Turrill Year-Round Parent Update
Week of October 3-7
Mission Statement
- Lapeer Community Schools is a dynamic community organization embracing our students with a quality learning environment, developing independent and confident learners for the future.
We are Turrill Elementary
Email: rdowney@lapeerschools.org
Website: turrill.lapeerschools.org
Location: 785 S Elm St, Lapeer, MI, United States
Phone: (810) 667-2438
Twitter: @TESPrincipalD
Vision Statement
Excellence in all we do for our students, our schools and our community through
- Continuous improvement;
- Diligent effort; and
- Innovative design
What's Up this Week?
Monday, Oct 3 —
- Have a magnificent Monday!
Tuesday, Oct 4 –
- Teacher Collaboration before school
- Fire Drill during Lunch/Recess
- 4th Grade Teacher Collaboration
- 2nd Grade Teacher Collaboration
Wednesday, Oct 5 –
- 3rd Grade Teacher Collaboration
- 5th Grade Teacher Collaboration
- PTC Board Meeting at 9:00
Thursday, Oct 6 –
Picture Retake Day
- E5/K Teacher Collaboration
Friday, Oct 7 –
- Learning Coach meeting
- I'll be working the Football game tonight - hope to see you there!
Penny Wars - Every Penny Counts!
Week 1: October 3-7
- Bring in your Pennies and save all other coins for next week!
Week 2: October 10-14
- Bomb other classes!
Important Times
8:40 am -- Building opens; Students enter the building (breakfast available in the classrooms)
8:44 am -- School day begins
3:40 pm -- End of the school day
4:15 pm -- Office closes
PARENT CORNER
Deadline for Intersession Registration is October 14
How Far is our Newsletter Travelling?
Who needs to be an approved volunteer?
· Volunteer in a classroom
· Work directly with a student or a group of students
· Chaperone a field trip
· Volunteer for field day
A visitor does not need to be an approved volunteer to:
· Attend a classroom party
· Have lunch with their student (visitor must leave the building immediately following lunch)
Please call if there are any questions about volunteering.
Picture Retake Day
Thursday, Oct 6, 2016, 08:45 AM
Turrill Elementary School, Lapeer, MI, United States
Parent Advisory Committee
Upcoming Meetings
Wednesdays at 3:00 in the library (immediately preceding the monthly PTC Meetings)
- Nov 1
- Dec 14
- Jan 18
- Feb 22
- Mar 15
- Apr 26
- May 17
Agenda from the Sept 30 PAC Meeting
Housekeeping
· Thank you Karen Lambourn for her efforts raising funds for GaGa Ball pits
· Thank you to Danelle Readwin for being our parent to represent us at the District PAC meetings
· Turrill Family Movie Night was a great success thanks to the March is Reading Month Committee
· Thank you to the PTC for hosting our first Book Fair of the School Year
· Thank you to the parents that attended our Fall Parent/Teacher conferences (overall numbers are still being tabulated
· Road Construction impacting Parking and Dismissal
· Catholic Charities Group beginning
· 1st grade and 5th grade have been on Field Trips to Skinner Lake
October 24-28 Intersession -- Fall Festival theme
· Including field trips to Skinner Lake and Fick Farms
Halloween
· Please -- No make-up, gore, blood. Appropriate dress information will be sent home for students and parents. Parade start time 2:30. Immediately following parade will be classroom parties. No costumes on the bus – change into costumes here and change out of costumes before the end of the day.
31a Plan - New components including Compass Learning
· MTSS - What is it?
Insurance Questions?
Did you know....
Things to consider:
1. Is your current doctor part of the new plan
2. Is the hospital the one you want
Click the link below for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Resources