The Spencer Scoop
Spencer Elementary October 31, 2025
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
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.
November
4 - NO SCHOOL - Election Day
6 - 2nd Grade Music Night
6 - Texas Roadhouse Dine Out Night from 3:00-10:00PM
13 - PTO Meeting at 4:10PM in the Media Center
20 - Airborne Night from 6:00-8:00PM
21 - Popcorn Friday
26-28 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
December
1 - NO SCHOOL - Records Day
2 - School Resumes
19 - Popcorn Friday
22 - Holiday Break (School Resumes on January 5, 2026)
Hello Roadrunner Families!
Thank you for all your support and fun this Halloween week! We have enjoyed festive outfits, Pumpkin Book Reports, Mrs. Boyd Sundae, and our Halloween parade and parties! Have a great evening full of trick or treating or just enjoying a fall Friday night. We look forward to seeing our students on Monday!!
Reminder, there is no school for students next Tuesday!
Warmly,
Mrs. Boyd
**NEW** Community Image Upload
I would LOVE your help in gathering photos! You can submit your candid photos to me by scanning the QR Code in the graphic above, clicking on the Yearbook URL below, or send them to me via email at: berryl@brightonk12.com. The attached PDF has all the information you need to send me photos through the Community Image Upload. Please remember to tag your photos with the teacher's name.
The Yearbook URL is: https://community.lifetouch.com/invite?code=SPENCER-ROADRUNNERS-26
The Yearbook Invite Code is: SPENCER-ROADRUNNERS-26
Your student’s Art to Remember projects started to go home this week with your student’s personalized QR code to locate their artwork on the A2R portal. It’s easy to use and the kids are so excited as they might try to show you how they are 'famous with their own QR code'. There are many fun items to choose from for various gifts and the proceeds help to support our Art Room.
Orders can be placed and sent directly to your residence or sent here to school. In order to secure holiday orders on time, please submit your Art to Remember orders by Monday, November 17th.
We appreciate you supporting the Spencer Art Studio.
*Orders are expected to arrive back to Spencer on Friday, December 12th.
Spencer Elementary Custom Webpage: https://arttoremember.com/school/KWTWYJ
Thank you,
Mrs. Martyn
2nd Grade Music Night
You are invited to join us for 2nd Grade Family Music Night! Family Music Nights are fun events when family members get to join their Spencer students in music class style singing, dancing, playing and learning. Family Music Nights are not formal concerts where students sing on risers and families watch/record from seats in the audience.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 2nd 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.
2nd Grade Music Nights
11/6 - 5:30PM - Mrs. Cowgill’s class and Mrs. Garza’s class
11/6 - 6:10PM - Mrs. Gunn’s class and Ms. Haden’s class
2025/2026 PTO Board
PTO News
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
Angela Kissel - Member-at-Large
Melissa Rife- Member-at-Large
Boyd Sundae
Yesterday Ms. Haden’s Class turned Mrs. Boyd into an Ice Cream Sundae in front of the entire school! Thanks again to families for helping make this possible by reaching our Roadrunner Run Goal of $20,000!
“Put Down the Glass” HERE
Each day, we are all presented with stressful situations. Remember, a certain amount of stress is healthy and can be beneficial to each of us. The goal is to be able to manage that stress with tools, strategies, or techniques to reduce the negative impact it can have on our mental and physical well-being.
“Stress is often a buildup of lots of smaller things, actions, or choices.”
Controlling the build-up (i.e., holding that glass for an hour or all day) is what Stress Management is all about. Try these strategies to help manage stress.
Get proper rest & sleep
Look at this time differently; it’s not what you do at the end of the day, it’s what you do to conquer the day. Make sure you have enough and it is consistent times.
Be aware of what your body is consuming
Replace some of your caffeine with water. Increase fruit and vegetables (Worked for Popeye)
Be active
Take a walk, stretch go outdoors.
Have a stress outlet
Exercise, music, puzzles, journal
Manage your time
How much time do you need to spend or dedicate to things (Always ask yourself, “Are there things that are taking too much of my time that lead to stress?”)? Technology and phones are often a major factor in managing our time.
Practice positive thinking
Optimism, anticipate the best possible outcome.
Breathe & Pause
Have a breathing routine. Take time to pause and do this throughout the day. Set a reminder on your phone.
Reach out for help
Sometimes stress blinds us from seeing or hearing simple solutions. Lean into others for support.
Additional resources and information can be found on our district Mental Health & Wellness site.
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.
Spencer has a Food Pantry that was gifted to us by our Spencer Class of 2024 students and PTO. It is located outside in the front of the school behind the Teacher's Retreat near Door #3. Feel free to visit if you need some assistance with food. We are also accepting donations to stock up the Food Pantry. If you are so inclined to help with that, it would be greatly appreciated.
**NEW LOCATION**
We have a brand new Lost & Found in a brand new location this year. It is now located at the front of the building near Door #3 next to the Food Pantry.
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.
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.
Dr. Outlaw sent out a family communication in July with the TENTATIVE Student Calendar attached. We have had some inquiries, so I will attach it again here. Note this calendar is tentative as negotiations for new contracts are still ongoing.
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
Click on District
Click on Donate & Volunteer
Click on Volunteers & Student Teachers
Click on ONLINE Volunteer/Student Teacher Form
