Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Weekly Blog 1/31

Dear Wines Families,
Lots of information to share today, sorry for the long message!

Reminder, Early Release Today: Dismissal this afternoon at 1:29
There are two remaining Early Release days this year. Feb. 28 and May 23. Please mark your calendars.

International Night: TONIGHT!
Come join us and learn about countries and cultures from around the globe, all presented by Wines students and families! There will be delicious food, interesting facts and fun activities. The evening begins at 6:30 and ends at 8pm. The Parade of Nations starts at 7:45pm and serves as our grand finale!

Parent Involvement Day 2018
Our annual Parent Involvement Day takes place on Monday, Feb. 12. Look for a paper invitation in your child’s Wednesday Folder today. I will be following up tomorrow with an electronic RSVP. We hope to see you there!

Kindergarten and Young 5’s Round Up: Feb. 6
Our Kindergarten and Young 5’s Round Up will take place next Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 6:30 PM. This event is for parents AND incoming students. We are excited to introduce our new Young 5’s program and discuss “traditional” kindergarten at Wines. Please help spread the word to your friends and neighbors.

Wines Auction and Raffle: Looking for New Leadership
The Wines Auction are looking for one or two people to help run the Wine Pull.  This includes collecting the wine, and gift wrapping the wine.  Shannon Stewart is in her last year as a Wines parent and has offered to run it this year but needs some help and it's the perfect time for people to shadow her and learn how to do it.  It is fun and easy!

Also next year will be Tracie Clark’s last year as organizer of the Auction. This is another opportunity for someone to shadow her to learn the ropes and take over. This is a well-oiled machine and just needs someone step in and take over the oiling!  If you are interested in either of these roles then please email Tracie at: traciemcginty@hotmail.com

With this in mind, the head of the Raffle committee, Kerianne Tupac, is also approaching her last year next year and is looking for a person to step into her role.  Again perfect time to start shadowing her to learn the ropes! Please email kmtupac@umich.edu.

Wines A2 Allergy Parents Group
Does your Wines student have food allergies? If you are an allergy parent, please consider joining the Wines A2 Allergy Parents Group on Facebook:
https://tinyurl.com/wines-allergy-parents. We look forward to connecting with you! Contact winesa2allergyparents@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age
You are all invited to a screening of the award-winning documentary, "Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age" on Thursday, Feb 1 at 6:30pm in the Forsythe Auditorium. The film will be followed by a discussion led by school counselors. Parents are HIGHLY encouraged to bring their middle school and high school children.

Through poignant and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, Screenagers reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. To see a 2-minute movie trailer go to the movie website at: www.screenagersmovie.com

If you are unable to attend Forsythe's viewing date, an additional screening is available at Skyline High School, March 6 at 6:30pm.

That’s all for this week!
David








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