Behind the Magic at Disney

Mrs. Amy Porter, Principal

Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: (586)439-6400

Fax: (586)439-6401

Absentee Line: (586)439-6490

24-hour recorded line, please leave your child's reason for absence and length of time out. Absences reported to this line, ensure most timely and accurate record.

School Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Sue Mogge

Email: susan.mogge@fraserk12.org

Building Hours - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

School Hours: 8:35 am – 3:30 pm
First Bell: 8:30 am
Instructional Bell: 8:35 am
Students must be in class by 8:35 am or they are marked tardy.

Email: Amy.Porter@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://disney.fraser.k12.mi.us/
Location: 36155 Kelly Road, Clinton Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6400

Dear Fraser Families,

Fraser’s teaching staff is committed to helping all students succeed. The Mission Statement for our district is “Innovate. Learn. Lead.” There are many ways to help students to be as successful as possible. We also realize here at Fraser, that our students do not come to us as “one size fits all” learners, have different learning styles, and learn at different rates. Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is one way to offer needed support.

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a process of providing educational and behavioral support. There are three tiers in this approach, and they are as follows:

Tier I: ALL students receive the core curriculum and instruction in their regular education classrooms as well as School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (SW-PBIS). The teachers work with all students at their individual levels.

Tier II: ALL students receive the core curriculum and instruction in their regular education classrooms. The school provides targeted interventions to students who need more support in addition to what they are receiving in their general education classroom.

Tier III: Students in this tier receive more intensive interventions. They are exposed to the core curriculum in their general education classroom but need more intensive interventions on basic skills that usually requires an individual learning or behavioral plan.

Fraser Public Schools has developed a timeline for student assessments. Your child’s general education teacher conducts additional and more frequent progress monitoring to move students fluidly through these tiers as needed based on each students’ assessment data. As a parent, you will be notified by your child’s school if your child moves into a different tier of support.

If you have any questions about MTSS, please do not hesitate to contact us. Also, the Fraser website has additional information on MTSS as well.

Sincerely,

Kyle Ray

Director of Secondary Instruction

Mary Kate Mulligan

Director of Elementary Instruction

The Big Map of Michigan visited our third graders this week. The children were able to explore our special state in a very interactive way. They were curious noticing and wondering and asking thoughtful questions about what they saw on the map of our home state. Students also participated in an activity that showed them how to locate places using a grid. There is still a lot of learning to come, but this was a great way to kick it off!

Our lost and found is filling up with a large number of zip-up hoodies and sweatshirts. If your student is missing any items, please have them check the lost and found!

You can help us reduce the number of items in our lost and found by labeling tags and water bottles with your students name. When found, we will return to your child!

As part of our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program, each month we focus on a character trait that helps our students grow as Disney STARs. For the month of October, our focus is on Self-Control. Self-control means making good choices even when it’s hard, thinking before you act, and managing your emotions in a positive way.

Throughout the month, students will participate in classroom lessons, discussions, and activities that highlight ways to practice self-control at school, at home, and with friends. Staff members will be on the lookout for students who demonstrate this important trait each day!

At the end of the month, we’ll celebrate students who consistently show self-control and make positive choices as our October SuperSTARs!

As part of our PBIS system, our Mickey and Minnie awards travel to classrooms each week to recognize students for demonstrating our Disney STAR expectations! Mickey visits the classroom that does the best job keeping its room clean and tidy at the end of the day, while Minnie visits the classroom showing outstanding lunchroom behavior.

Last week, Minnie spent time with Mrs. Strickland’s kindergarten class for their great lunchroom behavior, and Mickey visited Ms. Rattee’s first grade class for doing a wonderful job cleaning up at the end of the day!

Keep up the great work, Disney! We can’t wait to see where Mickey and Minnie travel next!

Thank you to our amazing PTO for organizing a wonderful Trunk-or-Treat event this past Friday evening. Our Disney community enjoyed a fun night of trunk-or-treating, cider and donuts, games, and time spent connecting with one another.

We were also impressed by the creativity shown in our annual Trunk Decorating Contest. Each entry showcased the imagination and talent of our Disney students and families.

