Dear Glengary Families,

We have had a great couple of weeks back together and it is hard to believe we are already half way through January. Our Gators continue to amaze us with their perseverance, flexibility, and commitment to excellence in all that they do!

Last week, students engaged in classroom discussions about how we are Better Together! Each classroom made a banner and students were photographed together and pictures compiled for a video segment which will be featured in tonight's virtual MLK Celebration. I have linked the video below for your reference as well! Thank you for continued partnership. Truly...We're Better Together!

As always, the Glengary Staff is here to support you. Should you have questions or if concerns arise, please reach out to your child's teacher or myself and we will work together to find a solution. I can be reached at rosaleighjohnson@wlcsd.org or at 248-956-3100.

Here's to a GREAT week ahead!

-RosaLeigh

January

1/10-2/11: i-Ready Diagnostic Window 2 Open

1/17: No School Students and Staff

1/17: Last Day For In-District Transfer Requests

1/17: 23rd Annual MLK Day Virtual Celebration 6 p.m.

1/17: School of Choice Window Opens

1/19: 5th Grade Field Trip to Northern (Intro to Instruments Program) @ 10:00 AM

1/25: Half Day of School for Students (Staff Professional Development)

1/31-2/11:Glengary Read-a-Thon

February

2/1: PTA Meeting

2/6: School of Choice Window closes

2/9: Student Count Day

2/21-2/25: Mid-Winter Break

This week (Jan 16-22) the character strength of focus will be Perseverance. The following week (Jan 23-29) the character strength of focus will be the Other People Matter Mindset of Supporting Others When They Struggle.

Please take a look at the links below for each strength as they will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to partner in this important work. The resources in the links below were created to help parents reinforce this important learning at home. Thank you!

The Walled Lake Consolidated School District invites the community to the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration today, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. This year's event will be held virtually with the program streamed live on the District website and social media channels starting at 6 p.m. The community can access the event HERE.

The event will feature keynote speaker Rabbi Yarden Blumstein, teen Mentor and mental health expert. Blumstein will speak about this year’s theme “Together We’re Better”.

The program will also include performances by student choirs, presentations by several students about their “Express Yourself” projects, and recognition of this year’s Alec Bender Friend of Diversity Award recipients. Student art work will also be featured throughout the presentation.

This year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration is made possible thanks to generous donations from the PTA/PTSA groups from across our district, including the Walled Lake School Administrators Association.

Mark your calendars-Kindergarten Orientation will occur on March 14, 2022

Please note that NO bus will be cancelled at GLE this week, Jan 18-21.

Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Osentoski, the lunchroom para, will be talking about ALICE protocols with students in the lunchroom this week. Students will review how to lockdown and barricade in the cafeteria as well as how to evacuate from the cafeteria in the event that a dangerous situation was occurring in the building. Students discussed how to do this in their classrooms but this week, they will review ALICE protocols in the cafeteria.

The Walled Lake Consolidated School district is not an open enrollment district. Resident students are expected to attend the school that is assigned to their address. If you would like your child to attend a school other than the one assigned to your address for the 2022-2023 school year, you must submit a Student Transfer Request Application (linked below).

The Student Transfer Request Application period for the 2022-2023 school year is January 3, 2022 – January 17, 2022. Any application received after January, 17 2022, will be noted as late.

If you have any questions, please contact the Walled Lake Schools’ Student Services Department at 248.956.2085.

The 2022-23 Schools of Choice application window is now OPEN! (January 17-February 6)

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools is a participant in Schools of Choice 105 on a limited basis – meaning that not all buildings or grade levels will have openings. Under Schools of Choice 105, we may enroll students who are not residents of our district but still reside in one of the other 27 Oakland County school districts who meet application guidelines. The application period for the 2022-2023 school year will be January 17, 2022 thru February 6, 2022. By law, applications cannot be accepted before January 17 or after February 6.

Visit www.wlcsd.org/soc for application resources and apply TODAY. We look forward to having you join our Walled Lake family!

Contact our Enrollment Office at 248-956-2086 for more information!

Parent Planning Committees are forming to shape the Spring Events for our Glengary students! Helping with these events and programs does not mean you have to do it all – we all have different strengths to bring to our community! All parents are welcome to the planning meetings to help get ideas flowing – help the PTA plan successful events that everyone will enjoy!!!

March is Reading Month

Let’s help make reading more fun for our kids by helping to plan fun reading activities for the entire month of March! Tentative planning meeting on January 31, 2022 at 6:45. More info coming soon regarding meeting location (Media Center or virtual).

STEAM Night

This is our culminating Spring event! This free community evening brings STEAM fun to our students and their families by promoting hands-on fun with science, technology, engineering, art, and math! Planning meeting details coming soon!

