NEW! No School for Students on Monday, January 27th: It is a Records Day for our teaching staff. Enjoy the long weekend!
NEW! Calling all collectors! Students: Display your collection at the Elm Grove Public Library! The Friends of the Elm Grove Public Library started a program for kids to sign up to display a collection in the library's display case, located inside the library near the reference desk. All ages are welcome. Find all the details in this flyer.
NEW! Save the Date! EEF Sponsored STEAM Event for kids on April 9th at BCHS Main Gym from 4:30-7:00 PM. See this link for all the details and ticket information!
NEW! Elementary Students' school-issued email account: Tonawanda students do not typically access their Google email account. We have utilized the Google Classroom for communication from teacher to student. Therefore this elementary school/district-wide change doesn't have much impact or change on our Tonawanda students. There is a system-wide change that will impact your elementary school student(s) and their school-issued Gmail account. Beginning January 24, elementary students will no longer be able to send or receive email to any email accounts other than email addresses with the @elmbrookschools.org domain. This change will prevent any messages sent to and from non-Elmbrook email addresses such as gmail.com, yahoo.com etc., and will also restrict Elmbrook student-to-student communication for our elementary learners. The intent of this change is to promote the use of email for school-related purposes through communication with a student’s teachers or staff members, while limiting technology distractions. Students will still be able to collaborate with their peers through the use of Google Docs or their classroom learning management system.
We understand that some families may have used email to communicate with their child through their school email account. We would ask that, if urgent and necessary, you direct these messages to the classroom teacher or the school office.
NEW! PTO Parents' Night Out Fundraiser Event on Friday, January 31 The highly anticipated PNO fundraiser - Trivia Night is almost here! Who will walk away with the trophy and bragging rights???
There are a lot of great items to bid on! If you are unable to attend, please bid from the comforts of home! Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets, tables and donated to the silent auction and raffle. We appreciate your generosity! Looking forward to a great night!
- (6) Front Row Brewers Tickets with Gold Parking ~ Donated by The Zveper Family
- (6) Brewers Ticket and Parking ~ Donated by The Idstein Family
- (4) Bucks vs The Heat tickets 2/23/2025 Sec 111 Row 8 ~ Donated by The Niederbaumer Family
- Private Party at our local pub O'Donoghue's Irish Pub includes party room, bartender, 1/2 barrel, $300 in appetizers ~ Donated by Jamie O'Donoghue
- Ladies Wine and Nine for three at Westmoor Country Club. Enjoy a friendly scramble with prizes, carts, lunch/appetizers - Donated by Jamie Niederbaumer
- Painting Party for 12 - Reuter Family
- 8 hour commercial bounce house rental with complimentary delivery and set up - Donated by Axel's Sweet Leaps / Nielsen Family
- Packer Autographed Football - Donated by the Packers
- Summerfest Party Pack 10 General Admission Tickets - Donated by The Idstein Family
Back by popular demand.... Tonawanda PTO Parents' Night Out Trivia Night on Friday, January 31st! Registration is now open! https://e.givesmart.com/
Ticket Tiers: $45/per person Open Table Seating, Food and Trivia OR $450 VIP Team Ticket (for 8 guests) VIP tables have limited availability and includes the following per person: (1) Drink Ticket, (2) Raffle Tickets, Food, and Trivia. Hope you can join the fun and support our Tonawanda PTO, too!
Silent Auction and Raffle Items Needed for PTO PNO Trivia Night! To make the silent auction/raffle a success for Parents' Night Out, we are in need of IN-KIND donations. There is a donation link in the GiveSmart registration, or you can reach out to the PNO chairs Sarah Danforth (sarahnpotter@gmail.com) or Jamie Niederbaumer (niederfamx5@gmail.com). Thank you in advance for your items. Looking for: Sports tickets, event tickets, sports memorabilia, birthday party opportunities (dunk tank, bounce house, special venue rental), vacation packages, unique opportunities, gift baskets, gift cards, rounds of golf, high-end jewelry! Themed Baskets: Anything Sports, All Scream for Ice Cream, Backyard Chef, Backyard Fun, Beach Party Bookworm Bonanza, Building Blocks (Legos), Candle Basket, Car Wash, Chef's Delight, Coffee Break, Date Night, Day at the Pool, Disney Mania, Family Night Out!
