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WINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUNE 2014 PAGE 1 Wines Times The final countdown A note !om Dr. DeYoung Dear Wines Families, As always, it is bittersweet to write the final newsletter of the year. Certainly there is excitement in the air about summer coming up, but this is also means we are at the end of a fantastic year. An amazing school I continue to be honored to work at such an amazing school with such great students, incredible staff members, and a parent community that supports us in every way possible. This year has been another excellent year and I’m incredibly proud of the work our teachers and staff have done to meet the variable needs of all students. As we look at both qualitative and quantitative data, we can say that we are meeting the needs of every child—though we will always seek constant improvement in our practice and remain focused on the wide variety of outcomes that indicate student success in school. Goodbye to 5th graders The end of the school year means we say goodbye to a fantastic group of 5 th graders as well as other students who are moving away from the Wines community. I hope everyone who is leaving us leaves with fond memories of your time here. We will miss you! Camp Tanuga Speaking of our 5 th graders, I had the pleasure of accompanying the kids and their teachers to Camp Tanuga last week in northern Michigan. We were fortunate to have perfect weather and the kids had a great time at camp. They participated in all the camp activities and I truly believe that the camp experience cemented the bonds among the kids that will last into middle school and beyond. I want to thank our PTO for helping support our trip and to all of our families for trusting us to take the kids away for three days! I’m thrilled that we were able to re-start this tradition at Wines. I also want to recognize Janet Heaton, Neil Duggins, and Julie Spiroff for coming to camp with us. While the adults certainly had a great time up there, it isn’t easy to leave your lives and family for three days. Looking ahead As we look ahead to next fall, we again are expecting a “full house” here at Wines. We have already met nearly 70 incoming kindergarten students and we will also welcome new students at every grade level. Classroom assignments While we are still finalizing a few things, we anticipate the following classroom assignments for next year (as always, this is subject to change during the summer):
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Wines TimesThe final countdownA note !om Dr. DeYoung
Dear Wines Families,
As always, it is bittersweet to write the final newsletter of the year. Certainly there is excitement in the air about summer coming up, but this is also means we are at the end of a fantastic year.
An amazing schoolI continue to be honored to work at such an amazing school with such great students, incredible staff members, and a parent community that supports us in every way possible. This year has been another excellent year and I’m incredibly proud of the work our teachers and staff have done to meet the variable needs of all students.
As we look at both qualitative and quantitative data, we can say that we are meeting the needs of every child—though we will always seek constant improvement in our practice and remain focused on the wide variety of outcomes that indicate student success in school.
Goodbye to 5th gradersThe end of the school year means we say goodbye to a fantastic group of 5th graders as well as other students who are moving away from the Wines community. I hope everyone who is leaving us leaves with fond memories of your time here. We will miss you!
Camp TanugaSpeaking of our 5th graders, I had the pleasure of accompanying the kids and their teachers to Camp Tanuga last week in northern Michigan.
We were fortunate to have perfect weather and the kids had a great time at camp. They participated in all the camp activities and I truly believe that the camp experience cemented the bonds among the kids that will last into middle school and beyond.
I want to thank our PTO for helping support our trip and to all of our families for trusting us to take the kids away for three days! I’m thrilled that we were able to re-start this tradition at Wines. I also want to recognize Janet Heaton, Neil Duggins, and Julie Spiroff for coming to camp with us. While the adults certainly had a great time up there, it isn’t easy to leave your lives and family for three days.
Looking aheadAs we look ahead to next fall, we again are expecting a “full house” here at Wines. We have already met nearly 70 incoming kindergarten students and we will also welcome new students at every grade level.
