February 20, 2026

Here is our current newsletter from Schavey Road Elementary

Upcoming Events

• Open Now: Yearbook ordering is open!

• Friday, February 27th will be a half-day for all SRE students

• Spring Picture Day will be March 4th (Young Fives and Kindergarten)  and March 5th (First Grade)

• The Spring Book Fair will be open March 23-26th, and students will have a chance to attend with their classes during the day

• Calendar Reminder:  Friday, April 10 (the first week after spring break) will be a HALF-DAY for ONLY SCHAVEY students.  This is to allow time for staff to conduct kindergarten/Y5 roundup for next fall's new students. Schavey Road will release at 11:42am that day.

Order Books for Author Visit

On March 24, 2026, acclaimed author and illustrator Kenneth Kraegel will be speaking to the students at Schavey Road Elementary School! Purchase a book now and Kenneth will sign it for your student. It will be delivered on the day of the author visit. Please place orders by March 6. 

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Read-A-Thon

Schavey Road Elementary is excited to announce our Read-A-Thon fundraiser. We are again partnering with Read-A-Thon.com to help promote March is Reading Month and to raise money for our school. The Read-A-Thon fundraiser makes it easy for you and your child to get family and friends excited to support your child’s reading development as well as raising money for our school.

We, as a school, need to be creative and resourceful so that we can provide excellent educational experiences for our students. We need your help with this. We understand that there are many district related fundraisers that you are asked to participate in and support throughout the year, this is the one fundraiser that solely supports Schavey Road Elementary. Please know that any support you can provide for this fundraiser is greatly appreciated by the staff at Schavey!

We also wanted to make you aware that businesses have the opportunity to be featured on every Schavey Road Elementary student's Read-A-Thon webpage. If you have family or friends who are business owners, please feel free to share the link with them so that they can take advantage of the benefits of donating as a business rather than as an individual. 

Here’s how the program will work:

-On Friday, February 27th, your child will bring home an easy to follow Read-A-Thon sign-up sheet. 

-When you receive this information, follow the easy step by step directions to sign your child up online. Our goal is to have every student signed up by Friday, March 6th. 

-Once your child is signed up on the Read-A-Thon website, share the link with family and friends via email, Facebook, twitter, etc.

-Help us reach our school-wide goal of $20,000 and 2,600 hours of reading in 4 weeks! To reach this goal each classroom must average $1,000 in donations. 

Thank you for all you do to support your child’s learning and to support us as educators! We are extremely excited about this fundraiser and are hoping to get every child to participate!

Calendar Reminder- Schavey Road Only

Please mark your calendar that Friday, April 10 (the week we return from spring break) will be a half-day of school for just current Schavey students. We'll dismiss all Y5, Kindergarten, and First Grade students at 11:42am so that staff can spend the afternoon doing kindergarten roundup for our new arrivals this coming fall.

All other buildings in the district will run their regular full day schedule this day. This is only for Schavey Road.

If you have or know someone with an incoming kindergarten student, please encourage them to keep an eye on our district website and social media for information on signing up for a roundup slot!

Late Arrivals, Appointments, and Absences

Calling our office as soon as you know your child will need to miss school helps us update our records and lets you avoid getting a confirmation phone call from us. Please call and report all absences or tardies at 668-3547. 

Car Line Substitutes

Just a reminder that Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Crouch are both out on maternity leave. To help our substitutes in the car line, please make sure that you have a sign in your front window with your child's name printed in large letters so it can be easily read. This will help us move efficiently through the line.

Allergy Alert- No Nuts!

Schavey Road implements a "no nut" policy due to life threatening allergies.  Please do not send your student to school with any snacks or meals that include nuts, including peanut butter. If a student does bring a snack or lunch to school that contains nuts, they will be given an alternative to enjoy and a note will come home to request a different food in the future. Thank you for helping keep all our students safe!

Please Keep Sending Snow Gear

Please make sure to continue sending snow gear with your student! Even on days with less/no snow coverage, we'll have students put on their gear when it's wet out so that they can get their snow pants wet rather than their actual pants. 

Please Send a Change of Clothes- and donate!

We're at an age and time of year where students are frequently coming to the office to change, either from an accident in the bathroom or from playing in the snow/mud at recess. If you could please make sure your child has a change of clothes (pants, shirt, socks, and underwear) in their backpack, that would help make things much easier on both your student and school staff when they need to change.

If your child does end up borrowing school clothes, we would very much appreciate you washing and returning them to us so that they are available for another child in need.

We are currently low on girls leggings and boys sweatpants, sizes 5-8, so any donations would be appreciated!

School Lunch Choices

Please be sure to check the hot lunch choice each day and the secondary choice for the week (sunbutter will always be our third option). We find that things go much smoother when students are signed up for a choice that features foods they like and will reliably want to eat. Thank you!

From the PTA

• From the PTA

• Thank you to everyone who supported our recent Culver’s Community Share Night! Your participation helps the PTA continue providing valuable programs and opportunities for our students.

• STEAM Family Event – Saturday, March 21 | 3–5 PM at Herbison Woods Elementary
  Registration is now open for our STEAM Family Event! Families are encouraged to sign up soon—the first 200 students to register will receive a special STEAM goodie bag to help carry their projects.
  Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/steam-family-event

• March PTA Meeting – Wednesday, March 4 | 7 PM at Herbison Woods Elementary
  We invite you to join us at our March PTA meeting. Meetings are a great way to stay informed, share ideas, and learn more about how the PTA supports our schools.