The Green Team

Glengary has had environmental efforts in the past with recycling, environmental education and gardening and we are looking to form a committee of parents interested in spearheading the planning process for the future! We would love to start programs in time for an Earth Day Celebrations! The first meeting will be on February 9, 2022 at 6:45pm. More info coming soon regarding meeting location (Media Center or virtual).

Interested in joining any of these awesome committees? Click on the link below to show your interest. We will send follow-up information to each committee soon!

Kiddo it's cold outside!!! Cuddle up, build a pillow fort and pull together your stack of books - The Read-a-Thon is coming! Watch the Gazette and your child's backpack for more information - Mark your calendar, collect pledges and count the reading minutes between Janurary 31st thru February 11th!!!

Have you or a family member taken pictures at Glengary events this year? Do you have first day of school pictures or snapshots from our first Trunk of Treat that just need to be shared? If so, the Yearbook Committee is working to collect pictures to include in the Glengary 2021-22 yearbook!

We are looking for pictures from the first day of school, The Homecoming Parade, Fun Run, Trunk or Treat, STRIDE, Girl Scouts, Reflections, Student Council, reading for the upcoming Read-a-thon, and class parties. If you want to share, please send your best/favorite pictures to glengary.yearbook@gmail.com. Please put the event the pictures are from in the subject line for easier sorting!

This week, the district updated our protocols based on recent guidance from the CDC, MDHHS, and OCHD. These changes are described below:

● IF ASYMPTOMATIC, the isolation period for students who test positive for COVID-19 is 5 days provided your child remains symptom-free. Day 0 is the test date if asymptomatic.

● IF SYMPTOMATIC, the isolation period for students who test positive for COVID-19 is 5 days IF after 5 days your child is symptom-free or symptoms are improving. Day 0 is the symptom onset date if symptomatic.

*Example provided below

This is a friendly reminder that positive COVID cases of students and household members should be reported to office staff as soon as possible so we can complete our necessary protocols.

To report positive COVID cases parents should email the following office staff:

RosaLeigh Johnson: rosaleighjohnson@wlcsd.org

Cheryl Maten: cherylmaten@wlcsd.org

Melissa Roth: melissaroth@wlcsd.org

In the email, please include the following information:

Your child's name

Your child's grade

Your child's teacher

Your name

Your contact phone number

The date of symptom onset

The date of exposure (if known)

The date your child was tested

Type of testing (Rapid at Home, Rapid in Facility, or PCR in Facility)

Name and location of the testing facility

Please click on the button below for the Walled Lake District Update.

Check out the link below for a variety of Community Ed classes that are offered through WLCSD.

Small Investment, BIG Reward!

The Foundation for Excellence is kicking off 2022 with our 17th annual Tuition Expedition 50/50 Scholarship Raffle and also marking 30 years of supporting reading, growing and learning! Your ticket purchases will help sustain the Foundation’s teacher grant program so WLCSD’s educators may bolster student literacy by placing more books in the hands of students, increase critical resources for social/emotional learning, and more!

Purchase your Tuition Expedition 50/50 Scholarship Raffle tickets today! Tickets are only $35 each (service fee included) and only 1,000 will be sold. The grand prize winner will receive funds for postsecondary education with the option, if so desired, to elect a 40% lump sum, cash payment (less income taxes) instead of the scholarship. For details regarding secondary prize, chance to win FREE ticket courtesy of the Walled Lake Schools Federal Credit Union (raffle’s sponsor) and more raffle information, view Tuition Expedition 50/50 Raffle newsletter or email MichelleBianco@wlcsd.org with questions. Grand and secondary prize drawings are set for March 21, 2022 at the WL District’s Reflections Celebration at Clifford Smart Middle School. You need not be present to win. (MI License # R62313).

Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.

Meeting twice a week in small teams, we teach life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games. The curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large.

The Girls on the Run coaches will be 2 staff members: Ms. Lessa and Ms. Krass. They are super excited to bring this opportunity to our 3rd-5th grade girls at Glengary.

Please click on the link below for more detailed information including practice dates, times, and how to register.

Please make sure your child has an appropriate coatfor the weather. It is ESSENTIAL that students have boots and snow pants when there is snow on the ground.

If you need help providing winter wear for your child, please reach out to me and we will help you! We want all of our Gators to have the items that they need!

It’s hard to believe that we’re already preparing for the second i-Ready® Diagnostic. The second Diagnostic is an important benchmark for understanding your student’s growth, which is why it’s so important they try their best. These results allow us to better support them in achieving their growth goals for the year. Your teacher will communicate with you directly regarding when they plan to administer the 2nd Diagnostic.