Classroom assignmentsWhile we are still finalizing a few things, we anticipate the following classroom assignments for next year (as always, this is subject to change during the summer):
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A Note from Dr. DeYoung (cont.)! • Kindergarten: Shanna Middleton, Natalie
Hickman, Kelly House• 1st Grade: Laura Carlin, Janeen Eckel, Susan
Seely• 2nd Grade: Angela Black, Cheryl Day, Marcia
Gibbs• 3rd Grade: Paula Caruso, Millie Fisher,
Jessica Rodriguez• 4th Grade: Neil Duggins, Nick Mosher, and we
have one open position at 4th grade• 5th Grade: Janet Heaton, Julie Spiroff
The only significant changes for next year are at 4th grade. Neil Duggins will move back to 4th grade where he taught previously for 11 years (Neil’s classroom will remain in the portable and he has told me repeatedly he never wants to leave!). Karen Sanderson has recently announced her retirement from the Ann Arbor Public Schools after 22 years. We will be filling her position later this summer. At this time I do not know if this will be a new hire or if we will fill the position with an existing AAPS teacher seeking a transfer to Wines. We certainly wish
Karen well in her retirement and thank her for two years with us here at Wines.
ThinkStretchThinkStretch summer workbooks are coming home early next week. We will again have weekly playground sessions on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM throughout the summer. We hope to see you on the playground and we hope the kids spend a little time daily working on their workbooks.
Last (half) dayFinally, just a reminder that next Friday is a half-day of school. Students will be dismissed at 11:51 AM.
Thank you for another wonderful year. I’m looking forward to a little time away, but I’m already busy preparing for next fall!
Sincerely, David
The Wines PTO would like to express its sincere gratitude to all of you who gave your time, donated money, sat on committees, served in chair and board positions and attended PTO events this year.
It was a fantastic year for our children and we couldn’t have done it without all of your help!
We can’t wait to see what we can all accomplish together next year!
THANK YOU, WINES COMMUNITY!!
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Please consider chairing, co-chairing, or participating on a Wines PTO committee for the 2014-2015 school year! You can look forward to working with a dynamic group of individuals, helping to make the Wines experience exceptional for our kids.
If you’re interested, volunteer forms can be found in the office. Please fill out the form and return it to the office or email to [email protected]. Most urgently, we need: • Back to School Prep/Kindergarten &
New Student Welcome chairperson and committee
• Runathon Spirit Week chairperson These start right away at the beginning of the school year and want to fill them as soon as possible.
ContactAnnemarie Dolan: [email protected]
PTO VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP 2014-2015
It has been a great year. Thank you so much to all the students and families who have helped so much all year in so many ways. Special thanks to Linda Peppin and Margaret Compton for all their work on Art Night. Their amazing organizational skills and hard work created a wonderful evening. I truly appreciate all my wonderful classroom volunteers and also the students of Wines. It has been a pleasure to work with all of you. Thank you also to our generous PTO!
Please take advantage of summer to make some art and visit art museums. Both the University of Michigan Museum of art and the Detroit Institute of art have wonderful and free art workshops for children. I also highly recommend visiting the Heidelberg Project in Detroit to see Tyree Guyton's work. It is an eye-opening experience.
Have a great summer and make some art!
ContactJanice Hendrick [email protected]
FROM THE ARTROOM
CalendarJune
6 Field day! K-2 - 9:15 am start! 3-5 - 1:00 pm start13 Pick up your child’s medicine13 Last Day of School ! 11:51 am dismissal
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YOUR 2014-2015 PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD
The May PTO General Meeting resulted in some new faces1 or roles2 on the PTO Executive Board! Executive Board
Annemarie Dolan! Co-PresidentNicole Brittis2! ! Co-President !Jennifer Haft1! ! Co-Vice President !Robin Hescheles1! Co-Vice President !Rhonda McCammon! Co-TreasurerKirsti Hilbert! ! Co-TreasurerKerianne Tupac! ! Recording SecretaryColleen van Lent1! Communication secretary
Members At Large
Molly Bazzani PTOC RepresentativeBecky Maley Forsythe Liaison
Holly Derry (Communication Secretary) is moving off of the PTO Executive Board after donating her time for four years. Her hard work and exceptional Wines Times editions have been enjoyed by the entire Wines community! Thank you Holly!!
A2Virtual+ Registration is Open for Fall and Summer Online Courses
Now is the time to begin registering for fall online classes.
