The Grizzly News
GUDITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Thomas Martin, Principal
Ms. Jacqui McInchak, Administrative Assistant
February 2017
Gudith Elementary School
22700 Sibley
Brownstown, MI 48193
Main # 734-783-5386
FAX # 734-783-5389
Calendar of Events:
FEBRUARY:
2/4
Kids Against Hunger
2/9
PTO Meeting 6PM
2/14
Spirit Day “Valentine
Colors”
Free Popcorn
2/20 & 2/21 No School -
Kindergarten Enrollment Information
Enrollment age requirements will remain the same
for the 2017-18 school year as they were in
2016-17. Beginning with the 2015-16 school year,
parents could enroll a child who resided in the
school district in kindergarten if the child was at least
5 years of age on September 1 of the school year of
enrollment. Kindergarten/Young Five enrollment
packets will be available in the elementary buildings
and at the Administration Offices on February 1.
Mid Winter Recess
2/23
School Store
2/24
MOTHER & SON NIGHT
We look forward to welcoming our youngest students into the Woodhaven-Brownstown School
District for the 2017-18 school year.
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER
Students in grades 3-5 are invited to join the Woodhaven Kiwanis Club and
students from 5 other buildings as we work to pack meals for 35,000 people in
one day.
Our 2015 Kids Against Hunger Campaign is scheduled to take place at Bates
Elementary School between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:45 pm on Saturday,
February 4, 2017.
FOLLOW THE GUDITH
PTO ON FACEBOOK
January 2017
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
The following students were honored this month for their positive examples of what it
truly means to be a Gudith Grizzly!
BROOKLN LLOYD
TRISTAN KRAFT
AUTUMN HINTON
CHIAMARA OGBONNA
MAYKA JASSO
MADISON WEITZEL
SHARYLN COOPER
ALEXIS SMITH
ADDISON MARTIN
ELLIANA PERUGI
BRANDON CULVER
SHAYNA STINSON
SEAN OSBORNE
KAYLEONA CLARK
KHALIL CLARK
NOAH MULVIN
ADDISON MARTIN
QATADA PATEL
NEVEAH PLANAS
CHEILA REYBOYRAS
EMILEE LARABELL
BRAYLON WALLACE
ATTENDANCE REMINDERS:
Children can only thrive in school if they are present in school. Listed below are our definitions of and policies pertaining to attendance.
A. Absence—An absence is any day that a student misses school.
B. Excused Absence—Any medically documented absence, funeral days, or other absence approved by the attendance
office will not be counted against the student in the ten (10) day limitation.
Excessive Absences
 If a child accumulates 10 absences in a school year, the building administrator will send a letter to inform the parent/
guardian of this and of our concerns.
 If the child reaches 15 absences in a school year the building administrator will inform the local police department of a
potential truancy issue. The police department will then contact or visit the child’s home to discuss the truancy with the parents.
 If the absences reach 20 in a school year, referrals must be made to the Local Police Department and possibly, the
Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
*Parents are encouraged not to take their children out of school for vacations. Vacation days are considered unexcused.
C. TARDIES—If a student arrives late for school (after the bell rings at 9:10) it is a tardy. After
10am
the
student will be marked absent for the morning. If a student is picked up early from school in the afternoon
(before 3:50) the student will receive a tardy. If picked up before 2pm the student will be marked absent.
MATH NIGHT
2017 WAS A FUN
NIGHT !
3RD GRADE
FRENCH FUR
TRADING
ASSEMBLY
School Store
February 23RD
“VALENTINES COLORS
February
14TH
Spirit Day
Free popcorn
$3.00 Limit
per student
MOTHER & SON NIGHT
Mother & Son Night is booked!
FEBRUARY 24TH from 6-9pm at
the RAC
$10 per person; includes use of
water park, rock climbing wall,
basketball courts, etc.
plus pizza & beverages.
MID WINTER
BREAK
NO SCHOOL
FEBRUARY
20 & 21
PTO
MEETING
FEB. 9TH
6 PM
IN THE
LIBRARY
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER
Feeding Children Around the World…
and Around the Corner
Saturday, February 4th
9:00am—12:45pm
Hosted at:
Bates Elementary School
Heartfelt thanks
to our awesome PTO!
We appreciate the dedication
& hard work of all our PTO members &
volunteers.
You help to make our school GREAT!
3rd Grade: 9:00am-10:45am
4th Grade: 10:30am-12:30pm
5th Grade: 11:15am-1:00pm
Once again this year, Gudith 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students will be participating in this worthwhile event to
support those who are hungry, both locally and internationally!
CLASS NEWS
February 2017
First graders have been
very busy this new year
making New Year resoluFor the first time ever at Gudith Elementary 3
Fifth Grade Students have completed Retions and learning about
corder Karate 1 and 2 Programs and have
Dr. Martin Luther King,
earned all 30 Belts. This is quite an accomJr’s contributions to socieplishment. The prize awarded to each of
ty. We will continue to
them was an alto recorder. Congratulations
make connections to his
go to D'Juan Hall, Jessica Payne and
work during February’s
Rayaan Rashid. The Music DepartBlack History Month and
ment thanks you for your hard work and
President’s Day’s lessons.
dedication.
We have also been learning how to write fact/
Third grade students went back in time recently and visited with a opinion pieces, better and
French voyageur. They learned about life in Michigan in the early faster math strategies, how
to spelling short and long
1800's and the fur trading business. This metro parks program
brings MI history to life by bringing in real artifacts and animal
vowel words, and to read
furs for the students to learn from. All the students enjoyed review- with better fluency. Addiing this Michigan history content. Parents on February 17th the
tionally, February is a
third graders will be going to Woodhaven High school to watch a
month where we will learn
play performance. Permission slips will be sent home soon.
about and celebrate
Groundhog’s Day, the
100th Day of School, and
Valentine’s Day. It is also
Fourth grade students are participating in the
Dental Health Month and
GREAT program. This program will teach students important skills to help them avoid particistudents will learn how to
pating in bullying, violence and gangs. It is the
properly care for their
GREAT program's hope that students will share
teeth. Thanks to all the
their knowledge and skills with their families after families that support our
each lesson.
efforts in the classroom!
Fifth grade news:Fifth grade camp is only 4
months away. If you have made your monthly
payments toward camp, you are half way
there. Camp cost, $160 per students, and we
have collected four $20 payments. All payments are due on the first of the month, If you
will be late on a payment, please contact your
child's teacher. If you plan on chaperoning
camp, please get your fingerprints done by
March 1st.