Elementary School 4900 Southlawn, Sterling Heights, MI 48310 (586) 825-2650
Warren Consolidated School District…….Where Children Succeed!
NCA Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Dr. Robert D. Livernois PhD, Superintendent
Mr. Kerry Keener Ed. S., Principal
Mrs. Kristina Constantino, Secretary
February, 2011
HARWOOD’S MISSION STATEMENT:
The Mission of Harwood Elementary School in Partnership with Staff,
Parents, Students, and Community is to provide an exemplary educational program
that will provide maximum achievement for its students. This program will promote
Academic Excellence, Responsibility, Self-Discipline, Self-Esteem and a Life-Long
Love of Learning for every child.
HARWOOD’S VISION STATEMENT:
At Harwood, we Honor our Diversity and Challenge our Students to Succeed.
Calendar of Events
Feb.
Feb.
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OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 – 4:30 p.m.
1
5th Grade Band Area Concert, Beer Middle School, 7 PM
1, 8 and 15
Smencil Sale, $1.00 each
4
S.O.A.R. Assembly, 3:00, Cafe
8
PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. – Media Center
9
Supplemental Count Day
Feb.9
2011-2012 Kindergarten Registration Meeting for Parents
WCS Performing Arts Center, Sterling Heights HS, 7 PM
Feb. 10
Feb. 14
Feb. 15
Crafting Kids, Grades K-1, 4-5:15
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
16
17
21-25
28
Happy Valentine’s Day
Harwood 40th Birthday Planning Meeting 4:00 in Media Center (Staff and Parents
Welcome)
100th Day of School
Crafting Kids, Grades 2-5, 4-5:15
Winter Break (No School)
Classes Resume
March is Reading Month (more information will follow)
March 10-11
Half-Days-Parent-Teacher Conferences-Progress Reports go home for Grades 1-5
at conferences
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Principal’s Corner
Home and family environments have a major impact on children’s
educational achievements. As a parent, you can make your home educationally
stimulating and conducive to educational success. Here are some ways to help
promote education within your home.
Help your children create and keep schedules. Most people are more
productive if they set aside time for study, chores, work, and fun on a weekly
basis. Be sure the schedules you create and monitor are flexible enough to
allow tradeoffs and shifts when necessary. Make school work and other
learning experiences high priorities in your home schedules.
Set a good example for your children. Show your children that learning,
reading, and studying are important skills they will need throughout their lives.
Let them see you reading and doing quiet study work at the same time they are
studying or doing after-school work. Make items available in your home that
stimulate your children’s interest in learning. For instance, subscribe to
magazines suitable for their ages, interests, and reading skills.
Encourage your children to share information. Set aside some time for family
members to share something they have read or done in school. While you are
preparing the meal, eating, or cleaning up, encourage your children to talk
about school. Discuss what they are learning, any new ideas, or current events
they have recently studied. Ask questions, correct mistakes, and encourage
appropriate attitudes and behaviors; yet, be sure you are positive and
diplomatic.
By helping your children create and keep schedules, setting good
examples for appropriate behaviors, turning home experiences into learning
experiences, monitoring leisure activities, encouraging your children to share
their experiences, you can help promote education in your home.
MID-WINTER BREAK
Classes will be dismissed for the Mid-Winter break beginning
Monday, February 21st through Friday, February 25th. The building
will be closed for the entire week. School will resume Monday,
February 28th.
George Washington
Feb. 22nd
Abraham Lincoln
Feb. 12th
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Three Cheers for our Harwood Service and Safety Helpers
Our Harwood Service and Safety Squads deserve our thanks and appreciation. They help
keep the students of Harwood safe, as well as making life for the lower elementary boys and girls
more relaxed. Besides the help they give, these students learn a sense of responsibility and a feeling
of pride in being able to contribute to their school. This helps to foster positive habits for all students
involved.
At times it may seem like a thankless job, but, we at Harwood want all the safety and service
helpers to know  we value the work each one performs.
