Dear Wines Families.
Now that we are into our third week of school, I have a number of announcements today. I try not to have my weekly message be quite so long, but there is a lot to talk about today!
Important Upcoming Dates:
• Tuesday, Sept. 26th. PTO Meeting. 6:00 New Family Orientation and General Meeting. 7:00 Executive Board Meeting. Free childcare is provided at all PTO meetings.
• Wednesday, Sept. 27th: Early Release Day. Dismissal at 1:29. Students will eat lunch at school. There is no PM childcare.
• Tuesday, Oct. 3rd. Picture Day. Information is coming home today in the Wednesday Folder. You can order online at inter-state.com/order. The unique order code for Wines Elementary School is 19156CF.
General Announcements
Wednesday Folder Items:
In your child’s folder today, you will see a card with their student number. This number is not used a lot at the elementary level, but as kids enter middle school, the parent portal for PowerSchool is used more often and the number is needed for that. In addition, the student number is necessary if you choose to pay online for lunch at www.mypaymentsplus.com.
4th and 5th grade parents, the state MSTEP parent report will be in your child’s folder today as well.
Morning drop off:
We’ve noticed a large number of students who are dropped off at school very early in the morning. Please note that school does not start until 8:53 and we do not have supervision until 8:45. Please do not drop students off before this time.
Directory:
Robin is putting the finishing touches on the annual family directory. If you chose not to be included in the directory on your enrollment application, your information will not be included. Included information will be parent cell phone, email, and home phone (if you have a land line!). If you chose not to be included when you registered, but now wish to be included or if you would not like to be included and didn’t indicate that during online enrollment, please contact Robin at moorero@aaps.k12.mi.us. Please note, that we cannot make special requests to have or not have certain numbers included or not.
Friday Floor Hockey is Back!
We are starting floor hockey early this year. We will start THIS FRIDAY at 8:15 AM. We will play through Thanksgiving and then take a break until after winter break when we will re-start. Parents are welcome to play!
Walktober is coming!
It's nearly October which means Walktober is going to be starting very soon. Every Friday (rain or shine) during the month of October we encourage your child to walk or bike to school. Walktober will actually kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 4th in celebration of International Walk to School Day and then follow each Friday during October. We will have a few check in point's for your child to have their hand stamped to show they have taken part - more details to follow.
Great Ideas Grants
Do you have a great idea? The Great ideas Grant program is an opportunity for Wines students, parents, and staff to turn a great idea into a funded program to benefit the Wines community! The grant approval committee meets twice a year to vote on applications. Submissions are now accepted online only. The first deadline is November 1st.
The links for the Adult and Child application can be found on the Wines PTO website: www.winespto.org Don’t let a great idea go to waste! Submit now! Submit several! Contact: Sarah Ball – sjcball@yahoo.com
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 78 Kick Off Meeting - Wednesday, Sept 20 (tonight!)
Interested in what Cub Scouts is about? Want to learn more? Want to have your son hang out and have fun with other boys in a positive environment? Come and check out Cub Scout Pack 78 tonight, September 20 at 7pm for our kick-off meeting. We will be meeting in the Wines cafeteria. Come check out the fun! Questions? You can email Seth Guikema, the pack committee chair, at seth.guikema@gmail.com.
Girl Scout Information Night Wednesday, Sept. 27th at 6:30 PM in the cafeteria. All grades K-5.
Wines Beautification!
Volunteers Needed for Wines Beautification on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 12-2 pm.
Please contact Mary Nickson (mnickson@umich.edu) if you can help anytime on Saturday form 12-2 p.m. with painting the portables ramp and stairways and cleaning out and putting down bags of mulch in the island flower bed between Wines and Forsythe. Thank you!
Thanks,
David
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