HWE Weekly Reminders
6/12/22
Important Dates
June 13: Report Cards posted to Skyward (after 4:00 PM)
Future Dates:
Late August: Class assignments posted in Skyward Family Access
Late August: Bus routes posted in Skyward Family Access
Thursday, August 25: Meet & Greet and PTA Back-to-School Event (tentatively 3:00 – 5:00)
Monday, August 29: Full Day for Grades 1- 5
Monday, August 29: Half Day for Kindergarten
- Last Names A-L - 8:55-12:15
- Last Names M-Z - 12:45-4:00
Celebrating the 2021-22 School Year!
Thank you!
Summer Learning
We want our learners to enjoy the summer break, get outside, and have adventures with family and friends. This is an important part of being a kid!
We also believe that families should establish routines to maintain learning over the
summer. You can help your child with the dreaded “summer slide” AND savor the
summer months!
Here are some suggestions…
iReady Lessons: iReady will be available throughout the summer until mid-August. iReady lessons will help your child maintain learning over the summer. 15 minutes a day in reading and math is a great routine for the summer months. Please bookmark this link: https://login.i-ready.com/
Reading: All reading is good reading! Books, magazines, maps, signs, etc. Have your child read them to themselves or aloud to you and then ask them to tell you about what they read and what it means or what they think will happen next. Check out the Children's Choices Reading List. Also, check out the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.
Writing: Have your child keep a journal or write letters to family members. Write stories together to share with a neighbor or family member. Write book reviews (or product reviews) on Amazon. Be sure that they know their writing is important and that their reader wants to be able to understand what they’ve written.
Math: Numbers are everywhere! Ask your child about the numbers you see. Skip count together by 2, 5, or 10. Split a pizza and have them tell you what fraction of the pizza they
get to have. The National Association of Elementary School Principal’s has some good suggestions to support these skills, too!
It is important for students to maintain their growth while enjoying summer and having
adventures with family and friends!
Medication at School
All medication must be picked-up before 6/14/22. An adult must pick-up medication (not students). Any medication that is not picked up will be safely discarded.
Food Service Update - Breakfast & Lunch for 2022-23
Meals will no longer be free to all starting during the school year 2022-23. Congress voted to not extend waiver #86 which allowed all students to be offered free breakfast and free lunch when participating in the national school lunch program. The waiver ends June 30, 2022.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools offers healthy meals every school day:
Breakfast costs
- $1.50 for Elementary
- $1.75 for Middle/High School
Lunch costs
- $3.00 for Elementary
- $3.25 for Middle/High School
Your family may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. Reduced-price is $.30 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch. You can complete the online free and reduced meal application located in Family Access once registration is open.
This free and reduced meal application information is critical in determining the amount of money that the District receives from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs like Title I A, At-risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, etc.
These supplemental programs have the potential to offer supports and services for our students including, but not limited to:
- Instructional supports (staff, supplies & materials, etc.)
- Non-instructional services (counseling, social work, health services, etc.)
- Professional Learning for staff
- Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
- Technology
- Pandemic-EBT
Our food service department is asking families to complete and submit the free and reduced meal application as soon as possible to ensure that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All information on the application submitted is confidential.
Please contact Anne Merchant at 248-956-3081 or at annemerchant@wlcsd.org with questions.
Summer Reading at Novi Public Library
Monday, June 6th kicks off this year's Summer Reading Program, Oceans of Possibilities, at the Novi Public Library. Readers of all ages are invited to participate. Guests are asked to read a certain amount of books by August 13th to be eligible for some awesome prizes!
Optional COVID testing now available at the ESC - REPEAT
The District is now offering optional COVID testing to our staff, students, and parents. Both Rapid and PCR tests are available. The testing will take place at the Educational Services Center (850 Ladd Road, Building D Walled Lake, MI 48390) on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-7 p.m.
The COVID testing staff, provided by a third party, will be responsible for letting people in the side door on the south side of the building.
- If you have insurance, your insurance provider will be billed.
- If you do not have insurance, there is a cost of $110.00 for a PCR test and $50.00 for a rapid test - This comes as a result of the Federal Government no longer providing funding for testing.
There will be signage placed both inside and outside of the building. To set up an appointment for testing, please complete this requisition form.
COVID-19 Information
Symptomatic Students:
- Please monitor your child’s health closely. If they have any COVID-19 symptoms, they should stay home from school.
- Wondering if your child is TOO SICK FOR SCHOOL? Please use our district health screener. This screener has been updated to reflect the five-day isolation period.
- Reporting Absences: Please call our absence line (248-956-2690) to report student absences (available 24/7). Please be specific and include symptoms.
Positive Cases of COVID-19: All positive cases of COVID-19 must be reported to our main office. You can call our absence line (248-956-2690) or email LauraTayon@wlcsd.org or
CatherineDuFresne@wlcsd.org. Please be specific and include symptoms, symptom onset date, test date, and testing location. You will receive an EMAIL with information about your child’s quarantine timeline.
Schoolwide COVID-19 Data:
- Please refer to our district COVID-19 Dashboard to view our schoolwide data.
- Parents will continue to receive emails when there is a positive case of COVID-19 in their child’s class or grade. Parents can also monitor the dashboard which is updated daily.
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Community & District News
Arrival/Dismissal Information
1st Bell - 8:50 AM - Students Enter Building
Final Bell - 8:55 AM - School Day Begins
Dismissal - 4:00 PM
Buses Depart - 4:07 PM
SXI Program Arrival - 9:45 AM
SXI Program Dismissal - 3:35 PM
Communication is Key!
Laura Tayon - Principal's Secretary
Cathy DuFresne - Building Secretary
Cindy Kluz - Prime Time Care Supervisor
Important Phone Numbers:
Main Line: 248-956-2600
Attendance: 248-956-2690
Website: https://wlcsd.org/schools/elementary/hickory-woods/our-school/
Location: 30655 Novi Road, Novi, MI, USA
Phone: 248-956-2600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HWEPTA
Twitter: @HWE_Hawks