The Spencer Scoop

This is a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 26th due to professional development for our staff. We will see you back here at Spencer on Tuesday, January 27th.

Chelsea Boyd - Principal

Email: boydc@brightonk12.com
Website: https://spencer.brightonk12.com/
Address: 10639 Spencer Road, Brighton, MI 48114
Phone: 810-299-4350

Home of the Roadrunners

Dear parents,

I am sending this note today as a message of appreciation. One of the many blessings for the Brighton Area Schools is the character of our students. Our students and the way they behave is a reflection on our school district and especially on their families. You should be very proud, just as we are.

Unfortunately, as with any gathering of young people, there are exceptions to the norm. In a safe and secure environment such as ours, those exceptions stand out and can be very bothersome to the overwhelming majority of our students. In these cases, especially on our buses, we continue to encourage our students to say something when they see something. This gives our transportation department and principals an opportunity to address this behavior swiftly and take any needed corrective action.

If you could remind your children about the importance of saying something when misbehavior is seen, this will help us to maintain the highest expectations for behavior and the safest environment for all of our students.

Thank you so much for your time and thank you to your students for reflecting so positively on this district.

Sincerely,

Matt Outlaw

Student Drop Off: 8:55 AM

First Bell: 9:01 AM

Second Bell: 9:05 AM

Starting Time In Class: 9:05 AM

Dismissal Time: 3:58 PM

Students eating Breakfast may enter the cafeteria at 8:45 AM

Attendance Line: 810-299-4354

*Please remember to call your child's absence in as early as possible.

Virtual Tutoring Opportunity Grades 2 - 8: Reading or Math

Please see the attached document below.

We are seeing an increase in phone calls at the end of the day with a change in your student's transportation plan after school. Every call we have to make into your child's classroom is an interruption for the entire class. This disrupts their learning time and their teacher’s valuable instruction time. In an effort to minimize interruptions into the classroom, please send a note in with your student in the morning if there is a change in their after school transportation or contact the office by 2:45 PM (preferably before lunch so we can pass a note to your child's teacher as they pass by the office). This will eliminate the calls into the classroom and the disruption of class instruction. Please do not contact your child's teacher directly for any changes in their end of the day dismissal plans. Messages sent via email, Remind, See Saw, etc. are often not able to be checked throughout the day. In addition, this information would not be accessible to a guest teacher. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

January

26 - No School (Professional Development)

February

12 - LCHD Hearing Screenings

12 - PTO Meeting in the Media Center at 4:10PM

13 - NO SCHOOL

16 - NO SCHOOL

17-26 - Food Drive

18 - Kindergarten Round Up

20 - Popcorn Friday

23 & 24 - LCHD Vision Screenings

26 - LCHD Hearing Screenings

The Roadrunners finished their CLAY projects and everything has been bisque fired.

Ask your kids about that big art oven, they will tell you what they learned about the KILN and what they saw when they looked inside!

They can't wait to start GLAZING and we thank our PTO for purchasing new glazes to use in the next few weeks.

Clay Projects:

4th: Texture Tiles and Mushrooms

3rd: Clay Animals

2nd: Coil Piece

1st: Flat Coil Design

K: Pinch Pot Trees

JK: Pinch Pots

Donations needed: gadgets/caps/lids/etc. along with small empty boxes/containers

The kids are so excited to share their hard work with you.

Thank you in advance for your donations!

Livingston County Health Department will be at Spencer Elementary for Hearing Screening on February 12th and 26th, with a Rescreening on March 12th for our JK, KDG, 2nd, and 4th grade students, along with any other students that a parent or teacher may request to have screened. Please call or email the office if you do NOT want your child to be screened or if you have a concern regarding your child's hearing and your child is not in JK, KDG, 2nd, and 4th grade. If you have any questions regarding Hearing Screening, you can call the Health Department at 517-546-9850.

There is still time to order a yearbook for your student(s). See the form pictured below for the ordering information. The Order Deadline is: April 19, 2026.

