Wiggin Street Parent Update

Dear families,

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! December brings all of the excitement of the holidays with fun activities including the Holiday Shop, Kindergarten Gingerbread Man Play, 1st and 2nd Grade Holidays around the World Feast, Grades 3-5 Winter Program, Jólabókaflóð - the Christmas book flood, and holiday parties. Oh my! Please read below to learn more about these events.

I have included a link to the MVCSD Website where you can find more information about The Mount Vernon City Schools Master Facility Advisory Committee's Master Plan. Please understand that the committee has extended the timeline for its final recommendations from January to May 2025 to ensure thoroughness and community input.

Lastly, we appreciate all the efforts to make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. The snow day yesterday came as a surprise to us all, but hopefully the kids enjoyed their day off. You should have received information about the delay and then the closing. If you are not receiving text messages from Mount Vernon City Schools, it's possible that text messaging was opted-out at some point, or text messaging was never activated for your account. Please let us know if you are having any difficulties.

Best wishes,

Christy Grandstaff

The Holiday Shop is set for Friday, Dec 13th! Parents can join their kids for shopping from 8:30-9:00am, and students will be shopping with their class in groups from 9:00-11:50. All students will be bringing home an envelope on December 9th with a list attached for students to indicate who they will be shopping for. Keep in mind when sending money for shopping, the max price of an individual item at the Holiday Shop is $5. The envelope can be returned to school with cash prior to the 13th. This is a CASH only event.

Any students that will not be shopping will still have the opportunity to make an ornament. These are provided by Friends of Wiggin Street. These will come home immediately in a gift bag and name label. Happy Shopping!

Next FOW meeting is Dec. 7th @ 5:00 pm in the school library.

Congratulations to Mrs. Bebout's classroom for having the highest number of food items per student donated. They will be treated to a pizza party sponsored by Psi Iota Xi.

Also, congratulations to Lena Giles for being the top contributer in our school. She will be honored in the Food For The Hungry broadcast at the Knox County Memorial Building on Friday, Dec. 13. She and other top contributing students across the district will be recognized on our live video stream at www.mvnu.tv, as well as on 100.9 FM and 13WMVO, with reports given on WNZR and 93.7 the Super Q.

To learn more about FFTH, donate, or find photos, videos, and more, visit www.FoodForTheHungryCares.org. To volunteer with FFTH, call or text Kathy Brechler at 740-398-2408. The 2023 FFTH Live Broadcast will take place on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Memorial Theater inside the Knox Memorial.

Run, run, as fast as you can to see our Kindergarten classes perform "The Tale of the Gingerbread Man" play! Students should arrive at 6:00 pm on Dec. 16th to get into their costumes. Parents are welcome at that time to proceed to the gym with the performance beginning at 6:15 pm.

There is also an opportunity for older students to watch the play during their dress rehearsal on Dec. 16th at 3:05 pm.

Make sure to save the date! Mrs. Springer has been preparing our students for their Winter Program, and you won't want to miss it. The flyer provided below gives all the information needed.

Please remember that students will go outside on days where the temperature with wind chill accounted for is 20°f and above. Be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather each day. Coats, hats, and gloves are necessary at this time of the year. Boots are required for playing in the snow. If you need assistance with winter outerwear for your child, please contact our school, and we will happily find warm clothes for them.

Please remind your student to get their sweatshirts and jackets from lost and found. You can also submit this form to let us know what you are looking for, and we will do our best to get it to your child.

Remember that it is helpful to label all jackets, lunchboxes, bookbags. Donations will be made over winter break, so please remind your child to check out the Lost and Found.

Friends of Wiggin Street School (FOWS) would like to inform parents of an easy way to earn cash-back rewards for the school. Below are instructions provided by Kroger on how to sign-up for their charitable rewards program.

Kroger Community Rewards

Create a digital account, link your card to the organization "Friends of Wiggin Street School” and cash rewards are sent directly to this charitable organization at no added cost to you

https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

The Mount Vernon City Schools Master Facility Advisory Committee has met since June to develop a long-term plan for our district's school facilities. This group consists of representatives from the Gambier Village Council, Kenyon, community members, parents, educators, and expers. For more information regarding the Facilities Master Plan meetings, please visit the MVCSD Website

Community flyers can be found on our district website here. Check them out!

December

16 Gingerbread Man Play Dress Reh.; 3:05

16 Gingerbread Man Play 6:15 pm (students arrive @ 6:00)

18 Gifted Seminar- Field House

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