Weekly Update 9/13

 Dear Wines Families, 

It was very nice to see everyone at Curriculum Night last evening. We hope you received helpful information from your child’s teacher and got to know the how the classroom is organized. 

Wines PTO

Our PTO is busy putting together another fantastic year at Wines. In order for our PTO to be successful, we need your help! There is no shortage of opportunities to get involved and no experience is necessary! For new families to Wines, there is often a sense of “I’m going to wait to learn more about everything before I get involved.” This is understandable! But please know that we need new people, fresh ideas, and our activities are really fun and easy to be a part of. So don’t be shy!! In your weekly email today were two links to information from our PTO. The first is a list of Wines events along with a QR code to sign up to volunteer. Please note, signing up does not obligate you but it gives us a list of people who are possibly interested. The second is a link to a letter from the PTO about our Direct Donation program. Please check your email and look for these items.

Miles Jeffrey Roberts Foundation Champion Program

The Miles Jeffrey Roberts Foundation mission is to empower the youth athletic community in mental well-being and suicide prevention.  MJRF was established in August 2019 in memory of Miles Roberts, a Freshman at Skyline and former Wines student, who died by suicide at the age of 15. Miles was a youth working to balance the demands of school, family, athletics, friends, social media and more. His feeling of elation during sports was contagious and these connections with coaches and teammates helped to nourish his mental well-being. We look to help others like Miles thrive and build a safety net of trusted support through their athletic interactions

This Fall marks our fourth anniversary and we are celebrating with a gathering at German Park on Friday, September 22nd from 6 -11 pm.  The evening will include dinner, beverages, silent auction, music by the Four Roses and dancing.  Our goal is to raise funds to grow the MJRF Champions Program. 

The MJRF Champion program is a pilot program intended to be transformative in approach for engaging youth athletes through trusted adults. The Skyline pilot is a 3 year program which began in September 2022, with a goal to demonstrate evidence based outcomes and to be sustainable by Skyline/AAPS at year 4 as part of the school curriculum.  Our 10 year plan is to grow this program across all high schools in Washtenaw County. 

Please join us in person at German Park or support us through donations to MJRF on our website mjrfoundation.org

• You can learn more about MJRF Champs at https://mjrfoundation.org/mjrf-champions/ and also on social @mjrfoundation

• You can purchase tickets at https://cbo.io/tickets/mjrf/tix.  Please purchase by 9/15 to support planning.  

• You can become a sponsor for German Park event including tickets at https://cbo.io/tickets/mjrf/tix_1.  

• You can become a sponsor only for German Park event at https://cbo.io/tickets/mjrf/tix_2.  

Spirit Wear

It's that time of year for the Wines Spirit Wear Sale! This will be your only time to order spirit wear this year. The sale is live now and will be open through Monday, September 25 at midnight. Items will ship directly to you starting October 10. There are a few new items this year including sweatpants! Support our school and rock your Wines gear around town! And a Wines hoodie makes a great gift! 

https://pogo.undergroundshirts.com/collections/wines-elementary-apparel-2

Wines Attendance Email 

We are moving to an email-only system to report absences. This is happening across all schools in AAPS. If your child is going to be absent or late to school, please email wines@aaps.k12.mi.us. 

Join us in Walktober!

Students and families are encouraged to walk, bike, and scoot their way to school every Friday in October and on International Walk to School Day - Wednesday, October 4th.

Walktober Dates:

Wednesday, October 4 (International Walk to School Day)

Friday, October 6

Friday, October 20

Friday, October 27

Walktober is a great way to learn about pedestrian safety and healthy habits. Collect a sticker or stamp on the way to school at the corners of Sunset & Newport, Saunders Crescent & Cooley Street, Riverwood & Newport, or at the Wines' Baseball Field (near Upper El playground) and path from Forsythe Field.

Volunteers are needed to hand out stamps. Please SIGN UP HERE.

What if my student takes the bus?

On each of the Walktober Dates, our busses will drop students off a the Forsythe main parking lot. Dr. DeYoung will meet busses there and accompany students on a walk to Wines. 

What if my student is in AM childcare?

Dr. DeYoung will pick childcare students up and walk with them to Forsythe to meet the busses. Students will then join the walk to school. 

What if we live too far away to walk?

One way to participate is to park close to the school and walk, bike, or scoot the remainder of the way.

Walktober is sponsored by the Wines PTO. 

Thanks! 

David