**Note** if your student got a picture taken on Picture Retake Day, the retake photo is the one that will be used in the yearbook. If your student missed both picture days, our media specialist will take a photo of them and they will be in the yearbook.

2025/2026 PTO Board

Colleen Gaiefsky - Co- President
Amber Gaines - Co- President
Mandy Oswalt - Vice-President
Amanda Dennis - Co-Secretary
Lindsey Kovacs - Co-Secretary
Michele Lewis- Co-Treasurer
Brandy Solanick- Co-Treasurer

Katelyn Bill - Member-at-Large

Kendra Cupp - Member-at-Large

Amber Czajka - Member at Large

Stephanie Day -Member-at-Large
Ashley Kasmierczak- Member-at-Large
Angela Kissel - Member-at-Large
Melissa Rife- Member-at-Large

Save The Date

Feb 12th – PTO Meeting 4:10pm in Media Center

Feb 17th – Feb 26th – Food Drive

Popcorn Friday Sign UP

The PTO is excited to announce that they are funding Popcorn Fridays this year! Below is the sign up to volunteer (must have background check completed).

Popcorn Friday Volunteer Signup

LET'S STAY CONNECTED

For the most up-to-date happenings with Spencer Elementary PTO, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/402232026502881 or visit our page online at https://spencerroadpto.weebly.com/

Parents - Please make sure you pack a change of clothes (that are weather appropriate) in your child's backpack EVERY DAY. This is for ALL students, grades JK-4th, you never know when your student may have a nosebleed, or loose a tooth, or spill food/milk on their shirt, or find a mud puddle outside, or have a bathroom accident. If your student keeps a change of clothing in their backpack, then we can take care of it here, otherwise we need you to bring up a change of clothes. Thank you for your cooperation.

You will find the Drop Off Cabinet near the main entrance to the school. Here you will put those forgotten items that your student may need. Simply fill out the small slip of paper with the student's name and teacher, and a staff member will deliver the item to your student.

Our Food Pantry and Lost & Found are both located in the front of the school near Door #3.

Please remember to send your child to school each day with a refillable water bottle with their name on it. Spencer has water refilling stations throughout the building and we encourage students to drink water throughout the day.

Please remember to bring your ID with you EVERY day you come to pick up your student! We frequently have substitute teachers that will not recognize you and will send you back to your vehicle to get your ID before releasing your child to you. This is for the safety and security of your student.

If you are planning to volunteer in classrooms or on field trips this year, you must fill out a background check. This needs to be done each year and if you have students in other buildings around the district, you only have to fill out the form one time and indicate which buildings you would like to volunteer in. Here are the steps to get to the form...

Go to www.brightonk12.com

Click on District

Click on Donate & Volunteer

Click on Volunteers & Student Teachers

Click on ONLINE Volunteer/Student Teacher Form

We are continuing our efforts to maximize security and minimize traffic in our lobby where students frequently pass through at any given time during the course of a school day, and will again use the QR code system for parents/guardians when either 1) signing in your student tardy or 2) picking up your student early. The QR codes will be affixed outside Door #1 (the main entrance door) and you will simply use the camera on your phone to scan the QR codes (NOTE: one code is for signing IN a student and one code is for signing OUT a student). After you scan the code, it will direct you to either the Student Sign In or Sign Out Google Form. The office and/or safety officer will then locate your student and send them out to you where you will show your ID. **NOTE** This year you will have to wait outside for your student to come down for an early pick up so be mindful of the weather conditions (ie: bring an umbrella if it's raining). To expedite this process, it will be helpful to you to send in a note with your student in the morning to give to the teacher if you will be picking up your student early.

Here are the QR Links. You can always save these to your phone for quick reference.

GOOGLE FORM FOR STUDENT SIGN IN

GOOGLE FORM FOR STUDENT SIGN OUT

This Spencer Parent Resource Guide is filled with important information and answers to most (if not all) the questions you may have.