Originally delivered on 4/13/2021 7:02 am

SUBJECT: Wickliffe PTO Weekly - What to Watch for this Week (4.13.2021)

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What to Watch for This Week:

Hello Wickliffe families,

As you scroll through the newsfeed below, we'd like to highlight:

  • our restaurant fundraiser at the Chocolate Cafe is TODAY (Tuesday, 4/13). Please stop in anytime between 9am and 9pm and mention Wickliffe when you order and 20% will benefit our school. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, in addition to their delicious sweet treats and chocolates! Please share this flyer with friends and family.
  • and, our Spring Flower Sale is underway! Please place your order online at www.fundraiseit.org. All the details are in this flyer and below. All rewards and prizes will go directly to benefit our school (NO individual prizes will be awarded).

Don't miss Counselor's Corner. Dr. Kassoy honors autism acceptance month and outlines how we embrace neurodiversity at Wickliffe, along with providing links to several practical apps, as a helpful resource for students.

The PTO was glad to use fundraising dollars to purchase new equipment for the Mindful Mornings counseling class, which helps students explore ways for calming, stress relieving and managing emotions - skills that are so important for student wellness! And, it's not too late to join the MindfulMornings or MovingUp counseling groups. See the counseling team update for details.

Please check the calendar for other important dates - please have your child claim their lost and found items by Friday (4/16), the remaining items will be donated. And, the Scholastic book fair begins next week - more details to come soon.

As a final note, the UA school district has 2 open surveys requesting feedback (no commitment). If you have a student who may be interested, please complete the respective survey for the Summer Bridge Program and/or Online Learning for 2021/2022 School Year.

Have a great week!

Kelley Swiney and the whole PTO

News and links to our website:
Spring Flower Sale - is underway!

Our Spring flower sale is underway! This flyer and catalogs came home with in-school students last week, if you haven't received yours please email martaroberson@hotmail.com. Online Academy parents can pick up a physical catalog too, by stopping in to the school office.

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Please follow these steps to place your order:

1. Visit www.fundraiseit.org
2. Click the online shopping button under the parents tab.
3. Enter your student’s last name, first name, and Wickliffe (for the fundraising group)

* Please place your order under one code per household, to make pick up easier * all rewards go directly to benefit the school (there are no individual prizes for meeting sales goals) *

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Restaurant Fundraiser - The Chocolate Café

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Our April restaurant fundraiser is ALL DAY Tuesday, April 13th (9am to 9pm) at The Chocolate Café!

The Chocolate Café has something for everyone! They serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and of course don’t forget all their chocolates and sweet treats. For every order placed 20% will be donated to the Wickliffe PTO! Please share this flyer with family & friends.

Sandwiches ~ Salads ~ Soups ~ Kids Menu ~ Specialty Drinks

Chocolate Candies ~ Truffles ~ Ice Cream ~ Cakes

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Adopt A Teacher/Staff Member!

We want to show the teachers and staff at Wickliffe how much we appreciate all of their hard work and support during the school year! We invite you to sign up and adopt a teacher or staff member for either a month or for the rest of the school year. Up to 3 families can sign up to adopt the same teacher/staff member. 

During the time you have adopted the teacher/staff member let them know that you are thinking about them! Send them encouraging e-mails, mail them a card, drop off a small treat at the Front Office, etc. 

You do not need to spend a lot of money adopting the teacher/staff member just let them know you and your family are thinking about them and are thankful for all of the hard work!

Sign up to adopt a teacher or staff member
The teachers/staff members completed a survey about their likes, favorite candy, etc. Click here to find out more about your teacher/staff member.
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Teacher Appreciation

Thank you to all who have donated snacks and drinks for the teachers and staff members. The teachers and staff real enjoy and appreciate the treats and drinks! We need your help to keep it going!

If you would like to contribute individual prepackaged food and drinks, our amazing teachers would really appreciate it. Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/teacher_appreciation

  • Please drop your items off at Kelley Swiney's porch at 3942 Newhall Rd (or order online and have the snacks delivered to Kelley's address).
  • Requested items include: candy, chips, cookies, nuts, trailmix, soda, San Pellegrino flavored water, La Croix, cold brew coffee.

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Waddell at jenniferawaddell@yahoo.com. Thank you for your support! 

