Weekly Update 6/12

 Dear Wines Families,

Greetings from Camp Tanuga where the 5th graders, the 5th grade teachers and I are enjoying some fantastic final few days together. We usually go to camp earlier in June/late May but the schedule has us here during the final week of school this year and it has been great timing for everyone! 

So, we have come to the final weekly message of the school year. I want to thank our community for another wonderful year and I hope everyone has a great summer. We have had some district level and other challenges that have impacted our school, but our staff, students, and our entire community have stayed together and as I sit here now, I have nothing but wonderful memories about this year and excitement about next year. We say goodbye to many special students, parents, and staff but we also look ahead to new faces—including over 100 Young 5’s and Kindergarten students next year! Here are the final messages of the year. 

Dismissal at 11:30 Tomorrow

We will begin Driveline around 11:25 or so. While the last day of school is special, we need to make sure everyone gets home safe so please follow the regular dismissal/Driveline procedures. If you are planning on greeting your child at school, please make sure you park in a designated parking spot. 

Report Cards

Report Cards will be emailed via secure delivery tomorrow afternoon. Kindergarten through 5th grade families will receive three separate emails. You will receive your child’s report card from their teacher, the special area class report card, and NWEA assessment results. Young 5’s will receive the report card and special area report but not NWEA scores. 

5th Grade Clap Out

We will clap out our 5th graders at approximately 11:20 on Thursday. Parents are welcome to join us. The best place for parents to view is at the Kindergarten entrance in the Cooley lot as that is where the 5th graders exit as they head back to the modular building one final time. 

1st Day of School August 26th

I know no one is thinking about the first day of school right now, but our first day will be August 26th. I will be in communication over the summer regarding our back to school events. 

Thanks again for a wonderful school year.

David

Weekly Update 6/5

 Dear Wines Families,

My apologies for the lateness of today’s message but it has been a busy and fun day here at Wines. The 5th graders from Mr. Mosher’s class played an incredible game of kickball against the staff today and it was the closest game we have had in my 14 years at Wines. Thanks to a late inning rally, the staff pulled out a dramatic come from behind 7-4 victory over the 5th graders from “Mod 5” who played their hearts out. Thanks to Finn Brader who won the opportunity for his class to play in the game at the raffle last week. 

Last Day of School June 13 (Half Day)

It is hard to believe we are in the final full week of school. Just a reminder that the last day of school is next Thursday, June 13. That is a half day with school dismissal at 11:30 AM. 

Staffing Update

Unfortunately, due to the AAPS budget challenges, a number of AAPS teachers received layoff notices this week. We feel for all of those wonderful professionals and hope that they are recalled later or are able to continue their careers in another district. While this is certainly no time to celebrate, I am pleased to report that no Wines teachers are impacted by the district layoffs. 

What a ROAR!!

Last Friday’s ROAR was simply amazing! We had great weather and it was wonderful to see so many kids and families having a so much fun! I want to thank everyone who helped put this HUGE event on. I want to specifically thank our ROAR and Raffle leaders who worked hard all year to organize this special event for our community. Thank you to Andrea Huang, Marti Clark, Janice Guikema, Sarah Lesch, Deanna Cook, Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija, Kate Galvin, and Jourdan Ludwig. Each of these amazing parents worked tirelessly to make the event such a success! And these folks could not have done it without the support of a large army of volunteers, so thank you to everyone who pitched in!

Library update:

Book return: Please return all library books. If your child has lost a book, you are welcome to send in a new replacement book or reach out to Ms. Goldberg (goldbergr@aaps.12.mi.us) to find out the replacement fee. Thank you and happy summer reading/gaming at the Ann Arbor District Library!

AADL Summer Game update: We have your first code of the 2024 Summer Game! You can enter the code now, even though the Summer Game doesn’t start officially until June 13.  Huge congratulations to Charlotte from Ms. Puente’s class, who came up with our 2024 Ann Arbor District Library Summer Game Code: 

WILDCATSREADBOOKS

Codes can be redeemed for points in two ways:

1) Texting the code to 734-327-4200

2) Signing in to a player's AADL account and redeeming game codes here: https://aadl.org/play

If all of this talk of the Summer Game is new to you, don’t fear! Stop by any library branch and they will answer your questions. Feel free to reach out to Ms. Goldberg with questions, too. 

Fantastic Field Day

Big thanks to Darcy Knoll for organizing an outstanding Field Day yesterday. Like most things at Wines, we can’t do them without the help from our families and nearly 50 parent volunteers came out to help and have some fun. 

Chromebook Return

We collected Chromebooks and chargers from about half of our students today. Your child’s teacher should have alerted you regarding what day devices are being collected in their classroom. Please be sure to return both the device AND the charger. If your child had their Chromebook collected today and they forgot the charger, please return those tomorrow. 

David