Welcome!: September 13, 2024

The Mendoza Message

For

September 13, 2024

The children made it through their first full week of school. They didn’t seem

tired at all. Just remember to make sure they have enough sleep. Some of the

children have been sniffling and sneezing. It could be allergies or the beginnings

of an illness. If your child is eating and sleeping properly, that will help in

preventing some illnesses.

Remember, Curriculum Night is on Tuesday from 6-8:00pm. Read below to

see the schedule. I can’t wait to see all of you.

We just introduced another student to the class. So, during Snack Time, your

child still needs to bring in fresh fruit and veggies. Your child should not be eating

chips or cookies. They can have it for lunch.

This was a hot week. Thank you for sending a water bottle with your child. It

looks like it will be warm next week too.

Your child should have brought their laptop home over the weekend. The QR

code card and charging cord stays home. We will not collect the charging cord

until the end of the year. So, please place the QR code and charging cord in an

area where you can find it. Please take a photo of their QR code just in case.

Remember, please charge the laptop to 100%, so it is ready for use in the classroom

for Monday. I have a very small charging station in the classroom. We will

charge the laptops throughout the week as needed in the charging station.

Another item about laptops. Once the laptops go home, remember, it is your choice

if you want your child to be on their laptops over the weekend. Just watch your

child when they are on their laptops. Please keep the laptop in a safe place when it

is not in use. Finally, if there's a problem with the laptop, please contact ITD.

Here is the information to contact them (which is on the AAPS website-under

“Students & Parents” -> “Parent & Family Resources“-> “Family Tech Support”):

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Call: 734-997-1222

Open a ticket: family_techsupport@aaps.k12.mi.us

Please look in your child’s backpack. I sent home a “Technology” Handout. Click Here to see what it looks like. The last page has your child’s Clever QR code.

I do have a blog ( https://mendozaclassroom.blogspot.com/)

and a web page (https://mendozaclassroom.wixsite.com/mendozaclassroom).

The blog is a place where I place my newsletters. This way, you have one place

to find all of my newsletters in one spot, and you don’t need to look through your

emails. My web page is a resource spot. I have links to multiple websites, links

to my blog and I plan on having an area to find Math Family Letters and

Home Links.

Thank you for returning the white Lawton folders as a daily “Home Folder”.

Your child is to bring it back and forth to school daily. If you have any notes

for me or the office, please put it in the folder. I look through them every morning.

Plus, you will notice that I placed another Clever QR code on the “white” Lawton

folder just in case.

Again, I wanted to let you know that I will not be reading emails after about

4:00 pm, over the weekend and during school breaks. I will reply to your email as

soon as I can when I return to work.

Lastly, thank you for donating items from my “Wish List”. One item that is not

on the Wish List that I would love to have is tissues. Allergy season is here, and

the children would need them. Again, here is the QR Code to the Amazon “Wish

List”:

Information from Lawton:

RUN-A-THON - Registration, Shirt Orders (Deadline This Sunday), and Volunteers

Needed

Lawton's 23rd annual Run-a-thon is scheduled for Friday, September 27th at 5pm. We

look forward to seeing everyone for a fun 1 mile walk/run, food, music, and fun! Anyone is

welcome to sign up and participate.

Waves of walkers/runners will start off at 5pm, 5:30pm, and 6pm.

SHIRTS! Due to the printing turnaround time, Run-a-thon shirt orders are due by the end of

this Sunday, September 15th. As part of our fundraising initiative, we intend on having a

few local business logos on the back of the shirt. An option to purchase shirts will be available

as part of the registration process. A limited number of shirts will also be available to purchase

at the event.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! As always, we need volunteers in order to make this event happen.

Please consider signing up to volunteer here.

On Thursday, Sept 19th from 11am-9pm the delicious and generous Buddy's Pizza (3153 Ann Arbor Saline Rd.) is donating back 20% of Dine-In, Takeout, & Delivery orders to support the Lawton PTO! Use coupon code "GIVEBACK" online or mention the Lawton PTO when ordering. Orders from third-party delivery apps do not qualify. Please share with family and friends!