LOGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LOGAN LEDGERPTSO Newsletter

OCTOBER 2019 ISSUE: 1

I m p o r ta n t D a te s

I n T h i s I s su e :

Your Monthly Guide To School News, Information and Events

10 / 2 P TS O M ee t i n g : 9 a m

Stu d e n t Co u n t D ay

10 / 16 Fu n Ru n

10 / 2 3 Ea r l y Re l e a s e D ay 1 : 29 p m

10 / 2 5 B e a t s & Tr e a t s 6 p m

GREETINGS FROM PTSO PRESIDENTDear Families,

On behalf of the PTSO, we would like to welcome everyone back to school. The Logan PTSO consists of parents, teachers and Principal Wright working together to support and enrich all students. We support school staff, help enrich students through experiences and classroom tools, and assist in efforts to solve school needs through volunteering and funding.

It was wonderful to see so many families at Curriculum Night. I shared a slide with all of you about our programs and fundraising. Our primary objective as a PTSO is to provide our school with funds, programs, resources, and services that will enrich and maximize the education of every child and to benefit the school. To meet this important objective, we ask for donations and fundraiser. We have reached our goal for dues and donations and its still only September so a huge “THANK YOU” to the Logan Community for your support. Our big fundraiser is the Logan Fun Run. This is an all school event that happens during the school day on Wednesday October 16th. Look for more information in the coming weeks about how to get involved. We are also specifically fundraising for a gymnasium traverse Rock Climbing Wall that was a teacher grant request from a couple of years ago. We are excited to work towards reaching our goal of $5000 and bring this enrichment to the Logan community.

Our PTSO is always in need of growth and we are seeking volunteers to con-tinue re-establishing the organization. We have planned some exciting events this year and are excited to meet some new volunteers. Please consider signing up for one of our volunteer efforts that come out weekly in emails titled “Help Wanted” or attend one of our monthly meetings (dates and times are posted on the website) for other ways to get involved.

Sincerely,Susie Guest, Logan PTSO President

Our primary objective as a PTSO is to provide our school with funds, programs, resources, and services that will enrich and maximize the education of every child and

to benefit the school.

Principal Wright and PTSO president Susie Guest at Meet and Greet.

Greetings From PTSO President

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Letter From The Principal 2

Back To School Pictures 3

Teacher SpotlightInterview with Principal Wright by Abbey VanderWerp

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Fun Run 5

Logan Student Council 6

PTSO Events Highlights 7

Fundraiser 10

Beats & Treats 11

Volunteer Opportunity 12

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LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Logan Families,

The school year is off to a great start! It was wonderful seeing so many of you during our curriculum night. Teachers were able to share important information about their curriculum, and I shared information about our school improvement efforts and the Read by Grade Three Reading Law. If you were unable to attend, or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact your child’s teachers or me.

Family HandbookI want to send one more reminder to families about our Family Handbook. Please take time to become familiar with its

contents. We have done our best to provide families with as much information as possible in one convenient place. The handbook can be found on Logan’s webpage. Here is the link. If you would like a paper copy, we would be happy to provide you with one.

Logan Fun RunOur annual Fun Run is Wednesday, October 16. The Logan PTSO organizes the Fun Run every year to promote physical

fitness and build community at our school. During the Fun Run, students will run laps on our upper elementary playground and earn bracelets for each lap they complete. The Fun Run is also an important fundraiser, and we hope you will consider donating. Money raised by the PTSO pays for class supplies, field trips, enrichment activities, and so much more. You should have received information in your child’s Friday Folder. We have also included information about the Fun Run in the weekly eBackpack.

The Salad Bar at Logan

In previous years, Chartwells (Ann Arbor Public Schools’ food service provider) has made the salad bar in the cafeteria available to all students. However, there has been a change in district policy, and the salad bar is now only available to stu-dents who get lunch here at school. Students who bring their lunch from home will not be allowed to go to the salad bar. I wanted to be sure families were aware of this change so you can pack extra food in your child’s lunch if needed.

Logan Bond PresentationI hope you received my previous announcement about the change to the bond presentation date. It was originally sched-

uled for Thursday, October 17, but it has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 2 during our PTSO meeting. The PTSO meeting begins at 9:00am in the mini-theater, and the bond presentation will begin at about 9:45am. We hope many of you will be able to attend to learn more about the upcoming bond.

Parking Lot SafetyPlease remember to drive through the parking lot with great caution when dropping off and picking up. If you use the par-

ent drop-off/pick-up line, please pull as far forward as possible. In addition, please do not park in the handicapped spaces unless you have a permit to do so. We have families who need these spaces and struggle when someone is parked illegally.

