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PEARL LEANPAW PRINTSHOME OF THE PANTHERSMICHIGAN BLUE RIBBON EXEMPLARY SCHOOLNCA Accredited by the North Central Associations of Colleges and SchoolsPearl Lean Elementary is a Title I school.WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLSRobert D. Livernois, Ph.D., SuperintendentJohn Bernia, Chief Academic OfficerKerry R. Keener, Ed.S, PrincipalRenee Haddad, SecretaryMISSION STATEMENTThe Pearl Lean Staff, in partnership with parents and community, is dedicated to educating our children intellectually, socially,and emotionally; therefore, empowering them to become responsible citizens, life-long learners and positive contributors to ourever changing world.VISION STATEMENTThe fundamental purpose of Pearl Lean is to ensure high levels of learning for all students.24-HOUR ABSENCE REPORTING 1-586-574-3230 OPTION 2September 2019Pearl Lean Elementary2825 Girard, Warren, MI 48092Phone: (586) 574-3230http://www.wcskids.net/lean/Fax: (586) 698-4366Monday – Friday Start: 8:47 a.m.Half day dismissal 12:03 a.m.Full day dismissal 3:59 p.m.

Principal’s PageHello Pearl Lean CommunityWelcome to Pearl Lean Elementary School. I hopethat you have enjoyed another Michigan summer. Myname is Mr. Kerry Keener and I am the principal at PearlLean. I am excited to begin my fourth year at this greatschool. Prior to coming to Lean, I was the principal atCromie Elementary School for three years. I spent myfirst 10 years as the principal at Harwood Elementary School. I am excited to be a part of thePearl Lean learning community. I am looking forward to working with the students, families andstaff as we continue to make Lean a great place to learn. The Lean Staff and I are extremelyexcited to get this new school year started.I am extremely proud to lead Pearl Lean Elementary School. We have a tremendous staff thatcare deeply about the well-being of all of our students. We will do our very best every single dayto make this a wonderful learning environment for all of our learners.Together in Learning,Mr. Kerry R. Keener, Ed.SPrincipalIm po rta n t : This is the only newsletter that is sent home this year, pleasecheck out our website at www.wcskids.net/lean for the monthly newsletterthroughout the school year.

STUDENTS ARRIVING EARLYPlease make sure not to drop-off your child before 8:30 A.M.,because of the security system the front door WILL NOT open till 8:30A.M.STUDENTS ARRIVING LATEIf your student arrives after the tardy bell (8:52 A.M.) YOU need tosign them in at the office.STUDENTS LEAVING EARLYParents who call and ask that their child be ready in the officefor pick up: STUDENTS WILL REMAIN in class until you physicallyshow up in the office and sign them out, then we will call theclassroom. NO EXCEPTIONS.The office WILL NOT call the classroom after 3:30 PM forany dismissal: If you need to pick up your child early, PLEASE DOSO BY 3:30 PM, since it’s hard to get hold of either the students or theteachers after 3:30 PM.ALL after school plans should be made at home before yourchild leaves for school. Parents asking the office to deliver messagesto their students, such as: go to or not go to Latchkey, walk or notwalk home, take or not take the bus, etc . WILL NOT BEDELIVERED TO YOUR STUDENT.THE OFFICE WILL NOT INTERUPT A CLASS FOR THESE MESSAGES.Plan AheadPlease have children prepare for school the night before. Besure lunch or lunch money, homework, books, gym shoes, andmusical instruments are in or near back packs, so they are notforgotten. We are trying to promote student responsibility.Phone calls home for missing papers, gym shoes, lunches,agendas, etc. WILL NOT BE ALLOWED —Phone calls are only allowed for sicknesses and emergencies.

