Harlan Families,

Last Saturday, some of our 4th and 5th graders took part in Science Olympiad. The team did extremely well placing 2nd overall in the competition. We also had 2nd and 3rd graders participate in the Math Pentathlon. Big “Thank you” goes out to Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Leslie, Mrs. Mills, and all of the parent volunteers for making these events possible. They are no small undertaking.

Math Pentathlon Results

Brendan Propp – Gold Medal

Griffin Rocchini – Honorable Mention

Finn Coleman – Honorable Mention

Science Olympiad Results – 2nd Place Overal

Evan Foster & Layla Woerner - Precision Ping Pong - 1st

Robert Cook & Bronx Wood - Crash Car Eggspert - 2nd

Ava Krempa & Emily Murtfeldt - Mystery Architecture -1st

Sydney Breaugh & Kavia Bedi - Crime Busters - 4th

Roman Green & Ella Coletti - Energy Box - 5th

Camron Sadeghi & Shea McLaughlin - Energy Box - 6th

Ella Barrett, Safiya Youngblood, & Molly Hane - Reflection Relay - 6th

Clare Hulgrave & Sarah Wagoner - Starry Starry Night - 1st

Stella Cummings & George Wilson - Starry Starry Night - 6th

Charlie Graves & Sam Bunting - Weather or Not - 1st

Layla Woerner & Sofie Duesterhoeft - Weather or Not - 2nd

Nathan Haffey & Molly Hane - Wildlife Safari - 1st

Brennan Moore & Arya Campbell - Wildlife Safari - 2nd

Tia Adelson & Emily Fields - Charged Up - 3rd

Rishi Narula - Zowie Estimation - 3rd

Stella Cummings & Tia Adelson - Grasp A Graph - 2nd

Important Note:

Technology has provided families with additional abilities to communicate with their children. With this being said, all communications must come through the main office. Please do not have your child text or call from any personal devices (ie phones, watches, etc). Teachers and office staff will not deny any student the ability to call a parent. It is important for the school to know all the needs of students. The staff appreciates your cooperation with this policy.

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

Sincerely,

Alex

• Monday, April 18 (D - Day) - Camouflage Day (Wear the colors of the earth); Drama Kids Storybook Idol class after school (1st - 5th Grade) 3:55 - 4:55; Multisport class after school (K - 2nd) 4 - 4:45 PM; Basketball (3rd - 5th Grade) 5 - 6:00 PM; Digital Arts class after school (2nd - 5th) 3:50 - 5:00 PM; Nutty Scientists class after school (1st - 4th) 3:50 - 4:50 PM

• Tuesday, April 19 (A - Day) – Animal Print Day (Wear animals/animal print and bring in a stuffed animal)
• Wednesday, April 20 (B - Day) – Pajama Day; Math Pentathlon before school 8 – 8:45 AM; Robotics (3rd) after school 4 - 5 PM; Cheer/Dance/Pom class after school 3:50 - 4:50 PM; 5th Grade Math MStep Testing 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM; PTA Meeting 7:00 PM
• Thursday, April 21 (C - Day) – Exercise Day (Wear a jersey, hat or exercise apparel); Popcorn Day; Glee Club before school 8 - 8:40 AM; Robotics (1st - 3rd) after school 4 - 5 PM; 5th Grade Math MStep Testing 9:15 AM to 11:15 AM
• Friday, April 22 – Green Day (Wear the color green to celebrate Earth Day); Get Fit/Walk to School Day; Robotics (K) before school 7:45 - 8:45 AM; Robotics (K - 1st) after school 4 - 5:00 PM

April is Autism Acceptance Month where we’re celebrating Autistic voices! Throughout the month of April and beyond, we will be sharing a variety of educational resources and information from and about the Autistic community. When you walk around Harlan, you will see story walks about Autism and inclusion. As we work together to learn more, we want to move beyond awareness for the month of April to acceptance and inclusion all year round! Below are links of resources and videos to learn more about the Autisitc community. There is also a link to an Autism Acceptance Bitmoji Classroom that has a wealth of resources, information, and read alouds! Please take a few moments to share these resources with your family and celebrate Autistic voices!

This school year Harlan became a Unified Champion School through the Special Olympics. Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools is a program for schools Pre-K through university that intentionally promotes meaningful social inclusion by bringing together students with and without disabilities to create accepting school environments, utilizing three interconnected components: Special Olympics Unified Sports, inclusive youth leadership, and whole school engagement. This month our Harlan Huskies will be taking a respect and kindness pledge. At the end of April, all students will have the opportunity to sign our Harlan Unified Champion Schools banner and take the respect and kindness pledge. April is Harlan’s kickoff to continuing to create a more inclusive and accessible community for all learners.

-Harlan’s ASD Team

Resources:

Autism Acceptance Bitmoji Classroom

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Autism Acceptance 2022- The Neuro Bears Video

The Harlan Green Team presents Earth Week Spirit Week! Each day, members from the team will make school announcements to remind students how to take care of the environment. We will also be collecting money to adopt an endangered polar bear through the World Wildlife Federation (flyer can be found in link). On Friday, Earth Day, we will have a table with green activities before school, so be sure to stop by and see us when you walk to school!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yMATh5IzHPYRXRGIf1QZSEpC5jIwir-K/view?usp=sharing

5th graders Annabel Cusmano, Taylor Simon and Hayley Sadeghi have organized a canned food drive to support Gleaners Community Food Bank. The drive will take place from April 11-29, and collection boxes will be located in the Harlan vestibule and throughout the school.

