Dear Logan Families, 

I hope you had a great weekend! Don’t forget, it is picture day on Thursday. In this Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

• Early Parent Pick Ups

• The Logan Fun Run

• World Flags Project

• Blogspot Family Letters

• Important Upcoming Dates

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Will Wright

Early Parent Pick Ups

Please refrain from signing out your child after 3:30pm. If you need to get your child early from school, we ask that you pick up before 3:30pm. If you come after 3:30pm, the office staff may not be able to get your child before our dismissal starts. Please also ensure that your child’s teacher knows that you’ll be picking up early. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

The Logan Fun Run

We’re so excited for our biggest fundraiser of the year! The Fun Run will be held at school on Wednesday, October 12th. We need your help to make this event as successful as possible. We have many opportunities for parents to get involved in the planning, promoting, and participation at the event. Please contact Christina Shinsky if you are interested in volunteering - christinashinsky@gmail.com. 

World Flags Project

Diversity is one of the great characteristics of our Logan community.The Logan Flag Project aims to celebrate diversity in a meaningful way. We hang flags in the multipurpose room so that our community can see and learn about other countries at lunch and during school events throughout the year. With new families joining the Logan community on a rolling basis, we want to ensure that EVERYONE IS REPRESENTED. We are asking ALL FAMILIES to complete the form by September 27th to have a current representation of our community. Thank you! If you have any questions, please email vus@aaps.k12.mi.us with the subject: World Flags Project. Here is the link: LOGAN WORLD FLAG 2022-2023

Blogspot Family Letters

Did you know that the contents of these weekly updates are also published on a blog linked on the Logan webpage? This year, I’m going to begin pasting the link to this blog in my weekly updates as well. I encourage families to read the updates in blog format. The advantage to this format is that I can edit and modify the content of my weekly updates even after I publish the posts allowing me to correct errors when I make them. It also allows families to find all the information in one place without having to search your emails. I hope it is useful for the Logan community. Please bookmark the page and visit it as frequently as you’d like. Here’s the link. 

Important Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, September 28 - Logan PTO Meeting, 9:00am

• Thursday, September 29 - Picture Day

• Wednesday, October 5 - Student Count Day

• Wednesday, October 12 - Logan Fun Run

• Thursday, October 20 - Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:18pm

Dear Logan Families, 

It was wonderful to see so many of you at Curriculum Night last week. It felt like a celebration to have families back in the building. Thank you for joining us! If you were unable to attend, please reach out to your child’s teacher to get any information you might have missed. 

There is a lot of information in this week’s letter. Please take some time to read through these notes. In this Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

• Early Release Reminder

• The Logan Fun Run

• World Flags Project

• Blogspot Family Letters

• Volunteering at Logan

• Become a Lunchroom Supervisor! 

• Important Upcoming Dates

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Will Wright

Early Release Reminder

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 is an Early Release Day. Students will be dismissed at 1:18pm. All families must ensure that they have a plan for their children at the end of the day tomorrow. 

The Logan Fun Run

We’re so excited for our biggest fundraiser of the year! The Fun Run will be held at school on Wednesday, October 12th. We need your help to make this event as successful as possible. We have many opportunities for parents to get involved in the planning, promoting, and participation at the event. Please contact Christina Shinsky if you are interested in volunteering - christinashinsky@gmail.com. 

World Flags Project

Diversity is one of the great characteristics of our Logan community.The Logan Flag Project aims to celebrate diversity in a meaningful way. We hang flags in the multipurpose room so that our community can see and learn about other countries at lunch and during school events throughout the year. With new families joining the Logan community on a rolling basis, we want to ensure that EVERYONE IS REPRESENTED. We are asking ALL FAMILIES to complete the form by September 27th to have a current representation of our community. Thank you! If you have any questions, please email vus@aaps.k12.mi.us with the subject: World Flags Project. Here is the link: LOGAN WORLD FLAG 2022-2023

Blogspot Family Letters

Did you know that the contents of these weekly updates are also published on a blog linked on the Logan webpage? This year, I’m going to begin pasting the link to this blog in my weekly updates as well. I encourage families to read the updates in blog format. The advantage to this format is that I can edit and modify the content of my weekly updates even after I publish the posts allowing me to correct errors when I make them. It also allows families to find all the information in one place without having to search your emails. I hope it is useful for the Logan community. Please bookmark the page and visit it as frequently as you’d like. Here’s the link. 

