October 2023

Principal's Message

Hello EW Families!

We had a great start to our new year. It was wonderful to see so many of you at our back to school night. Your presence and positive vibes is a testament to your dedication to our partnership in your childrens’ education and well being. This is my fifth year as principal here at Edgewood and I continue to be impressed with the level of commitment that our families have to entrusting us with their young humans! The only way we can really give students exactly what they need to be successful is for all of us to lock arms and work together.

I want to give a shout out to and a plug for our PTO. We have an amazing group of parents who work tirelessly to provide fun activities and supplies to our staff and students. Please consider joining, or at least attending a meeting or two to lend support and hear about all they do! We are so fortunate to have an active group, but they would love to have more members.

I look forward to seeing you again at our two conference nights, October 25th and November 2nd!

Kris Russell

Principal

Internet & Social

Media Safety:

12 Rules for Protecting Students Online

Checklist for Parents of Snapchatters!

Talk to your child about how to

be safe online!

Please see more tips in the the Counselor's Corner below.

Bus Families

Does your child use the bus to get to and from school? The bus service uses an app you can use to track the route.

Find Here Comes the Bus in your App Store.

Our District code is 29306, you will need your child’s student number, you can find that in Infinite Campus.This way you can see where the bus is or if it is running late.

We also always try to send out an Infinite Campus emergency email if we have a bus that is unusually late (broke down, traffic, etc.)

If you are having issues with a bus please contact Riteway directly 414-571-9001. They can give you information quicker than calling the office at Edgewood.

PLEASE remind your students the safety rules on the bus.

Sit facing forward
Stay in your seat
No food or drinks
Cell phones need to stay in backpacks (not playing music)

Sorce Martial Arts School

Math Night Link

10/6 - No School

10/9 - Fire Prevention Presentation (KG-2)

10/11 - Art Docent Field Trip

10/14 - Color Run and Fun

10/18 - 1st grade Field Trip to Green Meadows Farm

10/23 - 10/26 - Scholastic Book Fair - Library

10/25 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

10/25 - School Pictures - Gym

10/26 - 4th grade Field Trip to MAM and MSO

10/27 - No school

10/30 - DiCarlos Food Fundraiser

11/2 - 2nd night of Parent-Teacher Conferences

Coming Soon!

Artist of the Month

Artwork can be seen in office

Violet Frazer

KG - Mrs. Rosandich

Gianna Comfort

1st - Mrs. Harris

Nimrat Badesha

2nd - Mrs. McIntosh

Olivia Nezworski

3rd - Mrs. Jeske

Brian Jolla

4th - Mrs. Waranka

Brenna Paprocki

5th - Mr. Asala

Musicians of the Month

Will start in November Newsletter

Birthday Treats

When bringing in treats for your student's birthday please remember they need to be store bought with an ingredients list. We also ask that you limit the amount of items you are bringing in. Juice boxes and one treat is good. If you need to know the number of students in the class you can contact the teacher or the office.

PTO Information

Second Thursday of each month

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Meeting take place in the EW Library. Childcare provided for attendees.

10/17

11/21

12/19

1/16

2/20

3/19

4/16

5/21

Did you know PTO purchased Ms. Halterman's new classroom rug. Now all her students can sit on the rug!!

What an awesome prize Lismary won for turning in her Color Run and Fun registration form!

Extra Clothes

We try to have extra clothes for students who spill or have accidents, but cannot have every student's size. If your child is one who may have accidents please try to leave a change of clothes in their backpack. Kindergarten parents please make sure that your student has extra clothes at school at all times. If your child has a spill or an accident and they borrow clothes from Edgewood please send them back. We go through a lot of clothes each year.

We are in need of boys underwear and pants.

Thank you for your cooperation!

School Meals

Food Service: 768-6120

Reminder to all families! The program that was supplying free breakfast and lunch for all students has expired. Money can be added through your Infinite Campus account under Food Services or by check or cash (in envelope with students name and teacher on it) sent to the school office. There is a gray locked drop box in the office for checks. If your family is in need of assistance please view and download Free and Reduced application or contact Lana Zimmerman l.zimmerman@ocfsd.org.

Breakfast - $1.45 Lunch - $2.40

Milk $.40

October Breakfast menu

October Lunch Menu

School Board Meetings

City of Oak Creek Common Chambers at 6:00pm

Monday, October 9

Monday, October 23

Lost and Found

Did you know each year we donate multiple big bags of items left in the lost and found. Our lost and found items can be found in the hallway to the cafeteria. If your child is missing something please contact the teacher or office and we will check the lost and found. Every other month we like to send out pictures on Dojo of what we have found.

Edgewood Website

Edgewood Calendar

Edgewood Handbook

Kris Russell

Principal

k.russell@ocfsd.org

Lindsay Packer

Secretary

l.packer@ocfsd.org

Kim Schoen

Attendance/Health

k.schoen@ocfsd.org

Sigrid Faber

School Psychologist

s.faber@ocfsd.org

Amanda Munson

School Counselor

a.munson@ocfsd.org

Appointments

Please make sure to inform the school office if your student will be picked up for appointments during school hours. If you need to pick up your child for an appointment near the end of the day, please remember that we need students picked up by 2:45 so that the circle driveway is clear for buses and families with special accommodations.

Office

Communication

The most efficient way to inform the office of a change in plans is through a phone call or email (Dojo is not checked as frequently). We are also not able to print out attached pictures from ClassDojo. If needed please email Lindsay Packer or Kim Schoen. (emails above)

District Links

District Student/Parent Handbook

District Calendar

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