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What’s Happening?

09/01/2011 @ 1:00pm – Class lists posted, front doors
00/06/2011 @ 5:00-7:00pm – Back-to-School Barbecue, Wedgwood playground
09/07/2011 @ 8:50am – 3:00pm – First day of school
09/07/2011 @ 9:00am – Reception, Wedgwood Library
09/12/2011 – PTA Board Meeting
09/15/2011 – Kindergarten/First Grade Curriculum Night
09/20/2011 – Curriculum Night Grades 2 – 5
09/28/2011 – Two-Hour Early Dismissal: Professional Development
09/29/2011 – PTA Meeting – General Membership, Wedgwood Lunchroom
10/06/2011 – School Pictures

For a complete listing of events, please check out the school calendar on   http://wedgwoodes.seattleschools.org.

Announcements

Hello Wedgwood parents and families!

Given the slow start to our summer, it is hard to believe that it is almost time to start a new school year. But I hope you share the excitement that we have for the coming year at Wedgwood Elementary. As we get our kids ready for the first day back, we wanted to remind you of some important and helpful information.

Important dates

(Also posted on our web site at http://wedgwoodes.seattleschools.org/)

Thursday, September 1: Class lists will be posted on the front doors after 1:00 pm. Similar to past years, the classrooms will not be open at this time and school staff will not be available for discussion. If you have any questions relating to your child’s class assignment after the class lists are posted, please contact Mr. Cronas at cpcronas@seattleschools.org.

Tuesday, September 6: Back to School BBQ,5 – 7 pm, sponsored by your 2011 – 2012 PTA. More information about the BBQ below.

Wednesday, September 7: First Day of School. As a reminder, times have changed this year. The first bell will ring at 8:50 with the tardy bell ringing at 8:55. Students will be expected to be in their lines waiting for their teacher to meet them at 8:55 a.m. Playground supervision will not begin until 8:35, so please do not drop your child off at the school before this time. On the first day, all students will proceed to their assigned classrooms except for kindergarteners, who will all meet in the cafeteria/auditorium before being dismissed to their individual classrooms.

Wednesday, September 7: First Day Reception. Once your children are settled in their classrooms on the first day, drop by the library for some refreshments ~ 9:00. Meet with Principal Cronas and other parents – also compliments of the PTA.

Students will be dismissed from school at 3:00.

Pick-up Procedures:

Kindergarten families are to pick up their student in the parking lot behind the school. Please do not park or drive into in this lot. It will help ensure that our families can retrieve their student safely.

Students in grades 1 – 5 are picked up in the following locations:
Grade 1: Hall – Parking Lot behind school (w/ Kindergarten)
Wodrich – Portable 3
Wolfe – Play Court
Grades 2/3: Play Court or outside Play Court (Please look for your student’s teacher)
Grades 4/5: Front of School

** When picking up students, families are to check in with their student’s teacher to ensure that our students are going home with the right person. You will be asked to show your ID until the teacher gets to know you. Please understand that we do this to ensure our students’ safety. Note that during the first couple of weeks of school, it will take a little longer to pick up your student. Thank you in advance for your flexibility and patience.

Back to School BBQ

This is an annual kick-off to the school year. Excited kids get to meet, parents and staff get to greet, and everyone gets to eat!

Kindergarten rooms will be open the first 30 minutes to allow parents to see the rooms and drop-off supplies. Kindergarten rooms will close at 5:30 pm. Please note that other than Kindergarten rooms, the school building will be closed to families as teachers are finalizing preparations for the first day of school.

In addition, we will have information available about volunteer opportunities, after school programs (enrichment and child care options), and our Parent Buddy Program.

Volunteer Opportunities

We rely heavily on our parent volunteers at Wedgwood, and are very fortunate to have such a fantastic group of people willing to give their time and skills to the school. We want to make sure that everyone finds the right volunteer opportunities for their particular family and schedule, and we will have our PTA Volunteer Chairs, Heather Pruehs and Betsy Turnbull, available at the BBQ to chat with you about those options. There will be sign-up sheets for events and other volunteer needs, and a preliminary PTA event calendar for you to use in planning out where you might fit in to the volunteer needs for the coming year. Stay tuned for more information to come on volunteer opportunities, and do not hesitate to contact Heather or Betsy to talk about how you can best serve as a volunteer at Wedgwood.

After School Programs

This year we are continuing our partnership with Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center in offering our after school programs. We hope that the program offerings are going to be available by August 23rd, and we will post that information on the website when it becomes available. Representatives from Ravenna-Eckstein will be at the BBQ, and can provide information on Kids Time child care options, as well as the class offerings for after school.

