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Scotch Elementary Newsletter: Week of February 25, 2019
Below are a few updates / reminders for our upcoming weeks.
FEBRUARY IS RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK/MONTH CONT...
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
- Marshall Music visits 5th Grade
- 5th Grade Abbott Musical Field Trip permission form due date
- Lunch Choices: #1 Jet's Cheese Pizza #2 Cheeseburger #3 Chicken Caesar Salad
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
- Abbott Middle School Student Counselor Visit
- 2nd & 3rd Grade Dodgeball 4:07PM - 5:10PM
- 5th Grade Boys Intramural Basketball 4:15PM - 6:15PM
- Lunch Choices: #1 Mini Chicken Taco #2 Italian Cheese Sticks #3 Chicken Ranch Salad
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
- Students may purchase Smencils for themselves and/or a friend during their lunch period for $1.
- 11AM -10PM Hungry Howie's Pizza Day/3183 Union Lake/248-363-2050
- 4th & 5th Grade Dodgeball 4:07PM - 5:30PM
2nd & 3rd Grade Math Pentathlon Club 4:20PM - 5:15PM
4th & 5th Grade Math Pentathlon Club 4:15PM - 5:15PM
Lunch Choices: #1 Mac & Cheese #2 Pepperoni Lil Bites #3 Popcorn Chicken Salad
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
- Students may purchase Smencils for themselves and/or a friend during their lunch period for $1.
- 5th Grade Girls Intramural Basketball 4:15PM - 5:15PM
- iCenter "Read In" - Media Center Event @ Sheiko
- Lunch Choices: #1 Chicken Tenders #2 Bosco Sticks #3 Chef Salad
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
- 5th Grade Field Trip / Abbott Theater Production of "13" at WBHS
- LAST DAY...Students may purchase Smencils for themselves and/or a friend during their lunch period for $1.
Bagel Sale $1
Wear your best Scotch Gear and show your School Spirit!
2019 Alpine Valley “After School Program” aka The WBShredders Board/SKI CLUB
Lunch Choices: #1 Pancake Turkey Sausage #2 Grilled Cheese #3 Turkey Salad
Planning ahead…
MONDAY, MARCH 4
- 5th Grade Camp Tanuga deposit or full payment due
- 5th Grade Camp Tanuga planning form due date
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
- 6:30pm Incoming 6th Grade Parent Meeting @ Abbott Middle School
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
- Spring Picture Day - Lifetouch #LM728183Y0
- 5th Grade Little Caesars Pizza Fundraiser Ends
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
- 9:15AM - 12:17PM Early Release/Half day of School - AM Student Instruction only!
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
4:30PM - 7PM Pizza Kit Order Delivery Day
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
- 11AM -10PM Hungry Howie's Pizza Day/3183 Union Lake/248-363-205
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
- 5 - 8PM Scotch PTO Hoedown / Carnival
A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL SCRIVO
The Scotch Elementary Staff will soon be making plans for the 2019-2020 school year. Over the next several weeks, the staff will gather information regarding instructional needs as they relate to the growth and development of your child. This information will help to determine class placements for the next school year. In May, I will meet with our teachers, reading consultant, and specialists to make preliminary placements for the next school year.
Requests for a specific teacher CANNOT be made. Parents who have special considerations should submit a letter to me explaining the educational circumstances that need to be reviewed by the placement team. This letter must be received in the office by Friday, March 29, 2019. There are no guarantees regarding class placement.
If your child will NOT be attending Scotch Elementary School next year, please let us know now so that we can ensure that records are ready to send to the receiving school.
RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS WEEK/MONTH
As part of our emphasis on fostering a positive school environment and Capturing Kids’ Hearts, we will be celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week in several ways all month long.
See below for more information on how students will participate in their classroom.
ALL MONTH
Students will write affirmation notes to each other.
Students may purchase Smencils for themselves and/or a friend during their lunch period for $1. Affirmations must be written with each Smencil purchased.
