Northrop Newsletter

Welcome back, Northrop families!

I hope that you all had a nice winter break and spent some time doing the things that you love! We are excited to have the students coming back into the building and ready to jump right back into our learning!

A few reminders:

We will continue to get some fresh air and utilize the playground as long as temperatures are 20 degrees or above. Please send your student to school with appropriate outdoor clothing, labeled with their name. If you are in need of a coat, hat, gloves, etc., please email me at dodeza@medinabees.org.

AM Arrival - the front lot is for BUS TRAFFIC ONLY from 8:25-8:45. Please do not pull into the front lot to drop students off, this is a safety issue.

As a reminder, the Reagan Bridge is still closed during the winter.

2nd GRADE FAMILIES ONLY

Your child will participate in a whole-grade gifted screening assessment the week of January 13-16. Attendance that week should be a priority. These tests help ensure equity in and access to gifted identification opportunities for all students.

Thank you so much, please let me know if you have any questions!

Mrs. Dodez

1/6 - School resumes

1/8 - Safety Patrol meeting - 8:15

1/9 - PTO meeting - commons or virtual - 6:30pm

1/10 - Ohio State spirit day!

1/13 - Talent Show forms due

1/14 - Jr. Hope Squad spirit day - wear class colors (K - pink; 1st- green; 2nd-orange;3rd-purple; 4th- blue; 5th- red)

1/17 - NO SCHOOL (staff professional development day)

1/20 - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr. Day); PTO Dine to Donate at Aladdin's (all day, must mention Northrop)

1/23 - Mathnasium free math game night in Northrop commons - 5:30-7:30

1/25 - MCS Pancake Breakfast at MHS - 8:00-12:00; 9:15 - Northrop Music Performance on PAC stage; 10:15 - Northrop 4th graders poetry reading on PAC stage

Do you have broken or used holiday lights and extension cords? Donate them to help protect lions and cheetahs in Tanzania. Bring your broken, non-working or used strings of lights and extension cords to Northrop for recycling December 1, 2024 through February 8, 2025. Our third grade teachers will transport them to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Please do not include any packaging. Proceeds from recycling support the Zoo’s lion and cheetah conservation program partner Lion Landscapes.

In partnership with Lion Landscapes, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is working to mitigate human-carnivore conflicts and develop effective, long-term conservation strategies for large carnivores in Tanzania. This organization helps reduce the negative impacts of carnivore presence by providing important conservation-related benefits to local communities.

When: December 1, 2024 through February 8, 2025

The 16th annual Northrop Talent Show will be held on Sunday, February 23rd at 2:00pm at Medina High School. All the information you need is linked below and all forms are due back by Monday, January 13th.

Do kids have to stay home if someone in the family has COVID?

In general kids can come to school as long as they are feeling well unless they have tested positive for COVID.

If a student tests positive for COVID, they have to stay home for at least 24 hours or until their symptoms are getting better overall AND they have been fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.

Are masks required after testing positive?

No, they are recommended and encouraged. More information can be found here.

As part of our work to support students with their social and emotional development, we teach lessons daily that cover a variety of skills. These lessons give students words to describe their feelings and strategies to use when they're feeling upset. Not only does it help the individual students when needed, but it also builds the classroom community and helps everyone understand how to handle things when they don't go as expected.

During the month of December, students reviewed the size of the problem and learned about the Tree of Choices. Ask your student about these concepts!

Stacey Wielgus, M.A., LPSC

Eliza Northrop Elementary & Ralph E. Waite Elementary

wielguss@medinabees.org (330) 636-4607

I am at Northrop on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays each week.

As an elementary school counselor, I am committed to supporting the social and emotional needs of our students and the families of the students we serve. In addition, I am also committed to supporting our staff here at school to ensure that we are meeting the individual needs of each student during the school day. By addressing social and emotional needs as well as academics, we work together to increase learning and academic growth for each student here at Eliza Northrop and Waite Elementary Schools. As a school counselor, my typical services include small groups and/or individual meetings with students, as well as in the whole group, which is often in a classroom setting. I teach students new skills that can assist them with positive and appropriate emotional expression as well as in learning coping skills and the use of coping tools.

We have an amazing PTO here at Northrop Elementary! You can connect with them via email , or on their Facebook page. You can get involved in SO MANY WAYS. Join us at the next PTO meeting on Thursday, January 9th at 6:30pm here in the Northrop commons or join virtually at this link.

Meeting ID: 971 6959 4350

Passcode: 009718

Office Hours: 8:00-4:00

Student Hours: 8:45-3:30

Tardy Bell: 8:55

Visit us on the web at https://www.medinabees.org/Domain/11

Principal - Amanda Dodez, dodeza@medinabees.org

School Psychologist - Kelsey Klatka, klatkak@medinabees.org

School Counselor - Stacey Wielgus, wielguss@medinabees.org

Northrop Attendance Line/Clinic - (330)636-4604

Northrop Office - (330)636-4600

• Amy Brewer - brewera@medinabees.org
• Mary Jarstfer - jarstfem@medinabees.org