Renee Fiema, Ed D, Principal 8742 Dill Drive Sterling Heights, MI 48312 http://messmore.uticak12.org Office: 586-797-5600 Attendance Line: 586-797-5699

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June 2018 The mission of Messmore Elementary School is to provide a Montessori environment that fosters self-motivated, responsible, life-long learners.

Dear Parents, As every school year begins to wind down, I always reflect on how grateful I am to be part of this wonderful community. Each student at Messmore is special to me in their own way, and I am so proud of how much they have grown and learned. Messmore students care for one another and work hard to do their personal best. As we continue to look ahead at what our students must be able to do to be college and career ready, we know that we have to continue challenging them. They need higher levels of thinking as they learn how to interpret new ideas and synthesize information while thinking critically and creatively. We continue to build our curriculum so that students will achieve these high standards. It is always so rewarding to look back at where our students started in September and what they can do now! Messmore parents and staff are dedicated to building a culture of learning for all students to reach their potential, and it is evident each day as parents continue to make school and learning a priority. The caring students, parents, and staff are what makes this a great school for our students to learn. I want to thank our 2017- 2018 MMA board members for their genuine care and dedication: Chase Wade, Kozeta Elzhenni, Amanda Hijazi, Megan Simon, and Laura Bednarsh. I also would be remiss if I did not thank everyone that attended the MMA meetings either in person or live on Facebook. Thank you to all the parents that donated to our fundraising campaigns, and thank you for all other donations from supplies to your time. I also want to thank parents that took charge of leading some of the awesome events that the MMA has sponsored this year. I want to especially thank our parking lot and lunchroom volunteers, as well as the committee that works on beautification. Everyone has done some part to make our school a caring and inviting place. Welcome to our new 2018 – 2019 MMA board: President Laura Bednarsh, Vice President Erica Khami, Secretary Amanda Hijazi, and Treasury Jamie Stengel. Being part of the board is an im-portant part of our students’ experience as family activities create lasting memories of good times with friends. Also, the extra-curricular support with field trips and classroom supplies help enhance the learning experience. Our parent support is very much appreciated. Our sixth grade graduation is on the last day of school, June 15th at 9:00 a.m. Siblings are welcome to attend the sixth grade graduation, however, students must be signed out through the office and under their parent’s supervision. As we prepare for the next school year we will continue to stay focused on preparing students for their future. Sincerely, Renee Fiema Ed.D.

Contents Principal’s Message 1

ATOM and Student Council 2

FYI 2-4

6th Grade Letter 5

Yearbook Sale Flyer 6

Calendar 7

Information Fliers 8-10

Dates to Remember

June 1 Spring Carnival

June 9 UCS Graduations

June 12 Field Day

June 14 1/2 DAY

June 15 1/2 DAY—LAST DAY

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ATOM Update

We had a great time in ATOM this year

learning about solving problems. We

specifically learned about how to put

information together to use deductive reasoning.

We had a detective from the Sterling Heights Police De-

partment and a forensic biologist from the Michigan State

Crime Lab come in and do activities with the group. We

also solved some mock crimes. It was a great and educa-

tional year!

As a reminder, the ATOM students will be celebrating this

year with a Summer Break field trip to Zap Zone on June

4. Permission slips were due May 29th.

Letters regarding students that will qualify for ATOM next year (current 3rd graders) will be sent home in October 2018. Our current 4th and 5th grade members will stay the same. Congratulations to our 6th graders that will be moving on to Junior High: Yazeed Alamat Anna Keyorkgy Amrita Nayak Anjana Devendran We wish you the best of luck in Jr. High!

Mrs. Cocco ATOM Advisor

Student Council News

It’s been a great school year! Student Council is proud of all the students at Messmore

and their participation in our charity projects and lots of fun spirit days over the 2017-

2018 year.

We plan on ending the year on a great note offering one last spirit day on Thursday, May

31, 2018 TWIN DAY is here, grab a friend, two, or three and dress just alike for the day!

