Weekly Update 4/29

 Dear Wines Families, 

As we enter the month of May on the calendar, we have just under six weeks left in our school year together. Including today, we have just 28 days of school but who’s counting? There is A LOT to pack in over these next few weeks and this is always a busy and exciting time. While I know everyone reads my weekly emails each week, it is more important than ever now as there is lots of information and exciting things to share! The messages may get a little longer and there may be a few extra messages from time to time, but I’ll try to keep all communication as brief as possible and to the point! To that end, here is the news for the week.

Reminder: No School Tuesday, May 5

Also, for your calendars please note we have a half day of school on May 14 and no school May 25 for Memorial Day. 

Wines Art Night May 7th

Mark your calendars Art Night will be happening at Wines

Thursday May 7

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Come see the amazing work of all of the artists of Wines Elementary! We are also looking for a few volunteers to help hang the art work. Anyone interested can sign up here.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054CAEAF22A64-63543690-artnight

Before and After Care 2026-27

Attention, Attention! Rec and Ed is happy to announce that registration will be open for AM and PM care for Fall 2026. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 13 at 10am to register your student(s) for the AM and PM program! 

Scholarship opportunities are available to qualified families and applications will open on May 1. Please call 734-994-2300 ext. 53253 or email aapschildcare@aaps.k12.mi.us for questions! We look forward to seeing your students in the Fall!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week Next Week!

Next week is Teacher and Staff appreciation week! The PTO would love your help to make this a special week for our amazing staff at Wines! On Sunday, May 3 we will gather to CHALK THE WALK and decorate the sidewalks at Wines to say thank you to our staff! Please join us at 4pm on Sunday! This will be a fair-weather event and will be canceled if it rains. 

On Monday, May 4, you can help us kick off the week by sending in a thank you note to teachers and staff. This would be a great day to bring them a card or a drawing or a flower - any token of gratitude! Thanks for helping us kick off a great week at Wines!

Disability Awareness Week 2026: Celebrating differences and creating an empathetic and inclusive community. May 11 - 15

We are excited to announce that all Wines students will have the opportunity to participate in Disability Awareness Week this year. In addition to an all school assembly on May 15th, each class will read and discuss books centering empathy and a variety of disabilities during Library the week of May 11th. Ms. Goldberg would love to welcome one volunteer parent or caregiver from each class to read a book during their child's Library time. You will be provided with the book upon arrival, so you only need to bring yourself. Sign up here. (Please note that not all classes are on the sign up due to conflicts with their Library time that week).

Parent Input: Class Placement

I intended to include this message next week, but since I’m sending out a second email today, I’ll add it here. With the school year quickly coming to a close, we are actively preparing for next year and placing students in classrooms. As part of this process, we do elicit parent input. Below is a link to a form where you can provide information to help us make final placement decisions. Please note that we do not accept request to be (or not to be) in a specific teacher’s classroom. Thank you for respecting this. Form below. 

https://forms.gle/Bcn7AzPMBfbgp5J6A

Save the Date (May 29th) for a ROARing good time! 

Join the ROAR, a Wines Community End of Year Celebration — May 29th, 5–8 PM! Featuring live bands, games, raffle, food, a 5th grade flush tank, and a DUNK tank for Dr. DeYoung! Interested in planning, day-of coordination, or have questions? Email Marti at Smartimarti@gmail.com. More details coming soon!

Bike Bus Coffee Meet and Greets - Wednesdays, May 6 and June 3.

We'll have coffee and bagels or donuts for our first bike bus of each month.

What's a Bike Bus?

A bike bus is a group of kids and caretakers who meet up and ride bikes (or skate or scoot, etc) together to school. It’s fun and festive and encourages kids and adults to stay active and use more sustainable transportation whenever possible.

Bike Buses are now weekly on Wednesdays!

Every wonder if a bike bus will be happening? Wonder no more! Bike buses will be taking part weekly, on Wednesday mornings, starting from our three locations. Bike buses may be canceled due to inclement weather.

Meet-ups: Garden Homes Park (8:15 a.m.), Creal Park (8:25 a.m.), Hunt Park (8:25 a.m.)

David