NEW! Tonawanda's High Interest Day Committee is looking for parent volunteers to help our children learn and have fun on Thursday, April 17, 2025. On this day, Tonawanda students spend six, 45-minute sessions with parents and other outside presenters exploring a variety of hobbies, interests, and professions. We depend on our parents and families to come in and share. Please consider presenting a subject (it does not have to be all day). Adult support will be provided the day of the event. Fill out the form below with your ideas. If you have any questions, please contact Megan Reuter (megan.reuter1@gmail.com) or Michelle Jackson (Mraysich@gmail.com)
The committee is looking for specific areas, but if you have a new idea, we welcome it! We will help develop ideas and classes, so team up or work on your own to make this a fun educational experience for our kids--- and you!
Please fill out this form if you are interested in LEADING a session for our event.
NEW! We are thrilled to announce the formation of the Tonawanda Tigers soccer teams for all grades! Starting THIS Spring, the Elmbrook Elementary Schools, in partnership with Soccer Stars, will be launching the first season of the Elmbrook Elementary School Soccer Spirit League! Your Tigers will attend a weekly practice and participate in 2 Soccer Festivals where they will compete with other schools in the Elmbrook School District to win the coveted Soccer Stars School Spirit Cup! The winning school will be able to hoist the trophy at the end of the season and display the trophy in their school for all to see! REGISTER NOW to secure your spot! The first 60 kids that sign up will have a guaranteed spot on the team! Scholarship opportunities are available. Click Here to complete the scholarship application.
Mrs. Anna Contezac, our chorus director, is looking for family/parent help! Please sign up in this document. Also, I have our costume list needs here. Students will bring them in on Monday, February 10th to get checked. Our students will wear or bring the costume to school February 13th, our performance date! Thank you!
Tonawanda's School Store is open on Thursdays at your child's lunch time! Tonawanda’s Leadership Club will be offering a variety of fun trinkets and school supplies for students to purchase during the last few minutes of their lunch. Items range in price from $0.50 to $5.00. To assist with money handling, please send in one dollar bills and quarters. Please do not send your child with more than $5. Thank you!
Our PTO Little Sweethearts Dance is being held Wednesday, February 12 from 5:30-7:00 PM in our Tonawanda gym! Please RSVP! All sweethearts at Tonawanda are invited to dress up and attend the Little Sweethearts Dance with an adult chaperone. An adult is required to remain with your sweetheart for the evening. Please RSVP: SignUpGenius
Calling All Tonawanda Milwaukee Wave Fans on February 15th for the 6:05 PM game! Join your Tonawanda friends for a Milwaukee Wave game! Part of the ticket sales will go back to Tonawanda, so invite all your friends to come! Seats will be together in one section so we can cheer as a group! Special ticket link here: https://fevo-enterprise.
NEW! Rescheduled 4K/5K Info Night to January 28 due to the cold day! Spread the information, please! Incoming 2025-2026 4K and 5K Family Information Night is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28 at 6 PM. This is a presentation specifically for Tonawanda families who have a "new to Tonawanda" child who will enter 4K or 5K in the 2025-2026 school year. The presentation will be an adult-focused presentation. Please pass on this information to any family in your neighborhood, too. Please let us know if you will attend this informational night with an email to Principal Kristin Olson at olsonk@elmbrookschools.org.
Another upcoming opportunity for Spanish at Tonawanda: Before School Spanish Class Resumes in February! Did you miss registration in the fall? We currently have space available to add your student to the class roster! Looking for an exciting way for your child to learn Spanish? This 8-week adventure, ¡Vamos con los animales!, is just what they need! From “visiting” a pet store to exploring a family farm, the zoo, the ocean, and the rainforest, students will learn new vocabulary, conversation skills, and cultural facts—all in Spanish! Join us for a wild journey! Please note: Students enrolled in the Full Year session, which started in the Fall, do not need to re-enroll. Enroll today! https://
Save the Date: Our Musical: Pirates! will be performed by our fourth and fifth grade students who are in the chorus at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts on Thursday, February 13th. More information to come.
Overwhelming Amount of Lost and Found Items! If your child is missing something, it's probably in our lost and found! We have MANY items including sweatshirts, coats/jackets, boots, hats, and mittens/gloves. If you have some time, please come in to check-out from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. You will have to check-in through our Raptor system to enter the building.
Calling budding scientists! Tonawanda Science Fair 2025: Our Science Fair is scheduled for Thursday, February 6th from 6-7 pm. Please view this letter for more information and to access the Google Form to sign up. Families must sign up to participate using the Google Form linked in the letter. The deadline to sign up is Monday, January 27th, 2025.
