Behind the Magic at Disney

Mrs. Amy Porter, Principal

Important Contact Information:

Main Office Phone: (586)439-6400

Fax: (586)439-6401

Absentee Line: (586)439-6490

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

School Administrative Assistant:

Mrs. Sue Mogge

Email: susan.mogge@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.

Email: Amy.Porter@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://disney.fraser.k12.mi.us/
Location: 36155 Kelly Road, Clinton Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6400

This year we will continue to use SchoolPictures.com as our vendor. Picture day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6th. Order forms will be sent home soon. All students will be photographed. Families wishing to order pictures in advance may do so by visiting the website and using the QR code. Picture retakes will occur on November 16th.

October 7th, is our official fall student Count Day. This is an important day for Fraser Public Schools, as our state revenue is based on our Wednesday’s enrollment number. While there are procedures we can follow that allow us to count students who must be absent on Wednesday, we encourage families to make every effort for students to be present in school. If your student is unable to attend Wednesday, please call in the absence to our attendance office at (586) 439-6490.

Our Disney Spirit Wear Shop is OPEN! Stock up on Disney gear and show your school pride all year long!

The shop is open through October 5, so be sure to place your order before it closes. All items will be delivered approximately 2–3 weeks after the spirit wear sale closes.

Order today and show your Disney spirit!

To recognize their hard work, these students were featured on our morning announcements and enjoyed a donut breakfast with the principal! We are so proud of our Disney SUPER STARs for leading the way and making Disney a place where kindness and respect shine every day!

To help keep Disney students safe and limit building access, we are using new procedures in our main vestibule.

Checking out your student early? Please complete the check-out form on the iPad in the vestibule and wait there while office staff bring your student to you.

Dropping off a forgotten item? Please leave all items in the main vestibule. Sticky notes are available next to the iPad. Label the item with your student’s full name—first and last and place it on the bottom shelf or next to the shelf. Staff will deliver it as soon as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us keep Disney safe!

Fraser is hosting an elementary boys basketball tournament league for 5th & 6th grade boys.

5 Instructional/Game Sessions – 1 ½ hour sessions – 1 Championship Day (½ hr. Instruction /1 hr. of Games). There are 6 teams representing each of the Fraser Elementary Schools

Dates: 10/6, 10/7, 10/12, 10/14, 10/21, and 10/22

Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Location: Fraser High School – Main Gym

~Coached and officiated by Fraser High School basketball player

~Winning School will receive a trophy to display

~ Registration is $35 and all students receive a t-shirt

~ Contact Coach Norgrove for more information!

~Sign-Up below to represent Team Disney!!

REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 15 STUDENTS PER SCHOOL

Team Disney had a blast at Wednesday’s Fun Run! Students arrived in their space-themed outfits, ran our out-of-this-world course, and finished with popsicles. It was a wonderful day filled with energy, smiles, and Disney spirit!

A BIG thank-you to our PTO for making this event so much fun and to our families, donors, and volunteers for supporting our students. So far, we have raised over $18,500! These funds help provide field trip buses, class shirts, classroom funds, assemblies, enrichment activities, and so much more. THANK YOU!!

We also want to recognize our VIPs—our top donors:

• Taetum Z
• Isabelle H
• Aiden T

There’s still time to donate! We are $6,500 away from our $25,000 school goal, which will unlock a MEGA RECESS for our students! Click the link below to donate, and keep sharing your student’s fundraising page with family and friends.

Thank you for helping make the magic happen at Disney!

Help us make Disney’s Trunk or Treat a sweet success by donating candy! We’re adding some friendly competition: the class that collects the most candy by weight will win a class party! Send candy donations to school with your child to help their class take the lead.

Agatha, our candy monster, will also be out and ready for you to “feed” her candy donations! Thank you, Team Disney, for helping make this a fun and memorable event for our students and families!

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 Disney, 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 Disney Students 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.

On Monday, September 28, Fraser Public Schools began our Synovia bus-scanning system for all bus-eligible elementary students.

Using Synovia, students scan their school ID when boarding and exiting the bus. This quick process provides the district with accurate ridership information and adds an extra layer of safety by helping staff know who is on each bus at any given time.

