Edison Weekly
Week of Sunday, January 2, 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
We know how tough this past year has been on our school community, and we are grateful for our Edison families. As we wrap up 2021, I want to take a moment to thank our students, families and staff for your flexibility and support over the past year.
- Thank you to our families who have worked hard to help keep our school community safe and healthy. We appreciate the way you support our efforts, day in and day out.
- Thank you to our students for your commitment to keep learning, even when school looked and felt different at times.
- Thank you to our staff for helping to fill our building with love, laughter, and learning everyday!
- Thank you to our families for entrusting our staff with your amazing children. We know they are your world and, when they're at Edison, they are our world too. We know how hard you work at home to ensure that your children are provided for, loved, and supported in every facet of their lives.
- Thank you to our students for putting forth your best effort! You always try your best to be motivated, kind and reflective Eagles. You inspire us daily and we're beyond proud of you!
- Thank you to our staff for your continued dedication and commitment to supporting our students' social and emotional wellness, while maintaining high levels of instruction for our students.
I just wanted to pause and be grateful for all of the remarkable ways our Edison family has come together to help our Eagles shine throughout 2021. I am looking forward to ALL our Eagles will achieve together in 2022!
Wishing you all a restful, joyous holiday break with family and friends.
Upcoming Events
View the FPS ACADEMIC CALENDAR here
Thursday, December 23- Monday, January 3- Holiday Break
TUESDAY, January 4- School Resumes
Tuesday, January 11- Early Release Day- 1:30PM Dismissal
Monday, January 17- No School: MLK Jr. Day
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!
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 6
- 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.
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.