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Beacon Tree Elementary School

55885 Schoenherr Road, Shelby Twp., MI 48315-1049

(586) 797-7300 Attendance Line (586)797-7399

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May 2017

Inside this issue:

School Information 2-3

Honor Roll 4-5

BTV 6-7

Send Money To School 8

Dear Beacon Tree Families,

May is here, and hopefully that means that the good weather is here to stay too! There

are a lot of activities that go on during the month, so please make sure that you check

out the classroom calendars and the school calendar on the Beacon Tree website for all

of the activities that are planned!

M-Step has been moving forward very smoothly. Our 5th grade students have complet-

ed their assessments and the 3rd, 4th, and 6th graders are getting underway with theirs.

Please make sure that you check with your classroom teachers on when your child will

be testing. Each teacher has the schedule, and we want to make sure that all of our All

Stars are ready to put forth their best efforts on test dates. We are very proud of the

determination and resilience that your children show during the testing window. This

is just one of the many reasons that our students stand above the others, they are truly

“All Stars”.

May also will bring the final assessment window for NWEA. Students have already

been assessed twice this year to monitor growth, and later this month they will be as-

sessed one final time. We are looking to see some wonderful growth from all of our

students when the assessment window closes in early June.

Please know that classroom placements for the 2017 – 2018 school year begin to take

place during the later portion of the month. The teachers take into consideration a mul-

titude of different information when it comes to placing students. Like last year, please

refrain from letters of request. Our highly qualified staff takes pride in the placing of

students, and do their best to select the appropriate learning environment. The staff

and I appreciate your cooperation with this endeavor.

Finally… Thank you to everyone who participated in our Science and Art Fair! We had

a great showing of children and their families during our evening extravaganza! I

would like to say thank you to Mrs. Dobis, Mrs. Henion, and Mrs. Cusumano for their

efforts in organizing the evening, and guiding your children to great things in the Arts

and Sciences! Thank you also to Mrs. Tobey, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Uitos, Mrs. Sapienza

and Mrs. Spasenovski for their help with all of the art work.

I hope that all of you have a fun and relaxing month of May!

Mr. Ellis Principal

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If you need to contact us… Main Office 797-7300 Absence Line 797-7399 Child Care 797-7314 Fax Machine 797-7301

School Hours Grades K-6 9:00-3:50 p.m. Children will not be allowed to enter the building until 8:50 a.m. each morning. Please help your children time their arrival accordingly. Children who must arrive earlier need to be enrolled in our Child Care program. Please contact the office for more information.

Absences To report your child’s absence, please call our

answering machine at 586-797-7399. When

you place your call please clearly state your

child’s name, teacher, reason for, and length of

absence. The answering machine will take at-

tendance calls 24 hours a day.

Career Focus Luncheon The 24

th Career Focus Luncheon for all district sixth

graders will be held on Wednesday and Thursday,

May 3 and May 4, 2017 at the Palazzo Grande in

Shelby Township. The annual event is sponsored

by the Utica Community Schools Foundation.

Parents are invited to sponsor a table and share

their career and college experience. For more in-

formation, please visit the Foundation’s website at

www.ucsfoundation.org or call 586.797.6953. The

UCS Foundation for Educational Excellent is an in-

dependent 501(c)(3) organization comprised of

community volunteers.

Lunch (11:30-1:25) Students may either bring their own lunch to

school or purchase a hot lunch.

Lunch w/ milk is $2.75. Stu-

dents may purchase just milk for

45 cents. Please review the

monthly hot lunch menu on Beacon

Tree’s new web page under Parents—

Food Service Menu with your child. It is

very important that students who wish to pur-

chase hot lunch order the day before. New

lunch schedule: Grades K-11:30-12:10, 2nd-

11:40-12:20, 5th-12:00-12:40, 1st-12:05-

12:45, 6th-12:25-1:05, 4th-12:30-1:10, 3rd-

12:50-1:30. All students will eat lunch for 20

minutes before going out to lunch recess for

20 minutes.

Nut Safe Rooms

Should your child be placed in a nut safe room,

there are a few simple things you

can do to help us to ensure a safe

environment for the student(s) with a

nut allergy. A letter will be sent

home the first day of school to outline those

items. Most importantly we must require no

homemade bake or commercially prepared

bakery treats to be brought to school.

Background Check

To protect students’ health, safety and welfare,

every volunteer must have a Criminal Back-

ground form on file well in advance of volun-

teering their assistance at school or school-

related events. UCS conducts criminal back-

ground checks on volunteers through the Mich-

igan State Police. The form, which asks for

basic information such as driver’s license num-

ber, is available through the office.

