Mason Moose Minutes
November 1, 2020
Mason Elementary School
If not us, who? If not now, when? -John F. Kennedy
Email: bishopr@gpschools.org
Website: https://www.gpschools.org/Domain/1501
Location: 1640 Vernier Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA
Phone: 313-432-4400
Facebook: facebook.com/masonelementary
Twitter: @MasonelemGP
Dear Mason Families,
Happy Sunday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween and great weekend overall! It was great to see all the costumes and students who participated in our Black and Orange Spirit Days last week at Mason. The energy in the building was contagious and our staff worked so hard to ensure that this year was just as special as previous years!
Please don't forget that Tuesday is Election Day and school is closed. This is a great opportunity to talk to your child about the importance of voting. Please be sure to do your part and vote too! Voting is scheduled to take place in the Mason gym Tuesday. If you are not sure if Mason is your official polling location, please click the link below to find out.
Dr. Roy Bishop, Jr.
Principal
One GP Virtual, Traditional Face to Face Winter enrollment
If you are considering moving your child to OGPV or considering your child to return to Traditional Face to Face on January 25, an email will be sent November 11th from Sara Delgado. The form for enrollment in OGPV will be open from November 11th - 18th.
Reminder
While school is in session our playground is closed.
While you can walk dogs to arrival and dismissal, they should not be on school property.
Dr. Bishop's Morning Announcements
Book of the week!!!
Staff Updates!
Happy Retirement Mrs. McCulloch
We want to extend our congratulations to Mrs. McCulloch on her retirement from teaching. Mrs. McCulloch has been with Mason for 23 years. You will be missed and we wish you all the best in your retirement!
Good Luck Mr.Sears
Mr. Sears has been the engineer at Mason for a couple years. His last day at Mason was Friday as he moved on to a new position at Kerby Elementary. Good Luck Mr. Sears!
Welcome Mrs. Ostrowski
Please join us in welcoming Mrs. Ostrowski to our Kindergarten family.
Welcome Mr. Murphy
Join us in welcoming Mr. Murphy to the Mason family as our new engineer. Mr. Murphy is coming to us from the Poupard family.
**** STAFF SPOTLIGHT ****
Meet The Staff - Welcome to Mason, Mr. Murphy!
OFFICE NOTES
Remember there is NO LEFT TURN into or out of the Mason parking lot per the posted signs. We will start monitoring this and denying entry on Monday, November 2nd. You never know when the GPWPD will be here issuing tickets as well.
If your student is arriving to school late or leaving early this year, we are asking that you use the QR codes posted on the front doors. Scan the code with your phone camera or QR app and answer a few brief questions. We are notified of your response and will bring your student out to you.
If your student will not be in school for any reason please remember to call the attendance line at 313-432-4401 and leave a brief message.
COVID Information
Does your child have any unusual symptoms from the list below?
A fever?
A new or worsening cough?
Headache and sore throat?
Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing?
Runny nose and/or congestion?
Body aches and/or tiredness?
Vomiting and/or diarrhea?
New loss of smell or taste?
If the answer to any of the questions above is “yes”, keep your child home and consult your primary care physician. If a doctor determines that the symptoms are due to another diagnosis, or COVID-19 is ruled out, your child may return to school after being fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications. Medical documentation is needed to come back into the school environment.
Specials Update
OneGP Virtual Families - Specials Update
Based on conversations with OneGP Virtual parents and teachers, the elementary specials teachers have added PM Live Specials times to their schedules. These live specials are optional enrichment sessions, and asynchronous specials work will still be provided in Schoology.
Here is the link for the OneGP Virtual PM live specials. You will see that the home buildng specials scheudules are still linked at the top of the document if you click on your home school. OneGP Virtual students are still welcome to attend those live specials times as well if they fit into their daily schedules.
I also sent this email to all student accounts so that they have the live zoom links available in their GP account. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Take care,
Dr. Delgado
Quote Of The Week
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden
Dinner Conversation Topic
What trusted adult can you go to at school if you are having a problem with a friend?
Hybrid Cohort Calendar
Calendar Dates
November is Native American Heritage Month!
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month!
Nov 3
- Election Day - NO School
- Take Out Tuesday - Mack Avenue Grill - see flyer below
- Rescheduled Dance-a-thon 3:30-4:30PM
- Board of Education Mtg 7PM @ Brownell
- Mason Diversity Mtg - 7PM Virtual - See Flyer below
- Veteran's Day
- Board of Education Mtg 7PM @ Brownell
- 1/2 day AM only - start of Thanksgiving break
- Class resumes