Edison Update

Good Afternoon Edison Families,

I hope you and your family had a great weekend and that you got outside to enjoy the warm weather!

We have Kindergarten Kickstart coming up next week on March 14th from 1:00-2:00pm at Edison. If you have an incoming kindergartner, we hope to see you there! If you have any friends, neighbors, etc, please help spread the word about the event. More details are listed below!

Due to Kindergarten Kickstart, we do have a half day of school on March 14th. Students will be dismissed at 12:20pm.

Attention 5th Grade Families:

Please look over the attached Middle School Course Description Guide and selection sheet with your student. On March 11, 5th grade teachers will assist students in entering their course selections for their 6th grade school year. Please work with your student to number his/her course preferences for elective classes on the selection sheet before March 11th.

• 24-25 6th Grade Course Selection Sheet

• 24-25 MS Course Description Guide

Have a great week,

Bennett Tyler

March 5th-Skate Night 6-8pm (Skatin' Station, 8611 Ronda Dr, Canton)

March 11th-5th Grade students select elective courses with their teacher!

March 13th-PTO Meeting at 4:15pm

March 14th-Half Day, dismissal is at 12:20pm. Kindergarten Kickstart from 1:00-2:00pm for incoming Kindergarteners at Edison!

March 20th-Spring Picture Day

March 25th-29th-NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)

https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district/district_calendar_2023-2024.pdf

• Edison will host Kindergarten Kickstart on March 14, 2024, at 1 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the curriculum, meet the staff and review enrollment options. Let us show you why great futures start right here. For more information, visit www.wwcsd.net/kickstart.

We are looking forward to hosting our first annual Edison Career Day this spring! The date for this event will be Thursday, May 30th, 2024. We need your help!

We are looking for volunteers to visit our school to share their knowledge and experience about their career. We are hoping for representation from ALL professions-- police officers, chefs, accountants, store managers, bank tellers, nurses, military, welders, electricians, construction… we want you all!

What do we need from you? You will meet with various classrooms of students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Each session will last for about 30 minutes. You can share your expertise in your field, talk about what it takes to be successful in your career, and answer student questions. You may bring tools or any additional interesting materials you think the students may enjoy.

If you’re interested, you can complete and fill out the bottom portion of this form and return it with your student or use the following link to fill out the form electronically. Please RSVP by Friday, April 5th.

Link to form: https://forms.gle/yxnd9Fg4LVdJWZty5

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us!

Erin Pantke

pantkee@wwcsd.net

Sarah Cuevas

cuevass@wwcsd.net

Threat Assessments and Internet Safety- Please join us for a virtual community forum on Wednesday, March 13 from 6-7 p.m. Link to PDF flyer and Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87961543561

Game Schedule

March 9th-Edison B plays at 10:00am, Edison A plays at 11:00am @ John Glenn

https://www.smore.com/uja7s-edison-pto

The Internal Revenue Service wants to share the following information with families.

• Child Tax Credit (CTC): The CTC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $2,000 for each child who qualifies you for the credit. To qualify, the child must be a U.S. citizen under age 17, have a Social Security number, be claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer's tax return, and more. Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents? For more information, please see: Child Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)

• Other Dependent Credit (ODC): The ODC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $500 for each eligible dependent. The person is claimed as a dependent on your return; the person can’t be used by you to claim the CTC or Additional CTC; the person was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. Again, use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents?

Note: The credit amount for family’s CTC or ODC may be reduced if their modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $400,000 for married filing jointly filing status or $200,000 for all other filing statuses.

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): One refundable tax credit for moderate- and low-income families is the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS estimates there are millions of workers who qualify but don't claim the EITC - missing out on thousands of dollars every year. The EITC is as much as $3,995 when claiming one child, $6,604 when claiming two children, and $7,430 when claiming three or more children. Use the EITC Assistant to learn if you're eligible for the tax credit. For more detailed information, see Publication 596, Earned Income Credit.

Note: Adjusted gross income limits are used to qualify families for EITC.

