Elementary k-5
Mrs. Farelli, Elementary Principal
13850 W. Akron-Canfield Road
Berlin Center, Ohio
Mahoning County
444401
USA
t: (330) 547-4100
SUPPLY LIST
Handbook 2023-24 (Elem.) Class DOJO Link Mental Health & Starting School-Tips for Families Kindergarten Book
Important Links
IT’S ELEMENTARY!
Debbie Farelli, Elementary Principal Message from the principal Welcome to Western Reserve Elementary. I am so excited to get back to school, our students and their families. This year will definitely be a different year for all of us. In spite of the changes we have had to make as a result of the pandemic we will maintain our high standards and provide a quality education for the students participating in traditional learning and those who are enrolled in Blue Devil Online. One of our core beliefs is that students can reach their full potential in a positive environment that embraces differences. We believe in educating the whole child by meeting various learning styles and meeting individual student needs. Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports (P.B.I.S.) was implemented to recognize positive behaviors and provide supports for challenging behaviors. Everyone knows that Western Reserve Blue Devils are Responsible, Respectful, and Ready to Learn. We celebrate our positive school climate through activities that involve students and their families. We realize that it takes teamwork to educate children. We are grateful for the many volunteers that make W.R.E.S. a special place to learn. The school family members that come to help in classrooms, the visits from the senior citizens in our community, the programs put on by the local VFW, and so many more help our students to grow both academically and socially. We are in a whole new world right now. This new world has reminded us of the importance of family time, the value of friendships, what it means to be a strong community, to be inventive and resourceful, to constantly grow, to never give up and to be Blue Devil Strong. Reminders: • The school day starts at 8:30 a.m. Students are to be in their seats promptly at 8:30. Parents must accompany their child to the office to sign them in when they are late for any reason. • State law requires parents to call the office between 7:45 .m. and 9:00 a.m. to report an absent student each day the student is absent. The reason for the absence must be given. • If you have not already paid your mandatory $30 supply fee, make your check payable to Western Reserve Local Schools. This fee must be received prior to your child receiving his/her report card. Fees not paid will also result in your child’s ProgressBook and other accounts being disable. • Inform the office in writing of: name change due to divorce/marriage; new home address; new home, cell, or work phone number; new emergency contact information, etc. • When a student is riding a bus other than his/her assigned bus or is being dropped off at a different address, you must write a note that includes: date; student’s name; destination address; telephone number of person receiving your child. If your child is getting off the bus with another student, the office must also have a note from the other student’s parent. • When a student is being picked up by another parent, a note must be received from both you and the other student’s parent. MORE REMINDERS Check Parent Assist regularly to monitor grades, attendance, and homework/classwork. · Register with Nutri-kids (on the Western Reserve Local School District website) to receive updates on your child’s lunch account. If you have any questions regarding your child’s account, call Ms. Strausbaugh at 330-547-0812. FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH FORMS Please be sure to turn in your free and reduced lunch forms. You need only one form per family. Please turn them in even if your child packs their lunch or if you choose to pay for your child's lunches. The amount of federal money we receive for our Title I tutoring program is directly related to the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. Thank you.Important Information:
RIMP NIGHT Reading Improvement & Monitoring Plan-
Video
W.R.E.S. Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Doors will open at 8:10 a.m.
Pick up: 3:15p.m.
Car riders
Front drive
Last names beginning with A-G
Door 10- Cafeteria Door in the back
Last names beginning with H-Z
Families with different last names- last name of the oldest child
Parents are not permitted to walk their children to the doors. All students need to be
dropped off at the curb in front of the doors.
Upon arrival all students will have their temperature checked by a scanner when they enter the
building and they will be checked for symptoms. Students with a temperature and/or symptoms
will be sent to a quarantine area for further evaluation.
Information Changes
Please notify the office in writing of: name
change due to marriage/divorce; new home
address; new home telephone number; new
cell phone number; new work telephone
number; or any change in the emergency
contact information.
