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Schedule Information this Week

New Information this Week

Information from our Classroom Teachers!

Reminders

Please feel free to reach me at anytime at jlowe@centralia.wednet.edu or (360) 807-2614 with any questions that are not directly addressed here. We look forward to and welcome any questions or comments you have as each one helps us improve our service and communication!

Thank you!

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Doors Open - 8:55am

Dismissal - 3:30pm (2:00pm Wednesday)

Monday, December 16 - Regular Schedule

Tuesday, December 17 - Regular Schedule

Wednesday, December 18 - Regular Early Release (2:00pm Dismissal)

• Student Store
• Popcorn Wednesday

Thursday, December 19 - Regular Schedule

• November/December Recognition Assembly, 3pm (Edison Gym)
• Special Holiday Edition of the Edison Family Art & Craft Night, 5:30pm

Friday, December 20 - Special Early Release (1:30pm Dismissal)

• Sing Around the Tree, 10am (K-3) & 10:30am (4-6)

One of our school-wide goals this year centers on the overall attendance rate for our students over the course of the year. Why are we focusing on attendance? Quite simply, there is no better indicator of student success and growth (a year's academic growth in one year of school) than attendance! Students who attend 93% of the school days achieve one year's growth academically at a 99% rate.

We believe that we will achieve all our academic goals if we are able to have students at school each and every day and we are going to communicate our attendance rate weekly to our families!

Last week our overall attendance rate at Edison was 89% and our attendance rate so far this month is also 91%. Please be sure to keep attendance at the top of the priority list and help ensure all our students have the best opportunity to realize their full growth potential this year!

Thank you for your help and support in this endeavor!

A reminder that this Wednesday is our Student Store and Popcorn Wednesday. Thank you to our PTO team for making this day possible!

We will celebrate our students on Thursday and recognize those students who exemplify the values of GRATITUDE and EMPATHY.

Wiffle Ball registration is now open through Jan 7th! Plenty of time before, during and after winter break for kids to get signed up!! The first day will be Thursday January 9th.

Please use the following link to sign up, www.CSDyouthsports.org

Our December Character Strong Character Trait of the Month is EMPATHY. Please read the school wide information below and also click on the specific grade level information attached. Thank you!

A quick reminder that our drop off time in the morning at the front steps is 8:55am. We do not routinely have monitors available outside until our doors open so we appreciate all efforts to drop off students at 8:55am or shortly there after. Thank you for your help!

We are working hard as a school on following expectations for the playground. Please talk with your student(s) about the following expectations;

Act Responsibly:

• Help others

• Use only school equipment

• Use equipment for intended use

• When whistle blows, walk to line up

• Playground patrol return equipment

Respect Others:

• Take turns

• Share

• Listen to duties & follow directions

Keep Safe:

• Walking feet to and from building

• Body to self

• Play in approved areas only

• Ask permission to leave playground

Our 5th and 6th grade families are received an additional email last weekend with an attachment that highlights the school district's policy regarding harassment, intimidation and bullying. There are some behaviors taking place in in our upper grades that will be treated as HIB if they continue. Please review the policy and let me know if you have any questions.

Please see the following information regarding Child Find. Please share with friends and family whenever possible. Thank you.

Register for Centralia School District Youth Sports or find more information about our youth sports program by clicking at, www.CSDYouthSports.org

We have been speaking with all our Edison students this week about our expectations for each and every student at Edison Elementary. We have specific expectations for each grade level and for different areas around school and have shared those below.

Please talk with your students about these expectations. We are so proud of all our students and how they demonstrate the importance of abiding by these expectations. Please let me know if you have questions! Thank you.

K Matrix

1st Matrix

2nd Matrix

3rd Matrix

4th/5th Matrix

6th/7th Matrix

Playground

Use equipment for intended use.

Only use school equipment.

Return equipment before starting a new activity.

1st whistle - Return equipment or freeze.

2nd whistle - Line up.

Follow directions.

Cafeteria

Enter with eyes forward, body to self and level zero voice.

