Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday!

Ms. Anita’s friends visited DeGraf Nature Center and learned all about what flowers and plants need to grow!

NEW INFORMATION

SOLE SISTERS FOOD DRIVE – NOW THROUGH 5/14

For our community kindness project, Sole Sisters running club is hosting a food drive 5/5-5/14. The girls made signs and hung them around the school yesterday. An email will be sent to all parents as well. We are collecting food for Hand2Hand and then the girls will assemble the bags to deliver. 

We are collecting the following (any brand is fine)

* oatmeal packets

* apple sauce cups

* granola bars

* quart size ziplock bags

The class that collects the most will win a popsicle party.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Thank you,

Katelyn LaButte

616-405-3536

INNOCADEMY YEARBOOKS

A team of middle schoolers has been hard at work to capture a year in the life of all of our Innocademy students. Yearbooks are available for purchase at www.yearbookforever.com for $22.50 each.

Sales end on June 17th. Order soon – supplies are limited!

PARK PASSPORTS ARE HERE!

We believe in the power of outdoor education.  We have partnered with the Outdoor Discovery Center for three years now to help our teachers grow in their knowledge of outdoor education AND to grow curiosity, engagement, and care for the outdoors with every Inno kiddo!  We’d love to pass that passion onto your family with a copy of the ODC Park Passport….a tool to help you explore a variety of amazing places in our area this spring and summer.  We have printed one Park Passport for every Innocademy family and it will be coming home this week.  You can also find an introductory video and digital copy on the ODC website in both English and Spanish: https://outdoordiscovery.org/park-passport/

BREAKFAST MENU – WEEK OF MAY 10th

BREAKFAST/LUNCH SIGN UP/PICK UP – MAY 14th

• THIS SIGN UP is open for next week’s breakfast/lunches for our families with students who are virtual learners. 7 days of lunches and breakfasts available for each kiddo 18 and under.
• Deadline for sign-up are TUESDAYS AT NOON. Late responses cannot be accepted.
• Pick up will be at iCademy on FRIDAY AFTERNOONS from 2:00 – 2:15pm
• Please contact Ms. Stacy at hot.lunch@innocademy.com with questions.

OLD INFORMATION

FIELD DAY MAY 24th or 25th or 26th – DROP OFF AT OUTDOOR DISCOVERY CENTER THAT MORNING.

You may bring a lunch that day or order a sack lunch. If you are ordering a lunch, you must order it by Tuesday, May 18th. Students will be returning to school that day by bus. Dismissal will be from Innocademy, as normal.

WE LOVE WARM WEATHER – (PLEASE KEEP IN MIND SCHOOL DRESS CODE =)

From our Innocademy Family Resource Guide…

Dress Code 

Please help your student make sure that they are choosing appropriate clothing for school. Dresses and shirts should have a strap of at least two fingers (one inch) wide (no strapless, spaghetti straps, halters or side low-cut sleeveless shirts) and should completely cover the mid-section. SHORTS, dresses and other pants MUST BE AT FINGERTIP LENGTH OR LONGER WITH STUDENT ARMS RESTING AT THEIR SIDES. Pants must be worn at waist level. Students not meeting the dress code will need to change their clothing … either new from home or school-provided. School dress code is in effect for field experiences and may have additional guidelines appropriate for the experience. Hats are allowed. If a student wears hooded clothing, we ask that hoods remain down when indoors to encourage social and academic engagement. * Due to Covid-19 a mask, covering both mouth and nose, needs to be worn in the building.

STATE OF MICHIGAN ‘VACC TO NORMAL’ PLAN

Thanks for doing your part to help us get back to normal at school and in our community. If you have not yet seen it, the Governor shared the ‘Vacc to Normal’ plan, yesterday, during a press conference. If you are 16 or over and have not yet received a vaccination, you may schedule one by visiting https://www.spectrumhealth.org/wmvaccineclinic

IMPORTANT TESTING INFORMATION FOR VIRTUAL INNOCADEMY STUDENTS

It is time to mark your calendars for upcoming MSTEP testing for our Co-op students. As a reminder Co-op students are those folks who are attending 100% online at Innocademy this year.

For Co-op Students, testing will be onsite at the Homestead Campus.  Ms. Kelli and Mr. Cory will be sharing more details later, but we wanted to make sure you had this on your calendars coming up.

May 10

• Reading (4-7th Grade)
• Social Studies (8th Grade)

May 11th

• Reading 3rd Grade

May 12th

• Math (4-7th Grade)
• Science 8th Grade

May 13th

• Math 3rd Grade

May 14th

• Make-Up Day

TIME: Arrive to school by 8:45 & Pick up at 11:15

WHAT TO BRING: computer, water bottle, book to read, pencil, mask

COVID CONSIDERATIONS: students must wear masks while in the building. Students will be sanitizing hands upon arrival and social distancing during testing.

REMINDER: SICK CHILD? POSSIBLE COVID EXPOSURE? SHOULD THEY COME TO SCHOOL?

Walk through this super helpful INTERACTIVE FLOW CHART anytime you have a question about whether or not your child should attend school because they are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 or have had a possible exposure.

As always, if your child is suffering from any of the symptoms, below, that are NOT related to seasonal allergies, they should be kept home until symptoms are no longer present without the use of medication.

• Cough
• Runny nose and/or congestion
• Tired and/or achy
• Short of breath
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• New loss of taste and or smell

REMINDER: COVID POSITIVE DIAGNOSIS?

In the event your child receives a positive COVID diagnosis, please make sure to contact us, immediately. We must continue to update the COVID transparency page on our website and be able to work with the health department in their contact tracing efforts.

DAYCARE STAFF NEEDED AT HOMESTEAD CAMPUS

We are looking for someone to join our Daycare Team.  This position would work 2-3 days per week.  Generally speaking, the staff daycare is open on days school is in session as well as staff Professional Development days.  The Daycare team provides care to our staff’s children.  The kids range from 12 weeks old to 5 years old.  Providing a nurturing environment for these little ones while mom/dad is working is the key to this role.  Responsibilities include caring for kids, feeding them, bringing them outside for playtime, etc.

Please email Sara in Human Resources if you are interested in more information on this position – her email is sara.vereeke@innocademy.com

HELP WANTED – PARAPROFESSIONAL NEEDED AT INNOCADEMY

We are looking for a parapro to join our team at Innocademy!  This position will work closely with a few students who need additional support throughout the school day.  The schedule for this position is 6 hours/day, Monday – Friday for days school is in session, plus a few Professional Development days during the year.  This is a great job opportunity for someone who loves kids, has some experience working with students in a school setting and wants to work a similar schedule to our school schedule.  The ideal candidate would have at least 60 college credit hours.  Please contact Sara at sara.vereeke@innocademy.com if you would like more information about this opportunity.

INNOCADEMY FAMILY CALENDAR FOR 21-22 SCHOOL YEAR

VIRTUAL LEARNERS (Different Than Remote Learning =)

If your family has chosen to participate in the Innocademy Virtual Learning program this year and have questions, please contact Mr. Bob. Bob.Soulliere@iesschools.org

VIRTUAL LEARNERS CALENDAR FOR 2ND SEMESTER

FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE

Please see below for the 20-21 Innocademy Family Resource GuideInnocademy-Family-Resource-Guide-20-21-1Download

CALENDAR FOR THE 20-21 SCHOOL YEAR

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