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Halloween celebrations will happen at Amerman on Monday, October 31. We will be having parties that day. Students can either wear their costume to school or be able to put it on over their clothes to avoid congestion in the bathroom areas.

Please follow these guidelines when planning your child's costume:

• Please make sure the costume is weather appropriate (students will go outside for recess)
• Students are responsible for their costumes not causing a problem during learning time.
• Face make-up, hairspray, etc. must be applied at home.
• No fake weapons of any kind are allowed at school.
• No fake blood and no scary costumes (if it would scare a kindergartener, please don’t wear it!)
• Masks can only be worn during the parade if a student has a full range of vision. If it impedes their ability to see, it should not be worn

Halloween Parade - Monday, October 31 @ 10:00am

The parade route is highlighted below. Students will walk in the parade route on the sidewalk and part of the blacktop. Students will loop around the inside of the school for their classmates to see their costumes prior to heading outside.

Parents are invited to watch the outside parade. We ask that parents line the parade route by standing in the grassy areas or along the woodchips area of the playground. Please stay clear of the sidewalk and playground blacktop where students will be walking. Please note in case of inclement weather, the outside parade will be cancelled.

Stay well,

Devon Caudill

October 3 - 28 - Socktober (See Flyer and Video Below)

October 26 - Bobcat Pride Day

October 28 - PTA Trunk or Treat - See Flyer below

October 31 - Halloween Celebrations - See above

November 3 - PTA Meeting 6:30 PM (Meet the BOE Candidates)

November 5 - Amerman Fall Clean Up

November 8 - No School - Staff Professional Development Day

November 9 - Picture Retake Day

November 10 - Culture Night

November 23 - Grades 3 - 5 Career Day

The newsletter made for Amerman kids, by Amerman kids is back for the 4th year in a row. Check out the seventh issue of the 2022-2023 school-year below!

• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 7
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 6
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 5
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 4
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 3
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 2
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 1

Exciting News! Bailey the Therapy Dog will be coming to Amerman! Bailey is a 2.5 year old Golden Retriever. Bailey's favorite pastime is to have people pet him and that is why he makes a great therapy dog. He is very calm (most of the time). He also loves playing with his big sister, Bella, another Golden Retriever, and his little brother, Quigley, a black lab puppy. Some other things that he loves to do are chase squirrels and chipmunks. He also loves to eat rocks and sticks, although his handler Michelle DeAlmeida does try to stop him! He also LOVES to ride in the car and sometimes he refuses to get out of the car.

In the past, Northville Public Schools has utilized therapy dogs for special events or to signify specific occasions. We recognize the positive impact therapy dogs can have on our students' emotional wellbeing. Understanding the benefits of therapy dogs, we will be piloting a therapy dogs program in our elementary buildings.

We are excited to share that we are bringing therapy dogs to our Elementary Schools. Our program includes therapy dogs (on a leash with their handlers) visiting our schools on a weekly basis for 1 1/2 hours, twice a week.

If you have a student who is allergic or uncomfortable being around dogs, please let us know by clicking here and they will be identified as a student who should not interact with the therapy dog. Please complete the form by Sunday, October 23, 2022 to opt your student out.

We plan to start having the therapy dog visit Amerman the week of October 24th. We are excited to have this pilot as part of our SEL offerings for students.

The Board of Education is considering expanding the K-5 STEAM/Makerspace from a one trimester course to a full year course. This shift would mean every K-5 student would have STEAM/Makerspace once a week for the entire school year. In order to facilitate this programming shift, the board will need to consider removing dedicated K-5 Spanish instruction in order to make room for this new opportunity. If you would like to provide public comment, a presentation will be made by the Office of Instruction during the November 1st, 2022 Board of Education Meeting at 6:30 PM as the Board considers this K-5 program change.

Please join us the annual FALL CLEAN-UP of our school grounds! We will meet on Saturday, November, 5th starting at 9 am. Based on last year’s experience, it will not take more than 2-3 hours.

Many hands make light work, so grab your gardening tools and meet fellow Amerman families as we are take pride in our school and ready the landscape for winter. We are going to take the leaves, cut back foliage, etc. Come for as long as you are able - there are will be light refreshments and ALL help is appreciated!

