Hayes Intermediate Newsletter

January 10th, 2025

Eric Leopold, Principal

Scott Millbrook, Assistant Principal

Office Phone: 517-925-5740         Office Fax: 517-925-5772

In this Issue

-NWEA Testing

-Picking up students

-Construction Update

- Lost and Found

-International Night 

-Volunteer Application

-Quick Reminders

-Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

-Hayes Happenings!

-District News, Events, & Community Information

Looking Ahead

January 13-24: NWEA Testing

January 16: Blizzard Dance Party - 2:30pm-4:20pm

January 20: MLK Day - NO SCHOOL

January 24: International Night 6pm-9pm at H.S. Auditorium

February 14: NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD

February 17: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day

 

NWEA Testing

NWEA testing will be taking place January 13th-January 24th. Teachers will communicate as to when testing for their classes will take place. 

Picking Up Students

Please pull all the way forward when dropping off students in the morning and picking up your students at the end of the day. Even though the office has moved, we still need the space to accommodate all the vehicles at pick up. 

Due to the construction of our main office, we are unable to accommodate having students wait to be picked up. If you need to pick up your student before dismissal, please give yourself extra time for the secretaries to call down your student to the office once you arrive. Thank you.

Construction Update

Over the past couple of weeks construction has begun on the Hayes Intermediate campus. By August 2025, Hayes is scheduled to have new driveways and parking lots (to improve traffic safety and efficiency), a secure entrance (to improve safety), more interior classroom space (to eliminate the portable), and heating/AC/roof upgrades.

The main entrance of the school will be through Door #19 (near the existing Student Services office). Signs will help guide the way to the new (temporary) entrance. 

Lost and Found

The lost and found at Hayes is filling back up again. Please stop by and enter Door #19 to go through for your students lost items. All items left over at the end of January will be donated to Kens Coat Closet. 

Hayes Intermediate Blizzard Dance Party

Here is a link to sign up to chaperone for the dance party! If you plan to chaperone, please fill out a volunteer application.  It will be casual dance party with a DJ, cookies, and juice boxes provided by the Hayes & Beagle PTO. Glow sticks and bracelets will be on sale for $1 at the dance. Please make sure to RSVP to the link sent by your student's homeroom teacher

Volunteering

If you plan to volunteer or need to enter the building for an extended period of time, including chaperoning for the upcoming dance party, please fill out this application. This is REQUIRED when coming to volunteer in our building. It takes a couple of days for the background check to be completed, so please plan accordingly based on your volunteering schedule

International Night

To sign up for this event please click here. 

 

Quick Reminders:

ILLNESSES: We are seeing a rise in cases of Covid-19 and Noro Virus. If your students symptoms seem to persist, they may need to be seen by a provider. Students need to stay home if they have a fever or are vomiting or experiencing diarrhea. 

ATTENDANCE REPORTING: There are several ways to report an absence at Hayes. When using any of the options below please include the following information; Child's full name, homeroom teacher and the reason for their absences.  

Online Attendance Reporting: You can use the online portal at ps.glcomets.net. Once you have logged in, select “Attendance Monitor” from the left navigation menu. Then, click “Report New Attendance.” After you have entered the date, reason, and explanation, click Submit. For more detailed instructions, please use the Parent Attendance Portal Directions . Please note: online attendance reporting is not available in the app; it is only available on the website.

You may continue to email HAAttendance@glcomets.net or call the attendance line at 517-925-5333.  

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

We have an outstanding joint PTO with Beagle Middle School. They have provided several incredible opportunities for our students and staff over the past few years. To stay current on updates and meetings, click here.

No meeting the month of January. The next meeting is February 11th. 

Hayes Happenings

The school news is a completely student-led operation. They work hard creating and putting together content each week! They analyze and critique each episode as a class on Mondays and aim to improve each week. Thank you for supporting and encouraging our students. Here is a link for this weeks episode. 

District News, Events, & Community Information

View flyers and more of what the school district shares in newsletters about events, news, and information by visiting: GLcomets.net/Upcoming