Month: April 2023

Week of May 1st – May 5th

Emily Sickler

A Note from Ms. Sickler

Order your 2023 Field Day Shirt HERE (orders end TONIGHT)!  Harvest Field Day is Friday, May 26th. 

Sign up HERE to volunteer to run a station or HERE to be a cheerleader.

This week we are celebrating our VIP Teachers and Staff.  Our Harvest PTA has planned something each day to make sure our staff knows just how special they are.  Thank you to everyone who donated and helped to make this week amazing for our staff.

Finally, remember that our third graders will be taking the MSTEP test this Tuesday and Thursday.  Third grade families, please read this specific message HERE (and shared in your email earlier today).

Emily

May Specials

PTA Points

District Notes

This May 5th – May 7th enjoy the Spring Art Show with art from many Y5-12th grade Saline students at Saline High School Media Center.  If your child has a piece chosen for the show, watch for a letter that will be passed on to them on Monday, May 1st.  Special congratulations to our Harvest Hornet, Zachary O., who colored our poster/invitation for us at Harvest!

I am asking you to vote in Tuesday’s May 2nd election. Saline Area Schools will be on the ballot for an operating millage renewal. This is not a BOND, it is a 10 year millage renewal proposal that is part of the normal, day-to-day, funding structure for all Michigan School Districts.

If you only own one home, you would NOT pay this millage. It would be paid by second home owners, businesses and all other non-principal residence property owners.

It would help SAS continue to generate a little over $8.5 million dollars for the GENERAL OPERATING budget (the budget that helps pay for teachers and other staff members) on an annual basis for the next 10 years.

More information about this millage renewal proposal can be found by going to www.salineschools.org and by clicking on the pop-up button “Millage Renewal 2023.”

If you already voted by absentee, thank you. Again, please vote in tomorrow’s May 2nd election.

Thank you,

Emily Sickler

Family Input For the 23-24 School Year

This is your opportunity to share your thoughts regarding your child as we start gathering information to begin the placement process for the 2023-20234 school year.  These input forms will be open throughout the remainder of the current school year.

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Harvest

Did You Know?

Did you know Heritage is opening its doors on May 25th?

Sweet Tweets

Week of April 24th – April 28th

Emily Sickler

A Note from Ms. Sickler

Order your 2023 Field Day Shirt HERE (orders due by 4/28)!  Harvest Field Day is Friday, May 26th.  

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This FRIDAY, April 28th, is our 1st-grade music concert.  Each concert will last approximately 30 minutes.  Please do not arrive more than twenty minutes prior to the performance.  Due to space constraints, family members will not be able to “sign out” Harvest siblings to watch the concert.

  • 10:00am – Mrs. Finn & Mrs. Ridinger’s classes
  • 2:30pm –  Mrs. Mierkowicz, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Treber’s classes

Emily

PTA Points

  • We want to show our amazing staff how much we appreciate them by having the Harvest families provide a taco bar lunch on Thursday, 5/4/23.   Please review the *FEW* available slots left below and click HERE to sign up.

  • Lunch Help (through 5/5 )

  • Harvest PTA Website

District Notes

SAS School and District Quality Survey
SAS families, staff, and 3rd-12th grade students will be invited to complete the SAS School and District Quality Survey in the near future.  This survey is Saline’s annual end-of-year school/district quality survey. District officials want to hear your thoughts on critical school issues, including academic support, student support, family involvement, school/district leadership, safety, and behavior.
 
STUDENTS in 3rd-12th grades will be invited to take this survey when the window opens.  If you would like to preview the student survey, you can do so via the following links:
**If you would like to opt your child out of this survey, please let Emily Sickler know.

Family Input For the 23-24 School Year

This is your opportunity to share your thoughts regarding your child as we start gathering information to begin the placement process for the 2023-20234 school year.  These input forms will be open throughout the remainder of the current school year.

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District

Harvest

Did You Know?

Did you know there is a chess camp for Harvest Hornets in June?  John Smalec has been teaching chess and organizing chess camps for young people for over 35 years. Some of his students have gone on to become chess masters and teach chess full-time.   John has played in National and International tournaments since 1972 when Bobby Fischer won the world championship. His tournament schedule has taken him to St. Martin’s, The Isle of Man, St. Petersburg, Russia and Reykjavik, Iceland. Closer to home he has played in the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur and several times in our state championship known as the Michigan Open.  The interest in Scholastic chess has grown over the years. In the 1980’s the state children’s championship might have had 40 students. Since then some of these same events have had close to 400 young people.   John enjoys helping young people and answering the questions of parents.  so feel free to contact him anytime at adventuresinchess@gmail.com 

Ms. Sickler Reads!