ATTENDANCE REMINDER
Page 1 of the Parent/Student handbook states:
State law requires parents to call the office between
7:45 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. to report an absent student
each day the student is absent.The reason for the
absence must be given. Failure to contact the
office will result in an unexcused absence.
All absences will be marked unexcused until a note
is received from the parent or doctor. When a
student reaches seven absences, a doctor’s note
will be required for all future absences.
REMINDER: Send a note when your child returns
from an absence. The phone call is still required
the day of absence to notify the school and
teachers.
All absences will be marked unexcused until a note
is received from the parent or doctor. When a
student reaches seven absences, a doctor’s note
will be required for all future absences.
BUS CHANGE PROCEDURE REMINDER
Page 17 of the Parent/Student Handbook states: When a student is riding a bus other than his/her assigned bus or is being dropped off at a different address, it is necessary to write a note that includes the date, student’s name, bus number, name of person receiving student, their telephone number, and the destination address. If your child is going home with another student, the office must also have a note from the other student’s parent. ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Please send your Box Tops, Labels for Education, The students of Western Reserve reap many benefits from these programs. To reach a staff extension, call 330-547- 4100. The message will say, “If you know your party’s extension, please dial it now.” See "Contact Us" page for details. Thank you for your continued support of Western Reserve Schools!
Dates:
23’ Spring Testing Dates
Western Reserve Local Schools
13850 W. Akron-Canfield Road
Berlin Center, Ohio 44401
(330) 547-4100
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Elementary k-5
Mrs. Farelli, Elementary Principal
13850 W. Akron-Canfield Road
Berlin Center, Ohio
Mahoning County
444401
USA
t: (330) 547-4100
SUPPLY LIST
Handbook 2023-24 (Elem.) Class DOJO Link Mental Health & Starting School-Tips for Families Kindergarten Book
Important Links
IT’S ELEMENTARY!
Debbie Farelli, Elementary Principal Message from the principal Welcome to Western Reserve Elementary. I am so excited to get back to school, our students and their families. This year will definitely be a different year for all of us. In spite of the changes we have had to make as a result of the pandemic we will maintain our high standards and provide a quality education for the students participating in traditional learning and those who are enrolled in Blue Devil Online. One of our core beliefs is that students can reach their full potential in a positive environment that embraces differences. We believe in educating the whole child by meeting various learning styles and meeting individual student needs. Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports (P.B.I.S.) was implemented to recognize positive behaviors and provide supports for challenging behaviors. Everyone knows that Western Reserve Blue Devils are Responsible, Respectful, and Ready to Learn. We celebrate our positive school climate through activities that involve students and their families. We realize that it takes teamwork to educate children. We are grateful for the many volunteers that make W.R.E.S. a special place to learn. The school family members that come to help in classrooms, the visits from the senior citizens in our community, the programs put on by the local VFW, and so many more help our students to grow both academically and socially. We are in a whole new world right now. This new world has reminded us of the importance of family time, the value of friendships, what it means to be a strong community, to be inventive and resourceful, to constantly grow, to never give up and to be Blue Devil Strong. Reminders: • The school day starts at 8:30 a.m. Students are to be in their seats promptly at 8:30. Parents must accompany their child to the office to sign them in when they are late for any reason. • State law requires parents to call the office between 7:45 .m. and 9:00 a.m. to report an absent student each day the student is absent. The reason for the absence must be given. • If you have not already paid your mandatory $30 supply fee, make your check payable to Western Reserve Local Schools. This fee must be received prior to your child receiving his/her report card. Fees not paid will also result in your child’s ProgressBook and other accounts being disable. • Inform the office in writing of: name change due to divorce/marriage; new home address; new home, cell, or work phone number; new emergency contact information, etc. • When a student is riding a bus other than his/her assigned bus or is being dropped off at a different address, you must write a note that includes: date; student’s name; destination address; telephone number of person receiving your child. If your child is getting off the bus with another student, the office must also have a note from the other student’s parent. • When a student is being picked up by another parent, a note must be received from both you and the other student’s parent. MORE REMINDERS Check Parent Assist regularly to monitor grades, attendance, and homework/classwork. · Register with Nutri-kids (on the Western Reserve Local School District website) to receive updates on your child’s lunch account. If you have any questions regarding your child’s account, call Ms. Strausbaugh at 330-547-0812. FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH FORMS Please be sure to turn in your free and reduced lunch forms. You need only one form per family. Please turn them in even if your child packs their lunch or if you choose to pay for your child's lunches. The amount of federal money we receive for our Title I tutoring program is directly related to the number of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. Thank you.
