Behind the Magic at Disney
Week of October 12, 2026
Information from the office...
Mrs. Amy Porter, Principal
Important Contact Information:
Main Office Phone: (586)439-6400
Fax: (586)439-6401
Absentee Line: (586)439-6490
24-hour recorded line, please leave your child's reason for absence and length of time out. Absences reported to this line, ensure most timely and accurate record.
School Administrative Assistant:
Mrs. Sue Mogge
Email: susan.mogge@fraserk12.org
Building Hours - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
School Hours: 8:35 am – 3:30 pm
First Bell: 8:30 am
Instructional Bell: 8:35 am
Students must be in class by 8:35 am or they are marked tardy.
Email: Amy.Porter@Fraserk12.org
Website: https://disney.fraser.k12.mi.us/
Location: 36155 Kelly Road, Clinton Township, MI, USA
Phone: (586)439-6400
On Friday, our student leaders walked alongside other schools and organizations from across the district, waving to the crowd and spreading Disney spirit throughout the community. Dressed in their Disney Student Council gear and big smiles, they showed what it means to Show Kindness, Take Responsibility, Always be Safe, and Respect Others both at school and in our community!
We are so proud of our Student Council members for their leadership, school pride, and community involvement. Thank you to our families and staff who came out to cheer them on and celebrate our amazing Fraser community during all the homecoming festivities. Thank you to Miss Capoferri and Ms. Lerchen for leading our student leaders!
As part of our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program, each month we focus on a character trait that helps our students grow as Disney STARs. For the month of October, our focus is on Self-Control. Self-control means making good choices even when it’s hard, thinking before you act, and managing your emotions in a positive way.
Throughout the month, students will participate in classroom lessons, discussions, and activities that highlight ways to practice self-control at school, at home, and with friends. Staff members will be on the lookout for students who demonstrate this important trait each day!
At the end of the month, we’ll celebrate students who consistently show self-control and make positive choices as our October SuperSTARs!
Help us make Disney’s Trunk or Treat a sweet success by donating candy! We’re adding some friendly competition: the class that collects the most candy by weight will win a class party! Send candy donations to school with your child to help their class take the lead.
Agatha, our candy monster, will also be out and ready for you to “feed” her candy donations! Thank you, Team Disney, for helping make this a fun and memorable event for our students and families!
Our current Candy Competition Leaderboard
- Miss Capoferri: 9.42 lbs
- Miss Kelly: 9.32 lbs
- Mrs. Strickland: 8.95 lbs
- Mrs. Hamilton: 5.83 lbs
- Mrs. Filip: 5.67 lbs
- Mrs. Scitney: 5.66 lbs
- Mrs. Engle: 4.64 lbs
- Mrs. Grammatico: 4.27 lbs
- Mrs. McGuffey: 1.44 lbs
- Mrs. Gumm: 1.19 lbs
As you know, in September we kicked of the Second Step Curriculum in all K-8 classes to further strengthen our social and emotional learning. Second Step offers weekly, age-appropriate virtual lessons for students to help them with a variety of social and emotional skills. These weekly lessons build on and support all of the great work we're doing at Ike to support our students. Combined with our schoolwide restorative practices and consistent PBIS expectations, we are creating a firm Tier 1 foundation for supporting all of our students' social, emotional, and behavioral development.
This week, each grade-level will begin a new unit. Please view the grade-level home links below to learn more about what your child is learning and how to support them at home during the second unit of Second Step.
K-5 Unit 2 home links
Celebration of Learning
Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 29th from 1:00-3:30 and from 4:30-7:30. This year, ALL families will be invited to attend our Fall Conferences to celebrate learning!
This conference will be a true Celebration of Learning led by our students. We will host an open-house style event from 1:00-3:30 and again from 4:30-7:30, allowing families to attend during a 10–15-minute time slot that best fits their schedule.
Each classroom will feature 4-6 viewing stations where students can share their learning experiences with their parents. During this time, students will reflect on their goals, showcase their work, and highlight their progress since October. Teachers will circulate throughout the classroom providing support as needed. Each student-led conference is expected to last about 10-15 minutes. If all viewing stations are occupied in the classroom, we kindly ask families to wait in the hallway until a station becomes available.
Please know our special education staff will be available for walk-ins during the entire day. Specials teachers will be rotating between assigned buildings; however, if you’d like to speak to someone specifically just let us know in the main office and we will have them follow up with you.
Our goal is for 100% of students and families to attend this event. We look forward to celebrating your child’s learning with you.
Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school.
Here’s what you need to know about the big event, which will take place:
October 26th - 30th
Walt Disney Media Center
Open Late on October 29th during conferences
Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.
If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Book Fair online. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $35. Every online purchase will also benefit our school.
Visit our Book Fair homepage linked below to:
- create eWallet account
- Preview books at the fair
- Access online book fair with more choices!
The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Catch you at the Fair!
Restorative Practices is a relational approach to building community. In this three hour training, you will learn some of the theory behind Restorative Practices as well as some practical strategies to add to your parent toolbox that are already being used with your students in our schools. Whether you have a kindergartener or a senior, this training is for you!
The Restorative Practices training team consists of a classroom teacher (Luke Woods), a retired public safety officer (Lisa Pettyes), and a social worker (Tina Radulski). The team has been training staff in RP for over 5 years and will bring several different perspectives to the training.
There are two difrerent slots to sign up - one if you require child care and one if you will not. Please make sure to use the right category.
Training will be on November 4th from 5-8:30 PM in the Richards Middle School Media Center.
To help keep Disney students safe and limit building access, we are using new procedures in our main vestibule.
Checking out your student early? Please complete the check-out form on the iPad in the vestibule and wait there while office staff bring your student to you.
