Today was College day as well as Roadrunner Red Day. Every Friday we encourage our students, staff and families to wear Roadrunner spirit wear and/or red to celebrate being a Roadrunner. Of course we also have some fun with it and add a little competition. Each Friday, we select 3 classes with the most Roadrunner spirit. We select one winning class from grades (k-2), (3-5) and McGrath. Each winning class gets a Roadrunner flag that will hang outside of their classroom for the following week to show off their Roadrunner spirit. Go Roadrunners!
We know our new policy is sensitive. This is not intended to be punitive for our families. The intent of the District Attendance Policy is for our schools to build strong positive relationships with families and provide support for students and families. We understand kids will be out sick. We expect families to keep kids home when they are sick. Our intent is to continue to build great relationships with parents and have parents regularly inform us when kids will be out sick and provide us doctor's notes for our records when kids are out sick multiple days. We also know, unfortunately, that some students are refusing to come to school and some parents are not sending their healthy students to school. We are here to help support you.
We know learning occurs and improves when kids come to school. Our District has had a high student absenteeism rate compared to our State absenteeism averages. We are taking steps to improve our attendance one day at a time so kids can continue to grow academically, socially and emotionally. In addition to us building positive relationships with families and offering support when needed and/or when it may be required, we will be building positive incentives at school for kids to be celebrated for good attendance.
Thank you for being a partner with us.
Click here to view our new attendance policy: https://www.smore.com/k4y3s
As we close out our 2nd week of school, we find ourselves fully immersed into the 2023-2024 school year. Teachers and staff have been developing positive relationships with our amazing students, while also teaching students routines to support a safe, respectful and responsible learning environment. Our students are responding wonderfully as they navigate through their learning journey.
It was a great first week of school! So many smiles, high fives, students meeting new friends, meeting new teachers and students demonstrating safety, responsibility and respect.
Thank you to all of our families who have been so patient and kind throughout our construction process. Thank you for your continued patience.
Reminder: There is no school on Friday, September 1st and Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day.
Have a restful and enjoyable Labor Day weekend!
Please review this very important information about Arrival and Dismissal.
We are so excited to see everyone back at school tomorrow, August 29th. Tomorrow is a half day. Start time is 8:30 am and dismissal is at 11:40 am.
I want to take a moment and focus on our arrival and dismissal process. Safety is our first priority. If you are dropping off your child at school, please give big hugs and encouragement prior to your student entering the school. In the spirit of safety, parents are not permitted to walk with their child to their classroom. Thank you for your understanding. Safety first. Also, you will see fencing located around our west parking lot construction. Students need to avoid going near that area.
I am so excited to welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year! The first day of school is Tuesday, August 29th. Our first day is a half day. Our half day start time is 8:30 AM and dismissal is 11:40 AM. We are also very excited to welcome you to our Open House on Tuesday, August 29th from 5-6pm.
Everyone is working really hard to make this the best school year ever. The updates from the summer construction work are amazing. Construction work will continue to occur throughout the fall in order to finalize the new gym and other areas of our school. Please check out this link to view the updates: 2023 Roosevelt-McGrath Construction Updates
We are here for you if you have any questions. Call us at 734-419-2720 with any questions.
On behalf our our entire staff, I want to welcome you to the 2023-2024 school year. I hope you've had a wonderful summer making great memories with family and friends. As we prepare for an amazing school year, we hope our students and families enjoy the last couple weeks of summer vacation. We can't wait to see you on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 29th. Our fist day of school is a half day, 8:30-11:40am. Our open house is also scheduled for Tuesday, August 29th, 5-6pm. Our Open House is typically scheduled prior to our first day of school. However, Roosevelt-McGrath is undergoing construction which is providing many amazing updates. As a result, we are not permitted to have any activities at school prior to the first day of school.
It has been an amazing year! On behalf of our entire staff, I hope everyone has a safe, fun and restful summer while spending time with friends and families making great summer memories.
The 2023-2024 school year is going to be very exciting as you will be walking into a newly remodeled school in August. I will share updates throughout the summer. Check out this link for summer updates.
Next week is the last week of school. It is very difficult to imagine that the school year is almost over. However, WWCSD has a lot of summer learning opportunities to keep the learning going all summer for all students. Check out the links below:
- Summer program options that Wayne-Westland Community Schools offers: Summer Programs
- Video from the Wayne Library
- BUSTING with Learning
Wishing everyone a relaxing, fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend. I hope you get to spend some time with family and friends this weekend. Reminder: No school on Monday, May 29th in observation of Memorial Day. We look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday, May 30th
Check out the summer program options that Wayne-Westland Community Schools offers: Summer Programs