Comets Corner

Mr. Keith Tonn, Principal

Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: (586) 439-6900

Fax: (586) 439-6901

Absentee Line: (586) 439-6990

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

School Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Dawn Vezzetti

Email: dawn.vezzetti@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.

Mission Statement:

Guiding our Comets to be compassionate, curious, creative citizens who will positively impact the world.

Email: Keith.Tonn@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Page/21
Location: 30601 Calahan Rd, Roseville, MI 48066, USA
Phone: (586) 439-6900
Twitter: @Keith_Tonn

As with any year, 5th grade students are beginning the year learning new class routines, policies and procedures. One thing all students learn are the rules of indoor recess, and 5th graders started their learning early this year due to the storms that rolled in our first few weeks of school. Students learned the classroom rules of indoor recess: no running, use an indoor voice, choose an activity you will stick with for the duration of recess (about 20 minutes), clean up after you are done and put games, craft materials, Legos, etc. away when you are done.

This year, our 5th graders enjoyed and excelled at some “old time” activities such as: building with Legos, doing arts and crafts, and building puzzles. Students shared expertise while playing chess, checkers, Jenja, Uno and many other games. Other students that enjoyed puzzle building and those who did not finish puzzles even asked to “leave the puzzle out so they could finish building it at another indoor recess.”

Although indoor recess is not always a favorite, 5th graders enjoyed doing “something different” and working together and playing board games and doing crafts. Great job 5th graders!

Below are the directions for pairing as a Parent Observer with your students’ Canvas 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.

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, go to this website (preferably in Chrome, but Safari is okay):

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps

Click on the icon that says Canvas Student Login.

Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.

Next Step-

To create and/or log into your Canvas Parent Account:

On a different device (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) Visit this website –

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps

Click on the icon that says Canvas Parent Login.

• The North lot is NOT a drop-off/pick-up zone. It is for parking only. We MUST keep the loop open for busses and emergency vehicles. This rule applies to everyone, so please be cooperative and follow it.
• The large, central lot has two lanes: a drop-off/ pick-up lane on the outside of the loop and a driving lane on the inside.
• Please note: Drivers MAY NOT get out of their cars while in the outside drop-off/pick-up lane. Students must exit to the outside of the loop, and drivers must not exit the car to walk students up or pick them up. If you have younger children who need to be walked up or picked up at the door, you MUST park your car in one of the lots or on the street.
• Smoking and pets are not permitted on school grounds. Please leave your pets at home for the safety and comfort of all of our students and families.

When the red flag is hanging outside near our main entrance to outside the media center, this means indoor line-up. This usually occurs during inclement weather. inclement weather or weather temperatures drop below 10 degrees. During these times students may enter the building thru the main entrance (Door #1), as well as the entrance on the far side of the media center (door #16) starting at 8:20 AM.

In Michigan, schools are required to collect certain student information, such as enrollment, demographics, and program participation, and share it with the Michigan Department of Education. This process is required by state and federal law and helps monitor publicly funded education programs.

A new rule in the State School Aid Act now requires schools to also collect information about students’ tribal affiliations. This change was developed with input from Tribal Nations in Michigan.

Starting this school year, families have the option to share tribal affiliation information. Sharing this information is completely voluntary.

The data will help strengthen communication with Tribal Nations and may allow schools to qualify for additional funding to better support Indigenous students.

If a family chooses to share this information, it will be protected under privacy laws such as FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), which also prohibits discrimination.

If you would like to report your tribal affiliation, please complete this form by October 7.

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 Mark Twain, 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 Comets 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.

We want to partner with our families to make our school a safe, healthy and welcoming environment for your students.

Make sure to send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children at home unless they are too sick to participate.

We have put together this helpful chart of when to keep your child home and when they can return to school for common illnesses

As a parent of a Mark Twain Elementary student, you are a valued member of the Mark Twain Parent Club. Our official Facebook group is here: Mark Twain Parent Club. Please help us build the group by sharing with other Twain families and adding them to the group.

We welcome the 26-27 MTPC Executive Board:

Parent Advisor: Samantha Stengel

As a parent of a Mark Twain Elementary student, you are a valued member of the Mark Twain Parent Club. Our official Facebook group is here: Mark Twain Parent Club. Please help us build the group by sharing with other Twain families and adding them to the group.

Contact MTPC: mtparentclub@gmail.com

• 9/28 - Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week
• 10/2 - MTPC Walk-A-Thon @ 2:00
  
• 10/5 - Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week
• 10/5 - Dentists R' Us
• 10/7 - Count Day
• 10/7 - Young 5s Visit Deneweth's Garden Center
• 10/9 - Homecoming
• 10/9 - PBIS Pizza Reward Party
• 10/12 - Vocal Concert: Grades 4-6
• 10/12 - 10/16 - StuCo Carmel Apple Sucker Sale
• 10/13 - MTPC Meeting
• 10/16 - MTPC OctoberFest
• 10/19 - Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week
• 10/20 - 5th Grade Recorder Concert at FHS
• 10/26-10/30 - Red Ribbon Spirit Week
• 10/26-10/30 - BooK Fair
• 10/29 - Elementary Half Day (12:00 Dismissal)
• 10/29 - Student-Led Conferences 1:00 to 3:30 & 4:30 to 7:30

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

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.

A LA Carte items are also available to students for an additional fee (see below).