Harwood Watchman Harwood Elementary School 4900 Southlawn, Sterling Heights, MI 48310

Phone: 586-825-2650 Fax: 586-698-4346

NCA Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Mrs. Corey Tremmel, Principal

Mrs. Joyce Limburg, Secretary

Ms. Christine Shelton, Child Accounting Clerk/Health Aide

HARWOOD’S MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Harwood Elementary School community is to cultivate personal success.

We instill a sense of wonder, integrity, optimism, and responsibility to empower success as knowl-

edgeable members of the global community.

HARWOOD’S VISION STATEMENT

Harwood Elementary School honors diversity and inspires a passion for personal success.

May/June 2018

Calendar of Events

May 4 Half Day Dismissal 12:03

May 7 Festival of The Arts Ceremony 5:30

May 8 No School—City Elections

May 9 PTO Mtg.—6:30

May 11 PTO Spring Dance 6:00—8:00

May 22 5th Grade Wax Museum—10:00—11:30

“Barnyard Express” visits Kindergarten

May 25 Half Day Dismissal 12:03

May 28 No School—Memorial Day

May 31 Safety & Service Squad Detroit Tigers Field Trip

June 1 Field Day—All Day

June 4 Music Concert—2nd & 4th Grade @ 10:30

June 5 5th Grade to Camp—8:00—6:00

4th Grade to Zoo—9:00—2:00

2018/2019 Kindergarten Parent Mtg. 1:30—2:30

June 7 5th Grade to Skate World—9:45—11:30

June 8 PTO Picnic—6:00

June 12 5th Grade Graduation—10:00 & Celebration @ 2:00

June 14 Half Day Dismissal 12:03—Last Day of School

Calendar of Events

Please remember to send your child’s Spring Pic-

ture Packet back to school or Send in the money for

the Pictures you want to keep. Please do so by

May 7. Thank you.

Dear Harwood Families,

Happy Spring to all! It seems as through the year just started and here we are with the month of May upon us. The entire staff at Harwood is tremendously proud of your children’s efforts and progress they have made as they worked to master their learning targets across the curriculum. We extend a huge thank you for your support and for giving us this opportunity to educate your children and entrusting them to us daily. Our one last request is that you support our efforts to remain focused and remain engaged until the very end; keeping structure and routines at home is essential to your child’s learning here at school.

We have exciting activities in the month of May and June that mark the end of the school year and create lasting memories for the kids. I encourage you to participate and provide the volun-teer support that may be needed and enjoy the activities with your child. If you have not done so already, please be sure and fill out a background check form if you plan on attending any field trips as a chaperone.

I would like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment our PTO has had throughout the year to all of the kids here in the community. They have worked to foster and build relationships with families and provide activities outside the school that have been fun! Please consider join-ing us on May 9 for our monthly meeting at 6:30 PM in the Media Center.

This newsletter is our final publication for the 2017-2018 school year and it is amazing to think of all that has happened since the year began. It has been an amazing year of growth for our students, staff and community as we continue on the path of academic excellence. I thank each of you for providing us the opportunity to help your child learn and grow and hope to see all of our students in grades kindergarten through fourth grade back again next year! Best of luck to our 5th grade families who will not be returning next school year.

Until next year….WE ARE HARWOOD…WHERE IT IS GREAT TO BE A HAWK!

Mrs. Tremmel

The following students recently SOARed in all four areas (Stay Safe, Outstanding attitude, Always

Respectful, Ready to be Responsible). Students whose names are bolded were selected from a

class drawing to participate in a special activity, though all students who SOARed this year partici-

pated in a school-wide mid-year activity

*We are really proud of:

Kindergarten:

Meeyah Abro, Jean Paul Al Qes Mikha, Miraj Alam, Dominic Alias, Jawwad Chowdhury,

Manha Chowdhury, Dylan Christian, Aleah Cline, Athra Hakim, Yara Hilal, Gerald Kalaja,

Julien Lin, Gabriel Lipo, Mariam Malkass, Gabriel McNair, Delilah Miller, Ameera Oraha,

Myron Qala, Aryan Rahman, Evyn Tomma, Martina Yakob, Ayden Yousif, Levina Abbou,

Tasrif Alam, Karter Anderson, Madana Asmar, Elianna Boktor, Gabreal Duhoki, Lorita Gabrail,

Andrew George, Brian Ibi, Jerome Ignacio, Aiden Kada, Kyle Koski, Carolyn Ly,

Melanie Moronczyk, Hannah Nguyen, Marius Pearson, Martin Shyti, Dario Stermasi, Rhyse Tomma,

Faith Wright, Autumn Yang

1st Grade

Leondro Abbou, Yousif Abdulmaseeh, Hussain Albahrani, Munika Asmar, Easton Bourgeois,

Rejwanul Chowdhury, Dimitri Dawood, Joshua Foster, Alba Godaj, Elena Hana, Jackson Holmes,

Nuzhat Hussain,Yas Imarah, Aysar Jarbo, Ilma Kandzic, Vrinda Patel, Vicky Pham, Emily Pushani,

