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, November 21st, 2025

Upcoming Dates

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!

Beginning the first week of December, we will kick off Delta Center’s Ten Days of Giving!
Previously known as the Twelve Days of Giving, we’ve streamlined the event this year to make donating easier and more accessible for families—moving from 12 days to 10.

This annual tradition supports those in need by collecting food, clothing, and other essential items. If you are able, we welcome any contributions to help benefit local charitable organizations. Thank you for your generosity and for helping us give back to our community!

Our final day will be “Bring in Spare Change”, which can also be donated through our Zeffy link on any day during our Ten Days of Giving. After voting, our students selected Mott Children’s Hospital as the recipient of this year’s donations.

Additionally, the Grand Ledge Shopping Tour is underway! Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy to support students in need within our community. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has already contributed!

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

Teresa Dyer

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Thank you for considering helping out at our Ten Days of Giving and our Holiday Shop!! 

Hello DC Families and Friends! 

I want to make sure my students have exactly what they need to succeed, so I've created a Golf project through DonorsChoose, the nonprofit classroom funding site for public school teachers.

Here's my project:

Teeing Up Opportunities: Golf for All!

Your support would mean so much to my students!

Thank you for considering a gift to my class!

Lynley Watters

P.S. If you know anyone who may want to help my students, please pass this along!

The Grand Ledge Shopping Tour is coming soon!  They help our very own students in need. Staff members are assigned to one student to take shopping for clothes. When they return from shopping, the students have a few gifts to open. Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy. This collection container is in our lobby here at Delta Center. Feel free to stop by during school hours to donate or you can send in your donation with your student. Thank you for all you do!

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. 

Visit GLcomets.net/Upcoming to see district and community news.