Congratulations to Colton Krystyan's family for winning the Best Trunk competition!

A big thank you to our sponsor Meijer for donations and support to our annual Trunk-or-Treat. Also, thank you to everyone who hosted a trunk, passed out candy, and helped setup and cleanup. Your contributions, time, and support helped make this event a fun and memorable Disney tradition for our entire community.

Thank you to all the families who joined us for Trunk-or-Treat and stopped by our Title I Book-or-Treat table! Families explored literacy strategies, learned about the importance of reading at home, and picked up a new book to enjoy together.

A special shout-out to Mrs. Wangelin and Mrs. Jenkins for organizing our family engagement trunk and making reading part of the fun! We appreciate your support in helping our Disney readers grow!

Thank you, Team Disney, for donating an incredible 402.87 pounds of treats to help make our Trunk-or-Treat a sweet success! Whether you sent candy to school or helped “feed” Agatha, our candy monster, your generosity helped make this a fun and memorable event for our students and families.

Congratulations to Mrs. Pozolo’s class, our candy competition winner, with 45.63 pounds of candy! Her class has earned a class party! Mrs. Filip’s class finished second with 40.19 pounds, followed by Mrs. Scitney’s class with 39.25 pounds.

Thank you to every classroom and family who participated. We appreciate your generosity and Disney spirit!

A big thank-you to our Disney PTO for purchasing and putting together recess bags filled with jump ropes, kickballs, basketballs, volleyballs, footballs, and more! Our students are having a great time using the new equipment to stay active, play together, and enjoy recess. We appreciate the time and care our PTO puts into making Disney a fun place to learn and grow!

Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 29th from 1:00-3:30 and from 4:30-7:30. This year, ALL families will be invited to attend our Fall Conferences to celebrate learning!

This conference will be a true Celebration of Learning led by our students. We will host an open-house style event from 1:00-3:30 and again from 4:30-7:30, allowing families to attend during a 10–15-minute time slot that best fits their schedule.

Each classroom will feature 4-6 viewing stations where students can share their learning experiences with their parents. During this time, students will reflect on their goals, showcase their work, and highlight their progress since October. Teachers will circulate throughout the classroom providing support as needed. Each student-led conference is expected to last about 10-15 minutes. If all viewing stations are occupied in the classroom, we kindly ask families to wait in the hallway until a station becomes available.

Please know our special education staff will be available for walk-ins during the entire day. Specials teachers will be rotating between assigned buildings; however, if you’d like to speak to someone specifically just let us know in the main office and we will have them follow up with you.

Our goal is for 100% of students and families to attend this event. We look forward to celebrating your child’s learning with you.

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.

Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place:

October 26th - 30th

Walt Disney Media Center

Open Late on October 29th during conferences

Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Book Fair online. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $35. Every online purchase will also benefit our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage linked below to:

• create eWallet account
• Preview books at the fair
• Access online book fair with more choices!

The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Catch you at the Fair!

Restorative Practices is a relational approach to building community. In this three hour training, you will learn some of the theory behind Restorative Practices as well as some practical strategies to add to your parent toolbox that are already being used with your students in our schools. Whether you have a kindergartener or a senior, this training is for you!

The Restorative Practices training team consists of a classroom teacher (Luke Woods), a retired public safety officer (Lisa Pettyes), and a social worker (Tina Radulski). The team has been training staff in RP for over 5 years and will bring several different perspectives to the training.

There are two difrerent slots to sign up - one if you require child care and one if you will not. Please make sure to use the right category.

Training will be on November 4th from 5-8:30 PM in the Richards Middle School Media Center.

We’re excited to partner with the Detroit Red Wings to offer discounted tickets to three select Red Wings home games!

The discount is already built into the exclusive link below, with savings of up to 30% off RedWings prices. Plus, a portion of every ticket sold goes directly back to Walt Disney Elementary PTO!

Enjoy a Red Wings game while supporting our school — it’s a win-win! Let's Go Red Wings! Let's Go Disney!

Parade: A short "Halloween Parade" will take place beginning at 10:00AM on Friday, October 30th. Weather permitting, we will parade out door #1 and around the building. Our kindergarten students will lead the parade around each classroom and then out around the building. All are welcome to come and watch our costume parade outdoors!

