The Eagle Edition

We are excited to announce that we have a live, all-Edison virtual Artist at Heart lesson planned for Valentine's Day! We are grateful for our PTO for supporting this activity, which is greatly enjoyed by our students!

Please mark your calendars and plan to join the March 6th PTO meeting! Several of our board members and active volunteers are "graduating" this year, and we are looking for parents who want to be involved! Classrooms will be competing for how many parents from each room will attend the meeting, so join us and help your child's class win! There will be food, childcare, and even a raffle to win a Target gift card! We look forward to seeing some new faces so together we can continue to provide great support to our students, families, and staff! Thank you!

We wanted to provide some clarification about the district calendar as there were some changes made since it was originally published. We DO have school this Friday, February 16th, but we DO NOT have school on Monday, February 19th. Please also note that Monday, April 8th is no school day for students (this is also the day of the Total Solar Eclipse). These dates can also be seen below and the 2023-2024 W-E Calendar is available on the district website. Visit www.weschools.org and Click on Calendar in the bar at the top of the homepage.

Mrs. Tracz & Mrs. Mackey

#MyChoiceWilloughbyEastlake

• Wednesday, February 14th - 1st Grade & Miss Burkett’s class Buddy Breakfast
• Monday, February 19th - No School, President's Day
• Thursday, February 29th - Skating Party
• Friday, March 1st - 2nd Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Wednesday, March 6th - PTO Meeting
• Wednesday, March 13th - 4th Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Thursday, March 14th - Spring Conferences 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, March 19th - Kindergarten Buddy Breakfast
• Thursday, March 21st - 5th Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Monday, March 25th - Monday, April 1st - No School, Spring Break

We are participating in a DISTRICT-WIDE ELEMENTARY PENNY WAR FUNDRAISER beginning now and running through March 1st. This is being organized by a junior at Willoughby South. She is participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Student Visionaries of the Year program, where they are raising money for the organization. There will be classroom and school-to-school competitions! Thank you for any pennies you are willing to donate to this worthy cause!

Spring parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 14th from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Requests for a conference can be made by teacher or the family. Unlike fall conferences, spring conferences are not automatically scheduled for all students. Please reach out to your child's teacher via email or Class Dojo to request a conference.

We are excited invite families in for our Buddy Breakfasts - back by popular demand from last year! This is a great opportunity for families to come into the school, see the classroom, visit with the teacher, and enjoy a little breakfast with their child. Please click on the image below to RSVP (one RSVP per Edison student, please!)

Edison families and staff are automatically part of our PTO! Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Edison library. You can reach out to the PTO via email at eagles@edisonpto.org, and can follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Purses for a Purpose is Edison PTO's signature event and fundraiser. Save the date - Friday April 12, 2024 - for this amazing event!

President:
Leigh Perrino
Vice President:
Amanda Sicurezza
Co-Secretaries:
Julia Boxler and Jessica Cisan
Co-Treasurers:
Jill Hutton and Chelsea Schneider​

Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open. Children are eligible if they are five years old on or before August 1, 2024. If you register prior to June 1st, your child will receive a welcome gift from their school!

Parents and Guardians can visit the registration website to complete the online registration forms:

Go www.weschools.org and click on STUDENT REGISTRATION. A direct link is included below:

W-E Student Registration Webpage

Kindergarten Registration 2024-2025 Flyer This flyer contains important information and phone numbers that will be helpful.

Please call your elementary school or the Central Registration office if you have questions, or if you need to make an appointment for help with documentation.

If your child currently attends the W-E Preschool, you do not need to register them. Please inform the preschool that your child will attend kindergarten in the district next year.

We look forward to welcoming our new kindergarten students and their families to the school district!

Residency: As a public school, we are required to verify that our students and their families reside within the Edison school boundaries. If your address changes, please be sure to contact our school office so we can update our records. If a change of schools is needed, Mrs. Petrecca will be able to help you through the process. If you are asked to send in proof of residency, please direct the required documents (current lease and current utility bill) to Mary Brown or edisonoffice@weschoools.org. We appreciate your cooperation.

Attendance: Attendance is an important component and predictor of school success. We are required to monitor attendance trends and address concerns with families. Please be sure to communicate necessary school absences using our 24 Hour Attendance Line 440-283-2176. You can also work with your child's teacher to discuss options for missed work and assignments. If absences become excessive, you will be contacted to come in to create an Attendance Intervention Plan with our staff.

Are you looking for activities for your children? Interested in family programs in the community? There are so many options for Willoughby-Eastlake families, such as city departments of recreation, sports teams, scouting, camps and special events in all of our surrounding communities, plus so much more!

Information from approved organizations who host activities for Willoughby-Eastlake youth and the community are posted electronically. Paper flyers from organizations are not sent home with students. To access the flyers, visit the COMMUNITY link on the district and building website pages Community Activities Flyers

For specific information about the events, you need to contact the sponsoring organization. Flyers are updated periodically during the month so remember to visit often to check for new postings.

Enjoy what our community has to offer!

• FAQ School Policies
• Birthday/Party/Food Guidelines
• Edison PBIS Promise

Office Staff

Mrs. Nancy Tracz, Principal - nancy.tracz@weschools.org 440-954-3555

Mrs. Bailey Mackey, Assistant Principal - bailey.mackey@weschools.org 440-283-2283

Mrs. Tammy Petrecca, Principal Secretary - tammy.petrecca@weschools.org 440-283-2289

Mrs. Mary Brown, Secretary - mary.brown@weschools.org 440-283-2291

Mrs. Kenzie Hanlon, Family Liaison - kenzie.hanlon@weschools.org 440-283-2292

Mrs. Eileen Krancevic, School Nurse - eileen.krancevic@weschools.org 440-283-2288

School Information:

Address: 5288 Karen Isle Dr. Willoughby, OH 44094

Main Office Phone: 440-942-2099

24 Hour Attendance Line: 440-283-2176

Fax: 440-975-3707

Dismissal Changes Email: edisonoffice@weschools.org (cut off is 1:00 pm daily)

Clinic: 440-283-2283

YMCA Child Care: 440-269-3002

General Notes

• Our school day begins at 8:45 am. Student drop off begins and breakfast is available at 8:25 am. Students may not be dropped off prior to 8:25 am. Student dismissal begins at 2:45 pm.

• Parents who wish to drive students are required to use the car line during drop-off and pick-up times. Please be patient and always pull as far forward as possible. Students can unload and load within the blue cones. Parents using the car line are reminded to approach Edison via Karen Isle Dr. Please leave Jack Reinhardt Rd. open for buses to exit.

• Families using the car line for dismissal must have a car tag in the windshield; request a car tag here.

• All student walkers need to have a walker tag; request a walker tag here. For safety reasons, students in K-2 are not permitted to walk unless accompanied by an older sibling or parent.