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M A I R E E L E M E N T A R Y ● S o n j a F r a n c h e t t , P r i n c i p a l
Each and Every Child, Each and Every Day
78 Years of Excellence ● 1936-2014
May your days be
IMPORTANT DECEMBER DATES...
Wednesday, December 17th Instrumental Holiday Assembly—8:50 AM
Thursday, December 18th
Strings Extravaganza @ GP North 7:00 PM
Monday, December 22nd thru January 4th NO SCHOOL—Winter Break
Monday, January 5th Classes Resume—Students Report 9:05 AM
Wednesday, January 14th
PTO Meeting 7:00 PM
Thursday, January 15th 2015-2016 Kindergarten Parent Info Night—7:00 PM
Please see posted flyer for more info.
Monday, January 19th NO SCHOOL—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 20th
Pierce Middle School Orientation STUDENTS ONLY
2:30 PM—Maire
Thursday, January 22nd Pierce Middle School 5th Grade Parent
Information Night 6:30 PM—Pierce Auditorium
& Multi-Age Information Night-6:30 PM @ Trombly
Friday, January 23rd
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS All Day Staff Development
IMPORTANT JANUARY DATES...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 All 5th Grade Students—2:30 PM—at Maire
PIERCE PARENT MEETING
Pierce—Thursday, January 22, 2015 6:30 PM at Pierce Auditorium
*Student course selection sheets due back 1/28/2015. Pierce Middle School will host a 5th grade visitation at a later date.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ORIENTATION
In Michigan, according to Public Act 198 of 2012, children must be FIVE YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST 2015, TO REGISTER FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR. Parents of children who turn five years of age after September 1 but on or before December 1, may still register their child for kindergarten next year if they notify the district in writing using the kindergarten entry age waiver form available in the kindergarten registration packet.
Kindergarten Information Night January 15, 2015 @ 7:00 PM
Head to your home elementary school for this district-wide event.
KINDERGARTEN 2015/2016
Parents, please remember students must be fever/symptom free for 24 hours (without the aid of medication) before returning to school.
WINTER COLDS & FLU
PARKING LOT VOLUNTEERS
We are in need of a volunteer to help with directing traffic in the pick-up line after school on Mondays & Wednesdays 3:30-3:45. Please contact Katja Joint [email protected]. We appreciate the dedication of our parents that contribute to help keep Maire school safe.
PASSPORT CLUB
Back by popular demand! The Passport Club will be starting up in January for 2nd and 3rd graders. The class will be open to students that have not yet had the chance to participate in Passport Club.
COOKIE & FUZZBALL
Thank you to all of the students that entered to win a vacation with Cookie & Fuzzvball! They will be spending their vacation with the Tague family.
This month’s classroom winner is Mrs. Wilkins 3rd grade class with 236 Box Tops! Way to go Mrs. Wilkins class! Who will be the top collecting classroom in January?
Our year goal is 10,000 Box Tops with 5,768 already collected! Keep clipping over the break and send in those Box Tops for January!
BOX TOPS CAMPAIGN
PBS CELEBRATION—DECEMBER
PBS Party for December
The monthly incentive party for December is PJs, Placemats and Pay It Forward. Students may wear pajamas to school (or comfy clothes), they can decorate a placemat. The placemats will be delivered to a local church or shelter that serves food to the homeless. Donating an item to the shelter is an optional activity.
Items in need include detergent, bleach, paper towels, decaffeinated coffee, napkins, razors, foot powder and deodorant.
The goal of the monthly PBS (Positive Behavior Support) Party is to recognize positive behavior around the school.
Research shows that students achieve at a higher level when they know the expectations and feel safe. Positive Behavior Support helps us improve on both these areas.
We want students to feel good about themselves and come to school happy and ready to learn!
The Simple “Bear” Necessities:
Respect
Responsibility
Safety
The 2014 Holiday Gift Shop was our most successful yet, raising over $1000 for the Maire PTO!
Thank You – To the Maire PTO for giving us the op-portunity to spread a little holiday cheer once a year! Although it’s time for us to step down as co-chairs, we’ve had a blast transforming the Holiday Gift Shop from a money loser to a money maker...raising over $3000 in the past five years thanks to all the Maire families who love to shop!
