Parent Updates 9.27.26

• Picture Day is Tuesday Sept. 29th.

• Link to shopping cart: https://shop.imagequix.com/g1001426193

• Please note that the ordering site is already open and ready for parents.

• Flyer

• Attendance matters!
• Strive for Fewer Than Five is a new campaign where students strive to have less than 5 absences per semester.
• There is a direct correlation between student achievement and attendance.
• Literacy and math skills improve everyday students are in school.

• Every month our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Team meets on the second Wednesday each month from 7:30 am - 8:15 am.

• PBIS is a system to teach positive behaviors, prevent disruptive actions, and improve the overall school climate.

• Parent input and feedback is vital to continuous improvement.

• Please contact me at clesser@phasd.us if you are interested in joining this team or call the main office at 810.984.6517.

• Keewahdin has a library at the Indian Trail Community Center.

• Our library at Indian Trails will be open each Tuesday and Friday 3:30 - 4:00 at the community clubhouse.

• Ms. Ashley, our librarian, will be present to help students and parents find books and games they can take home and enjoy.

• You can get as many books, games, and puzzles as you like.

• Keewahdin is a Title I school.

• Informational Slide Show from our Annual Title I meeting on 9.22.26

• Our 4th/5th grade First Lego League Robotics Club is in need of two coaches. The club is limited to 10 students in 4th and 5th grade.

Core Program Parts

• The Robot Game: Students will program a LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime robot to autonomously complete missions against a playing field during two-and-a-half minute matches.

• The Innovation Project: Teams must identify a problem related to that theme and brainstorm an innovative solution.

• Core Values: Innovation, Fun, Discovery, Impact, Teamwork, and Inclusion to encourage friendly competition and respect (Gracious Professionalism).

What Students Do

• Meet in after-school clubs, community groups, or school teams from late summer/fall through winter.

• Design, build, and test mechanical attachments for their robots.

• Write code using block-based or text-based software to solve obstacle-based missions on a 4x8 foot mat.

• Research a real-world topic (such as biodiversity, energy, or water usage) and present a creative solution to judges at a local tournament.

• Keewahdin Elementary participates in the Box Tops for Education program. Please consider downloading the app then scanning your receipts for qualifying purchases that give back to our PTA.

• Anyone can join Box Tops for Education and select Keewahdin Elementary PTA for the recipient of the funds. Feel free to share this with relatives, neighbors, and friends.

Coaches: Jackie Bond & Melissa Boyea - will be coaching the fall Run Club – Cross Country. We are looking forward to a great season!

When: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:15 to 4:00, starting September 14th

Where: Meet in Gym but plan to run outside

What to bring: Water and wear running shoes!

Our Goal: Have fun & run some races! Kids are welcome to participate in only Run Club and not join any of the races.

The fall Run Club will start on Monday 9/14 and end on Wednesday 10/7. Run Club is open to kinder through 5th but a parent must accompany any child in kinder to 2nd. We will be training for 2 cross country races; the races are 1.5 miles long. Boys kinder through 5th grade race against each other and girls kinder through 5th race against each other. Parents will need to provide transportation for their kids to the races.

10/5/26 Brown City Elementary Race (Behind Brown City High School/Middle School 4400 2nd St Brown City, MI)

Girls will run at 4:30pm & Boys will run at 5:00pm

*No run club on race days 9/21 & 10/5

RUN CLUB FLYER W/SIGN UP FORM

• A student at Keewahdin that wore nice clothes every Friday was asked why he dressed up on Friday and he replied because it is “Fancy Friday.” He liked to wear a different nice outfit each Friday so we adopted his philosophy and label the day “Fancy Friday.” Students are welcome to wear fancy clothes on Friday. Even though the student is now in high school, we honor the tradition he started.

• Wednesdays are Keewahdin Swag Day.

• Students are encouraged to wear their Keewahdin swag. They can wear current grade level t-shirts, former grade level shirts, Husky Hustle shirts, swag purchased from our online store, royal blue shirts, gold or yellow shirts, and of course they can wear whatever they want.

• Students are not required to wear Keewahdin swag on Wednesdays.

• Please take a moment to complete this household survey.

• Completion of this survey helps support funding for the district. The more responses we have for this survey, the more funding we receive to support students.

• Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

• Visual 1 and Visual 2 of how survey results support students.

• A washer and dryer have been purchased and installed to help when accidents happen.

• Dye free laundry detergent will be used in the washer while no fabric softener will be used in the dryer. This is being done to get clothes clean while staying away from perfumes that can cause skin irritation.

• Our goal is to have students switch into clean loaner clothes during school day while we put their clothing into the washer and dryer to get it clean for them to wear home. This will alleviate the need for parents to clean the loaner clothes and send them back to school.

• Thank you to the PTA for purchasing the washer and dryer for Keewahdin!

The MI Kids Matters website has many resources for parents to support their children from birth to 18 years old.

• Join our Keewahdin PTA Facebook Page - CLICK HERE

President - Gwyn Lewis

Vice President - Sondra Hinson

Treasurer - Emily McLiver

Secretary - Amanda Brickner

• Husky Hustle Kickoff Assembly - Thursday, Oct. 1st @ 2:30 pm (Gym)

• Husky Hustle - Friday, Oct. 16th

• Trunk or Treat - Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm (Keewahdin)

• STEAM Night - Tuesday, Dec. 1st @ 5:30 - 7:00 pm (Keewahdin)

• Bus Driver Appreciation - Wednesday, Dec. 16th @ 8:30 - 9:00 am (Keewahdin)

• Holiday Songs - Thursday, Dec. 17th @ 9:00 am - 2:45 pm (Keewahdin)

• McTeacher Night - Monday, Jan. 11th @ 4:00 - 7:00 pm (McDonald’s)

• Literacy Night - Thursday, March 4th @ 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Keewahdin)

• PTA Appreciation - Friday, April 23rd

• 5th Gr. Camp Michindoh - Thurs., June 3rd @ 7:00 am to Sat., June 5th @ 4:30 pm (Hillsdale)

• K’s for Kids Fun Run - Thursday, June 10th @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm (Pine Grove Park)

• Field Day & Family Picnic - Friday, June 11th

• Grades 3-5 @ 9:00 - 11:15 am

• Family Picnic (All Grades) @ 11:30 - 12:15 pm

• Kdg - 2nd Gr. @ 12:30 - 2:45 pm

• Fifth Grade Celebration - Monday, June 14th @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm (PHN Peforming Arts Center)

• Fifth Grade Fun Day - Tuesday, June 15th @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (Keewahdin)