5 Things to Know This Week

Less than a month till school starts: In case you haven't been paying attention, school starts for all three school districts — Rochester, Romeo and Oakland Township — on Sept. 6, leaving less than one month to prepare. Luckily, Oakland Township Patch has already started putting together back-to-school tips, tricks and helpful information to get you and the children ready for school, and we'll keep posting a new tip every day in the 31 days leading up to the first day of school. Today's back-to-school tip is about school bus safety, and we've also covered and .

Showers, then sun in the forecast: While there's a chance of showers in the forecast today and tomorrow, according to the National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac, the latter part of the week is supposed to be dry, sunny and not too hot. High temperatures will be in the low- to mid-80s today and tomorrow before falling into the mid-70s for the rest of the week; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are supposed to be partly to mostly sunny.

Two meetings this week: The Oakland Township Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at . The meeting is open to the public; a meeting agenda was not yet posted at oaklandtownship.org as of Sunday evening. The Oakland Township Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Paint Creek Cider Mill.

The Dream Cruise is coming, and we want YOU: The Woodward Dream Cruise is a week from this Saturday, and what you'll be driving and why you love to cruise! Send a photo of you and your car to jen.anesi@patch.com along with your name, hometown, vehicle (make, model and year), why you love your car and what makes the Dream Cruise special to you, and we'll profile you on Patch.

Car show will benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind: Proceeds from this Sunday's will benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind. Registered vehicles receive dash plaques and goodie bags; registration costs $15 per car. Call 248-651-4155 for more information.