The BT3 The Beacon tree broadcast

Beacon Tree Elementary School

55885 Schoenherr Road, Shelby Twp., MI 48315-1049

(586) 797-7300 Attendance Line (586)797-7399

You can follow us on twitter at https:/twitter.comBeaconTreeNow

or on the web at http://beacontree.uticak12.org

November 2016

Inside this issue:

School Information 2-4

October BTV Winners 5

All Star Families,

Happy November to everyone! We are well underway in the year now, and teachers have com-

pleted their benchmark assessments, which identify the various levels of your children. The

Beacon Tree Elementary staff are utilizing researched based strategies that will help increase

the achievement for all of our All Stars! You will be hearing more about the progress of your

child during the upcoming conference window.

Speaking of conferences, we will be holding our conference days on Tuesday, November 12th

from 5:00pm – 8:00pm and on Thursday November 14th from 1:00pm – 4:00pm and 5:00pm –

8:00pm. You should have received notification from your teacher about you conference times

and dates. If you have not, please contact them and make sure that you have this information.

Each child will be scheduled for a conference, and we want to make sure that you are aware of

your day and time.

In the past you have received report cards during the conference time with your child’s teacher.

To continue the paperless protocols, UCS will continue to send out report cards electronically to

families. Report cards for the first marking period will be emailed to parents at the end of the

day on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017.

To receive the report cards, parents will need to have a secure PowerSchool account. Parents

who do not have access to a PowerSchool account will need to register for one prior to Friday,

November 17th (if you have children in the junior high or high school, the report cards will be

electronically sent on Friday, November 10th). The report cards will then be automatically

emailed to the address that is used to register the PowerSchool account. If you already have a

PowerSchool account, you do not need to take any further action. The report cards will be sent

to you electronically.

Please continue to utilize the Beacon Tree website for updates and information about what is

going on in and around Beacon Tree Elementary. The Calendar will automatically update with

events occurring here at school. I will update the “From Mr. Ellis” box as well with items of

importance and fun.

A huge THANK YOU goes out to our BTV, for organizing several activities during October.

Events such as the Cookie Dough sale, Mom-2-Mom event, and our first Roller Skating Party

were all a success! I truly appreciate the time and energy that our BTV parents and volunteers

have placed into these events and the support that they provide for Beacon Tree Elementary!

Keep an eye out for future events that will be sponsored by our BTV.

I hope everyone has a great November! Please remember to take some time during the

Thanksgiving period and enjoy your families and friends!

All The Best,

Mr. Ellis, Proud Principal

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If you need to contact us… Main Office 797-7300 Absence Line 797-7399 Child Care 797-7314 Fax Machine 797-7301

School Hours Grades K-6 9:00-3:50 p.m. Children will not be allowed to enter the building until 8:50 a.m. each morning. Please help your children time their arrival accordingly. Children who must arrive earlier need to be enrolled in our Child Care program. Please contact the office for more information.

Absences To report your child’s absence, please call our

answering machine at 586-797-7399. When

you place your call please clearly state your

child’s name, teacher, reason for, and length of

absence. The answering machine will take at-

tendance calls 24 hours a day.

Lunch (11:50-1:25) Students may either bring their own lunch to

school or purchase a hot lunch. Lunch w/ milk is

$2.75. Students may purchase just milk

for 45 cents. Please review the

monthly hot lunch menu on Beacon

Tree’s new web page under Parents—Food

Service Menu with your child. It is very im-

portant that students who wish to purchase hot

lunch order the day before. New lunch sched-

ule: Grades K-11:30-12:10, 2nd-11:40-12:20, 5th-

12:00-12:40, 1st-12:05-12:45, 6th-12:25-1:05, 4th

-12:30-1:10, 3rd-12:50-1:30. All students will eat

lunch for 20 minutes before going out to lunch re-

cess for 20 minutes.

Free and Reduced Lunch The www.lunchapp.com website is ready for

student/parent use for the school year 2016-

2017.

We STRONGLY encourage you to apply online

this year using this website. Please know that

student lunches for students are available for

free, or at a reduced price of 40 cents, for fami-

lies that qualify based on family size and in-

come.

