Dear Logan Families,
I hope you had a great weekend! This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. It is Logan’s tradition to celebrate and honor all of the staff who work tirelessly to support our Logan Leopards during Teacher Appreciation Week. It is truly a privilege to work alongside this incredible team! Please take a moment to thank a staff member who has had an impact on your child. They all deserve our appreciation! Thank you also to our amazing PTO for organizing a week of appreciations for the Logan staff! We are so grateful!
There are quite a few announcements below. Please take some time to read through them. This weekly update includes information about:
No School Tuesday and Full Day on Thursday
Please join us for the 2022 Family Traditions & HeritageFestival Potluck
School of Choice Window Open
Upcoming Community Sessions With Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
Disability Awareness Workshop: Volunteers Needed
Mother's Day Flower PTO Fundraiser
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events
Important Upcoming Dates
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Will Wright
No School Tuesday and Full Day on Thursday
Don’t forget that there is no school for students tomorrow. Thursday is a regular day of school for elementary students (it is an early release day for secondary students only).
Please join us for the 2022 Family Traditions & HeritageFestival Potluck
DATE: Friday, May 6th
Time: 6-8 PM
Where: Upper EL Playground
This festival is an opportunity for our school community to gather safely to celebrate and honor our multicultural identity, heritages, and family traditions through sharing our favorite meal!
Join the fun and ask other Logan families to participate with you!
***We are watching the weather forecast for Friday evening. We will notify families if we need to adjust the plans as a result of inclement weather.
School of Choice Window Open
AAPS’s School of Choice window is now open. It will be open from May 2, 2022 through May 31, 2022. If you live outside of AAPS’s attendance boundaries and if you have a new student to enroll, please apply. If you have any questions about enrolling students in AAPS, please contact our enrollment office at enroll@a2schools.org or Mrs. Landefeld at landefeldc@aaps.k12.mi.us.
Upcoming Community Sessions With Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
We are excited to share that the Ann Arbor Public Schools is hosting a community information meeting on equity with Dr. Sealey Ruiz on Tuesday, May 3rd, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The title of the session is Equity is Everything: History, Humanity and Healing in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. The meetings are designed to share with the parent and wider community more about the equity work that has been in progress in the AAPS, including highlighting key principles and shared language in the work among AAPS staff during the prior two school years. These community information sessions will serve as a springboard for convening a community Equity Advisory Group and continuing next steps in the community work during Fall, 2022.
You can join the zoom webinar on Tuesday, May 3rd at 6 PM here.
Disability Awareness Workshop: Volunteers Needed
Attention Parents! Volunteers are needed to help coordinate and plan Logan’s Annual Disability Awareness Workshop- on May 27. The Disability Awareness Workshop is a one-day program to teach 4th graders an empathetic understanding of physical, developmental, and learning disabilities.
The hands-on-activity based program is designed to help students understand how difficult and complex daily living can be for individuals with “Diverse Abilities.” The program benefits all Logan Leopards by nurturing a more caring and inclusive community, and we welcome parent volunteers from all grade levels! Want to help but not a planner? Look out for a sign-up genius coming soon. Please email Virginia Allen to volunteer or for more information at vczorn@yahoo.com
Mother's Day Flower PTO Fundraiser
Bring color and cheer to someone in your world who mothers and nurtures. After a long winter, the joy of our locally grown ranunculus, anemones, narcissus, tulips, and other beautiful blooms will light up the home or workspace.10% of proceeds go to support Logan! Logan’s Mother Day Bouquet pickup will be Friday, May 6th from 3:15-4 pm during school dismissal.
To place an order: https://www.raindanceorganic.com/logan
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events
The Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian/American Parent Advisory Group has organized two exciting district wide events in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Featured events include:
Author virtual visit with J. Torres for students in grades 4-8, May 20
Poetry writing collaboration with poet, Carlina Duan for students in grades 6-12, launching May 4th.
You can learn more HERE.
Important Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, May 3 - No school for students, Election Day
Thursday, May 5 - PTO meeting, 7:00 PM
Friday, May 6 - Family Traditions & Heritage Festival Potluck, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, May 18 - Early Release Day, 1:18 PM dismissal
Wednesday, May 25 - Fifth Grade Band/Orchestra Concert
Monday, May 30 - No School, Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 1 - PTO meeting, 9:15 AM
Friday, June 3 - Logan Spring Carnival, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Friday, June 10 - Last day of school, 11:28 AM dismissal
