Delta Center Elementary Newsletter

305 S. Canal Rd. Lansing, MI 48917  |  Office 517-925-5540  |  Fax 517-925-5579  |  Attendance 517-925-5581  |  glcomets.net

Thursday, Nov. 6th, 2025

Upcoming Dates

Nov. 7             No students - Staff Professional Development

Nov. 11            Conferences 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Nov. 13           Conferences 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Nov. 14           Conferences - Virtual 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Nov. 26 - 28     No students - Thanksgiving Break 

Dec. 1              No students - Staff Professional Development

Dec. 22 - Jan 2   No Students - Winter Break   

Jan. 5.            No Students - Staff Professional Deleopment   

Jan. 19           No Students - MLK Day

Feb. 11           Student Count Day

Feb. 13          No Students - Staff Proffessional Development

Feb. 16          No Students - Presidents' Day

School Hours  8:55 am - 3:55 pm

Please do not drop off before 8:40 am

Pick up no later than 4:05 pm 

Please call by 3:00 pm for transportation changes

Thank you!

Parent Input Survey – We value your perspective. Please take a few minutes to complete the parent input survey—your responses provide vital information for our collaboration and help guide our continued growth. Please feel free to complete a survey for each child within the district. 

Conferences are next week – Just a friendly reminder that we provide only one conference per child during conferences.  If the parents of a student are not together, please take it upon yourselves to coordinate an amicable time for conferences.  Any doubling of conferences on the online sign-up will result in one of the appointments being cancelled to make room for other parents.  Thank you for your cooperation. Conference link

Lockdown Information – We conducted a lockdown drill this week. I commend our students and staff for the continued improvement in the understanding and efficiency of lockdown procedures. During our lockdown drills, we practice securing staff and students, stopping line of sight to staff and students from doors and windows, barricading doors with Nightlock devices or other methods, communication methods among staff and emergency responders, and the process of relocating large groups of students (such as in preparation to transport students to another location). Lockdown drills are only one aspect of school safety. Other aspects include training, reporting concerns, investigating reports, physical access to the building, policies and practices around human behavior, and supporting all of our students. We continue to reflect and improve in each of these areas. 

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

Teresa Dyer

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/deltacenterelementaryschool.  

                                                      Visit our Scholastic Book Fair homepage to:

*Preview the fair (the digital preview allows families to see what might be at our book fair as well
as prices)

*Create an e-wallet for your child to shop without cash during student-only in-school shopping
hours.

*Donate to Share the Fair (Share the fair funds help students purchase books who might be a
little short on cash as well as can be used to purchase a new book for the library or for a
classroom library)

*Shop the online store if you can’t make it to the Family Shopping Nights. Online shopping starts
11/10-11/23.

Families can set up an eWallet today through 11/14.
I encourage families to reach out to your child’s teacher to see if they have a specific day that students
will be released from class to shop during school hours. For students who shop with cash, I will send
change home in a small ziplock bag.
Student In-School Shopping is 11/10-11/14 from 9:30am-Noon & 1pm-3:30pm.
Family Shopping Nights: Tuesday 11/11 & Thursday 11/13 from 5pm-8pm.

See you at the fair!
-Mrs. Gee
10/31/25

Attendance / Absence Policy

All absences from school conflict with the continuity of learning and need to be avoided when possible. Regular school attendance is necessary to academic success and continuous and consecutive attendance in school is required by State law; 10-undocumented absences limit per school year.  The 10-absence limit per school year includes both Explained Absence (AE) and Unexplained Absence (AU).

In order to help provide supports for students and families, GLPS closely monitors explained and unexplained absences. We also work with families to ensure that as many absences as possible are documented, because undocumented absences can trigger truancy considerations.

Documented Absence (AD) - Absence that includes a note from a professional  (ie. doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc.) to explain the absence. Absences are only considered documented for the days identified in the note. For example, if a doctor excuses a student for Monday and Tuesday, but the student is absent on Wednesday and Thursday as well, only Monday and Tuesday’s absences are considered documented. Any absence that does not include a note from a professional is considered undocumented.

Explained Absence (AE) - Undocumented absence in which a parent/guardian calls the office or sends a note to alert the school their child will not be in attendance, but does not include a note from a professional (ie. doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc.). This is important because explained absences are necessary for schools to meet pupil accounting requirements.

Unexplained Absence (AU) - Undocumented absence in which a parent/guardian does not call the office to alert the school their child will not be in attendance.

Attendance Policy - Undocumented Absences

A student's school will send a letter after 6 undocumented absences and after 10 undocumented absences in a school year, providing you with notice of the absences and outlining steps to help your child attend school regularly.

A student's school will communicate with families if the student has undocumented absences on more than 10% of the first 30 days. 

Ten (10) or more days of undocumented absences in a school year can be sent to court. However, GLPS will make every effort to work with you and your student before it gets to that point.

Please note that school related absences, such as field trips or athletic events, are not factored into any truancy related processes.

Volunteering & Chaperoning

Persons wishing to volunteer for Grand Ledge Public Schools are required to complete the Volunteer Registration Form and be approved prior to serving as a volunteer.  All volunteers MUST check in at the office to receive a BADGE prior to proceeding to any other area on school property.  Please visit District Volunteer Application to complete the process.

Please note: the background check takes a few days to process, so submit your application in advance based on your volunteer plans. 

If your student will be moving to a different school next year, be sure to select both their current school and the school they’ll be attending.
For example: If your child is currently in 4th grade at Delta Center and will attend Hayes next year, select Delta Center and Hayes on the application. This ensures you’ll be cleared to volunteer at both locations when needed. Applications are valid for one calendar year.