Bedford Public Schools

WELCOME TO MONROE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! 

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REPORT CARDS

Student and Parent Portals are now open to access Report Cards

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A Message From the Principal

Can you believe it?! Next week is our LAST week of school! We will be here for a full day on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday will be half days with dismissal at noon.

•  Grade cards will be ready to access around June 14th on Infinite Campus.
• Class lists will be available in August on Infinite Campus. Incoming Y5 and    Kindergarten students will learn of their child's teacher through snail mail around the same time.
• Supply lists will be updated and on our website before we close out in June. Your child will also come home with one at the end of the year.

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Farewell and Congratulations!

It's a bittersweet end of the year as we wish Kalah Gladieux (4th grade), Jessica Snyder (Exploratory), Laura Arnold (1st grade) and Cindy Heller (kitchen) all the best in their retirement at the end of this school year! We are so grateful for all the years we had with you here to enrich student's lives!

 

 

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WHOLE APPLE TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Ms. Jackie Wayne, Monroe County ISD's Whole Apple Teacher of the Year! We are honored to have Ms. Wayne be part of the staff here at Monroe Road Elementary. Her constant smile, uplifting words and never ending advocacy for children are just some of the qualities that make her so amazing. You deserve this award, Ms. Wayne! We are proud of you!

 

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MRE is Hiring!

We are looking to fill a couple of positions for next year. Please share with your friends or family who are qualified!
4th Grade Teacher - 1.0 F.T.E. - (2024-2025 School Year) - MRE - #2023-2024-85-BEA

5th Grade Teacher - 1.0 F.T.E. - (2024-2025 School Year) - MRE - #2023-2024-86-BEA

Music Teacher-1.0 F.T.E.- (2024-2025 School Year) -MRE -#2023-2024

Elementary Social Worker - 1.0 F.T.E. - (2024-2025 School Year)

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STAFF RECOGNIZED WITH ABOVE & BEYOND AWARDS

We have A LOT of people to celebrate here at MRE!!! We have several staff members from several departments who have been chosen to receive Above and Beyond awards this quarter. Congratulations and thank you for your service:

   

 
Nikki Macke-Assistant Principal
Tanya Glick-3rd Grade Teacher
Jason Beins-Custodian
Cindy Heller-Kitchen
Kim Lewis-Kitchen
Trish Gentil-Technology
Tary Alexander-Special Education Speech Therapist

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PBIS Assembly

A big THANK YOU to Mrs. Macke for putting on the best PBIS assemblies all year! Our last assembly featured Mr. Perry who spoke about being our Bedford Best (kind, respectful and responsible) for the rest of our lives, Plinko reward and raffle rewards. Our staff dressed in blow up costumes to compete in a foot race as students cheered on their beloved adults! This assembly was a great culmination of big tickets, Mule Bucks, School Store and students being their 'Bedford Best' by being kind, respectful and responsible throughout the year.

We thank everyone who was able to donate to our PBIS store or assemblies and will look forward to continuing the awesome Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports next year!

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MAY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH - MayCaring

Congratulations to our Students of the Month! These students were nominated by their teachers because their character trait of 'Caring' stood out. Way to go! 

Chrysochoos-Amariah F.

McGinn- Riehle Y.

Scroggs- Emersyn K.

Shinaver-Tommy B,

Stanley- Daniel P.

Gyolai- Shelby F.

Kelly- Nora C.

Gladieux- Cashton A.

Stu-McCarthy- Easton K.

Hooper- Callahan M.

Coates- Vanessa A.

Fraley- Aubrey O.

Glick- Grace M. and Jordan S. (Trustworthiness)

Pecorella- Charlie K.

Vickers -  Genevieve D.

Boberg- Emery S.

Jewell- Bazz W.

Lykowski- Liam J.

Kwiatkowski- Kendall D.

Shea- Alex C.

Arnold- Lainey F.

Grime- Hazel P.

Covrett- Charlotte N.

Bowen- Jayden H.

Steele-Kaira O.

Shinaver- Easton M.

Seegert- Landon K.

Hopkins- Kurt "Waylon" S.

Cousino- Charlotte R.

Kudzia- Caden L.

Snyder-Adi Draper

Matney- Sophia P. and Evie Mae S. (Trustworthiness)

Fether- Blake C.

Canning- Jack J.

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Thank you PTO

Mrs. Coates spearheaded a Thank You wall to our PTO. Each classroom/teacher made their own card to the PTO and it is now displayed on the wall to the Media Center.