• Child and Dependent Care Credit: Taxpayers who paid someone to care for their child, spouse, or dependent so they can work, be a full-time student, or look for work may be able to reduce their tax by claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The total expenses that you may use to calculate the credit may not be more than $3,000 (for one qualifying individual) or $6,000 (for two or more qualifying individuals). Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool: Am I Eligible to Claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit? For more information, please see: Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses or Topic no. 602, Child and dependent care credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov).

Wayne-Westland Community Schools K-12 Attendance Protocol

• One (1) absence and every absence thereafter - An automated call will be sent to indicate that the student has missed an attendance period. If a call was made to the school to excuse the absence, this call does not go out.
  
• Three (3) absences or equivalent - A teacher will make a phone call to discuss the reason(s) for the absences and seek to support the family in getting the child to school.
  
• Six (6) absences or equivalent - An attendance letter is sent to communicate the district’s concern about attendance and highlight the steps in the attendance protocol.
  
• Nine (9) absences or equivalent - A meeting will be set up between the family and an administrator or support staff member to discuss attendance barriers and to highlight the urgency of regular attendance.
  
• Twelve (12) absences or equivalent - Student’s name and address are submitted to Concentric to conduct a home visit. The school will notify parents of the upcoming visit. The details of that home visit are shared with the school to support the student’s regular attendance in school. The middle and high school students’ names and addresses will also be submitted to Westland Youth Assistance or Wayne Youth Services for enrollment in their programming. The second attendance letter is also mailed home at this time.
  
• Fifteen (15) absences or equivalent - Final attendance letter is sent home.
  
• Eighteen (18) absences or equivalent - Student is referred to Wayne County through formal petition for chronic absenteeism.

Please have a plan to pick up your student at 4:00pm each day. Having someone here on time is the easiest way to keep our students safe and have a smooth end of the day!

If you are running late, please contact the main office at 734-419-2600 to let us know you are on the way and when you hope to arrive. When students are not picked up by 4:05, office staff begin contacting emergency contacts to make sure someone is coming to the school.

If you need after-school care, consider enrolling in the Champions Program (info listed below). You can set a schedule for certain days of the week or enroll as a drop-in student. The program is very affordable and scholarships are available.

Another option is to consider is bus transportation. You can have your child take the bus to a Wayne-Westland bus stop in the Edison area and pick up your student at the stop. This is an option even if you don't live in that area. That might allow extra time to get to the stop after our 4:00 dismissal.

If late pick ups continue to be a problem, the Principal or Director of Student Services will reach out to discuss options and how the school can support you to pick up your student(s) on time!

If you need before or after school care, please contact our Champions Program. We partner with Champions to provide this service to our families, but space is limited!

www.discoverchampions.com

(734) 722-7319

Bus Route information is available in Parent Connect. You can view the route number as well as pick up/drop off times.

You can contact the WWCSD Transportation Department at 734-419-2150.

If you'd like to download the "Here Comes the Bus App" so you can track the bus, here is the link with directions: https://www.wwcsd.net/resources/our-families/here-comes-the-bus-app/

You can now add money to your child's account for an extra slice of pizza or snack from the snack cart. PaySchools is the website used by the Nutrition Department: https://payschoolscentral.com/

Pizza day is every Thursday at Edison! Students receive a slice of Dominos Pizza at lunch, but they are able to purchase a 2nd slice. You can send in $2.00 cash with your child on Thursday (by 9:30am when the pizza order is placed). The money will be collected and sent to the kitchen. The money MUST be turned in so we have an accurate lunch count. Parents could also send in $10.00 and that would cover an extra slice for 5 weeks because the money will be added to the student's account.

If a student brings a lunch from home and they would like milk, it costs $0.50. Although we provide a free breakfast and lunch to all students, the state does not reimburse schools for milk only.

https://www.cfcu.org/scu

We have a student run credit union at Edison. To open an account, click on the link above and then click the purple button that says "Open an Account." Your student will be able to deposit money each month here at Edison. This is a great way for students to begin learning about money management!