Kindergarten Registration Info….Click here
Supply Fee
In conjunction with Board policy, a mandatory fee is
assessed each elementary student. The fee covers the cost
of consumable workbooks, duplication materials, and other
educational items.
Please note that the supply fee has increased to $20. This
is the first increase in almost two decades. Fees are due by
Friday, October 2. Please make your check payable to
“Western Reserve Schools”. Students will not receive report
cards until fees are paid.
School Lunch
The price for a hot lunch including milk has increased this
year to $2.65. Additional milk price remains the same at
$.50.
Should you have any questions regarding your child’s lunch
account, please call the school at 330-547-4100, extension
23308.
School Volunteers
There are many ways to be involved in your child’s
education. We need volunteers behind the scenes and in
the classrooms. If you would like to help cut out materials
for activities, make copies, help plan family activities, or
work with PTO initiatives, please call your teacher. We
appreciate all volunteer services.
To assure compliance with Ohio law, volunteers at Western
Reserve Schools must complete a BCI and FBI check. The
fee for this service is approximately $60.
Contact: Mahoning County Educational Service Center
100 DeBartolo Place
Youngstown, OH 44512
HOMEWORK REMINDER
When requesting homework, calls are to be made directly to
your child’s teacher’s extension, not through the main office.
BUS CHANGE PROCEDURE REMINDER
Page 17 of the Parent/Student Handbook states: When a
student is riding a bus other than his/her assigned bus or is
being dropped off at a different address, it is necessary to
write a note that includes the date, student’s name, bus
number, name of person receiving student, their telephone
number, and the destination address. If your child is going
home with another student, the office must also have a note
from the other student’s parent.
Direct
busing
concerns
to
Mr.
McGlynn
at
547-4100,
ext.
23303.
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Please send your Box Tops, Labels for Education, Tyson
Project A+ labels, and pop tabs to the office before the end
of the school year and continue to save them over the
summer. The students of Western Reserve reap many
benefits from these programs.
To reach a staff extension, call 330-547-4100. The message
will say, “If you know your party’s extension, please dial it
now.” See "Contact Us" page for details.
Thank you for your continued support of Western Reserve
Schools!
Information Changes
Please notify the office in writing of: name change due to
marriage/divorce; new home address; new home telephone
number; new cell phone number; new work telephone
number; or any change in the emergency contact
information.
ATTENDANCE REMINDER
Page 1 of the Parent/Student handbook states: State law requires
parents to call the office between 7:45 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. to report an
absent student each day the student is absent.The reason for the
absence must be given. Failure to contact the office will result in an
unexcused absence.
All absences will be marked unexcused until a note is received from
the parent or doctor. When a student reaches seven absences, a
doctor’s note will be required for all future absences.
REMINDER: Send a note when your child returns from an absence.
The phone call is still required the day of absence to notify the school
and teachers.
All absences will be marked unexcused until a note is received from
the parent or doctor. When a student reaches seven absences, a
doctor’s note will be required for all future absences.
Important Information:
RIMP NIGHT Reading Improvement & Monitoring
Plan- Video
W.R.E.S. Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Doors will open at 8:10 a.m.
Pick up: 3:15p.m.
Car riders
Front drive
Last names beginning with A-G
Door 10- Cafeteria Door in the back
Last names beginning with H-Z
Families with different last names- last name of the oldest child
Parents are not permitted to walk their children to the doors. All students
need to be dropped off at the curb in front of the doors.
Upon arrival all students will have their temperature checked by a scanner
when they enter the building and they will be checked for symptoms. Students
with a temperature and/or symptoms will be sent to a quarantine area for further
evaluation.
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