We would like to give a special thank you to our PTO cabinet for leading the way throughout the year and ensuring MRE students and staff are well supported throughout the year!

President: Kristen Conrad                                        

Vice President: Sarah Albring

Secretary: Tori Dougherty

Treasurer: Sherrie McCormick

Teacher Representatives: Jessica Snyder and Sarah Shinaver

Next year's line up was voted in at yesterday's PTO meeting:

President: Kristen Conrad

Vice President: Welcome...Nikki Markwood

Secretary: Welcome...Krista Dressel

Treasurer: Sherrie McCormick

 

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COME TO OUR OPEN HOUSE

for the 2024-2025 School year wednesday august 28th

Monroe Road Elementary students:

5:00-5:30p.m: Young 5's/Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2 Open House

This event is for students and their families for a sneak peak of their school. 

 Use this link: What to Bring with you, if you are registering a new student and also if you need to complete a started registration:  Offices will be open. 

(If you have a current Young Fives student, you do not need to register again for Kindergarten next year. They are automatically scheduled for the next grade for Fall.)

Registration appointments can also be scheduled by calling the school office after April 15, 2024: 
   Douglas Road Elementary: 734-850-6700
   Jackman Road Elementary: 734-850-6600
   Monroe Road Elementary: 734-850-6800

The Difference between Young Fives and Kindergarten

This video on YouTube helps explain the differences between Young Fives and Kindergarten at Bedford.

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PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOR 2024-2025

Head Start and Great Start Readiness Program are enrolling for next school year!
Please click on this flyer link to learn about these amazing programs or call 734-342-8780!

Local Enrollment Dates & Locations in Bedford:

August 1
Bedford Library
8575 Jackman Rd.
Temperance, MI 48182
10:00 am–Noon

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  Robotics Registration:

 

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YOUNG AUTHORS WINNERS

Congratulations to our MRE Young Authors Winners! These student's books will be delivered to the Monroe County ISD for judging in the county. We are so proud of all of our students who took the time to become an author!

Lydia B. for "Louise's Perfect 10" - Lydia won 2nd place in the county for short stories. Great job, we are so proud of you.
Evie S. for "The Quest of Braveness"
Kamryn B. for "I Love Softball"

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Spelling Bee

Congratulations to our 5th Grade Spelling Bee winner Alex K. and our runner up, Tia S. They will both represent MRE at the County Wide Spelling Bee in April! Good luck to you and congratulations to all the spelling bee participants who made it past the classroom spelling bee to the MRE spelling bee!

Bowen M., Colton N., Cayden K., Parker S., Lainey S., Tatum T., Colin W., Myles A., Beau S., Lucas G., Alex K., Nick M., Owen T., Emma K., Alice G., Tia S., Evan C., Thomas B., Landon J., and Liam O. all participated in our 2024 Spelling Bee!

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PTO Fun Run Fundraiser Update

Wow! We had a very successful Fun Run Fundraiser for the MRE PTO! We smashed our $30,000 goal and raised $35,911! Thank you so much to everyone who donated, volunteered and registered for this awesome event. This community is AMAZING and I'm so proud to be part of it!

Below is all of the reward winner information:
Here is the prize winner info:

Top Selling Class-Mrs. Seegert's class wins an ice cream party! 
Top Earner for the School-Zander L.! Zander will be principal for the day, get a ride to school in Deputy Bills' police cruiser and have takeout lunch of his choice with the principal and a friend!
Top Earners for Each Class-These students will get to be teacher for the day! 

List on schoology.

Anyone who donated $25 and $50 or more will visit the PTO store and concession stand on May 20th.

Anyone who raised $100 or more will have their name put into a raffle and 20 lucky winners will receive a candy bouquet.
 
Anyone who raised $200 or more will have a pancake breakfast with Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Macke on May 21st. 

The whole school already enjoyed Sno Cones the day of the Fun Run because we raised $5,000!

Students will be treated with a PJ and Movie day in their classrooms because we raised $10,000! 

Students will go out for extra recess with a DJ on June 3rd because we raised $20,000! 
EVERYONE will get a chance to dunk Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Macke in the dunk tank on June 3rd!

Mrs. Scroggs, Ms. Chrysochoos, Ms. Glick and Mrs. Pecorella will get a gift card for lunch because they got everyone in their class to register for the Fun Run!

 

Thank you to Mrs. Canning, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Matney and Mrs. Cuthbert for supervising the event today. DJ Canning brought the music and we had a blast!

