Wiggin Street Parent Update

April 26, 2024

Better Together

Dear Wiggin Street Families,

Today was a beautiful day to celebrate Arbor Day! Students met on Brooklyn Street to learn about the history of Arbor Day and hear a proclamation by Mayor Kessler. Service trees were planted outside the playground, and kids picked their favorite regional name for the trees such as juneberry and saskatoon.

Thank you to everyone that attended and helped at the Fun Festival. It was such great weather, and there were so many smiling faces! This is a community event that truly brings a community together. When students were asked what they liked about the Fun Festival, comments included seeing their teachers, playing games, winning prizes, and walking around with friends.

On Sunday, we had so many great volunteers at the school. I didn't count, but I'm guessing 40-50 people came out from New Life, Lakeholm, First Church, and Shepherd's House Church of the Nazarene. They installed our new musical instruments on the playground, painted playground equipment and pavement, and moved and sorted books in the book room. It was incredible! The kids were so surprised on Monday morning!

This week we celebrated our amazing Anne Phillips for National Admin. Professionals' Day and next Friday we will celebrate Maryann Walker for being our School Lunch Hero. We appreciate all these ladies do and their dedication to Wiggin Street.

Have a great weekend,

Christy Grandstaff

Arbor Day Tree Planting

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Help Save Lives. Donate Blood.

Having a Blast at the Fun Festival

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K-2 Music Program: May 8th

Playground Improvements and New Musical Instruments

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Road Closure begins May 28th!

Village council held a special session on Monday April 22nd at 7pm to update the community regarding the construction at the intersection of Route 229 and Wiggin Street between May 28, 2024 and November. The construction will require road closure, and the session covered how travel will be impacted to and from the village. KnoxPages covered the session and published this article. More information can be found here on the Kenyon website.

Grades 3-5 Ohio State Testing Dates

Please keep these dates in mind when scheduling appointments for April. Make-up testing takes some of our educators away from intervention instruction, so we like to limit it as much as possible.

3rd-5th Grade ELA Ohio State Test: April 17 & 18

5th Grade Science Ohio State Test: April 23 & 24

3rd-5th Grade Math Ohio State Test: April 30 & May 1

This site for students and families has lots of great information about the state test and 3rd grade Reading Guarantee as well as practice tests.

State Testing Tips for Students

Get enough sleep beforehand
Eat a healthy breakfast
Stick with regular routines
Remain positive and have a growth mindset

*We have had some students lately coming to school with fake fingernails. They can be challenging to type with them on in the regular classroom, but we especially ask that they are not worn on testing days. We appreciate your help with this.

K-3 Playing Tic-Tac-Toe to Learn about Sportsmanship

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4th Quarter PBIS Event: Duct Tape and a Frozen Treat

Students are working this quarter for 50 PBIS points. The reward is a piece of Duct Tape to participate in Duct Taping me to a wall. While I'm hanging out, LOL, they will enjoy a frozen treat at recess. The culminating event will be when they come back in and pass through the hallway to see me all duct taped!

2024-25 Class Lists and Teacher Requests

A lot goes into creating class lists. Teachers meet with the next grade level as well as other staff that work closely with the grade level to make sure the classes are well balanced. Students' academic levels and Social Emotional needs are just a couple of ways that teachers look at to balance the classes. This continues into the summer as we are made aware of new enrollment. For these reasons, we feel it is important to wait till August to share the final lists.

If you have an educational reason for a teacher request, please submit it in writing via email to myself at cgrandstaff@mvcsd.us by May 1st, 2024. Also, if you know your child will not be attending next year, please let us know.

Community Bulletin Board

Check out our Community Bulletin Board on our website here. You can find flyers that the district receives for distribution from district boosters, PTOs, and nonprofit organizations.

Foster Grandparent Opportunity

We are so grateful for Grandma Flip. She has been a Foster Grandparent for our Kindergarten for at least 10 years, and makes a difference everyday!

Upcoming Events

2023-24 Mount Vernon City School District Yearly Calendar

2024-25 Mount Vernon City School District Yearly Calendar

April

30 Math OST for Grades 3-5

30 American Red Cross Blood Drive

May

1 Math OST for Grades 3-5

3 Popcorn Day

3 School Lunch Hero Day

6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

7 FOW PTO Mtg; 5:00 pm

8 K-2 Music Program @ Rosse Hall; 6-8 pm

10 Gr. 4 Hygiene Lesson; 1:55-2:40

10 Gr. 5 Puberty Lesson; 2:40-3:30

12 Mother's Day

14 3rd Grade History/Community Service Field Trip

14 4th Grade Ag Day

14 5th Grade Heartland Camp

15 5th grade MVMS Choir Recruitment @ 2:45

20 MVCSD Board Mtg. (WS Presents)

22 Field Day

23 4th Grade Statehouse Field Trip

24 Senior Breakfast

27 Memorial Day

28 Memorial Day Observance Flag Ceremony; 9-9:30 am

28 Talent Show @ 2:00 pm

29 Hockey Game @ 2:15 pm

30 Last day of school

30 5th Grade Graduation Practice; 9:00 am

30 Kindergarten Graduation; 9:30 am

30 5th Grade Graduation; 10:30 am

30 5th Grade Clapout; 11:45 am

31 Teacher Work Day

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Idle-free Zone

For pick up, please do not arrive until 3:30. There is no stopping, standing, or parking on E. Brooklyn St. allowed. Also, please reminder that our school is an Idle-free Zone. Protect our children and the community by turning off your engine.