PEARL LEAN ELEMENTARY 2019 - 2020ROOM 04106103116113112111M-6GymMediaM-5107Office Conf. Rm100128108119120M-3M-3M-4120108Extention 6501135011250111502065065050991 - 903----Phone #(586)574-3230NAMEGreco, ShandaGallop, SaraLewis, LoriO'Grady, LieslBielski, MelissaCarpenter, MichelleLesner, Susan / Goers, NicoleWybo, NicoleBauriedl, SarahJakubowski, DonnaPressnell, MaryJoye, TimPini, LordVolansky, PaulRyder, JenniferConnolly, JasonKost, HeatherMadden, Rebbecca / Ambroziak, KatherineWojtas, CaitrinCleary, AmyKline, EmilyKuciel, KarenRazook, YvonneSanchez, BethLeFevre, DerekCardamone, MarianImbrunone, Kristin / Sullivan, NicoleMouw, BridgetAl Hindi, Rabi (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)Metaj, AlbanaWalter, BillMarshall, AngelaNovak, EileenLane, AllisonCassel, PattiYoung, MelissaMansour, SouhaFernandez, AnaDecker, Stacey /Alayan, NadaCorpus, LisaKeener, KerryHaddad, ReneeGRADETKKDGKDGKDG1ST GRADE1ST GRADE1ST GRADE1ST GRADE2ND GRADE2ND GRADE2ND GRADE3RD GRADE3RD GRADE3RD GRADE3RD/4TH GRADE4TH GRADE4TH GRADE4TH GRADE4TH GRADE5TH GRADE5TH GRADE5TH GRADE5TH GRADEMUSICGYMMEDIASTEMARTSocial WorkerCounselorRRSpeechTCTCTITLE 1 TeacherTITLE 1 TeacherELL TeacherELL TeacherELL AidesSp. Ed AidesPRINCIPALSECRETARYCLERK

SCHOOL SCHEDULESchool began today, Tuesday, September 3rdfor all students. The entry bell rings at 8:47a.m. The school day starts at 8:47. Dismissaltime will be 12:03 a.m.ThefirstWednesday,fulldaySeptemberofschoolth4 .dismissal will be 3:59 p.m.willbeStudentEARLY ARRIVAL’SPlease plan to have your childrenarrive at school as close to the entrybell as possible. Students will not beallowed to enter the building earlyexcept on days of inclement weather.We have a Latchkey Program available for earlyarrivals.ABSENCE REPORTING(586) 574-3230We will continue the SAFETY CALL program.The idea behind the program is to insure thesafe arrival of our students at school. Parentsare to call the school answering machine toreport their child’s absence.*When you are reporting a student absent orlate, please select from the menu - ABSENCELINE (#2). You can make a phone call to thisselection 24 hours a day.TELEPHONEMENUOPTIONSHAVECHANGED After dialing our Main Number 586-574-3230,please select one of the following menu numbers:*Absence Line (#2)Student Verification FormOn the first day of school,students in grades K-5 will be given astudent verification form, all ofyour information that we have on filein the office are listed on this form,please update and return to your child’s teacheras soon as possible. This form is extremelyimportant.Please be sure to update gnatureandphone/cellnumbers plus the area code for home and worklocations. If using a cell phone, please give theentire phone number to be usedAlso, of prime importance, is the area on theform which request names of persons who canassume responsibility for your child if he/shebecomes ill and you cannot be contacted. Onlythe people written on the form can pick up yourchild. Please be sure to complete this areacarefully. Please add any name that’s not listedon the form or take off any name that you don’tneed any more If your address has changedfrom last year, please notify the office inperson. If information changes during the schoolyear, please notify the office as soon aspossible.Registration cardA registration card needs to be filled out forthe classroom teacher use in case the teacherneeds to get hold of you.PLEASE RETURN THE FORM ANDREGISTRATION CARD BYFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th .THE

