Good Afternoon Edison Families,

We had another great week! Next week is our first full week of school!

Thank you very much for following our arrival and dismissal procedures listed below, things went well this week. Things will smooth out even more next week as we are all back in our school routine!

Please remember to report your child's absence. You can do this by calling our attendance line and leaving a message, or you can report an absence through the Parent Connection app. The district has a new attendance policy (details below). You will receive a phone call if you have not reported an absence. You may receive a call if your child is tardy to school as well, because teachers take attendance in the morning and afternoon. By arriving late, your child may have been marked absent and it may not be corrected before attendance calls go out.

Edison Attendance Line 734-419-2606

Parent Connection https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/

Have a great weekend,

Bennett Tyler

September 15th-Youth Night at Varsity Football Game (John Glenn High School @ 7:00pm) Free T-shirt to the first 200 K-5 students!

September 27th-No School (Staff Professional Development)

October 6th-Picture Day!

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

We have enough students signed up for Flag Football to create two teams at Edison. To make this happen and allow all of our players on the waitlist a spot, we need a 2nd coach! If you are interested in coaching, please contact the office for more information! 734-419-2600

Please see the link below if you would like to order any Edison Gear! This link will be open until September 10th!

https://edisonelem23.itemorder.com/

The 5th Grade is selling candy bars for $1 at Tuesday and Thursday lunch periods to help bring down the cost of camp and to provide scholarships! Please help support our 5th graders! We really appreciate it!

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

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.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools will honor all active and veteran military members at the John Glenn vs. Wayne Memorial rivalry game. Join us on September 22, 2023, at 7 p.m. at Wayne Memorial High School (3001 Fouth Street, Wayne 48184). Tickets can be purchased here: https://gofan.co/event/1071713?schoolId=MI10119

This event is open to the public.

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.

New Edison families should have received an email with Mistar Login information. If you are a returning family, you can use your existing login information to log into your Parent Connection Account (Parent Portal) and review/update your contact information. You also need to check yes/no for bus transportation, agree to the media release, etc. This needs to be done every school year!

Directions: https://www.wwcsd.net/resources/our-families/update-current-student-registration/

Parent Connection: https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/

If you don't remember your PIN (username) or password, you can click the link that says "Forgot your PIN?" or "Reset your password." We do not have access to parent passwords here in the office!

If you are interested in being part of the Edison PTO, please fill out this Google Form!

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.

Bus Routes are now available in Parent Connection. Bus stop locations and pick-up/drop-off times are displayed. Even if your child was on a bus last year, you must verify your contact information and check YES for transportation in your Parent Connection Account in order for your child to ride the bus!

If the route is not showing in your account, 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/

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

Do you love the cafeteria? Do you enjoy working with kids? If so, I have the job for you!

We are in need of several parents to work in our cafeteria and monitor students during lunchtime! We can hire several parents that can commit to working each day from 11:30-1:15.

If you can't commit to working each day, we will also happily take any parent volunteers (see form below)! Even if you can only help 1-2 days each week, we would love to hear from you!

To apply for the position, please follow this link: https://www.applitrack.com/resa/OnlineApp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=40189&category=Parent+Support

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

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.