To our Harvest Hornets celebrating, Eid Mubarak.

Week of April 17th – April 21st

Emily Sickler

A Note from Ms. Sickler

A few reminders that we need everyone to follow to keep all Harvest Hornets safe.  Thank you for everyone working together to ensure our pick-up loop runs smoothly in the morning and afternoon.

    • Do not leave your car unattended at anytime in the pick-up loop or the drive into and out of the school!
    • A student may not walk into the pick-up loop to enter a vehicle.  They may only enter the vehicle at the curb and enter on the passenger side of the car.
    • The pick-up loop is a single loop, DO NOT wait two abreast and have your child walk between cars to your car on the inside lane.  This land at the end of the day is only for cars moving out of the pick-up line to exit the parking lot.
    • DO NOT use the bus loop to pick up your child or park your car, the buses will block you in.

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This FRIDAY, April 21st, is our 2nd-grade music concert.  Each concert will last approximately 30 minutes.  Please do not arrive more than twenty minutes prior to the performance.  Due to space constraints, family members will not be able to “sign out” Harvest siblings to watch the concert.

  • 9:30am – Mrs. Deo-Perez and Mrs. Taggart’s classes
  • 2:30pm – Ms. Dobbins, Mrs. Shende/Mrs. Burt, and Mrs. Widen’s classes

Emily

PTA Points

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! - Montgomery County Public Schools

  • PTA is still looking for parent help to collect notes of appreciation for our upcoming Staff Appreciation Week (SAW). Volunteers will need to come to student lunches to collect sticky notes from each student (sticky notes provided by PTA). Volunteers are needed from 10:45 AM-1:15 PM. Please review the available slots below and click HERE to sign up.
  • We want to let our amazing staff know how appreciated they are by providing a quick breakfast before their weekly staff meeting on Wednesday, 5/3/23.   Please review the available slots below and click HERE to sign up.
  • We want to show our amazing staff how much we appreciate them by having the Harvest families provide a taco bar lunch on Thursday, 5/4/23.   Please review the available slots below and click HERE to sign up.

District Notes

The Saline Area Schools’ Sex Education Advisory Board will be accepting applications for its 2023-2026 membership.  Applications are available online . The Sex Education Advisory Board is also seeking student representatives.  Students who will be in grades 9-12 in the 2023-2024 school year may apply.  Student applications are available online, as well. 

The timeline for application is as follows:

  • Applications accepted: May 1, 2023 – May 15, 2023
  • Review period: May 15, 2023-June 15, 2023
  • Members will be notified by June 20, 2023

The SEAB is charged with reviewing and recommending materials and methods to the local school board, taking into consideration the district’s needs, demographics, and trends including, but not limited to, teenage pregnancy rates, STD rates, and incidents of sexual violence and harassment. They are not responsible for trade book selections or integration into the classroom curriculum.

If you have any further questions, please email Cameron Cochran, SAS SEAB Co-Chair, at cochranc@salineschools.org. 

Family Input For the 23-24 School Year

This is your opportunity to share your thoughts regarding your child as we start gathering information to begin the placement process for the 2023-20234 school year.  These input forms will be open throughout the remainder of the current school year.

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District

Harvest

Sweet Tweets of the Week

Did You Know?

Did you know that some Harvest Hornets (and other Y5-8th grade Saline Hornets) have their artwork displayed in the Saline District Library Children’s Department through April 26th?  Check it out!

Week of April 10th – April 14th

Emily Sickler

A Note from Ms. Sickler

To all those who celebrate,

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This Wednesday is our Final PTA Community Conversation from 6:30-7:00pm at the Harvest Cafeteria.  We will be discussing the following items:

  • Staff appreciation week
  • Harvest field day
  • PTA board/committee positions for the 2023-24 school year

We will also have our new Harvest spirit wear for sale. We hope to see many family representatives there!

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This FRIDAY, April 14th, is our 3rd-grade music concert for all four classes.  The concert will last approximately 30 minutes.  Please do not arrive more than twenty minutes before the performance.

