THANK YOU MERCER!
Our heartfelt congratulations to the entire Mercer Community! What a wonderful time we had during the Mercer Olympics. Students, teachers, and staff alike took part in various Olympic-themed activities and interactive Physical Education classes, and many classes also learned about the Olympics in their classrooms. If you missed the jaw-dropping announcement at the Closing Ceremony, we once again celebrated 100% participation with over $19,000 raised! As a result of everyone’s hard work and generosity, our school can continue to provide our students with the various extra-curricular events and education-enrichments that have become Mercer staples. Our deepest thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen. It has been a delight to see everyone embrace the feeling of
“I BELIEVE THAT MERCER WINS!”
Special thanks to our amazing Mercer Olympics Co-Chairs: Emelye Crehore, Kris Gobel, and Angela Lind.
Astsonia: Digital Art Portfolios
Mercer is going to start using Artsonia (
https://www.artsonia.com/
) to create digital art portfolios for the 2017-2018 school year! Please look for a letter next week in your child's take-home folder that will have directions for signing up online! Each student will have an online gallery with his or her art work starting with this school year until they graduate from Mercer! It is a great way to showcase and share students' creativity, art knowledge, and developing art skills! Please email Ms. Gosses at
[email protected]
if you have any questions or if you would like to help photograph and upload student art.
"Leveling the Playing Field: Addressing Issues of Equity to Close the Achievement Gap”
Children belonging to historically disparaged groups face an uneven playing field in public education. Addressing this issue remains one of the main challenges in advancing equity and excellence in education. The achievement gap, or the observed, persistent disparity in measure of educational performance among groups defined by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and gender, as well as providing equity across gifted education programs, programs for international and LGBTQ families, and special education programs are challenges that many communities face today. As such, the Shaker Heights School District developed initiatives like the Equity Task Force and other student and parent led groups to tackle the issues of equity and the achievement gap to increase student success in all levels of education at Shaker schools. Our speakers will discuss: what the achievement gap looks like in Shaker, the mission and goals of the newly formed Equity Task Force, and how to empower parents and community members to help remove barriers to overall student success. Please come and join our discussion.
Please join us on: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 7 pm at Onaway School
Speakers include: Dr. Gregory Hutchings,Jr., Superintendent, Shaker Heights City Schools, Mr. Eric Forman, Principal at Onaway Elementary, Dr. Ricia Weiner, school psychologist and mother of two Onaway students, and Mrs. Denise Brown, IB & Enrichment Coordinator, Onaway School.
Please RSVP at: https://OnawayPTO_LevelingThePlayingField.eventbrite.com
A handout is attached
here
for your convenience.
New Family Outreach
Would you like to be a parent resource for families new to Mercer this school year? The Mercer PTO plans to expand its outreach efforts and we need your help. If you have a few minutes a month to welcome a new family, extend a personal invitation to a PTO event or check-in with a phone call or email, this might just be the opportunity for you. To learn more about this volunteer opportunity, please contact Leslie Moore or Mary Petre
at [email protected].
Mercer Mailbox is a publication of Mercer Elementary. The submission deadline is Noon Wednesday to Sharon Galin at
[email protected]
.
