The Sheiko Weekly Update

Dear Sheiko Families,

What a fantastic time of year it is at Sheiko—so much learning, exploring, and singing! Can your student sing "The Sheiko School Song"? You will get to hear the "live version" at our Kindergarten Concert on June 3rd or at 5th Grade Promotion on June 5th. Mr. Malisow and Mrs. Strutton will have their promotion from 8:45-9:45 and Mr. Wilson and Ms. Dinning's classes will have their promotions from 10-11.

I also wanted to take the time to thank you for all of the help at Field Day today! It was a huge success! Our 5th graders really did a fantastic job - especially since our campers were pretty tuckered out on the bus ride home from Camp Tanuga! Our "Big Announcement" this week is that our 5th grade band, orchestra, and choir concert is at West Bloomfield Middle School on Wednesday, May 28th. Students should arrive at 6:30 p.m. We cannot wait to see all of our Sheiko families at this special event.

Have a wonderful weekend, and goooooooooooooo Lakers!

Warm regards,

Blaine McDowell

MAY 23RD- MEMORIAL DAY- NO SCHOOL

MAY 28TH - 5TH GR BAND & CHOIR CONCERT

JUNE 3RD - KINDERGARTEN CONCERT

JUNE 5TH - 5TH GRADE PROMOTION

8:45-9:45am Mr. Malisow & Mrs. Strutton

10-11am Ms. Dinning & Mr. Wilson

A Congratulations is in order for Ms. Dornfried, Ms. Pargoff, Mrs. Bielecki and Ms. Pinneo.

These four amazing teachers have all achieved tenure!

Thank you to the PTO and all of the parents who made this very cold day possible!

We would love to hear from you! Please complete the survey below!

We are collecting food for Spirit of Grace. They help a lot of families in our community. If you would be willing to send in an item with your student, that would be awesome! We will be collecting items until the last day of school and can be brought to the office. They are most in need of the following items:

peanut butter

This spring, West Bloomfield students took part in the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment through NWEA. Please see the accompanying letter to view your child’s NWEA MAP report.

The explanation below is intended to support your review of your child’s NWEA MAP Family Report

• MAP is a computer adaptive test that determines a student’s instructional level and measures a student’s growth in reading and mathematics.

• No single data point or assessment type provides a complete picture of a child’s achievement.

• A student on average will get about 50% of the questions right and 50% of the questions wrong.

• After each MAP Growth test, your student receives a RIT score that reflects their performance. Think of this score like marking height on a growth chart. You can tell how tall your child is at various points in time and how much they have grown between one stage and another. The goal is for this score to increase over time.

• Your student’s RIT score is compared to other students at the same grade level who took the MAP assessment. This comparison is used to create a Percentile Rank score. A student with a Percentile Rank of a 65 indicates the student performed better than 65% of other students who took the MAP test at their grade level at that time of year.

• This report will show your child’s Achievement (RIT and Percentile) and Growth (Percentile).

Katherine Law

Curriculum, Technology, and Assessment Consultant

West Bloomfield School District

Katherine.Law@wbsd.org

Summer Camps:

• WBSD Community Education Summer Camp at Doherty Elementary, Info Here

• Camp Invention, Info Here
• Sunset Theatre Camp, Info Here
• Resources for Special Services Camps, Info Here
• Other Camps around Oakland County, Info Here

Download the app for access to a real time bus locator. Check out the Bus Tracker flyer with step by step instructions. Be sure to use our school access code 4079WBSD

For detailed instructions on how to set up the app please see the attachment below.

Parents of WBSD students can apply to receive six non-perishable meals each Friday of the school year. The goal of Fueling Kids' Futures is to make sure no child goes hungry on the weekend. Run by volunteers, there is NO cost to the families. For the application, click here.

Email: blaine.mcdowell@wbsd.org
Website: https://www.wbsd.org/sheiko-elementary
Location: 3380 Orchard Lk Rd West Bloomfield, 48324
Phone: 248-865-6370
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/225210744201191
Twitter: @BlaineMcDowell