Dear Wines Families,
Welcome to my first “Wednesday Email” of the school year. Each Wednesday I will send out a message to all families. I try to keep the message to a reasonable length and reading the weekly message is the best way to stay up to date with everything going on at Wines.
Our delayed first day of school was fantastic yesterday. It was so great to see our returning kids and families and wonderful to welcome all of our new faces. Thanks to our PTO for sponsoring the coffee and donuts and BIG thanks to all of our families for helping make the entire day so smooth. Just a reminder for pick up and drop off: Young 5’s, Kindergarten, and 5th grade should use the Cooley lot. 1st-4th grades should use the main entrance from Newport. Please use the lot corresponding to the youngest sibling in your family. Your drop off/pick up lot may not be the closest lot to your house, but it is important that we follow this system for parking lot efficiency and, more importantly, safety.
Volunteering at Wines
As the school year gets underway, there will be numerous opportunities for families to volunteer at our school. As part of our school safety measures, we ask that all volunteers please fill out a quick form that registers you as a Wines volunteer and allows us to complete a background check. The form is linked below.
Volunteer Registration: https://forms.gle/YLf5nee9Wxf9BHwr9
Once you fill out the form you are all set as the background check is a very quick process on our end and we will contact you in the event that there is a problem or question. If you do not hear anything back, you can assume that you are cleared to volunteer. Teachers will alert you about the various volunteer opportunities we have.
Note: This is a yearly requirement so volunteers from last year must fill out the form again this year.
Lunch and Breakfast
As I’ve announced previously, lunch and breakfast are free for all students this year. A-la-carte milk is charged. With this new law, AAPS is asking that ALL families fill out a Free and Reduced Lunch application. Even if your family will not financially qualify for free or reduced lunch and even if your child(ren) will not participate in the breakfast or lunch program, this information is used for state and federal reimbursement for school meals. Below is a link to information about the application. Thank you for completing this.
Back to School Picnic: Sept. 7
Join us on the playground next Thursday night from 5:30-7:00. This is an informal where you and your family can bring your own picnic dinner and spend some time socializing with friends new and old.
M14 Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 6
On Wednesday Sept. 6th at 6:30 PM, we will be hosting a town hall meeting with State Senator Sue Shink and representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation. The Town Hall will focus on M14 updates. I know M14 noise and other items related to the highway have been raised for many years by members of our community so please consider attending this important event.
Reminder: No school Friday or Monday for the extended Labor Day weekend.
David
