Northeastern Parent News
October 2025
October 1st is Count Day!
On Count Day, everyone needs to attend school to be counted. Students are counted to assure correct funding allocations. When students show up, they will be given a finger to let them know that we can count on them in our final number.
Dates to Remember
October 1st- COUNT DAY (We need Perfect Attendance to receive 100% of funding. I hope we can count on you. Count Day fingers will be passed out to all students that arrive to school on time)
October 1st- PTO Meeting , 4-5 PM (All parents are welcome)
October 6th- Hot breakfast (8:45-9:15 AM)
October 6th- Picture Day
October 13th- Hot breakfast (8:45-9:15 AM)
October 17th- Popcorn Friday
October 20th- Hot breakfast (8:45-9:15 AM)
October 22nd- NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD Day)
October 27th- Hot breakfast (8:45-9:15 AM)
October 27th-31st- Spirit Week
Monday- Fall Harvest Colors Day
Tuesday- Apple of my eye Day-Wear red or green
Wednesday- Cozy Sweater Day
Thursday- Favorite Fall Team Day
Friday- Pajama Day
October 31st- Half day of school (12:06 PM dismissal)
October Spirit Week
October Lunch Menu
Menus are available in the office upon request
Health Corner - For Families
Staying Healthy This Fall
Wash hands often—especially before eating and after recess.
Encourage plenty of rest and good nutrition to support immunity.
Remind students to cover coughs/sneezes and use tissues.
Stay home when sick to prevent spreading illness. Be sure to call the school office to excuse absences.
Be sure your child is up to date on all required immunizations.
Students of the Month
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month. They showed Personal Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Dependability and Excellence. Great job of showing P.R.I.D.E. our 1st month of school!
Thank you for coming to Open House!
KPS Attendance Policy
The goal of the district is to have all students in school every day. Building administrators, in collaboration with staff members, will develop a process for acknowledging students with excellent and improved attendance in each school.
For students to get the most out of school, punctual and regular attendance is vital. Parents/guardians should call the school office as early as possible on the day of an absence. It is most helpful to have the phone call within the first hour of school. In addition, parents/guardians should provide a written excuse and request homework for any absences thus making the absence excused; without communication the absence is considered unexcused. When a student is absent, they are responsible for makeup work. Any day a child is absent and an appropriate contact with the school office is not made by the parent/guardian, attempts will be made to contact the parent/guardian.
Approved Excused Absences
Student illness and/or appointment verified by the parent/guardian or medical professional.
Medically verified extended illness or hospitalization.
Attending a funeral.
Religious holiday.
Absence due to a subpoenaed court appearance.
Any time missed due to KPS school transportation issues.
A member of our Attendance Team will contact you via email, text message or phone call when your child reaches 3, 5, 10 and 15 absences. Please partner with us in making sure that your child is at school on time everyday. We promise to provide academic and social emotional support when they are present.
Attendance Team
Attendance reports -Mrs. Lavin
3 day absences -Mrs. Katz
5 day calls -Ms. Evans
10 day calls -Mr. Issacs
15 day referrals to KPS Truancy Officer -Jermaine Jackson- Ms. Washington
Suspensions in PowerSchool & Perfect attendance parties -Mrs. Timmerman
Perfect Attendance Award
Kindergarten
Davin
Astrid
Joi
Daltyn
Aden
Lyric
Sky
1st Grade
Larry
Eleanor
Giovanni
Laylani
Lilyana
Braylin
Alfred
Logan
Jonte
Elianna
Ahmira
Damir
Melina
Ashton
2nd Grade
Marquis
Tobias
Akeem
Emonii
Mikel
Layton
Ly'She
A'Yanna
Mary
Kalise
Miyanna
Damia
Camden
Lonnie
Alannah
Alaynna
Marquevion
Ida'Rose
Silas
Heidi
3rd Grade
La'Miere
Kal'lani
Tymier
Ariana
Hayden
Jaxson
Felicity
Isabella
Amani
Dream
Charlee
Quavion
Koda
Khaleah
4th Grade
Keenan
Jhyaire
Marshall
Talaysia
Isaiah
TiAnna
Stephan
Devon
Jeremiah
Te'Airra
Isaiah
Mimiah
Daricus
5th Grade
Tristan
Charlie
Christopher
Daniel
Jamir
Jae'liana
Nevaeh
Lenaiya
Ka'Miyah
Thank you for supporting Popcorn Fridays!😍
Our 1st popcorn Friday went very well. We earned a total of $100. The next popcorn day is scheduled for Friday, October 17th. All proceeds from popcorn sales are added to our PTO budget and used to purchase additional popcorn and popcorn supplies.
Meet our new Speech-Language Pathologist
Fist Day Shoe Fund was a huge success!
There were 186 students that received a new pair of new shoes. Shout out to all of the volunteers that helped to fit shoes for the students at Northeastern.
Building Expectations
Respect
Integrity
Dependability
Excellence
At Northeastern, we use P.R.I.D.E. to encourage positive behaviors. The expectations are shared daily with the students. They have an opportunity to earn Dojo points which can be used to purchase items at our school store. We also have NO referral parties and perfect attendance parties to acknowledge our students that are making good choices.
Office Staff
8:00-4:30 PM
Doors open at 8:45 am
8:50 am-3:50 pm (Full days)
**Early pick up ends at 3:15 pm**
8:50-12:06 pm (Half days)
**Early pick up ends at 11:00 am**
Sylvia Washington, Principal
Lori Lavin, Secretary
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Northeastern
Please email Mrs. Lavin as soon as possible for all absences.
Email: lavinlj@kalamazoopublicschools.net
Website: northeastern.kalamazoopublicschools.com
Location: 2433 Gertrude Street, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Phone: (269)337-0690