It was a beautiful morning to be recognized at the Greater West Bloomfield Michigan Week Awards Breakfast.

Dr. Gerald Hill - Dr. Seymour Gretchko Youth Advocate Award and Greater West Bloomfield Michigan Treasures Honor Roll
Sonja James - Jack Freed Emerging Leader Award
Anna Gorczyk - Youth Leadership Volunteer Award

Matthew Gordinier & Anjali Natarajan - West Bloomfield Interact Club - Greater West Bloomfield Michigan Treasures Award

Kamala Nayan Mallubhotla - Greater West Bloomfield Michigan Treasures Award

Cynthia Hill - Lifetime Achievement Award

Kathy Sheiko - Lifetime Achievement Award

Bleachers, kitchen appliances, and furniture have been installed at the NEW West Bloomfield Middle School. We will be welcoming students Fall 2022.

National School Nurse Day was May 11.

Gina Mallory and Cynthia Weintraub keep us up to date with training, policies, and ensure our students and schools are healthy! They have been instrumental in helping us navigate COVID.

They have BIG hearts and big smiles! Thank you for bridging healthcare and education!

Summer is almost here, finish strong! Do you want to learn more about College Prep Workshops, Scholarships, Transcripts and Summer Jobs?

WBSD Coach Darrin McAllister traveled up to the West Bloomfield gym rafters on a scissor lift to complete one very important task: unveil the new girls basketball state championship banner. Read the full article here.

The WBSD District Art Show is at Oakland Schools. Oakland Schools is located at 2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford. Thank you to all WBSD Art Teachers!

WBSD Kindergarten and 1st Grade students competed on May 7 at Walled Lake Northern HS and all of the students did great! They all played with great sportsmanship and performed very well! Out of 15 students total from Doherty and Gretchko, we had 3 students receive a medal and 3 honorable mentions!

Math Pentathletes that attended the Tournament:

Doherty

Braylon Elam - 1st Grade **Honorable Mention**, Aubrey Farley - 1st Grade, Giovanina Farley - Kindergarten, Yasmine Hodge - Kindergarten, Connor Quinn - Kindergarten, and Bennett Teller - Kindergarten **Honorable Mention**

Gretchko

Liam Arghavani - Kindergarten **Honorable Mention**, Alora Bills - 1st Grade, Asher Bills - 1st Grade **Silver Medal** , Christian Cobb - 1st Grade **Bronze Medal**, Filip Djokic - 1st Grade, Eleonora Duvnjak - Kindergarten **Hall of Fame Gold Medal**, Isaac Litwin - 1st Grade, Nora Marcus - 1st Grade and Matthew O'Malley - Kindergarten

Coaches for this team are:

Mrs. Wild - Kindergarten Teacher (Gretchko), Mrs. Sizemore - Kindergarten Teacher (Gretchko), Lucy Barber - Parent Coach, Rene Kubiak - Parent Coach, Michelle Sokoli - Parent Coach

The next Tournament will be for Grades 4-7 on Saturday, May 14 at Stoney Creek High School. There are 18 students representing Roosevelt, Scotch, Sheiko, and West Bloomfield Middle School.

Updated OCHD -19 COVID guidance as of 3/15/22

Post surge recovery phase

ISOLATION

If you test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms (vaccinated or unvaccinated)

• Monitor for symptoms for 10 days AND

• Isolate for 5 days

• Can return to school on day 6 IF

• Symptoms are improving AND

• Can/will wear a well-fitted mask for day 6-10 OR

• Stay home for 10 days IF

• Symptoms do not improve

• Unable to wear a mask

If you have a fever, stay home until you are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.

QUARANTINE

• Exposed at home/household/community (vaccinated or unvaccinated)

• Wear a mask for 10 days post exposure

• Monitor for symptoms for 10 days

• Test 3-7 days after exposure and/or if symptoms develop

• School exposure (vaccinated or unvaccinated)

• Consider wearing a mask for 10 days

• Monitor for symptoms for 10 days

• Test if symptoms develop

If your student has possible COVID-19 symptoms, tests positive for COVID-19, or has had known COVID-19 exposure, please reach out to your student’s campus prior to sending them back to school for further guidance.

WBSD Early Childhood staff participated in the MIAEYC Annual Early Childhood Conference. Jen Philleo, GSRP teacher has been with WBSD for 7 years. She presented on How to Mitigate the Negative Impacts of ACEs in the Early Childhood classroom.

Registration is OPEN!

• Basketball Camp Grades 1-5 with Coach Jeremy Denha June 28-June 30, More Info Here
• Encanto Sunset Theatre Camp Ages 6-13 July 18-July 22, More Info Here
• Summer Camp at Gretchko June 27-August 12, More Info Here

We would love to feature our WBSD 2022 senior class and their accomplishments with their own "Senior Spotlight" social media post. If you or your senior would like to be highlighted, complete this quick form: https://tinyurl.com/4chpcu98

Congratulations Class of 2022! Please be patient for your submission to appear.

If you know any current 9th or 10th-grade high school students who may be interested in planning events for local teens while also learning more about careers in the museum field, please pass along this wonderful opportunity! A short essay and a letter of recommendation are required for consideration. https://www.dia.org/jobs

Book Lists

· Fun with Shapes & Colors (Kids)

· Friends in Our World: Asian Friends (Kids)

· Jewish Characters (Teens)

DIA Inside | Out

Now through November

See high-quality reproductions from the Detroit Institute of Arts on display at the Main Library, Westacres Branch, and four local parks. The West Bloomfield Library, Parks, and Township have joined forces for the DIA’s Inside | Out program. Visit wbparks.org/dia to learn more and look out for art-related events from the library all summer long.

Graphically Diverse YA Graphic Novel Club

Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. via Zoom

Young adults in 9-12 grade are invited to join in this discussion about the graphic novel Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini and David Levithan. Before the meeting, pick up a kit that contains a copy of the graphic novel--yours to keep--a snack, and a small surprise that ties in with the book. Registration required.

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