Edgewood Primary School

Important Reminders for EPS: *Class lists will be posted on August 9th after 4:00 PM. *First-Grade Open House will be held on August 13th from 5:30 PM-7:00 PM *Second-Grade Open House will be held on August 14th from 5;30 PM- 7:00 PM Staggered Start: (students who attending Aug. 15th will NOT attend Aug. 16th. All students attend on August 19th) *August 15th: First day for students with a last name that begins with A-M attends. *August 16th: First day for students with a last name beginning with N-Z attends. *August 19th: ALL students attend school. Check out the website for reminders of important information.

If your child is having difficulty with decoding, blending and or fluency come see us tonight. If your child can read, but you as a parent want to stay up on the best strategies to support your child at home come to EPS tonight at 6:00 PM. We will meet in the Media Center. I hope that you are able to join us for a discussion about increasing student success.

Back-to-School Dates 2023-2024: First and Second grade students at Edgewood Primary School will have a STAGGERED START for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Students with last names beginning with A-M will start on August 17th, 2023 (and will not attend on August 18th). Students with last names beginning with N-Z- will start August 18th, 2023 (and will not attend August 17th). All students report on August 21st, 2023.

EPS Summer hours for June are 8:30-11:00 and 12:00-3:00 each day. If you do not reach someone, please leave a message at 513-867-3430 ext. 5011. I may be out of the building, but will contact you when I return. If you need assistance in July, please send me a message via email jenny.halsey@edgewoodschools.net or Dojo me. I will get back to you. Have a great summer!

Tonight is EPS Spirit night at Chick-fil-a from 5-8 pm at the Bridgewater store. Please remember to tell them you are with EPS BEFORE ordering or they will not give us the 20% proceeds to the fundraiser.

Come out to Chick-fil-a for EPS Spirit Night. Whether dining in or going through the drive thru from 5-8 mention that you are supporting EPS Sprit Night BEFORE ordering. EPS will receive 20% of the profit.

Good Afternoon EPS Parents and Guardians, All parents and guardians should have the pick up placards. If you are picking up for a car rider put this in the passenger side window. If you do not have the placard, you will have to go to the pick up area at the main entrance to verify that we can dismiss the child to you. If you are a walk-up parent and park then walk up, please park in the parking lot off of Cypress. If you are walking from Maple Avenue, you will not be permitted to walk past the buses. You must walk around on the sidewalk that is on the far side of the parent car rider area. All parents/guardians that have their placards will have their students dismissed to them first. If you do not have your placard, you will have to wait in a line so that staff can verify in final forms that you are permitted to pick up the student. Thank you for being patient as we put in the extra safety precautions to keep our students and staff safe. Sincerely, Jenny Halsey Edgewood Primary, Principal

Good Morning Edgewood Primary Families, The start of the day was great! I wanted to remind families that you must have your pick up placard in the window of your vehicle for car riders. If you did not pick one up at Open House you will need to come to the walk-up area to pick up your child, which is now at the side door by the main entrance. You must present your license or photo identification when picking up without the placard. All parents/guardians walking up will also need to present the placard for us to dismiss students. Have a wonderful day, Ms. Halsey

Second Grade Families, This is a reminder that Open House is tonight from 5:30-7:00. Enter by the main office.

Dear EPS Families, If your child rides bus 3 it is running about 15 minutes behind this morning.

Edgewood City Schools wishing you a bright and joyful 2022!

Wishing our Edgewood community a Merry Christmas!

Check out this month's Edgewood Newsletter to catch up on the latest events and activities in the District. Click on the link to view https://adobe.ly/3JfjUCa

Check out the latest events and activities in this month's Edgewood Curriculum Newsletter. Click on the link below to view December Curriculum Newsletter

Stop by Todd's and fill up for your holiday travel. Fill up at the Edgewood gas pump anytime and 3-cents per gallon goes toward the stadium renovation project. Key in the Alt.ID# located on top of all other pumps for the 3-cents donation. Thank you Todd's IGA for your support!

Dear Edgewood Parents, Guardians and Staff, District officials have learned of a national social media “challenge” that is rumored to occur on Friday, December 17, 2021. The challenge is for students to threaten their local schools across the nation. Currently, we are unaware of any immediate threats towards Edgewood City Schools or students. It is always important to remain vigilant when it involves any types of rumors about alleged “threats.” We take the safety of our students and staff very seriously. In addition to having a school resource officer in every building, we partner with local law enforcement at the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and Trenton Police Department. Whenever there is a potential threat against our students, staff, or school, we immediately investigate the situation and contact these agencies. As always, if students or families become aware of any threat to our schools, we ask that they inform a school administrator or alert local authorities. Our district also has a hotline that parents and students may access at any time. The Stay Safe, Speak Up Hotline 1.866.547.8362 or click on https://www.publicschoolworks.com/SHL/studentReport.php?di=110 I want to remind parents and students about the significant consequences if such conduct occurs. Suppose any student is found to be engaging in any of these behaviors. In that case, we will follow the code of conduct, which will result in severe disciplinary action and intervention by law enforcement. Please use this as an opportunity to speak to your student about the appropriate actions to take if they hear or see something of concern. Thank you for helping us keep our schools safe. Sincerely, Russ Fussnecker Superintendent - Edgewood City Schools

Superintendent Russ Fussnecker honors Jim Wirtley, President of the Edgewood Board of Education, for his 20 years of service, and Beth Benjamin for her 8 years serving on the Board.

Please note. The Edgewood Board of Education meeting on Monday, December 13th, has been moved to the Heritage Room at Edgewood High School. The meeting will begin at 6 PM. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live

Please join the Cougar Boys/Girls Basketball Team, and Cheerleaders help needy children in our community! Click on the link for more information https://5il.co/12lvz

Monday, Dec. 6th is "Cougar Monday" at Todd's IGA! ALL GAS PUMPS will donate 3-cents per gallon to the Stadium Renovation Project. Use your Alt.ID Rewards # to donate 6-cents per gallon. The Cougar pump has been designated as a daily pump to donate to the stadium reno project.