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The Weston Weekly August 12, 2022

Our first full week is in the books. Please spend a few moments reading through the newsletter. We have a lot to celebrate this week!

Fox 59 News visited our building on Thursday. Bentley's Buddies was being highlighted and Weston was the chosen location. Below are some photos. Be sure to tune in on Monday, August 22 to watch the Pay It Forward segment. Click here for more information about Bentley's Buddies.

Hancock Public Library: Over the summer, 58 students from Weston Elementary participated in the Hancock County Public Library’s summer reading club. Thirty-one completed the program by reading five or more hours in June and July. Congratulations to these young readers!

E-Learning Days for 2022-2023. Students do not attend school on these days. They will be sent activities and/or live teaching on their iPads and teachers will have office hours if you have questions.

  • September 20, 2022
  • November 8, 2022
  • January 31, 2023

School Dismissal Manager

School Dismissal Manager ~ Weston Elementary School uses a dismissal managing software called School Dismissal Manager (www.schooldismissalmanager.com) for all transportation arrangements and changes. Parents are able to manage where and when students go after school securely online. It is our hope that this online (or smartphone) process will make things easier for you when you have changes or recurring arrangements! You will receive a welcome email with your login credentials in the next few days, so please be on the lookout for this. For those of you who used this system last year, ALL parents will receive a new welcome letter and new login credentials. We will begin using School Dismissal Manager on August 22. Below is a family letter.

ParentSquare

ParentSquare: G-C will be using ParentSquare for all communication. They will no longer use Seesaw or Class Dojo for parent communication. Those platforms will only be used for academic purposes. Please download the app so you can receive messages from your teacher, myself, and the corporation. You can access ParentSquare on the left sidebar of PowerSchool as well.

Tutorial Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaxk_u0mqA

Picture Day

Picture day is coming! Students will be bringing home paper documents next week.

Visitors @ Weston

Visitors/Volunteers: Please make sure you have a valid background check on file. You can access the link here. You will not be permitted to volunteer without one on file. We appreciate your compliance with this and helping us keep our students and staff safe.

All visitors must come through Door 1. Adults must provide a valid picture ID and obtain a visitor badge. If volunteering, you must have a valid background check on file. You may fill out the form here. The Raptor system is used to generate a visitor badge that must be worn at all times when volunteering.

ReadUp Volunteers

Greenfield-Central partners with the United Way to provide a robust reading program for our third graders. It is an opportunity to connect with our young readers at Weston. Please see the information below to sign up for this great opportunity!

Click Here: https://www.uwci.org/readup
Click Here: https://www.uwci.org/readup

Social Worker Corner ~ Mrs. Miller

News From The Clinic

Medication Drop-Off ~

  • Students are not allowed to self-carry medication. All medication must be administered through the clinic. Please contact Mrs. Potter, School Health Assistant, if you have any questions.
  • Medication must be accompanied by the appropriate form, and the form must be complete and accurate for the medication to be accepted. Medication forms can be found in the link below.

Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO)

Happy Friday, Weston Families! This school year’s PTO Mum Sale will begin this coming Monday, August 15th. Your child will be bringing home a packet that day that includes a flyer with information, an order form, an envelope to return the order form and payment in, and a sheet of pickup reminders for you to give to anyone that buys mums from you. You can contact us with any questions at ptowestonelementary@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!

Upcoming PTO Events:

  • Monday, August 15th - Friday, September 2nd: Mum Sale Fundraiser
  • Saturday, September 17th 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Mum Fundraiser Pick-Up

Upcoming PTO Meetings:

  • Wednesday, September 7th at 6:30 p.m. @ Weston Cafeteria
  • Wednesday, November 2nd at 6:30 p.m. via ZOOM. Mrs. Welch will send a Google Meet link prior to each meeting.

Community & GC Club Opportunities

Calendar and Menus

School Lunch & Breakfast Fees ~ The school meals program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, school corporations across the country have been operating with the use of a federal waiver that allowed them to feed every child for free through the end of this school year. The use of this waiver will not be available this school year and corporations will return to the traditional eligibility requirements for free, reduced and paid meals. This means that for School Year 2022-2023, our school corporation will be charging students for breakfasts and lunches. Free & Reduced Application for Families

EZ School Pay ~ Lunch Accounts - Greenfield-Central is once again using www.ezschoolpay.com to put lunch money in your child’s lunch account (there is a small fee and you will need your child’s student number found on Powerschool). Lunch money may also be submitted by check when you come to registration. Please be sure to keep your child’s lunch account in good standing. Additionally, our cafeteria computer system does not have the capabilities to put a “block” on student lunch accounts for purchasing extra lunch items. You will want to make sure your child is on the same page as you when it comes to spending lunch account money. FYI, you can also pay textbook rental fees and iPad insurance on ezschoolpay as well! https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx

YMCA

YMCA ~ We do offer YMCA after school care. Weston students will be bussed after school to Harris Elementary. Please visit the link below to register your student and read more information regarding the program.

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