Gleaners’ greatest need right now is for non-perishable protein items such as canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken, and peanut butter, as these items are needed most and are most expensive for Gleaners to buy. Please consider donating one or more of these items. We are also collecting:

· Canned fruit and canned vegetables

· Canned beans

· Healthy cereal

· Oatmeal

Author Visit Book Order

Author visit book orders due by Monday 4/18/2022. Please use the order form link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PDHUovxAQd7_gQnecbFcDHzSxYxpL0gL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108508384800351463460&rtpof=true&sd=true

School Library Month

Help us celebrate School Library Month! Ask your child to draw a picture, make a video or write me a letter about all the ways they love the library. Submissions will be put together into a collage to showcase in the school.

School Store

The School Store will be open on D Days from 9 - 9:45 AM through the end of the school year.

Are you looking for ways to help the school, but you can't donate time during the day? Consider clicking on the link below to purchase items for our school store. Thank you in advance!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/O373QSPCS8QW?ref_=wl_share

We are excited to have a new yearbook partner this year. Families will now be able to design their own two free personal pages to be printed in your student's yearbook. If you already purchased a yearbook, an account has already been setup for you. Log in using your email and the passcode attached. Haven't ordered yet? You can do that now by following the details on the link. Make this yearbook personal and more special for your Husky at no additional cost!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1matQheq79YeYshmr2k_u_wHTaZ5TbIsZ/view?usp=sharing

Our Harlan Spirit Wear Shop is back for a limited time. Order your shirts, hats or other apparel to show your Husky Spirit! Orders Due April 18th to be ready by mid-May. https://harlanspring22.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

The Harlan Green Team has chosen the themes for our Spring Spirit Week that will be held the week leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd. This year, Harlan was named a Michigan Green School in the Evergreen (top) category!

Click on this link for details:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XAQ9GIQXt3qrfC2Tqsjrtn5mx_92T65K/view?usp=sharing

Hummus Goodness is owned by a previous Harlan family and they are partnering with the PTA to bring their amazing hummus to our Husky Community! Two dollars of every order will come back to Harlan. All orders will be delivered to classrooms on April 22nd. Choose from classic, beet, balsamic, taco or spicy.

Click here for the order form and more details:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18I4wiw7G7MNu6SsvRGUyeqtT_6JoaGwX/view?usp=sharing

Friday, April 22nd is Earth Day and our last Walk to School/Get Fit Day of this school year! Let's save some gas and walk, ride, scoot or bike to school! The Green Team will be there as students arrive for some Earth Day fun! Don't forget to wear green!

On Saturday, May 21st, Harlan will host our first Color Run! This will be the event you don't want to miss so put it on your calendar today. Our pledge website will launch on Friday, April 22nd to kick off our official start. All information will come home at this time. This will be an event for the entire community. We will have activities for kids and adults from 11am to 2pm including the color run event, a DJ, food trucks, tattoos, bounce houses, obstacle courses, classes for kids from community powerhouses and much more! This event will replace the auction that sustains all Harlan events, teacher grants and enrichment programs so your support is crucial. Go Huskies!

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, we have opportunities starting at $100 for any business owner. Email harlanhuskiespta@gmail.com for more info.

Do you have free time next year to help lead one of our amazing committees? Some committees are only a few hours at a time for the entire year. We need you! Please see sign-up below for more information or reach out to harlanhuskiespta@gmail.com.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945A5A82DA0FD0-harlan10

• April 18 - 22 - Spring Spirit Week
  
• April 19 - Hummus Orders Due
• April 22 - Walk to School/Get Fit Day
• May 16 - K-3 Robotics Event at 7:00 PM
• May 21 - Harlan's 1st Annual Color Run

Are you looking for flexible work hours while your kids are at school? Chartwells is now hiring! If you are interested, please click here to find out more information.

In case there is confusion on how the free lunch works this school year, here is the breakdown of what it includes and when a charge is made to a student account:

One complete lunch includes milk, entrée, and fruit/vegetable. There is no charge as long as all of those items are taken.

If a student has a second entrée, the student’s account will be charged $1.50. If a students want an individual serving of only one item, here is the breakdown of charges for it:

Milk - $0.50

Fruit - $0.50

Vegetables - $0.50

Juice - $0.50

Water - $0.50

Invoices for negative balance are sent home every Friday through the communication folder from the teacher. Charges can be viewed at all times through www.sendmoneytoschool.com and the office can be contacted if you need assistance with setting up your account.

BPS takes all food allergies seriously, however, with the nationwide food supply chain issues it is not guaranteed that the menu items listed will be served that day. Unfortunately this means that fast changes does not allow for Chartwells to change to food items that may or may not contain allergens including peanuts and tree nuts. If you have any questions, please contact Pattie Guck at pguck@birmingham.k12.mi.us.

The Board of Education is committed to maintaining a learning/working environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect, free from discrimination and harassment. There will be no tolerance for discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, disability or age. The District prohibits harassment and other forms of discrimination whether occurring at school, on District property, in a District vehicle, or at any District related activity or event. The Superintendent will designate compliance officers and develop and implement regulations for the reporting, investigation and resolution of complaints of discrimination or harassment. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Students - Inquiries related to discrimination on the basis of disability should be directed to: Executive Director of Special Education, 31301 Evergreen Road, Beverly Hills, MI 48025, 248.203.3000. Direct all other inquiries related to discrimination to: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, 31301 Evergreen Road, Beverly Hills, MI 48025, 248.203.3000.