Parking Lot Safety The area along the curb in front of the school is

a bus drop-off area and is also a fire route. For

the safety of our children and all our community,

do not park or leave your car standing in this no

parking area, even during after-school and

evening activities.

When picking up your child at the end of the day,

please arrange a meeting place by

the school entrance, then provide a

safe escort to your car. With heavy

pedestrian, bus, and car traffic, it is

crucial that children remain next to

adults while in the parking lot, and

that cars and vans always look twice, then a third

time before backing out of a space.

Automated Telephone

Alert System in Place for UCS Parents The Utica Community Schools is taking ad-

vantage of technology innovations by using an

automated telephone notification system for

staff and parents. The system is used to an-

nounce emergency school closings such as

those related to weather. Individual buildings

also use it for periodic school-specific updates

and reminders.

Please make sure that your child’s emergency

contact information is up-to-date to assure you

receive these important updates. The district will continue to utilize local media,

UCS-TV cable stations 15/22 and the district

website, www.uticak12.org to keep parents ap-prised of closings.

In addition, Mr. Ellis will use the automated sys-

tem to inform the community of Beacon Tree

events.

Administration of Medication

Students sometimes need to take medication.

Parents should administer medica-

tion to their children at home. In

the event that is not possible, the

school may administer either pre-

scription or non-prescription medi-

cine – but only when authorized by

the students parent/guardian and the child’s phy-

sician. Requests must be made by completing

an Authorization for Medication form, available

from the school office. The form must be signed

by the child’s physician.

Top Ten Reasons to Keep Your

Child Home from School

Fever over 99.0 F in the last 24 hours

Vomiting in the last 24 hours

Diarrhea in the last 24 hours

Unexplained rash following a fever

Open and draining lesion that is un-treated

Head lice and/or nits

Uncontrolled cough

Drainage from eyes

Earache or discharge from ears

Weekends and holidays!