Nut Safe Rooms Should your child be placed in a nut safe

room, there are a few simple things you can

do to help us to ensure a safe environment

for the student(s) with a nut allergy. A letter

will be sent home the first day of school to

outline those items. Most importantly we

must require no homemade bake or com-

mercially prepared bakery treats to be

brought to school.

Background Check To protect students’ health, safety and welfare,

every volunteer must have a Criminal Back-

ground form on file well in advance of volun-

teering their assistance at school or school-

related events. UCS conducts criminal back-

ground checks on volunteers through the Mich-

igan State Police. The form, which asks for

basic information such as driver’s license num-

ber, is available through the office.

Visitors In accordance with school district policy, every-

one entering Beacon Tree must report to the

office. Our office staff will be glad to help you

out. If you are volunteering you will need to

sign in. All visitors will be given an identifica-

tion badge to wear while inside Beacon Tree.

Your cooperation in this matter is greatly ap-

preciated.

http://www.lunchapp.com

Automated Telephone Alert System in Place for UCS Parents The Utica Community Schools is taking ad-

vantage of technology innovations by using an

automated telephone notification system for

staff and parents. The system is used to an-

nounce emergency school closings such as

those related to weather. Individual buildings

also use it for periodic school-specific updates

and reminders.

Please make sure that your child’s emergency

contact information is up-to-date to assure you

receive these important updates. The district will continue to utilize local media,

UCS-TV cable stations 15/22 and the district

website, www.uticak12.org to keep parents

apprised of closings.

In addition, Mr. Ellis will use the automated sys-

tem to inform the community of Beacon Tree

events.

Administration of Medication

Students sometimes need to take medication.

Parents should administer

medication to their children at

home. In the event that is not

possible, the school may ad-

minister either prescription or

non-prescription medicine –

but only when authorized by the students

parent/guardian and the child’s physician. Re-

quests must be made by completing an Authori-

zation for Medication form, available from the

school office. The form must be signed by the

child’s physic

Parking Lot Safety The area along the curb in front of the school is a

bus drop-off area and is also a fire route. For the

safety of our children and all our community, do

not park or leave your car standing in this no

parking area, even during after-school and even-

ing activities.

When picking up your child at the end of the day,

please arrange a meeting place by

the school en-trance, then provide a

safe escort to your car. With heavy

pedestrian, bus, and car traffic, it is

crucial that children remain next to

adults while in the parking lot, and

that cars and vans always look twice, then a third

time before backing out of a space.

Top Ten Reasons to Keep Your

Child Home from School

Fever over 99.0 F in the last 24 hours

Vomiting in the last 24 hours

Diarrhea in the last 24 hours

Unexplained rash following a fever

Open and draining lesion that is un-treated

Head lice and/or nits

Uncontrolled cough

Drainage from eyes

Earache or discharge from ears

Weekends and holidays!

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BT3 Recognition for

the month of

October

Kindergarten:

Mrs. Frazier - Kennedy Thorpe

Mrs. Hamerink – Lincoln Pytel

Mrs. Hansen—Avery Schmid

Mrs. Greenwood—Giorgi Marinkovic

First Grade:

Mrs. Kleinschmit - Brody Blanchett

Mrs. Marnon - Dahlia Zuckero

Mrs. Orlando—Gavin Barr

Mrs. Stein—Aubrey Puzzuoli

Second Grade:

Mrs. Allen—Lia Fedrigo

Mrs. Cusumano - Madeleine Gregory

Mrs. Dex - Gianna Carta

Mrs. Evans - Claire Miller

Third Grade:

Mrs. Froberger—Alexandra Moss

Mrs. Henion - Dante Silveri

Mrs. Palmer - Madilyn Tran

Mrs. Speshock—Eleanor Jungwith

Fourth Grade:

Mrs. Bourgeois - Jonathan McCamley

Mrs. Lovell - Zachary Rude

Mr. Scholten - Daniel Grishaj

Mrs. Vincler - Gabriel Bugnariu

Fifth Grade:

Mrs. Buczak - Anthony Mancani

Mrs. Gower - Michael Dziadula

Mrs. Nebel - Conner Tran

Mrs. Pierfelice - Billy Addelia

Sixth Grade:

Mrs. Allington - Thuong Duong

Mrs. Blomme - Eileen Santana

Mrs. Garbacik—Audrey Cetnar

Mrs. Ouellette - Josh White