Owen Intermediate

Throughout the Black History Month, our students learned about the contributions of Black Americans. This year for our walk of history we focused on their influence on the Arts. We learned about Mysti Copeland, Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, The Belleville 3,, etc.

As a culminating event for Black History Month we had a student showcase. A variety of classes shared short skits, singing, dancing, original poetry, etc. The finale included an African Drum performance by one of our students and their parent.

The 5th grade Activity Night is tomorrow March 5th from 3-4:30. The cost is $3 per student. Permission slips are due. You must pick your child up at 4:30. Food and snacks will be available for $1. Create some lasting memories.

Our students routinely use hands on materials, such as fractions circles to help them, build a deep understanding of fractions.

The last 5th grade Activity Night is coming up on Tuesday, March 5th from 3-4:30. The cost is $3 per student. Permission slips are coming home soon. You must pick your child up at 4:30. Food and snacks will be available for $1. Come and have some fun! #TigerPride

It's here! Today is the day. Stop into Gloria Jeans and a bite to eat. A portion of the proceeds will support our student activities!

As part of our transition plan, Ms. Cobbs and Ms. Isbell led a lesson with the fourth grade students from Edgemont and Rawsonville. Our goal is to support. Each and every fourth grader that is coming to Owen in the Fall. #TigerPride

It's almost here! Stop into Gloria Jeans for coffee, a bakery item or lunch and help raise funds for Owen! February 24th all day long!

Do you drink coffee or enjoy bakery items? The Owen PTO is sponsoring a dine and donate at Gloria Jeans in Belleville on February 24th—ALL DAY. A portion of the proceeds will come back to our school. Just show them the picture below.

Great Lakes Flag Football Spring registration is now open. Go to: greatlakesflagfootball.com for more information!

We are excited to introduce the Tiger Robotics Booster Organization, dedicated to supporting the innovative and inspiring world of robotics within our district. This organization aims to foster an environment where students can explore their passions in STEM, robotics, and teamwork. We believe that family involvement is key to the success of our students and the program. Thus, we warmly invite you to become a part of this exciting community. Join us in championing the next generation of scientists, engineers, and leaders. Click here to reach out and show your interest: bit.ly/vbpsrobot

How can you be kind to others? #OwenPride #kindness #dotherightthing

Owen Families: As a reminder students are permitted to wear costumes to school tomorrow, but costumes may not contain blood, gore, any type of weapon, or a mask. Inflatable costumes are not permitted as well. We wish everyone and safe and amazing Halloween. We can't wait to see your costumes.

The Great Lakes Flag Football league is gearing up for their winter season. Use code 578763 for an additional $10 off registration. For more information, check out www.greatlakesflagfootball.com/

If you haven't already done so, please transition to our all-in-one communication platform, ParentSquare. Apple- bit.ly/iOS-PS Android- bit.ly/And-PS THANK YOU, TIGER FAMILIES!

Dear Families, We have consistently heard from parents and guardians in our district that they love to be informed about what’s going on in our schools. But keeping up with that communication can be overwhelming. For a parent of one student, they need to keep abreast of Facebook, texts, emails, Class Dojo or Remind, and the website. If their kid is in sports, that usually adds in a few more streams of information. If they have multiple kids across different schools, it only gets worse. We know that there is a need to simplify this process and condense the streams of information coming in to parents and guardians, and that is why we are implementing a new service called ParentSquare. ParentSquare will take the place of multiple ways of communicating to parents, and put them all into one place, instead of needing to remember which stream a piece of information came from. ParentSquare provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, staff, coaches, and parents to: Send and receive school and class information Share pictures and files See calendar items Sign up to volunteer and much more . . . all in one centralized place! Parents—Getting Started Video is here: https://parentsquare.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203414049-For-Parents-Getting-Started- All district, school, grade level, and classroom information will now be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text. For even more convenience, download the ParentSquare app (available for free for iOS and Android devices). Once you’ve logged in, you can set your preferences for how you’re notified in a variety of ways, to best suit your needs. The experience on the web-based and app experience is very similar, so how you access it is up to you. Have questions? You can email Jason Strzalkowski, jstrzalk@vanburenschools.net. (BHS / McBride / ECC) or Staci Russell, srussell1@vanburenschools.net, (Owen, Elementary Schools) for more information. We look forward to helping you be more connected to Van Buren Public Schools!

BHS Volleyball is holding another clinic for 3rd through 8th graders. Use the QR Coce, or Click here to register: https://bit.ly/TigerVBClinic

VBPS is hosting a Summer Lunch program starting July 24th through August 17th. It will be open Monday - Thursday from 11:30a - 12:30p at Tyler Elementary School. VBPS staff will be ready to serve all VBPS students lunch for FREE. Additionally, parents can eat for $2 each. No matter which school you attend, stop in starting July 24th to grab a meal at Tyler Elementary!

Time is running OUT to order supply kits for the fall. They must be ordered by the end of June through the online sales portal. Ordering details are listed below. Delivery on the 1st day of school.

Our students are top-notch! Congratulations to our Owen Tigers #TigerPride