SAYRE Weekly Update
August 19, 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Thursday, 8/25 - Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and New to Sayre - Welcome Orientation Experience
Kindergarten ONLY - Please be sure to RSVP to a time session using the link in your invitation.
Junior Kindergarten - 11:00 AM
New to Sayre Students - 11:00 AM
Friday, 8/26 - Your student's Teacher information will be posted in Skyward for those student's whose parent/guardian have completed the Skyward Family Access Back-to-School Process. See details and links below in the MYTN invitation for how to complete the process.
Wednesday, 8/31 - Meet Your Teacher Night - see details below
- 6:00-6:20 PM for students with the last name beginning with the letter A through L
- 6:40-7:00 PM for students with the last name beginning with the letter M through Z
Tuesday, 9/6 - First Day of School - half day - 8:15AM - 11:09AM
Wednesday, 9/7 - First FULL Day of School - 8:15AM - 3:18PM
2022-2023 Sayre Suggested School Supply List
Meet Your Teacher Night at Sayre
Hello Sayre Sharks,
We are excited to welcome all of our Sayre Sharks back to school with a new event on the evening of Wednesday, August 31, 2022, for Meet Your Teacher Night. This new event for our district is being put in place to help elementary students and families have an easier transition into the school year. This is in addition to the Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and New Student Welcome Experience to which some of you have already received an invitation.
This event will replace the Curriculum Night events that normally occurred in mid to late September. Information about units of study will continue to be shared by your child’s teacher throughout the year and are available on the slcs.us website.
Since parking is limited at Sayre (113 spots and 4 Handicapped accessible spots) we encourage our walk boundary families to please walk. Additional parking is available at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (0.4 miles ~10 minute walk), South Lyon First Baptist Church, (0.3 miles ~7 minute walk), and the businesses at the end of Marjorie Ann Street at Pontiac Trail. If you choose to park on the streets in the surrounding neighborhoods please remember to NOT block the driveways/mailboxes or park on the lawns of our neighbors.
You are invited to Meet Your Teacher Night on August 31, 2022 at the following times based on the STUDENT’S LAST NAME:
6:00-6:20 PM for students with the last name beginning with the letter A through L
6:40-7:00 PM for students with the last name beginning with the letter M through Z
If you have a JK student that is attending a different school than your home school please plan on attending the Meet Your Teacher with your older children.
During the Meet Your Teacher evening, you are invited to visit the classroom of your assigned teacher for a brief meet and greet, a quick walk around the classroom, and practice walking to your classroom from the bus loop and drop off. We also encourage families to consider bringing any classroom supply donations with them during this time, in order to reduce the amount of things students must carry on the first day. We are hopeful this will support students to feel more confident and excited about the start of school when they have the opportunity to meet their teacher and see their classroom.
Please be aware that classrooms will not be “First Day Ready'' on Wednesday, August 31. Teachers will have been engaged in professional development meetings and will not have been in their classrooms setting up. Lockers, desks, and mailboxes most likely will not be assigned yet. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to families meeting their classroom teacher and community.
Your student cannot be assigned to a teacher until the Skyward Back-to-School Process is completed. If you haven’t already, be sure to complete the Skyward Online Back-To-School Process by logging into Skyward and following the steps, which can also be found here. All current SLCS families complete this registration process each year for each of their students. Once you have completed the process you will be able to view your classroom teacher by logging into Skyward on August 29th, 2022. Please complete the Skyward Online Back-to-School Process prior to the Meet Your Teacher event to ensure your child has the opportunity to meet their teacher during the event. If you need help completing this process please call our main office, 248-573-8500, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm or email to sayre@slcs.us. Class rosters posted in Skyward on August 29th are final and can’t be changed.
Do you know someone who still needs to enroll their child in our district for the fall? Enrollment information can be found on the enrollment page of our website.
We look forward to seeing you on August 31st!
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Susan Maurus Ed. S.
Principal
Sayre Elementary
(248) 573-8500
SAYRE COMMUNICATION:
The Sayre Elementary Principal is Mrs. Susan Maurus - mauruss@slcs.us - during the school year, whenever possible, her office sends a weekly email of information which often includes a video.
Please add these three contacts to your phone/email list of contacts:
Sayre Elementary Office, Phone: 1-248-573-8500, Email #1: sayre@slcs.us, Email #2: donotreply@slcs.us
Sayre Attendance - please call 248-573-8475 - to report your student(s) absence/late arrival/early departure. Please include your student’s first and last name with the spelling of the last name along with the reason for absence from school. The office is busy in the morning so please call this number to leave a recorded message with any attendance related information - absences, late arrival, early dismissal - prior to 9:30AM. If you are emailing your student's teacher in advance about any planned absence (appointments, vacation, days off, holiday) then please also copy the Sayre Office at sayre@slcs.us. For student safety and Michigan Department of Education state regulations attendance for each student is reconciled each day by the office staff. Including the office in your email communications regarding attendance helps your student’s teacher from having to forward your communication to the office for the attendance record.
Sayre Elementary PTO - sayrepto@gmail.com - Please read the monthly edition of the PTO's Sayre Sayre
Sayre Elementary School
Email: sayre@slcs.us
Website: slcs.us/sayre_elementary
Location: 23000 Valerie Street, South Lyon, MI, USA
Phone: 248-573-8500
Twitter: @SLCSSayre