Ralph E. Waite Elementary School

Dear Waite Families:

I would like to wish all of the mothers of our Waite students a Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for the time, care, and love you provide your children to support their success. I truly appreciate the amazing collaborative relationship the school has with Waite moms and all parents and guardians. It is critical that we work together and we are fortunate to have such an engaged parent community to support our learners at Waite.

As we near the end of the school year, we look forward to many fun educational opportunities and events to bring our community together in celebration of a great school year!

Please also note the upcoming long weekend:

5/22/26: No School for Students, Teacher Work Day

5/25/26: No School, Memorial Day

End-of-Year Events:

5/21/26: Field day and movie

5/28/26: Last student day of school (EARLY RELEASE - 2:20) and 5th Grade Farewell

Please monitor your email for further details. I will send out specific details for upcoming events.

We look forward to exciting and fun end to the 2025-2026 school year!

Please read on for important information and updates.

Sincerely,

Mr. Mattie

Waite, Principal

Please see the information sent home with your child from their teachers for further information.

5/1/26: Fee Invoices Go Home

5/4/26 – 5/8/26: Bike to School Week and Teacher Appreciation Week!

5/5/26: Bus Driver Appreciation Day

5/6/26: Happy Cinco de Mayo

-Nurse Appreciation Day - (Thanks Nurse Tiffany and Nurse Jackie!)

-Field Trip, 4/5 Choir

-Bike to School Rodeo, Mellert Park, 6:00

-Choir/Recorder/Art Show, 6:30

5/7/26: Poppy Day

5/8/26: Field Trip Grade 3 Hale Farm

-Library Summer Reading Challenge Assembly

-Run4Fun Event

5/10/26: Happy Mother’s Day

5/11/26: Planetarium Assembly

5/12/26: Field Trip Grade K Magical Theatre

-Last Choir Practice

5/12/26: Grade 2 Water Safety Presentation

5/13/26: Field Trip Grade 5, Root and DARE Graduation, Grade 5

5/14/26: Field Trip, Grade 1, Akron Zoo

-PTO Meeting, 7:00pm

5/15/26: Field Trip Grade 4 History Museum

-Spirit Day – Wear Green for Mental Health Awareness

-Grade 5 Business Fair

5/21/26: Field Day (rain date 5/26/26)

5/22/26: No School, Work Day

5/25/26: No School, Memorial Day

5/27/26: End of the Year Parties

5/28/26: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL and EARLY RELEASE

-5th Grade Farewell

-End of the Year Parties

Have a SUPER SUMMER!!

School resumes 8/19/26, look out for beginning of the year info in August

Maren Melrose

Harlow Krieger

Nova Krieger

Lola Hynick

John Schwenzer

Morgan Andrade

Leo Goad

Scarlett Sammon

Gaby Buehner

Gus Steidl

Lucy White

Domenico Lopez

Jack Meyer

Penelope Beard

Noah Borgelt

Parinay Yerroju

Kason Novotny

Kinsley Prucha

Monroe Moherman

Madeline Freeland

Ellie Donnellan

Felicity Dravenstott

Dominic Runyon

Charlotte Horak

Xavier Tarter

Jaxson DeSimone

Addie Roush

Donnie Harr

Quinn Lahiff

Evan Robinson

Olivia Alonzo

Colin Tighe

Averie Waite

Austin Cunningham

Austin Scheetz

Email: mattiem@medinabees.org
Website: www.medinabees.org
Location: 4765 Cobblestone Dr, Medina, OH 44256
Phone: 330-636-4500