Northrop Newsletter

Dear Northrop Families,

I hope this newsletter finds you well as we enter the start of Trimester 3. Truly hard to believe, but

we have some great things happening in classrooms coming up!

Early Release is on Wednesday, March 4th.

Arrival and tardy times are as normal. Dismissal is 1 hour earlier and begins at 2:20pm.

In addition to the early release on 3/4, we have 1 remaining early release date on: 5/28/26 (the last student day of school for the year).

Spring Conferences will be held Thursday, March 5th from 3:45-5:45. These will be virtual

and are as-needed. Your student's teacher will reach out if they would like to meet with you or you

are welcome to reach out to them and request a time that evening.

Please take a minute to review upcoming important dates. If you have any questions, don't hesitate

to reach out to your student's teacher or the office, we are here to help!

Mrs. Dodez

3/4 - EARLY RELEASE (dismissal at 2:20)

3/5 - Spring conferences (family or teacher request) - virtual

3/6 - PTO sponsored science assembly (see below for sign up)

3/10 - K-Kids meeting

3/11 - KidScripts assemblies for all grades

3/12 - Portrait to Practice Expo - Medina High School - 5:30-7:00

3/13 - Spring picture day (optional)

3/13 - Kindergarten field trip to Hale Farm

3/17 - Board of Education meeting

3/20 - PTO Family Game Night & Pepperoni Roll pickup - 6:30-8:00

3/23 - 1st grade visit with an astronaut

3/24 - 4th grade field trip to Oenslager (Geanuracos/Zeleznik)

3/24 - 5th grade instrument demo at PAC and Middle School scheduling meeting

3/25 - Celebration Cafe

3/26 - 4th grade field trip to Oenslager (Harper/Lempner)

3/27 - 5th grade field trip to Cleveland Museum of Art

3/30 - 4/6 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

4/7 - School resumes

Chomps came to Northrop to celebrate everyone's hard work over the past 2 trimesters! Students were also recognized for attendance and academic efforts as well! Everyone enjoyed high fives, dancing, and lots of Chomps fun!

Make plans to come to Medina High School on Thursday, March 12th anytime from 5:30-7:00. This is an awesome night when the community can gallery walk and talk to students about their deeper learning work. The Northrop Flyers (5th grade ornithology club), 4th grade Blind Date with a Book, and Mrs. Machalec's Impact Math group will all have work on display. It's a great night, we hope to see everyone there!

Make plans to have a fun family night at Northrop! There will be board games, BINGO, raffle baskets, concessions and lots of fun! If you ordered Pepperoni Rolls, please plan to pick those up that evening as well! If you're unable to make it, please contact the office to arrange for a different pickup time prior to Spring Break.

RSVP FOR GAME NIGHT HERE: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/northrop-family-game-bingo-night

Are you available to volunteer for a portion of the event or donate a raffle basket? Your support is greatly appreciated! Please check out volunteer opportunities here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA9AF28ABF94-62067378-northrop. Thank you!

As part of our work to support students with their social and emotional development, we teach lessons daily that cover a variety of skills. These lessons give students words to describe their feelings and strategies to use when they're feeling upset. Not only does it help the individual students when needed, but it also builds the classroom community and helps everyone understand how to handle things when they don't go as expected.

During the month of February, students reviewed expected and unexpected behaviors, hidden rules, flexible and stuck thinking, and learned about conflict managment. You can see some visuals that we used below:

Stacey Wielgus, M.A., LPSC

Eliza Northrop Elementary & Ralph E. Waite Elementary

wielguss@medinabees.org (330) 636-4607

I am at Northrop on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays each week.

As an elementary school counselor, I am committed to supporting the social and emotional needs of our students and the families of the students we serve. In addition, I am also committed to supporting our staff here at school to ensure that we are meeting the individual needs of each student during the school day. By addressing social and emotional needs as well as academics, we work together to increase learning and academic growth for each student here at Eliza Northrop and Waite Elementary Schools. As a school counselor, my typical services include small groups and/or individual meetings with students, as well as in the whole group, which is often in a classroom setting. I teach students new skills that can assist them with positive and appropriate emotional expression as well as in learning coping skills and the use of coping tools.

We have an amazing PTO here at Northrop Elementary! You can connect with them via email , or on their Facebook page. You can get involved in SO MANY WAYS. Join us at the next PTO meeting on Thursday, March 12th at 6:00pm here in the Northrop commons or virtually:

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/vfq-roue-yoc To join by phone instead, dial (US) +1 781-327-5828 and enter this PIN: 818 616 221#
If asked to enter a meeting code, it is: vfqroueyoc

Medina High School Seniors are working to support children in hospitals as part of their Senior Capstone Project. Northrop will be a drop off site for donations from February 9 - March 13th. If you'd like to learn more about the work our MHS Seniors are doing or more about how this benefits children in hospitals, you can visit this site: https://sites.google.com/medinabees.org/playitforward/home

Thank you in advance for your generosity and considering a donation!

A peer model is a role model student, aged three to five, who demonstrates age-appropriate language, behavior, and social skills, and does not have special needs. Peers need to be toilet-trained by their first day of preschool.

The first step of the process is to complete and return a peer model application. All peer applications for the 2026-2027 school year will be completed electronically. After we receive the application, it will be reviewed and a Peer Screening will be scheduled for early April. Registration will take place until all openings are filled.

In late February/early March, you will receive a notification letter on whether your child has been accepted into the Helping Hands Preschool or has been placed on a wait list.

Office Hours: 8:00-4:00

Student Hours: 8:45-3:30

Tardy Bell: 8:55

Visit us on the web at https://www.medinabees.org/Domain/11

Principal - Amanda Dodez, dodeza@medinabees.org

School Psychologist - Kelsey Klatka, klatkak@medinabees.org

School Counselor - Stacey Wielgus, wielguss@medinabees.org

Northrop Attendance Line/Clinic - (330)636-4604

Northrop Office - (330)636-4600

• Amy Brewer - brewera@medinabees.org
• Mary Jarstfer - jarstfem@medinabees.org