KEICHER KONNECTIONS - WEEK OF APRIL 7, 2015

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DATES AT A GLANCE

START OF SPRING BREAK ENJOY SEE YOU ON APRIL 7TH

April
3/30- 4/6 SPRING VACATION NO SCHOOL

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Welcome Back
Lice Check
Credit Union Day
Mobile Dentist Forms went home on Thursday
Progress Reports go home
Bible Release
Good News Club Flyers the week before
School Board Meeting MCHS 7:00 p.m.
M-Step ELA 5th Grade
Michigan Center Community Food Pantry 6:30 7:30 p.m.
M-Step ELA- Part 2 5th Grade
Credit Union
3rd Grade Parent Mackinac Informational Meeting 6:00 7:00 p.m.
Keicher Parents Night Out - Glow Party 6:00 9:00 p.m.
M-Step Math 5th Grade
M-Step Math Part 2 5th Grade
Credit Union
M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade
Ann Arbor Hands on Museum 3rd Grade 8:45 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
M-Step ELA 4th Grade
Michigan Center Community Food Pantry 6:30 7:30 p.m.
Credit Union Day
M-Step ELA Part 2 4th Grade

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Attention: All Parents and Students
We will no longer be allowing charges for lunches after

Tuesday, April 7th

All balances need to be paid in full by the end of the school year.
1. TEACHER REQUESTS for the 2015-2016 school year are now being taken in the Keicher office. We
will continue to take requests during the month of April. We have a super teaching staff at Keicher
Elementary, and are excited at the variety of teaching styles we can offer our students. Requests must
be written and have an educational reason to be considered for the placement. As much as we are able,
we will honor requests made, but there are no guarantees. The deadline is April 30, 2015.
2. PRESCHOOL Michigan Center Preschool has a few openings left for the 2015-2016 school year. We
have 3 and 4 year -old tuition classes open to any child from any district. Our 4 year- old state funded
program is free for families that meet the criteria set by the State Scholarship Program. For more
information or to enroll your child, contact Kim at 764-3380. Hurry classes are filling up fast.
3. ATTENDANCE is a very important part of the academic process. Please stress to your student the
importance of being in school and getting to class on time. This is something that will carry them

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through in their professional career as well. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

4.
6TH GRADE CAMP is coming soon! Parents, we need you! We especially need dads for
overnight supervision of the boys cabins. In order to make our kids experience at camp wonderful,
your assistance is needed to help us chaperone on June 1 st and 2nd. Any time you can spare is most
appreciated. Please call 764-5200 if you can help us out or have any questions. The final payment of
$35.00 is due on May 8th.
5. The MICHIGAN CENTER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY will be open every 2 nd and 4th Tuesday of the
month from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. The pantry is located at the west end of Keicher. Follow the signs through
the Pre-School playground gate. See dates above.
6. Good News Club Our last Good News Club is on Monday, April 13 th. We will be having a party that
will include handing out perfect attendance awards, refreshments, games, and an illusionist. Hope to
see you there!

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JCISD Math & Science Centers Family Engineering to return to Sugar and
Shearing Festival
JACKSON, Mich. The Jackson County Intermediate School Districts Mathematics and Science Center
will host Family Engineering from 12:00pm-4:00 pm on Sunday, March 29, during the annual Sugar
and Shearing Festival at Ella Sharp Museum, 3225 4th St, Jackson, MI 49203.

Students of all ages and their families are invited to the museums Community Room to participate in
free, hands-on, collaborative, and creative activities that highlight features and skills related to
engineering. Attendees can also receive up to four free meal tickets (sponsored by JAMA) per family for
participating in the activities.
These types of activities are wonderful for both parents and kids to take part in, said Kristie Morris,
director of the Jackson County ISDs Math and Science Center and coordinator of the event. The
parents are able to watch and join their kids as they complete the tasks, and it takes some of the fear
and unknown out of the word engineering.
During the day, families can participate in a total of 13 hands-on activities such as What Do Engineers
Do? during which participants worked to discover the range of work engineers complete; Mining for
Chocolate, where participants examined the most effective ways to remove chocolate chips from
cookies; and Team Up, a family activity requiring teamwork to assemble a structure despite various
engineering challenges.
Families will also have the chance to team up to build the tallest tower, invent new uses for common
"engineered" objects, and form assembly lines to efficiently put together a simple ink pen.

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To learn more about Family Engineering, visit: www.familyengineering.org.
More about the JCISD Math and Science Center
The JCISD Math and Science Center is one of 33 in the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers
Network. These centers provide leadership, curriculum support, professional development, and student
services for local school districts. The centers also serve as a resource clearinghouse for educational
materials and information, and work to foster community involvement in the areas of mathematics and
science.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Kristie Morris
Director, Mathematics & Science Center
Jackson County ISD
(517) 768-5151 / kristie.morris@jcisd.org