Classroom Activities: Classrooms/grade levels may be planning for Halloween activities and celebrations individually, either before or after the parade. If teachers request parent volunteers to help facilitate the classroom activities, all volunteers will have to submit a Background Check at least 48 hours prior to volunteering.

Costumes: Students may come to school in costume on Friday, October 30th. They can stay in costume for the duration of the day. Costumes need to be school appropriate and cannot depict violence or excess blood/gore. No fake weapons are allowed in school (i.e. toy guns, swords, blades, etc). Costume masks can be worn for the parade only, but not throughout the day. For costumes that have short skirts/shorts, leggings or pants need to be worn underneath. Below are some guidelines for school appropriate costumes:.

1. No fake weapons are allowed in school (i.e. toy guns, swords, blades, etc)
2. Masks are not to be worn in school, they may be worn for the parade only
   
3. HEAVY makeup is not to be worn (light makeup only-eyeshadow, painted freckles, rosy cheeks, etc.). All makeup must be done at home and stay on for the entire day.
   
4. Glitter and fake blood are not to be worn or brought to school.
5. Inappropriate costumes are not to be worn to school. Please choose costumes that are positive and/or represent a good role model for our students.
   
6. No roller blades, roller blade shoes, skateboards or scooters.
   
7. No bare midriffs.
   
8. For costumes that have short skirts/shorts, leggings or pants need to be worn underneath.

On Friday, 10/30, weather permitting, parents are invited to line the parking lot and blacktop around the building to watch our students proceed by in a short costume parade on Halloween. We will begin picking up the students in their classrooms at 10:00, and will proceed out of Door #1.

Families- Please keep the sidewalk and blacktop area closest to the building clear around the building, but feel free to stand/sit on the outskirts of the sidewalk/blacktop around the entire building to view the parade.

Please note- In the event of inclement weather, the outdoor parade will be canceled and spectators will not be able to come inside for our indoor parade. We will try to make a decision by 9:15AM, and will push out a text & email if we end up needing to switch gears and move the parade inside. We appreciate your patience/understanding on this!

Red Ribbon Week: October 23–31

2026 Theme: “Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.™”

Red Ribbon Week is a time for schools and families to encourage healthy, positive choices. At Disney, our celebration will begin Monday, September 28 and continue throughout October, leading up to a week of activities from October 26–30.

Wear Red Mondays: Students are encouraged to wear red on September 28 and October 5, 12, 19, and 26. We’ll also share Red Ribbon announcements on those days.

Learning and activities: In HEART classes, students will discuss healthy habits and positive choices and make a pledge to live drug free. Students in grades 1–6 will complete the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs unit during October. All students and staff will receive red awareness bracelets to wear during Red Ribbon Week. Each school day from October 26–30, five students wearing their bracelets will be randomly selected to win a prize—25 winners in all!

Spirit days, October 26–30. -SEE BELOW...

Poster contest: Students in grades 4–6 may choose to create a Red Ribbon poster. HEART teachers will collect entries, and winning posters from each grade will be displayed in the district during November.

Thank you for helping our Disney Students make healthy choices and celebrate Red Ribbon Week!

We are excited to have CARE support our school’s Red Ribbon Month activities by providing their “Dispelling Myths and Revealing Facts on Vaping” presentation to each of our 6th grade classes.

The presentations will take place during HEART classes during the month of October and will complement our Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Unit. This educational opportunity is designed to provide students with accurate, age-appropriate information to help them make informed and healthy choices.

Topics addressed during the presentation will include:

• The ingredients and substances found in vaping products

• Understanding nicotine and the risks of addiction

• The potential health and social impacts of vaping

We appreciate CARE’s partnership in supporting our students through education and prevention and look forward to this meaningful learning opportunity during Red Ribbon Month.

All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas Learning Management System. As a result, students have continuous access to the course materials and information regarding their achievement.

Parents/Guardians can also have continuous access to their student’s course materials and grades in Canvas by creating a parent/observer account. In addition, parents of multiple students can easily switch between their students to view grades and assignments within the same parent account.

