DeKeyser News
March 11th - 15th
March 11th - 15th
March 2024
VIP PARKING: DANYETTE EMBRY
Character Trait: Honesty
March Is Reading Month
Monday, Mar. 11
- Mystery Reader Monday
- Starbooks Café – Lit Room
- Beginning of Ramadan (Islamic)
- 7:50 - ATG
- 7:50 – 8:50 – High Dosage Tutoring (Welke)
- 9:30am- Kellly Dipucchio, Author Visit- K-3rd
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Kraatz / Street)
Tuesday, Mar. 12
- Happy Birthday Jennifer Conklin!
- Trivia Tuesday Questions
- 7:50 – 8:50 – High Dosage Tutoring (Welke/Carlson/Street)
- SCHOOL STORE -DURING LUNCH
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Kraatz)
- 3:50pm – 4:50pm Macomb Crew Soccer – Gym
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Girl Scouts
- PTCG Meeting – 6pm
- Parent Network Meeting 7:00 @ IRC
Wednesday, Mar. 13
- Happy Birthday Heather Mansour!
- Spirit Day - Wear It Wednesday - Neon Day
- Starbooks Café – Lit Room
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Welke/Carlson/Street)
Thursday, Mar. 14
- Happy Birthday Sally Klein!
- Starbooks Café – Lit Room
- Thoughtful Thursday
- 7:50 – 8:50 – High Dosage Tutoring (Carlson)
- Kindergarten Nature Center Fieldtrip
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Kraatz)
- 6:00pm – 8:00pm Bingo Night
- 6:00 - 8:00 - College and Careers Pathway Event : Henry Ford II
Friday, Mar. 15
- Last Day to order Yearbooks!
- Spirit Day - Leprechaun Magic - Dress in your favor St. Patrick's Day Gear!
- SPECIAL - $1 Popsicle Sale - All proceeds go to Rainbow Connection
- Starbooks Café – Lit Room
- Flashlight Friday – Bring a Flashlight from Home
Bingo Night
March 14th - 6:00 - 7:30 pm
DeKeyser Yearbook on Sale Now!
Orders Due - March 15th, 2024
Reading Month Calendar
Upcoming March Events
March 2024
VIP PARKING: DANYETTE EMBRY
Character Trait: Honesty
March Is Reading Month
Monday, Mar. 18
- Mystery Reader Monday
- Eastern Orthodox – Lent Begins
- 7:50 - ATG
- 7:50 – 8:50 – High Dosage Tutoring (Welke)
- 10:00 – 5th Grade Growth & Development (Room Assignments coming soon)
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Kraatz / Street)
- 7:00 - Board of Education Meeting
Tuesday, Mar. 19
- Spring Begins
- Trivia Tuesday Questions
- 7:50 – 8:50 – High Dosage Tutoring (Welke/Carlson/Street)
- 8:30 – 11:00 – ELA Pilot Meeting @ Walsh – SPROW Out
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Kraatz)
- 3:50pm – 4:50pm Macomb Crew Soccer - Gym
Wednesday, Mar. 20
- Spirit Day - Wear It Wednesday - Crazy Sock Day
- 9:30 – 10:15 – Author Visit – Bryan Chick (Gym)
- 1:00 – Tornado Drill
- 3:50pm – 4:50pm iCode Tech Club: Robotics/Game Builder– Media Center
- PTCG Restaurant Night – Panera Bread on Hall Road – 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Thursday, Mar. 21
- Happy Birthday Gretchen Kraatz!
- Trading Terrific Teachers
- Thoughtful Thursday
- 7:50 – 8:50 – High Dosage Tutoring (Carlson)
- 3:50 – 4:50 High Dosage Tutoring ELA – (Kraatz)
- 6:30-7:30 – Science Olympiad Practice-Ping Pong Propulsion
Friday, Mar. 22
- Flashlight Friday – Bring a Flashlight from Home
- ½ Day – Dismissal 12:04 – AM SPECIALS
- End of Q3 – Records Day
- 9:30 – 3-to-Be Assembly – (Award: Honesty & 3-to-Be / Teach: Cooperation)
Saturday, Mar. 23
- Congratulations Carol Elly – Wedding Day!
