Redwood Reader

As a fun and competitive contest that ultimately helps raise awareness and resources for those in our community who are most in need, a SOUPer Bowl Drive is underway in Avon Lake and Avon, to help collect non-perishable food items for our local pantries. The competition with Avon culminates on Friday, October 25, 2024, during our home football game, with a trophy awarded to the community with the heaviest truck stuffed full of goods. Peanut butter, cereal, canned fruits, and other non-perishable items are needed, and there will be drop off locations at all Avon Lake Schools. Let’s help those in need, and win that trophy, too!

Redwood Families,

This is just a reminder that the district will have an early release day Wednesday, September 25th. Full Day Kindergarten and first through fourth grade students will start their day at the normal time, but will be dismissed from the elementary buildings at twelve noon. Dismissal will follow the same procedure as always. Walkers will begin exiting at 11:55 and car riders at noon.

For students in half day kindergarten, students who normally attend the afternoon session will attend on the 25th, but will be attending in the morning from 8:50-11:35. If your half day student is a bus rider, you will receive notification listing pick-up and drop-off times from the classroom teacher, if you do not, please contact the teacher or school office.

There will be NO Champions Program in the afternoon on the 25th. Students who typically attend afternoon Champions must be picked up at the 12 noon dismissal time.

All full day students will eat their lunches in their classrooms on the 25th. Lunch will start at 11:15 am and end at 11:45 am for all students. Students will have an opportunity to pack or buy their lunches as normal. There will be no extras offered on the early release day. If your child wants to receive a school lunch that day, there will only be one lunch option available.

The lunch option for the 25th will be:

Chips and Salsa

Cheese stick

Apple Slices

Milk

If your Student attends the LEAPS program, AM LEAPS will attend their normal session on the 25th, there will be NO SCHOOL for PM LEAPS on the 25th of September.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the school. (440)933-5145

If you are interested in being a head room parent please see the link below.

Room Parent

Calling Parents of all Redwood Artists! Don't forget to sign up for Artsonia, the online tool to view your student's artwork and purchase gifts made with their creations! Artsonia produces quality items such as mugs, t-shirts, canvas prints, jewelry and more- all adorned with your little artist's masterpiece! 20% of all sales come back to benefit the Redwood art program. Simply visit this link https://www.artsonia.com/connect/FZ3SDSC2 and enter the Redwood code of FZ3SDSC2. If you have already signed up for Artsonia, your information is saved and you don't need to do anything!

Calling all creative & handy helpers - join us Friday, Sept 20th at 4PM to assist with homecoming float creation, all ages welcomed to help if your student(s) wish to be part of the fun. We hope to be wrapped by 5:30PM.

If you can’t make it to help build our float, but still want to help, we could always use candy donations so the kids have plenty to pass out during the parade on Saturday.

Please click below to show your support!

PARADE FLOAT

The new school year has arrived and we invite all Redwood families to join the Redwood PTA! Attending meetings is not a requirement to be a part of this great organization. Click on the image below to sign up today.

September

20th- Homecoming Float Decoration

21st Homecoming Parade

25- Early Release Day (12 Noon)

25th- Marco's Pizza Night

October

1- Student Council Meeting

4- Fall Fest

7-10 Book Fair

Please remember that all daily absences must be reported to the school attendance line. If you do not call your student off from school, we are required by law to call and check on the reason for the student's absence . Please contact the school attendance line at 440-930-8291 prior to the school day starting.

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A percentage of all sales goes to Redwood PTA

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Store link for Avon Lake: https://1stplace.sale/7283

TITLE 1

Redwood Elementary School is considered a Title 1 school by the state of Ohio. Therefore, we receive some funding from the state of Ohio, to help some of our students achieve to their best abilities. We utilize the funds to hire tutors and purchase materials to support student understanding and achievement. Below is a general description of the Title 1 provision.

Title I ("Title One"), a provision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act passed in 1965, is a program created by the United States Department of Education to distribute funding to schools and school districts with a high percentage of students from low-income families. Funding is distributed first to state educational agencies (SEAs) which then allocate funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) which in turn dispense funds to public schools in need. Title I also helps children from families that have migrated to the United States and youth from intervention programs who are neglected or at risk of abuse. The act appropriates money for educational purposes for the next five fiscal years until it is reauthorized.

In addition, Title I appropriates money to the education system for prevention of dropouts and the improvement of schools. These appropriations are carried out for five fiscal years until reauthorization. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, to be an eligible Title I school, at least 40% of a school's students must be from low-income families who qualify under the United States Census's definition of low-income, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The Safer Ohio School Tip Line is a free safety resource available to all Ohio schools. The tip line is an anonymous reporting system that accepts both calls and texts 24 hours-a-day.

Website

Website: https://www.avonlakecityschools.org/redwood
Location: 32967 Redwood Blvd, Avon Lake, OH 44012, USA
Phone: (440)933-5145
Twitter: @RedwoodAvonLake