Inshallah all students in grades 3 through 8 will be sitting for the MEAP test, the standardized test of educational assessment for Michigan. Please make sure your children sleep early, eat a healthy breakfast!

Volunteer Lunch

A professional from the Public Health department of the city of Detroit visited the school this past Monday as a follow up for the hearing and vision screening conducted by the deparement in October. If you receive additional information from the Health department because your child(ren) did not pass the screening, please follow up with your physician. JAK. Follow up letters are mailed by the Public Health department *only* for children who may need additional follow-up (that is, no further information is sent for children who pass the screening).

DAPCEP offers a outstanding opportunity for students in grades 5 through high school to participate in hands-on activities in math, science, engineering and technology. The Saturday programs are free and run for approx. 6 weeks from mid-February to the end of March; places are limited. All interested students must fill out an application and provide accompanying materials (such as report cards). Applications must submitted in person at the registration event, Saturday, 2/6/10 8:00 a.m.; students will be notified of their acceptance for the program shortly before the program starts (usually within 2 weeks of registration). For additional information, please go to the organization's web site: www.dapcep.org. Programs are offered in collaboration with local area colleges such as Wayne State, Detroit Mercy,  University of Michigan at Dearborn and Ann Arbor. Last year, transportation was provided from Detroit for students attending the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor programs (lunch provided!).

Today Lieutenant Funderburg from the Detroit Fire Department joined us to share some important information regarding fire safety. Although he was entertaining and engaging, Lt. Funderburg was very serious about fire safety and all students in grades preK through 8 learned how to keep safe in a fire emergency.  We are grateful that he was able to share his time and expertise with us to discuss this extremely important topic.