Thanks to all the students listed below 
4th Grade Service Squad and Safety Patrol
Abernathy, Gary
Artusi, Alessandra
Asmar, Alandra
Burrows, Danny
Cabalse, Marissa
Castro, Kaira
Ceric, Kani
Curt, Dennis
Fadak, Amani
Fadak, Iya
Gadallah, Ledia
Greening, Patrick
Harper, Kristopher
Kowalik, Hailey
Leja, Jonathan
Mahlmeister, Ryan
Mojica, Knicko
Najeeb, Kardinia
Pritchard, Zoe
Seman, Simon
Simmons, Zacherey
Szewczuk, Sebastian
5th Grade Service Squad and Safety Patrol
Akther, Aniqa
Benno, Dunya
Buchman, Brian
Burnham Samantha
Burt, Daniel
Byron, Cayla
Cacaj, Mikey
Campbell, Cederick
Castro, Raphael
Daoud, Rita
Frontera, Hannah
Golden, Erin,
Greening, Robert
Haddow, Nadine
Hana, Rodi
Hana, Roni
Harper, Kaitlin
Kada, Myrna
Kasak, Taylor
Kowalik, Ryan
Lagerstrom, Kyle
McDonough, Reilly
Monteiro, Elisa
Morgan, Christian
Moronczyk, Audrey
Naim, Shamis
Nimo, Steven
Prater, Cameryn
Pytlarz, Natalie
Richardson, Robert
Rutherford, Harold
Sagmani, Avrem
Sarkissian, Talene
Shalawylo, Blake
Shaw, Dalysia
Shoriz, Yousif
Sidi, Jacob
Silva, Amber
Spangler, Cierra
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Student of the Month
Congratulations to the following students who were selected by their teachers for
accomplishments during the months of December and January! The December students were
recognized as part of our “Life Skills Program” for doing their Personal Best and honored by the
PTO at a special Ice Cream Sundae Social in January. The January students will be honored in
February.
December
Student of the Month
Kindergarten: Elijah Johnston, Sandra Youkhana, Victoria Fowler, Revina Tobia
Grade 1: Nathan Aziz, Antonio Seman, Corey Wojcik, David Zwolinski
Grade 2: Fabio Muhameti, Elissa Hesano, Ardi Vukaj
Grade 3: Joann Johnson, Savyou Sagmani, Kamyla Anderson
Grade 4: Zackherey Simmons, Santoos Esho, Lourdes Jamil
Grade 5: Shahad Darwish, Robert Greening
January Student of the Month
Kindergarten: Hailey Cholagh, Dylan Spangler, Raghad Najah
Grade 1: Thy Hoang, Mirna Rizqo, Dilan Nano, Gabrielle Newton
Grade 2: Jayme-Lee Nilsen, Marvin Jamil, Yousif Soma, Dylan Brown
Grade 3: Isabelle Mary, Marcus Kakos
Grade 4: Ledia Gadallah, Alessio Artusi
Grade 5: Robyn Dozier, Elisa Monteiro, Jacob Knoll
Dress for the Season
I would like to remind parents and students that the full force of
winter is upon us. Children need to be dressed warmly for the trip to and
from school and also for noon recess. Dressing in layers is a good idea
because the temperature can fluctuate up to 20 degrees throughout the day.
Remember
boots, hats, gloves, snow pants, and scarves are
a must when cold days are upon us.
All students are expected to go outside for noon recess, weather permitting – only a doctor’s note
explaining a condition will keep a child inside. The decision to go outside at lunch is made at
about 11:00 a.m. each day. Factors affecting this decision are wind speed, temperature, the wind
chill index and sunshine. A general guide is that the children will be sent outside if the temperature
and/or wind chill index is 15 degrees or above
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Congratulations to Harwood’s
winners
of the American
Education Week
Poster Contest
The posters that Elizabeth Prenkocevic,
Alana Asmar, Katie Auberle, Zoe Pritchard, and
Talene Sarkissian and their parents did were
selected to represent Harwood School in the
WCS American Education Week Contest. Their
posters were based on the theme “Public
Education: A Natural Treasure.”
They were honored by the WCS School Board, administrators, teachers, and
the Warren Education Association at the WCS Board Meeting on Wednesday,
December 1, 6:00 pm at Sterling Heights High School Performing Arts Center.
HARWOOD’S
NEW STAFF MEMBER
We would like to introduce our newest staff member, Scott Fryer. Mr. Fryer was
just hired by WCS as our new music/band teacher and will be working at both Hatherly
and Harwood Elementaries.
Mr. Fryer received his Bachelor Degree from Wayne State University in Music
Education and plays multiple instruments. During the first semester of this school year,
Mr. Fryer served as a long-term elementary music/band substitute in two other WCS schools.
We feel fortunate to have Mr. Fryer at our building and look forward to having him as a member of
the Harwood team.
Children in Videos/Newspaper Articles
Occasionally your child(ren) may be videotaped/photographed throughout
the school year at various school activities. This video may be replayed on
the school channel – Channel 6 in Sterling Heights or Channel 9 in Warren.
Also, pictures may be put in local newspapers. Please indicate in
writing to Mr. Keener if you do not want your child
viewed on our educational channels or their picture put
in newsletters/newspapers.
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The following students earned S.O.A.R. cards in all four areas (Stay
Safe, Outstanding Attitude, Always Respectful, Ready to be Responsible)
during the month of November. The students who soared in November were
rewarded for their good behavior by having snacks with our Principal,
Mr. Keener in January.
