October 28 - November 1

"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." - James Baldwin                                                      

A Note From Mr. Witherspoon:

Greetings from Cleveland!!!  We are well on our way and the students are progressing so incredibly fast, both academically and social-emotionally!  Thank you all the hard work that you continue to put in at home!  The work is paying off and will continue to pay off as our Eagles will SOAR higher than any other!

Please continue to be cognizant of the arrival and dismissal times.  The learning that takes place throughout a day is extensive and we need each minute with them.  I have noticed many student being checked out of school prior to the end of the school day.  We understand that some things can't be avoided; however, patterns of tardiness or leaving early can have adverse effects on the learning of children.  

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

Stay Awesome and Keep SOARing Eagles!!!!

Cleveland Elementary Calendar

Notes for the Week:

Picture Retake Day: Monday, October 28

     NOTE:  Please send back the original pictures that were sent home with your child. 

Spirit Day:  Friday, November 1st: Pajama Day!!!

Award winning Social-Emotional Educator Brooks Gibb's is coming to present "Raise them Strong"!!!!!  We are fortunate to be able to welcome Brooks Gibb's on November 4, 2019 to speak with our families about empowering our children to advocate for themselves with they encounter a bully!  

Mr. Gibb's will be at the Franklin Performing Art's Center on November 4, 2019 at 6 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm).  Seats are limited to this event and, as a result, we will be sending out a form that will allow you to RSVP.  The video above is an example of the work that Mr. Gibb's does with kids.  The following link will take you to learn more information about him:  https://www.brooksgibbs.com/ 

Eagle of the Month!!! We celebrated many of our Eagles this past week and look forward to celebrating more next month!!!!  The theme for this month is "Responsibility"; take some time to talk with your children about what this looks like at home and at school.  

Next Celebration: Friday, November 8, 2019 (K-2 @ 9:15 am; 3rd-4th grade @ 10 am)

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: 

• Recess time is a busy time and many students are doing a great job playing appropriately while on the playground.  Conversations with your children about what they are doing at recess can lead into more conversations about what they are learning in school.  The bonus with this is that you can also assist us with ensuring that they are choosing school-safe games to play during this time. Win-Win!!!

Health/Safety:

• Please remember to check in at the main office if you are entering the building; including after school as we still have many students in the building. Thank you for your assistance!

• Fever or vomiting students should remain out of school until they are symptom free for 24 hours.

Title I Information

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:

Thank you so much for all that assisted in putting together such a wonderful time for our Eagles!!!!  We are so fortunate to be part of a community that puts our children, and their learning, first!!! 

Next Meeting:  November 6, 2019

Community Connections

Thank you to Eastern Michigan Athletic Department for partnering with schools to reward students for SOARing!!! Students that receive a SOAR Buck this month can also receive a voucher for 2 free tickets to an upcoming football game (extra tickets are $8)!!!  

The Patriot's will travel to Dearborn to take on a very good Fordson team tonight (10/11) and will be at home next week against Belleville (10/18)!!!!  Please check them out if you, and your family, want to see some good football (with a great  
                                    "Friday Night Lights" atmosphere!!

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

         

October 14-25

"Your words sow seeds in your children's hearts. From those seeds spring up either confidence or uncertainty, dignity or dishonor, worth or worthlessness.  Your words create the beginning of their life stories, and they will carry this story with them always."  - Rebecca Eanes                                                       

A Note From Mr. Witherspoon:

I can't tell you enough about how lucky I am to be a part of this wonderful community!!!  The support that we have from our community is outstanding and an example of this is the wonderful support from our Walk-A-Thon!!!  We raised over $14,000 for our PTA and had a great time along the way!  

The exciting time is coming this month....Parent Teacher Conferences!!!! This is a wonderful time for our team (home and school) to get together to talk about the successes and challenges of our children.  The other important piece of the conference is when parents/guardians work with the teacher to come up with a plan for success.  Please begin to think about any concerns and/or questions that you may have prior to the conference (possibly email to the teacher them before the conference); this will help with the efficiency of the meeting.  

The teachers will with you how they are having you sign-up for a time to meet. 