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

Sincerely,Will Wright

UPCOMING DATES:* Wednesday, October 2 – Count Day

* Wednesday, October 2 – PTSO Meeting and Bond Presentation, 9:00am

* Wednesday, October 16 – Logan Fun Run

* Wednesday, October 23 – Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:29pm

* Friday, October 25 – Beat and Treats, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

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BACK TO SCHOOL

WELCOME

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At school, Abbey enjoys free writ-ing, science, and recess! When she isn’t at school, she can be found playing outside, hunting for in-sects, drawing, ice skating, study-ing Japanese, playing school with her sisters, or spending time with her family, including 20 cousins! Abbey aspires to be an elemen-tary school teacher or a scientist when she grows up.

About Our Student Reporter

Abbey VanderWerp

Grade: 5Teacher: Mr. Totsuka

Where did you grow up?

I was born in Texas and lived there for one year. My grandma would want me to acknowledge my Texas roots. Then my family moved to Bing-hamton, New York where I grew up.

How many siblings do you have?

I have one older sister, named April.

What was your favorite childhood toy?

I had a video game system called Sega. I liked to play Sega Hockey with my friends. My mom didn’t really limit my “screen time” so I played it a lot.

What was your favorite show to watch when you were a child?

Animaniacs! Now I watch it on Hulu with my youngest daughter. I can sing the theme song.

What college did you attend?

I first attended Hamilton College in New York where I earned a Geology degree. I also attended Michigan State University and Columbia in New York City.

When and Why did you decide to be-come a principal? Were you a teach-er first?

My first plan was to become a geolo-gist. After I graduated from Hamilton College, I taught elementary school science at Trinity School which is where I decided to go back to school for my teaching degree. I was a teach-er for 13 years. I decided to become a principal because I wanted to make

schools great.

If you had to be a substitute for a special, what would it be and why?

Gym! I really like running around and playing games. When I was a teacher, I liked to play soccer at recess with my students.

What is your favorite food?

Hamburgers! Juicy, good hamburgers. I really like the ones at Zingerman’s Roadhouse.

What are your hobbies?

Driving my kids to activities. Just kid-ding. I enjoy building things. I recent-ly built a deck and just finished build-ing a fence this past weekend.

What is your favorite thing about your job?

I like that my job involves getting to hang out with kids everyday. I like working with the staff at Logan.

“Gym! I really like running around and playing games. When I was a teacher, I liked to play soccer at recess with my students.”

Up Close with Logan’s Principal, Mr. Wright:

An Interview by Abbey VanderWerp

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FUNDRAISERS

FUN RUN

Please consider volunteering the day of our event. Opportunities to help are listed in the weekly Help Wanted that is sent out to all families via email.

If you would like to volunteer or have questions, please contact Fun Run coordinator:Christina Shinsky: christinashinsky@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE !

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16,2019

OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LOGAN’S ANNUAL FUN RUN

Registration Now Open: Register My StudentFollow these 3 Simple Steps:1. First Register your student and complete your child’s Student Fundraising Webpage with a picture and personal

message.2. Read about our goals on the Fun Run on the parent dashboard.3. Share with friends and family - they want to help! Using the share tools on your parent dashboard send 10-15 emails

and/or text messages, then share on Facebook or Twitter. This will help your child reach their goal (possibly within 24/48 hours!).

This is our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year and we rely on the donations from friends, neigh-bors, aunts, uncles, grandparents to help us hit our goal.

Our goal this year is $12,000. That means that if every student can raise $32 we will hit our goal!

1st Grade 4th Grade 2nd Grade 5th Grade 3rd Grade Y5/Kindergarten

9:30-10:00 am 10:00-10:30 am 10:30-11:00 am 11:00-11:30 am 11:30 am-12:00 pm 12:30-1:00 pm

Running Schedule

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LOGAN STUDENT COUNCILWe are very happy to announce our 2019-2020 Logan Student Council Representatives.

We are so happy that you all continue to be leaders at Lo-gan Elementary, following the 4Rs: Responsibility, Respect, Resourcefulness and Reflec-tion. Remember, throughout this school year, you will have multiple opportunities to be in-volved in service projects and evening events. Representa-tives help to create the activi-ties and projects, but we need YOU (ALL LOGAN STUDENTS) to help make them successful!

What is the Student Council?

Student Council is a group of elected and volunteer students here at Logan. They work to-gether with two adult advisors (Ms. Jackson & Mrs. Stewart) to assist with school affairs and activities, as well as com-munity service and relations. Through projects and activi-ties, Student Council works to promote Citizenship, Scholar-ship, Leadership, Human Rela-tions, and Cultural Values.

This year we will kick off Oc-tober with our first initiative: Cards for Cancer, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. We are looking for-ward to an amazing year of ser-vice and leadership! Thank you again everyone, Mrs. Stewart and Ms. Jackson are proud of your hard work and dedication to Logan Elementary!

Thank you to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders who ran for Stu-dent Council this year.