Shh! Parents of Fourth and Fifth Grade Students: You are welcome to be a mystery reader for your child's library time. Please see the new linked sign-up for January: https://signup.com/
Student Arrival, Dismissal, and Transportation Reminders!
As always our students' safety is our highest priority! As you know, the times of student arrival and student dismissal are our busiest times in our parking lots and neighboring streets. As always, please use caution and drive slowly in our parking lots and around our surrounding neighborhood streets. Additionally, please continue to be considerate of our neighbors. Thank you, always, for your patience, understanding of, and cooperation with our procedures and expectations as they are put in place for student safety. Please review our arrival and dismissal plans linked here.
Yearbook Orders- Be sure to order: Order your 2024-2025 Tonawanda Yearbook here: https://mortensen.
Brown Paper Grocery Bags Needed! We use at least four brown paper grocery bags daily for our composting efforts during our student lunch times in the cafeteria. We will gladly accept your donations of these paper bags. Thank you!, 2024
Important BEFORE SCHOOL TIMES: Outside Supervision Begins at 8:30 AM, Students Enter School Building at 8:42 AM, and the School Day begins at 8:50 AM! Please be sure that your child is not arriving before 8:30 AM each morning as our staff is not available for outside student supervision until 8:30 AM. Students may arrive anytime between 8:30 - 8:42 AM. Students enter the school building at 8:42 AM. Our school day begins promptly at 8:50 AM so please have your children to school between 8:30 - 8:42 AM. The eight minutes (8:42-8:50 AM) allow your child to get all settled into their classrooms for a great start to the school day at 8:50 AM. Thank you for your cooperation!
Students will need their warm winter gear every day! Our students will go outside for recess every day unless the temperature is below zero and/or if there is a negative windchill. Students should have mittens/gloves, hats, jackets, snow pants, and boots to fully enjoy the snow and to stay warm when playing on the playground. It is helpful to have all items labelled with their name.
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
Please keep up to date! Background Check Process for Volunteers! We love our family/parent/grandparent volunteers! We wanted to share the process for becoming a volunteer in our schools. Please see https://www.
Monthly attendance email will be sent for your child(ren). Email communication sample: The School District of Elmbrook is committed to student achievement and every school day counts. Regular school attendance promotes continuity of the learning process and academic success of every student. Frequent absences deny students the benefit of planned classroom instruction, participation, hands-on or active learning, and can rarely be regained despite extra instruction or support. Every month, we will update families on their child's attendance in an effort to work collaboratively to ensure regular attendance for all Elmbrook students. Then specific attendance information will be shared regarding your child. Wisconsin law allows for families to excuse their children from school up to 10 days per school year.
Student Attendance Matters! Accurate student attendance is important to us. If your child(ren) will be absent from school, please email our attendance office at TonAttendance@
Medically Excused Absences: Families may submit verification of medical appointments and/or illness from a medical provider to the school attendance office in order to be reflected in their child(ren)'s attendance. With these medical verification documents, the documented absences will not be included as a part of the up to ten allowed days of absences per school year.
Vacation Request Form linked here. Please complete this form for trips when your child(ren) will miss 3 or more school days due to the vacation. Please complete this form with as much advance notice as possible. Thank you!
Follow our Tonawanda PTO on social media! The PTO Instagram account is @tonawandaPTO and join the private Tonawanda Parents Facebook group. To join, please provide the grade/assigned teacher for one of your children in order to be approved to join, so we can keep it to our community.
Support the PTO: Scan your box tops! Have you downloaded the Box Tops App for your phone? You can earn some major Box Top bonuses for Tonawanda with back-to-school shopping! Just by linking your Walmart account, you can earn $5 without purchasing anything! Referral code for an extra 25 box tops: XCDU04RV
Family guests may join their child(ren) for lunch in our cafeteria. Due to limited space in our cafeteria, only your child(ren) may join you at the "guest table" (unfortunately no friends are allowed to join) and families must PRE-REGISTER to join lunch by calling the office at 262-785-3950 or email Michelle Kiese at kiesem@elmbrookschools.org
Bus Information: Go-Riteway is the bus company that serves our Elmbrook School District. Bus route information for the 2024-2025 school year will be sent via email to your family in mid-late August. If you have questions, please connect directly with Go Riteway at 414-249-5048. Sign Up for the Here Comes the Bus app! You can track your child(ren)'s bus for the before school and after school routes! Please see the link for more information on the Here Comes the Bus app. 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!