Behind the Magic at Disney
Week of January 15, 2024
Information from the office...
Mrs. Amy Porter, Principal
Important Contact Information:
Main Office Phone: (586)439-6400
Fax: (586)439-6401
Absentee Line: (586)439-6490
24-hour recorded line, please leave your child's reason for absence and length of time out. Absences reported to this line, ensure most timely and accurate record.
School Administrative Assistant:
Mrs. Sue Mogge
Email: susan.mogge@fraserk12.org
Building Hours - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
School Hours: 8:35 am – 3:30 pm
First Bell: 8:30 am
Instructional Bell: 8:35 am
Students must be in class by 8:35 am or they are marked tardy.
Email: Amy.Porter@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Domain/9
Location: 36155 Kelly Road, Clinton Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6400
Twitter: @jageramy
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
As you know, all Fraser Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15th, in observance of MLK Day. While this is one specific date chosen each year to honor his legacy and share his message, teaching our students about kindness, equality, compassion, and justice are a part of what we do each day.
This week and throughout February as we celebrate Black History Month, we will be teaching our students about African-American heroes of the past as they learn about slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and other areas of American history. They will also learn about today's African-American heroes who are contributing to our American culture in so many positive ways.
In studying the past and discussing the present, students develop empathy and understanding to create a more unified, equal future for all Americans. MLK's message is as important today as it was 60 years ago.
If you would like some additional activities to do with your children, here is a downloadable activity book with coloring pages, mazes, and other age-appropriate activities to support students as they learn about the Civil Rights Movement, MLK, and various other heroes of that time.
We encourage all of our Fraser Families to take advantage of the day off of school to learn more about the legacy of Dr. King.The Interfaith Center for Racial Justice is hosting an event in Mt. Clemens. Additionally, Little Guide Detroit has compiled a list of activities and events available in our area.
December Super STARs
PBIS is a school-wide system that includes proactive strategies for teaching, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate behavior. Our students have been working hard learning and practicing what it means to be a Disney STAR. They have showing STAR characteristics in the classroom, lunchroom, playground, hallways, and bathrooms.
On Thursday, we celebrated our December Disney "SUPER" STAR students! These are students that have gone above and beyond and have consistently been a Disney STAR throughout the month of September. On Thursday, these students were recognized on our daily announcements and enjoyed a donut breakfast with the principal!
Konner
Konner always shows kindness. Konner is the first student in class to share what he has, helps a friend, brings someone a smile, and gives someone his turn. We recognize his kindness and appreciate his kind heart. What a special kid!
~Ms. Browe (Kindergarten)
Wyatt
Wyatt can always be caught doing the right thing! He is a great helper in the classroom and we love having him in our kindergarten class!
~Miss Svoboda (Kindergarten)
Benjamin
Ben is a super STAR because he is always kind! He shows what it means to be a great friend. I am so proud of Ben and am so glad he's in our class!
~Mrs. Sylvester (1st Grade)
Ella
Ella has the biggest heart and is always superstar kind to all! She is very hard working and always gives 100%! I am so proud of you, Ella!
~Mrs. Pozolo (1st Grade)
Marc
Marc always shows superstar behaviors. He is helpful and kind in the classroom and stays late in the lunchroom to help clean up. Thank you for being you!
~Ms. Lerchen (2nd Grade)
Ava Marie
Ava Marie is a hard worker and gives nothing but her best. She is a friend to everyone and is a model during all parts of our day! Any to go Ava!
~Mrs. Engle (2nd Grade)
Marissa
Marissa has not only been working hard on her school work, she's been focused on being kind and respectful to others! Way to go, Marissa!
~Mrs. Hamilton (3rd Grade)
Casey
Casey is the perfect example of a Disney STAR student. She is a hard worker and makes great choices in class. She always completes her work on time and does her personal best. We are lucky to have her in our classroom!
~Mrs. Filip (3rd Grade)
Austin
Austin always has a positive attitude and is very caring and helpful in the classroom. His heartfelt personality shines bring this time of year!
~Mr. Fallucca (4th Grade)
Addisyn
Addisyn is sweet and kind to her classmates. She is always showing kindness and respecting others. She's a true Disney STAR!
~Ms. Oddo (4th Grade)
Nathan
Nathan is always kind, respectful, and polite. Nathan is a responsible student who always works hard and gives his personal best. He is a role model in our class. Keep up the great work, Nathan!
~Mrs. Gumm (5th Grade)
Jacob
Jacob always has a positive attitude. He works hard to get his assignments completed and always tries his best! Keep up the great work, Jacob - I've very proud of you!
~Mrs. Ostrowski (5th Grade)
Ben
Over the past two months, Ben has been an awesome star student. He has shown all the Disney STAR attributes in his behavior in all areas at Disney. Keep up the outstanding efforts, Ben!
~Ms. Argiri-Slone (5th Grade)
Maya
Maya was nominated for always doing the right thing. She is respectful and polite and will always help out. Maya does her best everyday and is truly a Disney STAR! Way to go, Maya!