STUDENTABSENCE/CANCELLATION OF BUSSTOPIf your child is the onlystudent assigned to a stopand he/she is absent, pleasecall the Transportation Office at 825-2960 andlet them know so that they can tell the drivernot to make the stop. If there is no one at thestop for three (3) consecutive days andTransportation does not receive a call to cancel,the stop will be put on “Will Call” and the bus willno longer stop there. You will have to call theTransportation Office to resume pick-up.Also, please call 825-2960 if you need toreach the dispatcher regarding your bus runninglate. The dispatch phone is answered dailystarting at 6:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.ARTICLES LEFT ON THE BUS:If your child leaves an item on the schoolbus, have them check with their driver the nextschool day. Most items will be kept on the busfor several days so that students may claimthem. Items such as purses, musical instrumentsand expensive articles will be removed from thebus and held in the Transportation Office ortaken to the school office by the bus driver.Please have students at their designated busstop ten minutes before their scheduled time.LATCHKEY INFORMATIONThere are several changes to the Latchkeyprogram this year. Details can be foundonline at www.wcskids.net. Latchkeyregistration must be processed beforestudents can begin.MEDICATION POLICYWe must follow the WarrenConsolidatedSchoolDistrict'spolicy of administering medication.MedicationCANNOTbeadministered to students withoutthe proper form (Request for Administration ofPrescribed or over the counter Medication toStudent), filled out and signed by the child'sdoctor. This form is available in the schooloffice.WE MUST HAVE A NEW FORMFILLED OUT EVERY YEAR EVEN IF YOURCHILD RECEIVED MEDICATION LAST YEAR.The office CANNOT give out aspirin, coughmedicine, antibiotics, or any other medication. Ifyour child must be on any of these during schoolhours, you must make arrangements to have anadult come and administer it to your child.Students CANNOT carry or administer theirown medication.WARM WEATHER DRESS CODEClothing that is consideredappropriate for the beach, picnics,etc. is not considered appropriate dressconducive to learning. Children cannot wear:Halter tops, short shorts, spandex (bike)shorts/shirts, tank tops, cut-off jeans, shirtswith beer logos or suggestive messages.If the temperature is expected to be above75 , shorts may be worn if the length extends tothe child’s fingertips!

CAFETERIA NEWSSee the monthly calendar oflunch selections which are senthome with the newsletter at thebeginning of each month. It is alsolocated on the district website,www.lunchapp.comThe cafeteria does not allow students toborrow lunch money. Parents may pre-pay by theweek, month, etc. by paying for meals with cashor pay online at www.sendmoneytoschool.com.This service is free to all parents. We will NOlonger accept personal checks.Free & Reduced LunchApplicationsApplications for free / reduced lunches areenclosed in your packet. They are also availableonline at www.lunchapps.com. The response timeis 1-2 days for an online application and severalweeks for a paper application. Applications needto be completed each year for each family.BACKGROUND CHECKAUTHORIZATION FORMIt is the policy of WCS to secure criminalconviction history information as mandated byMichigan state law for public school employeesand volunteers. If you plan to volunteer for anyevent (i.e., field trips, PTO events, classroomhelper, library assistance, etc.) Be prepared andmake sure your Background check form has beenturned in. To fill out the Background check form,please stop by the office to fill out the form, weneed to make a copy of your Michigan Driver’sLicense, and you need to take the GCN trainingon the internet before volunteering for anyevent, the Background check form needs to befilled out every year.The background check forms are available onthe Lean website too.SAFETY TIPSNo Flip FlopsStudents who were eligible for a free orreduced meal last year will continue to befree or reduced through the end ofSeptember while we are processing thenew applications.BREAKFAST & LUNCH PRICESBreakfast - 1.25 Reduced Breakfast .30 Lunch - 2.75Reduced Lunch .40 Milk (only) .60 Gym shoes for gym class. (If yourchild forgets to wear gym shoes whenhaving gym, then your child will sit onthe side during gym class, we don’t callparents for gym shoes).Proper foot attire for playground.Drop off area in front of school keep moving after drop off.No parking in the drop off zone.No vehicles allowed in the bus zone.Watch for students crossing.