What families should know:

• Who is included: Bus-eligible Y5–6 students
  
• Who is not included: GSRP preschool students and special education students who receive door-to-door transportation
  
• Distribution: Students will receive a coil bracelet and ID card during the school day Monday
  
• Start date: Students will begin scanning after school on September 28
  

Students will never be denied access to the bus if they forget their ID. However, administrative follow-up will occur for students who repeatedly forget to bring it. Replacement ID cards are available through school media centers (a $3 fee may apply).

Here Comes the Bus App
The Synovia system connects with the free Here Comes the Bus app, which allows families to view bus arrival times and receive alerts when students scan on or off the bus.

To set up the app, families will need:

• District code: 87797

• Student ID number (found on id bracelets, report cards, in PowerSchool, or by contacting the school office)

Thank you for your partnership as we continue working to keep student transportation safe and secure.

All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas Learning Management System. As a result, students have continuous access to the course materials and information regarding their achievement.

Parents/Guardians can also have continuous access to their student’s course materials and grades in Canvas by creating a parent/observer account. In addition, parents of multiple students can easily switch between their students to view grades and assignments within the same parent 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.

Log into Student Canvas Account on one device

• 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, have your student login to their Canvas account. Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.

Create Parent Account on a second device:

• Open Canvas Parent Login
• Choose need a Canvas Account
• Follow prompts on screen to create account (see below resources for assistance)

At Disney Elementary, we want to partner with our families to create a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment for all of our students.

Please send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children home unless they are truly too sick to engage in learning and school routines.

To support families in making these decisions, we’ve put together a helpful reference chart outlining when to keep your child home and when they can safely return to school for common illnesses.

Thank you for working with us to keep our students and staff healthy and ready to learn!

Calling in your child sick, an appointment or vacation? Please call the attendance line at any time of day at 586-439-6490. Utilizing the attendance line will assist our office staff with making sure attendance records are accurate.

When the red flag is hung outside our front doors, this means indoor line-up. Students only can enter the building thru the main door (door #1) as well as the back door (door #18) starting at 8:20 AM.

Please utilize the car drop-off line and students will enter in the back of the building (door #18). If your child needs assistance, please park in a parking spot and walk your child to the main entrance (door #1). Student drop off is NOT allowed in the bus loop during indoor lineup.

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 the below form by October 7th.

We welcome the 26-27 Executive Board:

• President: Joshua Banks (contact: disneyptopresident@gmail.com)

• Vice President: Nikki Radtke (contact: disneyptovp@gmail.com)

• Treasurer: Alison Ross (contact: disneyptotreasurer@gmail.com)

• Secretary: Susan Rechenbach (contact: disneyptosecretary@gmail.com)

As a parent of a Walt Disney Elementary student, you are a valued member of the PTO. Please be on the lookout for more information with how you can help and make sure to join our monthly PTO meetings! Our first meeting is on Monday, October 5th at 6:30pm in the Media Center.

Can't make it in person? No worries, click the button below to join virtually.

We hope to see you there!

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.

• 10/5: Red Ribbon Monday - Wear Red
• 10/5: PTO Meeting 6:30pm @ Disney Media Center
• 10/5: Disney Dine Out - Chipotle
• 10/7: Picture Day
• 10/7: Count Day
• 10/9: FHS Homecoming Parade
• 10/12: Red Ribbon Monday - Wear Red
• 10/16: Trunk-or-Treat 5pm-7pm
• 10/19: Red Ribbon Monday - Wear Red
• 10/19: 5th Grade Recorder Concert - 6pm FHS Gym
• 10/21: KDG Field Trip - Blakes Cider Mill
• 10/26: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Pajama Day
• 10/27: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Mismatch Day
• 10/28: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - School/Fraser Color Day
• 10/29: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Sports Team Day
• 10/29: Half Day - School Dismissed at 12N
• 10/29: Conferences (1- 3:30pm and 4:30 - 7:30 pm)
• 10/30: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Costume Day
• 10/30: Early Dismissal - School Dismissed at 1:30 pm
• 10/30: Halloween Costume Parade - 10:00 am
• 10/30: Disney Dine Out - Panda Express
• 11/3: No School - Election Day

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!