Kids STEAM Night
Monday, March 18th, 2024
Hello UCS elementary families,
My name is Adeline Paul, and I am the team captain of Crevolution Robotics, a local UCS high school robotics team. Our goal as a team is to spread STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, & math) and provide opportunities for the youth in our community to experience it directly. Our Kids STEAM Nights provide this fun and educational experience through various stations that are based on the foundations of STEAM.
Thus, we are hosting a Kids STEAM Night on Monday, March 18th, 2024, for two sessions to give more students the chance to participate; hence, be sure to only sign up for one session as both sessions are identical. Entry costs are $5/student. Purchases must be made at the door with either cash or checks made out to "Crevolution - Utica Community Schools".
For the times, session 1 is from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, and session 2 is from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM. The event will be at Heritage Junior High School, and entry will be through door 8.
To reserve a spot for a student, please do so through the following link: Crevolution Robotics: Kids STEAM Night (signupgenius.com).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the team at crevo.robotics@gmail.com or myself at adelinepaul816@gmail.com. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Adeline Paul
Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for International Studies
Class of 2025
School Of Choice / In-District Transfer Reminder
Applications for In-District transfers are due by March 22, 2024 and will be processed by April 2, 2024 (Applications received after March 22, 2024 will be processed at a later date, no later than August 29, 2024)
In addition the link below will show families current available space by grade and by school.
Enroll in UCS-SOC/Transfers Page The areas shaded green (on the chart in the link above) are currently available for families interested in Inter-district transfers or Schools of Choice opportunities. Areas shaded in pink are those that are currently closed to transfers or Schools of Choice applications. If you have questions, please contact our student services office at studentservices@uticak12.org.
Below you will find a revised copy of Policy 5300- the revisions are listed in blue.
SAVE THE DATE
Talent Show Tryouts - April 3rd @ 3:50
PTCG News
Happy March to our DeKeyser families! We are so excited to kick off a new month of exciting events for our community. The Basketball Jones assembly on Monday was an absolute HIT and the kiddos are pumped for their author visits this week. Thank you again to Mrs. Busch for arranging these incredible opportunities for our school!
PTCG wants to show our DeKeyser teachers how LUCKY we are to have them during the month of March and need your help! We have created a SignUp Genius full of items that we’ll use to restock the teacher’s lounge as well as load up our new Dolphin Delights cart. During St. Patrick’s Day week, we will have snacks/drinks put out for teachers to enjoy throughout the day and we’ll also bring our Dolphin Delights cart around the building to truly show our amazing staff how GOLDEN they are!
Please be on the lookout for our note coming home to scan the QR code to help donate for this event. You can also click here if you'd like to help us show our teachers how LUCKY we are to have them: https://tinyurl.com/yc4bm4nm We appreciate your support!
Be sure to join us on Tuesday, March 12th at 6:00pm for our next PTCG meeting. We are looking to add some new members to our PTCG board for the 2024-25 school when we start our new adventure with DeKeyser at RoseKidd. PTCG is hoping to find dedicated parents to serve as our new Secretary and a Treasurer-in-Training. Please be sure to follow us on Facebook to learn more about these positions and join on Tuesday if you'd like to learn more. We can't wait to add more amazing members to our PTCG team so we hope to see you at our meeting!
DeKeyser Spirit Wear
All spirit wear is available throughout the year. Please download the order form and send it into school for processing. Please call the office if you have any questions. 586-797-4400.
Grade Level T-Shirt Order
Grade Level T-Shirt Orders
Thank you for sending in your t-shirt orders. We are placing this order and will be getting you your shirt before our DeKeyser Fun Run.
IF you were unable to order a shirt, you may still do so throughout the year but you are not guaranteed your shirt prior to Fun Run.
Kindergarten = Teal
1st Grade = Red
2nd Grade = Orange
3rd Grade = Yellow
4th Grade =Royal Blue
5th Grade = Green
6th Grade =Light Blue
Past Newsletters
DeKeyer Elementary Information
Welcome to DeKeyser ~ Home of the DeKeyser Dolphins
Principal: Mrs. Shannon Hathcock
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Lisa Russo
Clerk: Mrs. Heather Mansour
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
School Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:50 PM (full days) and 9:00 AM -12:04 PM (half days)
Breakfast - Door #2 opens at 8:40
Student Arrival - All students can enter their classroom at 8:50 am
Address:
39600 Atkinson
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Office Phone Number: (586)797-4400
24 Hr Attendance Line (586)797-4499
Fax (586)797-4401
DeKeyser Email: officedekeyser @uticak12.org