Thank you to Mrs. Canning, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Matney and Mrs. Cuthbert for supervising the event today. DJ Canning brought the music and we had a blast!

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NEW SIGNAGE AROUND THE DISTRICT

You may notice some new signs being installed around our district. These new signs are meant to reinforce to district visitors that our grounds and facilities are closed to the general public when school is in session. This is not a new policy (9150 - SCHOOL VISITORS), however, we are stepping up our enforcement of these rules to help ensure the safety of students and staff. Anyone that has school related business during published school hours, is welcome to enter through each building's main entrance and check in as a visitor.

This same School Visitor Policy also addresses animals on our school grounds: “Except as set forth in District policy, canines brought on the premises by law enforcement personnel for law enforcement purposes, or in the case of "service animals" required for use by a person with a disability, no other animals may be on school premises at any time.”

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Art for our Future

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Congratulations to our 5th Grade Honor Roll Students!

Congratulations to our 5th grade Honor Roll students! These students received all As and Bs and met or exceeded their AR points and percentage for the 3rd Quarter!

Derek B., Damian B., Quinn C., Eden C., Lilly C., Sophia D., Eli F., Ruxin G., Cameron H., Ethan H., Dylan H., Cayden K., Emma K.,  Emersyn K., Fischer K., Caroline M., Braelynn M., Bowen M., Colton N., Kellyn O., Avery R., Graesyn R., Parker S., Eric S., Lainey S., Gia S., Myles A., Lydia B., John B., Amariah F., Chase G., Lucas G., Holden I., Briele M., Tessa M., Lydia N., Stella P., Madeline P., Aubrey R., Zoey S., Rocco S., Beau S., Tatum T., Lexi W., Sophia W., Collin W., Evan W., Evelyn A., Gracie B., John B., Evan C., Grayson F., Carter G., Blair G., Krista H., Ryan H., Logan H., Landon J., Landry M., Liam O., Tia S., Lillian S., Jacob W., Katerina Y., Evelyn H., Oliveeha K., Alexander K., Emma K., Eliott L., Darren M., Athena M., Harper S., Mia S., Owen T., Logan T., Liam W., Violet Z. and James Z.

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TWO FLL CHALLENGE TEAMS WENT TO STATES!

We have students on two First Lego League Challenge teams (4th - 5th graders) that went to states at Saline on Dec 16. Team #2877, The Lego Buddys, and Team #10396, The Bobs (an all girl team), both competed there. Both teams are made up of students from all 3 of Bedford's elementary schools. 

Good Luck!

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MRE STUDENT TECH TEAM MEMBERS FOR 2023-2024

Congratulations to the following students selected for MRE's Tech Team for this year!

Mrs. Scroggs: Eli F. (not pictured) and Fischer K.
Ms. Chrysochoos: Lucas G. and Beau S.
Mrs. Stanley: Harper S. and Owen T.
Mrs. Shinaver: Gracie B. and Krista H.

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2023-2024 MRE Student Council

Congratulations to Avery R., Gia S., Stella P., Amariah F., Evelyn A., Blair G., Alex K., and Oliveeha K. as our new Student Council members for this school year!

We are so proud of every fifth grader who ran for a spot on the Student Council. Everyone did a great job with their posters and speeches and their drive to be a leader did not go unnoticed!

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PTO ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please "Like" the MRE PTO Facebook page! 

2023-2024 PTO Executive Board:

President: Kristen Conrad
Vice President of Parent Involvement: Sarah Albring
Treasurer: Sherri McCormick
Secretary: Tori Dougherty

MEETING SCHEDULE:
Thursday, May 23 at 3:45 pm

DINE TO DONATE!
Mancinos in Temperance: Every third Thursday of the month they are donating 10 percent of their sales to the MRE PTO!

ONLINE SPIRIT SHOP
Shop closed September 10, 2023.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery after the online store closed. 

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Enter Monroe Road Elementary PTA or our organization number: 81700

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION

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COMMUNTY EDUCATION NEWS

SEARCH PROGRAMS & REGISTER ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://BEDFORD.CE.ELEYO.COM.

Families can also stop in at our offices, Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:00 pm, at 1135 Smith Road (Smith Road School). Questions? Give us a call at 734-850-6036.

Adult enrichment classes are also offered.Check out the adult fitness classes: cardio & tone, karate, line dancing, and yoga as well as art classes and more. Ed2Go offers a full array of online Career Training programs in multiple fields. Go to www.ed2go.com/bedfordae for a complete list

Don't see a class that you would be interested in? Email us your interests - [email protected] or call our office 734-850-6036.

