Weekly Update 4/7

Dear Wines Families, 

We continue to be thrilled to have kids and staff back in the school building. Everyone—from kids to adults—are so happy to be back! While everyone is learning some new routines, I’m incredibly impressed by how quickly things seem to be normal in each classroom. It is quite amazing to see! 

Change in Return Dates

Yesterday Dr. Swift shared information with the entire AAPS community regarding a change in the return to school dates for students in grades 4-12 due to the increase in COVID infections in Washtenaw County. I followed up with our 4th and 5th grade families last evening, but for all of our information, our 3rd graders will return by cohort next Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday. Our 4th and 5th grade student are now scheduled to return on April 19th. 

Another 1st Day Tomorrow! 

Tomorrow we will celebrate our fourth “1st day” of school as we welcome our second cohort of 1st and 2nd graders. This week has gone quite smoothly as our student population increased and we are excited to see a new group of kids tomorrow and more on Monday! 

Thank you to everyone for following our arrival and dismissal procedures. Today I again emailed your family Driveline # (I know I’ve sent this many times, but I just want to make sure everyone has it!). Please have this number displayed prominently in your car for either Ms. Schemanske in the Cooley Lot or me at the main entrance lot to see. On students’ first day of school, they will be sent home with a car mirror tag with your number. Please have this number displayed on a hand- written piece of paper for the first pick up. In all honesty, both Sarah and I have found that a large hand-written piece of paper is actually a little easier to see than the car tag, so feel free to use either one or both! As a reminder, please use the lot associated with the youngest sibling in your family. 

Lunch 

Just a reminder that lunch is provided free for any student this year if you choose. However, lunch must be ordered in advance. Information on ordering can be found at https://www.a2schools.org/Page/621. It is helpful if you have a conversation with your child about which item you ordered. There is a hot and a cold choice each day and students don’t always know which they ordered. We will have extras, but any help in this area is appreciated. 

Report Cards

On Friday you will receive a secure email with your child’s report card. 

Mark Your Calendars: Godaiko Fundraiser

Our final dinner fundraiser at Godaiko is scheduled for May 3rd. Godaiko is owned by Paul and Ying Tsai, a wonderful Wines family. 50% of all proceeds will go to Wines for the evening. Dine in or take out. More information to come later. 

Looking forward to another first day of school tomorrow and more over the next couple of weeks. As always, please reach out with any questions. 

David