Volunteering at Logan

Interested in volunteering at Logan? We’d love to have you! But first, all adults must complete a background check prior to volunteering at Logan. This includes working in our classrooms, helping out in the lunchroom, supporting in the library, and going on field trips. You must complete the background check every school year, even if you completed it in a previous year. Please click on the link below for directions. 

Logan Parent Volunteer Registration 2022-23

Become a Lunchroom Supervisor! 

We are looking for a couple more people to work in our lunchroom. This is a paid, hourly position. Lunchroom staff work two hours per day supervising during lunch and recess. It’s a great way to spend some time with the kids during the day. If you’re interested in learning more about this position, please contact Mr. Wright. 

Important Upcoming Dates

• Tuesday, September 20 - Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:18pm

• Thursday, September 29 - Picture Day

• Wednesday, October 5 - Student Count Day

• Wednesday, October 12 - Logan Fun Run

• Thursday, October 20 - Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:18pm

Dear Logan Families, 

We are hosting our Curriculum Night at Logan tomorrow evening, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone. Please read through the details below. I also have a few other updates in this Weekly Update. 

In this Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

• Curriculum Night Details

• Volunteering at Logan

• Become a Lunchroom Supervisor! 

• Rec and Ed After School Classes

• AAPS Bus Tracker Update

• Important Upcoming Dates

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Will Wright

Curriculum Night Details

We are looking forward to seeing you at Curriculum Night on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Curriculum Night is an opportunity to meet your child’s teachers and to learn about our curriculum and expectations for the school year. We hope everyone will be able to attend. 

This event will be in person this year. The schedule will be as follows: 

Grades Y5-2

• 6:00-6:30: Visit with our specials team and meet our special education resource room teachers (for those families who have students with an IEP). 

• Location: Front atrium area

• 6:30-7:00: Attend the whole school meeting with Mr. Wright

• Location: Cafeteria

• 7:00-7:30: Attend classroom presentations

• Location: In your child’s classroom

Grades 3-5

• 6:00-6:30: Attend classroom presentations

• Location: In your child’s classroom

• 6:30-7:00: Attend the whole school meeting with Mr. Wright

• Location: Cafeteria

• 7:00-7:30: Visit with our specials team and meet our special education resource room teachers (for those families who have students with an IEP)

• Location: Front atrium area

 

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, and as always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Volunteering at Logan

Interested in volunteering at Logan? We’d love to have you! But first, all adults must complete a background check prior to volunteering at Logan. This includes working in our classrooms, helping out in the lunchroom, supporting in the library, and going on field trips. You must complete the background check every school year, even if you completed it in a previous year. Please click on the link below for directions. 

Logan Parent Volunteer Registration 2022-23

Become a Lunchroom Supervisor! 

We are looking for a couple more people to work in our lunchroom. This is a paid, hourly position. Lunchroom staff work two hours per day supervising during lunch and recess. It’s a great way to spend some time with the kids during the day. If you’re interested in learning more about this position, please contact Mr. Wright. 

Rec and Ed After School Classes

Don’t miss the chance for your child to experience the fun and excitement of an after-school class. Options include art, drama, chess, nature, science, language, breakdancing and more. Click here to view class availability by school and for direct links to online registration. Scholarships are available, please call 734-994-2300 ext 0 for details.

AAPS Bus Tracker Update

The Bus Tracker application is no longer available.  AAPS Transportation will introduce a new family bus tracking system soon.