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Raymond Abi Younes

Boban Acovski

Gino Addelia

William Addelia

Giovanna Agnello

Sammy Agnello

Vanessa Agnello

Vanessa Aiuto

Steven Akers

Jackson Akey

Milan Aksovski

Georgia Alexopoulos

Kristina Andriolo

Salvo Andriolo

Calvin Ankawi

Colin Arce

Diego Arce

Evan Asmar

Keira Auito

Daniela Avara

Martina Avara

Skylar Bakun

Emily Barber

Ethan Barber

Olivia Barel

Jack Barrette

Stamatia Bastounis

Sevanna Beh

Lauren Belcoure

Madison Belisle

Presley Bell

Hailey Bennett

Josh Bennett

Olivia Bennett

Luke Bernardi

Denver Billy

Joshua Binkley

Isabella Blanchett

Preston Blotsky

Ryan Boardman

Louis Boby

Sherin Boby

Ava Boiani

John Boiani

Andrew Boice

Kara Boice

Ava Borngesser

Ivona Boskovic

Stefan Boskovic

Brandon Bourgeois

Tallulah Boyette

Harrison Brown

Nicholas Brundirks

Evan Bruss

Jason Bruss

Katie Bruzdewicz

Gabriel Bugnariu

Ava Burman

Isabella Camaj

Chloe Cantin

Jack Carpenter

Sam Carpenter

Gabriella Carriere

Jonathan Carter

Brooklyn Cattaneo

Audrey Cetnar

Ava Ciarkowski

Justin Ciarkowski

Gabrielle Cicchitti

Cameron Cihone

Riley Cihone

Alyssa Clark

Colin Clark

Audrey Clor

Connor Clor

Emmerson Clor

Kellen Condon

Kylie Condon

Lauren Conley

Emily Cook

Jason Corbin

Leah Corbin

Luke Cottingham

Kendall Culpert

Brendan Danko

Daniella Danko

Kendall Danko

Xander Danko

Nikolas David

Jaren Davis

Michael Davis

Xander Davis

Izabella deCardenas

Rickel Decker

Samantha Decker

Grace DeJong

Jack DeLaudurantaye

Matthew DeLaudurantaye

Griffin DeMasse

Jackson DeMasse

Mia DeMasse

Nadya DeRosa

Kylie Dex

Anabella Dicicco

Cosimo Dicicco

Gabi DiCosmo

Olivia Dimitrijevski

Carlo DiNello

Cvetan Djelovski

Jack Dobbie

Sophia Dobbie

Everett Dubay

Keaton Duda

Elizabeth Dunn

Austin Duong

Thuong Duong

Luke Durecki

Rachel Durecki

Liliana Dushaj

Michael Dziadula

Matthew Elechion

Donovan Erfourth

Aiden Evans

Andrew Ewald

Gina Fedrigo

Rocco Fedrigo

Leo Finazzo

Elisha Finitzer

Sarah Finitzer

Amelia Fisk

Gavin Frandle

Natalie Frazier

Nicholas Frazier

Madeleine Frechette

Brendan Froberger

Brayden Gabriel

Trevin Gabriel

Matteo Galui

Jackson Gano

Christopher Gay

Liliana Gegovic

Lydia Gerdes

Dominic Geric

Nina Geric

Braylen Germann

Ella Giacalone

Anthony Gogo

Ava Gojcaj

Gabriella Gojcaj

Jaiden Goldsmith

Jasmyn Goldsmith

Sydney Gower

Alexis Graye

Kaitlyn Graye

Ashley Greenwood

Timothy Gregory

Brady Grimes

Daniel Grishaj

Kaitlyn Grishaj

Nathan Guty

Evan Haines

Ryan Hall

Juliana Hebeka

Makayla Henderson

Alora Hogsten

Michael Holness

Austin Howell

Eddie Howell

Presley Howitt

Melanija Ilijevski

Giovanna Ioco

Gabriella Irvin

Caitlin Ivey

Josephine Irvin

Nathan Jackson

Joshua Jacobs

Carmela Jakaj

Sydney Jaron

Layla Jerinic

Lilliana Jerinic

Sophia Jirjis

Stephan Jirjis

Gabby Johnson

Brady Johnston

Andriana Jucaj

Fiona Juncaj

Selina Juncaj

Angjelina Kalaj

Jozef Kalaj

Mario Kalaj

Olivia Kaltz

Ella Kane

Emmett Kane

Julia Kass

Mekhi Kattula

Angelina Kempf

Bettina Kildani

Raegan King

Olivia Kirk

Isabella Koljcevic

Camryn Konczalski

Carson Konczalski

Costa Koupparis

Daniel Kraemer

Giana Krstovski

Jacob Kuzera

Giana Lafata

Jaren Lamb

Olivia Larente

Faith Lee

Austin LeMerise

Brianna LeMerise

Brooklyn LeMerise

Avery Lemley

Brayden Lemley

Michael Leone

Philip Leone

Alex Lesperance

Jacob Lewis

Jake Longo

Landon Loose

Ava Lovell

Noah Lucaj

Megan Lucas

Isabella Lulgjuraj

Anthony Mancani

Gabby Mancani

Ernest Mangiapane

Sofia Manzella

Gianluca Manzo

Alek Markovski

Kelvin Marku

Aubrey Marshall

Maria Marques

Cash Marzorati

Eva Matoski

Alex Mattia

Jonathan McCamley

Jackson McHale

Aidan McPeek

Maria Mikhail

Mia Militello

Jack Miller

Jackson Miller

Boban Milovanovski

Danica Milovanovski

Lauren Moffatt

Addison Mondoux

Elizabeth Moodie

Megahn Moore

Patrick Moss

Alisa Muirhead

Greg Munn

Ethan Mychajluk

Sydney Nguyen

Lila Niespolo

Domanik Nikolovski

Matthew Nizio

DeMya Noble

Rachel Nugent

Alana O’Brien

Evan O’Brien

Emma O’Connor