The most important thing we can do is prepare students and motivate them to put forth their best effort.

Here are a few things you can do to help support your student:

1. Make sure they get a good night’s rest before taking the Diagnostic!

2. Talk to your student about why the second Diagnostic is important. You can say things like:

-The second Diagnostic helps you find out how much progress you’ve made since the beginning of the year.

-It allows your teacher and I to celebrate your accomplishments!

-Try your best, and do not rush—but don’t spend too much time on a question either.

-Remember, questions on the Diagnostic change based on your answers to earlier questions. You will see some questions you don’t know. That is okay! Just try your best.

3. Let them know you’re excited to celebrate their progress.

Thank you for your continued partnership in your student’s learning!

*IMPORTANT: Please note that while your child takes the diagnostic, they will NOT be able to complete the instructional modules.

Beginning January 3, 2022, grade levels will have a two-week sprint staying with the theme of Chillin’ with i-Ready. The current fish will be removed and grades will compete the week before and after the Diagnostic 2 window. We want students to be encouraged to engage in lessons as much as possible before administering the diagnostic! A new theme will begin in March.

Competition weeks:

1/3/2022 - 1/9/2022 - completed lessons entered Monday 1/10/2022

2/14/2022 - 2/20/2022 - completed lessons entered Monday 2/21/2022

For the 2021-22 school year, breakfast and lunch is free for all students. If you would normally fill out a form to receive free or reduced lunch, we ask that you do so for accounting purposes. Forms are available on the district food service web page.

Below you will find the breakfast and lunch menus for October. You will also find the contact information for our Food Service Department.

SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS

It is critical that parents keep an updated email address and let us know if it changes as soon as possible. Parents may update this information for us on Skyward Family Access. All teachers at Glengary utilize Skyward Family Access to communicate with parents.Report cards, lunch account information, progress reports, attendance, and other important information will always be posted on Skyward Family Access. If you are a new family to Walled Lake Schools or have misplaced or lost your Family Access ID and password, please click HERE to get connected.

Glengary Gazette AND School Web Page

Our Glengary Gazette newsletter will be sent electronically to families. This is typically a bi-weekly communication filled with all important school and PTA updates. As we begin the year, the communication may be sent on a weekly basis if needed. An archive of newsletters will be posted to our school website. Please visit this page often for information about our school. You will find links to important documents, websites and blogs from your child's classroom, PTA forms and information, and important updates and forms that you will need to access.

PTA Website and Updates

Our PTA has an excellent website with upcoming events, fundraiser information, PTA membership links, and other pertinent information and forms. PTA information and updates are also shared with the Tuesday Tidbits.

Social Media

Glengary Elementary also has a Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter which are linked below!

Principal: rosaleighjohnson@wlcsd.org

Cheryl Maten

Principal's Secretary: cherylmaten@wlcsd.org

Melissa Roth

Building Secretary: melissaroth@wlcsd.org

Important Phone Numbers:

Main Line: 248-956-3100

Fax Line: 248-956-3105
Attendance: 248-956-3190

Illnesses spread quickly in schools and we appreciate your help preventing this. Please do not send your child to school if he/she is ill. If your child vomited during the night/prior to the start of the school day or if your child has a fever, please keep him/her at home. Your child must be fever-free (without the use of medicine) for 24 hours, before returning to school.

We ask that you have your child tested for Covid 19 using the following guidelines:

1. Is this student currently experiencing ONE or more of the following symptoms unrelated to a known pre-existing condition (e.g. asthma, allergies)?

* New Cough

*Shortness of breath

*Difficulty breathing

*New loss of taste or smell

2. Is this student currently experiencing any TWO or more of the following symptoms unrelated to a known pre-existing condition (e.g. asthma, allergies)?

*Fever (100.4 degrees +)

*Chills

*Diarrhea (2x in 24 hours)

* Fatigue

*Congestion/runny nose

*Headache

*Muscle aches

*Sore throat

*Nausea/Vomiting (2x in 24 hours)

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) COVID-19 testing is strongly recommended. Contact your medical provider and get tested for COVID-19.

For the student to return back to school, there are three options:

1. Receive COVID-19 testing, and return to school with proof of a negative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test result, provided symptoms have improved and fever resolved for 24 hours without fever reducing medicine. Rapid test results are not acceptable.

2. Exclude from school until 5 calendar days have passed since symptom onset and at least 24 hours fever free without fever reducing medicine.

3. Provide a note from your physician indicating a clear alternative diagnosis (e.g. positive strep throat, urinary infection, etc.). Must be fever free for over 24 hours without fever reducing medicine with improvement in symptoms.