Adams Update March 5, 2025

Every day is a great day at Adams!

The Adams Elementary Carnival Fair is on Friday, March 14th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Wristbands are required for kids four and older to play games.

Preview Silent Auction Items

Carnival Concessions

Way to go, Adams Atoms!

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 in order to find solutions to complex problems. They also use their thinking skills to take action when they see a need. As a thinker, we can help to make ethical decisions for matters that happen both in school and at home.

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

• K: Dawson Ahearn, Ryan Zhao, Myles Medina
• 1: Omar Alturkmani, Noah Piqune, Wren Hoffman
• 2: Tibby Wagner, Corbin McElgunn
• 3: Henrietta Lambert, Jacob Cooke, Hudson Wickstrom
• 4: Emmett Lewis, Wyatt Bushre, Danny Kanar
• 5: Easton West

Through the month of February, students and staff at Adams have been focusing on developing the SEL concept of social awareness. Social awareness is the ability to understand the perspectives of others and empathize with their feelings and mindset in a productive way. It involves understanding how other people feel and what they need, making an effort to be kind and helpful to them. Social awareness also means paying attention to the rules and ways people behave in different situations.

The following students are being recognized as self-managed during the month of February:

• K: Hadllee Hudson, Srivigna Yellikanti, Ember McElgunn
• 1: Raylee Forfar, Abby Michael
• 2: Claire Miller, Lydia Swaney
• 3: Scarlett Fitchett, Connor Paten
• 4: Rilee Brandt, Cooper Roffe, Olivia Larson
• 5: Sarah Wendt

Way to go, Adams Atoms!

Mrs. Christina Tignanelli

IB PYP/STEM Coordinator

March

• Mar 7, 1st-grade Music Performance 1:30-2:00 PM (1st-grade families welcome)
• Mar 9, Daylight Saving Time - Spring Forward One Hour
• Mar 10, PTO Meeting 6:00 PM - All Welcome and Childcare Provided
• Mar 11, Kindergarten Music Performance 2:00-2:30 PM (KDG families welcome)
• Mar 11, Papa Johns Pizza Night (promo code Adams20)
• Mar 14, Atoms Spirit Day (wear Adams gear or blue)
• Mar 14, Adams Carnival 5:30-7:30 - All Welcome
• Mar 14, End of Marking Period 3
• Mar 17, Veedu Restaurant Day (see PTO link below for details)
• Support a Neighborhood Restaurant and give back to Adams.
• Mar 21, Popcorn Day & Atoms Spirit Day (wear Adams gear or blue)
• Mar 26, Read-a-Thon
• Mar 31 - Apr 4, No School - Spring Break

Stay Up-to-Date with the PTO e-Newsletter: https://adamsatomsptoupdate.my.canva.site

Want to connect with more families from Adams Elementary?

Join the Friends of Adams Elementary PTO Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/midlandadamselementary/, or follow on Instagram @friendsofadamspto.

PTO President - Emma Palmiter - PTOPresidentAdams@gmail.com

Midland Public Schools Flyer Board

Schools receive many requests to share flyers about student and community activities. Midland Public Schools maintains a flyer board to share this information with families. Please follow the link below to access the flyer board.

Lost and Found

Please label your child's belongings to help us return them promptly to their owners. Any unclaimed items will be donated at the end of each semester. We encourage students to check the lost and found regularly, as we have accumulated many misplaced items, including jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, and other personal belongings.

Reporting Absences - A Reason is Needed

Parents/Guardians can report student(s) absent via ParentVUE. This feature appears as a blue "Report Absences" button on the app's main page or website.

For each absence reported, parents/guardians must provide a reason. If you report your student as sick, please list the symptoms your student is experiencing. The note will help school attendance staff select the correct attendance code. If no reason is provided the absence will not be excused.

Parents/Guardians can report absences for a single day or multiple days.

Report each student individually. Do not enter additional students in the notes section.

If you have a legal or medical document, please upload it with the absence or provide it to the school attendance staff upon your student's return. Parents/guardians can still call to report an absence at 989-923-6037.

Tracy Renfro

Principal

renfrotd@midlandps.org

Wendy Sekely

Administrative Assistant

sekelywj@midlandps.org

Adams Elementary School

Office (989) 923-6037

Fax (989) 923-6035

1005 Adams Dr.

Midland, MI 48642

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