Parent Buddy Program

This year we are again offering our Parent Buddy Program for families who are new to Wedgwood. Erica Goos has already been busy this summer matching new Wedgwood parents with those of us who have been around for a while. Parent buddies are volunteers who agree to be the point person for one of our new families as they integrate into our community. They are available to answer questions and provide a more personalized introduction to the school. If you are new to Wedgwood, we hope that you will sign up to be matched with a parent buddy volunteer. If you are a returning family, we hope you will volunteer to serve as a parent buddy and help our new parents join our community. We will have sign ups and information about the parent buddy program available at the BBQ. If you are interested in signing up you may also contact parent Erica Goos at e_goos@hotmail.com.

Thank you for your support.

Our school has a new website and web address. Please have a look! http://wedgwoodes.seattleschools.org/

Seattle Public Schools is implementing a new platform for hosting and managing our website, with the goal of aligning websites across the district. The new platform provides online tools to increase family engagement and student learning and creates equitable access to these tools for all our schools. It will also increase our ability to provide accurate and timely information through web tools that are easier to use and require less time to maintain.

The next few weeks will be a time of transition – the old site will remain up and functioning, and we encourage you to bookmark, visit, and start using the new site. In due time, the old site will come down entirely, and our school will have only one, new, online presence.

Parents, the our new website has new capabilities for connecting with your students’ classes and teachers. These will become fully functional in the next few months, but please have a look at the attached documents see below) to learn how to log in to the new site. We will be providing more information shortly about these tools and how our school plans to utilize them.

We strongly urge you to:

1. create an account with the Source
2. subscribe to the NEW newsletter system

The newsletter is an important communication tool for the school, keeping families updated about events and issues. We will continue using the old newsletter mailing list for a short time, but will eventually transition to the new one. Please make sure you do not miss out on important news by registering ASAP. Thanks!

If you have questions or ideas for additional website content, please contact Amy Stanton at amyestanton@gmail.com.

How-To Documents:

1. Logging on to our new Website – Parents / Guardians
2. Getting Started with your School Website – Families

You are invited to attend a Parent Summit on Saturday, August 20, 2011 beginning 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The theme for this event is Empowering Parents with Information to help their children experience greater success in school. The Summit will be held at Cleveland High School, 5511 15th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108.

The goal of this summit is to inform you of legislation that will influence your child’s education, to empower you with training on how to be an advocate, decision maker, and informed leader within the community. This Parent Summit is part of an outreach effort on the part of Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators, Seattle Public Schools and U. S. Department of Education to continue to engage parents and families in school.

We hope to see you on August 20, 2011.

Parent Summit Flyer

• Saturday, August 6th at the Wedgwood Outdoor Cinema, time to be announced
• Thursday, August 18th 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the school playground
• Wednesday, August 24th 2:00 4:00 at the school playground

Dear Wedgwood Families:

Please use the following information to help us all prepare for the 2011/2012 school year:

1. Will your child be attending Wedgwood in 2011/2012?
Please indicate in writing to the school office if your child will not be attending Wedgwood Elementary in the fall.

2. When do we start?
1st Day of School – Wednesday 09/07/2011
School Day 8:55am to 3:00pm.
Playground opens from 8:40am (*Please do not drop off your student or leave your student unsupervised before 8:40am).
First Bell 8:50am
School Starts at 8:55 am

3. Who is my student’s teacher?
Class lists and supply lists will be posted on the front doors at 1:00pm on Thursday, 09/01 and will remain there until the first day of school. Please note that families will not be able to speak with teachers at this time nor will they be able to visit classrooms.

4. When will I be able to meet with my student’s teacher?
Teachers are always available via email and by phone
Curriculum Night
Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place during the three days preceding Thanksgiving. Students will not be attending school at all during the week of Thanksgiving. We would encourage you to make arrangements for childcare soon.

5. Are there any dates that I should be aware of?
Back to School Barbecue and Kindergarten Open House
• Tuesday 09/06/2011

Kindergarten Curriculum Night
• Thursday 09/15/2011

Curriculum Night Grades 1 – 5
• Tuesday 09/20/2011

School Pictures
• Thursday 10/06/2011
• Picture Make-Up Day 11/17/2011

TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2011/2012
Kindergarten
Seda Lasnik
Carolyn Murphy
Christine Tice

1st Grade
Wales Hall
Angela Wodrich
Stephanie Wolfe

2nd Grade
Tina Hafzalla
Heather Lucas

(2/3 Split)
Marcy Wynhoff

3rd Grade
Leslie Brickett
Kami Wahl
Iris Williams

4th Grade
Kelly Clark
Siobhan Kelly
Katie Laws

5th Grade
Erin Kelly
Elisa Melfi

Primary Special Needs
Janice Israel (IA)

Intermediate Special Needs
Jeremy Cooper
Steven Alvarez (IA)
Jennie Tucker (IA)
Kathy Schaeffer (IA)

Special Education K – 5 (Resource)
TBD

Instructional Assistants
Lisa Hui (IA)
Rachel Jacobsen (IA)

PE
Jess Jansen

Library
Anne Miller

Art
Becky Sokolow

Vocal Music
Arne Phillips

Instrumental Music
Katrina Sibicky

Thank you and have a great summer!