Important Upcoming Dates

• Tuesday, September 13 - Logan Curriculum Night, 6:00pm-7:30pm

• Tuesday, September 20 - Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:18pm

• Thursday, September 29 - Picture Day

• Wednesday, October 5 - Student Count Day

• Wednesday, October 12 - Logan Fun Run

• Thursday, October 20 - Early Release Day, Dismissal at 1:18pm

Dear Logan Families, 

What a great first day of school! It was wonderful seeing the children again. The day went smoothly, and there were many happy faces all day long! As is usually the case during the first week of school, buses ran a little late this morning and this afternoon, but we hope to improve the timing of bus routes in the coming days. All in all, a great start to the year! 

I have a few reminders and updates this week. In this Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

• Blogspot Family Letters
• Logan Family Handbook
• COVID-19 Policies for the 2022-2023 School Year
• Purchasing Breakfast, Lunch, and Milk
• Free and Reduced Lunch
• Important Upcoming Dates

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Will Wright

Blogspot Family Letters

Did you know that the contents of these weekly updates are also published on a blog linked on the Logan webpage? This year, I’m going to begin pasting the link to this blog in my weekly updates as well. I encourage families to read the updates in blog format. The advantage to this format is that I can edit and modify the content of my weekly updates even after I publish the posts allowing me to correct errors when I make them. It also allows families to find all the information in one place without having to search your emails. I hope it is useful for the Logan community. Please bookmark the page and visit it as frequently as you’d like. Here’s the link. 

Logan Family Handbook

We publish a Family Handbook every year. It is full of information for families, and I ask everyone to take some time to read it. It is posted on our website, and it is our hope that it answers many of your questions. Feel free to reach out to me or your child’s teacher if you have any questions. 

COVID-19 Policies for the 2022-2023 School Year

AAPS released the COVID-19 health guidance for the 2022-2023 school year. Our goal is to keep students learning in school while balancing the risks of illness and transmission among students and staff at school. Families can view the AAPS Fall 2022 COVID-19 Health Guidance here. This is where you’ll find the link to report a case if your child tests positive.  

Purchasing Breakfast, Lunch, and Milk

In the next section, you’ll find information about the Free and Reduced Lunch application. I also wanted to let families know that breakfast, lunch, and milk are available for purchase as well. Payment is made on the day breakfast is purchased or your student’s lunch account may be used. No advance ordering is required. Breakfast typically includes these choices: cold cereal, bagel, cheese stick, muffin, waffle, milk and juice.

Parents are encouraged to order and pay for lunches and milk ahead of time, but lunches can also be purchased daily. An envelope can be used to send in your payment. Please make sure that your child’s complete name, grade and teacher’s name is written on the envelope. You can also pay online for your child’s lunch. Information about online payment can be found at https://www.a2schools.org/Page/621. All you need is your child’s student identification number that can be obtained by calling the school office or by accessing it online via your student’s Powerschool account. Students are asked to maintain a positive balance in their lunch money account. \

Free and Reduced Lunch

Please see the linked letter for more details about Free and Reduced Lunch. This letter will also be sent home in your child’s folder on the first day of school ​​​​​​​

For the past two years, during the height of the COVID pandemic, all schools nationwide were able to provide free meals to all students through a federally funded program. At this time, the free meal program has expired, so schools must return to charging for breakfast and lunch. Free or reduced-price meals are available to students who qualify for these benefits. For the 2022-23 school year, breakfast will cost $1.75 and lunch will cost $2.75-$4.00.We encourage all families, regardless of income, to complete and submit a short, confidential school meal application prior to the start of the school year to ensure that there are no gaps in meal benefits for students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Parents or guardians can submit this application online Food Service / Free & Reduced Meal Application / Household Information Reports (a2schools.org) or in person at your child’s school office. It’s an easy and confidential way to ensure your child stays well-nourished at school.