~Miss Capoferri (6th Grade)
Mason
Mason shows kindness by using kind words and smiling. He takes responsibility by always being on time for his safety job. He is safe and respectful by being polite and using his manors! Great job, Mason!
~Mrs. McGuffey (6th Grade)
Anaya
Anaya has a growth mindset in 21st Century class. If something is hard, she doesn't give up! She loves to take on a challenge. Keep up the great work, Anaya!
~Mrs. Chambers (3rd Grade 21C)
Jackson
Jackson is kind and respectful! He works hard and notices when others need help. He does a nice job making his art! Great work, Jackson!
~Mrs. Garcia (1st Grade Art)
Jacob
Jake is a brand new flute player in 5th grade band and he is doing a fabulous job! He comes prepared and always has a good attitude! Great job, Jacob!
~Mrs. Krantz (5th Grade Band)
Caleb
Caleb is a great team player! He always helps his fellow classmates during P.E class and has a smile on his face while doing so! Great job, Caleb!
~Mr. McDonough (5th Grade PE)
Maison
Maison is a wonderful student in music class! She is a hard worker, an excited singer, and a great example of someone who follows the music class rules. Congratulations, Maison!
~Mr. Reeves (2nd Grade Music)
Sandra
Sandra is a super 3rd grade student in H.E.A.R.T class. Keep up the great work, Sandra!
~Mrs. Zoli (3rd Grade Heart)
Congratulations Mrs. Filip!
Congratulations to Mrs. Filip! She has been awarded a Fraser Education Foundation mini-grant for Disney. Mrs. Filip and her students wrote a grant proposal to update soft start morning bins! We are looking forward to seeing these great morning start activities! Thank you Fraser Education Foundation and Mrs.Filip for your dedication to our Disney students!
The Winter Weather is Here!
Winter has arrived brining cold temperatures and snow. Even though it is is colder, time outdoors is time well spent for kids, in all seasons! Please note that, per Board Policy, we will be having outdoor morning lineup and heading outdoors for our 20 minute recess(es) if the windchill is 10+ degrees.
Please be sure to send your child to school dressed for the weather each day. Students will need warm coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and/or boots daily throughout the winter. Please take time to label each and every item- because our lost and found gets bombarded with lost winter accessories throughout the season
Disney has received donations of winter gear in various sizes. Please reach out to the office if you are in need of coats, hats, or gloves for your child.
Extra Clothes
Our students love playing outside and recess. Our playground is often muddy and students often come in from recess with wet and/or muddy clothes. Please make sure to have an extra set of clothes in your child's backpack in case of an accident throughout the school day. This will help prevent a call home for a change of clothes. Thank you!
Red Flag
When the red flag is hung outside our front doors, this means indoor line-up. Instead of lining up outside, our students can enter the building at 8:20.
Please avoid dropping your students off at the front of the building bus loop. This area is for exiting traffic, busses, and emergency vehicles only. The student drop-off zone is the same area as our pick-up zone. When dropping off, please stay to the right and have students exit the passenger door; thru traffic will utilize the left lane. We will have the door open in the back of the building for students to enter. If your child needs assistance, please park and walk your student to the front door.
SECOND STEP SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM K-8
As you know, in September we kicked of the Second Step Curriculum in all K-8 classes to further strengthen our social and emotional learning. Second Step offers weekly, age-appropriate virtual lessons for students to help them with a variety of social and emotional skills. These weekly lessons build on and support all of the great work we're doing at Disney to support our students. Combined with our school-wide restorative practices and consistent PBIS expectations, we are creating a firm Tier 1 foundation for supporting all of our students' social, emotional, and behavioral development.
This week, each grade-level will begin a new unit. Please view the grade-level home links below to learn more about what your child is learning and how to support them at home during the second unit of Second Step.
January is School Board Appreciation Month
January marks the observance of School Board Recognition Month. This is an opportunity to show our year-round appreciation for these servant leaders and begin to better understand how local trustees work together to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders.
On behalf of everyone in Fraser Public Schools, thank you to Mr. Scott Wallace, Mr. Todd Koch, Mrs. Robyn Norbeck, Mr. Dan Stawinski, Ms. Abigail Wasil, Dr. Kathleen Moco, and Mrs. Rebecca Jensen.
Upcoming Band Concert
Our first full elementary band concert is scheduled for Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 P.M in the Fraser High School gym. Students must be in the gym with their equipment set up by 6:30 P.M. for a group warm-up before the concert. Percussion students are expected to bring their own percussion kit with them. For attire, please have your students wear their Fraser elementary band t-shirts with black or khaki bottoms and black shoes
Prior to the concert, please make sure your student has everything they need: instrument, book, stand, new reeds, etc. so that rehearsals can go smoothly. If you need help getting any of the necessary equipment, please don't hesitate to reach out--I am more than happy to help.
If you have any questions or need anything from me, please let me know. I'm looking forward to our first full performance of the year. Have a great day!
Thanks,
Peyton DeSchutterAttendance Rates Improving
After review, the attendance data for the first half of the school year continues to improve! We appreciate our families’ commitment to ensuring students come to school every day.