We will provide bags, but please bring RAKES, gloves and any type of leaf collecting contraptions you have. Cordless leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, loppers and brooms are also needed.

Thanks in advance for joining us.

Please do not hesitate to contact Julie, if you have any further questions or concerns at gulshaty@yahoo.com

Have you heard about Amerman's upcoming first annual Culture Night? Are you interested in presenting? Please see this form to become a Country Ambassador! Interested in helping but you don't want to host a table? Please consider signing up to help at the passport table.

Culture Night Registration has been extended to Monday, October 24th at 4 PM. Please click on this link to register.

We are in need of boys pants in sizes 5T - 8/10. We use these for lunch spills, recess debachales and more. If you have any gnetly used pants that you would not mind donating to us we would greatly appreciate it! Please drop off donations at the Amerman Office.

Please email your yearbook pics to amermanyearbookpics@gmail.com Please include which teacher your students have so we can organize them easier!

Amerman PTA would like to invite all students to participate in the 2022-2023 PTA REFLECTIONS. The theme is: SHOW YOUR VOICE! Reflections is a judged art contest. The categories are: music composition, literature, dance, film, visual art and photography. Entries are due NOVEMBER 22th 2022. For more info contact Cristina Muresan at cmuresan@hotmail.com

The PTA's Student Enrichment Committee is hard at work scheduling some great author visits and assemblies for later in the year. But first we need to fund them! Invest in Your Child today to enhance your students' learning with these fun and educational programs. Plus if you Invest by 10/31 you get a free Amerman cinch bag as a token of our appreciation! More spiritwear can be purchased in the PTA store.

Trunk or Treat is only a FEW DAYS AWAY on Friday, October 28th from 6-8pm! Volunteers are still needed!

In addition to trunk or treating in the parking lot, we will have our Pumpkin Decorating Contest, a DJ / dancing and concessions inside the MPR. We will also feature the Brava Empanada food truck.

We still need donations and volunteers (set up, help during the event and clean up afterwards), if you can spare the time, we would really appreciate the support to make this event run as smoothly as possible. Please sign up to make this year's event the best yet! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4fa8ad2fa7fd0-amerman1

Northville Youth Network (NYN) provides valuable programs and services to the Northville Community such as education and awareness, referral services and case work services. As part of the ongoing Social Emotional education NYN provides to our community, they have included resources that are available for parents! Please check out NYN's latest resource templates: Tech and Internet Safety and Social Anxiety as well as all of their other offerings! Be sure to check back in the future as their templates will be updated throughout the year (https://www.twp.northville.mi.us/your_government/departments/NYN)

Students and staff that contract COVID should follow the Health Department recommendations and isolate for five days from the date where symptoms were present or from the date of their positive rapid or PCR test. Isolation includes waiting to return to school until the isolation period has ended. It is also recommended that students or staff should wear a mask for 5 days past their isolation period. See MDHHS Graphic below.

Parents should notify their child’s school of the absence reason so that teachers are aware of the student's absence period and our nurses can follow the health department’s infectious disease requirements. NPS School Nurses are available should you have any questions.

Families must preorder lunches for preschools and elementary students. Orders must be in by 8:30 AM for elementary students to receive a lunch that day. 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.

• Order Online at Nutrislice

• Download the App (Apple Store)

• Download the App (Google Play)

Habit 1 – Be Proactive – “I’m in Charge of Me”

What this means: Take charge of your own life. Make it happen. Don't wait for someone else to do it.

“I am responsible for me.”

“I do the right thing before I am asked.”

“I do the right thing even when no one is looking.”

“I do not blame others for my actions.”

How can I do this in my life?

1. If you do something wrong, say you are sorry before someone asks you to apologize.

2. When you get mad and want to say something, stop, think, and ask yourself-

Why am I getting so angry? Make a good choice in a good way.

Great Books for Habit #1- Be Proactive

• The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
  
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
  
• Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  
• The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
  
• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
  
• Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy

Aspire! Achieve! Amaze!

Email: caudillde@northvilleschools.org
Website: amerman.northvilleschools.org
Phone: 248-465-2100
Twitter: @amermannv