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Daily Symptom Checks

Dr. Imhoff shared this message from our school nurses, on the symptoms to watch for before sending our students to school each day:

  • Daily symptom checks: Please continue to conduct a daily symptom check at home for any symptoms related to COVID-19 —  fever of 100.4ºF or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore threat, new or worsened nasal congestion, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea. If your student is experiencing any of these symptoms, please keep them home, and you may call your school nurse, Janice Walsh, for advice. 

For more information, the UA school district's responsible restart webpage is here.

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School Lunches

There is currently no charge for elementary students to buy school lunch through the end of the school year due to a USDA National Waiver.

  • IN-SCHOOL: Students let their teacher know their lunch choice on the day (no ordering ahead). To view the full lunch menu, with meal descriptions and nutrition information click here. Below is this week's lunch menu:

  • ONLINE ACADEMY: the meal pickup services will continue. Updated information and details will come from Ms. Evans, and on the UA Nutritional Services webpage here

If you have any questions, please contact our Nutritional Services department at (614) 487-5244, or by emailing ihunt@uaschools.org.

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Counselors' Corner
Counseling Team Updates

A special thank you to this year’s counseling interns, Megan Ruiz, Rebecca Meeks, and Jihyeon Choi. Both Megan and Rebecca will be graduating from The Ohio State University this spring and pursuing counseling jobs in the central Ohio area. Jihyeon will be heading home to South Korea this summer to see her husband (they were newly married over winter break) and returning this fall to continue her doctoral studies. I’d also like to acknowledge Syd Powers, a Capital University counselor education student, who has been helping out this semester before she begins her own internship in August.

If your children have been working with any of these graduate students and need additional support after Megan, Rebecca, Jihyeon, and Syd leave, please let me know.

Also, it is not too late to join Mindful Mornings or our Moving Up group, designed to ease the transition to middle school. Email Dr. Kassoy at fkassoy@uaschools.org to sign your student up for these opportunities.

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Dr. Kassoy's Food For Thought

According to their website, “The Autism Society of America has been improving the lives of all affected by autism for over 50 years and envisions a world where individuals and families living with autism are able to maximize their quality of life, are treated with the highest level of dignity, and live in a society in which their talents and skills are appreciated and valued” The month of April is now a time to move away from using “awareness” to using “acceptance” to foster change and inclusivity for those affected by autism.

The concept of neurodiversity was introduced in the 1990s by Judy Singer, an Australian sociologist. The idea that there are brain differences are just that: differences. Those differences appear in how the brain is “wired” and how it functions to support thinking and learning. Autism is one type of neurodiversity. 

As we continue to honor and celebrate diversity, neurodiversity is definitely embraced at Wickliffe. Although COVID temporarily paused Wolfpack, this is an amazing example of children at Wickliffe supporting one another. The Wolfpack, created by Kelsey Trausch, is a peer collaboration program in which students learn and work with their classmates who are neurodiverse during classroom activities and social opportunities with the goal of promoting acceptance of individuals of all abilities and creating lasting friendships. We eager to restart Wolfpack this fall.

Common Sense Media has shared several apps that are designed particularly for kids on the autism spectrum. I hope these resources are helpful.


https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-for-kids-on-the-autism-spectrum

Until next week,

The Counseling Team (Felice, Rebecca, Megan, Jihyeon, and Syd)

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Calendar
Tuesday, April 13
Restaurant Fundraiser - Chocolate Café
6:00p Board of Education Regular Meeting
Friday, April 16
Survey deadline - UA district Online Learning Survey for 2021-2022
Lost and Found - Last day before items are donated!
Monday, April 19
Scholastic Book Fair (ALL WEEK)
Thursday, April 22
Spring Flower Sale - Last day to order!
Friday, April 23
Last Day of Scholastic Book Fair
Monday, May 3
Teacher Appreciation Week
6:30p Monthly PTO Meeting
Tuesday, May 4
NO SCHOOL - Primary Election Day
Thursday, May 13
4:00p Spring Flower Sale - PICK UP
Wednesday, May 19
Restaurant Fundraiser - Rita's Italian Ice
Thursday, May 27
2:00p Last Day of School - Early Dismissal 2pm (AM K ends 11:05am/PM K begins 12:05pm)
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