The Daddy Daughter Dance canceled in February was rescheduled for Saturday, April 15th from 5 pm -8 pm. If you have not yet paid, the price will be $25 per couple at the door and $10 for each additional person. BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES!

To promote positive behaviors, the K-8 staff utilizes Bee Bucks and quarterly drawings to celebrate our students that exemplify Yellow Jacket Traits! The Quarter 3 Bee Buck Winners.

Buckets:

Lunch with Ms. B and Mrs. Stevens

Spring Break Snack Bucket

Movie with 4 Friends

Office Assistant

CONGRATULATIONS YELLOWJACKETS!!

Attention 8th-grade parents... 8th-grade graduation is June 7th at 10 AM in the middle school gym. Please join us in celebrating your student finishing middle school. Please send any pictures for the slideshow to kayla.taylor@concord.net. All pictures are due May 1st. The goal is to collect at least one individual (recent) picture, either a second individual picture or a picture with family/siblings/a pet, and then any group pictures from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

The 6th-grade Geography class has spent a lot of time studying their community, so Monday, they went on a field trip to explore the great village of Concord!

The Concord Youth Wrestling concluded another successful season. In the four years of this program, Concord has had over 100 elementary kids who have participated. Many of those Wrestlers are now producing a lot of success at the middle school level. With the focus on fun and fundamentals, each youth Wrestler learns the basics of the sport and will develop their skills as they get older. The future of Concord Wrestling has never been so bright. According to Coach Dan Claus, "It is exciting to see the youth Wrestlers learning and having fun each year, but it is more exciting to watch them strengthen their physical, mental, and emotional skills as they get older. The sport of Wrestling has a unique way of teaching and developing these strengths for kids to use on and off the mat. I am proud of what these kids are accomplishing and I'm very excited to continue being a part of it in the future."

Did you miss the parent meeting? NO PROBLEM!! Kindergarten Roundup will take place on April 25th and 26th. Slots are limited, so SIGN UP NOW!!

As a part of our district improvement efforts, we are sharing our 2022-2023 Concord Community Schools Family School Climate Survey. The survey will help the district assess the current climate and culture within the buildings. The information is critical to our ability to improve the learning experience. Parents of any students in preschool through high school are asked to complete the survey. Directions for completing the survey are included within the survey. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED THE SURVEY, please take a few minutes to complete the survey that is linked below.

Wednesday night Concord took the second step in the planning process of its potential Child and Adolescent Health Care Center. The committee will meet several times over the next 6 months in order to determine the feasibility of and plan for the establishment of a School Wellness Program within the district. The CAC meeting will be instrumental in helping to create the needs assessment, services deliverable, and operations plan as well as developing a parental consent policy, requests for record policy, confidential services policy, and an abuse disclosure policy.

The committee should be made up of 1/3 parents, so we are looking for interested parents. We are meeting at least once a month for the next six months. The meetings are one hour long, and there may be a little work at home between sessions. OUR NEXT MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH FROM 6:00-7:00 PM. If you are interested, please reach out to Mr. Arbuckle. mike.arbuckle@concordschools.net

Middle school yearbooks are now for sale. Books are only $10. Email Ms. Taylor at kayla.taylor@concordschools.net with any questions.

https://store.geskusphoto.com/search/YB4915

Go on a nature walk with your child and count all the beautiful things you see outside together! How many tall trees did you pass on your walk? How many colorful flowers did you spot? Look up in the sky and count all the puffy white clouds you see. Counting with your child helps to build a solid foundation for future math skills like addition and subtraction. # TalkingIsTeaching

Because attendance is so important, please send your child to school every day unless he or she has a contagious illness or is running a fever.

Last week our students were working on being dependable. What a wonderful group of students that demonstrated the ability to be dependable all week! #ONEHIVE

The CCAC was very excited to take your Concord Juniors on our Juniors Over the Local Circuit tour .. for our 7th season offering this valuable program. It was a fantastic day of college awareness, showcasing Baker College and the campuses of Jackson College and Spring Arbor University.

To seniors and their families,

As the yearbook advisor, I am writing to inform you of the requirements for the senior pictures and baby pictures in the yearbook and the senior slideshow for graduation. The yearbook staff would like one wallet size professional picture sent digitally by email or USB. We would prefer the pose to be that of a traditional head and shoulders shot without props, words or logos. Please inform the photography studio of these requirements. Many studios will provide them for FREE when you purchase your son/daughter’s senior pictures. The pictures must be sent to the school before April 15th .

