7th, 8th, and 9th Graders who qualify will participate in a reward activity on May 28th that will include a bounce-house, an ice-cream truck, and pizza and pop! Students must be passing all classes, have no suspension time and no more than tow detentions in the past nine weeks. Thank you to the members of the School Improvement Team who are helping to organize this event.
Monday, May 12th, is a Professional Development Day for staff. There will be no school for students.
The Ice Cream Truck is coming to our elementary school on Friday, May 23rd.
Congrats to the first group of 6th graders to complete 5 miles for the mileage club!
GSRP and Head Start are preschool programs that are housed in the elementary schools and run by the Ionia Intermediate School District. These are excellent programs to help prepare your child for school. Scan the QR code to access their application directly.
Due to a power outage, Ionia County Career Center classes are cancelled for today, Monday, April 28th.
Come join us at the JSH for Fine Arts Night next Friday, May 2nd, at 7:00 PM as we celebrate our students' work in the visual and performing arts. Student art work, musical performances, theatrical pieces, and more will be on display. Thank you to Ms. Priest, Mr. Stauffer and Ms. Wallner for organizing this event.
Congratulations to our Battle of the Books team. The team consists of 4th graders -Kaiden DeRiveria, Cael Smith, Chloe Austin, Hilary Klahn, and coach by Mrs. Sue Frank. They competed with other teams from Ionia County in the Battle of the Books competition. In this competition, that read several books and are asked a series of questions about those books in a "Jeopardy" game show manner! This takes a lot of time and effort. Great job representing Saranac Elementary !!
Congrats to our 4th graders who are champions of the Ionia County "Battle of the Books" competition.
Hello Parent/Guardians,
There is a mobile dentist program that is coming to Saranac Community Schools on May 1, if we have enough students register that qualify. We have extended the deadline for registering for this until April 25. "Dentist at the School Day" will bring complete exams, X-rays, cleaning, fluoride treatments, sealants, fillings, and other basic restorative care to our students free of cost! Please visit www.MySchoolDentist.com, enter our zip code 48881 and select the building your child attends to register. If you have any questions please contact the school nurse at 616-642-1263
The JSH office will be closing today, Tuesday, April 22nd at 3:00 PM, as the office staff are all obligated in meetings, appointments, or driving bus. Thank you for your patience and flexibility!
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is being celebrated at the elementary the week of May 5, 2025.
The PTSO is having a fun Dessert Day on Wednesday May 7. We are looking for dessert or sweet treat donations for our staff to pick up to remind them that we think they are PRETTY SWEET!
We will take whatever you bring, homebaked or store bought. If doing muffins, cupcakes or cookies please package in 1 dozen quantities. Pies and cakes also welcome. If your specialty is making giant items, half dozen is probably great. Really it's your choice.
Items can be dropped off to the elementary office Monday May 5 or Tuesday May 6 during school (or a.m. Wedneday if needed). Feel free to message if you need help coordinating drop off.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A45AAA82FA5F49-56391966-teacher
Hello Saranac Elementary families!
Now that spring is in the air, the students will be participating in the Mileage Club starting the week of April 21. Walking, jogging, and running are great ways to promote physical and mental health.
As students come to PE, weather permitting, they will spend a portion of their time walking and jogging laps around the school or track. All the miles will be recorded, and students can earn prizes for every five miles they run.
5 Miles = Shoelace and toe token
10 Miles = Toe Token
15 Miles = Toe Token
20 Miles = Shoelace, Toe token, and water bottle
The school will also host family nights at the track. Those dates will be posted soon.
Hello SCS Parents/Guardians! Wednesday, April 16th is Saranac JSH's CPR certification and Career day for seniors. Seniors will spend the first 2 hours of the day becoming CPR certified then will watch a presentation from multiple different frontline careers. There will be police cars, fire trucks, and ambulance rigs parked in front of the school. They are not here for an emergency - this is for the presentation. Thank you!
Students interested in going to Italy in 2027 - get more info here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/aexkyyj?utm_source=ptk_meeting_1
Please remember there is No School on Friday, April 18, 2025.
Reminder: Scholarship applications for Saranac Community Schools current seniors and graduates are available on the website.
Saranac Elementary is hosting law enforcement for ALICE training. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. Law enforcement works with our district to provide appropriate training to staff and students. We are grateful for their partnership. You will see a police training presence on campus on April 7th and 8th.
Reminder - The JSH will be holding a parent and student orientation night for incoming 7th graders and 9th graders tonight at 6:00 PM. This will include a presentation, building tour, and Q&A session. This will be held in the auditorium. We hope to see you there!
Making plans for next year?? Attached is the 2025-2026 school calendar.
