Bryant/Pattengill

Back to School BulletinAugust 2019

Important Dates Dear Families,

August We can’t express how excited we are to welcome your

Tuesday/27
Popsicles on the Playground
4-6pm/ Bryant Playground
September
family to the 2019-20 school year. We have spent the
summer preparing for the arrival of your child. Both
Bryant and Pattengill have undergone some exciting
physical improvements. Both buildings now boast an
updated entry hall and the addition of a collaboration
space. At Bryant, you will also notice our new covered
entryway, the addition of several skylights and new
acoustic panels in the gym. At Pattengill we have
added padding to the gym walls, and brightened the
cafeteria and media center with fresh paint.

Tuesday/3 While we’re thrilled about the renovations, we are even

First Day of School!
Tuesday/17
Bryant Curriculum Night
6:30-8pm/ Bryant Gym
Tuesday/24
Pattengill Curriculum Night
6:30-8pm/ Pattengill Cafeteria
Wednesday/25
Early Release
Dismissal at 1:29pm
more excited about the amazing teachers who will be
working with your children. We welcome many
wonderful veteran teachers back, along with several
new staff members.
We can’t wait for you to meet the full team at Popsicles
on the Playground, on Tuesday, August 27 from 4-6pm
on the Bryant Playground!
We are looking forward to partnering with you and
your family.
Sincerely,

Jamar Humphrey Robin Kocher

October
Bryant Principal Pattengill Principal
Wednesday/2 humphrey@aaps.k12.mi.us kocherr@aaps.k12.mi.us
Student Count Day

Wednesday/9
Picture Day
Bryant and Pattengill
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Bell Schedule:

8:40 Doors Open/

Breakfast Served

8:56 School Day

Begins

Bryant
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
6:30-8pm/ Bryant Gym

Pattengill Student Safety

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
6:30-8pm/ Pattengill Cafeteria
Bryant
Tuesday, September 17
6:30-8:00PM
Pattengill
Tuesday, September 24
Medication
If your child will take medication at
school, an authorization form must be
completed by the parent/guardian and
your child’s physician before we can
administer it. The form is available in
the school office or on the Ann Arbor
Public Schools website and is also
included in a packet your child will bring
home on the first day of school.
School Lunch
Students may pack
or purchase a
lunch. Hot lunch is
served daily,
beginning the first
day of school The cost of lunch is $2.50.
Applications for free and reduced lunch will
be sent home with your child on the first day
of school or you can apply online.
To ensure students are safe, we
respectfully request that:
● Students remain with a parent or
adult caregiver until 8:40am.
● A parent/adult caregiver must
escort students who arrive late
(after 8:56am) into the main office.
● All visitors must have an
appointment, bring photo
identification and check in at the
office.
● Changes in dismissal plans are
provided in writing prior to 3pm.
● Students are picked up promptly
at dismissal time.
● Drop off and pick up procedures
are followed. (See p. 3 and 4.)
Please look for a more detailed letter
regarding school safety procedures,
which will be sent home the first day of
school.
Early Release Days
Students will be
dismissed at 1:29pm
on the following:
Wed., September 25
Wed., October 23
Tues., February 25
Wed., May 20
Placement Concerns

Our mission is to inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve and to care.
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The Bryant/Pattengill staff worked to place

students, considering our knowledge of
students’ academic needs, learning styles,
and peer relationships. In addition, we
worked to create classrooms that reflect
our richly diverse community of learners. If
Communication is Key you have a concern about your child’s
If you have a question or concern, do not placement, please note that our district
hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or guideline is to wait a period of two weeks
the school office. before considering any changes. If after
Bryant 734-997-1212 two weeks you remain concerned, submit
Pattengill 734-994-1961 your request/reason in writing to the
building principal by Wednesday,
September 18, 2019.
Bus Information
To verify the time and
location of your child’s
bus stop, please check
the AAPS website. Go
to “Departments” and
select “Transportation”.

Pattengill Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures

Parents may drop off and pick-up students using the circular drive in the
Pattengill parking lot. The Ridge Road drop off area is reserved for buses.

When picking up or dropping off, please pull forward to the orange cone.
For safety reasons, your child (ren) must exit the car at the curb. Further,
children may only walk or cross the parking lot if accompanied by an adult.

Pattengill Morning Line Up Procedures for Students

When students enter the building, they are expected to do the following:
● If the child is having breakfast at school,
○ Go immediately to the cafeteria
**Please note that students who do not go to breakfast immediately upon arrival
may not have the opportunity to get breakfast.
○ Eat -Breakfast trays may not be carried back to classrooms.
○ Clean up
○ Return to line up area
● Line up by class in the designated area.
○ 3rd Grade - Front Hall/ B wing
○ 4th Grade - Front Hall/A wing
○ 5th Grade - Gym
Look for signs with the teacher’s name. We will have
plenty of adults present to help students find their way.

Our mission is to inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve and to care.
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Bryant Drop off/Pick Up Procedures

Before School

Option 1: Wait inside the lobby with your child

Option 2: Drop your child off in the parent drop-off lane.

o Beginning at 8:40 a.m., staff will be located around the
drop off lane to assist student(s) in exiting the cars.

Afterschool

Option 1: Stay in your car for drop off & pick up.
o A staff member will help load your student(s) along the side entrance. (green
line on map).

Option 2: Walk in to pick up your child.

o Please wait inside the gym, along the entry wall (see the yellow line on the
map).
o If you arrive early for pick up, please wait in the lobby until the bell
rings and then enter the gym to wait for your student(s).

Our mission is to inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve and to care.