Edison Weekly
Week of Sunday, January 16, 2022
Edison Elementary
Building Hours
School Hours- 8:35AM-3:30PMOffice Hours- 8:00AM-4:00PM
Important Contact Information
Main Office: 586-439-6500
Attendance Line: 586-439-6590
Fax: 586-439-6501
Email: kristina.wiegand@fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/Edison
Location: 17470 Sewel Avenue, Fraser, MI, USA
Phone: 586-439-6500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133408283523961/
Twitter: @kristy_wiegand
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As you know, all Fraser Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 17th, in observance of MLK Day. While this is one specific date chosen each year to honor his legacy and share his message, teaching our students about kindness, equality, compassion, and justice are a part of what we do each day.
Over the next month, we will be teaching our Eagles about African-American heroes of the past and present. In studying the past and discussing the present, students develop empathy and understanding to create a more unified, equal future for all Americans. MLK's message is as important today as it was 60 years ago.
If you would like some additional activities to do with your children, here is a downloadable activity book with coloring pages, mazes, and other age-appropriate activities to support students as they learn about the Civil Rights Movement, MLK, and various other heroes of that time.
Upcoming Events
View the FPS ACADEMIC CALENDAR here
Monday, January 17- No School: MLK Jr. Day
Wednesday, February 2- Early Release Day- 1:30PM Dismissal
Wednesday, February 2- Winter Band Concert @ FHS- 7:00PM
Wednesday, February 9- Count Day
Monday, February 21- Mid-Winter Break
Tuesday, February 22- School Resumes
Bundle Up This Winter
Winter is in full swing! Please be sure to send your child to school dressed for the weather each day. Students will start needing warm coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and/or boots daily throughout the winter.
Please take time to label each and every item- because our lost and found gets bombarded with lost winter accessories throughout the season
Please note that, per Board Policy, we will be having outdoor morning lineup and heading outdoors for our 20 minute recess(es) if the windchill is 10+ degrees.
Time outdoors is time well spent for kids, in all seasons. Bundle up!
Please Arrive On Time For Dismissal
Students are dismissed at 3:30PM. We're starting to see an increase in students that are regularly getting picked up late. Please be sure you're in the parking lot (or in the queue to get into the lot) by 3:30PM each day.
All "parent pick up" students should be dispersed and with their parents by 3:35PM each afternoon. Straggling students who remain, after this point, require additional support staff to monitor their safety until a parent arrives- which becomes taxing on our staff when it happens daily. Straggling students also tend to get anxious too- as they're ready to head home after a long day at school.
**Please note- We fully understand that a family may have an occasional extenuating circumstance that causes them to run a little bit late on a given day. When this happens, please call the office to let us know the ETA.
Our office closes each day at 4:00PM.
Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraiser- Last Week
Our PTO sponsored Little Caesars Pizza Kit fundraiser is in full swing.
There are 2 ways to submit your order.
1. Turn in your completed order form and payment to your fundraising chairperson: Collect payment at the time you take orders. Please make checks payable to EDISON PTO. Fill out the top portion of your order form with your name and the best contact phone number.
OR
2. Submit your order at PizzaKit.com. You will have the option to pay via credit card for your entire brochure order, or just for your personal purchase. Place your orders online and pay by credit card.
Go to PizzaKit.com
Click on ‘Products’, then click on ‘Shop’
Select Ship My Order to the Group
Enter Fundraiser ID # 397875
Follow prompts to create your User ID
Do not add these orders onto any Order Form you turn in to your chairperson.
All orders are due with full payment by Thursday, January 20. Late orders will NOT be accepted.
Pizza Kit pickup will take place during the week of 2/7. Date/time will be forthcoming.
School Board Appreciation Month
January is School Board Appreciation Month. The staff and students of Edison Elementary would like to thank the Fraser School Board for all their time and efforts to ensure all of our students receive the best education possible:
President Jim Birko
Vice President Scott Wallace
Treasurer Todd Koch
Secretary Linda Corbat
Trustee Dan Stawinski
Trustee Robyn Norbeck
Trustee Autumn Ochoa
Gleaners Food Distribution To Continue
We are excited to announce that we have extended our partnership with Gleaners. They will continue to be set up in the FHS parking lot on the following dates:
- January 20
- February 3
- February 17
If you are in need of food assistance, you can slow find pantries in your area by visiting https://pantrynet.org.
