The Eagle Edition

It's time to order 2023-2024 yearbooks! The cost of a school yearbook is $13.00 this year. Forms will go home this week, but yearbooks can also be purchased online at www.barksdalephoto.com using the access code: 0089817YB

We would like to thank parents who attended Spring Conferences last week. Also, we have enjoyed seeing many of you at our Buddy Breakfasts - Kindergarten and 5th Grade are coming up this week! The home-school connection is invaluable, and we truly appreciate your partnership. Student success is our common priority!

As we attempt to sneak out of winter and embrace spring, many of us are blowing our noses! Donations of soft kleenex are always appreciated! We will continue to reinforce hand washing & sanitizing as much as possible to prevent the spread of germs.

It is extremely important that our car line runs as safely and smoothly as possible. In addition, we are a school community, and we would like the car line to be a friendly place as well! Modeling kindness, turn taking, and patience while dropping off and picking up students is appreciated!

We hope you and your family have a wonderful Spring Break! Classes resume on Tuesday, April 2nd. Please remember there are no classes on Monday, April 8th. We hope you can safely experience the solar eclipse with your family 😎!

Mrs. Tracz & Mrs. Mackey

#MyChoiceWilloughbyEastlake

• Monday, March 18th - State of the Schools Address
• Tuesday, March 19th - Kindergarten Buddy Breakfast
• Thursday, March 21st - 5th Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Monday, March 25th - Monday, April 1st - No School, Spring Break
• Wednesday, April 3rd - PTO Meeting
• Monday, April 8th - No School for Students, Professional Day for Staff
• Friday, April 12th - Purses 4 a Purpose

It was time to for a new flag at Edison, so we brought in some veterans from the local VWF to model the process for our Flight Crew members. Our own veteran and Project Help Tutor, Mr. Russ Bennett, joined Mr. Heising and some of his Flight Crew members for a beautiful and memorable flag ceremony on Monday, March 4th. This turned out to be a welcoming sight for our families dropping kids off in the morning car line, too!

If you are able to attend, please stop by the Edison table to see some amazing school highlights!

Please consider finding at least ONE way to support PTO's greatest fundraiser!

A few options:

1. Attend the event! See below for details!

2. Sign up to volunteer!

3. Donate to the Wheelbarrow of Cheer!

4. Donate to your classroom basket!

Edison Parents have priority for purchasing tickets for this fabulous event! Please reserve your seats by March 11th! Most of the tables along the left side and half of the right are reserved for Edison families. The rest of the tables are reserved for committee members, sponsors and Edison Staff.

Here are the directions to purchase a ticket:

• Go to https://edisonpto.ticketspice.com/purses-4-a-purpose-2024
• Scroll Down to where you can see a room layout with circular tables and seats around them. That is the Seating Chart.
• On the top right corner above the seating chart, click on “Enter Seat Code” and enter P4PEagles.
• You will then be shown the seats your code will “unlock” as they are now marked with “open locks”. You can now purchase a seat!
• Choose your seat from the tables set aside for you (available seats have an OPEN lock).
• Click on the unlocked seat or seats you would like to purchase. They will fill in BLUE, and they will go in your “order” or cart.
• Click on “Continue to Checkout” and purchase your seats!

What is PBIS?

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students' behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. When implemented with fidelity, PBIS improves social emotional competence, academic success, and school climate (www.pbis.org).

Edison's PBIS Motto is SOAR: Safe, Take Ownership, have a Growth Attitude and be Respectful and Responsible.

Please take a moment to fill out this PBIS Parent Survey and read about some of our PBIS resources!

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!)

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!

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

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​

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.