Don’t let your Victorian clothes take up valuable space in your closet – donate them for future use. You can place children’s and adult clothing in the blue bin in the main lobby within the next two weeks. We’ll store them over the winter and make available to the 2nd graders for their spring field trip. We are also looking for a 2nd grade parent to coordinate the clothing display at that time. If interested, please contact stefaniedenby@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting Winchester’s Victorian Clothing Exchange Program!

Welcome Back Families!

Our Winchester PTA coordinates student enrichment activities and social events that enhance our students' school life and bring the Winchester community together. We run on the volunteer energy of our parents, and we would love to have you join us. To save some paper, no envelopes will be sent home at this time. Instead, join online and make your donations to Invest in Your Child: winchesterpta.memberhub.store

Your donations through the Invest in Your Child Fundraiser provides support to more than 30 programs/events at Winchester.

PTA meetings are held throughout the school year on Wednesdays, either AM or PM, to accommodate the parent community. Our next meeting is: November 7th @ 7:00 pm

To pay your 2018-19 PTA Membership and donate to Invest in Your Child, please visit: https://winchesterpta.memberhub.store/

Please consider spending some time during lunchtime assisting the lunch staff! New this school year, you can sign up just for your child/children’s lunch period if that works better than signing up for the whole lunchtime.

The link is www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f49adaf28a75-winchester1

DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP OF CHILDREN

In order to make the drop off and pick-up of children by car as safe as possible for our students, we ask that you follow these procedures:

Please do not drop your child off before 8:35 a.m. The first bell rings at 8:41 a.m.

Bus – For those eligible, riding a NPS bus is the most convenient and safest transportation option.

Arrival

Drop Off Procedures:

• During arrival, please be sure to stay in the right hand lane and pull your vehicle all the way up in the “red zone.”
• Please do not maneuver between lanes as this creates a safety concern.
• When all the cars have pulled forward and stopped, please have your child prepared to exit your car with all of their belongings.
• Try to get your goodbye hugs and kisses in at home.
• ALL students should be dropped off at the same time. Please do not stop and drop each of your children off at a specific door.
• Students should be prepared to walk to their designated arrival location using the sidewalk in front of the school.

Please stay in your car at all times in the DROP-OFF ZONE.

Dismissal

Pick Up Procedures:

• Kindergarten parents are asked to park in the parking lot and walk up to the building to pick up your child from the teacher unless arrangements have been made to pick them up in the pick-up zone.
• If you are leaving your vehicle you must park in the parking lot.
• Our dismissal begins promptly at 3:45. In order for you to be in our MOVING carpool line and not in a stagnant line, please arrive no sooner than 3:45.
• Please stay in the right hand lane and pull all the way up in the “red zone” or Pick-Up Zone.
• The carpool lane will be released first.

For the Safety of our students, please remember to:

• Refrain from using your cell phone during Drop off and Pick up
• Use the cross walk at the main entrance when crossing.
• Turn left out of the parking lot.
• Save the handicapped spots for those who need them.

Our office is open from 8:00 to 4:30.

Contact us at (248) 465-2400

Website: http://winchester.northvilleschools.org/

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