 

Order your 2022-2023 Harvest Yearbook HERE

Emily

PTA Points

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! - Montgomery County Public Schools

    • PTA is looking for parent help to collect notes of appreciation for our upcoming Staff Appreciation Week (SAW). Volunteers will need to come to student lunches to collect sticky notes from each student (sticky notes provided by PTA). Volunteers are needed from 10:45 AM-1:15 PM. Please review the available slots below and click HERE to sign up.

    • We want to let our amazing staff know how appreciated they are by providing a quick breakfast before their weekly staff meeting on Wednesday, 5/3/23. Please deliver all items to the school by pick up on Tuesday, 5/2/23 so they can be set up for the early staff meeting. All items should be delivered in disposable containers. Thanks!  Please review the available slots below and click HERE to sign up.
    • We want to show our amazing staff how much we appreciate them by having the Harvest families provide a taco bar lunch on Thursday, 5/4/23. All donations must be turned in at drop off on Thursday morning. Please deliver your item(s) in disposable containers, unless your dish needs to be served warm; please bring those in a crock pot (labeled with your name). Anything that needs to be returned will be available at pick up on Thursday afternoon. Thanks for making our Harvest Staff feel special!  Please review the available slots below and click HERE to sign up.

  • Lunch Help (through 4/21)

  • Harvest PTA Website

District Notes

  • Upcoming Events

    April 11:  Board of Education Meeting @ 6:30 pm

    April 13:  Parent/Caregiver DEI Education Series (via zoom) 7:00 pm

SAS Community,

I am asking you to vote in the upcoming May 2nd election. Saline Area Schools will be on the ballot for an operating millage renewal. This is not a BOND, it is a 10 year millage renewal proposal that is part of the normal, day-to-day, funding structure for all Michigan School Districts.

If you only own one home, you would NOT pay this millage. It would be paid by second home owners, businesses and all other non-principal residence property owners.

It would help SAS continue to generate a little over $8.5 million dollars for the GENERAL OPERATING budget (the budget that helps pay for teachers and other staff members) on an annual basis for the next 10 years.

If you have more questions about this operating millage proposal, please go to www.salineschools.org and you can click on the pop-up button “Millage Renewal 2023.”

Please click HERE for more details about the SAS Millage Renewal.

For questions, feedback, or concerns….please click HERE and fill out the form.

Again, Please vote on May 2nd.

Thank you,

Superintendent Laatsch

Family Input For the 23-24 School Year

This is your opportunity to share your thoughts regarding your child as we start gathering information to begin the placement process for the 2023-20234 school year.  These input forms will be open throughout the remainder of the current school year.

Quick Links

District

Harvest

Sweet Tweets of the Week

 

Did You Know?

Did you know Community Education summer registration is open?  Browse their interactive guide at https://bluetoad.com/publication/?m=61966&l=1

Week of April 3rd – April 7th

Emily Sickler

A Note from Ms. Sickler

Welcome back from Spring Break.  I hope that you were able to enjoy some relaxation and time with loved ones.  We are in the season where we are holding tight to the learning and joy of the current school year while also starting to prepare for the 2023-2024 school year.  This is your opportunity to share your thoughts regarding your child as we start gathering information to begin the placement process for the 2023-20234 school year.  These input forms will be open throughout the remainder of the current school year.

Finally, remember this Friday we have NO SCHOOL.

Order your 2022-2023 Harvest Yearbook HERE

Emily

April Specials Calendar

PTA Points

  • Save the Date – Final PTA Community Conversation
    When: Wednesday, 4/12/23
    Where: Harvest
    What: This is the final group meeting for the 2022-23 school year! Items being discussed are staff appreciation week, field day, and PTA board/committee positions for 2023-24. We will also have our new Harvest spirit wear for sale! We hope to see many family representatives there!

  • Lunch Help (through 4/14)

  • Harvest PTA Website

District Notes

Saline Area Schools will be on the ballot on May 2, 2023, for consideration of an operating millage renewal. Click HERE to learn more and contact Saline Area Schools with questions.

Quick Links

District

Harvest

Sweet Tweets of the Week

Did You Know?

Did you know that Harvest raised $11,126.14 with our recent Kids Heart Challenge /American Heart Challenge program?  Our support and participation in the Kids Heart Challenge/American Heart Challenge make a tremendous impact in helping millions of Americans through increased awareness of cardiovascular disease, lifesaving scientific research, and critically needed education efforts!