Also, as our final fun activity for the year: student council brought to you its annual

“Lunch on the Lawn” on Friday, June 1, 2018. We hope you enjoyed the outdoors with all

your friends during lunchtime right here at school!

Thanks for a great year!

Blake Shreve, Student Council Secretary

And the entire Messmore Student Council

National Math Olympiad Winners National Math Olympiad students com-pete online. This year at Messmore, we

are proud of our winners! Gold PIN: Vishwa Charabuddi

Silver PIN: Amrita Nayak Devansh Shah

Daniel Buzdugan Mathew Jenkins

David Joseph

Mrs. Rymsza Is Retiring!

After 17 dedicated years to

Messmore Elementary, Mrs. Linda

Rymsza is hanging up her many

hats to enjoy homelife! We were

very blessed to have her with us,

especially for 17 years!

Mrs. Rymsza,

We sincerely will miss you and

we hope you know how

important to our Messmore

community you have been during

your time with us.

Enjoy retirement!

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Math Olympiad

Congratulations to our team, who

took 1st place overall in the

Wednesday, May 9th Tournament:

Daniel Buzdugan, Vishwa

Charabuddi, Anjana Devendran,

Raghav Ganti, Matthew Jenkins,

David Joseph, Shefali Khullar,

Ansh Malhotra, Varshini

Mavuluri, Amrita Nayak, Rohil

Panati, Bianca Platon, Kalvin

Rayes, Devansh Shah, and Trevor

Townsend.

Science Olympiad

Congratulations to our team, who took

2nd place overall in the Saturday, May

19th Tournament:

Alexandria Philip, Amrita Nayak, Ananya Shah, Anjana Devendran, Annika Sreedhar, Ansh Malhotra, Daniel Buzdugan, David Joseph, Devansh Shah, Gia Patel, Martina Haranczyk, Rohil Panati, Sarah John, Shefali Khullar, Varshini Mavuluri, Yazeed Alamat, Naman Patel, Aaron Joseph, Siona Vij, Brandon Chan, Christopher Stephen, Dron Datta, Lillian Akroush, Marilyn Stephen, Michael Oommen, Raghav Ganti, Ronith Raman, Samuel John, Siddarth Moparti, Violet Procunier, Surya Nair, Vishwa Charabuddi, and Cassandra Naliath

Lost and Found

This is a friendly reminder to please

check the lost and found in the lobby

for any missing items! We will be

making a trip to the donation center

very soon to drop off unclaimed

items. We currently have numerous

snow pants, winter jackets, hoodies,

sweaters, lunchbox items, hats, and

gloves.

2018-2019 MMA Board Members

As we close the 2017-2018 school year,

we must thank the current MMA Board

Members from the bottom of our

hearts. They did such a wonderful job

fulfilling their important roles! Heading

into the 2018-2019 school year, the

new MMA Board Members will be:

President Laura Bednarsh

Vice President Erica Khami

Secretary Amanda Hijazi

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Lunchroom & Playground Supervisors Needed!!

We are always looking for help during our lunchtime! If you

would like to assist us starting in September, please let Ms. Pratt

in the office know. One hour is all that is needed---from 11:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Duties will be supervising children on the playground and/or in the lunchroom. This

is a paid OR volunteer position, whichever you prefer. Get a head start on being paid

by visiting www.edustaff.org

End of the Year Peace Maker Nominees As the end of the school year quickly approaches, we held the last Peacemaker Recogni-tion Assembly on May 30. The students selected to be recognized were:

Avish Bhaskar Alyssa Cheyne

Dron Datta Addison DeRouin

Lyla Filary Quinn Filary

Isabelle Gumma Martina Haranczyk

Drew Kanitz Adhithi Kumaran

Mary Larocca Faith Mansour Daniel Naliath

Michael Oommen Katelyn Palarchio Violet Procunier Marina Qandah Dhara Ruwala Arianne Seno Jazmin Shaaia Greyson Sweis

Lucas Sweis Saylor Sweis

Shyna Vij

Congratulations! Keep up the fantastic displays of consideration, kindness, and peace!

