Behind the Magic at Disney
Week of January 21, 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
PTO Open Board Positions
We have four board positions you can choose to run for or nominate others for.
- President - leader of the pack
- Vice President - side kick
- Treasurer - number cruncher
- Secretary - fact finder/documenter
The nomination link below will provide a basic description of each position but on our board job titles will cross as we work as a group throughout the year to brainstorm, plan and execute events.
To express your interest, please fill out the google link below with a brief description of why you would like to be a part of our Disney Elementary PTO Board. All applications must be submitted by February 14th to prepare the ballot for our February PTO Meeting. Elections will occur from February 21st through March 8th. The new board positions will be announced at our March PTO meeting.
3rd Grade Teamwork Tuesdays
On Tuesdays, Mrs. Hamilton's classes starts the day with Teamwork Tuesday! The class participates in a quick activity that involves everyone work together. As part of Teamwork Tuesday, our 3rd graders worked together to make a mural in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
5th Grade 2024 Word Goal
To get the 2024 year off to a GREAT start and head in the right direction, the fifth-grade students chose a word to become their “WORD GOAL” for the year. A word goal is a word that helps you focus on an area of your life on which you want to improve, grow, or do more. The students brainstormed several words before deciding on their word that will help them become their best self. Some of the word’s students’ chose were perseverance, focus, strength, organization, friendship and many more! The students then reflected on why they chose this word and wrote their action steps to achieve their goal. The final piece turned out GREAT and is on display in the school hallways.
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 DeSchutterExtra 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 do not drop 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. Students should go to the back of the building where will will have the door open for students to enter. If your child needs assistance, please park and walk your student to the front door.
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.
Attendance 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.
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
- 1/22 - 6th Grade band rehearsal at FHS @ 9:30am
- 1/25 - 5th & 6th Grade Band Concert - @ FHS - 7pm
- 1/30 - Disney PBIS refresher assembly
- 1/31 - Early Dismissal (1:30 dismissal)
- 2/2 - Jump Rope For Heart Kick-Off Assembly
- 2/12 - 4th, 5th, & 6th grade Little Mermaid Field Trip @ FHS
- 2/12 - Disney Family Skate NIght @ GreatSkate: 6pm
- 2/19 - 2/20 - No School: Mid-Winter Break
- 2/21 - PTO Meeting: 6:00pm
- 2/22 - 6th Grade night @ RMS
- 2/27 - Early Dismissal (1:30 dismissal)
- 2/27 - RMS visit with 6th Grade
- 2/29 - Half Day (12N dismissal)
- 3/1 - Half Day (12N 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.