Chris Cronas
Principal
Wedgwood Elementary

Lists are organized by grade and/or classroom.

• Kindergarten:
• Ms. Lasnik, Ms. Murphy
• Ms. Tice
• First Grade:
• Ms. Hall
• Ms. Wolfe
• Ms. Woodrich
• Second Grade:
• Ms. Lucas
• Ms. Hafzalla
• Third Grade:
• Third Grade – Ms. Brickett, Ms. Williams, Ms. Wahl
• Second/Third Grade Split Class
• 2nd/3rd Grade Split Class – Ms. Wynhoff
• Fourth Grade:
• Fourth Grade – Ms. Clark, Ms. Kelly, Ms. Laws
• Fifth Grade:
• Fifth Grade – Ms. Kelly and Teacher to be Hired

SHOP & SUPPORT WEDGWOOD


When shopping for school supplies, please consider these generous programs:



Buy supplies at Office Depot — Mention Wedgwood Elementary every time, and they add it to a tally, giving our staff 5% of total purchases in the form of store credit to be used for supplies.



Having a Target “Red Card” also pays — Simply register your card at www.target.com/tcoe, designate Wedgwood as your school, and the “Take Charge of Education” plan will donate 1% of all card purchases year round!



Purchase Scrip (which work like gift cards) through our monthly program and shop with it — another simple way to support Wedgwood (more on this when the school year starts).



Register at eScrip — Going to www.escrip.com and designating Wedgwood is a great way to automatically give back every time you shop. Stores like Safeway and Macy’s tie their cards straight to the program, and you can shop hundreds of name brand merchants online like Eddie Bauer and Barnes & Noble. Register now!

4 pink pearl erasers
24 #2 pencils, sharpened please
1 pkg College Ruled 8 .5 x 11 notebook paper (to be replaced during school
year)
1 spiral notebook
1 colored ultra fine point Sharpie
3 glue sticks (to be replaced during school year)
1 box of colored pencils (minimum 24)
1 pair scissors
1 highlighter
1 black and white composition notebook
2 folders with horizontal pockets
1 pkg 1 cm graph paper
1 box facial tissue (to be shared)
1 $5 check made payable to Wedgwood ASB for online blog
Water bottle
1 box of black ultra fine point Sharpies
1 box of oil pastels
1 hand-held pencil sharpener
1 USB Flash Drive (any storage size)
1 pkg post it notes (any size)
1 bottle of Hand Sanitizer (to be replaced during school year)

SHOP & SUPPORT WEDGWOOD


When shopping for school supplies, please consider these generous programs:



Buy supplies at Office Depot — Mention Wedgwood Elementary every time, and they add it to a tally, giving our staff 5% of total purchases in the form of store credit to be used for supplies.



Having a Target “Red Card” also pays — Simply register your card at www.target.com/tcoe, designate Wedgwood as your school, and the “Take Charge of Education” plan will donate 1% of all card purchases year round!



Purchase Scrip (which work like gift cards) through our monthly program and shop with it — another simple way to support Wedgwood (more on this when the school year starts).



Register at eScrip — Going to www.escrip.com and designating Wedgwood is a great way to automatically give back every time you shop. Stores like Safeway and Macy’s tie their cards straight to the program, and you can shop hundreds of name brand merchants online like Eddie Bauer and Barnes & Noble. Register now!

Students entering fourth grade should bring:
1 1-1/2 inch 3-ring binder
2 pkgs. Notebook dividers (please get the dividers with labels that can be printed on a computer for the tabs—you can see it in the back of the package)
1 plastic pencil pouch for binder
4 wide rule composition notebooks
2 doz. sharpened pencils (to be replenished throughout the year)
2 pkgs. Wide rule notebook paper (to be replenished throughout the year)
2 red pens for correcting work
1 box colored pencils for maps, diagrams, etc.
3 packs of glue sticks (to be replenished throughout the year)
3 boxes of facial tissue
1 pkg white lined 3×5 index cards
2 pkgs 3×3 post it notes
1 pair scissors
4 multicolored highlighters
1 Black Sharpie
1 lg. pkg antiseptic wipes
1 pkg of eraser tips
1pkg gallon size zip-lock bags
1 flash drive USB with 2-4 GB

No Mechanical Pencils or Pencil Boxes please

SHOP & SUPPORT WEDGWOOD


When shopping for school supplies, please consider these generous programs:



Buy supplies at Office Depot — Mention Wedgwood Elementary every time, and they add it to a tally, giving our staff 5% of total purchases in the form of store credit to be used for supplies.