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Don’t miss out on the memories.

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

Lunch on the

Lawn

MMA Spring

Carnival

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3 4 5 6 7

6th Grade

Coney Island

Luncheon

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Pre/K Picnic Field Trip

3/4 Grade Shelby Twp.

Courthouse Field Trip

6th Grade Kickball

Game 2pm

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UCS

Graduations

10 11 12

Field Day

13

1/2 Grade Zoo

Field Trip

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1/2 DAY

Kindergarten

Concert

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1/2 DAY

LAST DAY

6th Grade

Graduation

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17 18

H 19

A 20

P 21

P 22

Y 23

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S 25

U 26

M 27

M 28

E 29

R 30

June 2018

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2018-2019 Utica Community Schools K-12 Student Calendar

Dates Describe Student Impact

9.4.18 First Day of School Elementary student half-day; Secondary student full day

10.10.18 Junior High School Conferences All student full day; Junior high school conferences in evening

10.11.18 7-12 Parent Conferences Elementary student full day; Secondary student half-day for afternoon con-

ferences. High school conferences continue into evening.

10.31.18 K-6 Records Day Elementary student half-day; Secondary student full day

11.6.18 Election Day No students attend

11.15.18 K-6 Parent Conferences Elementary student half-day for afternoon conferences. See specific elemen-

tary school for evening conference options. Secondary student full day.

11.21.18 Thanksgiving Break All students off 11.21.18 to 11.25.18. Resume 11.26.18.

12.24.18 Winter Break All students off 12.24.18 to 1.1.19. Resume 1.2.19.

1.21.19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day No students attend

1.23.19 Secondary Exams Day 1 Elementary student full day; Secondary student half-day

1.24.19 Secondary Exams Day 2 All student half-day

1.25.19 Secondary Exams Day 3 All student half-day

2.18.19 Mid-Winter Break All students off 2.18.19 to 2.24.19. Resume 2.25.19.

4.1.19 Spring Break All students off 4.1.19 to 4.7.19. Resume 4.8.19.

4.8.19 MStep Testing Window MStep Testing for grades 5, 8 and 11 through May 3, 2019

4.9.19 SAT, PSAT Day High School students consult specific schedules TBD

4.10.19 Work Keys, PSAT Day High School students consult specific schedules TBD

4.12.19 K-6 Records Day Elementary student half-day; Secondary student full day

4.19.19 Good Friday No students attend

4.29.19 MStep Testing Window MStep Testing for grades 3, 4, 6 and 7 through May 24, 2019

5.27.19 Memorial Day No students attend

6.12.19 Secondary Exams Day 1 Elementary student full day; Secondary student half-day

6.13.19 Secondary Exams Day 2 All student half-day

6.14.19 Secondary Exams Day 3 All student half-day; last day of school

Quarterly marking periods conclude: November 2, 2018; January 25, 2019; April 12, 2019; June 14, 2019

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April 28 - June 3, 2018

The Biennial Macomb County K-6 juried student competition &

exhibition!

Opening Reception & Award Ceremony Saturday, April 28, 1-3pm

Refreshments provided by the Mount Clemens Optimist Club Grades K-3 Awards at 1:30pm

Grades 4-6 Awards at 2:30pm

Awards are sponsored by Pat Woodstock and the Anton Art Center

Gallery admission is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted and appreciated. The Art Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 Phone (586) 469-8666 | Fax (586) 469-4529

Madeline Kleinberg

Zofia Zajac

Matthew Jenkins

Isabelle Nafso

Corina Micu

Alexandria Philip

Victoria Tsiang

Trevor Townsend

Sara Colasanti

Gabriella Stys

Ernest Rick

Arianne Seno

Anay Hapani

Aadish Shah

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