Parents can use Canvas to

• Contact their child’s teacher

• View grades, due dates, and events

• See, and in many cases access, what the child is doing at school

• Support an absent student

• View classroom and building announcements

• And more!

For the first step you will need to have two devices (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) available to be paired. One device will be used to log into your student’s canvas account. The other will be used to create your parent canvas account.

Log into Student Canvas Account on one device

• For parents/guardians of students whom are in young fives through 2nd Grade: A QR code of your students’ username and password will have been sent home. Use your camera function to scan the QR code to access your student’s Canvas Account. If you are having issues with the QR code, contact your teacher or elementary media tech.
• For parents/guardians of students whom are in 3rd-6th Grade: To log in as your student, have your student login to their Canvas account. Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.

Create Parent Account on a second device:

• Open Canvas Parent Login
• Choose need a Canvas Account
• Follow prompts on screen to create account (see below resources for assistance)

At Disney Elementary, we want to partner with our families to create a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment for all of our students.

Please send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children home unless they are truly too sick to engage in learning and school routines.

To support families in making these decisions, we’ve put together a helpful reference chart outlining when to keep your child home and when they can safely return to school for common illnesses.

Thank you for working with us to keep our students and staff healthy and ready to learn!

When the red flag is hung outside our front doors, this means indoor line-up. Students only can enter the building thru the main door (door #1) as well as the back door (door #18) starting at 8:20 AM.

Please utilize the car drop-off line and students will enter in the back of the building (door #18). If your child needs assistance, please park in a parking spot and walk your child to the main entrance (door #1). Student drop off is NOT allowed in the bus loop during indoor lineup.

We welcome the 26-27 Executive Board:

• President: Joshua Banks (contact: disneyptopresident@gmail.com)

• Vice President: Nikki Radtke (contact: disneyptovp@gmail.com)

• Treasurer: Alison Ross (contact: disneyptotreasurer@gmail.com)

• Secretary: Susan Rechenbach (contact: disneyptosecretary@gmail.com)

As a parent of a Walt Disney Elementary student, you are a valued member of the PTO. Please be on the lookout for more information with how you can help and make sure to join our monthly PTO meetings! Our first meeting is on Monday, November 2nd at 6:30pm in the Media Center.

Can't make it in person? No worries, click the button below to join virtually.

We hope to see you there!

Fraser Public Schools is excited to share that the State of Michigan has approved the continuation of Michigan School Meals and will be offering each student a free breakfast and free lunch on a daily basis! A required component of a complete breakfast and lunch is ½ cup of fruit or vegetable, which must be taken with the meal for it to be free of charge.

We are also encouraging families to complete the Education Benefits Form located HERE. By doing so you help ensure the school receives additional funding.

• 10/19: Red Ribbon Monday - Wear Red
• 10/19: Student Council Meeting - 3:30pm
• 10/19: 5th Grade Recorder Concert - 6pm FHS Gym
• 10/20: Fun Run Galaxy Lunch Reward
• 10/21: KDG Field Trip - Blakes Cider Mill
• 10/26 - 10/30: Scholastic Bookfair
• 10/26: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Pajama Day
• 10/27: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Mismatch Day
• 10/28: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - School/Fraser Color Day
• 10/29: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Sports Team Day
• 10/29: Half Day - School Dismissed at 12N
• 10/29: Conferences (1- 3:30pm and 4:30 - 7:30 pm)
• 10/30: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Costume Day
• 10/30: Early Dismissal - School Dismissed at 1:30 pm
• 10/30: Halloween Costume Parade - 10:00 am
• 10/30: Disney Dine Out - Panda Express
• 11/2: PTO Meeting - 6:30pm Disney Media Center
• 11/3: No School - Election Day
• 11/16: Picture Re-take Day
• 11/16: 4th - 6th Concert Rehearsal @ FHS - 9:30am
• 11/17: 4th - 6th Grade Holiday Music Concert - 7pm FPAC
• 11/18: Early Dismissal - School Dismissed at 1:30 pm
• 11/23: Student Council Meeting - 3:30pm
• 11/24: 5th Grade Field Trip: Detroit Science Center
• 11/25-11/27: No School - Thanksgiving

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!