Trombly Times
Trombly Terriers Taking Care of Business
October 28, 2019
Halloween Day - 11:35 a.m. Dismissal for Students
Halloween is one of the highlights of the school year. Students are allowed to come to school dressed in costume. We ask that we limit the amount of gore and scariness. We are a building that also houses preschool 4 year olds. We ask that you be mindful of the young ones.
We will have our annual parade starting at 8:45 AM. Students will walk through the hallways and then proceed out of the building through the Essex Ave doors. The parade will move down Middlesex until the first break in the median and then back to school.
Each class will hold their own celebration. Please be on the lookout for information from your child’s teacher.
Kids Club Reminder - Half Day - Oct 31
Safe Routes to School - Nov 18
We have 4 families who have volunteered to be part of the walking audit. We have room for a few more…
Please join your Safe Routes to School Team, students, and parents for the SRTS Walking Audit and Kick-Off meeting on Monday, November 18, 2019. Help to represent your community school and provide important data and insight necessary for your schools’ application for Safe Routes to School grant funding.
Walking audit teams will meet in the Pierce auditorium and depart after school to evaluate and record the current pedestrian environment and existing hazards surrounding student routes to both Defer and Pierce. Teams consisting of participants from all 3 schools, and other community leaders, will meet following the walking audit in the Pierce auditorium for the program kick-off meeting and additional data gathering. The estimated schedule includes:
3:45 pm – Walking audit participants (for all three schools) meet in the Pierce auditorium.
3:50 pm – Intro and instructions for audit (Pierce breaks into 4 teams; Defer breaks into 2 teams to cover additional area).
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Walking Audit
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – South cluster kick-off meeting at Pierce (all teams and attendees in the Pierce auditorium)
The purpose of the GPPSS Walkability Program is to evaluate, identify, and improve students’ routes to school in the Grosse Pointe Public School District, campus by campus. This initiative is part of a multi-year program focusing on three to four schools a year and consists of data gathering, action planning, and applications for grant funding to create a safer environment for all GPPSS students.
November Millage
Two ballot proposals are on the November 5th ballot. The first millage proposal is an Operating Millage Restoration and Extension (a homestead and non-homestead operating millage) that was first approved by voters in 1995. It has two components:
the homestead millage (7.8763 mills) that is levied on primary residences and allows the school district to receive its full funding allowance from the State of Michigan; and,
the non-homestead millage (18 mills) is levied primarily on rental properties and businesses. The State of Michigan requires school districts to levy this millage to insure full State Aid funding. Nineteen (19) mills is requested so that with Headlee rollbacks of up to one mill, the full 18 mills can be levied.
The second millage proposal is a one mill sinking fund proposal that was first approved by voters in 2004. This millage expired with the 2019 levy. Voter approval of this proposal will extend the term and expand the purpose of the sinking fund and restore the authorization to one mill after a Headlee rollback. Voter approval of this proposal will extend and restore the sinking fund and allows the school district to use sinking fund proceeds for expanded purposes, including security and technology equipment.
These two proposals combined make up 25% of the GPPSS Budget.
New Addition to the Office Staff
We are excited to share that Ally Hathaway has joined the Trombly team as the new office assistant. We are so excited to have Ally on the team.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT TROMBLY
Oct 31 -Parade starting at 8:45 a.m. 1/2 Day - Dismissal @ 11:36 a.m.
Nov 1 - Family Art Night - 6 - 8 p.m.
Nov 3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends - Turn clocks back one hour!
Nov 4 - Multi-Cultural Festival Mtg @ 7 pm - Music Rm.
Nov 5 - NO SCHOOL - Election Day
Nov 7 - Town Hall - 11:05 a.m.
Nov 8 - Lifetouch Picture Re-Takes
Nov 8 - T3 Meeting
Nov 11 - Parent-Teacher Book Club Mtg. - 8:15 a.m.
Nov 20 - PTO Mtg - 7 pm - Library
Nov 20 - 3rd Grade and Multi-Age - Sound of Music Field Trip
Nov 26 - 1/2 Day - Dismissal @ 11:36 a.m. - Thanksgiving Break Begins
Dec 2 - Classes Resume
GPPS Open House
Family Art Night - Nov 1
Multi-Cultural Festival Mtg - Nov 4
Champion Chow Down
If you’d like to help our Champion Chow Down program, please volunteer to bring in a small fruit and/or veggie snack for each student in your child’s classroom on the assigned day for that month. Extra cool points for volunteers who select rare or exotic choices of fruits and veggies!
The second Champion Chow Down of the year will take place on
November 7th (C Day) and 8th (D Day).
The snacks must be available to the class during their assigned PE time, so please check the teachers' PE class day and time when you sign up. (click on the link to the sign-up genius below) You can bring them during class time or drop them off ahead of time, whichever is easiest for you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D45A8AF23A1F94-tromblys1
Lifetouch Picture Day Re-take Day
Additional package order forms are available in the office. Stop by anytime!
Parent-Teacher Book Club Meeting - Nov 11
5th Grade Camp
Save the Date! Winter Vocal Concert - December 10
Holiday Craft Fair - Dec 14
Trombly Reads Together
Leader in Me
Volunteer Opportunities at Lunchtime
Instrumental Practice
"B" Days @ 1:20 p.m. Mon and 1:15 p.m. Tues-Fri
"D" Days @ 9:10 a.m. Mon and 8:30 a.m. Tues-Fri
Please remind your child to bring his/her instrument.
Upcoming Dates: 10/30, 11/1, 11/6, 11/8, 11/12, 11/14, 11/18, 11/20, 11/22, 11/26
Avenue B Practice
Upcoming Dates: 10/30, 11/6, 11/12, 11/18, 11/22
Lunch - Chartwells
Attendance Line - (313) 432-5001
Trombly Elementary
Email: krotchd@gpschools.org
Website: https://mi01000971.schoolwires.net/gptrombly
Location: Trombly Elementary School, Beaconsfield Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, MI, USA
Phone: (313) 432-5000