Wiggin Street Parent Update

Families,

What an amazing first week we’ve had!

We spent time building relationships with students and teaching expectations for positive behavior through our theme this year, “Be Brave. Be Kind. Be a HERO.”

Next week, we’ll continue celebrating this theme with our PBIS Kickoff on Friday! Kenyon athletes will be joining us to play with students on the playground and help us kick off a great year of positive choices, kindness, and school community.

Learning About Our Theme

Students have learned that being a HERO means Helping Everyone Respect Others. We are also continuing to reinforce an important part of what it means to be a Wiggin Street Kid: being Rooted in Respect. At Wiggin Street, we respect ourselves, others, and our space.

School Spirit

Don’t forget—our Spirit Wear Online Sale ends September 10th. Spirit wear is a fun way for students and families to show their Wiggin Street pride while supporting our school community.

Summer Reading

Summer Reading Logs were due today, but they will be accepted on Monday:)

We hope your children had as much fun as we did during this first week! Enjoy a few beginning-of-the-year pictures below. Thank you for your support and for helping make the start of our school year so special. We are excited for all that is ahead!

Sincerely,

Christy Grandstaff
Principal, Wiggin Street Elementary

This slideshow is updated each week with new pictures and information. Check back often to see what's new!

I'm Laura Fowler, your Speech-Language Pathologist for the 2026-27 school year! My family and I just moved to the Mount Vernon area and are so happy to be here! I live with my partner (Robert) and our Toddler (Eugene), along with our 4 cats and 2 dogs (Kira, Zemi, GrumpyCat, Bella, Shylah, and Freyja). I have been an SLP for almost a decade now, with experience in both the school and medical settings (pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations). I have definitely missed working with students and teachers! A fun fact about me is that I am a huge animal lover, having worked with cats and dogs my whole life, and I previously worked as the Shelter Manager for my local humane society. I have fostered many dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens over the years, and plan to do so again once my son is older.

I am very excited to be assigned to Wiggin Street Elementary and look forward to working with all of you!

Laura Fowler, MA, CCC-SLP

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Wiggin Street Spirit Wear Sale

The Wiggin Street Spirit Wear Sale continues through September 10th. This is a great way for you and your child to show school spirit! Visit the store today at Wiggin Street School Spirit Store to explore all the NEW designs. Let’s start the year with renewed spirit and pride!

These t-shirts will be delivered in time for our All-School Picture on September 28th at 3:00 p.m.. Students should wear Wiggin Street spirit wear or a red shirt for the picture.

Let’s show our Wiggin Street spirit together!

It's that time! Online sales start August 25th, and order forms will go home with students next Monday.

Please provide a change of clothes in a labeled Ziploc baggie in case of accidents. Also, our kindergarten students play on the playground multiple times throughout the day, so they will get dirty. Tennis shoes are needed for gym class.

Interested in being more involved with our school? There are 2 opportunities below! Kindergarten parents can sign up to provide snacks for teachers in September. Also, our water day is September 2nd, and we still need volunteers to help that day.

Also, we would love to have you join us for the next PTO meeting on Tuesday, September 1st, at 5:00 in the school library. Hope to see you then!

We require that all adults attending field trips will need a BCI background check on file. The board will pay for any parent's background check done through the MVCSD district office to go on field trips or to volunteer at the school. The BCI background check will need to be done every 3 years and needs to be on file in our office. If any parent needs a background check, please go to the district office with your driver's license. Thank you.

Mount Vernon City Schools is introducing the Stopfinder app to help families receive important information about their child’s school transportation. You can connect to the app using this link:

https://www.mt-vernon.k12.oh.us/.../use-the-stopfinder...

You can send a note with your child to the office in the morning if there is a change in their pick up routine. Sometimes changes are necessary during the school day for pick up. If you have a change in the way your child needs to go home, it is preferred that you send an email to your child's teacher and Alicia, our secretary, at ahiggins@mvcsd.us. Phone calls must be made to the office before 2:00 pm if needed, so the change can be communicated.

As a district we are 1:1 on Chromebooks, and students in grades 1-5 receive a touchscreen Chromebook to be used in class. K students regularly use iPads and/or Chromebooks that are assigned to students and kept in the classroom.

The MVCSD Student Electronic Device Handbook can also be found on the district website, but I've linked it here for convenience. Please read carefully to understand that "a Student Electronic Device or any of its accessories that are lost (whereabouts unknown) or damaged is the responsibility of the student and parent involved in the loss of property.

There is an option to purchase insurance on devices kept at school, and more information can be found here: OPT IN Student Electronic Device Insurance Flyer (These will be sent home at the start of the school year.) The cost is $39 per device (K-12). Accidents happen, so I highly encourage the purchase of insurance to save you from paying for the cost of a replacement screen or Chromebook with a replacement cost of $368-$455.

Acceptable Usage Policy

You should have received an email with instructions to set up your PowerSchool account using your child's snapcode link on 07/20/26, followed by a reminder email on 08/03/2026.

Please ensure all returning student forms are submitted by the deadline on 08/19/2026. If you did not receive an email please contact mvregistration@mvcsd.us.

Please read the full cell phone policy below. To help students resist temptation, students may bring their phones to the office to be returned at the end of the day. Electronic communication includes Smart Watches.

• Except as provided in Section 4, students may not use cell phones or electronic communication devices during the instructional day.

  Devices brought to school must be:

  • Powered off, and

  • Stored out of sight (backpack, locker, or designated area)

  Use of phones in restrooms, hallways, or lunchrooms is not permitted during the instructional day.

  
  Cell Phone Policy

The district has created a 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.

Click here for the 2026-27 Mount Vernon City School District Yearly Calendar

August

25 Fall Mumkin Sale Begins through 9/10

27 First day of ALL Kindergarten

28 PBIS Kickoff

28 Special Popcorn Friday for PBIS Kickoff (1 bag free of charge provided by PTO)

September

1 PTO, Friends of Wiggin Street, Meeting in the library @ 5:00

2 Water Day (for those that completed the Summer Reading)

4 Popcorn Friday (1 bag free of charge provided by PTO)

7 Labor Day (No School)

10 Fall Mumkin Sale Concludes

10 Wiggin Street Spirit Wear Sale Concludes

11 2nd Grade YES Concert "The Wizard of Oz" Act 1 @ Memorial Theater; 9:30-11:00 am

14-18 MVHS Homecoming Spirit Week

16 Gifted Seminar @ Fieldhouse

17 Constitution Day

18 3rd Grade YES Concert "The Wizard of Oz" Act 1 @ Memorial Theater; 9:30-11:00 am

21 Teacher In-Service (No School)

23 2nd Grade YES Concert: Dylan Shelton (puppets) The Hungry, Hungry Bookworm; 9:30-11 am

24 5th Grade YES Concert: Eric Paton, World Class Taiko Drummer; 9:30-11 am

24 Mumkin Delivery @ 1 pm and pick up after school

28 All School Picture; students wear WS Spirit Wear or a red shirt

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