Kindergarten: 
Mrs. Wichmann Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Wysocki's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Bank's Conference Sign-up
Ms. Magoulick's Conference Sign-up

First Grade:
Ms. Wyett's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Ryan's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Vrooman's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Gray's Conference Sign-Up
Ms. King's Conference Sign-up


Second Grade:
Ms. Scott's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Ledbetter's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Brubaker's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Rose's Conference Sign-Up



Third Grade:
Mrs. Collin's Conference Sign-Up
Ms. Bone's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Zimpleman's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Bassett's Conference Sign-up

Fourth Grade:
Mrs. Guthard's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Barwikowski's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Baringhaus's Conference Sign-Up

   

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

Stay Awesome and Keep SOARing Eagles!!!!

October -

11 - Detroit Lions Day (where your blue and silver)!!!
14-18 - Book Fair

16-18 - Parent Teacher Conferences

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

Notes for the Week:

Random Spirit Day:  Monday, October 11, we will be having a Detroit Lion's Day!! Wear your Lion's gear or blue and/or silver!!! (I feel that we need to do this now, before....well, you Lion's fans know)

Brooks Gibb's is coming to present "Raise them Strong"!!!!!  We are fortunate to be able to welcome Brooks Gibb's on November 4, 2019 to speak with our families about empowering our children to advocate for themselves with they encounter a bully!  

Mr. Gibb's will be at the Franklin Performing Art's Center on November 4, 2019 at 6 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm).  Seats are limited to this event and, as a result, we will be sending out a form that will allow you to RSVP.  The video above is an example of the work that Mr. Gibb's does with kids.  The following link will take you to learn more information about him:  https://www.brooksgibbs.com/ 

Eagle of the Month is Back!!! We celebrated many of our Eagles this past week and look forward to celebrating more next month!!!!  The theme for this month is "Responsibility"; take some time to talk with your children about what this looks like at home and at school.  

Take a Walk on the Wild Side: Thank you all for the generous donations to our PTA!!!!  We raised over $14,000 for this event and were able to have some fun along the way!  Students will receive their prizes throughout next week as the inventory is counted and distributed!  

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

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.)!!! 

Next Meeting:  November 6, 2019

Community Connections

Thank you to Eastern Michigan Athletic Department for partnering with schools to reward students for SOARing!!! Students that receive a SOAR Buck this month can also receive a voucher for 2 free tickets to an upcoming football game (extra tickets are $8)!!!  

The Patriot's will travel to Dearborn to take on a very good Fordson team tonight (10/11) and will be at home next week against Belleville (10/18)!!!!  Please check them out if you, and your family, want to see some good football (with a great "Friday Night Lights" atmosphere!!

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

         

September 30 - October 4

"The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice."  - Peggy O'Meara                                                         

A Note From Mr. Witherspoon:

The exciting time is coming this month....Parent Teacher Conferences!!!! This is a wonderful time for our team (home and school) to get together to talk about the successes and challenges of our children.  The other important piece of the conference is when parents/guardians work with the teacher to come up with a plan for success.  Please begin to think about any concerns and/or questions that you may have prior to the conference (possibly email to the teacher them before the conference); this will help with the efficiency of the meeting.  

The teachers will with you how they are having you sign-up for a time to meet. 

Kindergarten: 
Mrs. Wichmann Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Wysocki's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Bank's Conference Sign-up
Ms. Magoulick's Conference Sign-up

First Grade:
Ms. Wyett's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Ryan's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Vrooman's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Gray's Conference Sign-Up
Ms. King's Conference Sign-up


Second Grade:
Ms. Scott's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Ledbetter's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Brubaker's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Rose's Conference Sign-Up



Third Grade:
Mrs. Collin's Conference Sign-Up
Ms. Bone's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Zimpleman's Conference Sign-up
Mrs. Bassett's Conference Sign-up

Fourth Grade:
Mrs. Guthard's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Barwikowski's Conference Sign-Up
Mrs. Baringhaus's Conference Sign-Up

   

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

Stay Awesome and Keep SOARing Eagles!!!!

October -

2- Student Count Day

2-  Title One Parent Compact Review, 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!  

Take a Walk on the Wild Side: 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!!!   

Breakfast: Just a reminder that students who would like to have breakfast at school may come as early as 8:30. Children who eat breakfast have been shown to work faster and also show improved concentration, alertness, comprehension, memory and learning. Coming earlier ensures students have time to eat breakfast and make it to class on time!

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

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

Thank you to Officer Schryer for coming to talk with our second-graders about safety and the importance of having a strong community!!!!  

The Patriot's won an exciting triple-overtime game last Friday night over cross-town rival Churchill!!!!  This week they will look to continue their winning ways at home against Westland John Glenn High School!!  

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