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                             Friday, October 27th, 2023                     

Upcoming  Dates

November 6    Begin 2nd Trimester  / Conferences 5:00 - 8:00 pm

November 9    Conferences  5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

November 10    Half Day / Release at 12:10 /  Conferences 1:00 - 4:00 

November 15    PTO Meeting  7:00 pm

November 17    Half Day /  Release time 12:10 pm

November 20th - 24th   No Students - Thanksgiving Break

November 27   Classes Resume

December 22nd - January 5th   No Students - Winter Break

From Our Principal

Our Halloween parade begins at 2:45. Weather permitting, we will parade outside through the middle of the bus loop. Parents may line both sides of the bus loop. If it's raining, we will invite parents to line the walls of our gymnasium.  

If you have not already done so, please sign up for ONE conference for your child. Our in-person options are on Monday and Thursday with a virtual option on Friday. Parent Teacher Conferences Link

We have nearly 300 students picked up each day and we would like to thank everyone who is helping our students stay safe by following our pick-up procedures.  We kindly ask that you please avoid parking in non-designated parking spaces around the building's campus. Thank you for your patience and cooperation during our pick-up process.

As always, if you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Teresa Dyer

More School News

Delta Center PTO!  We would love to have you join us :)

Makerspace needs your help!

We are looking for parent volunteers to help run
makerspace on Monday’s during lunch recess!

Here is the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B49A4AA2CAAF49-44694387-makerspace 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BOOK FAIR!! 

Are you able to volunteer at the book fair? We need help with volunteers running the second cash register. Having two registers will help the line move quickly. If you are interested, please sign up here. (You can also come in early to learn the register; it’s quick to learn and easy to navigate.) Thank you for considering!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094DA8A62AA7F94-45193370-scholastic 

The in-person Scholastic Book Fair Family Shopping Nights will be on:
Monday, Nov 6 from 5pm-8pm
Thursday, Nov 9 from 5pm-8pm

*Please note that we will not be having in-school shopping at the book fair this fall.  Please do not send money to school with your child.

Online Fair Info

Can’t make it the in-person book fair? Want to avoid the crowds? No problem! You can shop at the online fair. The online fair opens Nov 3 and closes on Nov 10.  *All online orders ship directly to your home.
(There is free shipping on book-orders of $25 or more.)

Here is the online shopping link:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/deltacenterelementaryschool2

Teacher Wish Lists

Usually during the Family Shopping Nights, our teachers will select books that they are interested in adding to their classroom library. Over the years, we have had many families purchase a book from a teacher’s pre-selected books, as a gift to them. There will be a table with wish list piles in front of the check-out desk in the library for anyone who is interested in donating a book.

Birthday Treats

Our classes do not have students bring in birthday treats.  We have a number of food related allergies across the building so that is a practice we have not done for quite a number of years now.  If your child wants to bring something for the class, it can be non-edible items like bookmarks, pencils, etc. Thank you for helping to keep our students safe.

PE Amazon Wish List: 

PE At Delta Center is a WONDERFUL place to be and I am so proud of our school and students! I love getting to know all of the students and learning with them  to be physically fit and have fun too!  Being new to Delta Center (and the PE position), I am finding that we have many equipment needs -  old equipment is falling apart and new equipment for new experiences is necessary! Please view THIS PE AMAZON WISHLIST to see the things we are hoping to add to our gym.  Thank you so much for your donation, it will be GREATLY appreciated!

Donations Request:

1. DONATION REQUEST - ATHLETIC SHOES 

Clean, gently used OR New child-sized shoes for students who do not have appropriate shoes for gym class are greatly appreciated!

2. DONATION REQUEST - PLASTIC 20-25 ounce SIZE, CLEAN, COFFEE CONTAINERS

Greetings and Salutations!

Exciting things are happening! There's art in the halls, new projects in the works, conferences are in two weeks (be sure to stop in, see the art, and say "Hello!"), aaannnddd...

The annual Original Works fundraiser program is ready to officially begin! This unique opportunity allows you to create beautiful keepsake items featuring your child's amazing masterpieces! 

Your student's art can be put on anything from notebooks to t-shirts; ornaments to magnets, ceramic tiles or placed in a fancy frame. This year it gets even better! They've added three new exciting items to the online catalog:

Ordering will be done all online (unless your student's art missed the scanning date, then it will be manual).

Be on the lookout for informational letters going home this week and make sure to keep the following dates in mind. 

Dates to Remember:

Custom Letters To Be Sent Home for ALL students: Friday, November 3rd/6th (dependent on arrival of letters)

DEADLINE for MANUAL ordering: Thursday, November 9th * (for select students only | return ART and ORDER FORM to Mrs. BellDean).

DEADLINE for ONLINE ordering: Wednesday, November 15th. 

Window for LATE ordering (online/manual): November 16th-December 8th (items may not arrive until after the winter holiday).

Orders are set for ARRIVAL (online/manual): Thursday, December 7th (pick up date to be determined).

BONUS: Do you have a DC alum who misses creating keepsake art? A future DC artist who wants to be a part of the fun? Let me know! I can provide paper, steps, and criteria to follow, and they too can participate as part of the manual ordering process  !

If you have any questions, feel free to email me: belldeann@glcomets.net. Don't forget to check out our Delta Center art room facebook page (Mrs. BellDean's DC Art Room) for important updates and amazing art!

As always, thank you for your continued support in our students and our school !

SteamFest is getting closer and we need your help to get the word out to the community!  SteamFest is November 11th from 9-12:30PM in the A&S building.  Our target audience is K-6th grade kids and their families.  

If you know of anyone who might like to attend, you can share this link to the LCC event calendar https://www.lcc.edu/calendar/event-details/9f833c32-a997-4615-8724-7a6f624264c8   They can RSVP which helps us get an idea of how many people to expect. 

If you are on Facebook, you can also help us get the word out by sharing the Facebook event to your page or even inviting friends to attend.  https://www.facebook.com/events/694623698910426/?ref=newsfeed  The Facebook event will direct them to the LCC event calendar to RSVP too.

We could also use your help in recruiting LCC student volunteers.  In addition to our LCC faculty and staff, student volunteers make this event happen!  

Here is a short paragraph that you could share to your D2L site:

SteamFest 2023 will take place at Lansing Community College in the Arts and Sciences Building on November 11th from 9-12:30PM. Almost every room in the building will have a STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art or Math) themed activity geared towards K-6th grade students and their families.  This event is free and open to the public.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP here: https://www.lcc.edu/calendar/event-details/9f833c32-a997-4615-8724-7a6f624264c8   

If you are interested in volunteering to help out with this event, we need LCC students to help our LCC faculty supervise the rooms!  As a volunteer, you'll arrive at 8:30 where we'll give you a SteamFest T-shirt and you can grab some breakfast.  Then you'll help out in your room from 9-12:30. At 12:30, we'll clean up and head over to Gannon for a pizza lunch.

If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C45A9AA2DA3FE3-45111317-steamfest