Addams Family Newsletter

Late Starts: (2025-26 School Calendar)

February 11, 25

March 11, 25

February 2: Report Cards available on MiStar

February 4: Eagles Nest

February 5: 4th Grade Music Concert Rescheduled

February 9: 5th Grade Instrument Petting Zoo

February 13-17: Mid-Winter Break

February 27: PTA Sweetheart Dance 5:30 PM

Report Cards will be available to view online starting Monday, February 2, at 2:00 p.m. through Parent Portal on the Royal Oak Schools website. There is a Report Card tab on the left side of the screen that you need to click to access your child's Report Card. If you have any questions or need help accessing your child's report card, please contact the Oakland Schools Help Desk at 248-209-2060.

We are excited to welcome families to enjoy our 4th grade music concert this Thursday. This is the rescheduled date from last month. We will see you in the gym!

Kindergarten enrollment begins on February 2, 2026. All children who are five years of age on or before September 1 are eligible to enroll for the coming school year.

Find out more about enrolling in kindergarten here.

Please make sure your child comes to school dressed and ready for outdoor recess. Unless temperatures or conditions are unsafe, our students will continue to enjoy fresh air and playtime outside. The temperature and windchill that Addams uses to determine whether we will have outdoor recess is 15 degrees or higher (both must be above 15 degrees).

Please send your child with:
Warm gloves or mittens
Winter coat
Hat
Boots
Snow pants

If your student or a child you know could use a few more warm layers, we can help. Send us a message with what you need.

Oakland Schools is proud to host author Kwame Alexander as our guest for this year's African American Read-In. Alexander is an award-winning author of numerous critically-acclaimed books for children.

ROS Watchsite Information:

Date: February 26, 2026
Time: 5p-7p (Dinner and Connector Activity from 5p-6p, Read-In activity from 6p-7p)
Location: Royal Oak Public Library

222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067

You can find more information about the National African American Read-In here: https://ncte.org/get-involved/african-american-read-in/

Please contact ashley.phillips2@royaloakschools.org with any questions.

See flyer below for more information and use the link or QR code within to register.

https://forms.gle/UoJvFg4kVyB6LMHK8

Royal Oak Schools has partnered with Care Solace, a care-coordination organization focused on removing barriers to accessing mental health care. The collaboration provides school district families and staff with access to over 560,000 licensed mental health and substance use treatment providers, and connections to food assistance, shelter support, and low-fee/free health services.

You can reach Care Solace in any of the following ways:

• Call 888-515-0595 anytime. Multilingual support is available around the clock. A Care Companion will walk you through finding providers, booking appointments, and following up to ensure the match is right.
  

• Visit www.caresolace.com/royaloakschools and either search on your own OR click “Need Help?” at the top of the page for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.
  

• Ask your school's mental health professional or staff, or building administrator, to submit a referral for you.

Check out updates with our ELD program across the district!

This school year, Addams will be serving breakfast before school in our cafeteria starting at 7:55 a.m. and ending at 8:20 a.m. Menu will consist of grains, fruit, and milk as established by the USDA. Breakfast menus will be available weekly to see specific items being offered. All food items will be nut free. If your child has specific dietary needs, please contact our Food Service Department.

Additional Forms:

Free and Reduced Meal Application

Request for special dietary needs form

“Blessings in a Backpack” is designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals daily on weekends. If you agree to participate in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag of food for the weekend. A food bag will be put in your child's locker for take-home on Fridays. The simple meals may include macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice, and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you want your child to participate in this program, complete the sign-up form with this link. Please be sure to indicate on the form if your child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you, as the parent or guardian, are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak School and Blessings in a Backpack will not be held accountable for accidental food allergen exposure.

Please fill out a new form for each child you want to participate. You will see a link to submit another response upon form submission.

Food We Pack

Use this link for the food most-often packed for Blessings backpacks.

2025-2026 Calendar: A calendar for the 2025-2026 school year is now available! Building and program specific calendars, as well as a complete calendar for our current school year, are all available from the calendar page of our district website.

Principal, Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center

Email: Timothy.boyer@royaloakschools.org
Location: 2222 West Webster Road, Royal Oak, MI, United States
Phone: 248-288-3100