May is Mental Health Awareness month, a good time to consider your students’ digital wellbeing and the role of technology in their mental health.
Explore our new article, https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/blogs-articles/taming-tech-tantrums
Taming tech tantrums to help parents and guardians understand how apps and games are designed to keep kids (and adults) engaged, making the transition away from screen time challenging. Our experts uncover why and when “tech tantrums” in children are most likely to occur and strategies to help children more easily shift to non-screen activities.
Parent and Family Engagement Policies
Title I schools are required to evaluate their Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) Policy each year. The PFE Policy outlines how schools and families will work together to support the education of children.
Your input will also help us revise our Parent and Family Engagement Policy for the 2024-2025 school year.
Parent Input Needed!
Elementary Schools' Title I School-Parent Compact Feedback 24-25
Title I schools are required to revise the School-Parent Compact each year. The School-Parent Compact outlines how parents, schools, and students will share in the responsibility for improved student academic achievement.
Please take a few minutes to provide your input so we can revise our compact for the 24-25 school year.
Read each statement. Choose YES if you think it should be included in the compact and no if it should be deleted. Add any additional ideas you may have.
THANK YOU for helping us revise our elementary school's compact!
The fall athletic registration window will be June 3rd-July 5th, 2024.
Please see attached image for information regarding the All-County High School Art Show being held May 7th-18th at the Wetmore Gallery.
Attention all students entering 8th and 9th grade: Please see attached image about the Warren County Career Center's Summer Program offerings.
Attention Parents/Guardians of students in the 21st Century After School Program:
You should have received a survey link by email and text message. Please complete this survey at your earliest convenience. Thank you!
Remake Learning Days are almost here.
Remake Learning Days (RLD) is a learning festival that celebrates the many learning opportunities in a community! This celebration highlights innovative experiences and opportunities for youth to develop their sense of creativity, perseverance and curiosity. See the events local to us below, starting May 4th, 2024.
WCSD would like to make high school families aware of a SAT and ACT Prep Scam that is taking advantage of families.
https://www.krcu.org/2024-04-03/consumer-handbook-sat-and-act-prep-scams
With Summer break approaching, screen time during free time is on the mind of many parents — including how to supervise and discuss online gaming.
Explore: https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/online-safety-guides/gaming
A parent’s guide to gaming, a guide created by our experts to help parents and guardians evaluate risks, determine which games are age appropriate, and ensure that their children’s privacy is protected. The guide helps parents look at gaming from many angles, from the basics about gaming to ways to identify and address suspected gaming addiction.
Lakeshore Community Services celebrated Autism Awareness Day at Struthers Library Theatre on April 11th.
Part of the day was awarding an individual and business with the B.L.U.E. award.
The YMCA received the business award. One of our teachers, Melissa Page was the individual recipient of this year’s BLUE award.
Joe Lang, from Lakeshore, wrote, "Mrs. Page was nominated by Tammy Hawk for her dedication to her students and their families. She has been a strong advocate as well as a caring, kind and wonderful teacher. Our community is truly blessed to have her working with our children. Her dedication to children living with Autism is commendable."
The BLUE award stands for:
B= Believe
L= Love
U= Understand
E= Embrace.
Eclipse Enthusiasts, Educators, Parents and Students,
A total solar eclipse lesson will be aired on the Penn State Behrend YouTube channel at NOON on Monday, April 8th @ https://www.youtube.com/@PennStateBehrend1/streams featuring their very own Dr. Darren Williams, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics entitled "A Celestial Treat: A Total Solar Eclipse Coming to Erie!" The target audience is upper middle, high school, and college students, but adults and younger children may also enjoy the lesson.
REMINDER: All WCSD students should have received a pair of eclipse glasses to wear during the solar eclipse. A link to find the path of the eclipse for your exact location can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3b3r99ce.
Solar Eclipse Glasses were donated through multiple higher education institutions to WCSD. These will be distributed Wednesday, April 3rd in each building. A letter explaining the solar eclipse and the safe usage of eclipse glasses is located here (https://5il.co/2hcoz) and will be sent home with each student.
The eclipse will occur on April 8th, 2024, which is an Energy Day and students do not have school.
A link to find the path of the eclipse for your exact location can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ywd9swbd
Kindergarten registration is still open for the 2024-2025 school year. Once your child is registered, check out the information for the Kindergarten Roundup that will take place in May at each elementary school. (Downloadable document: https://5il.co/2gt5r)
Just a reminder that there is no school on Thursday, March 28th, Friday, March 29th and Monday, April 1st. School will resume on Tuesday, April 2nd.
Kindergarten Roundup Information: Is your child registered for kindergarten for the 24-25 school year? Join us at WCSD's Kindergarten Roundup, where you can meet our dedicated team and discover all you need to know about your child's first step into school life. (If you still need to register your child, see the district's webpage for registration information.) Document: https://5il.co/2gt60
VPNs: What parents need to know
It is becoming increasingly common for tech savvy kids to use VPNs to hide their location or even bypass parental controls. Now, you might be entering a mild state of panic wondering A, what is a VPN, and B, how do I find out if my child is using one? Don’t worry - here is our guide on what parents need to know about VPNs.
https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/tech-advice/blogs-articles/vpns
Kindergarten Registration and Kindergarten Roundup - information below
(Available as a document: https://5il.co/2gt5r)
Two more chances to see this amazing show!
"Little Shop of Horrors" is being held at Warren Area High School, for two more shows, today (March 16) at 2 PM and 7 PM. **Some content is not recommended for younger audiences** Tickets are available online: Go to https://www.msbtickets.com/WarrenCountySchoolDistrictPA/districtevents. You can also get tickets at the door up to 2 hours prior to each showing. In person tickets are CASH or CHECK ONLY (made out to WCSD). Online tickets will arrive in an email. Tickets will be scanned at the door. If you print your tickets, we will scan from that, or they can be scanned directly from your phone, once you open the downloaded copy of them.
The Northwest Industrial Resource Center in Erie, PA has teamed up with three local businesses for a "Passport to Manufacturing" Day for students in Grades 6-8. This event involves students obtaining a "passport" during their first visit of any of the three local manufacturers. They are travel to each manufacturer and complete a tour of all three local manufacturers between the hours of 9AM and end no later than 11:45AM. Between 11:45AM and 12:45PM there will be tours, free lunch, and the student's passport drop-off at the Warren County Career Center.
Students who attended/toured all three local business will be entered into prize drawings which includes items such as an XBOX, Airpods, Drone, Sphero, and 3D-Pen.
Students must be present at lunch to win a prize. Prizes are drawn promptly at 12:45PM.
The date of this event is Saturday April 13, 2024. Parents are responsible for all transportation. There is a QR Code and a link on the attached image where students can register. (Be advised the date for the Google link is incorrect and should be April 1, 2024 deadline for registration.)