Updated Covid Guidelines
On Tuesday, January 11th, we were notified that the Macomb County Health Department has updated their guidelines for Covid Isolation and Quarantines to align with the CDC and the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) guidelines. (These changes went into effect on 1/11/22. These changes were not retroactive, so those who were in isolation/quarantine before Tuesday must still follow the original dates they were given.)
As Ms. Wozniak shared in her January 13th email, we know how frustrating it can be to make sense and keep up as procedures are updated. To help families make sense of the updated rules for isolation and quarantine, FPS has created a comprehensive chart that can be found HERE.
Remember, the best way to do YOUR PART to help keep our community healthy and in school teaching and learning is to keep children with any potential sign of illness at home until the cause is determined by a medical professional.
PLEASE continue to notify us at (586) 439-6600 if your child tests positive for Covid-19 or has been in contact with someone who has. It is crucial that we have this information and keep sick people at home to help us keep healthy teachers and students at school teaching and learning.
Character Club at Edison Elementary
This year, we're excited to continue our implementation of Positivity Project at Edison Elementary. This is a 32-week program that focuses on different character strengths that we work to explicitly teach our students throughout the year. Each week, we focus on a new character strength. The purpose of Positivity Project at Edison is to foster positive relationships amongst students and staff, in addition to helping students build their self-awareness, self-confidence, & understanding and appreciation of others. Topics associated with each character strength are often discussed via Restorative Circles within our classrooms. Together, we're committed to establishing positive relationships and continually improving our school culture.
This year, we decided to replace our Student of the Month program with Character Club. Throughout the year, we will be honoring our students with Character Club Awards. Teachers are already working to determine students that exemplify all of the different character strengths for the whole year. Don't get discouraged if your child isn't recognized until April-May! That just means that your child perfectly represents one of the traits that happen to be taught later in the year.
Each week, we will be distributing Character Awards to students. At the end of each month, student award recipients will have a Character Club lunch together to celebrate our positive character!
Building Reminders
* Bus Lane- The curb area directly in front of the building (from the bench to the sign) is for buses only. Please don't stop there to drop off in the morning.
*We encourage adults to park (in a designated spot) and walk all students through the parking lot.
*Please don't park along the grass/curve as you enter the parking lot. It makes navigating the parking lot even trickier for incoming traffic.
*Please don't pick your child up while driving past the crosswalk. That momentary pause at the crosswalk causes confusion and delays the flow of traffic out of the lot.
Cold Weather Reminders:
*Per board policy, we will be having outdoor morning lineup and going outside for recess when the wind chill is 10+ degrees. Please dress for the COLD weather.
Arrival/Dismissal:
*We encourage adults to park (in a designated spot) and walk all students through the parking lot.
* During inclement weather, we do an indoor lineup. All students enter through the main door and walk to their classroom lines in the hallway. Parents cannot escort their students to their classrooms, but we have plenty of helpers ensuring all students get to where they need to go.
*Thanks for your patience in the parking lot at dismissal time- especially with the ongoing construction in the subdivision!
*For families that park on Sewel Ave or elsewhere in the adjacent subdivision during dismissal, please park in a location in which your child can use crosswalks to get to you.
*The playground closes M-F from 4:00PM-6:00PM so our SACC students can have safe access to the playground equipment.
Office Procedures:
* If you need to pick your child up early, please know that we don't call them down to the office until you arrive.
*Always bring your ID to the office when picking your student up early.
* No parents or visitors are allowed to proceed past the vestibule/office.
Breakfast/Lunch
*All students get free breakfast/lunch- no preordering necessary.
* Please complete the free and reduced lunch application here.
* Monthly lunch menus can be found here.
*Due to supply chain shortages, some last minute meal substitutions will occur.
Illness
*If your child is experiencing any symptoms of illness (cough, congestion, sore throat, etc)- please keep them home. *If your child complains of illness at school or if a staff member notices that your child is exhibiting symptoms, students are sent home.
*Students need to be symptom-free for 24 hours prior to returning. Therefore, if they leave mid-day, they can't return until at least mid-day the following day.
*Please remember that the person calling you to come pick up your child is just the messenger. Please provide us with an ETA (estimated time of arrival) and try to get here as quickly as possible (within 30-45 min) because the office does get bogged down with students at various points in the day.