ERS Paw Print

Luckily for me, Mrs. Clifton and the kindergarteners, we had our snow ball fight yesterday. See picture below.

Don't forget to sign up for the PTO Prom. You won't want to miss it! Register Now!

At 10 am on February 4th, parents of incoming kindergarten students are inviting to our Kindergarten Open House. Meet our three amazing kindergarten teachers, hear about the amazing program at Edgar Road School. Kindergarten registration begins Monday, January 23. Please use the link to get more information.

If you have friends and family who live in WGSD area but don't currently attend WGSD please invite them to the district wide Open House Event on February 4th. We will have parents, PTO members, students and WGSD BOard members on site to celebrate our school.

I will be the first one to say that mornings are hard. However, we are noticing an increase in tardies and students arriving at 8:05 am.

The teachers at Edgar Road know that every minute matters. They plan each and every minute from the morning meetings that teach social emotional learning, to the morning work which reviews math skills and concepts to the morning centers that include ELA, math and other important activities. They schedule learning beginning at 7:50 am. When one of our students comes in at 8:05 am everyday, it adds up. In one month fifteen minutes a day is almost an entire school day.

We currently give some grace and do not count tardies for the first few minutes after the bell. Starting tomorrow we will start giving tardies at the bell. Hopefully if we tighten up our systems it will encourage all families to get to school on time.

I will taking a temporary leave from work to take care of my health. I will be gone from Jan. 25 - March 8. In my absence please contact Mrs. Eckert for all facilities and Late Start issues. Please contact Tracy Nomensen for all other things.

I look forward to reconnecting with all of you when I am back.

We will launch our third One Book One School community read, You Matter, by Christian Robinson the week of February 27th. Family packets will available a week before. Buy your book now.

Some class composites have been distributed from Interstate but many more are on the way. There was a mix up in the production department. If you have not received yours yet please be on the lookout in your child's backpack within the next couple of weeks. We apologize for the delay!

It's not too late to signup for free and reduced lunch. You can do so here and return it to:

Webster Groves High School
100 Selma Avenue
Webster Groves, MO 63119
Attention: Food Service Office

Yearbooks can be ordered online or send in your $16.00 payment (check prefered made out to Edgar Road Elementary) to Lisa in the office. They will be delivered to school later in the school year. Please visit inter-state.com/order and enter code 73226N to order!

Edgar Road is participating in the American Heart Association fundraiser, Kids Heart Challenge. Students will hear about the challenge this week in health and receive collection envelopes. Raising money is voluntary! All students will participate in jump rope activities the week of Feb. 13. Donations are due Feb. 16. Students can also earn a prize for learning about hands-only CPR, a potentially life-saving skill. We encourage you to learn about this as well! Please see the attached letter for more details.

Check out Mrs. Luesse's guidance lessons that you can reinforce at home. These lessons will keep you involved so you can talk to your children about what they are learning in guidance lessons!

EDGAR ROAD COUNSELOR WEBSITE

COUNSELING RESOURCE PAGE

EDGAR ROAD FAMILY HANDBOOK

Edgar Road Webpage

Edgar Road Facebook PTO Page

Edgar Road Facebook Equity Page

Edgar Road Family Calendar

Edgar Road Student Supply List

Edgar Road Sunday Scoop

Webster Groves District Calendar

Webster Groves Food Menu

Webster Groves Online Payments

Webster Groves Equity Resolution

Webster Groves Home Page

February

2 PTO Meeting

4 Community Open House 10:30-12:00 PM

6-10 Counselor Appreciation Week

7 ER Science Fair

13 Late Start

14 Valentine Parties

15 School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

17 No School

20 No School

27 Late Start

27-March 1 Conferences

• Tomorrow night (1/26) meet up with fellow ERS kids for an energetic event at Urban Air! Don't forget to sign the waiver before entry to save yourself some time and you'll also have to get or bring the appropriate socks. Event runs from 4-8pm and a portion of the proceeds benefit the organization.
• Friday night is Fitness Friday - meet in the gym at 6:30 for an excellent workout. Suggested donation of $10 upon entry.
• Next week the Dine Out Night makes a comeback. We are partnering with Joe Boccardi's on Watson to help raise funds for the PTO General Fund. Monday, January 30th we encourage you to dine in or carry out from 4-8pm and if you mention Edgar Road PTO they'll give us 20% of their profits. Take a night off from cooking and try some of their pizzas or pastas!
• The next PTO General Meeting is being held on Thursday, 2nd beginning at 6:30 in the school library. Childcare is provided at no charge.

Cosmic Skate is being held on Sunday, February 5th this year from 1-2:30pm.

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Tickets are now on sale and the whole family is welcome to participate. $6 per skater and this includes the skate rental.

Urban Air Parks Party Store

Thursday, January 26th! Pay at the door and get your Urban Air grippy socks before enjoying 2 hours of play at the new favorite play space, Urban Air! Mention ERS PTO and we'll receive a portion of the sales from the night. All participants must sign the waiver in order to play. Use the link above to find out more information about the space.

We're excited to Dance through the Decades with you, but we need your help to make it happen! Do you have a business looking for some great marketing? Check out all our sponsorship opportunities or contact Jessie Riley (jessielconnell@gmail.com) for more information on how you can help.

The PTO meeting agenda on Thursday, February 2 will include an open call for fundraising ideas for the 2022-23 school year.

During our March meeting, we will be voting on which fundraisers to include in our calendar year/budget.

If you have an idea, please bring to the meeting or email in advance if you can not attend to PTOEdgarRoad@gmail.com. Please include the following info:

Details of the fundraiser - answer the 5 Ws

Planning lead time

Duration of fundraiser (x day, weeks, months, all year)

Estimated # of volunteers required

Estimated costs and profit

Check out the ERS PTO on Facebook