Lead With Your Heart! ❤️ As we start to look to February, we are reminded of the power and impact of kindness and understanding. In fact February’s Habit of the month is Seek First To Understand and Then to be Understood.
Throughout the month of February, Amerman will be celebrating kindness and understanding in many different ways. We are inviting all families to join in celebrating these habits and traits. You are invited to create and share hearts with us in a digital way. You can make your heart as simple or as fancy as you’d like. Please think of a few ways that your child has followed the 7 Habits and write them on the heart. Then, take a picture of the Valentine you created.
All Bobcat Families are invited to share how their child is leading from the heart! Some of our teachers may be asking you to send in hearts which you can do in addition to sharing them digitally. To share your heart digitally, all you need to do is take a photo of your child’s heart(s) and email them to Amermanannouncements@northvilleschools.org. We plan to share images of these hearts on daily announcements at the end of the month. We ask that all posts and photos be submitted by Monday, February 19th!
Stay well,
Devon Caudill
PS - I hope to see you tomorrow at Parent Camp!
January 22 - February 14 - Civic Concern Drive
February 3 - Parent Camp: Northville High School 8:30 - 2:00
February 4 - Pistons Amerman Family Game
February 7 - Amerman PTA Restaurant Night at BurgerFi (12-8pm)
February 8 - Dads Club Meeting - North Center Brewing 7:30
February 15 - PTA Sponsored Family Art Night (FULL)
February 16 - Half Day, Dismissal at 12:15
February 19 - No School
February 29 - Breakfast with a Buddy A - K
March 1 - Breakfast with a Buddy L - Z
March 1 - End of Second Marking Period
March 1 - Amerman PTA's Literacy Night
The Bobcat Pride Press
Reminder about Vacations
Amerman, along with all Northville elementary schools, frequently monitors data to inform instruction. In addition to the daily formative assessments our teachers use to make in-the-moment decisions, we also administer the NWEA three times a year. It is important that students are in school (and rested!) for these dates. District-wide, we will not be making up NWEA testing that is missed because of vacation unless the data is deemed necessary for MTSS decisions.
Tickets are Still Available for Sunday's Game
There are still a handful of tickets left for our Amerman Pistons game this weekend!
Purchase tickets (including a free-throw on the court!):
Next Dads Club Meeting - 7:30 p.m. Thursday 2/8 at North Center Brewing
Dads Club Whirleyball Night - 8 p.m. Thursday 2/22 at Whirleyball Novi
For more information, email fdangelo100@gmail.com
Submit photos for yearbook!
It’s the start of the school year and time to start sending in pictures for the yearbook! Do you have a picture of you student in the community? Please email your yearbook pics to amermanyearbookpics@gmail.com
Please include which teacher your students have so we can organize them easier!
Registration is Now Open
Welcoming all skill levels for 5th through 8th grade boys. This year we will field one 14U (7th/8th grade) team and one 12U (5th/6th grade) team. The spring season will run from April 1st to June 2nd with pre-season practices on March 18th, 20th and 22nd. It will include practice 3 days a week at Meads Mill Middle School, games vs Metro West teams, and at least one tournament. Player fee is $325 and will be collected later. Payment & liability waiver submission deadline is April 1st, 2024. Registration will close earlier if capacity is reached prior to March 1st. For those that register, stay tuned for more information on schedule, parent informational meeting, and payment & waiver submission details.
How to Order Breakfast and hot lunch for interested students - orders are due by 7:00AM
The Northville Public Schools provides a breakfast and hot lunch program for interested students.
Families must preorder breakfasts and lunches for preschools and elementary students. Orders must be in by 7am for all students for breakfast and lunch. The system will not allow you to order after the time listed above. For your convenience, meals can be preordered up to 30 days in advance. To avoid any issues, we recommend ordering the night before.
Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
What this means: Listen before you talk. In order to communicate effectively, we must first understand each other.
“I listen to other people’s ideas and feelings.”
“I try to see things from their viewpoints.”
“I listen to others without interrupting.”
“I am confident in voicing my ideas.”
“I look people in the eyes when talking.”
How can I do this in my life?
1. Listen.
2. Put yourself in the other person’s place.
3. Notice a person’s body language, tone, and reflection in their voice.
Great Books for Habit #5-Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Alejandro’s Gift by Richard E. Albert
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Jamaica’s Find by Juanita Havill
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Amerman Elementary
Email: caudillde@northvilleschools.org
Website: amerman.northvilleschools.org
Phone: 248-465-2100
Twitter: @amermannv
