NEW! BID NOW! Parents' Night Out Auction Items! Have you seen some of the AWESOME auction packages the Tonawanda Teachers & Staff have put together for this year’s PTO Silent Auction? A Crumbl Cookie Tasting, Lunch Hour Tailgate, Principal for a Day (just to name a few). Bidding closes TONIGHT, January 31 at 8:30 pm. You do not need to be at the event to win. Don’t miss out on some incredible and memorable experiences for this school year. https://e.givesmart.com/
NEW! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT! Thank you! Our PTO Little Sweethearts Dance is being held Wednesday, February 12 from 5:30-7:00 PM in our Tonawanda cafeteria!Volunteers and supplies are needed to make the dance a success. Please consider volunteering to help the night of or donate the supplies requested. It will be a fun night for all!
Sign up to Volunteer or donate supplies: https://www.
Donate Supplies from Amazon wish list:https://www.amazon.com/
Register to attend here: https://www.
NEW! Pirates! The Musical TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Come watch our Tonawanda Chorus present Pirates! The Musical at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center of the Arts on Thursday, February 13th at 7:00 PM. The link to buy tickets ($7.50) is here: https://ticketing.
To avoid service fees, please request for "mobile ticket" option. The Wilson Center Box Office is open Tuesday-Friday 11:00am-6:00pm. The Box Office is also open two hours prior to ticketed events and closes 30 minutes after each event begins. All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges. A large portion of the ticket sales come back to Tonawanda to financially support next year's musical.Thank you for your support!
NEW! The student members of the Community Outreach Leadership Club would like to announce a WINTER CLOTHING and BLANKET DRIVE. The Winter Gear Drive is taking place from February 3rd to February 28th. To donate, you can drop off your items in the designated box or bin. Wanted items include: new or gently used coats, new or gently used blankets, and new hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves. We will donate to the Salvation Army to get the items to those in need. Thank you for listening, and we hope you consider donating!
NEW! Old newspapers, shoeboxes, and paper maps needed for the ART ROOM for future art projects! Mrs. Mateske is happy to put these items to good use. Please send in with your children to bring to the art room! Thank you!
NEW! Our 8th Annual All District Read starts Monday, February 3rd. Each family that indicated they would participate will receive or has received a copy of Just Harriet. The book will be given or was given to the youngest student in the family. You will also receive a reading schedule to help keep you on pace. Each week, there will be trivia winners. Be sure to submit your trivia questions by the due date on your reading schedule. Also, please mark your calendars for April 24th for our Visual Arts Showcase and Family Math & Literacy Night. Please reach out to Briana Sokolowski at sokolowb@elmbrookschools.org, Tonawanda Reading Specialist, with any questions.
Week 1 Google Trivia Link (due February 5th)
Week 2 Google Trivia Link (due February 12th)
Week 3 Google Trivia Link (due February 19th)
Week 4 Google Trivia Link (due February 26th)
NEW! Come out to Tonawanda for our Science Fair Night is Thursday, February 6th from 6:00 - 7:00 PM! Even if your child did not participate in the Science Fair, you are welcome to stop by to learn from our 4K - G5 student scientists next Thursday evening!
NEW! LOST and FOUND ITEMS As shared in our Friday blasts for the past three weeks, the number of items in our lost and found is huge! We returned several items (labelled with student names) to students this afternoon. We packed up all the fall weather items: sweatshirts and sweaters. Rather than donate, the PTO will place these items in the PTO Sip and Swap event.
All the winter gear remains in the lost and found. If your child is missing some items, please come in to check-out it out from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM. You will have to check-in through our Raptor system to enter the building.
NEW! COACHES NEEDED! Calling interested 3rd-5th grade parents for the Girls on The Run Program! It’s a commitment of 2 practices a week for 75-90min (could be before or after school) for 8 weeks, starting March 31, and then a fun celebratory 5k at Am Fam Field on May 31. The curriculum is completely set up for you —down to a script if needed —and all supplies are provided. Coaches can be anyone in the community/school - and you don't need to be a runner! There is a mandatory in-person training prior to the start of the program.
Girls on the Run focuses on helping empower positive body image, self confidence, navigating friendships/peer pressure and so much more all while interweaving prep for a non-competitive 5k. We are looking for at least 2 coaches. Please message bethanyseeboth@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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.
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!
Elementary Students' school-issued email account:
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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!