Wiggin Street Parent Update

Families,

Fall is in the air, and our Wiggin Street Kids have been enjoying all that the season has to offer! Students have had fun visiting the Brown Family Environmental Center, writing fall haiku poems, tasting apples, and participating in other seasonal learning activities. We love this time of year at Wiggin Street!

Today was also National Custodian Day, and our students had the opportunity to show their appreciation for Chopper and our nighttime custodian, Braydyn. We are so grateful for all they do each day to take care of our school and our Wiggin Street Kids. You won’t want to miss the video below, which includes a very special song about Chopper!

Please remember that we will host a Community Meeting this Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Wiggin Street gym. Superintendent Bill Seder will share information and answer questions regarding the November levy. Everyone is welcome to attend!

We are also excited for Wiggin Street Night at the Kenyon Women’s Volleyball game on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. More information can be found below.

We hope you have a wonderful fall weekend!

Sincerely,
Christy Grandstaff
Principal, Wiggin Street Elementary

I want to share a special opportunity to learn more about the Mount Vernon City School District Levy that will appear on the November 3rd ballot.

MVCSD Superintendent Bill Seder will be at Wiggin Street on Tuesday, October 6th at 5:30 p.m. in the gymnasium to share information and answer questions. This meeting will follow a brief PTO meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the library.

In the meantime, families can visit the MVCSD Website to explore additional levy information.

Additional community meetings will be held at the Field House on the following dates:

• October 7th: 7:00–8:30 p.m.
• October 20th: 5:00–6:30 p.m.
• October 29th: 6:00–7:30 p.m.

The Kenyon College Volleyball Team has planned a Wiggin Street Game on October 7th at 6pm, a home game in which students from Wiggin Street are invited to attend! They will have activities and a chance to walk with a KCVB volleyball player before the game. To get a chance to walk with a player, parents will be encouraged to donate $5, and all of the proceeds will go back to Wiggin Street. Please contact Avery Kraft at craft1@kenyon.edu with any questions.

Kenyon Women's Volleyball — Wiggin Street Night

Finally, Wednesday, October 7th is Wiggin Street Elementary School Night with the Kenyon College Women's Volleyball team!

Students who are interested in walking out with a current Kenyon volleyball player can sign up using this form.

Participating students will line up in the hallway near the end of warm-ups at approximately 5:45 p.m., with the match beginning at 6:00 p.m. Each student will be paired with a Kenyon player and walk out with her before the match. Students will also have the opportunity to share their name, grade, and teacher.

Coming October 15th: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will be a part of a Team Tressel Fitness Challenge Assembly. One highlight of the visit is the leadership of former Ohio State Buckeye football player and current Challenge Captain DeVier Posey!

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped organize and distribute Mumkins on Thursday. We appreciate the community support in purchasing the mums. The top sellers in the classes will be recognized next week and receive their squishies.

Interested in being more involved with our school? First Grade parents can sign up to provide snacks for teachers in October here. Also, we would love to have you join us for the next PTO meeting on Tuesday, October 6th, at 5:00 in the school library. MVCSD Superintendent, Bill Seder, will be sharing information and answering questions about the November 3rd Levy in our gymnasium at 5:30 pm. 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.

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.

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This slideshow is updated each week with new pictures and information. Check it out on our school website here!

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

October

6 YES Concert-Grade 4; 9:35-11:00 BalletMet

6 FOW Meeting, 5:00

6 Community Meeting with Supt. Bill Seder in the WS Gym; 5:30 pm

7 KCVB Wiggin Street Night @ 6:00 pm

14 YES Concert-Grade 1; 9:35-11:00 Sarah Reed

15 End of 1st 9 weeks

15 Grades 3-5 Team Tressel Fitness Challenge Assembly; 2:00

16 OPT IN Device Insurance Enrollment Deadline

16 Teacher In-service (No School)

19 Start of 2nd 9 weeks

19 Board Meeting; 5:00

20 YES Concert-Grade 3; 9:35-11:00 Dylan Shelton

20 KG-Sanders Field Trip to BFEC; 9:30-11:30am

20 Pumpkins on Parade; 5-7:00

21 Gifted-SC ID- Seminar Grades 3-5

22 Fall Pictures (Individuals & Groups)-

23 Report Cards go home

27 WS Fall Gr. 3 ELA OST Part 1

28 WS Fall Gr. 3 ELA OST Part 2

30 Fall Harvest Parade/Parties 2:15pm

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