Wiggin Street Parent Update

Dear Families,

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and I'm so grateful for the entire Wiggin Street staff! Thank you to all that have volunteered to help with food for the week. We also have our K-2 Spring Musicals Tuesday night and Talent Show on Wednesday at 2:00 pm in the gym. All are welcome!

State testing has been completed, and we are so proud at how hard our students worked during the tests and all year. We know that they tried their best and respected themselves. Great job, kiddos!

Now, we are in our last month of school and there are so many fun things planned. Please help remind students to be respectful and on their best behavior at school, because special events are priviledges.

Have a great weekend!

Best wishes,

Christy Grandstaff

Our Wiggin Street 5th graders have been exploring "tinikling", a traditional dance from the Philippines

These kids have rhythm!!

I am pursuing an intergenerational community engagement project with local elementary schools as well as at the Ohio Eastern Star Assisted Living Home. The dance department at Kenyon has opened my eyes to the many ways movement can bring communities together. In my experience, I've seen how movement creation reignites joy in senior living communities and opens new creative pathways and outlets for expression in children. With this project, I sought to foster this sense of community and creativity by teaching creative movement classes in the greater community. These fun classes applied a brain-compatible approach to creative dance instruction. Through imaginative movement themes and guided improvisation, students developed skills in coordination, spatial awareness, and confidence while finding new ways to express themselves and deepening a mind-body connection. Even with such a wide range of ages in this project, there were many commonalities. It's been so rewarding to see each dancer open up to different ways of moving and begin establishing a positive relationship with dance. I've learned so much from these creative movers and I will miss them all very much. Caroline Connelley

5th graders just finished a unit focused on clay. Students learned the process of creating and glazing a pinch pot. They then added some special touches with soil, pebbles and an air plant so that these can be enjoyed and displayed at home!

A lot goes into creating class lists. Teachers meet with the next grade level as well as other staff that work closely with the grade level to make sure the classes are well balanced. Students' academic levels and Social Emotional needs are just a couple of ways that teachers look at to balance the classes. This continues into the summer as we are made aware of new enrollment. For these reasons, we feel it is important to wait till August to share the final lists.

If you have an educational reason for a teacher request, please submit it in writing via email to myself at cgrandstaff@mvcsd.us by May 1st, 2024. Also, if you know your child will not be attending next year, please let us know.

Community flyers can be found on our district website here. Check them out!

Click here for the 2024-25 Mount Vernon City School District Yearly Calendar

May

5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

6 4th Grade Ag Day

6. K-2 Spring Musical Rosse Hall

6 FOW Meeting, 5:00

7 Talent Show- Dress Rehearsal 10 am

7 Talent Show- 2:00 pm

8 Grade 4 Hygiene Lesson

9 Grade 4 & 5 Puberty Lessons

11 Mother’s Day

13 5th Grade Heartland Camp (Busses leave 9am/Return around 5pm)

14 4th Grade Ohio Statehouse Field Trip

16 ALL Library books due

16 3rd Grade MV History/Community Services Field Trip

16 Grade 5 Field Trip to Columbus Museum of Art

20 Field Day

21 Field Day Makeup day

21Band and Orchestra Instrument Try-It Day

22 PBIS Reward Event

23 Senior Breakfast

23 2nd Grade Field Trip to The Works

23 5th Grade Cases for Smiles

25 MVHS Graduation

26 Memorial Day (No School)

27 Morning Flag Ceremony/ Memorial Day Observance

28 5th Grade vs. Staff Hockey Game

29 Final Report Cards go home

29 Last Day of School/End of 4th 9 wks

29 KDG Graduation 9:30 am

29 5th Grade Graduation 10:30 am

29 5th Grade Clap-out 11:45 am

29 2-hour early dismissal, 1:30 pm

30 Teacher Work Day

The WOW Bus will be at the following locations this summer for students to pick out free books!

MAY

Saturday, May 4th - Riverside Park - Knox Foodies Cinco de Mayo celebration 11:00 - 4:00

JUNE

Tuesday, June 10th - Memorial Park - girls softball games - 4:30 - 7:00

Saturday, June 14th - Danville Chicken Days - 9:00 - 3:00

Wednesday, June 18th - Phillips Park - boys baseball games - 4:30 - 7:00

Friday, June 20th - High Street - Front Porch Concert - 6:00 - 8:00

JULY

Thursday, July 10th - Centerburg Farmers Market - 4:30 - 7:00

Wednesday, July 16th - Riverside Park Splash Pad - 4:30 - 7:00

AUGUST

Saturday, August 2nd - Ariel Foundation Park Family Dance Party - (times not yet known)

Friday, August 8th - Downtown Mount Vernon Music & Arts Festival - 5:00 - 8:00

The district has created a new Facebook page to help keep the community informed of the important and wonderful things happening district wide. You can log into Facebook and follow the new page here.

Christy Grandstaff

Email: cgrandstaff@mvcsd.us
Website: https://www.mt-vernon.k12.oh.us/wigginstreetelementary_home.aspx
Location: 207 Wiggin St, Gambier, OH, USA
Phone: 740-427-4262
Facebook: facebook.com/wigginstreet
Twitter: @wiggin_street

Email: cgrandstaff@mvcsd.us
Website: mvcsd.us
Location: 207 Wiggin St, Gambier, OH, USA
Phone: 740-427-4262
Facebook: facebook.com/wigginstreet
Twitter: @wiggin_street