Hold tray with two hands.

Quickly get food and find your seat.

Level zero or one voice while at table.

Ask permission to leave your seat.

Clean up area after yourself.

Wait patiently for dismissal.

Sit on bottom with feet on the floor.

Bathroom

Leave stalls unlocked.

Make sure toilet paper goes in the toilet.

Always flush.

Wash hands (two pumps soap and two paper towels).

Put paper towels in the garbage.

Level zero voice.

Respect privacy and personal space.

Respect school property.

No cell phones in the bathroom at any time.

Bus

Walk on the bus to designated seat.

Always stay seated.

Eyes forward and body to self.

Level one voice.

Positive talk.

Follow the driver's rules and instructions.

Wait patiently for permission to exit.

Along with increased cell phone use in our society, there is an increase in cell phone ownership and use by students of all ages. We understand that parents may need to have cell phone contact with their children before and/or after school, and have created a policy that reflects that need. Please review the following information and let us know if you have questions.

● A student’s cell phone must be turned off and in the student’s backpack while on campus. To have a cell phone at school, a backpack or school bag is required.

● A student’s cell phone is to stay in his/her backpack throughout the school day and until he or she is off the school campus and/or off the school bus.

● A student’s cell phone will be confiscated if out during the school day without permission from staff. Phones can be picked up in the school office by parents or guardians when the student has lost the phone for violating this policy.

Note: Students are allowed to use school phones, with staff permission, as needed.

Other Electronic Devices

Please know the policy for all electronic devices is the same as for Students’ cell phones. These items include, but are not limited to cell phones, smart watches, video games, and others.

Do you know students at Edison have homework each evening during the school year? It's true! All our Edison students should be reading each day at home for 20 minutes or more. If you have a younger aged student who is not yet reading on their own, reading to them for 20 minutes will pay huge dividends in the future. Setting time aside for reading is an important part of developing our academic skills. If you are not doing so already, please set up a time for your student to engage in reading each day outside of school! Thank you for your help and support!

A reminder to all our students and families that the number one indicator of success in school is consistent attendance. Please help us instill in our students the habit of great school attendance. Building this habit now will pay great dividends for our students in their school careers and beyond. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you!

Our drop off area in the morning will continue to be adjacent to the front doors of Edison on H ST. Cars should approach H ST from the north turning toward Edison from 1st ST. Please do not arrive prior to 8:55am as our neighbors and community appreciate our efforts to keep our drop off line from backing up onto 1st ST.

Dismissal takes place at the back gate on Washington ST at 3:30pm. Cars should approach from the south on Washington ST and use street side parking to load their students.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Please see the links below to access information about food service including weekly and monthly breakfast and lunch menus! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Food Service Information and Menus

Click on the links below and HERE for more information about our Character Strong curriculum. Thank you.

Parents, did you know you are doing a great job if you are setting boundaries including time limits and content monitoring with technology and social media for your kids? You are! Great work and thank you! We know our kids are more likely to thrive when we, as parents, set clear parameters for their technology and social media use. A good rule of thumb for technology and social media use not related to education is ten minutes multiplied by the grade your student is in or 10 minutes for 1st graders, 20 minutes for second graders, 30 minutes for 3rd graders and so on.

CSD STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO TIMBERLAND LIBRARY THROUGH MyTRL!!!

Centralia School District and the Timberland Regional Library (TRL) have formed a partnership to provide students access to a wider range of resources from the library’s electronic services collection. Students will be able to view and check out electronic library resources (ebooks and audiobooks) that are automatically returned. Watch this 2 minute video to learn more. Access to MyTRL will begin January 2, 2023. Parents may choose to opt out of the MyTRL program at any time through Skyward Family Access (directions), or they can submit an (opt-out form) to the school office.

Contact us!

Email: jlowe@centralia.wednet.edu
Website: https://ees.centraliaschooldistrict.org/
Location: 607 H Street, Centralia, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 330-7631
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdisonElementaryCentralia
Twitter: @CentEDPrincipal