What's Happening at the "D"
September 13th -17th - Vol. 4
DeKeyser Elementary
Email: shannon.hathcock@uticak12.org
Website: https://dekeyser.uticak12.org/
Location: 39600 Atkinson Drive, Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Phone: (586)797-4400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DekeyserElementary
DeKeyser Office Information
Principal: Mrs. Hathcock
Office Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Open Daily: Monday - Friday
Address:
39600 Atkinson
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Office Phone Number: (586)797-4400
Attendance Line (586)797-4499
Fax (586)797-4401
September Dates To Know
Monday, September 13th
- Picture Day
- Nursery / Preschool Picture Day 4:30 - 6:00 pm
- Virtual Student Picture Day 4:30 - 6:00 pm
- Turn in all beginning year forms to your teacher
Tuesday, Sept. 14th
Wednesday, Sept. 15th
Thursday, Sept. 16th
Friday, Sept. 17th
Constitution Day - Wear Red, White, and Blue
Picture Day
You may send your child to school with the Lifetouch envelope OR you can order online at
Use the Picture Day ID: EVTW7TBD4
Attendance Policy
Your child will be excused from class for illness, bereavement, recognized religious holidays and medical or dental treatment that cannot be scheduled after school or on weekends.
Your child is responsible for makeup work.
Homework requests may be made for an absence of two or more days in the case of both excused and pre-excused absences.
Homework requests require 24 hours to process.
VACATION POLICY
Absence for family travel during scheduled school days is discouraged.
However, should family travel be necessary, parents must submit a written request to the teacher for a pre-excused absence at least one week in advance.
Arrangements to complete classroom assignments can be made with the teacher.
You can arrange for home study through the school principal should your child be absent from school for an extended period due to physical disability or illness.
LATE ARRIVAL
If a student arrives late to school, the parent must accompany the student into the office, and the student must be signed in before he or she can go to class.
Truancy officials will be contacted in the event of a student having excessive tardies or absences.
NWEA Testing
Self Screening Procedures - Reminder
Before your child leaves in the morning, ask these two questions:
- In the last 24 hours, has your child developed any of the following symptoms that are new/different/worse from baseline of any chronic illness: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of smell or new loss of taste?
- In the last 24 hours, has your child developed any of the following symptoms that are new/different/worse from baseline chronic illness: subjective fever (felt feverish) or measured temperature 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher chills or rigors (severe chills with shivering), headache, sore throat, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose or congestion and fatigue?
The answer should be NO to both questions. If not, your child should remain at home for their protection and the health and safety of his/her classmates and the adults in your local school. Please call DeKeyser Elementary office to communicate this absence.
COVID-19 Quarantine Procedures
We send the letter home if there is a confirmed or probable case of Covid-19 in the building. (A person with symptoms and who has had close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 within 10 days is considered a probable case of COVID-19. Please note.... a student who has symptoms but has not been in direct contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 is not considered probable.)
We work with the teachers and staff to identify close contacts of the affected person. A close contact is someone who is within 6 feet for more than 15 cumulative minutes throughout the day. We look at all areas such as the classroom, lunch room, bus, recess, specials, and SACC.
We then personally call each of our families that are affected and let them know that their student has been identified as a direct contact and will need to quarantine.
The quarantine guidelines have been adjusted this week to reflect the following for contacts:
- Direct contacts are to quarantine for 10 days from the date of exposure- we will provide the families with their return date
- After the 5th day of quarantine the family has the option of having the affected person take a PCR or Rapid Antigen Covid test through a medical provider (it cannot be a home test). If the test is negative and no symptoms develop, the student can return on day 8.
- A copy of the PCR test must be provided to the office prior to the student returning.
TEACHERS WILL reach out to any student that is quarantined in their classroom to create an educational plan while they are away. Each classroom will create the best form of education for their students while they are quarantining at home. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any further questions.
Important Child Nutrition Update
2021-2022 Calendar Dates
*Additional dates and calendar elements including but not limited to potential further closed dates, half-days, exam schedules, conference windows continue to be considered and will be released once determined.
September 2021
Sept. 3: No School
Sept. 6: No School - Labor Day
Sept. 7: Miss O'Keefe's Nursery/Preschool Program Begins
Sept. 9: Fire Drill
Sept. 9: Last Day to update Online Forms
Sept. 10: Last Day to purchase Technology Insurance
Sept. 13: Picture Day
Sept. 17: Constitution Day - Wear Red, White, & Blue
October 2021
Oct. 20: Fire Drill
Oct. 29: 1/2 Day of School - 12:24 dismissal - End of 1st Marking Period
November 2021
Nov. 2: No School - Election Day
Nov. 11: 1/2 Day , Conferences
Nov. 24-26: No School - Thanksgiving Break
December 2021
Dec. 20: 1/2 Day
Dec. 21: 1/2 Day - End of 2nd Marking Period
Dec. 22- 31: No School - Winter Break
January 2022
Jan. 3: Welcome Back
Jan. 17: No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 2022
Feb. 21-25: No School - Mid-Winter Break
March 2022
April 2022
Apr. 1: 1/2 Day - End of 3rd Marking Period
Apr. 4-8: No School - Spring Break
Apr. 15: No School - Good Friday
May 2022
May 27: No School
May 30: No School - Memorial Day
June 2022
June 9: 1/2 Day
June 10: 1/2 Day - Last Day of School