The Wolf's Howl #7

Tuesday, 10/7-Waking Up with the Wolves

• 5th grade Field Trip-Troy Historic Museum

Wednesday, 10/8-

• Grades K, 1, 2-Extra PE with Mr. C if you turned in your activities calendar 8:00-8:35AM

Thursday, 10/9-Waking Up with the Wolves

• 1/2 Day Dismissal 12:29/Conferences in the PM
• JETS PIZZA NIGHT! (see flyer below)

Friday, 10/10-

• 1/2 Day Dismissal 12:29/Conferences in the PM

Monday, 10/13-SKATE NIGHT!

Sunday, 10/26-TRUNK OR TREAT!

On Thursday October 9th - Wass is having a fundraising day/night at Jet's Pizza (located at 18 and dequindre)

All you need to do is order and show the flyer and Wass will receive a kickback. This is open to anyone so be sure to tell family, friends and neighbors!

Be sure to mention your child's teacher as well - the top earning class will win a pizza party! Last year Ms. LaRocca's second graders won, who will it be this time?

The fundraiser runs all day long! A big thank you to Kristy Flemming for organizing our Wass restaurant nights!

We want to share some good news following our last update. A state budget has now been approved by both the Michigan House and Senate, and it includes free meals for all students. The bill is now headed to the Governor for her signature.

Student lunch accounts will be credited, and you will not see new charges for meals that are covered under the free meal (breakfast and lunch) program by the State of Michigan.

We will let you know once these updates have been completed. Thank you for your patience and for your support of the Troy School District.

Kendra Montante
Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives

See the attached October calendar from Mr. C!

A lot of things happen in October!!

We hope everyone enjoyed the Wass Auction and want to give a big shout out to Katie Veltema for her hard work with this event each year! She does a fantastic job and we appreciate her!

Next week - be sure to stop by Jet's on October 9th for the first restaurant night! It's tied in with conferences this year to make meal planning a little easier. It's also a half day, so maybe a pizza lunch is just the thing for your family. More info is available elsewhere in the howl!

Also don't forget to purchase skating tickets Wednesday at lunch! Admission tickets are $3 per participating skater at lunch, $4 at the door. If you need to rent skates, that is available for purchase at the doors of the event only.

We love seeing all the candy coming in that will help tremendously with trunk-or-treat later this month! Good luck to all grades with trying to win a pajama day!!

Finally, our October PTO meeting will take place Thursday, October 16th so save the date if you're interested! We will be joined by upper level district administration so it's a great meeting to attend to ask questions you have for TSD!

Enjoy the weekend!

Ashleigh, Tony, Kevin and Krista

The Wass Skating Party will take place Monday, October 13th at Skate World of Troy at 6:15-8:15 pm. Students and their families are invited to skate! All participants must have a ticket (spectators are free).

Tickets can be purchased during student lunch on Wednesday October 8 and Monday October 13th for $3. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $4. Skate rental purchases are available at the door (they are not sold at lunch).

This is a fun night of music, games and prizes. Concessions are available to purchase. We hope to see many of our families out enjoying a fun community night!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DA5A922A4F58-58461060-wass#/

See attached flyer for more information! The Fitness Run is on Saturday, November 8th!

• Hats are not permitted inside the building except on “special days” as announced.

• Cell phones and personal devices must remain on silent with all notifications disabled and stored in backpacks during school hours. No one-way or two-way communication is allowed during the school day; all communication must go through the main office unless approved by a TSD staff member.

• Wearable technology (e.g., Apple Watches, Fitbits) is permitted, but all notifications must be turned off and communication features must be disabled.

We are looking to hire a noon aide to work 4 days/week (for sure 3 of the days need to be Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays) from 11:15-1:15. If interested reach out to Mrs. Crowe!

If you have an area of volunteering interest you'd like to share with us, we'd love to use you! Volunteers are the heart of our school community and make PTO events possible!

We are looking at getting a general idea on possible contacts to give our committee chairs, but filling out this form does not at all commit you to anything (we promise!)- we're just looking to streamline the process. Additional opportunities to sign up to volunteer will also come out in weekly Howls.

https://forms.gle/zgJrmrWHoHCLNaVH6

Thank you for all you do!

Welcome to Math Kangaroo 2026!

About Math Kangaroo:

Math Kangaroo is an annual international mathematics competition. This center will host the competition in the classroom.

Registration Information

• Who Can Register?
  Students in grades K-12* who reside in the same state as the center's address.
  * K students take the grade 1 test; they must know how to read and work independently

• Registration Fees:

  • Regular registration: $18 (September 15 – December 31, 2025)
  • Late registration: $35 (January 1 – February 1, 2026)
  • Note: No cancellations or refunds are offered after registration.

• Financial Assistance:
  Families facing financial hardship can apply for support by contacting the Math Kangaroo Office at info@mathkangaroo.org, providing the necessary documentation.

Competition Day Details

• • Date: Mar 19, 2026 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM ET
  • Location: Wass Elementary School
    2340 Willard Dr, Troy, MI 48085
• Gifts & Ribbons: All registered students will receive mathematical gifts and participation ribbons, which the center manager will distribute on competition day. The top 10 in the country and the top 3 in the state will receive medals, ribbons, and awards distributed by the center manager in May. The top 20 students will receive a special invitation to participate in an educational webinar. All registered students must be able to pick up items from the center in person. The center manager is not obligated to send the gifts to students' homes.
  

For more information, visit:
www.mathkangaroo.org
Or contact the Math Kangaroo Office via email at: info@mathkangaroo.org

If you have any questions regarding the center registration. Please reach out to MK Center Manager Chintan or Dipal Shah @ mydcshah@gmail.com.

Thank you,

Center Manager for Wass Elementary, Troy

Thank you for driving safely and following our Drop Off Procedures. I would like to inform you of our Drop Off Procedures and share a map of our drop off loop and parking lots.

Morning Drop Off Procedure (8:20-8:35 a.m.)

• Do not park in the Student Drop-Off Loop or the Staff Parking Lot.
• Use the Drop-Off Loop only for dropping off students.
• When dropping off students, pull up as far as possible.
• Adults should stay in the car. Encourage students to exit your car quickly and safely (from the right side of the car only). If you have a car seat on the right side of the car, please move it to the left side or use the parent parking lot.
• Please stay behind the car in front of you and wait patiently.
• Please make a right hand turn out of the Drop Off Loop to avoid traffic backups.
• All kindergarten students must be dropped off at the kindergarten doors.

Dismissal Procedure

Please follow the pick-up guidelines for a smooth dismissal.

We follow the Wass Wolves' Way at Wass throughout every aspect of our day!

Our Core Values are RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, PERSEVERANCE, and EMPATHY.

Attached is the matrix that we use to teach and review the Wass Wolves' Way.