Through December 18, Fraser had 75 days of school. More than 94 percent, or 4,604 students, are on Tier 1 for attendance, which means they attended 60 or more days of school. On the opposite side of the spectrum, only a little more than one percent, or only 58 students, have attended less than 52 days of school. Attendance rates take into consideration both excused and unexcused absences.
Please continue to stress the importance of school attendance at home and make sure your students attend every day to ensure future success. We look forward to working with families to celebrate our students’ great attendance for the second half of the school year!
Health Guidance For Going to School
We want to partner with our families to make our school a safe, healthy and welcoming environment for your students. Make sure to send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children at home unless they are too sick to participate.
We have put together this helpful chart of when to keep your child home and when they can return to school for common illnesses.
Disney Yearbook Orders
It's time to order your yearbook for the 2023-2024 school year!
Visit: ybpay.com
Yearbook ID Code: 8803024
Young Rembrandts returns to Disney
Young Rembrandts returns to Disney, see below for details. Click here to register!
Fraser Public Schools Little Mermaid
Disney Elementary has 11 students performing in the FPAC Little Mermaid! Click here to purchase tickets.
Canvas- Parent Access
All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas LMS. As a result, students have continuous access to the course materials and information regarding their achievement.
Parents/Guardians can also have continuous access to their student’s course materials and grades in Canvas by creating a parent/observer account. In addition, parents of multiple students can easily switch between their students to view grades and assignments within the same parent account. All sign up information and resources are provided on the Fraser website.
Important reminders when using Canvas:
- Canvas works best in Chrome
- Please do not install the Canvas app (for parents or students). We are not supporting it as our staff and students are utilizing the web-based version of Canvas and it looks and works differently.
- If you signed up and paired with your students last year, you still have access to those students and their new courses this year.
- If you need to add more students to your account this year, please follow the directions provided below.
- If you have forgotten your password, you can use the Forgot Password? link on the parent sign in page. Then, enter the email address you used to set up the account to receive a password reset email.
- If you have forgotten the email you used, please reach out to Kim Keith, Kimberly.keith@fraserk12.org, for additional assistance.
Lunch Aide Needed
Lunch aides are needed every M-F. These are paid positions and applicants must be capable of going outside in temperatures above 10 degrees. Interested candidates should contact Mrs. Porter at (586)439-6400 and complete an application HERE. We look forward to hearing from you!
Parking Lot Reminders
We all know that the Disney parking lot is challenging at times, especially during the winter months. We understand that our dismissal can be stressful and intense with the high volume of car pickup students. From time to time it is important to review our procedures. If we all follow our parking lot procedures and practice patience, we will be able to quickly exit everyone safely
- Please stay all the way to the right in the pick-up line to allow others to enter the parking lot and thru traffic to pass
- Please refrain from parking anywhere other than designated parking spaces, this includes, parking in handicapped parking spots unless your handicap parking pass is properly displayed
- Please be distraction free - refrain from using cell phones, loud music, or other distracting activities. Pay attention and be on the lookout for people walking through the lots
- Please do not pull through the parking spaces to exit. Those parking should back out of parking spaces and utilize the thru traffic line to exit the parking lot.
- Please turn right on Kelly when exiting the parking lot for safety and to help assist with traffic flow.
- The driveway in the front of the school is for bus parking, emergency vehicles, and exiting traffic only. Please do not park or drop-off/pick-up students in the bus loop. Families may not park on Kelly and walk through the bus driveway at dismissal.
- Smoking and pets are not permitted on school grounds. Please leave your pets at home for the safety and comfort of all of our students and families.
A LA CARTE Lunch OPTIONS
Disney Elementary Parent Teacher Organization
As a caretaker of a Walt Disney Elementary student, you are a valued member of the Team Disney Parent Teacher Organization. All PTO meetings will now be both in person AND have a link to join virtually. ALL are welcome to join. If you plan to attend in person it is adults only. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, February 21st at 6:00 p.m. You can join our meeting in the Disney Media Center or virtually by clicking here by clicking here at 6:00 p.m.
Our official Facebook group is here: Team Disney Fraser Facebook. Please help us build the group by sharing with other Disney families and adding them to our group. If you have a question or concern that you need to be answered, please message a page Admin/Board member.
We welcome the 2023-2024 Board Members:
President- Molly Magnotte
Vice President- April Horgan
Treasurer- Alison Ross
Secretary- Candice Bookmiller
Contact: Team Disney PTO@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE
- 1/15 - No School: MLK Day
- 1/17 - Disney Skate Night @ Great Skate - 6pm
- 1/25 - 5th & 6th Grade Band Concert - @ FHS - 7pm
- 1/31 - Early Dismissal (1:30 dismissal)
Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!
Gleaners Food Distribution to Continue
We are excited to announce that we have extended our partnership with Gleaners through the summer. They will continue to be set up in the FHS parking lot on the following dates
January 25
February 8
February 22
March 7
March 21
If you are in need of food assistance, you can find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.