Wiggin Street Parent Update

Dear Wiggin Street Families,

What a wonderful week of celebrating our Wiggin Street Kids! We had so many opportunities to recognize positive behavior, encourage healthy habits, and enjoy time with our amazing Kenyon College partners!

🌟 Wiggin Street Kenyon Awards

On Thursday, we celebrated 24 students (two from each classroom) who were selected to receive the Wiggin Street Kenyon Award for demonstrating outstanding behavior!

Our students enjoyed a special pizza lunch, generously provided by the Kenyon Office of Collaborations, along with snacks and drinks from our wonderful PTO.

The highlight of the lunch was watching the Kenyon men's soccer players spread out among the tables, connecting with our students through genuine conversations. It was heartwarming to hear the athletes sharing stories about where they are from and getting to know our Wiggin Street Kids. Following lunch, everyone headed to the Kenyon Athletic Center gym for a fun game of Sharks and Minnows!

We are so grateful for this partnership and the positive relationships being built between our students and Kenyon athletes!

🏈 Team Tressel Fitness Challenge Assembly

Our 3rd–5th grade students had an exciting afternoon Thursday as they attended the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge Assembly!

A HUGE thank you to former Ohio State football player DeVier Posey and the Kenyon College student-athletes for bringing their energy, enthusiasm, and inspiration to Wiggin Street!

Students learned about the importance of developing healthy habits through physical activity, good nutrition, quality sleep, and an attitude of gratitude. These outstanding role models reminded our students that hard work, determination, and healthy choices can help them reach their goals!

🦸 PBIS Extra Recess Celebration

We ended Thursday with another celebration! Students who earned 50 PBIS points during the first quarter and had no major behavior referrals were rewarded with extra recess!

To make it even more special, Kenyon athletes joined our students on the playground for some fun. I'm honestly not sure who enjoyed it more—the students or the athletes! It was the perfect way to wrap up our first quarter and celebrate the positive choices our Wiggin Street Kids are making each day.

🎃 Fall Family Fun Night – Tuesday!

Don't forget that our Fall Family Fun Night is this Tuesday on the Wiggin Street front lawn!

Bring a pumpkin, and we will provide all the decorating supplies! This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time together as a school community while enjoying some fall fun.

We will also have two food trucks available:

• Buddy's Local Eats – Dinner

• Sprinkle Me Krazy – Sweet treats and desserts

Menus can be found below. We hope to see you there!

📸 Fall Picture Day – Thursday, October 22

A reminder that Fall Picture Day is Thursday! Both individual student pictures and class pictures will be taken, so come ready to smile!

As we wrap up the first quarter, I want to thank our families, staff, PTO, and Kenyon College partners for helping make Wiggin Street such a special place for our students. We truly are Better Together!

Have a wonderful fall weekend!

Sincerely,
Christy Grandstaff
Principal, Wiggin Street Elementary

Congratulations to this year's Yearbook Contest winners: Alaina's artwork was selected for the front cover design and Stella's artwork was selected for the back cover design. These girls have a lot to be proud of and have grown so much as artists in their time here at Wiggin Street!

Fall has arrived, and so have the sweatshirts in our Lost and Found! 🍂

With cool mornings and warm afternoons, students often take off their sweatshirts while playing outside and forget to bring them back inside. Our Lost and Found is starting to fill up!

Please remind your child to check for any missing items and bring them home. Labeling sweatshirts and jackets with your child's name is also a great way to help us return lost items.

Thank you for your help!

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 Monday, November 9th, at 5:00 in the school library.

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.

Flu shots are available for students! Nationwide Children’s offers flu

shots at the school-based health clinic inside Mount Vernon High School. Call

(740) 326-5120, option 3 to schedule an appointment.

Keep Your Family’s Health Insurance

Some Medicaid rules are changing. If your family gets health insurance through AmeriHealth Caritas, Anthem, Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, Humana, Molina, or UnitedHealthcare, make sure Ohio Medicaid has your current phone number and address.

You may get information through mail, email, or phone calls about keeping your health insurance or finding out if you still qualify.

You can update your information in 3 ways:

1. Online: Go to ssp.benefits.ohio.gov, sign in or create an account, and update your information.
2. By Phone: Call (800) 324-8680 and talk with someone at the Ohio Medicaid Consumer Hotline.
3. In Person: Visit your county's Job and Family Services Office.

Keeping your contact information up to date helps make sure you get important information about your family's health insurance.

🎃🍬 3rd Annual MVHS Trick-or-Treat Event! 🍬🎃

It's back and getting better every year! Join us for the 3rd Annual MVHS Trick-or-Treat Event for a fun, safe, and festive evening for children in our community!

📅 Thursday, October 29th

⏰ 5:00–6:00 p.m.

📍 Mount Vernon High School

MVHS student-athletes, coaches, and other high school students will be dressed in their Halloween costumes, lining the hallways and passing out candy to our little trick-or-treaters! 👻🍫

A HUGE thank-you to the MV Athletic Boosters for generously donating nearly $900 worth of candy to help make this year's event extra special! ❤️

🥫 Trick-or-Treat AND Give Back!

MVHS is partnering with Food For the Hungry and the MVHS Key Club to support our local community through a food drive. Families are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate.

Come enjoy a fun evening filled with costumes, candy, community spirit, and an opportunity to help others!

🧡🖤 Go Jackets! 🎃

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.

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

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

October

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