Edison Weekly
August 18, 2024

Edison Elementary: Week Of February 23, 2025
Building Hours
Office Hours- 8:00AM-4:00PM
Important Contact Information
Main Office: 586-439-6500
Attendance Line: 586-439-6590
Fax: 586-439-6501
Address: 17470 Sewel Ave, Fraser, MI 48026
Principal Email: kristina.wiegand@fraserk12.org
Administrative Assistant Email: shelby.barc@fraserk12.org
Staff Directory: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Page/114
Upcoming Events:
- 2/24 Vocal Music Concert Grades 1-3 at 7:00PM @ FHS
- 2/25 Edison 6th Grade Career Fair- facilitated by FHS CTE program
- 2/25- Early Release Day: 1:30PM Dismissal
- 2/27- Half Day: Records Day- 12:00PM Dismissal
- 2/28- Half Day: Records Day- 12:00PM Dismissal
- 3/6- Half Day: Afternoon and Evening Conferences- 12:00PM Dismissal
Access the full 2024-25 Academic Calendar here!
Edison Elementary- Title I Parent Survey
Thank You, In Advance, For Your Feedback!
Our Edison Title 1 Program values the importance of a strong home-school connection. As a way to support this belief, we are asking for your help to complete a survey. Your feedback is important to us. The survey will help inform us about the effectiveness of Edison's Title 1 Program and determine ways to improve student learning. We appreciate your feedback and thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
Redesigned Spring Student-Led Conferences: Sign Up Below
ALL Students/Families Encouraged to Attend
Our spring conferences are right around the corner!
This year, across the district, elementary spring conferences will look much different than they have looked in the past. ALL students will be invited to attend these conferences! Students will meet with their parent(s), in designated spaces around the classrooms, to review goals, highlight work, and showcase what they have achieved since the fall. Our students will be taking the lead during their designated time blocks, and teachers will be circulating amongst the students/families, helping to guide the students, as needed.
Our redesigned Spring Student-Led Conferences are scheduled for the afternoon and evening of Thursday, March 6th.
Please select a conference time using the button below. There are openings for multiple families to sign up to participate in our Student-Led conferences during each time block.
Our goal is for 100% of our students and families to attend this event!
We look forward to celebrating your child's learning with you!
(Please note- Mrs. Grabinski, Ms. Lee, and Ms. McNamara will be reaching out to their families individually to schedule conference times, as the structure of these conferences will vary).
Tomorrow- Monday, February 24: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade 'Spring' Concert
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade 'Spring' Concert
We're so excited to formally invite our 1st-3rd grade families to this year’s “Spring” Vocal Music Concert, What a Colorful World!
All family and friends are welcome to join us at the Fraser High School Auditorium to enjoy lovely music presented by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade on Monday, February 24th, 2025. Admission is free.
Students are expected to be at Fraser High School at 6:30pm to warm-up for our concert at 7:00pm.
Concert attire:
1st Grade: Color Red
2nd Grade: Color Yellow
3rd Grade: Color Blue
Students may dress in the color associated with their grade level. Students should follow the school dress code for their outfit choice.
On the morning of the concert, students will be bussed to the Fraser High School Auditorium to practice for our concert at 9:15am and arrive back to Edison Elementary around 10:45am.
Please make sure to fill out the permission slip linked below (and given to your student) to ensure all students can practice with us the morning of the concert. Return by Monday, February 10th.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our long-term guest music teacher, Mrs. Rees-Baker or Mr. Reeves, RMS Choir teacher who is helping facilitate the concert in Mrs. Esquible's absence.
Social Studies Olympiad Marathon Project
Upcoming $1 Spirit Days & $1 Sales to Benefit Children's Hospital
A group of 4th grade students are completing a Marathon Project for Social Studies Olympiad. For this project, they've planned events to raise money for the purchase of toys and supplies for patients at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
This week, they've planned the following events:
Kids Heart Challenge- Concludes Friday, February 28
This is the Last Week To Donate!
