Pictures from Camp Storer

Dear 5th Grade Parents,

The kids are having a wonderful time here at camp. I thought you would like to see some pictures so I brought my laptop along with me to camp so I could upload some pictures to the website blog. The weather is absolutely beautiful and the students are having an exciting day here at Camp Storer.

Repesentative Angerer's Office Visits TRE to Read to 2nd Grade Students

Representative Angerer is a frequent visitor to TRE and especially so during March is Reading Month. But, due to her work in the current legislative session she had to send two of her aides to our school to read to our 2nd grade students. Representative Angerer apologized for not being here but the two aides she sent did a fabulous job reading to our students. Thank you Mr. Marl and Ms. Arents! See pictures below…

Moonwalk Mania as our A.R. Reward for Students who Reached Their Goals

Our second trimester A.R. reward for those students who reached their personal reading goals was Moonwalk Mania. The excitement was definitely in the air today at school as students looked forward to this very special event. I would like to thank all the parents who came in and volunteered to help with this activity today. Thank you!

Pictures: TRE Feeling a little bit "Irish"

Internet Safety Course Presented to 6th Grade by Deputy Krupp

Our Bedford Resource Officers (Deputy Sehl and Deputy Krupp) do such a great job with informational programs that really address key safety issues with our students and today was an example of that. The 6th grade students participated in an internet safety course with Deputy Krupp this morning and learned a lot of important safety guidelines that will help keep them safe when using the internet. Thanks Deputy Krupp!

Reminder: Half Day of School Tuesday, March 16th - Dismissal at 11:10 AM

Tuesday, March 16th is the end of the second trimester and a half day of school for students. Dismissal will be at 11:10 AM.

Individual Came on TRE School Property Looking For Bike 3-12-10 PM

Dear TRE Parents and Staff:

Given the recent event at Longfellow elementary in Toledo I thought it would be prudent to communicate to parents and staff lest any rumors start to fly. The school received a call from the church across the street that an individual came to the church saying he was looking for his bike and he thought it was at either at the church or a school. When he was told it was not at the church he started making his way over to the school and the church let us know he was coming. I met the individual outside in front of the school. He told me he was looking for his bike. He said he was frustrated he couldn’t find it and asked if I could call someone to help. I called the police to come over and assist with the situation. Thanks to the quick response of our Sherriff’s department we had multiple marked and unmarked police cars in a matter of two minutes. They were able to talk to the individual and assist him by taking him off school property. This individual did not come looking for anyone but he also had no business being on school property. Deputy Sehl will process a no trespassing communication to this individual so that he knows he is not to come on to school property in the future. This all happened without incident and thanks to the quick response of our Sherriff’s department it was all taken care in a matter of minutes. Everything was quite safe but given recent events I wanted to be proactive in communicating to our staff and parents. I will be sending this to staff via email and posting this communication on our website blog as an announcement to our parents. The only people who viewed this occurrence were a couple of visitors coming into the building at that time and some that were in the office. It did not disrupt our school at all. A big thanks goes out to our sheriff’s department for coming and assisting so quickly.

Sincerely,
Bob Harris

Geronimo Stilton Visits our PTA Spring Book Fair

Our PTA Spring Book Fair welcomed Geronimo Stilton as a special guest. Geronimo was on hand to say hi to students and sign books on Tuesday. A big thanks goes out to all of our PTA volunteers who have worked so hard to make this book fair a huge success! Book Fair ends this Friday.

5/6th Grade Strings Concert Pictures

On Tuesday of this week our 5/6th grade strings students performed a wonderful concert showcasing their musical skills delighting both parents and relatives. A big thanks goes out to Mrs. Koch for her dedication to seeing our students excel at their abilities to play their instruments.

Kindergarten Registration Information for the 2010-11 School Year

Dear TRE Parents,

I put the following in my March Issue of our Tiger Tales newsletter but also wanted to put it on our website blog as another way of accessing this important information.