Dropping off a forgotten item? Please leave all items in the main vestibule. Sticky notes are available next to the iPad. Label the item with your student’s full name—first and last and place it on the bottom shelf or next to the shelf. Staff will deliver it as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us keep Disney safe!
We’re excited to partner with the Detroit Red Wings to offer discounted tickets to three select Red Wings home games!
The discount is already built into the exclusive link below, with savings of up to 30% off RedWings prices. Plus, a portion of every ticket sold goes directly back to Walt Disney Elementary PTO!
Enjoy a Red Wings game while supporting our school — it’s a win-win! Let's Go Red Wings! Let's Go Disney!
Thank you for your generous donations and help making our Out of This World Fun Run a huge success! Together, we raised just under $20,000 for our Disney PTO to support our students and school.
Your support for our students, school, and community is greatly appreciated! We look forward to a fun, exciting, and memorable year full of learning and growth. Thank you for helping make the magic happen at Disney!
Parade: A short "Halloween Parade" will take place beginning at 10:00AM on Friday, October 30th. Weather permitting, we will parade out door #1 and around the building. Our 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 may 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 at least 48 hours prior to volunteering.
Costumes: Students may come to school in costume on Friday, October 30th. 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 only, but not throughout the day. For costumes that have short skirts/shorts, leggings or pants need to be worn underneath.
Red Ribbon Week: October 23–31
2026 Theme: “Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.™”
Red Ribbon Week is a time for schools and families to encourage healthy, positive choices. At Disney, our celebration will begin Monday, September 28 and continue throughout October, leading up to a week of activities from October 26–30.
Wear Red Mondays: Students are encouraged to wear red on September 28 and October 5, 12, 19, and 26. We’ll also share Red Ribbon announcements on those days.
Learning and activities: In HEART classes, students will discuss healthy habits and positive choices and make a pledge to live drug free. Students in grades 1–6 will complete the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs unit during October. All students and staff will receive red awareness bracelets to wear during Red Ribbon Week. Each school day from October 26–30, five students wearing their bracelets will be randomly selected to win a prize—25 winners in all!
Spirit days, October 26–30. -SEE BELOW...
Poster contest: Students in grades 4–6 may choose to create a Red Ribbon poster. HEART teachers will collect entries, and winning posters from each grade will be displayed in the district during November.
Thank you for helping our Disney Students make healthy choices and celebrate Red Ribbon Week!
We are excited to have CARE support our school’s Red Ribbon Month activities by providing their “Dispelling Myths and Revealing Facts on Vaping” presentation to each of our 6th grade classes.
The presentations will take place during HEART classes during the month of October and will complement our Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Unit. This educational opportunity is designed to provide students with accurate, age-appropriate information to help them make informed and healthy choices.
Topics addressed during the presentation will include:
The ingredients and substances found in vaping products
Understanding nicotine and the risks of addiction
The potential health and social impacts of vaping
We appreciate CARE’s partnership in supporting our students through education and prevention and look forward to this meaningful learning opportunity during Red Ribbon Month.
All Fraser classroom teachers provide instruction, resources, activities, and assessments to students utilizing the Canvas Learning Management System. As a result, students have continuous access to the course materials and information regarding their achievement.
Parents/Guardians can also have continuous access to their student’s course materials and grades in Canvas by creating a parent/observer account. In addition, parents of multiple students can easily switch between their students to view grades and assignments within the same parent 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.
Log into Student Canvas Account on one device
- 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, have your student login to their Canvas account. Your student should know their username and password. If not, contact his or her teacher or your elementary media tech.
Create Parent Account on a second device:
- Open Canvas Parent Login
- Choose need a Canvas Account
- Follow prompts on screen to create account (see below resources for assistance)
At Disney Elementary, we want to partner with our families to create a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment for all of our students.
Please send your child to school if they are generally healthy and able to participate in their usual day-to-day activities. Avoid keeping children home unless they are truly too sick to engage in learning and school routines.
To support families in making these decisions, we’ve put together a helpful reference chart outlining when to keep your child home and when they can safely return to school for common illnesses.
Thank you for working with us to keep our students and staff healthy and ready to learn!
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 (door #1) as well as the back door (door #18) starting at 8:20 AM.
Please utilize the car drop-off line and students will enter in the back of the building (door #18). If your child needs assistance, please park in a parking spot and walk your child to the main entrance (door #1). Student drop off is NOT allowed in the bus loop during indoor lineup.
Fraser Public Schools is excited to share that the State of Michigan has approved the continuation of Michigan School Meals and will be offering each student a free breakfast and free lunch on a daily basis! A required component of a complete breakfast and lunch is ½ cup of fruit or vegetable, which must be taken with the meal for it to be free of charge.
We are also encouraging families to complete the Education Benefits Form located HERE. By doing so you help ensure the school receives additional funding.
Mark Your Calendars....
- 10/12: Red Ribbon Monday - Wear Red
- 10/15: 6th Grade Class Photo
- 10/16: Trunk-or-Treat 5pm-7pm
- 10/19: Red Ribbon Monday - Wear Red
- 10/19: 5th Grade Recorder Concert - 6pm FHS Gym
- 10/21: KDG Field Trip - Blakes Cider Mill
- 10/26: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Pajama Day
- 10/27: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Mismatch Day
- 10/28: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - School/Fraser Color Day
- 10/29: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Sports Team Day
- 10/29: Half Day - School Dismissed at 12N
- 10/29: Conferences (1- 3:30pm and 4:30 - 7:30 pm)
- 10/30: Red Ribbon Spirit Day - Costume Day
- 10/30: Early Dismissal - School Dismissed at 1:30 pm
- 10/30: Halloween Costume Parade - 10:00 am
- 10/30: Disney Dine Out - Panda Express
- 11/3: No School - Election Day
Access the full District Calendar HERE at any time!