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As a Leader in Me Lighthouse School we are always working on continuous improvement. Each year we ask parents to take a short survey. These surveys are used to annually collect, analyze, and report student, staff, and school-level outcomes related to the focus on improving leadership, culture, and academics. They help us identify our strengths and weaknesses, develop improvement plans, and monitor progress. Please complete the survey below. All of your responses are completely anonymous. The survey should take you approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

Stay Well,

Devon Caudill

May 2 - No School - Election Day and Teacher PD Day

May 2 - Dad's Club Meeting - 7:00pm @ North Center Street Brewery

May 3 - Walk and Roll to School

May 3 - Art Show - KDG and 2nd Grade

May 4 - Art Show - 4th Grade

May 6 - Spring Clean-up 9:00am

May 8 - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 9 - 5th Grade Music Informance (Wayne, Tiba and Babich)

May 10 - 5th Grade Music Informance (Long and Pinkelman)

May 11 - PTA Meeting 6:30pm in Media Center

May 17 - KDG Parent Night for Incoming KDG Students - 6:00pm

May 19 - No School for Current KDG Students

May 19 - KDG Round-up for for Incoming KDG Students

May 29 - No School

June 1 - ALPS Parent Night for New ALPS Students - 6:00pm

June 2 - Bobcat Bash 5:00 - 8:00pm

June 14 - 5th Grade Party at Northville High School

June 15 - Last Day - 12:15 Dismissal

Northville Public Schools has a bond coming up on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Did you know that this is a zero mil increase to the current debt millage rate and, if approved by the voters, that part of this bond at Amerman Elementary includes:

• Adding a STEAM addition to further our Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math programming K-12,

• Renovation and expansion to our multi-purpose/dining/kitchen space,

• Additional collaboration spaces for student learning,

• Playground upgrades,

• A safer entry space that includes a canopy and welcome center, and

• Many infrastructure and technology upgrades.

Please see the Bond 2023 Amerman Proposed Upgrades highlighting more of our planned upgrades on this upcoming bond. For more information about ALL of the proposed upgrades, please visit our Bond 2023 website.

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

• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 30
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 29
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 28
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 27
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 25
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 24
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 23
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 22
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 21
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 20
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 19
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 18
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 17
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 16
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 15
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 14
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 13
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 12
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 11
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 10
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 9
• BPP Volume 4 - Issue 8
• 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

One of our most favorite times of the year is coming up and the PTA has you covered! May 8th -12th is Teacher (and Staff) Appreciation Week! (Note: The PTA Year at a Glance calendar sent home at the beginning of the year has the wrong date for TAW.) The Teacher Appreciation Committee is planning fun things to show our love that week - more to come on that later. For now, we've made showing your appreciation fast and easy with several resources:

• GiftCrowd is back: Click here to contribute to a GiftCrowd gift card for any staff member at Amerman. Recipients get to choose where to redeem them and there are no fees. Win-Win! Contribute by May 7th at 11:59 PM as gifts will be sent at that time.
• You can also check out the PTA MemberHub store where you can find great teacher gifts too.
• Plus, here are a couple fun at-home activities your kids can do to show appreciation for their teachers: Teacher acrostic poem and printable thank you card.

Congratulations to fifth graders David C., Cole D., and Liam H.! They competed with other students in the region and ranked 1st place in the Elementary School Division!

The Stock Market Game, a program run by the SIFMA, is an opportunity for students of all ages to participate in live, linked-to-the Stock Market, investment simulations. Each student team starts with $100,000 to invest in stock, bonds, and mutual funds traded in the NYSE. Students learn about investment strategies such as considering risk, portfolio diversification, and performance of their holdings. Fifth grade students at Amerman each year are offered an opportunity to participate in a year-long session competing with other students in the region.

Shout out to Heidi H., Landen G., George M., and Vindya P. t who who represented Northville schools at the 56th Academic Games Leagues of America national tournament, held from April 21st to the 24th in Orlando, Florida. S

Students competed in five games ranging from math, language arts and social study. They formed teams of five and played in a minimum of sixteen rounds of games, with several teams advancing to semi-finals and finals. They represented Northville with great enthusiasm, relentless perseverance and excellent sportsmanship, while connecting and making friends with students from other states or districts. They brought home many medals and trophies that represented their year long hard work!

Wednesday was a great day to see innovation and science in action. Students from Amerman and all over the district showed off their projects at the districts annual STEAM Fair. Fourth graders from every elementary school visited the High School to see these amazing ideas!

Mother Nature knew our kids had an amazing evening planned and kept the sun shining. Thank you to all the students, parents and staff that came to our first annual Bobcat Block Party. We had the best time! Also, we made $408 in our raffle that will be donated to Living and Learning Enrichment Center of Northville. Also, special thanks to the Northville DBA and all the downtown businesses that donated to our raffle sale.

Every two years we submit evidence that we are continuing the practices of the seven habits through Leader in Me. This year we had an onsite visit where our students shined! Our Bobcats took our visitor on a tour of Amerman showing her how the seven habits are ingrained in our school culture. It was such an amazing morning watching our student leaders shine!

