The Panther Press

• An Evening with EVCS is March 20, tickets are on sale now and you can purchase yours today! This event celebrates our 20 years of fostering learning and community with food, drinks, music, raffles, auctions, and festivities.
• If you have questions or would like to contribute in-kind services or event donations, please email gala@elmwoodvillageschool.org.
• Days Park Families: Check out this art project collab with the Buffalo Sabres for Kids Takeover Day!
• Hertel Families: Mark your calendars! Literacy Night is March 11!
• Computer-Based Testing Simulations are happening next week on January 27 (Days Park) and January 26 (Hertel) for grades 3-8. Please make sure your child arrives on time for the school day.
• Parent-Teacher Conferences will be next week on January 29. Please make sure you have checked ClassDojo for more information, including expectations and the sign-up form for time slots!
• REMINDER: Next Thursday, January 29, is a half-day with early dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
• Make sure to check out the COMMUNITY RESOURCES & EVENTS section for some local opportunities and resources with the Boy Scouts, PUSH Buffalo's MLI, UB Bulls, and Big Big Table.

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Translate the Panther Press:

Haga clic aquí si necesita este boletín en español

বাংলায় এই নিউজলেটারের প্রয়োজন হলে এখানে ক্লিক করুন

انقر هنا إذا كنت بحاجة إلى هذه النشرة الإخبارية باللغة العربية

Ger hewcedariya we bi vê bultena bi kurdî hebe, li vir bikirtînin

እዛ ዜና ብትግርኛ እንተድኣ ኣድልዩኩም ኣብዚ ጠውቑ

Early this spring, we will be gathering for an evening of celebration featuring food, drinks, music, raffles, auctions, and festivities!

Event is 21+. Questions can be directed to gala@elmwoodvillageschool.org.

Upcoming CBT Simulations (for grades 3-8):

• Days Park Campus: Tuesday, January 27, 8:25–9:05 AM
• Hertel Campus: Monday, January 26, 8:25–9:05 AM

These simulations are part of our preparation for upcoming computer-based testing.

Please ensure your child arrives on time.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held NEXT WEEK Thursday, January 29.

Please make sure you have checked ClassDojo for more information, including expectations and the sign-up form for time slots!

As we continue with winter weather, please make sure your child comes to school with jackets, hat, gloves and boots. The students go outside for recess every day unless there is precipitation and/or it is very blustery and cold.

Applications are open for BOTH EVCS Campuses for the 2026-2027 school year!

Know someone looking to join our vibrant community?

Let them know and share our application to apply now.

Are you looking to have a kindergartener join their older sibling next year?

Make sure to select a sibling preference when you apply!

As part of Kids Takeover Day with the Buffalo Sabres, Days Park students were assigned a portrait of different players of the team and tasked with drawing them. The players then had to select their portrait from those submitted and signed them!

Thank you to all Days Park staff and students who made this collaboration possible and worked diligently on the artwork and a massive thank you to the Buffalo Sabres!

An EVCS tradition returns to the Hertel Campus on March 11 from 6 to 7:30 PM. Mark your calendars for Literacy Night! More details to follow soon.

Please note, all students attending Literacy Night must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The EVCS Community Associations sponsor events and fundraisers to support school activities that enrich the experiences of our community and that align with the Mission of the Elmwood Village Charter Schools.

Interested in getting involved? Email your campus CA to get started!

Days Park CA Email Address: daysparkca@elmwoodvillageschool.org

Hertel CA Email Address: hertelca@elmwoodvillageschool.org

Upcoming Community Association Meetings:

• Days Park, February 10, 7 PM. Meeting link coming soon.
• Hertel, January 28, 7 PM. Meeting link coming soon.

Troop 2 is the oldest continuously running Boy Scout troop in America. They are proud to be a Scout-led, welcoming, and inclusive of neurodiverse youth. The troop focuses on building confidence, leadership, friendship, and life skills through outdoor adventures and hands-on learning - at each Scout’s own pace.

They are currently welcoming new Scouts ages 11–17 (grades 5–12) who are looking for a supportive place to grow, belong, and have fun.

Contact Scoutmaster Ed Hughes to learn more:
(716) 228-9170

hughesfire@yahoo.com

Open to grades 7 through 12, PUSH Buffalo's MLI Hub provides free, community-based programs designed to provide students with a safe, engaging, and supportive space to learn, grow, and connect outside of school hours Monday-Friday.

Learn more about the MLI Hub by visiting PUSH Buffalo's website.

Join Buffalo Athletics for a fun filled day celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports! Open to all girls grades 3-8 with UB Bulls women's sports teams hosting unique activities.

Learn more and register for the sports clinic on the UB Bulls website.

Big Big Table, a nonprofit restaurant that uses the pay-as-you-wish model, has released a December schedule. Diners can contribute money, time, or ingredients in exchange for lunch. See their full January schedule below.

Additionally, adults who are interested in volunteering at Big Big Table, can find more information by visiting their website.

“The Elmwood Village Charter Schools will provide a stimulating and engaging learning environment that recognizes student capability, fosters their connectedness to their immediate and broader communities, and offers them ways to contribute to school life. EVCS believes that all students can and will learn at high levels when provided with the right learning conditions.”

We put students first. We act with urgency. We seek to be better. We work as a team.