The Panther Press
June 16, 2025
In This Issue of the Panther Press
- The 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is available now. Click here to download a digital copy of the school calendar.
- Digital copies of summer work packets are available for download to prepare for the 25-26 school year.
- Get a jump start on school shopping! Next year's School Supply Lists are available for download!
- Make sure to complete the Transportation Application before June 27 if it you have not already done so and intend to use school bussing or to report a change in your existing transportation for the 25-26 school year.
- Instrument Choice Forms for students new to EVCS in Grades 5-8.
- The are some summer events on campus this year! Read on for more details.
EVCS RESOURCES & INFORMATION
2025-2026 School Calendar Available Now
Next year's school calendar is available now.
Summer Work Packets
Click on the links below to download digital copies of summer work packets, for your child to prepare for the upcoming school year.
2025-2026 School Supply Lists Available Now
Download Days Park School Supply List
- Kindergarten Supply List – Days Park
- 1st Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 2nd Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 3rd Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 4th Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 5th Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 6th Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 7th Grade Supply List – Days Park
- 8th Grade Supply List – Days Park
Download Hertel School Supply List
Click each link to download that grade's school supply list:
Complete Transportation Application Before June 27
If you are reporting a change to existing transportation AND/OR setting up yellow bus transportation for the first time for your child, please make sure to complete the Transportation Application as soon as possible.
Instrument Choice Form for Grades 5-8
Parents/Guardians with new students joining EVCS in grades 5 through 8 should complete the instrument choice form for the 25-26 school year. Fill out the form for the campus your student will be starting at in the fall.
Nurses' Notes
Reminders from the Health Office
Make sure your student has an updated physical and immunizations prior to the start of the school year! Please check with your student's pediatrician and book your physicals and appointments early to have them completed before the start of the school year.
Updated physicals, immunization records, and other health paperwork and forms can be faxed over to the confidential nurse line for your child's campus.
Days Park Confidential Fax Line: (716) 884-0010
Hertel Confidential Fax Link: (716) 464-3560
Health Office Email: health@elmwoodvillageschool.org
EVCS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Get Involved with the Community Association
The EVCS Community Associations sponsor events and fundraisers to support school activities that enrich the experiences of our community and that align with the Mission of the Elmwood Village Charter Schools.
Interested in getting involved? Email your campus CA to get started!
Days Park CA Email Address: daysparkca@elmwoodvillageschool.org
Hertel CA Email Address: hertelca@elmwoodvillageschool.org
VISIT EVCS THIS SUMMER
Read and Play Events at EVCS
Each EVCS Campus will be hosting a Read and Play event this summer. These free events are open to the general public and encourages children to read and play!
Playgrounds which will be open for children to play on, there be some light snacks, book readings, and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Bookmobile will be there for people to sign up for library cards and to check out books.
The event dates are as follows:
Read & Play at EVCS Days Park
July 7, 2025
9 am to 11 am
40 Days Park
Read & Play at EVCS Hertel
August 4, 2025
9 am to 11 am
665 Hertel Avenue
EVCS Hertel to Host Shakespeare in the Park Touring Show
Join Us for A Popular Buffalo Tradition on August 4 at 7 PM
We are proud to share that EVCS Hertel will be a host location for Shakespeare in Delaware Park's Touring Show this summer! The touring show is free to attend and will feature an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet.
EVCS Mission Statement
“The Elmwood Village Charter Schools will provide a stimulating and engaging learning environment that recognizes student capability, fosters their connectedness to their immediate and broader communities, and offers them ways to contribute to school life. EVCS believes that all students can and will learn at high levels when provided with the right learning conditions.”
We put students first. We act with urgency. We seek to be better. We work as a team.