One way we are continuing to show our love and support to our teachers and staff is by providing prepacked snacks and drinks throughout the day. Please consider helping by signing up to donate prepackaged food or drinks.

Here is a link to the sign-up genius: Teacher Appreciation - Snack Sign-up

Families who ordered mums, we're so excited for you to see your beautiful plants. You MUST collect them on Thursday, please review the details below:

Pick-up Date: Thursday, October 1st

Location: Macy’s parking lot

Please enter Macy's parking lot off Tremont Road close to the traffic light. Pick up will take place near the Chase bank between Northwest and Tremont Road. 

Time: 3-7 pm

Pickup Instructions:

Wear a mask upon arrival and volunteers will put your order into your car. 

When you arrive please provide a slip of paper with the name of the student that the order was placed under. 

If you are not able to pick up your mums, please coordinate with another person to pick these up. 

Pick-up/drop-off for the car line is changing to help expedite the process a bit more.  All K-3 families will drop off in the back part of the building.  All 4/5 families will drop off in front of the building. Click 'more' for the full announcement:

• HR Imaging will be photographing school portraits at our school on October 16th and the 21st.  Prepay portrait envelopes will be sent home with our hybrid students in the upcoming weeks. All students (including those in our online academy) should receive an email providing information about picture day and your student’s online access from HR Imaging if a valid parent email is on file with our school. If you don’t receive an email, simply visit hrimaging.com and enter Wickliffe Elementary to order online.  

• Due to social distancing, we will not be taking classroom group pictures this fall.  Our hope is to be able to take them in the spring.  If you have questions, please feel free to call HR Imaging at 740.369.4215

The Fall Spirit Wear sale has ended with its one off designs - however, if you missed it you can still snag items from our year round collection.

Check out our Spirit Wear Store for new merchandise, including Graduation Year t-shirts, masks for the entire family, and Wickliffe yard signs! 

Please become a member of the Wickliffe PTO! It's an easy way to support our teachers and students, plus gives you access to the school directory and communications throughout the school year. PTO membership is $25 per family, and you can signup and pay online! Click here: 2020/2021 PTO Membership Form If the $25 fee is a barrier to your family joining, let us know by contacting us at wickliffepto@gmail.com and we have you covered.

Joining the PTO is NOT a commitment to volunteer (although you are always welcome) or to attend PTO meetings (if you do, we would love to hear from you). 

Happy Fall! Now that hybrid is underway, the counseling team will begin visiting each class. We are really looking forward to it.

Here are a few quick reminders about other ways we are staying connected.

• Our fall groups (Super Sibs and Healing Hearts) will be starting very soon. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Kassoy (fkassoy@uaschools.org).

• Our next Online Academy MeetUp is this Thursday, October 1st from 4:15 to 5:00 at Wickliffe. Please meet at the Big Toy. We will be working on our rock garden and taking small groups of Wickliffe students on a tour of the new building. Be sure to have your child bring:

• A mask

• An idea, sketch, or drawing of a sign for our rock garden (if they want to help design the sign)

• Any decorated rocks that they would like to add to the garden (in addition to the ones that were created at our Fancyburg MeetUp).

• Here is the link to our Bitmoji classroom with resources for you and your children. Please check it out. We welcome your feedback. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bba4YQwHPrWrDn_K20PsjlAIqucS7Qt5AQgQVOba3UA/edit?usp=sharing

• Zoom office hours will be Mondays, Wednesday,s and Fridays from 8:00 to 9:00 for children who are learning from home on those days. Please use this link.  https://zoom.us/j/7191866057

• Parent Coffees via Zoom will begin this month after a great turnout during the summer. If you have a topic that interests you, please email Dr. Kassoy. Stay tuned for the details.

The holiday season begins at the end of October with some children celebrating Día de los Muertos or Halloween. Families are starting to wonder about how to do this safely.

We have been having the same conversations for my two granddaughters, so I found this article to be helpful in guiding our decisions. I hope you do, too.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html

As we are continually challenged to adapt during COVID, I hope that we can find opportunities to enjoy the holiday season in new ways. One of the many things I love about our Wickliffe kiddos is that they are super creative and very curious. So, encourage them to learn about a holiday tradition that is different from their own. Or challenge them to create new fun ways to trick or treat. 

I am eager to hear what they come up with!

Until next week,

Felice, Brittany and Rebecca (my two fabulous interns)