Follow Community Ed on Facebook for updates on their new programs and activities: facebook.com/bedfordcommunityeducation

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GENERAL INFORMATION

WELCOME BACK PRESENTATION
This is full of information about Monroe Road Elementary! 

 

ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TRAFFIC FLOW MAP 
Some changes have been made to the drop-off and pick-up process. Please review the Arrival/Dismissal Traffic Flow Map to help things flow smoothly from Day 1! 

DISMISSAL AND VEHICLE LOOP TAGS
Please use this link to sign up for a vehicle tag to use during pick-up.

LATCHKEY IS AVAILABLE
Latchkey is available before and after school. You can learn more on the Latchkey website or by calling 734-850-6004 to speak with Latchkey Director, Amber Brushaber.

MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION FORM
Parents can drop off any medication that will be given at school in the health room. A Medication Authorization Form, signed by a physician, must accompany the medication. This includes many common over-the-counter medications, such as cough drops.

UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS ARE BACK!
FREE & REDUCED SCHOOL MEALS APPLICATION STILL WORTH FILLING OUT!
We encourage families in need to fill out a Free and Reduced School Meals Application. Other programs that may benefit families may also require this form to be completed in order to be considered such as potentially waived or discounted Chromebook Fees. Family participation in the program may also qualify the school to receive additional funding to support our students. This form can be filled out online: https://bedfordps.familyportal.cloud/.

BUS ROUTE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON TRAVERSA RIDE 360 MOBILE APP

Link to detailed instructions on how to access and use the Traversa Ride 360 app and website
The “Where’s the Bus?” link on our website also links to these instructions.

Please note that the staff is continuing to make adjustments to the routes as last minute student registrations come in. Please double check before the first day of school. Times will fluctuate at the start of a new school year until everyone settles down into a routine. 

2023-2024 DISTRICT SCHOOL-YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE CALENDAR

Note: Easter Sunday is March 31, 2024. It is the last day of Spring Break.

2023 NEWS & VIEWS NEWSLETTER

The BPS District Back-to-School Newsletter is a great resource to use year round!

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HOW TO REQUEST TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS AND MANAGE YOUR CONTACT PREFERENCES IN INFINITE CAMPUS

Bedford Public Schools uses Infinite Campus' ability to send out Emergency Notifications. You can manage your contact preferences within your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. (If you have not set up your Parent Portal Account yet, please check you email for an activation key code.)

You can choose how you want to receive our messages: email, phone calls, and now text messages. The default setting is email and phone options. If you wish to add text messages, you will have to add that as an option in your Parent Portal Settings. Please use this link for Instructions on How to Set Your Contact Preferences and to Receive Text Message Alerts. 

You can edit your phone numbers within the portal, but if you need to change your email, you will need to contact the school office.

NEW TO INFINITE CAMPUS?
Each parent who is listed as a student guardian in Infinite Campus will receive an email on Monday. This email will include their personal parent activation key (a long string of letters and numbers) that will connect the parent to all of the students in their household that attend BPS. A parent will use that special key to set up their Infinite Campus parent account.

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APP STORE LINK
GOOGLE PLAY STORE LINK

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TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT RESOURCES 

Parents Guide: How to View Child Information on Schoology & Infinite Campus
Infinite Campus: Resources for Parents to Get Started

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COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR BEDFORD FAMILIES

Find details with this Community Assistance Opportunities for Bedford Families Link including information about food assistance programs, Eye Exams/Glasses, Parent Support Group and more. New information will be added to that document as it comes in. Some programs are seasonal but past details are included for future reference.

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY  

Link to Mobile Food Pantry dates/locations in Monroe County 

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BPS IS HIRING!

Among the available openings are several Parapro positions. These are great for people looking for part time work that fits within the same times as their child’s school days!

Use the “Jobs at BPS” link to see what is available and for details on applying.

A variety of substitute positions are also available. Substitute bus drivers are in demand. (If you are interested in being a bus driver, please call Transportation Director, Cari Dupree, at 734-850-6071 to ask about paid training if needed.)

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Monroe Road Elementary Mission Statement

OUR MISSION
We work together to provide an enjoyable safe haven where students receive individual academic challenges.
We help develop character and thinking skills that encourage them to thoughtfully contribute to society.

OUR VISION
Every Child...A Success Story!

Monroe Road Elementary School
7979 Monroe Road, Lambertville, MI 48144
Phone: 734-850-6800, Attendance: 734-850-6820, Fax: 734-850-6899