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Silver Springs Elementary School - January 7, 2019
Mark Your Calendars
Let's make it a great week!
This Week’s Events:
January 7th - Spirit Day! Wear a Silver Springs T-Shirt or Wear Blue!
January 8th - 2:00 - #WhyYouMatter Assembly
January 9th - 3:45- 5:00 After School Science
January 10th - #WhyYouMatter Picture Day
Next Week's Events:
January 14th - Spirit Day! Wear a Silver Springs T-Shirt or Wear Blue!
January 15th - 6:30 p.m. - PTA Meeting
January 17th - Credit Union Deposit Day
6:30 p.m. - 5th Grade Concert (Students arrive at 6:10)
Family Skating Night at Skatin' Station
Follow us on Twitter @sspringselem or by clicking on the following link:
https://twitter.com/sspringselem
Have a great week!
Katie Booth, Principal
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Parking Lot Reminders
Just a few parking lot reminders to kick off 2019!
- The Upper Parking lot is for Staff and Buses only. Please do not park in the upper parking lot. It impedes the buses ability to load, unload, and exit the school.
- Please DO NOT exit your car in the Carpool Lane. If you would like to park and help your child out of the car, please use one of the parking spaces in the lower parking lot and then use the crosswalk.
- Please pull all the way forward in the carpool lane. It creates quite a back-up onto Silver Springs Drive when cars stop at the main entrance. There are at least 2-3 adults in the carpool lane each morning to ensure that your child gets into the building safely.
Thank you for helping us to make sure that student safety is our number 1 priority!!!
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A Message from Food Services...
New Elementary School Food Service Policy starts January 7, 2019
Dear Elementary School Parents and Guardians,
Beginning January 7, 2019, a new policy will go into place at all Northville Public Schools elementary schools regarding the purchase of extra food items at lunch. All extra items will be cash only with the exception of double orders of main entrees (i.e. a second slice of pizza), milk and water, which will be charged to your student’s Food Service account. Double orders are $1.75 per additional entree, and $0.50 for an additional order of milk or water. Please make sure your student understands these extra food items are not free to avoid your student’s Food Service account from becoming overdrawn.
Please call Food Service at 248-344-3690 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Carrie Morfino
Director, Food Service
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CSI: Century of Song Investigation (5th grade concert)
Thursday, January 17 at 6:30pm (students arrive at 6:10)
Silver Springs
Students should wear blue jeans with a back pocket and a plain black shirt
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January PTA General Meeting 1/15/19 6:30 pm in the Media Center
Please join us for our evening PTA General Meeting on Tuesday, January 15th. It is a great way to stay informed and learn about upcoming events at Silver Springs. You also might hear something that sparks an interest to want to help out or get involved. We hope to see you for the first meeting of 2019!
We also plan to recognize our students who participated in the PTA’s Reflections.
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Calling all Scientists
We are calling all scientists. The PTA Science Fair 2019 will be held in April.
Start thinking about an interesting project. Maybe be you want to use the cold weather for some snow or ice experiments?
If you can't think of interesting experiments, just google Science Fair project, you will hundreds of ideas.
We are still looking for parents who can help to organize the 2019 Science Fair.
There are a lot of things to do and there are also a lot activities who can be done from home or after school hours. Every little bit of help is welcome.
If you have a minute or two to spare and would like to help, please contact Silke Nyilas:
sciencefair.silversprings@gmail.com
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The Spring SEASON for our Robotics team is here.
Dear Silver Springs students (K-3rd Grade)
The Spring SEASON for our Robotic team is here. We will start in January and we are planing to join the Canton Plymouth High School EXPO beginning of May. It is the identical FALL Season "MISSION MOON" challenge. FIRST only offers one challenge per school year.
Parents, this program will be run by parents for our students There will be some challenges and problems to solve but the goal is to make this a fun, exciting, and educational experience for the upcoming 11 weeks the teams will be meeting.
FIRST requires for each FIRST LEGO Robotic Jr. team 2 parent volunteers. FIRST calls these parents coaches. We need 2 coaches per team of about 4 kids. Please consider to volunteer to coach a team. Every coach will get a TEAM Meeting guide that will explain all activities broken down by each session. We will show all materials on:
Thursday, DEC-13.
Just stop by at the Silver Springs Office. You can talk with the coaches from the Fall Season. We will set up the materials and some demonstrations. Some coaches will be there before and after their students Holiday party. Please just stop by or send us an email to answer all additional questions.
The Spring Season is for K-3rd Grade and it is called The FIRST JUNIOR LEGO LEAGUE JR. The WEDO 2.0 controller is what will be used to "program" the LEGO robot will be controlled by an app. It is based on drag and drop programming or your Just download the app ,start bluetooth and you are done. Parents don't need any kind of programing skills to be able to volunteer. Just the fun to let kids playing with LEGOs and to solve their own challenge.
We will meet Tuesdays at 6 -7pm at Silver Springs. the first meeting is January-15. There will be no Robotic meeting during Spring break and Teacher development day.
The costs for this program is $86. This includes the use of the LEGOs and the WEDO 2.0 controller, the registration fees for FIRST, and some basic other materials we will need to complete the season.
Any questions? silversprings.robotics@gmail.com
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Next Family Skating Party – January 17th 6-8 pm
Mark your new calendar for 2019 to join us at the Skatin Station. Let’s start January with some winter fun skating with friends and family!
Last Family Skating Party – April 8th
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Box Tops
Happy Collecting!
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Supporting the The 7 Habits at home!
7-Habits Take Home Activity for January
This month’s Habit: Habit 3 Put First Things First
Activity: Color, Symbol, Image
Due Date: January 31, 2018
Habit #3 Put First Things First- "Work First, Then Play"
What this means: Focus on what is important, schedule the important things first. Don’t be a dreamer - stay focused!
“I spend my time on things that are most important.”
“I say no to things I know I should not do.”
“I set priorities, make a schedule, and follow my plan.”
“I am disciplined and organized.”
How can I do this in my life?
1. Do your homework as soon as you come home from school.
2. Do something you have been putting off for a long time.
3. Think about your most important responsibilities. Do them first.
Great Books for Habit #3- Put First Things First
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Pokey and the Spelling Test by Sean Covey
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
Silver Springs Elementary School
Email: boothka@northvilleschools.org
Website: http://silversprings.northvilleschools.org
Location: 19801 Silver Spring Drive, Northville, MI, United States
Phone: (248) 465-2300
Twitter: @sspringselem