Addams Weekly Newsletter

Week of 11/13/2023

The Addams Learning Family

The home-school connection is essential for all children's success. The Addams team would like to share a weekly update to inform families of upcoming events, highlight student learning, and offer strategies to help set all students up for success. Thank you for your support in setting your child up for success daily!

Important Events & PTO Updates

2023-24 District Calendar

November Lunch Menu

Looking Into November

11/14 PTO Meeting
11/13-11/17 Conference week--more specific information will be shared soon
11/16 Half day of school for conferences
11/22-11-26 Thanksgiving Holiday long weekend NO SCHOOL
11/27 School resumes
11/27-12/1 Book Fair Week more specific information will be shared

Looking Into December

12/1 Family Fun Night/Math & Reading Night/Scholastic Book Fair
12/12 PTO Meeting
12/25-1/05 NO SCHOOL Holiday Break

Staff Spotlight

We would like to highlight a few of our AMAZING staff members each week. Jane Addams is so fortunate to have such a committed, caring, and highly skilled staff! Thank you for all you do!

Cooperative Challenge and Weekly Cheer

Each week, our classrooms focus on a different social emotional skill and are motivated through a staff shout out competition. Shout Out vidoes are shared weekly in school, on Class Dojo, and Facebook. Please follow our school's Facebook page for pictures and up to date information!

Please discuss this week's skill and try the cheer together! We celebrate successes throughout our day at Jane Addams Elementary!

Our latest shout out video (11/3/23) is ready! Kudos to all of our hardworking students!

Cold Weather Update

It is cold outside. Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the cold weather. Students should wear hats, gloves, boots, scarves, and snow pants. We do have outside recess during the winter season. As long as the temperature is 15 degrees and above, we go outside. Thank you for making sure your student is bundled and ready to play at recess!

Redford Public Library-Get Your Child's Library Card

The Redford Library is a great community resource! Your child can get their own library card! Here is the link for more information on how to register for a library card.

The librarians shared a calendar of events that can be found at rtdl.org/events. Take a look and see what fun learning your children would benefit from! Their help desk phone number is (313) 531-5960 EXT 601 for questions.

Hand, Foot, & Mouth Cases, Illness on the Rise

Mrs. Flowers sent out this letter to all families so that everyone is aware of the precautions, signs, symptoms, and treatment for hand, foot, and mouth illness. The best defense is proper hand washing. Please remind your child to keep their hands away from their face to avoid illness. We are recommending exclusion from school activities once a doctor confirms disease for a range of 3-5 days or more, depending on the doctor's recommendation.

Hand, Foot, & Mouth Information Letter

SFA Reading Resource--K-5th Read Alouds

Please see the resource below for books from our reading curriculum being read aloud by a teacher in our district. This resource was created by Mrs. Rizk during remote learning.

SFA Reading Resource--K-5th Read Alouds. Your child can listen to any of the books, including the title they are learning right now! This is a great resource to explore and bookmark for future use!