NEW! Spirit Wear Summer Sale! Show your Tonawanda pride at the Memorial Day Parade? At the carnival? And for the summer days at the pool? Hey Tiger family, check out our online store with the best looks for your Tiger pride OR flaunt your best EG threads - all created by Riedel Sports! Flyer linked here for a peek at the items. Online store closes Monday, May 18th, so don’t wait! Shop here: https://
NEW! Partners in Play for 3 year olds and 4 year olds! The Elmbrook School District is again excited to offer an inclusive opportunity for preschool-aged children during the 2026 - 2027 school year. We are seeking three and four-year-olds to participate as peer models in our Early Childhood Special Education Program at Burleigh Elementary beginning in Fall 2026. Please see this linked informational flyer for all the details!
NEW! Memorial Day Parade! Come walk with Tonawanda in the Elm Grove Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26th! Please note: ALL children must be accompanied by an adult for parade participation. See this linked flyer for all the details and to sign up to walk. Can't walk this year's parade, but still want to help... Please assist in making this Memorial Day Parade a success by donating individually wrapped candy by Friday, May 22. Donations can be dropped off at Tonawanda. No chocolate please, it melts. Thank you for your participation and generous donations!
NEW! You are invited to attend a Tonawanda Renovation Facility Plan engagement session on Wednesday, May 20 from 6-7pm in the Tonawanda Library. Participants will be able to ask questions on the concept plan, and provide feedback on the design of the outdoor spaces, as well as share insights about both school and community use of our playground and recess spaces. Representatives from our District Leadership team and Bray Architects will be on hand to provide information, answer questions, and collect feedback.
Hope you can join us!
Note from our General Music Teacher, Anna Contezac: MUSIC and ME! You are cordially invited to attend MUSIC and ME! Day, to be held during our regularly scheduled music classes from Tuesday, May 26th - Monday June 1st, please see this linked schedule for class times and dates. Families of students may come into Tonawanda and watch while students perform or present in class! Please come a bit early to make sure you get a visitors badge. Mrs. Contezac will also be recording it to send home. If you need your student to have a performance on a specific date, just let Mrs. Contezac know!
During MUSIC and ME!, students share one another’s diverse musical interests, while practicing confident presentation skills and proper audience etiquette. Like a musical “show and tell,” MUSIC and ME! is voluntary, and all students are heartily encouraged to present how music is special in their lives. Student performances and/or presentations need to be 3 minutes or less in length. Additionally, if students are performing with audio, a permission slip or permission email is required. Students are reminded of the 3 PRs: PRepare, PRactice, PResent! Students who participate receive applause, recognition, and a certificate to savor as a memento.
Calling All Chess Players! Join the Chess Tournament that will be held at Dixon Elementary on Saturday, May 30th from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM. Open to only Elmbrook elementary students! See this linked flyer for all the details and registration information.
Our 5K - G3 Music Showcase: One World One Song. This great evening is scheduled for May 19th from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in our Tonawanda cafeteria. We are so excited about showcasing our 5K, G1, G2, and G3 students at our Music Showcase evening scheduled for Tuesday, May 19 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM at Tonawanda in our cafeteria. Our 5K through grade 3 students will perform. This will be a CONCERT- style event with an audience expectation of silence when the students are performing. Each grade level will be on stage for about 15 minutes. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation. Please have your child(ren) report to the hallway ramp near the kindergarten rooms about 3 minutes before their grade level performance. There will be Tonawanda staff members stationed to assist in monitoring students waiting for their time on stage. During the performances, our cafeteria doors will be closed so that the music performance is not interrupted with the coming and going of students and their families. Between each grade level's performance, we will provide time for families to exchange seats with the next performing grade level's families. Thank you for your thoughtfulness to your fellow Tonawanda families so that all can see and hear their child(ren)'s performance(s)! There will certainly be room for a "standing audience" in the back behind our chair seating, too. The evening's schedule of performances: 5K at 6:00 PM; G1 at 6:15 PM; G2 at 6:30 PM and G3 at 6:45 PM. Flyer linked here! Again, please have your child(ren) report to the hallway ramp near the kindergarten rooms about 3 minutes before their grade level's performance time.