Abbygal Richter, Shanel Toma, Lamara Yousif, Humaira Abbasi, Daniel Adam, Halmi Alasad,

Jazmine Arlitt, Mary Bahnam, Nevaeh Bahoo, Yousif Bahoo, Michael Bakal, Aedn Barzajee,

Gabriel Bejko, Martin Dankha, Sarah Gorgees, Celeste Hanna, Kevin Iheanyichukwu, Ayaan Islam,

Jodi Jackson, George Jamil, Aymaan Kabir, Vivian Martin, Anh Nguyen, Addyson Richter,

Carla Sarkes, Aaron Stott, Mariyah Thompson

2nd Grade:

Amiya Abernathy, Lenora Alias, Abrina Capollari, Demetrius Fitzgerald, Renalda Francy,

Charlotte Galley, Landen Gleason, Taha Hantoosh, Quinn Hooks, Lola Jones, Elma Kojasevic,

Kingston Morgan, Nhi Nguyen, Ilaria Signorelli, Salim Thomas, Joelle Yousif, Savyo Butrus,

Farheen Chowdhury, Urijah Good, Nura Jaigirdar, Roni Sheikh

The following students recently SOARed in all four areas (Stay Safe, Outstanding attitude, Always

Respectful, Ready to be Responsible). Students whose names are bolded were selected from a

class drawing to participate in a special activity, though all students who SOARed this year partici-

pated in a school-wide mid-year activity

*We are really proud of:

3rd Grade:

Dalya Adam, Matyas Al Hanoka, Brandon Arlitt, Audrey Becker, Marcell Beniamen, Robert Cowan,

Marta Dankha, Dylan Dawood, Marshall Edwards, Rishi Gera, Andi Hanna, Jacob Holmes,

Matthew Jadan, Angelina Jajo, Mirna Kareem, Izabela Lipo, Samer Nafea, Julian Petrus,

Alexa Poles, Jizelle Salem, Nickolas Swes, Landen Wright, Aaliyah Yang, Maurice Younis,

Fahad Abed, Mark Alsabagh, Mary Arnaout, Molly Attisha, Raed Chowdhury, Arbi Godaj,

Freja Hyka, Carson Joras, Arianna Kim, Isabella King, Victoria Kosinska, Vanessa Meza,

Venessa Salman, Ayden Zoma, Brooklyn Collins, Marcella Maiya, Manuel Malan, Marita Malkass,

Cristian Markos, Etana Medrekhea, Daanyal Mirza, Jovanna Salem,Sahibajit Singh, Malka Talal, Maria Yousif

4th Grade:

Laith Alasad, Musammat Begum, Mazin Chatle, Armin Cindrak, Masarra Gorgees, Cristiano Hanna,

Gabriella Jarjis, Isaac Jarjis, Mark Karadsheh, Tanisha Khan, Aida Kojasevic, Elizabeth Lodovisi,

Maykil Mekhaeel, Sienna Stermasi, Gino Yacoub, Randi Adel, Adel Attick, Mary Attisha,

Karlo Bahnam, Mirna Bakal, Amerie Boktor, Thomas Brunetz, Stavros Chosehe, Aadi Dhar,

Fahed Faraj, Kiarra Garrett, Justice Hardiman, Charis Hudson, Andrew Kada, Hysen Kalaja,

Mahdi Khan, Kendra Koski, Isabella Lekaj, Matyo Mousa, Anabelle Namo, Justin Nguyen,

Samantha Olejniczak, Yousif Oraha, Giovanni Petrus, Johnson Talal, George Thomas, Dana Toma,

Mazin Yared, Trinity Abujoudeh, Liza Galley, Khazraj Hantoosh, Ahnaf Hussain, Dominic Johnson,

Adriana Shyti, Dana Toma Shoshe, Sarah Yusiba

5th Grade:

Madelyn Beaver, Charlotte Becker, Sydney Dixon, Rebecca Do, Andreena Fareed,

Samarya Ghareeb, Britny Hyka, Joli Jamil, Vanessa Kasmikha, Jasmina Kojasevic, Tawsif Mahmud,

Anjila Manuail, Aleia Nguyen, Marcella Osachi, Aleena Poles, Kazi Sahlan, Jamie Taylor,

Lily Yacoub, Rwan Al Sammarraie, Marielena Asmar, Maryana Bahoo, Hariyah Boyd,

Cassidy Cook, Helen Hamo, Cynthia Hanna, Antonio Hesano, Yousif Hilal, Kaelyn Jaco, Trey Jones,

Irna Kandzic, Cloe Lupu, Sofya Manuail, Lilylynn Martin, Ellena Meza, Kobe Morgan,

Tahmida Mumin, Jaidyn Pye, Roderick Reynolds, Kiera Roy, Gabrielle Sanders, Maryam Sarkes,

Nevaeh Smith, David Somo, Alayah Thompson, Dani Tokatli, Gregory Yang, Mallory Zalewski

Harwood’s Field Day June 1, 2018

Harwood’s Field Day will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018. Activities will be held in the morning and afternoon:

MORNING 9:45-11:15 for grades K, 2nd,4th

AFTERNOON 1:30-3:00 for grades 1st,3rd,5th

We are in need of parent volunteers to assist and manage stations.