Timothy Brunetz, Eric Rogowski, Eric Albu, Dylan
Spangler, Dominic Gagliardi, Teagan Barndollar, Logan Northrup, Anthony
Podsiadlik, Sandra Youkhana, Merna Toma, Elizabeth Prenkocevic, Jason
Becroft, Toni Boulous, Victoria Fowler, Rila Leka, Raghad Najah, Karri-Ann
Taylor, Bradley Teeple, Andre Yousif, Armeen Butrus, Amari Billingsley, Hailey
Cholagh, Angelina Doan, Mario Habeeb, Esha Hussain, Maysam Jamil, Elijah Johnston,
Fursan Khairi, Madalyn Kistou, Ioana Pushani, Draiden Romas, Danial Soma, Sara
Orlando, Marc Marogi (Kdg.); Andrew Boris, Brandon Cage, Omer Cengiz, Amy Hermiz,
Meryana Katta, Connor Lord, Regan Ludwick, Dilan Nano, Hannah Podsiadlik, Julia
Redmond, Kanar Thomas, Corey Wojcik, Veronica Hendo, Samuel Ibri, Dania Khairi,
Katherine Mary, Antonio Seman, Kelsey Bacon, Leone Namo, Emma Rubino, Amaya
Johnson, Nathan Aziz, Lana Darwish, Esra Cengiz, Meena Hanna, Thy Hoang, Samar
Jabbar, Matthew Kada, Tyler Koralewski, Danny Laham, Avery Menefee, Ivan Salman,
Mery Sidi, Nina Sana, Arafat Muthanna, Danya Onorati, David Zwolinski (1st); Tallen
Barndollar, George Boulos, Wedad Dallo, Julian Delly, Vanessa Meka, Isabella Misiewicz,
Chris Rogowski, Fadi Slaiwa, Oneer Solaiman, Yavuz Cengiz, Kristen Hahn, Emily
Prenkocevic, Trevon Redding, Mason Ferencz, Katie Cavanaugh, Miray Noeel, Fabio
Muhameti, Alvero Toma, Reem Ahmed, Brandi Spangler, Aidan Smith, Alana Asmar,
Kaylee Gagliardi, Dylan Brown (2nd); Kamyla Anderson, Gage Gower, MJ Smith,
Renaldo Schmidt, Marcus Kakos, Angela Zaitouna, Duy Hoang, Dakota Blackwell,
Audrey Johnston, Layna Prater, Jacob Mika, Molly Ferencz, Angela Habbo, Noemi
Martinez, Isabelle Mary, Samantha Mate, Savyou Sagmani, Michael Vu, Joveena Yousif
(3rd) Tayeba Ahmed, Danny Burrows, Tanner Barndollar, Kaira Castro, Santoos Esho,
Martell Harris, Sophia Hermiz, Jonathan Leja, Knicko Mojica, Robi Redzic, Sakib
Shazzad, Ronza Yashooa, Marlena Baqah, Kyle Cawley, Patrick Greening, Skylar
Rogers, Simon Seman, Kelsey Slack, Sebastian Szewczuk, Alessandra Artusi, Kani
Ceric, Autumn Anderson, Lourdes Jamil (4th) Tina Bogoevski, Jessica Jozwiak, Jacob
Knoll, Tauriq Macon, Christian Murad, Jimmie Williams, Mickey Cacaj, McKenzie
Campbell, Rita Daoud, Hannah Frontera, Robert Greening, Rodi Hana, Ryan Kowalik,
Reilly McDonough, Blake Shalawylo, Yousif Shoriz, Amber Silva, Cierra Spangler, Anika
Akther, Brian Buchman, Daniel Burt, Roni Hana, Audrey Moronczyk, Shamis Naim,
(5th).
We are so proud of:
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The following students earned S.O.A.R. cards in all four areas (Stay
Safe, Outstanding Attitude, Always Respectful, Ready to be Responsible)
during the month of December. Those who soared in December enjoyed a
Game Day with Mr. Keener in January.