Bedford Public Schools Kindergarten registration opened Tuesday, February 16th at all elementary schools and the Office of Instruction and Student Services at 1623 W. Sterns Road Temperance Michigan. Registrations will also be accepted at the BBA Trade Fair March 6th and 7th in room B-8 at Bedford High School. The Trade Fair is a great way to introduce your children to the kindergarten teachers and principals from around the district. Bedford schools will have a special T-Shirt to welcome your young one at the Trade Fair so please plan to stop in and visit.

When you come in to register at school or the trade fair we will have a packet of important information that will describe the kindergarten options and will also include all the paperwork necessary to complete the registration process.

Registration Hours are:
Temperance Road Elementary 7:30 - 3:30
Administration Building 7:30 - 4:00

Documents Required for Registration:
1. Proof of Residency
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License with Bedford address
• Additional proof with same address of utility bill (not cell phone), tax bill, rental/lease contract

2. Certified Birth Certificate (copies or hospital record not valid)

3. Immunization Records

4. Hearing and Vision Screening before September 7, 2010 (available from Health Department and in the District) dates to be announced
5. Custody papers if not living with both parents

For questions you call the elementary office or Instruction and Student Services at 850-6028 or just ask to speak with me or Mrs. Krell in the front office. For those parents new to TRE I would be more than happy to give you a tour of the building and while on the tour we can also stop in to see one of our kindergarten classrooms. I also like to do the same thing for any kindergarten students during the last two weeks of August as I know students start to get anxious about coming to school. We want to make you and your students feel at home and excited about being a TRE Tiger!

Sincerely,
Bob Harris
Principal

Fog Delay to School Being Closed March 11th

Dear Parents,
Some parents have direct feed on my blog posts so I thought I would go ahead and post that the 2 hour fog delay has turned into school being canceled due to the continued dense fog.
FYI
Bob Harris

Kindergarten Students Working Hard on the Letter "K"

Students in Kindergarten work hard on learning their letter sounds and sight words. With spring in the air and St. Patrick's Day just around the corner it seems fitting for them to be working on the "K" sound as they say the letter K as in the word "Kite." Go Kindergarteners!

Monroe Bank and Trust School Banking Program at TRE

Our bank officers were busy today as students brought down money for "triple deposits day" here at TRE. A big thanks goes out to our parent coordinator, Jodie Spackey, and our partners at Monroe Bank and Trust.

TRE PTA Spring Book Fair This Week (March 8-12)

6th grade students previewing the book fair to pick their top three choices for books... The book fair will be open all this week during school and on Tuesday after school until 5:30 and on Wednesday the book fair will be open to students and parents from 5pm-7pm. A big thanks goes out to our PTA for all the work they have done to make our book fair a huge success. THANK YOU!

Reminder for 6th Grade Parents: Jr. High Open House March 11th

The Jr. High School will have an open house on Thursday, March 11th starting at 6:45pm.

Channel 11 News Clip on TRE for Helping Haiti March 4th

Dear Parents and Staff:
Channel 11 was out to school today to give us some coverage as the six grade presented a check from our school for $2,395.14 for our Helping Haiti project. Mr. Elarton received the check on behalf of the HEH organization which will be transporting a full shipping container of food, water, and supplies directly to Haiti. Channel 11 will broadcast the coverage as a "kicker" either at the end of the 5:00 newscast or at the beginning or end of the 6:00 newscast.

Pictures: 5th Grade Band Concert

On Tuesday of this week we were treated to a "breakfast" concert by our 5th grade students. It is amazing how far they have come since they starting playing this fall thanks to Mrs. Ellsworth and all those hours of practice. Great job 5th graders!

Reminder of No School for Students Friday, March 5th P.D. Day for Staff

Dear TRE Parents:
... Just a reminder that students will not have school on Friday, March 5th. The teachers and I will be at TRE in the morning and the high school in the afternoon for a professional development day. The morning training will focus on interpreting and analyzing testing data on our students and the afternoon will involve a presentation from a guest speaker on grading and assessment. These P.D. days are very important to us as a staff. They provide continuing education and improvement to us as professionals and in the end it is a direct benefit to your children.
FYI
Bob Harris