If you are able to volunteer please fill out the attached form and return it to school by Friday, May 25, 2018. Your help is greatly needed and appreciated by the staff and students. It is an easy and fun way to enjoy time with the kids!

On the day of the event please sign in at the office to obtain a visitors pass and then report to the gym for assignments and

instructions.

There will NOT be a make-up date. Games will be indoors if inclement weather.

If you have any questions, please call or email Mr. Strecansky at:

(586) 825-2650 ext. 74650 STRECANS@wcskids.net

I AM ABLE TO VOLUNTEER ON FIELD DAY, Friday, JUNE 1, 2018

(please check the following box or boxes you plan to attend)

A.M. Field day Volunteers are to meet with Mr. Strecansky

in the gym at 9:15 on the day of the event (June 1).

BBQ LUNCH Volunteers are invited to stay with their

children and enjoy a free Volunteer lunch.

K & 3rd eat 11:30-11:50 1st , 4th, 3/4 split & CCRR eat 12:00-12:20 2nd , 5th & EI eat 12:30-12:50

P.M. Field day Volunteers are to meet with Mr. Strecansky

in the gym at 1:00 on the day of the event (June 1).

Parent Name_________________________________________________________

Child’s Name _______________________________________

(Please return to Harwood)

SEVERE WEATHER

Tornado Watch: Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible.

Harwood’s Response: Keep weather radio on so we are posted of situation. Staff is notified so they

are prepared if situation worsens.

Tornado Warning: Tornado has actually been reported in the “watch” area.

Harwood’s Response: Shelter alarm is given. Students and all staff proceed to sheltered area.

Releasing Students: Do not come to school during a tornado warning.

Take shelter. Students are not to be released when they are taking shelter during a tornado warn-

ing. Once the warning is cancelled and everything is back to normal, a student may be released.

Also, we cannot release a student to another parent unless that parent’s name is on the emergency

card. Even though a parent is part of the car pool, we cannot release a child to him/her if his/her

name is not on the emergency card.

Proper Dress/Proper Attitude

Research has shown that the way children dress for school reflects their attitude toward

learning. Wearing play clothes reflects an attitude towards play. Wearing school clothes encour-

ages an attitude towards learning. We ask you to take this into consideration when selecting the

clothing your child will wear to school. Clothing that is not acceptable includes: mid-thigh or short

shorts, short skirts/skorts, bicycle shorts, tank tops, and crop tops that expose bare midriffs and

beach attire. T-shirts with inappropriate logos and/or sayings also are not acceptable. Shorts and

sandals worn at outdoor recess can be a danger. Students often fall and scrape their legs espe-

cially the knees.

On days of unseasonable heat , the children will be allowed to wear, for their comfort, near

knee length shorts, skorts, and culottes, no sandals or flip-flops.

Children coming to school with inappropriate dress will be asked to call home for a change of

clothing. This is for the safety of your child and a distraction free learning environment for all stu-

dents.

Registration for 2018/2019 School Year

If you are moving out of the Warren Consolidated School District but

are still living in Macomb County and would like your children to con-

tinue their education with us, apply through Schools of Choice.

Applications will be accepted for grades 1 through 12 beginning

April 9 thru September 4 at 4:00.

You must be a resident of Macomb County and are responsible for

your own transportation. The student can have no history of suspen-

sion or expulsion. For additional information please call our Student

Affairs Office at:

586-825-2400.

WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

Festival

of the

ARTS

Award Ceremony—Monday, May 7, 2018

Elementary Award Ceremony 5:30 PM & 6:30 PM

Middle and High School Award Ceremony 7:30 PM

Music by Sterling Heights H.S. Band Ensemble

Refreshments—Raffle Prizes

Sterling Heights Senior Center

40200 Utica Rd., Sterling Heights

(between Dodge Park & Schoenherr)

Art Exhibit Open to the Public May 1—21, 2018

Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

1/2 Day

Dismissal

12:03

5

6 7

Festival of

Arts 5:30 &

6:30

8

No School

9

PTO Mtg.

6:30

10 11

PTO Spring

Dance 6:00

12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22

5th Grade

Wax Museum

10:00-11:30

“Barnyard

Express”

Visits

Kindergarten

23 24 25

1/2 Day

Dismissal

12:03

26

27 28

No School

Memorial

Day

29 30 31

Safety &

Service

Squad to

Tigers

Game

May 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Field Day

All Day

2

3 4

Music

Concert

2nd & 4th

@ 10:30

5

5th Grade

to Camp

4th Grade

to the Zoo

2018/2019

Parent Kdg.

Mtg. 1:30—

2:30

6 7

5th Grade

to Skate

World

9:45—11:30

8

PTO Picnic

6:00

9

10 11 12

5th Grade

Graduation

10:00

Celebration

2:00

13 14

1/2 Day

Dismissal

12:03

Last Day

15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

June, 2018