The portal for fall pre-registration is available until June 11 on our website: a2virtual.org. Registration for summer is also ongoing until June 23.
You can find the registration form and instructions on the left side of the front page under "Latest News". If you would like to review offered courses, they are located under the third tab "online course offering" on the menu bar.
The A2Virtual+ staff would like to thank families for the strong turn-out for our information nights during May. If you missed the meetings and are looking for additional information, please go to a2virtual.org to view the PowerPoint and see what we have to offer.
A2VIRTUAL+
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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD RESULTS
The 12th Annual Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad was May 10th at Pioneer High School, with approximately 2,600 children competing.
Thanks to our AWESOME coaches and AMAZING children, Wines had 20 teams that brought home medals and had great overall placement. Placement is determined by adding all “place points” together (each place = one point and if a school does not send a team they earn 28 points). Wines Overall Placements• 5th grade team: 7th place. (There were 3 events for which we did not have
a team, thus the lower ranking.)• 4th grade team: 3rd place• 3rd grade team: 2nd place• 2nd grade team: 4th place
For the full list of placements, visit http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/wesowizards.home/scoring_and_awards_may_10th__2014.
Medal Winners 2nd GradePasta Bridges: 1st – Heather Hale and Amelia Repp [Coaches: Dave Repp, Christine Hale]Disease Detectives: 1st – Maya Comer, Ayako Jurgle & Serena O'Brien [Coaches: Chris Patel, Alicia Comer, Shireen Syed]What Went By: 3rd – Sari Woo Leela Aiyagari [Coaches: Nelson Woo, Ranjit Aiyagari]Mystery Architecture: 3rd - Addison Hinesman and Lincoln Kowalk [Coaches: Brian and Ruthie Kowalk, Julie Miller] Map Reading: 4th - Clare Bachovchin and Ivy Isaman [Coach: Matt Bachovchin] 3rd GradeStraw Towers: 2nd – Soren Gurney and Kaleb Schlecht [Coach: Lou Probst]Pasta Bridges: 2nd – Aliya Alam and Caroline Dergis [Coaches: Dave Repp, Christine Hale]Map Reading: 3rd – Evers Baskey and Arya Joshi [Coach: Matt Bachovchin]Estimania: 3rd – David Creen, Eli Krauss and Abigail Potoff [Coaches: Matt Potoff, Nasreen Meah]Water Rockets: 4th – Derek Bukowski, Nigel Mullen, Owen Fainter and Aidan Keating [Coaches: Rick Witten, Frank Genewick, David Sept]Disease Detectives: 5th Place - Chris Van Lent, Samantha Chiang and Talia Dauer [Coaches: Chris Patel, Alicia Comer, Shireen Syed]
4th GradeDisease Detectives: 1st – Eve Bryner, William Kersch and Tej Thomas [Coaches: Chris Patel, Alicia Comer and Shireen Syed]Circuit Wizardry: 2nd - Lydie Roebuck and Abigayle Schultz [Coaches: Marcie Austerberry, Maha Ali]Write It, Build It: 4th – Peter Cohn and Madeleine Rodgers [Coach: Tanya Rodgers]Reflections: 4th – Joyce Kafi, Natalie Haft and Emma Hilbert [Coaches: Joseph Kafi, Jen Haft]May the Force Be With You: 5th – Sam Koelling and Simon Schafer Klerkx [Coach: Sue Smith] 5th GradePotions: 2nd – Kevin Nguyen and Laura O'Brien [Coaches: Anastasia Yocum, Richard Geglio]May the Force Be With You: 3rd Place – Andrew Compton and Aidan Smith [Coach: Sue Smith]Circuit Wizardry: 4th Place – Robin Austerberry, Jillian White and Bassem El-Tawil [Coaches: Marcie Austerberry, Maha AliFeathered Friends: 5th Place – Natalie Johnson [Coach: Anita Fontana]
CONGRATULATIONS,to,ALL,of,our,talented,compe:tors!,Each%Olympian%is%a%Winner!,
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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD RESULTS (CONT.)
