Adams Update March 6, 2024

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Bi-weekly Newsletter

Now Enrolling for Kindergarten 2024-25

Tomorrow, March 7th, Building Connections at Adams

March is Reading Month!

We are celebrating March is Reading Month all month long! We kicked off the month with a week of spirit days and poetry, and each day, we will all "Drop Everything and Read" as a school. Flyers came home on Friday for the fifth-grade sponsored fundraiser. Funds will support fifth grade's field trip to Greenfield Village and The Henry Ford Museum as well as Exhibition! The fundraiser will end on March 15th with a school-wide Read-a-thon. So, let's all grab a book and read!

MPS District Vision

The MPS District Vision: Lead with respect, trust and courage. Ensure an equitable, collaborative and inclusive culture. Enable all to achieve success. At Adams Elementary, we follow the vision and the work the district is doing with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by introducing a vocabulary word to students each month. The word is introduced, and defined, at the morning meeting at least once each week of the month. We also include PYP Learner Profile Attributes. The word(s) for February was race. Race--groups that people are categorized into based on physical features. The word for March is Bias. Bias is--any attitude or belief that causes unfair treatment of a person or group because of their identity. The PYP attribute was thinker in February. In March, the PYP word is reflective. Be sure to ask your student about the words shared at morning meeting.

SEL Update from Mrs. Ferguson

With only a few months left in the school year, it is time for us to change our Collaborative for Academic and Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) competency focus to Relationship Skills. CASEL defines these skills as “The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.” Concerning these skills, students are exploring what it means to be a positive friend, commonalities of healthy relationships, and collaborative problem-solving. Strong relationships create compassion, reduce bullying, and encourage respect and accountability all while supporting inclusion and appreciation of differences. Students are discovering that communication and cooperation are key to healthy relationships and continue to build their skills in these areas. A strong relationship skillset is invaluable at school, work, and in our community.

Congratulations to the following students for being recognized as socially aware in February:

• K: Hadley Stuart, Keegan Metcalf, Mackenzie Ireland, Dillyn Stepaniak
• 1: Alexis Erndt
• 3: Olivia Murray, Blakely DuLude
• 4: Tessa Palmiter, Laine Donner, Sarah Wendt
• 5: Keegan Arnold

Thinker - PYP Learner Profile Attribute

This month, students and staff at Adams have been focusing on developing the PYP learner profile attribute thinker. Thinkers use creative and critical thinking skills to find solutions to complex problems. They also use their thinking skills to take action when they see a need. As thinkers, we can help make ethical decisions for matters that happen both in school and at home.

The following students have been recognized as being thinkers during the month of February:

• K: Omar Alturkmani, Avery Needham, Lochlan Vasquez
• 1: Tibby Wagner
• 2: Liam Reed-Rice
• 3: Kaitlyn Daut, Lena Dreibelbis, Elaina Foltz, Ethan Wegner
• 4: Elias Kinne, Ellie Nowell, Noah White
• 5: Seija Partanen

Way to go, Adams Atoms!

All Belong At Adams

On Thursday, February 29th, Adams’ families and staff gathered to celebrate All Belong at Adams night. This evening, designed to celebrate the diversity of our Adams community, had superb participation with the following countries and cultural groups being represented: the U.K., Columbia, Finland, Canada, China, India, Syria, MENA, Ukraine, Iraq, Turkey, Native American, Bangladesh, Mexico, Pakistan, and Sudan. The evening kicked off with a welcoming performance by the Adams Fifth-Grade Choir. Following that, families shared instruments, artwork, games, articles of clothing, stories, and more representative of their culture. In addition, they brought food items for guests to try. The evening was filled with feelings of pride and the making of meaningful connections. Joy was had by all. Thank you to all who made this wonderful experience possible!