Grand Ledge Public Schools

April 2, 2015

Delta Center Dateliner

Scott R. Eckhart, Principal | eckharts@glcomets.net | www.facebook.com/DCPrincipalPage

Calendar of Events
Apr 3

SPRING BREAK

Spring Break begins April 3rd!

Have a great week!

NO SCHOOL
Apr 6-10 SPRING BREAK

M-STEP Testing

NO SCHOOL
Apr 13 Classes Resume

Students in grades 3 through 6 will soon be taking the online

M-STEP assessment (Michigans Student Test of Educational

Apr 21 PTO Meeting

Progress). This assessment is replacing the MEAP given in

Free Childcare!

previous years. Each grade will be assessed in English

7:00pm Media Center

Language Arts (ELA) and Math, with Science being assessed

Apr 22 2-Hour Delay Start

10:45am - school start
Apr 24 DC Spring Carnival

in 4th grade and Social Studies being assessed in 5th grade

as well. With the assessments being given online, the state is
staggering the assessment windows for each grade. Each
grades three-week timeline is as follows:
5th Grade: April 13 through May 1

Details to follow

4th Grade: April 27 through May 15

Apr 30 4th Grade Music

6-8 pm DC Gym
May 2

GLPS Night
Lansing Lugnuts
7:05pm Game

3rd & 6th Grade: May 18 through June 5

Students will only test a few days during their testing window.
Dates will be provided by your childs teacher. Please make
every effort to have your student here for their specific testing
dates.

May 6

5th Grade Music

6-8pm DC Gym

May 6

2-Hour Delay Start

10:45am - school start

May 19 PTO Meeting

Thank you Delta Center!

Thank you Delta Center! This year you
helped raise $1509.00 for the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society.

Free Childcare!
7:00pm Media Center
May 20 6th Grade Musical
Details to follow
June 4 6th Grade Recognition
7 - 7:30pm DC Gym

June 5

Last Day School

Half Day dismiss @ noon

Delta Center Elementary School

Phone (517) 925-5540

Yearbook Orders
If your school picture package did not include a yearbook
and you would like to order one, or you would like to get
another yearbook, please contact the office. We will be
placing one order at the end of April. The cost is $8.00.
If you prefer to order online go to www.geskusphoto.com/
yearbookorders/ and choose Delta Center Elementary as the
school. Your cost will be $8.00 + $4.00 for shipping.

305 S. Canal Road, Lansing, Michigan 48837

Fax (517) 925-5579

www.glcomets.net

Voice Mail/Attendance (517) 925-5581

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Schools of Choice
If you currently have a Schools of
Choice student, you must notify
the District either by email to
D'Anne
Golub
at
golubd@glcomets.net, or a letter
to Grand Ledge Public Schools, c/
o D'Anne Golub, 220 Lamson
Street, Grand Ledge, MI 48837 no
l a t e r t h a n Ma y 2 9 , 2 0 1 5,
indicating that you would like your
student(s) to continue as a schools
of choice student for the
2015-2016 school year.

Enrollment
for 2015-2016
It is not too early to start
planning for next year. If you
know your student will not be
attending Delta Center for the
2015-2016 school year, please
contact our oce at 925-5540.
Additionally, if you know of
possible new students to the
area, please encourage them to
give us a call. Thank you!

DC Cross Country
Delta Center Cross Country is
back! This is a club that allows
5th and 6th
graders
to
participate in
o u t d o o r
r u n n i n g
activities two
days per week.
Student will
meet Mondays and Wednesdays
at 4:10pm in front of the gym.
Look for more information to
come home with your student.
The club will begin Monday,
April 13th.

April 2, 2015

Spring Book Fair Nets a Great Catch!

