Dear Wines Families,
I first want to reach out and express my sincere hope that this message finds everyone in good health. The DeYoung’s are healthy and hunkered down at home. My wife and I have turned our dining room into a shared home office as working from home is new for both of us and so we don’t have any kind of home office. I’ve seen a few social media posts about couples learning a lot about their spouses now that they are working together. One post I saw had a wife say about her husband, “who would have thought he was a ‘let’s circle back to that’ kind of person.” There is a bit of that happening in our house as well! Here is the news as we know it today:
Joe Reilly Facebook Live Event Today at 4:00 PM
Our friend Joe Reilly who works with our 4th graders each year is hosting a free children’s concert on Facebook today at 4:00. If you don’t know Joe’s work, he is an accomplished singer/songwriter with a focus on children’s music. Each year he works with our 4th graders and helps each classroom write, perform, and record an original song. For more information about today’s event, go to https://www.facebook.com/events/246456059729127/
Can We Help??
These are, obviously, extraordinary times in our community. With work stoppages for nearly all of us, this means disruption in income for many of our families. If you are in immediate need of financial assistance, food, etc. please click on the link below so we can have a sense of the needs in our community. I will work with our PTO to support everyone as best as we can. Your survey information is private only to me.
Can You Help?
If you are in a position to help support families financially or in other ways, we need you! Please fill out the form below to help us identify you. Your responses are private only to me. The survey does not ask for any donation today. I will follow up later with how you can best provide support.
School Closure Extension
As you know, there is now a statewide shelter in place directive in Michigan until at least April 13. This means that our school closure will last at least that long. Please continue to read emails, etc. from our school district for any additional information. I will certainly send out this information as well.
Teacher Communication
Our teachers have been remarkable in communicating with families and students. I have been very impressed with how quickly this has taken place. As teachers have shared, for now the activities being sent are optional. The goal is to stay connected and provide opportunities for kids. This should not add pressure to your kids or your family.
Spring Break
Next week is Spring Break and we are asking all of our teachers and staff to disconnect next week and focus on their families. Teachers will be back online beginning April 6.
Food Distribution
Please click on the link below with information about food distribution around our community.
News from Ms. Wahl
Ms. Wahl is working on revising her website. In the meantime, I will be sharing info from PE for her. Below is her message for this week.
Hi Wines Wildcats!
I miss all of you! Remember staying active is very important. Everyday try to get outside and ride your bike, run, walk, shoot baskets, jump rope and play. You can always do the PE daily warm up just run laps outside around the house (not in the house). Wahl's Walkers can earn 30 miles walking, biking or running. Create your own log for your miles.
Here are a couple websites to try:
GoNoodle https://gonoodle.com
Cap'N Pete's Power PE. https://tinyurl.com/HomePEActivity
Feel free to let me know how you are staying active wahl@aaps.k12.mi.us
TTFN-Miss Wahl
That is all for this week. Try to get out and enjoy the sunshine today. I am available daily via email with any questions and concerns you may have.
David
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