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

Friday, Oct. 31st, 2025

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 31            Parade 3:15 - Outside (park in north lot off MI Ave.)

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   

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 before 3:00 pm if you have a transportation change

Thank you!

Halloween Parade

We will hold our annual Halloween Parade for parents at 3:15 p.m. Parents are invited to line the blacktop on both sides of the playground, from the basketball hoops to the kindergarten play structure.

The parade will begin at the northeast 4th-grade door, continue past the basketball hoops and large playground, and re-enter the building through the southeast 1st-grade door. The parade will finish inside the building for students only. We will have a NORMAL Dismissal at 3:55 p.m. 

If you attend the parade and would like to take your child home afterward, please meet them at Parent Pick-Up. If your child normally rides the bus and you plan to pick them up instead, please call the office by 2:30 p.m. to let us know of this change.

What a Spooktacular Day! 

What a spooktacular day it has been! We wish all of our families a safe and fun Halloween evening with your spooktacular kiddos.

A huge thank you to everyone who was able to participate in our classroom celebrations and attend our Halloween parade — your support and excitement helped make the day so special for our students.

We are so grateful for your continued support — not only during our fun school events, but every day as you partner with us to help your child be their very best. Together, we’re helping our students grow academically and, even more importantly, learning what it means to be kind, respectful, and responsible members of our school community.

Conference info:

If you have not already done so, please sign up for ONE conference for your child. Please use this link to select your conference choice. You will then receive an email to complete scheduling your conference. The conference dates are Tuesday, November 11th and Thursday, November 13th from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Delta Center. On Friday, November 14th, conferences will be from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm virtually. 

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

Teresa Dyer

Congratulations to our October STAR Students of the Month!! 

Cobi Snyder, Dylan Inman, Brynlee Hang, Julian Montel, Hope Stebbins, Syren Perez, Augustus Gutzki, Cora Jarvis, Oliver Justice, Julia Hodge, Oliver Williams, CJ Aiken, Avery Tropf, Noah Andrews, Marcus Henderson, Connor Spitzley, Oliver Johnson, Gurmeet Singh, Leda Shannon, Lawson Service, Jamie Wardlaw, Gabriella Tisdale (Gabby), and Arya Wolfrum

If you have any larger costumes to donate for next year, we are looking for sizes medium or large for our 3rd and 4th grade students. Thank you so much!! 

                                    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.

Want to volunteer at our fair? Click the sign-up genius below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094DA8A62AA7F94-59447554-fall

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

                                  PAYMENT LINK FOR  POPCORN FRIDAYS

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.