Weekly Update 9/21

 Dear Wines Families, 

Another great week is halfway complete and we near completing our first month of school together. I could not be more pleased with how this year has started out! Here is the information for the week: 

Reminder: Important Office Information

As I indicated a couple of weeks ago, Robin Moore was involved in a car accident over the Labor Day weekend. She and her family are recovering from their injuries but Robin will be out of the office until at least the middle of October. Please be sure that all messages for absences, etc. are called in to the office at (734) 994-1973 as Robin is not responding to email. J’Ne Powell is filling in for Robin and she has been awesome! But as I said earlier, Robin has been at Wines for 13 years and her knowledge is hard to replace in such a short time. J’Ne’s email is powellj@aaps.k12.mi.us. 

PTO Meeting Tonight

Our first PTO meeting of the year is tonight at 7:00 PM in the library. We'll review and vote on the budget for the school year and start talking about our first major event, the annual Run a Thon, scheduled for October 14. All are welcome, and free childcare will be provided at the school if you need it.

Run a Thon Sponsorship

Do you have a business and would like to be a corporate sponsor for our Run-a-Thon? Your logo will go on our t-shirts (that all students receive) and on our other promotional materials. If you are interested, please go to https://www.ptowines.org/wines-runathon and scroll to the “Become a Corporate Sponsor” link. The deadline is Sept. 26. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Burkhart at dredvm18@gmail.com. 

Volunteers

Thank you to the many parents who have registered to volunteer at our school. If you have registered already, we have processed your background check and you are all set to begin. If you have not registered, please fill out the form below. I realize many of you did this last year. Please note that this is a yearly requirement to register and provides an important layer of safety for our students. 

https://forms.gle/AQqQnH7SFcN28xdE8

Picture Day Oct. 4

Picture Day is coming up on Oct. 4th. All orders are done online this year. Please go to https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/70941DF to make your order. All students will have their picture taken this year regardless of whether you purchase a package or not. All students at Wines will also receive a yearbook regardless of package purchases.  

Security Guard

I’ve received a few inquiries regarding a security guard that has been on campus for the past number of days. We learned two weeks ago that our fire alarms are not fully functional due to something that happened during construction over the summer. The Fire Marshall has ordered that a security guard be present until the alarm is repaired. The fire alarm repair was completed yesterday and so our security guard is no longer on site.  

Thanks! 

David