We are so proud of:
Amari Billingsley, Hailey Cholagh, Elijah Johnston,
Fursan Khairi, Madalyn Kistou, David Moore, Ioana Pashani, Daiden Romas,
Danial Soma, Timothy Brunetz, Eric Rogowski, Eric Albu, Dylan Spangler,
Dominic Gagliardi, Nicholas Smith, Logan Northrup, Anthony Podsiadlik,
Angelo Rayes, Marisela Kakos, Santa Esho, Elizabeth Prenkocevic, Victoria Fowler, Rila
Leka, Karri-Ann Taylor, Andre Yousif, (Kdg.); Gabrielle Newton, Meryai Atayah, Lana
Darwish, Esra Cengiz, Stavro Hameed, Meena Hanna, Madison Harnphanich, Thy
Hoang, Sanar Jabbar, Matthew Kada, Avery Menefee, Nina Sana, Ryan Becroft, Andrew
Boris, Brandon Cage, Dilan Nano, Trinity Talbot, Hannah Podsiadlik, Corey Wojcik,
Regan Ludwick, Delanie Lavoy, Madison Kasak, Omer Cengiz, Kelsey Bacon, Matthew
Smith, Emma Rubino, Katheriine Mary, Leone Namo (1st); Reem Ahmed, Alana Asmar,
Mason Ferencz, Kaylee Gagliardi, Michael Kakos, Fabio Muhameti, Miray Noeel, Alessia
Signorelli, Aidan Smith, Brandi Spangler, Jason Vu, George Boulos, Isabella Misiewicz,
Fadi Slaiwa, Oneer Solaiman, Brandon Garrett, Dylan Brown (2nd); MJ Smith, Kamyla
Anderson, Gage Gower, Samuel Marogi, Renaldo Schmidt, Marcus Kakos, Angela
Habbo, Noemi Martinez, Isabelle Mary, Samantha Mate, Alana Matlob, Nakya Neal,
Savyou Sagmani, Michael Vu, Joveena Yousif (3rd); Skylar Rogers, Tayeba Ahmed,
Alessio Artusi, Jonathan Leja, Victoria McCaskill, Knicko Mojica, Sakib Shazzad, Matthew
Hite, Lourdes Jamil, Julian Mansoor(4th); Ziad Al-Samari, Tina Bodevski, Alex
Elgharably, Jessica Jozwiak, Jacob Knoll, Tauriq Macon, Jimmie Williams, Bin Mei,
Christian Murad, Samantha Schmidt(5th).
D.A.R.E GRADUATION, 5TH GRADE, January12, 2011
Our 5th graders have graduated from the D.A.R.E. program, which is
educating our students about drugs.
Congratulations to our essay winners: Samantha Burnham, Reilly McDonough,
Elisa Monteiro and Blake Shalawylo.
Thanks to the PTO and 5th Grade teachers, Mr. Tarek Rayshouny, Mrs. Jennifer Siciliano and
Mrs. Eryn Rocca.
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…But I don’t feel so good…
Many times students are being sent to school “not feeling good” and told if they don’t feel
any better they can call home or mom’s /dad’s work place. Students have been sick to their stomach
on the way to school, are running temperatures, continually coughing, complaining of a sore throat,
or just plain “don’t feel good.” If your child is not feeling well, and especially, running a
temperature, please do not send him/her to school. A child should be without a fever for 24
hours before coming back to school.
Mrs. Franklin’s MEDIA CENTER NEWS
Dear Harwood Parents,
The November Scholastic Book Fair was a success! Over $3,000 worth of books and
merchandise was sold enabling us to buy 111 beautiful library bound
books from Scholastic. I am currently in the process of cataloging and
labeling all the books which will soon be available for checkout. Thank
you for your support! The next book fair will take place in April. The
month of January was devoted to fairy tales in Media. The
Kindergarteners listened to variations of Cinderella, learned KidPix, and
rewrote a Cinderella story that the fifth graders illustrated using MS software programs
and KidPix. The First graders listened to different versions of the Gingerbread Man and
each child illustrated parts of the story. They took pictures of their work and the story
can be found on the media center website on Harwood’s home page. The Second
graders spent several weeks perfecting a reader’s theater play, Third grade made
character cards based on the Frog and the Prince fairy tale, and Fourth grade created
their own graphic novel of a fairy tale play.
Check out the Media Center website. It is still incomplete, but it gives information about
the media center, media center policies, and media classes. If you would like to
volunteer a few hours a week or a month in the media center, please contact me. Any
help with shelving, putting books in order, checkouts, etc… is greatly needed and
would be much appreciated.
Happy Winter!
Mrs. Franklin
WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
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Student Achievement
A focus on measurable student achievement in our
Professional Learning Communities.
Clear Expectations
Clear expectations for every stakeholder,
including students, staff and parents.
Strong Relationships
Strong relationships among all stakeholders, including:
teacher-student, parent-teacher, principal-teacher, and
superintendent-board member.
2010-11 Board of Education
I. Susan Kattula, President
Brian White, Vice President
Loretta A. Crow, Secretary
Clifford Terry, Treasurer
Diane Holden, Trustee
Susan M. Jozwik, Trustee
Elaine G. Martin, Trustee
Dr. Robert D. Livernois, Superintendent
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with
Disability Act of 1990, and the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1977,
it is the policy of the Warren Consolidated Schools that no person shall,
on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, gender,
age, disability, age, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to,
discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.
Inquiries should be addressed to the Chief Human Resource Officer,
31300 Anita, Warren, Michigan 48093,
(586) 825-2400, ext 63110.