Important Upcoming Dates

• Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5 - No School, Labor Day Weekend
• Tuesday, September 13 - Logan Curriculum Night, 6:00pm-7:30pm

Dear Logan Families, 

The first day of school is quickly approaching! Most of you received my previous update. However, those who had not completed the enrollment process fully might have missed my last letter. So, if you are new to our school community, and this is the first Weekly Update you are receiving, my name is Will Wright, and I am the principal here at Logan. I send a weekly newsletter to the Logan community with important information about our school and about our district. These emails usually come on Mondays. 

I have a few new updates to share this week, and I’m repeating a few from my previous update. In this Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

• Logan Family Handbook

• New Family Orientation - Confirmed! 

• Welcome Back Meet and Greet 

• Class Placement Notifications

• First Day of School

• School Calendars

• COVID-19 Policies for the 2022-2023 School Year

• Free and Reduced Lunch

• Important Upcoming Dates

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Will Wright

Logan Family Handbook

We publish a Family Handbook every year. It is full of information for families, and I ask everyone to take some time to read it. It is posted on our website, and it is our hope that it answers many of your questions. Feel free to reach out to me or your child’s teacher if you have any questions. 

New Family Orientation - Confirmed!* 

New to Logan? Please join us on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 3:45pm for a New Family Orientation. We will have a tour of the building, share some vital information about starting the year at Logan, and answer your questions. You will also have some time to meet other new families. Afterwards, you can join the whole school community for the Welcome Back Meet and Greet.

*This event is confirmed, and we are proceeding with it as scheduled. AAPS recently released updated COVID-19 guidance for the 2022-2023 school year and events like this will be permitted. Washtenaw County is currently  in the CDC High/Red Community Level. Therefore masks are strongly recommended while indoors. I’ll be wearing one, and you and your children are welcome to wear them too. 

Welcome Back Meet and Greet 

Please join us on Thursday, August 25, 2022 for our Welcome Back Meet and Greet. The event will take place from 4:30pm - 5:30pm on the Lower Elementary Playground. Come and meet your child’s teachers, see old and new friends, and enjoy a delicious popsicle!

Class Placement Notification

Class placement notifications will be sent via email on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Notifications will go out in the evening. Please wait until Wednesday, August 24 to contact the Logan office if you do not receive your child’s class placement notification.

We take great care in creating balanced classes. We consider many variables when creating these classes, and we are confident these groupings will meet the needs of our students. If you feel that you need to discuss your child’s placement, we ask all families to complete the first two weeks of school before contacting me.

First Day of School

The first day of school is Monday, August 29, 2022. The first bell rings at 8:42am and school begins at 8:45am. We will dismiss at 3:48pm. 

School Calendars

Families can review the district calendar on the district’s calendar page. Families can subscribe to Logan’s Community Calendar using this link. It is a Google calendar. 

COVID-19 Policies for the 2022-2023 School Year

AAPS released the COVID-19 health guidance for the 2022-2023 school year. Our goal is to keep students learning in school while balancing the risks of illness and transmission among students and staff at school. Families can view the AAPS Fall 2022 COVID-19 Health Guidance here. More detailed AAPS COVID guidance, including links for parents/guardians to report cases, will be posted to the district COVID protocols page by August 26. School nurses will be available to answer questions and concerns as the school year begins. 

Free and Reduced Lunch

Please see the linked letter for more details about Free and Reduced Lunch. This letter will also be sent home in your child’s folder on the first day of school 

For the past two years, during the height of the COVID pandemic, all schools nationwide were able to provide free meals to all students through a federally funded program. At this time, the free meal program has expired, so schools must return to charging for breakfast and lunch. Free or reduced-price meals are available to students who qualify for these benefits. For the 2022-23 school year, breakfast will cost $1.75 and lunch will cost $2.75-$4.00.We encourage all families, regardless of income, to complete and submit a short, confidential school meal application prior to the start of the school year to ensure that there are no gaps in meal benefits for students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Parents or guardians can submit this application online Food Service / Free & Reduced Meal Application / Household Information Reports (a2schools.org) or in person at your child’s school office. It’s an easy and confidential way to ensure your child stays well-nourished at school.

