Pembroke Press

Hello Families,

As we reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I am reminded of the amazing community we have here at Pembroke and the power we have to spread kindness and generosity each day. Last week our students celebrated MLK day with a silent march. It is was incredible to see students walking the halls silently with messages of hope, kindness, and peace. Afterward, Mrs. McDonald led students in singing Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday song. All classrooms also packed Snack Pax for those in need in our community. It was great to see students embracing the ways they can be leaders at Pembroke and beyond.

We are excited to be hosting Kindergarten Round Up this Wednesday. We will have tours beginning at 6:30 pm and a presentation beginning at 7:00 pm. If you know of any families that are interested, we would love to meet them, please pass the invite along. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required.

https://forms.gle/3MqhcUHp7txav4zk8

Mrs. Hoyne

• January 22nd - Kindergarten Round Up - 6:30pm

• January 22nd- 24th - Auction for Simba - ends the 24th at 9pm

• February 5th- 1/2 DAY - dismissal at 11:50am

• February 17th - 21st - Mid Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

As a reminder, please mark your calendars for our Kindergarten Round Up coming up in a few weeks. This is a parent only evening where you will hear about our Kindergarten program for the 2025-2026 school year. Please let any of your friends and neighbors know to mark January 22 at 6:30p.m. on their calendars. Fill out THIS FORM to be let us know about your interest in Pembroke for Kindergarten by attending Round Up. If you already did this on the district site, there is no need to re-register here.

Preregistration Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLeNI8RqmGEqvZZbnzBQItmG4dsUDUQcZiqWOoFLlZLs2Vzw/viewform

Families interested in enrolling their child in the GSRP/PreK-For-All program for the 2025-2026 academic year are REQUIRED to complete the online interest form, which will be made available on the district’s website starting Jan. 6. Data collected from the online form will be utilized to help district leadership determine program locations.

The GSRP PreK-For-All program is a free, grant-funded program for four-year-old children. Upon completion of the online interest form, families will receive additional information regarding class placement and enrollment details after Monday, Feb. 3.

Pembroke Elementary will be hosting a fundraiser to raise money for our new Canine Comfort Crew Member, Simba!

The auction will begin at noon on Wednesday, January 22 and end on Friday, January 24 at 9pm.

Special thanks to our Pembroke Staff & community members who have donated items & their time for this great event!

Click here to see the auction: https://auctria.events/Simba25

Please contact the Pembroke Attendance Line if your child will be late or absent. You can leave a message at 248-203-3888 Option 2. Or email Tracy Longe at tlonge@birmingham.k12.mi.us.

If your child will be absent for 4 days or more - please complete an extended absence form and submit to the Pembroke Main Office or email to Tracy Longe.

Friendly reminder on the Pembroke Sickness Policy:

• 24 hours Fever & Vomit Free with no medications!
• If your child has cold symptoms and requires cough drops, please send cough drops to the office with a note giving permission to provide them to the student.
• Absences with a doctor's note are excused

As the weather changes and is getting wetter and colder, here are a few friendly reminders!

• ·Label, label, label! Label every jacket, hat, glove, and mitten! We can easily empty out our lost and found if we know who it belongs to.
• We go to play outside unless it is below 10 degrees (including wind chill) so please send your child with cold-weather items suited for the temperature.
• When there is snow on the ground students need boots and snow pants in order to play on the field and playground equipment.

We appreciate your support in keeping all of our students, staff, and families safe during arrival and dismissal. Please see the reminders below regarding our arrival and dismissal procedures.

• If your child needs assitance getting out of the car, we ask that you park in a spot and walk your child to the building. Please do not get out of your car in the drop off line as it creates a back-up in the drop off line.
• We ask that families pull as far forward as possible before letting students out of the car.
• If you are parking at pick-up, it is helpful if you pull around the lot and fill the spots closest to the front first.
• If possible, after you have dropped off your students, pulling forward and merging towards the front of line is also helpful in keeping the flow of traffic moving.

Thank you in advanced!

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Sunday, Feb. 2 | 1 p.m.

Birmingham Youth Assistance (BYA) will be hosting its annual kids' dog show at Berkshire Middle School. The deadline for registration is Jan. 31, and there is a fee of $20 per dog. This event is open to all children aged 4 to 14. For additional details, send an email to KidsdogShowBYA@gmail.com or visit birminghamyouthassistance.org.

Pembroke students & families to our Elementary & Middle School Night on Friday January 24th beginning at 6:30pm in the Seaholm gym. See additional details on link below.

https://www.instagram.com/maples_hoops/p/DExw3DNRF8l/

955 N. Eton Street

Troy, MI 48084

248-203-3888