- Last week to donate goods to Blessings in a Backpack!
3rd Grade - Mac & Cheese
4th Grade - Tuna or Chicken Cans
5th Grade - Juice Boxes (No pouches please)
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
No Pouches Please
Scotch Elementary School 2018 - 2019 School Improvement Goals:
- 60% of students will demonstrate growth in reading and math based on NWEA MAP by June 20, 2019.
- 90% of students will be proficient in informational writing.
- 100% of staff and students will implement and carry out Capturing Kids' Hearts with consistency and fidelity.
NATIONAL SHOWCASE
SCHOOL 2017 - 2018
NATIONAL SHOWCASE
NOMINEE 2018 - 2019
*SCOTCH EVENTS/UPDATES*
5TH GRADE FUNDRAISER LITTLE CAESAR PIZZA KITS
Our annual 5th grade fundraiser to help offset the cost to send our students to camp has begun. Please check your child’s backpack for an order form with more information. This fundraiser will run through Friday, March 8th.
Did you know that you can also order your items online? Well you can, the Scotch code for ordering online is #360393. Click HERE and get started! Thank you in advance for your donation.
MUSIC AT SCOTCH - 3RD GRADE!
Greetings! We have a concert in March for all of the 3rd graders. In coordination with the social studies curriculum, we will be presenting a show entitled, “Right Here in Michigan.” It will feature music about Michigan and music from Michigan musicians and artists. Our concert will be on Wednesday, March 27, at 6:00 p.m. right here at Scotch School. More details will follow, but please reserve the time and date.
I am also beginning to create a music video for the concert and I would like to include photos of the students, “Right Here in Michigan.” If you have a digital photo of your child some place identifiable in Michigan (Fox Theater, the Henry Ford, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Comerica Park, Michigan Adventure, Auto Show), or even doing something we typically do in Michigan like shoveling snow, skiing, water activities, etc., please send me a copy at the address below. Thanks so much for your help,
Carl Battishill, Scotch Music Teacher (carl.battishill@wbsd.org)
ATTENDANCE
Call the Scotch Safeline at 248-865-3282 by 9:30AM if you know that your child will be late or absent from school. If you have not called the safeline by 9:30AM, you will be automatically notified via phone/email that your student is absent from school. Your student's absence will be unexcused unless we receive a phone call within 24 hours.
*PTO EVENTS/UPDATES*
PHOTOS NEEDED FOR YEARBOOK!
We are in need of photos for the yearbook. If you have any photos you would like to share and be included in the yearbook please email them to Brooke Kelso at brookejkelso@gmail.com
- Photos should be group photos of students from class parties, school events, etc., please try to stay away from individual shots (1 or 2 students), since the layout space is very limited.
- If possible, please identify who is in the picture when submitting photos (Grade & Teacher).
- Photos should be in color. Photos can be sent in .jpg format.
- The deadline to submit photos to the yearbook staff is on or before Monday, April 8th.
BOX TOPS FOR GRETCHKO
It's Box Top time again for our friends at Gretchko. If you have any non-expired Box Tops and would like to donate them, please do so by their Tuesday, February 26th deadline. Just put your Box Tops in a zip-lock bag and place them in the collection container outside of the Scotch front office, or just send them to school with your child.
PRINTER CARTRIDGES
Donate and recycle your printer cartridges by dropping them off at the Scotch front office. Feel free to drop them off anytime of the day, or have your student just bring them to school.
*DISTRICT EVENTS/UPDATES*
STAY CONNECTED!
In order to stay up to date on all events, resources and programs, please access the district website, www.wbsd.org. Join in the conversations by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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A WBSD Graduate will be a Collaborator
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A WBSD Graduate will be a Communicator
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Email: james.scrivo@wbsd.org
Website: wbsd.org
Location: 5959 Commerce Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI, USA
Phone: 248-865-3280
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Twitter: @schoolwb