Thank You – To the unbelievably talented Chelsea Groustra for single-handedly personalizing anything and everything for an amazing five years in a row. You truly are one of Santa’s elves!
Thank You - To our incredible volunteers who pitch in wherever needed and support us year after year: Claudia Ashkar, Elizabeth Connors, Nancy DeGrand, Sandy Kempa, Julie Lamb, Rebecca Marchetti and Susan Miller. Your friendship and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated…not to mention your excellent gift wrapping skills!
Thank You - To our awesome middle school and high school Maire alumni and friends for their exuberance and superior salesmanship: Sarah Ashkar, Elizabeth Calcaterra, Abby Carolan, Katie Costello, Chloe Lamb, Natalie Liening, Cameron Marchetti, Evelyn Pacifici, Lauren Sancya, Carolyn Shrader, Leo Smith, Rachel Stone, Ryan Trombly and Alexandra Walz. It’s no coincidence there were more holiday gifts sold this year than any other!
Thank You - To George Flora for finding all those ex-tra tables and cleaning up after us, always with a kind word and a smile on his face.
Thank You - To Sonja Franchett, Brooke Bertolini, and Conni Karpinski for enthusiastically promoting the event with posters and flyers.
Thank You - To Glen Hipple for graciously allowing us the use of his Music room and for stopping by to say hello!
Thank You – To our husbands, Paul and Dan, for their endless support and patience.
We hope you’ve had as much fun as we did.
Happy Holidays!
Diana Sancya and Debbie Payne-Walz
Our Maire students collected a whopping $848.39 for UNICEF this Halloween. Way to go!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
STUDENT COUNCIL
Ever wondered why Maire has a Diversity Committee? -Diversity Committee Guest Column Writer
As a first time parent of a Maire Kindergartner, I was pleased to learn that Maire has a Diversity Com-mittee. My first question was what does this committee do and what could I learn by participating in it? Let’s begin by defining what diversity means in terms of our Maire families. Diversity encompasses a broad spectrum of defining human characteristics. Succinctly, diversity is what makes each one of us different from the other. Some differences are more easily discerned than others. These differences in-clude race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, changing families, and identity expression. Your daughter might be different because she wears glasses or braces. While glasses and braces are common-ly accepted differences, others may not be. My son might be different from your daughter because his father is black and his mother is white. Where might that difference fall on the scale of acceptability? How about a child whose parents are divorced? What if another child’s parents were born in another country and English was not their first language? What if your son preferred to wear girl’s clothing? How might your child be treated if he had autism or severe food allergies? Or what if your daughter’s friend had parents of the same sex?
As a parent, you know the love you have for your child supersedes any difference. You also know you’d vow to protect your child from any unnecessary hurt. Why do we have a Diversity Committee? To edu-cate ourselves about the diversity within our Maire families, to limit any adversity diversity might arouse, to find ways to make school a safe, fun, educational and accepting environment for each Maire student, and to celebrate the beauty that exists in our diversity. After all, our similarities as human be-ings outweigh every difference. We believe we are one human family and we seek to create a culture of love and respect for every student at Maire; please support our efforts on behalf of your child and every student at Maire.
Respectfully submitted, Shannon Baltimore
Maire Mission Statement The staff at Maire School, in partnership with students, parents, and community, will provide a high quality instructional program. Our purpose is to prepare students to be life-long learners and productive citizens in a dynamic society.
District Mission Statement The Grosse Pointe Public School System, in partnership with students, staff, parents and community, will be at the forefront of education. An evolving curriculum and the highest standards of instruction and learning in every class, every day, will ensure that each student is challenged to fully develop individual abilities, skills and character to succeed in life. We are committed to creating an environment that cultivates knowledgeable, responsible, and caring citizens who embrace life’s possibilities with a passion for continuous learning.
Maire Elementary School 740 Cadieux Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
On the web at http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/gpmaire/site/default.asp
Phone: 313-432-4300 Fax: 313-432-4302 webmaster: [email protected]
G R O S S E P O I N T E P U B L I C S C H O O L S
Ian S., Alexandra O., Daniel L., Malite G., Caroline P. ,Miles M., Grant C., Ellie M., Julianna T.
Dante D. , Isabella R.
