SCHWEITZER SCOOP

Dear Families,

We were sad to have to cancel school on Friday due to the unexpected power outage. Unfortunately, that meant we missed out on a few special events we had planned, including our Book Character Parade and Kindergarten Round Up. The good news is that our Book Character Parade has been rescheduled for this Friday, and we are excited to still celebrate together! 📚✨

While we were unable to hold Kindergarten Round Up as planned, we would still love to connect with our incoming kindergarten families. We invite you to join us for a short Kindergarten presentation on Thursday at 4:00pm, just before our Bingo for Books Family Event. After the presentation, families are welcome to stay and enjoy Bingo for Books with us from 4:30–5:30pm.

We are also continuing to celebrate Reading Month with fun activities throughout the week:

Monday: Wear RED
Wednesday: Stuffed Animal Day
Friday: Our Book Character Parade (rescheduled from last week)

Families are invited to watch the Book Character Parade on the front lawn on Friday! The parade will begin inside the school at 10:00am, and then students will come outside and parade across the front lawn so families can enjoy seeing all of the creative book characters.

Reading Month has been so much fun! Our school is beautifully decorated with artwork and activities students have created with their classroom buddies that connect to the books we are reading each week. Be sure to ask your student about the stories we’ve been enjoying, they are all from the “How to Catch…” book series! 🤩

A friendly reminder that school starts at 8:30 am, and arrival begins at 8:20 am. For safety reasons, please do not drop off students before 8:20 am, as there is no supervision before that time. Thank you for your continued support in helping us foster a love of reading in every child. We look forward to a month full of stories, imagination, and learning together!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. The best way to get in touch with me is through email, faasoae@wwcsd.net, or Class Dojo messaging.

Looking forward to another great week at Schweitzer!🐝

Sincerely,

Emily Fa'asoa, Schweitzer Principal

Every Thursday, we show our school spirit by wearing our Schweitzer gear or yellow and black school colors💛🖤

MARCH

• 3/18 Spring Picture Day!
• 3/19 Incoming Kindergarten Presentation 4:00pm
• 3/19 Bingo for Books Family Night 4:30pm
• 3/20 Rescheduled Book Character Parade, 10:00am
• 3/30-4/3 Spring Break

Each month, we introduce a leadership character trait that we focus on as a school. At the end of the month, we celebrate students who staff members notice demonstrating that trait in their words and actions. This month, our character trait is self-control.

Self-control means being in charge of your body, words, and actions, and stopping to think before you make a choice.

Example:
When you feel like calling out an answer, you use self-control by raising your hand and waiting for your turn. When you feel upset during a game at recess, you take a deep breath and keep playing instead of yelling or quitting.

Please read this information about an Internet Safety presentation for families on March 19th, 2026

Families are invited to attend an Internet Safety presentation to help parents and guardians understand the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media and other online platforms for children and teens.

This session will cover:
✔️ Popular apps and platforms kids are using
✔️ Online risks and warning signs to watch for
✔️ Tips for setting healthy boundaries and having meaningful conversations at home

Whether your child is just starting to go online or is already active on social media, this presentation will provide valuable information and practical tools to help keep kids safe in the digital world.

As the winter weather progresses and we spend more time indoors, illnesses continue to thrive. If your child exhibits symptoms of an illness, keeping them home from school is essential. Please read this document that is our 2025 Sick Student Protocols.

Thank you!

• AKA Sports has an online store for Schweitzer gear
• Orders can be made online through the website: https://schweitzer.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
• Items can be picked up at AKA Sports, 34932 W Michigan Ave.

• School begins at 8:30am. Student drop offs may begin at 8:20am
  
• Do not leave your children unattended before arrival begins at 8:20am
• Please drive carefully and cautiously in our school parking lot.
• Make sure you are only letting students out of your car when you are in the drop off lane
• Students may enter our school from either the main entrance or the doors on either end of the building by the 5th grade classrooms or kindergarten classrooms and families say goodbye outside of our school.
• The drop off loop in front of the school is for 30 second drop offs only
• Please pick up your student from their designated door, teachers will dismiss students from those locations.
• Thank you for keeping our students safe!

• If your child rides the bus, please be sure to download the Here Comes the Bus mobile app.
• Parents will know when their child’s bus arrives in real-time and when it has arrived at their school.
• Parents can also track the bus trip as students return home at the end of the day.
• The Here Comes the Bus app is available in the App Store and Google Play.
• See our Here Comes the Bus webpage for more information.

• Help your child be successful at school by getting them to school on time each day.
• When students are late or unneccessarily miss days of school, it negatively impacts their learning and they miss out on socializing with friends and fall out of their daily rountine.
• We do understand that students get sick sometimes and need to stay home from school to rest and family emergencies do occur but if your child is healthy, we appreciate you sending your child to school on-time each and every day.
• Thank you for supporting your child's education!

• It's important to be on time every day for school. When students are late, they miss out on important learning time. Students who are late and arrive after the school day are marked absent.

• If your child is going to be absent, all families MUST call our attendance line to report their child’s absence. Please leave the date, your name, your child’s name and teacher and reason for absence on the line. We review these calls at the beginning of the school day by 9:00 AM.

• We cannot accommodate daily early pick ups after 3:00 PM unless you have an emergency or an appointment.

• All students are welcome to bring a home lunch but FREE breakfast and lunch are provided for all students.

• CLICK HERE FOR THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENU

• Below are links to important forms that must be filled out yearly.
• All families MUST fill out our district ICHAT volunteer form in order to volunteer either at our school or to chaperone on field trips.
• CLICK HERE ICHAT VOLUNTEER FORM
• All families MUST fill out the Benefits portion on the MEAL MAGIC PORTAL in order for our entire school district to receive FREE breakfast and lunch.

• We appreciate all families filling these out at the start of the school year!

Schweitzer Worker Bee Association (SWBA) is our amazing parent group at Schweitzer! 🐝 We are always looking for more parents to connect and get involved.

• At Schweitzer, we do not allow birthday treats or goodie bags to be brought in due to allergies and other considerations. Rest assured, we make sure every student feels special on their birthday and is celebrated in class with their teacher and classmates!🥳

In our front office, Ms. Jenny, our secretary, and Ms. Brandy, our attendance monitor, are truly the Chief Care Officers of Schweitzer. We are so fortunate to have their kindness, organization, and support helping our school run smoothly every day!🐝

• Contact Champions for information or to enroll your child in before or after school care at 734-326-0980 or click the link below to start the enrollment process.

• http://www.discoverchampions.com/
  

• If you qualify for DHS, fees can be as low as $10 a week or FREE

• Help earn money for our school by registering your Kroger Rewards card simply by visiting https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

• Once logged into your Kroger account, you can search for Schweitzer Elementary by name and then click enroll.

• At Wayne-Westland Community Schools, we utilize an electronic flyer communication tool called Peachjar.

• Our flyer distribution process posts flyers from schools, the district and community partners on Peachjar. There is a Peachjar button on all school’s websites, and the platform will send emails to families with flyer notifications based on their child's school.

• CLICK HERE PEACHJAR
  

2601 Treadwell

Westland, MI 48186

Phone: 734-419-2750
Attendance Line: 734-419-2757

Office Hours 7:50 AM-3:50 PM

Emily Fa'asoa, Principal faasoae@wwcsd.net

Jenny Sentz, Secretary sentzj@wwcsd.net