Edison Weekly
August 18, 2024
Building Hours
Office Hours- 8:00AM-4:00PM
Important Contact Information
Main Office: 586-439-6500
Attendance Line: 586-439-6590
Fax: 586-439-6501
Address: 17470 Sewel Ave, Fraser, MI 48026
Principal Email: kristina.wiegand@fraserk12.org
Administrative Assistant Email: shelby.barc@fraserk12.org
Staff Directory: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Page/114
Upcoming Events:
- 2/17-2/18 No School: Mid-Winter Break
- 2/19- School Resumes
- 2/20 - 6th-Grade Parent Night at 6:00PM @ RMS
- 2/21 - Winter Wellness Night at FHS
- 2/24 Vocal Music Concert Grades 1-3 at 7:00PM @ FHS
- 2/25 Edison 6th Grade Career Fair- facilitated by FHS CTE program
- 2/25- Early Release Day: 1:30PM Dismissal
- 2/27- Half Day: Records Day- 12:00PM Dismissal
- 2/28- Half Day: Records Day- 12:00PM Dismissal
- 3/6- Half Day: Afternoon and Evening Conferences- 12:00PM Dismissal
Access the full 2024-25 Academic Calendar here!
A Personal Message from Mrs. Wiegand
I wanted to share a personal update regarding my schedule for the next few weeks. Due to a need to help care for a family member who is recovering from a serious injury, I will be reducing my schedule temporarily. I will be out of the building for the bulk of each morning throughout the rest of February, but will return to Edison during the afternoons.
Please know that our school will be in excellent hands. We have a fabulous leadership team at Edison. Ms. Provost, our 21C/HEART teacher, will be serving as a Teacher-in-Charge in the office each morning. Ms. Provost’s Y5, KDG, & 4th-6th grade 21st Century courses, along with her 4th-6th grade HEART courses will be taught by Ms. Kimberly Duhaime, a long-time guest teacher in Fraser. Additionally, our other Teachers-in-Charge, Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. Kapanka, will continue to help administratively, as their schedules allow.
I will remain actively involved in daily operations and will be available to support our students, staff, and families. I look forward to collaborating with Ms. Provost, along with Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. Kapanka, in a new capacity during this time.
Our school community means so much to me and I am grateful for your support.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Warm regards,
Mrs. Wiegand
This Thursday 2/20
Dear Future RMS Knight(s) Families,
On behalf of our staff at Richards Middle School, we would like to formally invite you and your child to Richards Middle School on the evening of Thursday, February 20th at 6:00pm.
The purpose of this evening is to introduce you and your child to their future school, a glimpse into the selective curricular courses we offer, and a tour of the 7th grade subject areas/selective designated classrooms. Our 6th-grade parents and guardians will meet in the RMS gymnasium to start their night while our 6th-grade students will meet in the cafeteria. Our parents and guardians of students who have IEP’s can visit our ASC room in room 105 starting at 6:40pm to meet with members of RMS SE team.
Our 6th grade night presentation will start promptly at 6:00pm. Our parents’ presentation will be in the gym to hear an opening message from our RMS admin. team, listen to informational presentations, meet our core subject academic department heads, and have an opportunity to see our 7th grade academic classrooms. Our students will be grouped by schools in the cafeteria to start their presentations of our selectives offerings. Our goal is to provide you and your child with an understanding of our RMS vision and mission statements through our academic and social emotional supports and experiences during the middle school years.
6th Grade Parent Night Schedule and Information
Our RMS counselors will visit each elementary classroom either Monday, February 24th, Tuesday, February 25th, and Wednesday, February 26th to assist our 6th grade students in filling out their schedule forms. Our 6th grade students will return their schedule requests to their 6thgrade teacher on their school designated date.
Our RMS Counselors will again help with inputting the course requests at the elementary schools March 3rd through March 5th.
Sincerely,
Mr. Huston Julian
Proud Principal of Richards Middle School
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade 'Spring' Concert
We're so excited to formally invite our 1st-3rd grade families to this year’s “Spring” Vocal Music Concert, What a Colorful World!
All family and friends are welcome to join us at the Fraser High School Auditorium to enjoy lovely music presented by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade on Monday, February 24th, 2025. Admission is free.
Students are expected to be at Fraser High School at 6:30pm to warm-up for our concert at 7:00pm.
Concert attire:
1st Grade: Color Red
2nd Grade: Color Yellow
3rd Grade: Color Blue
Students may dress in the color associated with their grade level. Students should follow the school dress code for their outfit choice.
On the morning of the concert, students will be bussed to the Fraser High School Auditorium to practice for our concert at 9:15am and arrive back to Edison Elementary around 10:45am.