Wines PhilosophyIf you were at the medal ceremony, it did not seem as though Wines did as well as we did. That is in part because Wines has a different philosophy regarding the Olympiad than other schools.
A few schools practice year round, some have teacher involvement coaching the children as part of their curriculum, some host internal competitions and then only send their top scoring 2-3 students to compete, or some send the same child year after year to the same event, gaining more expertise each year.
Wines spent about 2 ½ months prepping their team this year with parent volunteers. We believe that children should be able to learn as many different topics as possible which is why we give priority to event newcomers when placing teams and we send ALL our children to the Olympiad. We believe it is not fair to ask them to prepare and not have the chance to attend.
Thank YouOur coaches are amazing! The Olympiad requires so much of their time preparing and teaching our children; it really is a commitment above and beyond! On behalf of all the parents, we sincerely thank you!
The actual event requires over 500 volunteers, so if you volunteered on Friday or Saturday, we appreciate your time! Thanks to our Science Fun night volunteers and to Anita Fontana who again created our beautiful participation certificates. We also extend a thank you to Dr. DeYoung for supporting the Science Olympiad program and who is one of the few elementary school principals who even attends the award ceremonies!
If you are interested in coaching or being a part of the event next year, please contact us. Thank you!
ContactDavid Creen: [email protected] McCammon: [email protected]
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REC & ED SUMMER CAMPS
School Ends June 13 - Enroll in Rec & Ed Summer Camps now!
Summer vacation begins in just a few weeks and Rec & Ed is ready to keep your children active, engaged and happy in our summer camps.
Choose from 150 quality camps for preschool, youth, tweens and teens. Sports, Art, Drawing, Drama, Engineering, Math, Science: whatever your child’s interest is, you will find just the right camp. Our camps are located in Ann Arbor Public School buildings and a few community locations.
Want to save money? Register your child in four or more eligible full day camps in one transaction to receive an additional 10% off the total!
Registration is easy through our Virtual Summer Camp Fair (link at the top of our aareced.com home page).
Camps are also listed in the Rec & Ed Summer Catalog. The catalog is available on aareced.com and in all AAPS school buildings.
Call Rec & Ed if you would like to have a catalog mailed to your home: (734) 994-2300 ext. 53224.
A great big thank you to all who helped with the Country Fair, Raffle, and Silent Auction! Not only was the event a fundraising success, but what a fun time for the community! A special thank you to Christy Hale, Margaret Compton, and Kerianne Tupac for their months of hard work and planning; Erin Telemaco and Cristina Rojas for coordinating all of the volunteers; Robin Hescheles for the fun games; Tracy Alam for her help with the auction; Colleen van Lent for her technical genius; Jen Haft for coordinating the food; Stephanie Gensheimer for the classroom baskets; Teri Rosales and Jill Anthony for coordinating the many classroom experiences; Lisa Dempsey for the cake walk; Nicole Brittis and Becky Maley for their guidance; not to mention to the weather for being perfect! As with everything we do at Wines, the event was a success because of the community involvement. Thank you to everyone who donated time, items, and money to the fair, raffle, and auction. We would not be able to have such a great event without your generosity. If you are interested in getting a tax donation letter for your contribution, please contact Kerianne Tupac at [email protected]
COUNTRY FAIR, RAFFLE, & SILENT AUCTION
Now through August, explore and register for a wide variety of exciting camps using our Virtual Summer Camp Fair! View the Summer Catalog online at aareced.com.
Special promotion for AAPS families!“Like” Rec & Ed on Facebook from June 2 - June 13 and you’ll have a chance to win$50 off summer registration!The winner will be announced on our Facebook page. Go to www.facebook.com/aareced and hit “Like” now.
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PBIS WINNERS
Wines students can earn “Power Paws” by displaying positive behaviors during the school day. Every time a student earns a Power Paw, they write their name on it and place it in a bucket. Names are drawn every week from each classroom.
Here are this month’s winners:
