About

The staff at Bird Elementary School welcomes you and your family to our school community! We are committed to doing all we can to make each school year a successful experience for every student. We firmly believe that a home/school partnership is necessary for the success of all of our students. Learning is not an easy process! It involves sharing ideas, making mistakes, and attempting new experiences. Learning involves hard work by everyone: the teachers, the parents, the principal, but most importantly our students.

At Bird School, we value and challenge each student and provide opportunities for success. Instruction is based on the Michigan State and Common Core Standards. We also focus on lifelong learning skills, which include equipping our students to be collaborative workers, innovators, self-directed learners, ethical and global citizens, effective communicators, and critical thinkers. Our students’ success is the center of all we do which encompasses our motto  ”Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day!”

Research and experience shows us that a parent’s/guardian’s involvement in a child’s education is directly related to his/her success in school. To maximize your child’s success, emphasize the importance of education through the following:

• Ensure that your child is at school on time each day.
• Attend parent/teacher conferences and school events.
• Monitor your child’s classwork and any home assignments.
• Expect and support positive behavior at school.
• Read with your child or encourage your child to read daily.
• Keeping up with school wide events by engaging with our weekly newsletter

In addition, there are numerous volunteer opportunities in which we welcome you to become involved. Volunteers make a tremendous positive impact and enrich our educational program. More information regarding volunteering and family engagement activities can be found by contacting your child’s teacher or our school’s (FFO) Family Faculty Organization. Please consider supporting Bird School in this way.

I look forward to partnering if you are a new family and continuing if you are a returning family! Thank you in advance for your support and commitment. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Sincerely,

George Hill 
Principal