11:30 3rd and 5th Grade Lunch

12:05 Kindergarten and 2nd Grade Lunch

12:40 1st and 4th Grade Lunch

https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/food_service/aug-sept_menu_thursday.pdf

Please click on the following link to find the 23-24 Student Code of Conduct. You can request a printed copy from the Edison Office.

https://www.wwcsd.net/resources/ww-resources/student-code-of-conduct/

Just a reminder, you can use the drop off line to drop off your student. The student should exit the car from the passenger side and the adult should stay in the car. There is no parking in the drop off line.

Another option is to park in a marked parking space. Then, you can walk your child to the door.

Please DO NOT drive through the parking lot and cut back into the drop off line.

Thank you for your help and for making sure our students arrive safely!

Students who ride the bus home are dismissed to the gym and walked out to the bus by an adult.

Students who attend Champions or Bright Futures are dismissed to those programs in the building.

All other students are picked up by a parent/guardian from the classroom. Each teacher has communicated a dismissal location.

If there is a change for your child at the end of the day, please communicate this change to the teacher via Dojo and with the office by 2:30pm. This will give us plenty of time to alert the student and teacher (or guest teacher).

We will not dismiss students after 2:30pm unless it is an emergency.

Please bring your ID with you to the office when checking out your child. Just a reminder, only adults listed as emergency contacts will be allowed to check out a student.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools has a Family Resource Center (FRC), which provides services to any student/family enrolled in our District, free of cost. Some of the services they provide are: basic need assistance, access to over 700 local resources, Laundry Assistance Program and material items for those unable to afford them (emergency toiletries, socks/underwear, hats/gloves/scarves, etc.) They are also able to supply school supplies and backpacks year round for any WWCS student. Please contact our Family Resource Center at: 734-419-2709 or FRC@wwcsd.net. Our FRC also has a Digital Request for Services Form, which can be used to request assistance by filling out a simple form. Please contact the Family Resource Center directly with any additional questions regarding their services.

Are you interested in volunteering at Edison? Would you like to be a chaperone on a field trip? If so, this is the form you will need to fill out! Please return this form and a copy of your driver's license to the main office!

https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district/volunteer-background-check-acknowledement-form.pdf

If your child is sick (fever, throwing up, diarrhea, etc) please keep them home until they are fever free and have no symptoms for at least 24 hours. For example, if your child throws up at school on Monday, they should not return on Tuesday. Please monitor them on Tuesday and make sure they are symptom free for 24 hours before returning (Wednesday at the earliest). Thank you for keeping everyone healthy!

Students SHOULD immediately notify a school staff member or a trusted adult if they become aware of any potential threat posted to social media or anywhere else. Students can also use the confidential Ok2Say tip line by;

• Calling 8-555-OK2SAY (855-565-2729)

• Texting 652729 (OK2SAY)

• Emailing OK2SAY@mi.gov.

• There's an app for that! Wayne-Westland Community Schools has a new mobile app that enables subscribers to quickly access information from our district website. You can view lunch menus, access parent and student connect, save events to your phone from our school calendars and much more. There are also quick links to our district Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube channels.

• The app is available in the App Store for Apple devices and the Google Play Store for Android devices. You can also scan the QR codes below.

• Apple Devices Android Devices
  

• See https://www.smore.com/kdmyq and scroll down for directions

Emergency Information Guide

Parent Connection-View NWEA scores, attendance, report cards, update contact info.

Breakfast/Lunch Menus

Peachjar-Electronic Flyers

Here Comes the Bus App

Champions-Before/After school care at Edison

Chain of Command-How to Effectively Communicate with School and District Staff

Student Code of Conduct

Family Resource Center (FRC) Info: 734-419-2709 or FRC@wwcsd.net

If you or someone you know needs help with mental health and substance use, please contact our partner - Care Solace. They will quickly and confidentially find available providers matched to your needs: Please call 888-515-0595 (available 24/7/365) or visit caresolace.com/wwcsd

Email: tylerb@wwcsd.net
Website: https://www.wwcsd.net/schools/elementary-schools/edison/
Location: 34505 Hunter, Westland, MI 48185
Phone: (734) 419-2600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdisonEaglesWestland