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3.3.24

Celebrations

  • Chess Club members attended the Phil Williard Memorial Chess Tournament!

  • Friday was our PBIS Tech Day Reward. Students with less than two behavior referrals participated in this event.

McTeacher Night - Monday, March 4th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

  • 5:00 - 5:30 

    • Mrs. Lyons

    • Mrs. Davis

    • Ms. Gates

    • Mrs. Bousson

  • 5:30 - 6:00

    • Mrs. Wilton

    • Ms. Allen

    • Mrs. Landschoot

    • Mrs. Palmer

  • 6:00 - 6:30

    • Mrs. Chick

    • Mrs. Palmateer

  • 6:30 - 7:00

    • Mrs. Burton

    • Mrs. Rock

    • Ms. Schott

March Is Reading Month

  • A Boy Called Bat is our book this year! A copy was sent home for each family. We sent copies home with the oldest and only child in each family.

  • A March Is Reading Month will be shared with you that will have all the hyperlinks in it for documents and a video recording of each chapter being read aloud.

  • We encourage you to read any book(s) you and your child desire at any time and especially during the month of March.

  • Dillon Barr will be visiting some of our 4th and 5th grade classrooms in March. You can find out more about this Port Huron native here.

Student Drop Off - Rear of Building

  • Reminder - drop off students for morning arrival in the rear of the building in order to keep students safe and the bus lane clear.

Student Pick Up - No Animals Allowed

  • Refrain from bringing household pets to pick up on the playground at the end of the day. 

  • Household pets must remain in your vehicle or at home.

Kindergarten Round Up

  • Round Up is right around the corner! 

  • Thursday, March 14th @ 5:30 - 7:00 pm

  • Please RSVP by calling our main office. If you know somebody who is going to be new to our building this year, please pass this information along to them. Make sure they call and get on our list in order for us to follow up with them regarding enrollment paperwork.

  • Tires & Tread will be here with a car show out front and “What the Fry” will be in the back with their famous burgers.

5th Gr. Info & Important Dates

  • Middle school class scheduling, Tuesday, March 5th @ 8:45 - 12:00 (Keewahdin)

  • 5th Grade Celebration Ceremony Thursday, June 6th @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm (PHN PAC)

  • 5th Grade Fun Day Tuesday, June 11th, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm (Keewahdin)

Refocus Room

  • Our school will have a Refocus Room this week that will be available for students to use when they are unable to regulate their emotions in the classroom. 

  • Ms. Kliemann, a behavior paraeducator will support students in the room and help them through their dysregulation, identify coping strategies, and make a plan for the next time they encounter the circumstances again. 

  • This room will be for short visits (5-10 minutes) and not an in-school suspension room or a place where students go to do academic work.

  • Procedure for Referring to Refocus Room document

  • Refocus Room Procedure document

  • Behavior Reflection Sheet

  • Refocus Room Lesson Plan

PTA Major Funding Projects 

  • Over the last 5-6 years our PTA has funded major projects for our students

    • Kiln for art classes

    • Eighteen Ozobots for coding in tech class

    • Four picnic tables for outdoor learning area

    • Laminator

    • Murals in the main lobby, two walls in the hallway and gym

    • Outdoor learning area and 4 new picnic tables

    • StoryWalkⓇ to display books outside around the playground

    • Lunch wagons for every classroom

    • Rockwall in the gym used for physical education.

    • Portable PA sound system

Future Events

  • STEAM Night, Tuesday, March 12th, 5:30 - 7:00 pm

  • Kindergarten Round Up, Thursday, March 14th, 5:30 - 7:00 pm

  • Family Night, Friday, May 10th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

  • Field Day & Family Picnic, Friday, May 24th

    • 9:00 - 11:15 Grades 3-5 Field Day

    • 11:30 - 12:15 Picnic All Grades 

    • 12:30 - 2:45 Grades K-2 Field Day

  • 5th Grade Celebration, Thursday, June 6th @ 6:00 pm (Port Huron Northern High School)

  • 5th Grade Fun Day, Tuesday, June 11th @ 9:30 - 3:00 pm (Keewahdin)

School Documents 2023-24

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Upcoming Events & Dates

Monday 3.4.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 1 & 2

  • March Is Reading Month Kickoff Assembly @ 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Tuesday 3.5.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 3 & 4

  • College Swag Day - wear the swag of your favorite college

  • PTA Meeting @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Keewahdin Library)

Wednesday 3.6.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 5 & 6

Thursday 3.7.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapter 7

Friday 3.8.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapter 8 

  • Fancy Friday

  • Half Day - 11:48 Dismissal (Records Day - prepare for report cards)

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Monday 3.11.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 9 & 10

  • Vision (Grades 1, 3, 5) & Hearing Screening (Grades K, 2, 4)

Tuesday 3.12.24

  • STEAM Night (All Grades & Families are Invited) @ 5;30 - 7:00 pm

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 11 & 12

Wednesday 3.13.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 13 & 14

  • Vision (Grades 1, 3, 5) & Hearing Screening (Grades K, 2, 4)

Thursday 3.14.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 15 & 16

  • Vision (Grades 1, 3, 5) & Hearing Screening (Grades K, 2, 4)

  • Kindergarten Round Up @ 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Friday 3.15.24

  • Fancy Friday

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapter 17

  • Reading Train @ 9:00 - 10:00 am (Teachers visit other classrooms to conduct read-alouds)

  • Early Dismissal @ 1:55 pm 

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Monday 3.18.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapter 18

  • Child Safety Presentations (Schweifhofer, Maxwell, Sanderson, Boots-Doughty, Rock)

  • Board of Education Meeting @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm (PHN PAC)

Tuesday 3.19.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapter 19

  • Break the Rules @ 3:15 - 5:30 pm (Keewahdin)

    • Students raising $500 or more for the Husky Hustle invite 5 friends to this event

Wednesday 3.20.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 20 & 21

Thursday 3.21.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 22 & 23

  • Child Safety Presentations (Kata, Rock, Schweihofer)

  • Vision & Hearing Rescreening

Friday 3.22.24

  • A Boy Called Bat Chapters 24 & 25

  • Fancy Friday

  • Child Safety Presentations (Palmateer, Bousson, Sanderson, Frasier, Lyons)

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Monday 3.25.24

  • Spring Break (School Closed)

Tuesday 3.26.24

  • Spring Break (School Closed)

Wednesday 3.27.24

  • Spring Break (School Closed)

Thursday 3.28.24

  • Spring Break (School Closed)

Friday 3.29.24

  • Spring Break (School Closed)

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Monday 4.1.24

Tuesday 4.2.24

  • College Swag Day - wear the swag of your favorite college

Wednesday 4.3.24

Thursday 4.4.24

Friday 4.5.24

  • Spring Pictures

  • Fancy Friday

  • Masked Reader Assembly @ 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Gym)

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Monday 4.8.24

Tuesday 4.9.24

  • PTA Meeting @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Learning Commons/Library)

Wednesday 4.10.24

Thursday 4.11.24

  • VIP Event for students raising $350 or more for the Husky Hustle

Friday 4.12.24

  • Fancy Friday

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