Edison Families,
We are extremely proud of our school for supporting this service-learning initiative! Thank you for helping your students participate in this educational program by raising lifesaving donations for those in need. If you have not had a chance to help – there is still time.
Click the link below to wrap up your donations by the 28th!
Teachers can also earn Amazon Gift Cards for their classrooms. Let’s help our amazing teachers!
- Any teacher that has 3 students complete Finn’s Mission will earn a $25 Amazon Gift Card!
- The class with the most students registered online will earn a $25 Amazon Gift Card.
- The class with the most donations raised will earn a $25 Amazon Gift Card.
- PLUS-the top 10 fundraising students will get to SLIME MR. METTE!!
Thank you for supporting our school and Kids Heart Challenge!
It's Already That Time Of Year...
Order Your Yearbook Today!
It's already time to place your child's yearbook order! Yearbooks start at $14.50 and can be purchased using the link below. All orders are due by April 26, 2025!
Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of the school year and we will not have extras available for purchase.
To Order- Go to YBPAY.com and use school code 12880925 or use the link below.
Parking Lot Reminders
Please Do Not Park/Idle/Stop in Marked Areas
- Please adhere to our 5mph speed limit in our parking lot. We've recently received several reports of cars driving too fast in the parking lot at arrival/dismissal time. Please drive slowly and use caution!
- We do not have crossing guards for our parking lot. Our Y5-2 students must be accompanied by an adult through the parking lot. However, it is highly recommended that all parents park their cars and walk up to retrieve their students to escort them through the lot at dismissal time.
- Unfortunately, we don’t have a “bus loop” at Edison, which also limits our ability for a curbside drop off/pick up lane. Our transportation department needs us to stop stopping/parking/idling in the areas marked with a red 'x' (essentially, every turn/curve of the lot) because the busses cannot get through.
- Please park in a designated parking spot at arrival and dismissal, while you wait to drop off/pick up your children.
- All Y5-2nd grade students must be picked up by an adult at their doors.
- 3rd-6th grade students are dismissed out their doors and may navigate the parking lot as their parents see fit. Please note, our staff does our best to help kids cross when possible, but we do not have designated crossing guards in our lot. The safest option will always be for parents to park, walk up, drop off/retreive their child(ren), and navigate the lot with their child(ren).
- At dismissal time, please don’t sit idle in driving lane while waiting for your student.
PTO Updates
Introducing Our PTO Officers
This year, our PTO will be led by the following officers. As always, we're so appreciative of the parents that take time out of their lives to enrich ours! Please consider joining forces with the amazing moms below to help make Edison a happier place!
- President: Sarah Moaut
- Vice President: Lisa Heckman
- Treasurer: Cierra Prophit
- Secretary: Melissa Loder
Our next PTO Meeting will take place on Thursday, February 27 at 12:30PM in the Edison Media Center.
A Few School Policies & Procedures To Make Note Of:
Attendance
Your child's lifelong school/work attendance habits are being deeply established right now. Parents should make every effort to get their child to school by 8:30AM each day and allow them to stay for the full duration of every day. Excessive absences, tardies, and early dismissals hugely impact a child's confidence, social interactions, and school performance.
Birthday Treats
Birthday students may bring store-bought, individually wrapped treats/snacks or trinkets to distribute to their classmates to be taken home. Please do not send in a tray of cupcakes, homemade baked goods, pizza, etc intending for them to be consumed at school- as many students have dietary restrictions that need to be closely monitored by their parents & school staff. All treats/trinkets will be sent home with students.
Cell Phones
Hot Food Deliveries
Please do not plan to drop off "hot lunches" for your child at lunch time. This includes parents/family members dropping off fast food and/or Door Dashing food for their children. It is very logistically challenging to ensure that your child receives the food delivery on time and often results in students spending much of their lunch period awaiting a delivery.