R-PTLE Weekly Family Communication

Dear Families,

Short and Sweet this week!

A number of added items this week - Including an opportunity to order R-PTLE gear from our PTO! Please scroll through to not miss the added pieces of information!

1/2 Day of school this Friday, noon dismissal!

Let's enjoy an amazing week of learning!

Just added:

- Homecoming Spirit Week

- PTO sweatshirt/T-shirt order form

- Red Bandanna Kids

- Walk, Bike and Roll to School

- Capturing Kids' Hearts theme - Self-Direct

- October Menu!

- Paraprofessional help needed - soon!

Sincerely,

Paul Siembida

Principal, Twin Lake Elementary

719-3190, Ext: 2225

Succeed Today!

So excited to get our sweatshirt and T-shirt order form to you!! This fundraiser will start on Monday, Oct 2nd. Can't wait to see all of the new shirts/sweatshirts throughout the building :)

Let us know if the link or QR code doesn't work for you.

URL: https://custom.onitink.com/collections/rp-twin-lake-pto

Every two weeks we select four 4th graders who not only display the Rocket Way (Respect-Pride-Integrity), they also consistently display a helping hand, a thoughtful gesture, and/or a general positive affect on our learning community. These students will engage with supporting younger students and take on other various leadership roles during the next two weeks.

Congratulations to this round of RBK's!

Rebecca Blaser

Bradly Palmer

Kevin Gafford

Ryleigh Eldridge

Come join us as we kick off our Safe Routes to School initiative! This is a grant awarded to all three elementary buildings to promote fitness, and walking and biking safely to school. We know that here in Twin Lake, M-120 prevents us from truly being able to walk and/or bike to school. However, we can create events that will promote fitness, and walking and biking safely to school.

Our kick off event will be held at Twin Lake Elementary on "Walk and Roll to School Day" (Wednesday, October 4th) at 4:00 pm. We will gather near the ball field on the West end of the main parking lot. We will walk the average distance a school aged student might walk if they were to walk to school (.73 miles). We hope to see you there!

More information and prizes will be handed out to all those who attend.

This Month's Theme is Self-Direct!

What does it mean to Self-Direct?

Self-Direction is the ability and learned skill to cast a vision of future goals and then take intentional steps toward who, where, and what we want to be. Instead of focusing on things to control or avoid, we emphasize our responsibility to make positive choices related to our emotions, attitudes, and actions.

Expectations are learned and practiced. Our routines have been established and practiced. Now, our choices, our attitudes, our actions and reactions towards those expectations will control our days at TLE. The self-directed student will take charge of his/her expectations and stay focused on improving.

As you might already know from Mr. Edward's email sent out to our community a few weeks ago, all Students will have access to free breakfast and lunch this school year. Super Important to fill out the application below. If you have not yet already done so, please fill out the application below.

Click Here for our menu.

Twin Lake Elementary will be in need of a Paraprofessional. Soon, one of our Paraprofessionals will be on a leave. If you, or a person you know, might be interested in working with students in our building please reach out and inquire about this opportunity. You can email siembidap@reeths-puffer.org or call the school at 231-719-3190.

Please help spread the word.

Click here for Highschool Sports this week!

10/2 - Twin Lake sweatshirt/t-shirt orders begin

10/6 - 1/2 day of school, Teachers Professional Development in afternoon

Please click here to view a basic calendar for this up coming school year. For now, more complete details with our calendar can be seen on our districts home page: www.reeths-puffer.org

10/9 - Snow plow safety day

10/11 - PTO Meeting, 4:00 PM in room # 20

10/13 - Popcorn Friday (send quarters)

10/16 AND 10/17 - No School (Fall Break)

Important!

Updating your demographics in your parent portal is so critical to ensure effective communication, safety, and staying informed. Please follow the steps provided in the PDF below. If you already have a portal account the demographic update is fairly simple and straight forward. If you are new and need to create an account follow the steps below. Please call the office for assistance.

The portal will open this upcoming week. If you click on the link inside the PDF and it states the portal is temporarily disabled, please try again later. I am not sure when the portal will go live, but it will be live sometime early in the week. We will provide another set of instructions with pictures to help guide after the portal opens. I will send an updated newsletter with these updated instructions that may be easier to follow.

Mr. Paul Siembida

Principal, Twin Lake Elementary School

Email: siembidap@reeths-puffer.org

Phone: 231-719-3190, Ext: 2225

Location: Twin Lake Elementary School, 3175 5th Street, Twin Lake, MI, USA