Jacob O’Connor

Emilio Oddo

Gwendolyn Olson

Gabriella Opoka

Nicholas Opperman

Kaden Orlando

Scarlett Page

Vito Palazzolo

Devin Palczewski

Christopher Palm

Kyla Palzewski

Neyha Panicker

Riya Panicker

Alexander Parker

Joshua Pauline

Dhilan Pawa

Blake Peardon

Luke Peardon

Marena Peraino

Marissa Peraino

Katelynn Perry

Joshua Pesch

Sean Pesch

Liz Petrella

Aimee Pilat

Gigi Platevoet

Alexis Pokley

Ryan Polisei

William Polisei

Claire Ponzio

Gisella Prohm

Riley Quirk

Wyatt Rathka

Autumn Reed

Luke Richter

Ava Romano

Luke Rowoldt

Zachary Rude

Brody Rundell

Dawson Russell

Jonathan Russell

Keira Russell

Olivia Russo

Nadia Ruvolo

Gabriella Sadowski

Summer Samolej

Eileen Santana

Marco Santana

Giuseppe Sapienza

Rosalinda Sapienza

Kelly Sargee

Lexi Scholten

Maya Scholten

Luke Schulte

Lauren Schwarz

Madilyn Sengstock

Noah Sheridan

Rylie Sheridan

Kayla Siladke

Dominick Silveri

Ella Smith

Katryna Smith

Silas Smith

Violet Smith

Ashleigh Sondey

Jonathan Sondey

Riley Spevacek

Kristian Srbinovski

Kaitlyn Stafford

Adrianna Stamevski

Abigayle Steele

Alexander Steele

Antonio Sterjoski

Jelena Stojanoski

Isabella Stojanovski

Sanya Stojanovski

Tony Stojanovski

Davis Studer

Paul Summers

Grayson Sutherland

Lauren Tabbi

Noah Taveggia

Benjamin Taylor

Connor Tedford

McKenna Timm

Zachary Tobey

Nathan Tocco

Preston Toutant

Ava Tow

Alexa Tozzi

Ava Tragle

Connor Tran

Lila Trexler

Alex Tur

Jacob Tur

Larsen Uitos

Makeah Uitos

Alexis Urbano

Joshua Urbano

Cesare Valenti

Davide Valenti

Sam Valenti

Liliana Valenza

Katie Van De Winkle

Luca Vano

Ava VanWambeke

Antonio Ventimiglia

Jerry Ventimiglia

Stamatios Vlahos

Stefanos Vlahos

Haley Wallace

Abryana Walleman

Kieryn Walleman

Kendra Walsh

Carson Walters

Jacob Walters

Reegan Wardzinski

Michael Waring

Calvin Warner

Ethan Warren

Daniel Waterstradt

Aaron White

Brian White II

Joshua White

Elizabeth Wieczorek

Melanie Williams

Tyler Wisniewski

Karoline Woch

Skyler Wolfe

Kylie Wozniak

Molly Yeske

Nate Yestrepsky

Alanna Yousif

Brady Zawierucha

Milana Zdravkovic

Zoe Zeiser

BT3 Recognition for

the month of

March

Kindergarten:

Mrs. Frazier - William Durecki

Mrs. Froberger - Ava Bugnariu

Mrs. Hamerink – Tanner Losinski

Mrs. Speshock - Mila Sibinovic

First Grade:

Ms. Alderman - Ava Khami

Mrs. Hansen - Madyson Smith

Mrs. Kleinschmit - Avery Prebay

Mrs. Marnon - Lia Fedrigo

Second Grade:

Mrs. Cusumano - Nathan Sheridan

Mrs. Dex - Lyna Nguyen

Mrs. Evans - Adriana Avara

Mrs. Orlando - Melina Pham

Third Grade:

Mrs. Allen - Rylie Sheridan

Mrs. Greenwood - Josie Irvin

Mrs. Henion - Michael Leone

Mrs. Palmer - Emmerson Clor

Fourth Grade:

Mrs. Bourgeois - Gavin Frandle

Mrs. Lovell - Riley Quirk

Mr. Scholten - Anthony Mancani

Mrs. Vincler - Raegan King

Fifth Grade:

Mrs. Buczak - Gabriella Opoka

Mrs. Gower - Eileen Santana

Mrs. Nebel - Rosalinda Sapienza

Mrs. Pierfelice - Aiden Evans

Sixth Grade:

Mrs. Allington - Alexis Graye

Mrs. Blomme - Stamatia Bastounis

Mr. Nebel - Ava Gojcaj

Mrs. Ouellette - Riley Cihone

BT3 Recognition for

the month of

April

Kindergarten:

Mrs. Frazier - Grace Jozefiak

Mrs. Froberger - Sophia Decker

Mrs. Hamerink – Kaylie Brunson

Mrs. Speshock - Harrison Pytel

First Grade:

Ms. Alderman - Roshan Sounder

Mrs. Hansen - Dylan Bruss

Mrs. Kleinschmit - Lucas Woodcox

Mrs. Marnon - Alyssa Jakimovski

Second Grade:

Mrs. Cusumano - Maya Fuca

Mrs. Dex - Gavin Licavoli

Mrs. Evans - Brady Carpenter

Mrs. Orlando - Isabella Khami

Third Grade:

Mrs. Allen - Zoki Tomoski

Mrs. Greenwood - Kaitlyn Stafford

Mrs. Henion - Rachel Dureki

Mrs. Palmer - Andrew Boice

Fourth Grade:

Mrs. Bourgeois - Sydney Nguyen

Mrs. Lovell - Stephan Jirjis

Mr. Scholten - Maria Marques

Mrs. Vincler - Conner Tran

Fifth Grade:

Mrs. Buczak - Nicholas Opperman

Mrs. Gower - Ethan Warren

Mrs. Nebel - Matthew DeLadurantaye

Mrs. Pierfelice - Daniella Danko

Sixth Grade:

Mrs. Allington - Alexa Tozzi

Mrs. Blomme - Martina Avara

Mr. Nebel - Michael Waring

Mrs. Ouellette - Kristina Andriolo