We’re thrilled to announce a special Book Sale on May 19th during our 5K-G3 Music Showcase! The book sale (all info linked here) will be open from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. We’re partnering with Rainbow Books, the last independent children’s bookstore in the Milwaukee area! Every dollar raised will benefit the Tonawanda Music Program. ALL families are welcome to shop at the book sale even if your child is not performing at the Music Showcase! Don’t miss it—come celebrate music and support a love of reading!
NEW! DUE by June 30th! Student School Supplies for the 2026-2027 school year! Order NOW - orders due June 30th! The exact supplies teachers requested and all handled in a few simple clicks. It only takes a few minutes to select our school and choose your child’s grade. Everything will arrive packaged and ready for the first day. Order Here: https://
June Events! Field Day and ONE NEW ONE, our first ever... Our PTO Tiger Summer Send-off Carnival! Get ready for an action-packed June! The Tonawanda Elementary PTO is thrilled to host two events at the Elm Grove Village Park, and we need your help to make them a success. Why volunteer once when you can volunteer twice? Whether you love the energy of sports or the excitement of a carnival, we have a spot for you! Grab your friends, sign up, and help us create unforgettable memories for our students. Save these Dates: Our Field Day scheduled on Friday, June 5 in the Elm Grove Village Park and the NEW event, Our PTO Tiger Summer Send-off Carnival: FLYER linked here will be held on the last day of school, Wednesday, June 10 in the Elm Grove Village Park. Sponsors needed for our carnival event. Please see the flyer for more information on sponsorship! Secure Your Volunteer Spots for both events now! We rely on parent volunteers to keep these events running smoothly. Please click the links below to view available shifts and sign up: Please Click Here to Volunteer for Field Day on June 5 and Please Click Here to Volunteer for the Carnival on June 10. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to our Tonawanda Elementary community! Many more details and logistics to follow soon!
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes... Donate in honor of Mrs. Anderson's retirement! Tonawanda is collecting old, too small, worn shoes. As you are spring cleaning those closets, bedrooms, and garages, please send in any and all shoes that you no longer need. There will be a bin in the front hallway! This donation (to one of the organizations that donate shoes to Africa) will be in honor Mrs. Jean Anderson's retirement, one of our third grade teachers. We celebrate the many years of service and impact that Mrs. Jean Anderson has made on our Tonawanda community!
Register for Spanish for 2026-2027 school year! Register by June 7 and receive $15 off tuition. Celebrate Spanish in every season — join us for a brand-new theme! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity for your student to build Spanish skills in a fun, interactive bilingual classroom. See the linked flyer for all the details. Enroll today: https://
Box Tops for Education- It's an easy way to provide funding for our Tonawanda PTO! Please save your receipts and submit online for our PTO! See this informational flyer.
IMPORTANT! Change of Plans for After-School Dismissal. Please notify us of any change in your child(ren)'s after school dismissal plans. Please send an email to your child's teacher and copy both our administrative assistant Mrs. Michelle Kiese at kiesem@elmbrookschools.org
Before school drop-off by car is an ACTIVE DROP-OFF process. If your child needs additional assistance to exit your vehicle in the morning, please pull up into the buckle zone. The LANE closest to the sidewalk is an ACTIVE DROP-OFF LANE. Thank you for your help to keep our car drop-off safe for our students and efficient for all of our families. Please read all the expectations for our safe AM drop off in this linked information.
ARTSONIA- Featuring Your child(ren)'s artwork! Check out Artsonia to purchase keepsake items and to support our Tonawanda art program, too! See this flyer for all the information. If you have questions, please reach out to Sara Mateske, our art teacher, at mateskes@elmbrookschools.
Vacation Form: Please complete this vacation form when your child(ren) will miss three or more days due to a family vacation. Thank you!
Due to large ridership on our buses, only routed students will be allowed on the buses again this school year. We cannot have unrouted students ride home with other students on their buses for playdates. Only routed and assigned bus riders may be on our buses. Thank you for your understanding!
Background Check Process for Volunteers! We love our family/parent/grandparent volunteers! In hopes that we will be able to welcome you all back in to help out this upcoming school year, we wanted to share the process for becoming a volunteer in our schools. Please see https://www.