The Eagle Edition

We are excited to be starting 2024 and the 3rd grading period with your child(ren)! People commonly talk about resolutions, but the New Year is also a great time to look back and celebrate growth and progress made. We are proud of the growth of each of our Edison Eagles!

Winter weather is definitely among us! We do our best to get our students out for recess as long as the wind chill is 20 degrees or warmer while also taking into consideration the condition of the playground. Please make sure your child has appropriate layers of clothing and outerwear. We do remind students that they are not to play in the snow since they can't change out of wet clothes like they would at home. Thank you for reinforcing that message at home.

Mrs. Tracz & Mrs. Mackey

#MyChoiceWilloughbyEastlake

• Friday, January 26th - 3rd Grade & Mrs. Cosentino’s class Buddy Breakfast
• Monday January 29th - Friday February 2nd - Start With Hello Spirit Week
• Tuesday, February 6th - Class Pictures
• Wednesday, February 7th - PTO Meeting 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 14th - 1st Grade & Miss Burkett’s class Buddy Breakfast
• Monday, February 19th - No School, President's Day
• Thursday, February 29th - Skating Party
• Friday, March 1st - 2nd Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Wednesday, March 13th - 4th Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Thursday, March 14th - Spring Conferences 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, March 19th - Kindergarten Buddy Breakfast
• Thursday, March 21st - 5th Grade Buddy Breakfast
• Monday, March 25th - Monday, April 1st - No School, Spring Break

We are excited invite families in for our Buddy Breakfasts - back by popular demand from last year! This is a great opportunity for families to come into the school, see the classroom, visit with the teacher, and enjoy a little breakfast with their child. Please click on the image below to RSVP (one RSVP per Edison student, please!)

We are happy to share some fantastic news about a district-wide initiative that is going to make a positive impact on our entire school community – the Start with Hello program!

This program is all about building connections and making our school a friendlier, more inclusive place. We believe that a simple "hello" can make a big difference, and we want to see kindness and positivity spread throughout our hallways. Read below for more information as well as the spirit days we have planned.

This January-April, Edison will be partnering with Crossroads to bring the Sources of Strength program to our students. Our classroom teachers will stay with their classes as Crossroads presents the lessons to each class.

Sources of Strength is a strengths-based, upstream suicide prevention program. The curriculum was originally written to be 30-minute weekly classroom lessons. However, at Crossroads Health we have condensed the entire curriculum into 4, 40-minute lessons. The four lessons are mental health (self-awareness and brain/body connection), healthy activities (regulation strategies), generosity (kindness and empathy), and community and connection (positive friends and connecting to help). The Sources of Strength website has some resources for parents, and we can forward any other questions you have to our contacts at Crossraods! https://sourcesofstrength.org/

If you would like to opt out of Crossroads support, please complete and return this form.

Mrs. Parker is proud to share that these five students have received the Golden Music Stand for Band!

With winter weather coming soon, please see the Calamity Day Information provided by the district. Make sure you have your School Messenger set to receive messages as desired.

School Messenger is the automated system used by the Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools to make attendance calls and send district wide messages, such as school closings due to inclement weather, and event reminders. You can manage your account through the parent portal in PowerSchool. It’s simple! You can also identify more than one primary email address to receive notifications. Instructions are being provided for your convenience. The building secretaries can also help with editing your contact information and with questions regarding non-custodial adults, such as significant others, who need to receive messaging.

Mrs. Hanlon welcomed a baby girl in early December! Ms. Tracey Davison joins us as our temporary Family Liaison while Mrs. Hanlon enjoys her maternity leave. Ms. Davison can be reached at tracey.davison@weschools.org or 440-283-2292.

Edison families and staff are automatically part of our PTO! Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Edison library. You can reach out to the PTO via email at eagles@edisonpto.org, and can follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Purses for a Purpose is Edison PTO's signature event and fundraiser. Save the date - Friday April 12, 2024 - for this amazing event!

President:
Leigh Perrino
Vice President:
Amanda Sicurezza
Co-Secretaries:
Julia Boxler and Jessica Cisan
Co-Treasurers:
Jill Hutton and Chelsea Schneider​

Are you looking for activities for your children? Interested in family programs in the community? There are so many options for Willoughby-Eastlake families, such as city departments of recreation, sports teams, scouting, camps and special events in all of our surrounding communities, plus so much more!

Information from approved organizations who host activities for Willoughby-Eastlake youth and the community are posted electronically. Paper flyers from organizations are not sent home with students. To access the flyers, visit the COMMUNITY link on the district and building website pages Community Activities Flyers

For specific information about the events, you need to contact the sponsoring organization. Flyers are updated periodically during the month so remember to visit often to check for new postings.

Enjoy what our community has to offer!

• FAQ School Policies
• Birthday/Party/Food Guidelines
• Edison PBIS Promise

Office Staff

Mrs. Nancy Tracz, Principal - nancy.tracz@weschools.org 440-954-3555

Mrs. Bailey Mackey, Assistant Principal - bailey.mackey@weschools.org 440-283-2283

Mrs. Tammy Petrecca, Principal Secretary - tammy.petrecca@weschools.org 440-283-2289

Mrs. Mary Brown, Secretary - mary.brown@weschools.org 440-283-2291

Mrs. Kenzie Hanlon, Family Liaison - kenzie.hanlon@weschools.org 440-283-2292

Mrs. Eileen Krancevic, School Nurse - eileen.krancevic@weschools.org 440-283-2288

School Information:

Address: 5288 Karen Isle Dr. Willoughby, OH 44094

Main Office Phone: 440-942-2099

24 Hour Attendance Line: 440-283-2176

Fax: 440-975-3707

Dismissal Changes Email: edisonoffice@weschools.org (cut off is 1:00 pm daily)

Clinic: 440-283-2283

YMCA Child Care: 440-269-3002

General Notes

• Our school day begins at 8:45 am. Student drop off begins and breakfast is available at 8:25 am. Students may not be dropped off prior to 8:25 am. Student dismissal begins at 2:45 pm.

• Parents who wish to drive students are required to use the car line during drop-off and pick-up times. Please be patient and always pull as far forward as possible. Students can unload and load within the blue cones. Parents using the car line are reminded to approach Edison via Karen Isle Dr. Please leave Jack Reinhardt Rd. open for buses to exit.

• Families using the car line for dismissal must have a car tag in the windshield; request a car tag here.

• All student walkers need to have a walker tag; request a walker tag here. For safety reasons, students in K-2 are not permitted to walk unless accompanied by an older sibling or parent.