September 23

"Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first."  - Matthew Jacobson                                                           

A Note From Mr. Witherspoon:

Greetings to all of our wonderful Eagle Families!!!!  I want to thank all of you for all of the hard work you have done thus far in creating routines at home!!!  It is clear that our students are well-rested and ready to learn each day!!!  

We, as you know, want to maximize every minute of learning time while our students are with us.  Every minute counts and this is why I am requesting that parents/guardians come in to sign your child in if you are running late.  This will allow the students to head to class while you take care of signing them in (please know their lunch choice).  Thank you so much for your cooperation with this!!! 

The PTA Walk-A-Thon is currently accepting donations!  This fundraiser was very successful last year because of the passion that our community has for providing our children with the best possible elementary school experience possible!  Thank you for you support of this event!!!

   

Please, as always, give me a call or email if you have any questions/concerns/compliments regarding Cleveland!!!!  

Stay Awesome and Keep SOARing Eagles!!!!

September -

23- Picture Day

27 - Crazy Hair Day (no wigs)

October -

2- Student Count Day

2-  PTA Meeting

10 FunD Run

14-18 - Book Fair

16-18 - Parent Teacher Conferences

17-18 - Student Half Days (AM classes only)

Notes for the Week:

Eagle of the Month is Back!!! We want to recognize students for their SOARing behavior throughout the school year and we do this in form of a monthly assembly.  Any staff member has the ability to nominate students (2) from each class to receive this recognition.  The students will be selected based on their ability to model positive character traits and work ethic that models what it means to be a SOARing Eagle!  Eagles soar high, but our Eagles SOAR higher!     

Running Late:  Parents/Guardians are required to come into the building to sign their students in after 8:55 am; this will allow students to begin their academic day sooner.  Thank you for you cooperation!!! 

Recess Notes: 

• Our staffing during unstructured times times of the day (Bus Duty, Lunch and Recess) is very tight. As a school, we can only have adult supervision in a limited number of areas around our school at any given time of the day. Due to these limits, we will not be able to honor parent requests for students to stay indoors during recess. If your child has a medical concern, we will honor a note written by a doctor.

• Our recess policy is that we will go outside as often as possible. Rain and temperatures less than 15 degrees will keep us indoors. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and the activities that they like to do while playing outside.

Health/Safety:

• There are no pets allowed on any LPS property during school hours. Even the friendliest, smallest, cutest, most harmless pets need to stay home.
• Flip-flop shoes are not recommended for school. We have already seen several accidents during recess/physical education this year.
• Visitors should always stop in the office to check in and get a Visitor's Badge prior to entering any area of the school.
• Fever or vomiting students should remain out of school until they are symptom free for 24 hours.

Title I Information

Thank you to everyone who participated at the Title 1 Parent meeting! Congratulations to the winners of a backpack full of supplies: Jayla and Michael!

If you were unable to come to the Title 1 meeting during open house, here is a slide show tells all about Title 1: Title I Meeting Presentation

PTA Updates:

Walk-A-Thon time is here!!!!  The PTA has one large fundraiser of the year and this is it!!!!  Information will be coming home with the students today about the Walk-A-Thon(how to donate, prizes, etc.)!!! 

Take a Walk on the Wild Side to Cleveland's Walk-A-Thon!!! Click on the following link to find out more: 
Walk-A-Thon

Donate

 

Next Meeting:  October 2, 2019

Community Connections

Boy/Cub Scouts:  Mr. Rick came to speak to our students about Boy/Cub Scouts at lunchtime.  The meeting is on Tuesday at Alpha Baptist Church (28051 W Chicago, Livonia, MI 48150) at 6:30 pm if you are interested (girls are welcome too). 

Looking for something to do on a Friday night with your Eagle?  Check out the red hot Patriot football team as the go to Churchill this week (gametime: 7 pm) and are at home next week (October 4 @ 7pm)!!!!

BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK - Blessings in a Backpacks Livonia chapter currently pack bags of food for 500+ children who are on the free and reduced lunch program to take home on the weekends. Currently, BIAB Livonia is in 11 schools (Webster, Kennedy, Cleveland, Cooper, Hayes, Grant, Garfield, Johnson, Rosedale, Roosevelt, and Randolph.) with expansion plans to eventually get into all of the Livonia schools all the way up to high schools.

Please see the attached flyer if you like to help by sponsoring a child or participating in the the 6th annual Bowling for Backpacks at Merri-Bowl Lanes. - Blessings in a Backpack Flyer