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Our 4th graders were treated to a special surprise this week—a fancy dinner experience to celebrate their positive behavior and hard work through our SOAR incentive program!

Our Kindergarten students received Magic Pumpkin seeds from their teachers to plant! After reading The Little Green Witch, the classes have been learning about the lifecycle of a pumpkin. When they returned to their planting spot this afternoon, they were amazed to discover that their magic seeds had grown real magic pumpkins! Each child now has a pumpkin to take home, whether to decorate or bake into pumpkin pie, just like the witch in the story! 🎃✨

Our CCRR classrooms were filled with excitement today as students celebrated the fall season with pumpkin and Halloween fun!

Students explored the textures and colors of pumpkins, practiced fine motor skills through decorating, and shared lots of smiles along the way.

We love seeing our young learners engage, explore, and enjoy the magic of the season together!

4th graders investigated the question: Can you outrun a dinosaur? while learning about our changing Earth through fossil evidence. We created a model to show the measurement of the stride of a dinosaur with the similar leg lengths and then tested out our own running strides.

Student-led conferences were a hit! Students proudly shared their learning and goals, while parents celebrated their growth and accomplishments.

Our Buddy Bench was delivered and the students are loving it! Thank you to our PTO for buying us this special bench.

Theme: “Life is a Puzzle, Solve it Drug Free”

This year, we are excited to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, a time when schools, families, and communities unite to take a visible stand against drugs.

• HEART Classes: Students will focus on healthy habits and making positive choices. Each student will pledge to live a drug-free life.
  
  

• Red Bracelets: All students and staff will wear red bracelets throughout the week to show our commitment to making good choices.
  
  

• Daily Prizes: Each day, 3 students wearing their red bracelet will be randomly chosen to win. They will win a box of movie theater candy.
  
  

• Spirit Week: We’ll celebrate with themed spirit days.
  
  

• Poster Contest: Students in 4th – 6th grade are invited to participate in a voluntary poster contest. Winners from each grade will receive a $5 gift card.

** If your child is re-taking pictures, you can send PJs for them to change into! **

• Parade: A short "Halloween Parade" will take place beginning at 10:00AM on Friday, October 31st. Our Y5s & kindergarten students will lead the parade around each classroom and then out around the building. All are welcome to come and watch our costume parade outdoors!

• Classroom Activities: Classrooms/grade levels will be planning for Halloween activities and celebrations individually, either before or after the parade. If teachers request parent volunteers to help facilitate the classroom activities, all volunteers will have to submit a Background Check.

• Costumes: Students may come to school in costume on Friday, October 31st. They can stay in costume for the duration of the day. Costumes need to be school appropriate and cannot depict violence or excess blood/gore. No fake weapons are allowed in school (i.e. toy guns, swords, blades, etc). Costume masks can be worn for the parade, but not throughout the day. For costumes that have short skirts/shorts, leggings or pants need to be worn underneath.

Creating a Parent/Guardian Account in Canvas

Below are the directions for pairing as a Parent Observer with your students’ Canvas 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.

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, go to this website (preferably in Chrome, but Safari is okay):

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps

Click on the icon that says Canvas Student Login.

Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.

Next Step-

To create and/or log into your Canvas Parent Account:

On a different device (tablet, laptop, computer or phone) Visit this website –

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/myfps

Click on the icon that says Canvas Parent Login

We are looking to hire some Noon-Aides to help with lunches and recess at Ike. Come join an amazing team and work at Ike.

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 starting at 8:20 AM.

Parking Lot Safety Reminder

Student safety is always our number one priority at Ike. Our parking lot is busy with young learners entering and exiting the building each day, and we ask for your continued help in keeping everyone safe.

• There is no parking on the side of the building during dismissal, as students are exiting classrooms in this area.

• Parents should park only in designated parking spots.

• Please use sidewalks when walking to and from the building.

Thank you for your partnership in making sure our arrival and dismissal times remain safe for all of our students.

We want to partner with our families to make our school a safe, healthy and welcoming environment for your students.

Make sure to send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children at home unless they are too sick to participate.

We have put together this helpful chart of when to keep your child home and when they can return to school for common illnesses

The State of Michigan will provide a free breakfast and lunch for all students who want them through the end of September. We are currently awaiting a status update from the State regarding this program for the remainder of the 25-26 school year. Although not required, we do ask that families complete the Education Benefit Form located HERE. By doing so you help ensure the school receives additional funding.

• 10/31 - Early Release Day (1:30 Dismissal)
• 11/4 - No School
• 11/18 - Hearing Screening KDG, 2nd & 4th Grade
• 11/20 - Early Release 1:30 pm dismissal

Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!

Our PTO is a vital part of our school community! The PTO works hand-in-hand with teachers and staff to support student learning, organize fun events, and provide resources that enrich our school. All member's involvement—whether volunteering time, sharing ideas, or simply attending events—makes a big difference. Together, we can create the best possible experience for our students.

Our next meeting is on November 13th @ 5:45 pm in the media center

**Millionaire Sign-up - Please consider volunteering to help our school! **

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0549A5A62DAA8-58444890-october#/

Email: jennifer.kelley@fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Domain/11
Location: 32175 Eveningside, Fraser, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6600