4 R’s: RESPONSIBILITY,

RESPECT, RESOURCEFULNESS

AND REFLECTION

--Ms. Jackson & Mrs. Stewart, Logan Student Council Teacher Reps

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SEPTEMBER 3: MEET AND GREET

AUGUST 21: YOUNG 5’S AND KINDERGARTEN PLAYDATE

PTSO hosted Meet and Greet with Coffee and Bagels. Principal, Mr. Wright and PTSO board members welcomed parents to Logan community.

PTSO EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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PTSO EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

SEPTEMBER 20: BRAINSTORMERS TAKEOFF SHOW

King Principal Wright proclaimed that the SS Logan (with the help of our Brainstormers assembly crew) were clear to set sail for the Story Islands. The students became crew members and practiced the SS Logan motto of Think It Up and Write It Down.

Students will have the opportunity to work on their writing in the coming months and submit their work to Brainstormers for our March 20th assembly. Authors, ahoy!

BrainstormersReturn

March 20th

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SEPTEMBER 27: TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCH

PTSO EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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FUNDRAISERS

FOOD FUNDRAISER - TAKE OUT THURSDAYS

October 3rdDomino’s Pizza:

25% donated back to the school and 15% off of your entire order.

Mention “L” for Logan, when placing your order!

October 10thNagomi Sushi:

20% donated back to Logan for dine in or carry-out

October 17th

$2 donated back to school for spending $10 or more

$1 donated back to school for orders under $10

October 24thPanera Bread:

20% of sales donated back to Lo-gan

Visit Panera on Plymouth Rd. between 4 and 8 PM

BOX TOPS

Save and collect your Box-Tops for our school.This money goes directly back to our students’ benefit.

O u r g o a l t h i s y e a r i s t o

r a i s e $ 5 0 0

Parents and students can drop off their box tops at our display, which is located across from the Principal’s Office. So, start clipping those BOX TOPS and bring them to school in envelopes or zip-loc bags.

Box Tops are an easy way for Logan to earn CASH to put towards items our school needs.

Thank you for helping to make LOGAN an amazing school!

Little Caesar’s Pizza:

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Come one, come all, to the 5th Annual Logan Elementary School Fall Social!!

Beats and Treats Friday, OCTOBER 25th,

20196:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for great family fun including:

Dance Party Crafts Games and Prizes

Pizza and Drinks Costume Parade(Costumes welcomed, but not required)

All games and craft activities are FREE!

…and don’t forget to stop by to vote for your favorite class pumpkin!

Pumpkin and Food tickets are $0.50 each and can be used as follows:1 slice of Pizza - 2 tickets 1 bag of popcorn - 2 tickets

1 water/juice - 1 ticket Pumpkin Voting- 1 ticket

Tickets will be sold at the door.Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Editor and Layout DesignerSonali Pradhan

PTSO VP Communications

LoganPTSOAnnArbor

@A2LoganPTSO

www.a2schools.org/domain/618

logan.ptso@gmail.com

OFFICERSPresident Susie Guest

VP of Communications Sonali Pradhan

Treasurer Kerri Randall

Secretary Aron Butler

Fundraising Chair Christina Shinsky

Academic Coordinator Sarah Jenkins

Webmaster Aron Butler, Sonali Pradhan

COMMITEE CHAIRSAAPAC Representative Danielle Issac

Art &Book Fair Lily Guzman

Beautification Carlos Brito,Rosi Torres

Book Fair Sarah Jenkins, Jen Swarup

Box Tops Karen Wasco

Bylaws & Goals Coordinator

Pamela Fine

Directory Coordinator Aron Butler

Disability Awareness Workshop Virginia Allen, Jisun Sukphraphute

Food Fundraiser & Grocery

Laura Emmer

Heritage Festival Chairs Maricela Garcia,Simona Butler, Rosi Torres

Hospitality & NAAPID April Weber

Library Book Fair Amy Rodriguez,Christy Landefeld, Naho Tsuruzono

Picture Day Coordinator

Jen Swarup, Eleonore N.Z.

PTO Thrift Shop Alice Wang

Science Fair Dave Randall

Sign Coordinator Chris Cardle

Spirit Wear Laura Emmer

Volunteer Coordinator Christy Landefeld

Science Olympiad Chair Tierra Jackson

Social Events Coordinator

Tanya Whelan,Tierra Jackson, April Weber

Yearbook Rosi Torres,Eleonore N.Z.

PTSO MEMBERS 2019-2020

Volunteer Opportunity

Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c-0b45a4ab2ca46-logan5

Sign up here to help with our games, crafts, food, and more.

5TH ANNUAL BEATS AND TREATS FALL SOCIAL: OCTOBER 25

FUN RUN: OCTOBER 16

This event is our biggest fundraiser of the year and is an excellent chance for our school community to join together for a fun and healthy event!

Sign up here:

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