Pembroke Press

Hello Families,

We are off to a great start! It was fantastic to see so many of your at curriculum night the last few weeks. Your support and partnership is valued and appreciated. As I visited classrooms, recess, and the lunchroom over the last week I was able to see our students already engaging in critical thinking and collaboration. I also saw students working hard to include their peers and show kindness, a topic we have have been talking about at Respect Circle.

Friday we had our Fun Run kick-off! This is an amazing event held by our PTA to raise money that supports students and staff throughout the year. Please check out the information that came home with your child on Friday.

This week students will begin taking the i-Ready assessment. Students in all grade levels take this district wide assessment in math and reading. If you missed the letter sent home electronically last week, it is also included below. Students in 4th and 5th grade should also have brought home their MSTEP reports last week. If your child, did not bring these home please reach out to your classroom teacher.

Finally, linked below is the Pembroke Family Handbook updated for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Hoyne

• Friday, September 27th - Fun Run Event

• Monday, September 30th - School Pictures

• Friday, October 4th - Eton Street Singers Rehearsal (4th & 5th graders)

• Wednesday, October 9th - Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day

Bagels will be $1 each (Plain or Salt available) - each child is allowed one bagel. Bagels will be sold in the main lobby and at the Witherbee loop entrance. Thanks to all our 4th grade parent volunteers!

4th grade parents: Plan ahead - please sign up to volunteer for future weeks!

The Pembroke PTA will be hosting the FUN RUN on Friday, September 27th during the school day. Please sign up to volunteer here! Remember to fill out your iChat form in order to volunteer!

SAVE THE DATE! Kaiser studio will be taking pictures on Monday, September 30th. We need 2 volunteers to assist getting students to the photographer (8:30am-1:30pm). If you're interested, please email Tracy Longe. Thank you!

Walk or Bike to School together! We'll meet at Pembroke Park at 8:20am and then head to Pembroke Elementary around 8:25/8:30am! Hope to see you there! PLEASE NOTE: Parents/Guardians are responsible for ensuring their child arrives to school - so all are welcome to walk with us!

Mr. Fulkerson is bring back the Running Club for a few mornings this September! All are welcome - just show up to participate!

WHEN: 8:00am - 8:35am on the Playground Blacktop

Tuesday, September 17

Thursday, September 19

Tuesday, September 24

Thursday, September 26

Additional Information:

• You may drop off your child for this, they will stay with Mr. Fulkerson until it's time to enter the building at 8:35am at which point they will head directly to their class line.
• On any morning with expected rain, the running club will be canceled.

It’s time to register for fall classes and programs through Birmingham Community Education, which offers a wide array of enrichment, recreation classes and programs for adults and the youth.

Youth program:

• SNAP Flag Football leagues
• Motor City Evolution Basketball Leagues
• Kids Empowered workshops
• Babysitter and Pet Sitter workshops
• Family and youth PKSA karate
• TRUE Martial Arts Jiu-Jitsu,
• Soccer School for Little Folks
• BHC swim lessons.

Mark your calendars for the 5th annual Strides for SOS run. This year, the event will be held in Beverly Hills. BPS families and community members are invited to join us on Oct. 13 for an enjoyable 5K and 1-mile run, which will commence and conclude at Beverly Park.

Strides for SOS serves as the sole fundraising event of the year for Schools Offer Support. Your involvement guarantees that SOS can continue to provide financial assistance and various forms of support to families within the BPS community throughout the year. Get registered or become a family sponsor today.

The Physical Education department -- with support from Chartwells, the Birmingham Education Foundation and Birmingham Education Association -- is proudly presenting the annual 5th Grade Physical Education Run on Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. at Beverly Park.

What you need to know:

• This event will be a one-mile run/walk
• All BPS 5th graders are invited to participate
• There's a $10 fee, which will be collected during online registration
• Each participant who registered before the deadline receives an event t-shirt
• The school with the highest percentage of students earn a trophy and yearly bragging rights.

PURE IMAGINATION: Save the date for the 2025 Unabashed Bash that's happening Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Daxton Hotel in downtown Birmingham. This year's theme draws inspiration from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, the fall musical put on by Groves Performing Arts Company (GPAC). We're excited to have GPAC students perform for us again at Bash 2025!

Additional details about tickets will be shared later this fall. If you would like to sponsor Bash or give to the Bash Auction, please do not hesitate to reach out to BEF Executive Director Kathy Zanolli at BEF@Birmingham.k12.mi.us or call 248.203.3030.

955 N. Eton Street

Troy, MI 48084

248-203-3888