Our D.C. families have once again
provided great support for Delta
Center readers through their
patronage at our Book Fair! The
students enjoyed the undersea theme,
estimation game, gift certificate
drawings, door prizes, craft projects,
book signing by author Deborah
Diesen, exposure to new books, and
sharing their excitement about
reading. D.C. families donated more than fifty-five books to
our classroom libraries, and our school library was able to
add 168 books directly from the Fair, plus order a set of
Early Readers, a set of biographies of historical figures, a set
of sport biographies, a set of social studies infographics
books, and a book binding repair machine! Our students
are soooo excited about the new books they are seeing
each time they come to the library. None of this would be
possible without the fantastic volunteer efforts of many of
our Delta Center families. We are so grateful for the
countless hours given by Co-Chairpersons, Bethany Skinner
and Avani Patel! Together, they were involved in the
planning, preparation, volunteer coordination, design,
decorating, set-up, game coordination, classroom previews,
cashiering, and take-down efforts for the Fair - virtually every
aspect of the event! The extraordinary artwork and craft
design of D.C.'s own Peggy Allen, incorporated
personalized artwork from each classroom in her amazing
Reading Month mural at the entrance to the library! She also
created the glittering treasure chest that beckoned to us
from the doorway! We are grateful for her generous
donation of time and talent to each of our reading
celebrations! Brianna Meyers shared her talent, ideas,
supplies and labor in helping create many of our
decorations, including the famed jellyfish that added so
much to our undersea experience! And Michelle LeBlanc
created yet another wonderful themed Classroom WishList
display! In addition, many of our D.C. parents helped with
various activities at the Fair: Sarah Anderson, Renee
Campbell, Chris Carlson, Bhavana Chandrayan, Kristie
Cutler, Michelle Dixon, Kristin Geller, Noelle Helmic, Sara
Jestila, Chris Lieb, Judy MacEachern, Allyson McCann, Kris
Purnhagen, Misty Reiber, Mary Russell, Julie Sample,
Heather Schlagel, Dominic Smith, Lisa Starks, and Sunita
Vinod, and Deborah Wright. Author, and member of the
Delta Center family, Mrs. Deborah Diesen-Miller donated
her time and effort to greet families and sign their Pout-Pout
Fish books at the Fair - Thank you! We also thank the Patel
and Skinner families and the D.C. fifth grade students who
created and decorated paper fish to add to our Fair
decorations. Our D.C. students will benefit from your
support of the Fair for years to come! Thank you to everyone
who participated in our Book Fair!

Delta Center Elementary School

Phone (517) 925-5540

305 S. Canal Road, Lansing, Michigan 48837

Fax (517) 925-5579

www.glcomets.net

Voice Mail/Attendance (517) 925-5581

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GRASP Summer
School

April 2, 2015

Minecraft LAN Party - April 4th

The Grand Ledge Area District Library

G r a n d
R a p i d s
Ac a d e m i c
Summer
Programs
(GRASP) is a 9-week
correspondence program in
g r a d e s K- 8 w h i c h h e l p s
students maintain reading and
math skills while they are on
summer vacation. It should
take your child about one hour
per week to complete each
weekly lesson. Lessons are
completed, mailed to a scoring
center where they are analyzed
and retur ned to you. The
enrollment fee is $26.00 for
one subject and $46.oo for
both. Please contact the oce
for an enrollment form and
then return completed form
and payment to the office
before April 24th. Checks can
be made payable to Delta
Center Elementary.

Lost & Found is

Overflowing!
Our Lost &
Fo u n d
is
overflowing
outside of
the Delta
Center oce!
Please plan to stop in and check
out our collection before the
end of April to see if anything
may belong to your student.

will host a Minecraft LAN party On

Saturday, April 4th from 1:00 till
4:00pm. The event will be in
Creative mode. Ten players will be able to
play simultaneously for 1 hour at a time, or longer if space
allows. The event will be administrated by the library's onstaff tech person.
Registration is required and can be completed by phoning
517-627-7014, or by stopping by the circulation desk.

Mudges Follies Casting Call

Come out of your igloos and join the cast of the 25th Annual
Mudges Follies variety show. This all-volunteer show has
singing and dancing; they honor all who have served in the
military, and celebrate the 4th of July and our freedom. All
proceeds go to the Grand Ledge Emergency Assistance
Program (GLEAP) to provide assistance to families in the
Grand Ledge School District.
Adult Chorus:Experienced singers welcome, but if you can
carry a tune (dont need to read music), dance (nothing
fancy), and like to laugh a lot, we invite you to join the
chorus. Rehearsals began Tuesday, March 31 but will
continue each Tuesday through June 16 at the First United
Methodist Church.
Contact Libby Brandon at (517)
627-2715, for complete details.
Kids - ages 4 to Teens:Children also play a great part in the
show, having an opportunity to both sing and/or dance on
stage. No experience needed. No auditions. Rehearsals
begin Sunday, April 12 at the Grand Ledge First
Congregational Church.
Contact Becky Ramos (517)
282-0073, or Katy Ramos 281-6765 for details and rehearsal
schedule. No fees - just the cost of your own Follies T-shirt
and incidental costume accessories.

At the end of April we will be

collecting all unclaimed items
and making a donation to Kens
Closet.

Delta Center Elementary School

Phone (517) 925-5540

305 S. Canal Road, Lansing, Michigan 48837

Fax (517) 925-5579

www.glcomets.net

Voice Mail/Attendance (517) 925-5581