Today students from Mrs. Carboneau, Mrs. Parnin, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Vertrees class traveled to Cooke School for a peer to peer art activity and fun. It was such an amazing opportunity for our students to interact with non-neurotypical peers from another school. Students from both schools had so much fun! We were so grateful for the opportunity. As you know kids as a whole are so accepting of new ideas and situations, this opportunity will only help them be more compassionate and inclusive adults.

The next Amerman Dads Club meeting will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 7:00pm at North Center Brewery on Center Street across from Kroger. All Amerman dads are invited to join us as we discuss how we're involved with Bobcat Bash, a softball tournament against dads clubs from other Northville schools and other upcoming events. If you have any questions, please email Dan Ferrara at dtferrara@gmail.com.

This Wednesday is Walk and Roll to School Day! Schools all over the country are celebrating fitness by walking and riding their bikes to school. Weather permitting we are encouraging our Bobcats to walk or ride their bikes to school!

I would like to invite everyone to join us to spring clean up of our beautiful school grounds. The Amerman Spring Clean-up is planned for Saturday May, 6th, 2023 starting at 9:00am. Please join us for the annual Spring Clean-up of our school grounds! Many hands make light work, so grab your gardening tools and meet fellow Amerman families as we take pride in our school and ready the landscape for summer. Please bring shovels, rakes, snips, pruners, gloves, brooms. Especially wheelbarrows and plastic baskets are needed. We are going to do mulching. Come for as long as you are able

This event will be held rain or shine!!!Team work is a great work!!! Let’s make it happen!!! A light “grab & go” snacks will be provided!

Thank you in advance!!!

There are several summer sports camps that Northville offers. They include:

• Swim Clinic: August 7th - 11th for grades 4th - 8th
• Tennis: June 19th - 29th for ages 6 and up
• Cross Country: July 24 - 27 for grade 3rd - 5th
• Track and Field: June 19 - 22 for grades 3rd - 5th
• Softball: Begins June 20th for grades 3rd - 8th
• Football Fundamentals: June 26 - 28 for grades 1st - 6th
• Boys Basketball: July 10 -12 for grades 4th - 9th
• Girls Basketball: June 19 - 22 for grades 2nd - 8th
• Academic Games: June 26 - 29 for grades 3rd - 6th

Please click on the button bellow and it will take you to the google folder that has a flyer for each of the above mentioned summer camps that tell you how to register.

CAMP is design to help incoming sixth graders build the personal, academic, and life management skills necessary to successfully transition to middle school. It's a lot of fun, too!

NMS Dance Team is available to dancers who will be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in the 2023-2024 school year. Our season runs from August - February. We compete at 3 regional competitions, perform at pep rallies, the Meads vs Hillside Basketball Game, Homecoming Parade, and a football game. Our tryout information is as follows:

April 18 Parent Informational Zoom Meeting

April 25 Pre-Tryout Clinic 4-6PM at Meads Mill

May 3 Tryouts 4-7PM at Meads Mill

May 5 Tryouts 4-7PM at Meads Mill

Register at this link: https://forms.gle/vgfRUoCKfmioHxji6?fbclid=PAAaZWqVkKBbp-IEYzscxCDb95Ot3SvwUa8QBgdX3jK09_mORZFrlgQ-ltsnY

Email coach.nmsdanceteam@gmail.com with any questions and follow our social media pages for more updates! (@northvillemsdance)

Please visit our Kindergarten Enrollment webpage to sign up for an appointment to enroll your incoming Kindergarten student. Once you've signed up for an appointment, please return to the Enrollment webpage to complete the online portion of your pre-enrollment outlined in Steps 1-3.

If you have any questions, please call Student Data at

(248) 344-3524.

Bobcat Bash Update:

The Bobcat Bash has several sponsorship opportunities that families and businesses can take advantage of (and get a tax deduction!) Learn more here.

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: Diversity/equity/inclusion 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)

Northville Youth Network's last Wellness Wednesday programs of the year are here! Kids Yoga & Mindfulness is back and very popular. We are currently at capacity, but a waitlist is available. Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/222187543053150

Also, please join us for Kona & Community! Grab a few friends and get a free Kona Ice! We'll see you at Millennium Park on Wednesday, May 10th from 4-5pm. All students K-12 are welcome. No registration is required.

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)

This month’s Habit: Habit #8 - Find your Voice

What this means: Find your voice means finding something that you are good at and like doing. You are proud, but do not boast. Instead, you use your expertise to help and inspire others.

Physical: Learn your true nature and gifts, then use them to envision what you can achieve.

Social/Emotional: We all have a purpose and special talents.

Mental: Transcend the negative culture of ego, scarcity, comparison, and competitiveness.

Spiritual: Be a catalyst to the success of something bigger than ourselves.

What I can do:

• Try something new like painting, horseback riding, or baseball. Then ask yourself: Did I enjoy myself? Was it easy or hard? Do I want to learn more?
• Go to the library or search the internet to find reading material on new things. What kinds of things spark your interest? What do you want to continue learning about?
• Plan some time to help someone in need. How did the experience make you feel?

Great Books for Habit #8- Find Your Voice

• Wonder by: R.J. Palacio
• The Lion Inside by: Rachel Bright
• Separate is Never Equal by: Duncan Tonatiuh
• Wonderland by: Barbara O'Connor
• Those Shoes by: Maribeth Boelts

Aspire! Achieve! Amaze!

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