Please make sure to fill out the permission slip linked below (and given to your student) to ensure all students can practice with us the morning of the concert. Return by Monday, February 10th.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our long-term guest music teacher, Mrs. Rees-Baker or Mr. Reeves, RMS Choir teacher who is helping facilitate the concert in Mrs. Esquible's absence.
Upcoming $1 Spirit Days & $1 Sales to Benefit Children's Hospital
A group of 4th grade students are completing a Marathon Project for Social Studies Olympiad. For this project, they've planned events to raise money for the purchase of toys and supplies for patients at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
This week, they've planned the following events:
ALL Students/Families Encouraged to Attend
Our spring conferences are right around the corner!
This year, across the district, elementary spring conferences will look much different than they have looked in the past. ALL students will be invited to attend these conferences! Students will meet with their parent(s), in designated spaces around the classrooms, to review goals, highlight work, and showcase what they have achieved since the fall. Our students will be taking the lead during their designated time blocks, and teachers will be circulating amongst the students/families, helping to guide the students, as needed.
Our redesigned Spring Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for the afternoon and evening of Thursday, March 6th.
On Sunday, February 23, a sign up will go out to parents in our newsletter. There will be openings for multiple families to sign up to participate in our Student-Led conferences during each time block.
Our goal is for 100% of our students and families to attend this event!
We look forward to celebrating your child's learning with you!
The Snow Is Here!
The snow has arrived, which is great fun for the kids at recess! This means students will need proper snow gear at recess. Please be sure to send your child to school dressed for the weather and with boots and snow pants each day.
In addition, please take time to label each and every item to help keep our lost and found to a minimum. All items that have a name on them will be returned the same day they are lost.
Please note that, per Board Policy, we will be having outdoor morning lineup and heading outdoors for our 25 minute recess(es) if the windchill is 10+ degrees.
Time outdoors is time well spent for kids, in all seasons
Order Your Yearbook Today!
It's already time to place your child's yearbook order! Yearbooks start at $14.50 and can be purchased using the link below. All orders are due by April 26, 2025!
Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of the school year and we will not have extras available for purchase.
To Order- Go to YBPAY.com and use school code 12880925 or use the link below.
Please Do Not Park/Idle/Stop in Marked Areas
- Please adhere to our 5mph speed limit in our parking lot. We've recently received several reports of cars driving too fast in the parking lot at arrival/dismissal time. Please drive slowly and use caution!
- We do not have crossing guards for our parking lot. Our Y5-2 students must be accompanied by an adult through the parking lot. However, it is highly recommended that all parents park their cars and walk up to retrieve their students to escort them through the lot at dismissal time.
- Unfortunately, we don’t have a “bus loop” at Edison, which also limits our ability for a curbside drop off/pick up lane. Our transportation department needs us to stop stopping/parking/idling in the areas marked with a red 'x' (essentially, every turn/curve of the lot) because the busses cannot get through.
- Please park in a designated parking spot at arrival and dismissal, while you wait to drop off/pick up your children.
- All Y5-2nd grade students must be picked up by an adult at their doors.
- 3rd-6th grade students are dismissed out their doors and may navigate the parking lot as their parents see fit. Please note, our staff does our best to help kids cross when possible, but we do not have designated crossing guards in our lot. The safest option will always be for parents to park, walk up, drop off/retreive their child(ren), and navigate the lot with their child(ren).
- At dismissal time, please don’t sit idle in driving lane while waiting for your student.
Introducing Our PTO Officers
This year, our PTO will be led by the following officers. As always, we're so appreciative of the parents that take time out of their lives to enrich ours! Please consider joining forces with the amazing moms below to help make Edison a happier place!
- President: Sarah Moaut
- Vice President: Lisa Heckman
- Treasurer: Cierra Prophit
- Secretary: Melissa Loder
Our next PTO Meeting will take place on Thursday, February 27 at 12:30PM in the Edison Media Center.
Attendance
Your child's lifelong school/work attendance habits are being deeply established right now. Parents should make every effort to get their child to school by 8:30AM each day and allow them to stay for the full duration of every day. Excessive absences, tardies, and early dismissals hugely impact a child's confidence, social interactions, and school performance.
Birthday Treats
Birthday students may bring store-bought, individually wrapped treats/snacks or trinkets to distribute to their classmates to be taken home. Please do not send in a tray of cupcakes, homemade baked goods, pizza, etc intending for them to be consumed at school- as many students have dietary restrictions that need to be closely monitored by their parents & school staff. All treats/trinkets will be sent home with students.
Cell Phones
Hot Food Deliveries
Please do not plan to drop off "hot lunches" for your child at lunch time. This includes parents/family members dropping off fast food and/or Door Dashing food for their children. It is very logistically challenging to ensure that your child receives the food delivery on time and often results in students spending much of their lunch period awaiting a delivery.
