The Spencer Scoop

Chelsea Boyd - Principal

Email: boydc@brightonk12.com
Website: https://spencer.brightonk12.com/
Address: 10639 Spencer Road, Brighton, MI 48114
Phone: 810-299-4350

Home of the Roadrunners

Hello Roadrunner Families!

We had a great week starting with teacher professional development, some lovely warm days, and ending with this spring rain! We had a wonderful turnout for our Kindergarten Roundup on Wednesday and it is always so exciting to see the younger siblings of our current student and all of the new faces for next year.

The district will be hosting a meeting to discuss next year's busing and transportation. It will be held March 4th from 7-9pm at the Maltby Media Center. We are looking to have parent representatives to attend. If you are interested in being a parent representative for Spencer at this meeting, please send me an email at boydc@brightonk12.com.

Have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday!

Mrs. Boyd

Student Drop Off: 8:55 AM

First Bell: 9:01 AM

Second Bell: 9:05 AM

Starting Time In Class: 9:05 AM

Dismissal Time: 3:58 PM

Students eating Breakfast may enter the cafeteria at 8:45 AM

Attendance Line: 810-299-4354

*Please remember to call your child's absence in as early as possible.

February

17-26 - Food Drive

23 & 24 - LCHD Vision Screenings

26 - LCHD Hearing Screenings

March

6 - End of the 2nd Trimester

9 - NO SCHOOL - Records Day

12 - PTO Meeting at 4:10PM

13 - Popcorn Friday

19 - Book Bingo from 6-8PM

30 - SPRING BREAK begins!

April

6 - NO SCHOOL for Students

9 - PTO Meeting at 4:10PM

7 - School Resumes

Dear Spencer 1st Grade Families,

You are invited to join us for 1st Grade Family Music Night! Family Music Nights are not formal concerts where students sing on risers and families watch/record from seats in the audience. Family Music Nights are fun events when family members get to join their Spencer students in music class style singing, dancing, playing and learning. There will be limited seating for those who need it. Otherwise, families should come prepared to move and sing and join in the fun! Dates and times for 1st Grade Family Music Nights are listed below. If your family has a time conflict, you are invited to attend another time slot offered for their grade level.

1st Grade Music Night (in the Spencer gym)

3/24 - 5:30 PM = Mrs. Phillips’s class and Mrs. Price’s class

3/24 - 6:15 PM = Mrs. Anderson’s class and Mrs. Rowe’s class

Livingston County Health Department will be at Spencer for Vision Screening on February 23rd & 24th for our 1st and 3rd grade students, along with any other students that a parent or teacher may request to have screened. Please call or email the office if you do not want your child to be screened or if you have a concern regarding your child's vision and your child is not in 1st or 3rd grade. If you have any questions regarding Vision Screening, you can call the Health Department at 517-546-9850.

There is still time to order a yearbook for your student(s). Order before the deadline to avoid the increase in price. Our yearbook sales are down from this point last year. The kids love to get this momento of their school year. See the form pictured below for the ordering information. The Order Deadline is: April 19, 2026.

**Note** if your student got a picture taken on Picture Retake Day, the retake photo is the one that will be used in the yearbook. If your student missed both picture days, our media specialist will take a photo of them and they will be in the yearbook.

2025/2026 PTO Board

Colleen Gaiefsky - Co- President

Amber Gaines - Co- President

Mandy Oswalt - Vice-President

Amanda Dennis - Co-Secretary

Lindsey Kovacs - Co-Secretary

Michele Lewis- Co-Treasurer

Brandy Solanick- Co-Treasurer

Katelyn Bill - Member-at-Large

Kendra Cupp - Member-at-Large

Amber Czajka - Member at Large

Stephanie Day -Member-at-Large

Ashley Kasmierczak- Member-at-Large

Angela Kissel - Member-at-Large

Melissa Rife- Member-at-Large

Save The Dates

Feb 17th – Feb 26th – Food Drive

For the month of February we are spoiling our staff with Kindness Hearts! Please take the time to fill out the Google form below for as many staff members as you would like to appreciate. We will be writing your words on the hearts and hanging them in the halls to celebrate our incredible staff during kindness month! Please reach out to me with any questions https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdHGTQOhYF2kEYywF9hcesVj4Gb6gQG-XXQ7kGEiY_JJdabg/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Looking Ahead

March 12th PTO Meeting 4:10 PM Media Center

March 13th Popcorn Friday

March 19th Book Bingo 6pm to 8pm

Popcorn Friday

The PTO is excited to announce that they are funding Popcorn Fridays this year!

Below is the sign up to volunteer (must have background check completed).

Popcorn Friday Volunteer Sign Up Link

https://46bf.edulnk.com/e/pbnrz/0nh47t?__$u__

LET'S STAY CONNECTED

For the most up-to-date happenings with Spencer Elementary PTO, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/402232026502881 or visit our page online at https://spencerroadpto.weebly.com/

If any of these items look familiar, visit our Lost & Found located near Door #3

Parents - Please make sure you pack a change of clothes (that are weather appropriate) in your child's backpack EVERY DAY. This is for ALL students, grades JK-4th, you never know when your student may have a nosebleed, or loose a tooth, or spill food/milk on their shirt, or find a mud puddle outside, or have a bathroom accident. If your student keeps a change of clothing in their backpack, then we can take care of it here, otherwise we need you to bring up a change of clothes. Thank you for your cooperation.

You will find the Drop Off Cabinet near the main entrance to the school. Here you will put those forgotten items that your student may need. Simply fill out the small slip of paper with the student's name and teacher, and a staff member will deliver the item to your student.

Our Food Pantry and Lost & Found are both located in the front of the school near Door #3.

Please remember to send your child to school each day with a refillable water bottle with their name on it. Spencer has water refilling stations throughout the building and we encourage students to drink water throughout the day.

Please remember to bring your ID with you EVERY day you come to pick up your student! We frequently have substitute teachers that will not recognize you and will send you back to your vehicle to get your ID before releasing your child to you. This is for the safety and security of your student.

If you are planning to volunteer in classrooms or on field trips this year, you must fill out a background check. This needs to be done each year and if you have students in other buildings around the district, you only have to fill out the form one time and indicate which buildings you would like to volunteer in. Here are the steps to get to the form...

Go to www.brightonk12.com

Under the ABOUT BAS tab, click Donate & Volunteer

Click on ONLINE Volunteer/Student Teacher Form

We are continuing our efforts to maximize security and minimize traffic in our lobby where students frequently pass through at any given time during the course of a school day, and will again use the QR code system for parents/guardians when either 1) signing in your student tardy or 2) picking up your student early. The QR codes will be affixed outside Door #1 (the main entrance door) and you will simply use the camera on your phone to scan the QR codes (NOTE: one code is for signing IN a student and one code is for signing OUT a student). After you scan the code, it will direct you to either the Student Sign In or Sign Out Google Form. The office and/or safety officer will then locate your student and send them out to you where you will show your ID. **NOTE** This year you will have to wait outside for your student to come down for an early pick up so be mindful of the weather conditions (ie: bring an umbrella if it's raining). To expedite this process, it will be helpful to you to send in a note with your student in the morning to give to the teacher if you will be picking up your student early.

Here are the QR Links. You can always save these to your phone for quick reference.

GOOGLE FORM FOR STUDENT SIGN IN

GOOGLE FORM FOR STUDENT SIGN OUT

This Spencer Parent Resource Guide is filled with important information and answers to most (if not all) the questions you may have.