October Newsletter

Phone Number: 810-591-6090

Fax Number: 810-591-8077

• Chip Days- Oct 9th & 23rd
• PAWS Store Days- Oct 16th
• Reduced Day this Month (dismissal at 1:37 pm):
• Oct 14th & 30th
• PTC- Oct 13th & 14th
• Picture Retake- Oct 16th
• Halloween Parade- Oct 30th
• Family Night- Oct 21st 5-6:30

If you are arriving to school with your child after 8:45AM. Please make sure you are parking your vehicle and walking your child to the office. We need a parent or guardian to sign the child into the school day.

Regular attendance is one of the most important ways families can support their child’s success at school. When students are at school consistently and arrive on time, they are able to stay connected to classroom instruction, build strong routines, and keep up with their learning.

We understand that there are times when a student needs to be absent due to illness, appointments, family emergencies, or other circumstances. When your child is absent, please make sure you contact the school to verify the absence.

Whenever possible, please also provide documentation for the absence, such as a doctor or dentist note, funeral announcement, appointment verification, or other supporting documentation. Providing this information helps us maintain accurate attendance records and properly document excused absences.

Thank you for partnering with us to make attendance a priority. Every day at school is another opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed! 🐾

If you missed pictures or don't like the one that was already taken please be here for picture retake day.

If you have recently moved and have a new address or new phone number. Please make sure to update your information with Mrs. Kathy in the office.

***It is very important that you update your information every year on Synergy.

It takes a whole community to make Moore Elementary a great place for our students, and we would love to have more of our families involved!

We are always looking for parent and guardian volunteers, especially during our busiest part of the day from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Extra adults during this time provide additional support and extra eyes in our lunchroom and on the playground, helping us create a safe and positive environment for all students.

We are especially interested in parents or guardians who may be available to volunteer on a consistent, set schedule. Whether you can help one day each week or have another regular availability, we would love to hear from you!

If you are interested in becoming a Moore Elementary volunteer, please reach out to the school office so we can discuss available days, times, and volunteer requirements.

Thank you for helping us Work Together as a Community and making Moore an even better place for our Panthers! 🐾

Spirit week will be from Sept 28th-Oct 2nd.

Join us by walking in the parade on Oct 2nd. Students must be accompanied by an adult during the entire parade.

We are in need of candy donations for the parade.

Be on the lookout! Your child’s teacher will soon be sending information about signing up for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Conferences are a great opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher, celebrate their progress, and discuss ways we can continue working together to support their success.

📅 Tuesday, October 13
⏰ 4:00–7:00 PM

📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 2:00–6:00 PM

We look forward to meeting with our Moore families! 🐾

Get ready to find your next great read! Our Scholastic Book Fair will be at Moore Elementary the week of October 12! 🎉

📖 Students will have opportunities to visit and shop during the school day.

The Book Fair will also be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences, so families can stop in, browse together, and pick out some new favorites!

We’re excited to share the joy of reading with our Moore students and families. Happy reading and happy shopping! 🐾📚

🍎 Second Grade

Second grade is ready for another great month of learning!

➕ Math: Our focus will be on building addition skills and learning strategies for adding within 100.

📚 Reading: Students will read stories in which characters face challenges and learn important lessons. We will practice identifying the challenge, how the character responds, and what lesson is learned.

✏️ Writing: We will begin working on opinion writing, with a focus on using key words and phrases to clearly state and support our opinions.

🔤 Phonics: Students will review digraph sounds and practice using them to strengthen their reading and spelling skills.

⭐ Character Trait: Our Capturing Kids’ Hearts character trait for October is Self-Direct. We will encourage students to take responsibility for their choices, stay focused, and make positive decisions throughout their day.

We are excited to see all the growth our second graders will make this month!

Third grade has been busy learning and growing! A few weeks ago, we enjoyed our first field trip of the year to Farm Education Day. Even though the weather didn’t cooperate, our students still had a great time exploring the farm and learning about agriculture!

📚 Reading & Writing:
This month, students learned how to choose appropriate books from our classroom libraries and practiced listening and responding to stories. We have been working on identifying the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction texts, as well as identifying nouns and verbs. Students are also learning how prefixes and suffixes can help them read and understand longer words. We practiced our partnership routines and worked on strengthening our writing skills by responding to writing prompts.

➗ Math:
We are wrapping up our first math unit! Students have been learning about multiplication and how to find products using equal groups, number lines, and arrays. We have also started building our understanding of division by solving problems using equal sharing and arrays.

🗺️ Social Studies:
In Social Studies, we are learning all about Michigan! Students are exploring Michigan’s geography and learning about our state symbols.

We are proud of how much our third graders have already accomplished and are excited to see their learning continue throughout the year!

Our 21st Century students had an exciting adventure at the Detroit Tigers game! 🐯⚾ A group of our 3rd–5th grade students had the opportunity to visit Comerica Park, cheer on the Tigers, and enjoy a fun-filled day together.

To make the experience even more special, each student received a brand-new Tigers orange shirt to wear to the game! 🧡 The kids had an absolute blast and made memories that we know they’ll be talking about for a long time.

A huge thank you to our 21st Century program for providing our students with such a fun and memorable experience! Go Tigers! 🐯⚾

Mrs. Hughes was voted our Teacher of the Month. Other staff said the following things about her:

• She is always willing to help others and truly cares about her students. She works hard to make her classroom a positive and welcoming place.
• She puts a lot of effort into her class. Her room is well run and she is always calm, friendly.
• She is very patient

Ms. Key was voted Support Staff of the Month. Other staff said the following things about her:

• She works hard and really cares about the kiddos.
• She works so hard for the kids. She has a kind heart and does so much for the kids and staff behind the scene.
• She is always there to support both students and staff. She is caring, helpful, and willing to step in whenever someone needs her.

At Moore we know that students having strong character and feeling valued is key to a great education. Through Capturing Kids' Hearts we focus on character traits each month to make us better well-rounded students.

Goal: Clarify Expectations and Establish Systems for Accountability

Families, please continue reviewing our PAWS expectations at home. When students hear the same language at school and at home, it helps reinforce positive choices and builds a strong, consistent school community.

Our Panthers show PRIDE with PAWS by:

• ❤️ Practice Kindness — Treat others with care, empathy, and respect.
• 🛡️ Act Safely — Make decisions that protect ourselves and others from harm.
• 🤝 Work Together — Include others and help everyone feel like they belong.
• ⭐ Show Accountability — Our choices matter, and we take ownership of our actions.

Try using these PAWS words in everyday conversations at home: “How can you Practice Kindness?” “Is that an Act Safely choice?” “How can we Work Together?” or “How can you Show Accountability?”

Thank you for partnering with us to help our Panthers Show PRIDE with PAWS every day! 🐾💙