Having a Target “Red Card” also pays — Simply register your card at www.target.com/tcoe, designate Wedgwood as your school, and the “Take Charge of Education” plan will donate 1% of all card purchases year round!



Purchase Scrip (which work like gift cards) through our monthly program and shop with it — another simple way to support Wedgwood (more on this when the school year starts).



Register at eScrip — Going to www.escrip.com and designating Wedgwood is a great way to automatically give back every time you shop. Stores like Safeway and Macy’s tie their cards straight to the program, and you can shop hundreds of name brand merchants online like Eddie Bauer and Barnes & Noble. Register now!

Dear Parents/Guardians, please bring the following supplies when school begins Wednesday, September 7, 2011:

Individual student items:
2 folders with horizontal pockets
2 composition notebooks (wide ruled)
1 sketchpad
1 box of 24 colored pencils
1 box of 16 count crayons
1 box of multi-colored markers
1 $6 check payable to Wedgwood ASB for Time for Kids or Scholastic Magazine Subscriptions

Items that will be collected by teacher and shared/replaced through the year:
4 pink pearl erasers
2 dozen #2 pencils, sharpened, please
10 glue sticks
2 dry erase markers
1 box facial tissue
1 student scissors

Students with the last name A-I –
Please bring one container of Clorox wipes
1 box sandwich or snack size Ziploc baggies

Students with the last name J-Z –
Please bring one bottle of liquid hand soap or hand sanitizer
1 box Gallon size Ziploc baggies

Additional items by classroom:

Mrs. Brickett (Room 7)
1- 5” x 8” pencil box to hold supplies (no locks please)
1 additional composition notebook

Ms. Wahl (Room 11)
No Pencil Boxes, please
1 package of cap erasers

Mrs. Williams (Room 10)
No Pencil Boxes, please

SHOP & SUPPORT WEDGWOOD


When shopping for school supplies, please consider these generous programs:



Buy supplies at Office Depot — Mention Wedgwood Elementary every time, and they add it to a tally, giving our staff 5% of total purchases in the form of store credit to be used for supplies.



Having a Target “Red Card” also pays — Simply register your card at www.target.com/tcoe, designate Wedgwood as your school, and the “Take Charge of Education” plan will donate 1% of all card purchases year round!



Purchase Scrip (which work like gift cards) through our monthly program and shop with it — another simple way to support Wedgwood (more on this when the school year starts).



Register at eScrip — Going to www.escrip.com and designating Wedgwood is a great way to automatically give back every time you shop. Stores like Safeway and Macy’s tie their cards straight to the program, and you can shop hundreds of name brand merchants online like Eddie Bauer and Barnes & Noble. Register now!

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Please bring the following supplies when school begins Wednesday, September 7, 2011:

1 folder with horizontal pockets (no notebooks please)
1 large spiral sketchbook
1 composition book (No dividers and not primary style)
2 plain pocket folders
1 plastic folder
Teachers will collect and share with class as needed:
2 wide rule spiral notebooks (10 x 8 inches)
1 box of crayons
24 #2 pencils (sharpened)
1 bottle disinfectant wipes
1 box gallon zip lock bags
1 box quart zip lock bags (NOT sandwich!)

SHOP & SUPPORT WEDGWOOD


When shopping for school supplies, please consider these generous programs:



Buy supplies at Office Depot — Mention Wedgwood Elementary every time, and they add it to a tally, giving our staff 5% of total purchases in the form of store credit to be used for supplies.



Having a Target “Red Card” also pays — Simply register your card at www.target.com/tcoe, designate Wedgwood as your school, and the “Take Charge of Education” plan will donate 1% of all card purchases year round!



Purchase Scrip (which work like gift cards) through our monthly program and shop with it — another simple way to support Wedgwood (more on this when the school year starts).



Register at eScrip — Going to www.escrip.com and designating Wedgwood is a great way to automatically give back every time you shop. Stores like Safeway and Macy’s tie their cards straight to the program, and you can shop hundreds of name brand merchants online like Eddie Bauer and Barnes & Noble. Register now!