I will be working with Mr. Couling, who is in charge of graduation and the senior slideshow, so you or your photographer can send the 300 dpi wallet size photo to brian.couling@concordschools.net. If you do not plan to have photos taken before then, photography students will be offering senior photos or as a last resort we can use the “school” photo as the official photo for the yearbook. We will also need a baby picture for the yearbook and senior slideshow. Digital copies can be emailed to Mr. Couling at the address above, or a physical image can be brought in to Mr. Couling to be scanned and uploaded.

If you have any questions about the yearbook, please email me at amy.kelly@concordschools.net.

Thank you,

Amy Kelly

Publications Advisor

Seniors

Seniors, a local scholarship, the Sigmund Scholarship is due April 15th. This scholarship has the potential to be $5,000 and can be renewed for the following 3 years. That is a potential $20,000.

Please review the email that Mrs. Otto sent you on April 3rd in regard to this scholarship. Do not wait to get started on this application as there are documents you will need to attach.

Brembo Foudry Job Fair

Brembo is hosting Homer Foundry Job Fair on Thursday, May 4th from 12:00-2:00 pm for any seniors graduating and interested in the workforce after graduation. Brembo is looking for team members who possess a strong work ethic and thrive in a fast-paced environment. There are several open positions and benefits included.

The Job Fair is located at 6259 30 Mile Rd, Homer MI 49245.

Job openings at B’s Pizza in Spring Arbor!

Mr. Branden Elser is looking for a few part-time cook/delivery drivers, paid the same day they work and can make their own schedules. If interested, you can either stop in to talk to Mr. Elser or call him at (517)750-7474.

Just a reminder that the FREE after-school dinner program is still available every day after school for students staying after for spring sports and academic support.

Prom tickets will be on sale from Monday the 17th until Friday the 22nd of April at lunchtime. Career center students will be able to purchase tickets on Wednesday morning in Ms. Kelly’s room. Tickets are $20.00

If the millage is approved, districts will use the money to pay for mandatory special education expenses that are not reimbursed by the state or federal government. Without this millage in place, local school districts would lose approximately $8.8 million in special education funding for the 2023-24 school year, resulting in fewer dollars to support programs for all students.

This vote is to renew the JCISD special education millage last approved by voters in 2017 for JCISD service area schools which includes: Columbia Central, Concord, East Jackson, Grass Lake, Hanover-Horton, Jackson Public, Michigan Center, Napoleon, Northwest, Springport, Vandercook Lake, Western, da Vinci, JPEC, and Paragon.

For more information or to review the Q&A, visit www.jcisd.org/millage.

Most Americans already received their stimulus payments and the 2021 Child Tax Credit, but for eligible people who don’t normally file tax returns, it’s not too late to claim these benefits from the #IRS. http://ow.ly/V37Z50NfCQv, http://ow.ly/apPL50NfCNR

Millions of families in the U.S. received the 2021 Child Tax Credit and stimulus payments from the #IRS. If your family doesn’t normally file a tax return, it’s not too late to claim these benefits. http://ow.ly/V37Z50NfCQv, http://ow.ly/apPL50NfCNR

It’s not too late: An #IRS reminder that families who typically don’t file taxes may still qualify for the 2021 Child Tax Credit and the Recovery Rebate Credit. http://ow.ly/V37Z50NfCQv, http://ow.ly/apPL50NfCNR

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE LATCH KEY PROGRAM, SEE THE FLYER BELOW AND BEGIN THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS!!!

You may have noticed that PowerSchool was down again this week. In an effort to improve cybersecurity, changes have been made to our operating systems including PowerSchool. It is my understanding the PowerSchool app is still not working. I will keep families posted on any news I hear regarding that, BUT I know there is now a new link for students and their families to access grades and view student progress in classes. This link is active and working and can be found below. If you have forgotten your login information and/or password, please email your building administrative assistant and they can get you your PowerSchool information.

If you would like to watch middle school action unfold follow Concord Middle School on Instagram. Their account is @concordyearbook. The yearbook club is going to be updating it more frequently than the Facebook page with pictures.

Have you liked the Elementary/Middle School Facebook Page? What about the Concord Community Schools Facebook Page??

If you have not yet, this week is a great time to start. The Elementary and Middle schools use the Facebook page to post many updates, announcements, and student photos; the Concord Community Schools page is a great way to see how a YellowJacket week unfolds! Don't miss the news - like and follow the pages today.

Concord Elementary/Middle School Facebook Page

Concord Community Schools Facebook Page

We are in need of bus drivers, food service staff members, coaches, and individuals willing to work through EduStaff as Guest Teachers or subs for all of our positions. If you are interested and able, we would love to have you on our team. Below you will find information about signing up to work as a Guest Teacher through Edustaff. Further, you can view unfilled positions on our website. If you have any questions, please call one of our offices.