Weekly Tappan News

June 4, 8th Grade Promotion, 12:30pm Pioneer High School

June 5, 8th Grade Party, 12:30-2:45pm

June 9, Last day of school

To celebrate the end of middle school, there will be an 8th Grade Party on Friday, June 5th from 12:30-2:45pm.

We are seeking approximately 10 volunteers that will be available in the morning to help setup (9:45am-noon) or run the party in the afternoon (noon-2:45pm… and later to help clean up if able).

Please email Brant Reilly at brant.reilly@gmail.com if you are interested as well as which shifts you are available to work.

Thank you to Kierra Trotter who is our staff appreciation co-chair and helped organize appreciation week.

As we wind up the year, the PTSO wanted to provide an opportunity for families to show their appreciation for the Tappan Staff by using GiftCrowd to help organize end-of-year giving. For those who are not familiar, GIftCrowd is a site where families can join and contribute towards a monetary gift for each staff member. At the end of the collection period, every gift recipient will receive an email indicating the total gift amount they received together with personal greetings from all the contributors. Each gift recipient will then be able to use their gift amount to select cards from hundreds of brands, including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Sephora, Nike, Visa and many other fashion, travel, electronics, furniture, DIY stores as well as restaurants and entertainment chains.

Please note, this is completely optional and there is no expectation to participate. This is just one avenue for those who wish to give as we end the school year.

The GiftCrowd will be open from now until Monday, June 1st at 11:59PM. If you have any questions, please contact Kaitlyn Moore at treasurer@tappanptso.org. You can access the GiftCrowd here: 2026 EOY Tappan GiftCrowd

A limited number of yearbooks are available each year. Pre-ordering now guarantees your child a copy.

Before ordering: Make sure you know the name of your child’s Advisory Teacher.

• Go to www.yearbookforever.com to purchase a yearbook with a credit card, debit card, or PayPal.

• The website offers many additional options if your student is interested. To order just the yearbook, enter “Tappan Middle School”, scroll down and select “YEARBOOK ONLY”.

• Pre-purchased yearbooks and any optional add-ons will be delivered to students via Advisory classes in June.

Cost $40

Questions? Contact Yearbook Advisor, Erin Borges borgee@aaps.k12.mi.us.

The PTO Council is over two thirds of the way to their goal for their 2026 $30 for 30k fundraiser! We need your help to get them over the finish line!

PTO income varies across elementary schools in the district with a range of $87 per student per year to $245 per student per year. PTO income tends to be higher at schools with fewer economically disadvantaged students and at less diverse schools, compounding inequity for AAPS students and families. Please consider donating $30 (or more) to help increase Ann Arbor Title I schools’ per pupil spending. If you can’t donate at this time, help spread the word about the fundraiser in our community. Join the effort to create equitable educational opportunities for every child in Ann Arbor!

The PTSO sponsors and hosts many things, like our welcome back lunch, gifts for principal appreciation month, dinner for PTCs, treats for Honor Roll parties, the after-school store, and many other wonderful things! Be sure to follow the PTSO on Facebook.

For the PTSO to continue with this amazing work, we need YOU. The PTSO Annual Fund Drive contributes heavily to our commitment to equitable opportunities for all of
our students. We are so thankful for the generosity of donors during this first stage of the annual campaign and feel confident the second phase will be even more successful in the coming months. Annual Fund - DONATE HERE!