BLAIR MOODY ELEMENTARY: Sean's behavior nets him 'Principal for the Day'

Sean's good behavior got him the chance to be the "Principal for the Day" at Blair Moody Elementary School!  He did a great job with announcements and even had time to help out with office work. Sean also had time to visit some classrooms.

MYERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Welcome to the house of excellence

This is Mrs. Bower's fifth-grade “house of excellence” at Myers Elementary School.  Consider it “Walkin' the Walk to excellence and success!”

MYERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Great times and math games

Fourth-grade pupils are having a great time practicing their math skills through games, according to teacher Brittanie Elkjar at Myers Elementary School.

BLAIR MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Teachers find a place to work

At Blair Moody Elementary School teachers are so committed that they will find any place to plan their next big adventure for students!  Even if that place happens to be the office right after students have been dismissed.

RANDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Box tops earn up bucks

At Randall Elementary School, Mrs. Milley and Mrs. McCleary's kindergarten class and Mr. Newsome's third-grade class turned in the most box tops for the month of November.

They earned a pizza party on December 3.

The school collected 11,862 box tops, which earns Randall $1,186.20.

Thank you to all the students, parents, and staff that participated.

HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL: Sen. Hopgood is third inductee into Hall of Fame

The Hoover Middle School newspaper recently inducted its third member to the school’s new Hall of Fame. The Hoover Hawks’ newspaper staff first interviews the inductees, and then they are photographed and honored with a plaque hanging in the main hallway of the building.

Hoover graduate Hoon-Yung Hopgood is a member of the Michigan State Senate. He is a Democrat and a former member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. He represents roughly half of the cities that make up the Downriver area of Metro Detroit, as well as other cities in Wayne County.

He is also the first Korean American to hold state office in Michigan.

Hoopgood’s induction follows that of Shirley Ledford (Eldridge), a registered nurse, and Mayor Rick Sollars.

KINYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Thanks goes out to Rotary!

Kinyon Elementary School thanks the Rotary Club of Taylor for their donation of coats to battle the winter weather.  The photo shows a few of the many recipients who will be able to stay warm this winter thanks to the Rotary Club of Taylor!

SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY: Learning about North America

The students at the Sixth Grade Academy have had a great time the last two weeks in Social Studies. A floor map of North America was brought in. The students enjoyed learning all about the countries on the continent.

HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Students visit The Henry

Holland Elementary School students in Mrs. Silva's and Mrs. Scarpace's classes took a trip to the Henry Ford Museum this week. The children had the opportunity to put together a real Model T and were also paid a visit by a very special man, Santa himself! 

BLAIR MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Hats off to classy coaches (from Randall)

The coaches of the Blair Moody Elementary School Basketball Team showed incredible sportsmanship towards the team at Randall during their first bitty ball game. 

Randall is a new team and the Blair Moody coaches were helping them with plays and with the basics of the game.  The coaches from Blair Moody also extended some tips and help with coaching. 

As a teacher at Randall, the kindness showed to my girls from another elementary, made my heart proud! 

Way to go Blair Moody, Randall and the Taylor Bitty Ball League for creating a sense of teamwork and cooperation in our elementary girls.

(From Donna Calahan)

RANDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Young basketball team shows promise

Randall Elementary School has an awesome group of fourth and fifth grade girls who joined the basketball team.  These girls have been working extremely hard and display a ton of sportsmanship and heart during their basketball games. 

Coach John Cahalan is incredibly proud of how the girls have been improving each game. 

Way to go Randall girls!!!  Keep up the amazing work.

MYERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Campaign puts smile on holiday faces

On November 26, 27 Myers Elementary School families came to pick up a generous food box filled with Thanksgiving-related food items and turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanks to the school population including staff, students, and parents, a food donation drive was held for three weeks prior to the giveaway date, which helped fill many of the food boxes.

Myers parent volunteers then put together many of the food boxes in preparation for families to receive them.  In addition to the boxes that Myers collected, the other food boxes were generously donated by a large, caring family who continue to show they care about Myers families year after year.

The school sincerely thanks everyone who put a smile on so many faces this holiday.

TAYLOR PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Friends join to celebrate Thanksgiving

The Taylor Park Elementary School kindergarten friends from Mrs. Ramey and Mrs. Ambrosia's classes shared a special day together.

These two classes from joined to have a "Friendly Feast" to celebrate Thanksgiving. They shared corn and berries (popcorn and juice) and watched the story of the first Thanksgiving. Both classes gave thanks for their friendship in their festive pilgrim hats.

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