this spring for an opportunity to attend Day Camp!
To learn more, contact Cubmaster Frank Yoakam at (248) 670-1550 or FYoakam@yourNBS.com
Bottle Drive at Mason: Our Mason PTO has made it easier than ever to get rid of those ever-mounting cans and bottles! You will now find a marked bin near the dumpster in the school lot. Just drive up and deposit your bagged returnables and know that you are helping Mason to raise funds that will enhance our kids’ school experience. Thank you so much for your support!
Dinner Conversations:
-What does it mean to be nice to everyone?
-Why is it important to keep your hands to yourself?
May's Character Word of the Month:
Perseverance- Stay with a task and not give up
Stay Informed by …
-regularly checking our Mason Elementary School webpage
-signing up for Mason Elementary Community Remind text messages by texting the message @f69f4d to 81010 from your mobile device
-receiving and reading Mr. Bishop ’s Weekly Update email
-following us on Twitter (@masonelemgp) and FaceBook (@masonparents)
Important Calendar Dates
May 8-11 - 5th grade @ Camp
May 12 - Spring Fest
May 14 - Spring Vocal concert @ 7Pm @ Parcells
May 15 - Jets Pizza Night @ Mack Ave location just mention Mason
May 24 - 3rd Grade Living Museum @6:30 in the gym
May 25 - 5th grade tours Parcells
May 28 - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
June 14 - 1/2 day AM ONLY - 11:36 AM dismissal
June 15 - 5th Grade Promotion - 9AM in the Gym
Last Day of School - 1/2 day AM ONLY - 11:36 Am dismissal
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
School Supplies for 2018-2019
Ready to SCRATCH school supply shopping off your Summer To Do List???
Then order your child's EduKit now! Everything your student needs for the school year comes packaged in one convenient box, customized to Mason Elementary's Teacher's requests! Go to https://www.edukitinc.com/page.asp?id=15&schoolid=1915 to order yours today!
Orders will be ready for pick up at the Ice Cream Social on August 30th.
PTO News
Mason Elementary School
Website: https://mi01000971.schoolwires.net/gpmason
Location: 1640 Vernier Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA
Phone: (313)432-4400
Twitter: @MasonelemGP