Wiggin Street Parent Update

Families,

What a great first full week of school we have had, and it's so great to have all of the kindergarten together at school today! It all started with the Kenyon Owls welcoming our students for our PBIS Kickoff Day which can be viewed above. Students have a goal this quarter to earn an extra recess with Kenyon athletes. You can learn more by watching the video below that was shared with students today.

We are looking forward to celebrating our students who met their summer reading goal with a reward of a Wet-N-Wild Water Day on Tuesday. There will be all kinds of fun water activities and games here at school. We did have a student that earned over 1,000 minutes in Lexia during the summer, so they will get to soak me during water day!

Students have begun painting their rocks in art based on the book, Only One You by Linda Kranz, which will be displayed in a river rock garden outside the gym that they will pass each day on their way to the playground.

Lastly, I've included pictures from Mrs. Kramp's butterfly release, and Mrs. Bebout's class is anxiously awaiting their first butterfly.

Have a great weekend!

Best wishes,

Christy Grandstaff

Our Water Day is scheduled for Tuesday, August 30th with a rain date of September 13th. We are still looking for volunteers to help with activities at Water Day from 12:30-3:30. Please email Ms. Waugh at hwaugh@mvcsd.us if you are able to help. Thank you.

Interested in being more involved with our school? Our PTO, Friends of Wiggin Street, will have their next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6th @ 5:00 pm. All are welcome!

Mumkin Fundraising sale is on from now till September 7th! Booklets came home today. Please check your email for online ordering links.

Welcome back Wiggin Street families! We hope your summer treated you well and you are ready for a GREAT school year! We are SO excited to once again offer a Thrive Kids program to all the Wiggin Street kids and we CAN'T WAIT to get started!

Thrive Kids is focused on using fitness to help youth grow in confidence, character, and leadership and to help ALL kids be more active and strengthen their mindset! This year's program will be a 6-week program held on Tuesday mornings from 8-8:45am that runs from September 6th-October 11th. We will also host a Spring session (dates TBD). Within each 6-week program we will focus on a specific movement skill (i.e. squatting) as well as a specific mindset skill (i.e. setting goals). Our hope is that within this 6-week program we will guide youth to become more active and strengthen their ability to overcome obstacles!

WS Thrive Kids permission slip

See you soon!

Coach Hannah

Our doors open at 8:40, so students should not be dropped off prior to that time for safety due to supervision. Attendance is taken at 9:00, and your child's success in school depends on them being prompt, so they are ready for morning routines which can reduce student anxiety. If they are tardy for some reason, you will need to come into the office to sign them in. If they are ill and need to be absent, please call the office. A note of explanation is needed in the office upon returning to school including medical excuses if applicable.

You can send a note with your child to the office in the morning if there is a change in their pick up routine. Sometimes changes are necessary during the school day for pick up. If you have a change in the way your child needs to go home, it is preferred that you send an email to your child's teacher and Anne, our secretary, at aphilllips@mvcsd.us. Phone calls must be made to the office before 2:00 pm if needed, so the change can be communicated.

Our school will be returning to paid breakfast/lunch this school year. We encourage parents to complete the online Free & Reduced lunch forms in the parent portal. This process is confidential and qualifications have been expanded.

You can pay for school meals & school fees with a card or bank draft online at payforit.net

Breakfast- $1.00

Lunch- $2.75

Milk only- $0.50

Visitors to our building are required to sign in at the office.

Click here for the 2022-23 Mount Vernon City School District Yearly Calendar

August

30 Water Day

September

2 Popcorn Friday

5 Labor Day (no school)

6 First day of Thrive Kids @ 8:15-8:45

6 FOW Meeting, 5:00

13 Water Day Rain Date

14 Gifted Seminar @ Fieldhouse

17 Constitution Day

22 Yes Concert- 1st Grade; 9:45-11:30

am ”Shrek Jr.”

23 Yes Concert- KDG; 9:45-11:30 am

”Shrek Jr.”

26 All School Picture (students wear

Wiggin Street or red shirt) 3:00 pm-

placed in rows on the hill on the

Playground

26-30 Homecoming Spirit Week

Monday - PJ Day

Tuesday - Beach or Tropical Day

Wednesday - 70s disco -Homecoming Dance theme

Thursday - anything but a bookbag

Friday - Orange and Black

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.

Christy Grandstaff

Email: cgrandstaff@mvcsd.us
Website: mvcsd.us
Location: 207 Wiggin St, Gambier, OH, USA
Phone: 740-427-4262
Facebook: facebook.com/wigginstreet
Twitter: @wiggin_street