Thank you so much to our wonderful PTA for providing dinner on conference nights. The mexican food was absolutely delicious and the appetizers were much appreciated. With such long nights, knowing we don't need to pack a dinner is a life saver. We are very grateful for the continuous support PTA shows our school. Thank you!

February 16th - PD Day - No School for Students

February 19th - President's Day - No School

February 23rd - Trimeser 2 Ends

This past Wednesday, Ashley Marozsan, School Counselor at Strongsville Middle School came to Surrarrer to meet with our fifth grade students. She spoke about the academics, arts and athletics at SMS and also talked with the students about the registration process for sixth grade. You can view the 5th Grade Transition Presentation that the students saw on Wednesday.

Here is the 6th Grade Course Registration form that all 5th graders and parents/guardians need to fill out together. The due date for the course registration form is February 23rd. If you have any questions, you can email Ms. Marozsan at amarozsan@scsmustangs.org

Join us for a "Dough-Nations" fundraiser night by placing a PICK UP or DELIVERY order from Donatos Pizza in Strongsville (14694 Pearl Rd.) on Thursday, February 15th from 4-8pm. 20% of sales will be donated back to Whitney Elementary! Order online at donatos.com or call 440.638.5919. Be sure to mention Whitney Elementary/Code 536 when you place your order.

Our 4th graders have become published authors with Mrs. Errington! Each student chose a family tradition that is important to them. They wrote all about their tradition through the process of brainstorming, drafting, revising and editing. They illustrated their tradition. Then our polished manuscript was sent to Studentreasures Publishing and they printed them into beautiful books for us to enjoy!

3rd grade students are learning about fractions with Mrs. Ambroziak during hands-on activities using Play-doh!

Our Student Council has been hard at work planning a fun Reading Week for all of our students. Reading Week will take place February 26-March 1. Students will enjoy daily BINGO, Drop Everything And Read time, guest readers (SC members themselves), bookmarks for every child designed by SC members, and a book review contest. Get ready to read!

Upcoming spirit days include:

Wed., Feb. 14th: Valentine’s Day-Wear pink, red, purple, or white. (No school for students Friday)

Fri., Feb. 23rd: Twin day

2/26 Monday-Harry Potter Day

2/27 Tuesday- wear stripes/read between the lines

2/28 Wednesday-Dr.Seuss day

2/29 Thursday-Shirt with words

3/1 Friday-Dress as your favorite BOOK character )

Our next PBIS Incentive will take place on Friday, March 1st during Encore.

At their January 25th meeting, the Board approved the academic calendars for the next two years. You can CLICK HERE to access the calendars or HERE for the version on our website. Based on feedback received, adjustments were made to parent / teacher conferences in October. Specifically, the ‘orange’ days in October were removed, making one full day of conferences for PreK-12, as well as adjusting the days for the full day and evening conferences. The rest of the calendar remains unchanged.

SCS State of the Schools - Tuesday, February 13:

Where can you spend 90 minutes on one evening, in one location, and interact with over 40 SCS students and staff through nearly 30 stations representing every level and building to learn firsthand the exciting work happening in our District?

Our annual STATE OF THE SCHOOLS event on Tuesday, February 13th at 6:00 PM.

This year's State of the Schools will be held at Strongsville Middle School and will not only feature a brief presentation by me, but also an opportunity for attendees to participate in interactive activities and displays led by our SCS students and staff - allowing everyone to experience the great work being done by our staff and the student growth happening throughout our District!

CLICK HERE to watch a brief video highlighting our staff / student exhibition and the outstanding opportunities for exploring, learning and interacting with the work we are doing to Inspire and Empower Today’s Learners to Build Tomorrow’s Leaders.

On Friday, February 16, our staff will be involved in professional development during the school day. This is a non school day for our all day kindergarten through fifth grade students.

Due to state minimum hour requirements we are required to meet and the limited number of hours we have above these minimums for HDK, there will be asynchronous work to be completed for Half Day Kindergarten only for February 16th.

The District will be closed for all students / staff on February 19th for Presidents’ Day and there is no asynchronous work for HDK students on this day.

CLICK HERE for information on a fundraiser that one of our students at Strongsville High School is conducting for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Yearbooks for the 2023-2024 school year are ready to be odered! The deadline to order Whitney yearbooks is April 12th. We will not be placing a second order this year after the deadline so please make sure you get your orders in on time. I will keep this reminder in my Family Newsletter up until the deadline as a continious reminder. Thanks for your understanding.