April 24th, 2026

Monday, April 20th started Spring testing here at Hayes. Fridays are reserved for any makeup testing. Here is the following schedule:

Week of April 20th: 5th Grade ELA MSTEP

Week of April 27th 5th Grade Science and Social Studies MSTEP 

Week of April 27th: 6th Grade ELA MSTEP

Week of May 4th: 5th and 6th Grade Math MSTEP

Week of May 11th: NWEA and DIBELS (6th Grade Math on 11th and 12th)

Attention 5th Grade Families, 

Students are coming home with a permission slip for Puberty the Wonder Years. Please fill in with your preference by May 4th. Lessons will start on May 5th. 

All student medications must be picked up from the health room by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5. Please note that medications cannot be stored over the summer.

If you are unsure whether your child has medication in the health room, please contact Ms. Bentley at bentleyl@glcomets.net or 517-925-5399

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 week's episode. 

Join us on April 28th at 4:30 for a fun, hands-on evening at Hayes as we grow together as a school community! 

Families will rotate through interactive gardening stations where students can:

- Choose a pot

- Decorate their pot with creative designs

- Fill it with soil

- Select seed packets to plant

- Finish by giving their plant a refreshing spritz of water

Each family will take home their planted pot along with a helpful guide that includes care instructions and science-based information about how plants grow.

In addition to planting, families can enjoy gardening facts, trivia, and coloring pages at our activity table

Come grow with us—we can’t wait to see you there!

10% of proceeds will go towards the Comet Cart!

If you’ve ever wondered how to get more involved at your student’s school—or how to stay up-to-date on what’s happening at Hayes and Beagle—the PTO is a great place to start. There is no cost to join, and attending a meeting is an easy way to hear updates, share ideas, and learn how fundraising supports programs and opportunities for students and staff. We’re also looking for volunteers, whether you can help once or several times during the year; we would love to have you involved. Come check it out and see how you can be part of supporting our school community.

The last meeting is on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 6:30 pm in the Beagle Media Center. 

To stay current on updates and meetings, click here.

Based on recent survey results, we have sought to make the weekly newsletter more concise. You can access previous newsletters on the Hayes website. Click here to view. 

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