Important Upcoming Dates

• Thursday, August 25 - New Family Orientation, 3:45pm

• Thursday, August 25 - Welcome Back Meet and Greet, 4:30pm-5:30pm

• Monday, August 29 - First day of school

• Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5 - No School, Labor Day Weekend

• Tuesday, September 13 - Logan Curriculum Night, 6:00pm-7:30pm

Dear Logan Families, 

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! If you are new to our school community, my name is Will Wright, and I am the principal here at Logan. I typically send a weekly newsletter to families with important information about our school and about our district. These emails usually come on Mondays, but I’m sending this one a little earlier so families have some advance notice of upcoming events. I am so excited to welcome the Logan community back for a new school year, and I can’t wait to see everyone! 

In my first Weekly Update, I’ve included information about:

• Logan Young 5s/Kindergarten Play Date

• New Family Orientation - Tentative* 

• Welcome Back Meet and Greet 

• Class Placement Notifications

• First Day of School

• School Calendars

• COVID-19 Policies for the 2022-2023 School Year

• Important Upcoming Dates

I’ll have a lot more information to share in the coming days. In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Will Wright

Logan Young 5s/Kindergarten Play Date 

Do you have a child joining Logan in the fall in Young 5s or Kindergarten? Come join fellow Y5/Kindergarten families for an informal play date at the Logan playground on Wednesday, August 17, 4:30pm-6:00pm. 

Hosted by the Logan PTSO

New Family Orientation - Tentative* 

New to Logan? Please join us on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 3:45pm for a New Family Orientation. We will have a tour of the building, share some vital information about starting the year at Logan, and answer your questions. You will also have some time to meet other new families. Afterwards, you can join the whole school community for the Welcome Back Meet and Greet.

*This event is tentatively scheduled while we wait for updated guidance from the Washtenaw County Health Department and AAPS on COVID-19 mitigation policies (see below). I will notify families if we’re able to proceed with this event as soon as possible.  

Welcome Back Meet and Greet 

Please join us on Thursday, August 25, 2022 for our Welcome Back Meet and Greet. The event will take place from 4:30pm - 5:30pm on the Lower Elementary Playground. Come and meet your child’s teachers, see old and new friends, and enjoy a delicious popsicle!

Class Placement Notification

Class placement notifications will be sent via email on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Notifications will go out in the evening. Please wait until Wednesday, August 24 to contact the Logan office if you do not receive your child’s class placement notification.

We take great care in creating balanced classes. We consider many variables when creating these classes, and we are confident these groupings will meet the needs of our students. If you feel that you need to discuss your child’s placement, we ask all families to complete the first two weeks of school before contacting me.

First Day of School

The first day of school is Monday, August 29, 2022. The first bell rings at 8:42am and school begins at 8:45am. We will dismiss at 3:48pm. 

School Calendars

Families can review the district calendar on the district’s calendar page. Families can subscribe to Logan’s Community Calendar using this link. It is a Google calendar. 

COVID-19 Policies for the 2022-2023 School Year

I am sure many in our community have questions about the COVID-19 mitigation policies that we’ll have in place for the coming school year. We anticipate that the Washtenaw County Health Department will be releasing updated preK-12 school guidance early next week. AAPS will then provide guidance to families based on these recommendations. 

Important Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, August 17 - Young 5s/Kindergarten Playdate, 4:30pm-6:00pm Logan Lower Elementary Playground 

• Thursday, August 25 - New Family Orientation, 3:45pm

• Thursday, August 25 - Welcome Back Meet and Greet, 4:30pm-5:30pm

• Monday, August 29 - First day of school

• Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5 - No School, Labor Day Weekend

• Tuesday, September 13 - Logan Curriculum Night, 6:00pm-7:30pm