Thank you to everyone that helped to make our Food Drive for Believers Food Pantry a total success!  We collected hundreds of pounds of food and toiletries and close to $1200.00 in donations!  If you missed the opportunity to make a donation, you may use the information below to contribute directly to the Food Pantry:

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Welcome Back Sandee!
In 2021, Grand Ledge Public Schools placedIn 2021, Grand Ledge Public Schools placed a facility dog in every building. Sandee is stationed at Wacousta Elementary School for the foreseeable future. He is a 4 year old standard poodle and has had extensive training for his job. This is his 3rd year in our building.  

What is a facility dog? Facility dogs are working dogs that have been trained to help multiple people in a facility like a hospital, nursing home or school. Facility dogs are like therapy dogs except instead of traveling to different locations, they work in the same place every day.  

What does Sandee do at school? Sandee is available to staff and students who wish to interact with him in different ways such as reading, practicing math facts, or just cuddling and spending time. Sandee can also be utilized for PT exercises, breaks, crisis intervention, communication, and friendship building among many other things. 

Sandee is stationed in Mr. Sewick’s class this year and is available for all staff for classroom and individual visits.  

We will be sharing more information about Sandee and his days at school in our weekly newsletters. If you have any questions or concerns about Sandee or the Facility Dog Program you may reach out to Principal Groves (grovesc@glcomets.net) and/or Sara Taylor (taylors@glcomets.net). 

Mrs. Nichols is new to the Wacousta Office.  She comes to us from the Grand Ledge Central Office Special Services Dept. 

Mrs. Nichols and her husband, Tom Baker, have five children and ten grandchildren.  She loves to spend time with family and spending time in the UP where she grew up.

We're happy to have her as part of our Wacousta family! 

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL INFORMATION

Students may not be dropped off prior to 8:40 a.m. since we do not have supervision available.  School ends at 3:55 p.m. and all students should be picked up no later than 4:05 p.m.

If you are picking up your child at the end of the day and want to meet them at parent pick up, please do not get in the parent pick up line.  We ask that you park in a parking spot and walk to meet your child.  ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT GO PAST THE CONES TO COLLECT YOUR CHILD.  WE HAVE ADULT SUPERVISION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE STUDENTS.  If you remain in your vehicle, please continue to move up in line and we'll get your student(s) to you. ~Thank you very much for your cooperation!

If you know your child is going to be arriving late, please call or email the school office to let us know.  It is also helpful to let us know if they need a school lunch and which option they'd prefer.  We'll make sure to get that ordered for them.

If you are planning to pick-up your child early please call the school office no later than 2:30 p.m.  We distribute the pick-up list to teachers after this time.

Half-day dismissal is at 12:10 p.m.

MEDICATION 

All medication needs to be brought to school by a parent/guardian.  This includes all over the counter medication (cough drops, Tylenol, etc) as well.  You will find medication documents at this link: medication and health information Click on School Health Information and Forms.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

Due to the number of life-threatening allergies we have in our building, we respectfully request that you do not send in any type of food for birthday treats.  Mr. Groves celebrates each child by announcing their name during the morning announcements and he personally presents them with a birthday pencil.

If you so choose, you are welcome to bring in a non-edible treat for your child's classmates but they may not include any type of gum or candy.  Some parents choose to send in something small like a pencil or stickers, but that is up to each family.  It is definitely your choice and we understand that not all families are able to do something like this.

We also request that you do not send birthday invitations to school.  If you would like an address list, we will have School Directories available in the near future for $1.00.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Please continue to collect Box Tops for Education! This program is completely online now. To get the app please go to www.Boxtops4education.com

You can follow the Wacousta Elementary School PTIA on Facebook and email us at ptiawacousta@gmail.com