Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Weekly Blog 2/10

Dear Wines Families,
Below is a link to the February Wines Times Newsletter. In addition, I have a few more announcements.


Auction
As I indicated last week, we are pleased to announce that our annual Silent Auction is moving off site. Please save the evening of April 30th on your calendar for this fun, casual, adult-only event. The event will take place a Null. If you are connected to a local restaurant and are able to donate any food items to our event, please contact Amy Holland at 313-790-9667 or AmyTHolland@live.com.

Science Olympiad Openings
There are a few Science Olympiad team openings in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. If your child is interested in joining a team or possibly participating in an additional event, contact sceinceowines@gmail.com to inquire about availability.

Disability Awareness Workshop
Our annual Disability Awareness Workshop takes place on Wednesday, March 16. We will need parent volunteers to help out with this wonderful event for our 4th grade students. You do not need to be a 4th grade parent to help! There is much more information included in the Wines Times.

That’s all for this week. Just a reminder, no school next week.

David


Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Weekly Blog 1/3

Dear Wines Families, 
I have just a couple of important announcements today:

Parent Involvement Day
I am so pleased to see all of the RSVP's that have come in for our Parent Involvement Day taking place on Monday, February 8th. If you have not had a chance to RSVP yet, please click on the link below if you are planning on joining us. This is especially important if you are staying for lunch so we can be sure to order enough food. Please RSVP no later than tomorrow morning as we will be finalizing our lunch order tomorrow afternoon. We look forward to welcoming you on Monday!


Locked Doors
Our front doors (and all doors) are now locked during the school day. Today was the first day of full implementation and things are going very well. As a reminder, Robin is alone in the office nearly all the time. Her first responsibilities are to our kids and staff. If she is working with students or staff, there may be a delay in her ability to buzz you in. We very much appreciate your understanding and patience! 

Parking Lot Reminders! Please Read
It is the time of year to again remind folks about protocol in the parking lot. The area along the main entrance of the building from the beginning of the sidewalk until the gate is an active drop-off/pick up zone. Please pull as far ahead as possible and stay in your car. Do not park in front of the gate. Also, students MAY NOT walk up the sidewalk toward Newport Rd. to get into your car. Students should ONLY be picked up at the front of the building. Having students come to you may make your wait in line shorter, but it causes a disruption in the flow meaning it takes longer for everyone else. We will certainly remind students, but we need your help to remind your kids as well. In the Cooley lot near the Kindergarten entrance, the area from the end of the gate to between the portables is a similar pick up/drop off zone. There are signs marking these areas. We ask that the Cooley lot continue to be used by Kindergarten families (and siblings) only. As a reminder, our school was never designed to accommodate lots of car traffic so please utilize the bus if your child is on a bus route and we always encourage a healthy walk or bike ride to school too! If you are driving to school and wish to park and come in, please make sure you are parked in a designated area. As always, a great option for parking is the Forsythe overflow lot near our Newport entrance. While we weren't designed for so much traffic, we do have some advantages in our design that allows for a fairly efficient and safe drop off and pick up. However, we need your help to make sure the system functions. THANK YOU! 

Kindergarten Round Up
Just a reminder that Kindergarten Round Up is Wednesday, February 24 at 6:00 PM. If you have a child who will be 5 by Sept. 1, 2016 or if you have friends or neighbors who do, please plan on coming to Round Up that evening. Even if you are planning on coming to Round Up, please contact the office with your child's name so we can add him or her to our list. We appreciate any help in getting the word out. We do anticipate opening some spaces for in-district transfers. If you know of families who do not live in our attendance area but are interested in our school, please have them contact our office and come to Round Up. Thank you. 
That's all for this week!


David