Band and Orchestra Registration Night will be held Wednesday, September 1, at Churchville from 5-8 pm.  This is for 4th and 5th grade students who are interesting in joining band or orchestra. Fifth grade students who are continuing from last year do not need to attend.  If you have further questions, or are not able to attend, please contact Cindy Krause (band) or Barbara Scott (orchestra).

Parents are invited to Curriculum Night on September 2. This adult only event is an opportunity to meet your child's teacher and learn about what your children will be learning this year. The event will begin at 6:30 pm in the gym for a short PTA meeting and introductions. Session 1 begins immediately following in classrooms. Session 2 begins at 7:30 pm. Please join us at 6:30 pm on September 2.

Please make sure to read the NEW Parent Handbook. (See left panel for link). Please remember to discuss with your children the information that is included in the handbook. Please sign and return the ...more

Dear Parents,

Summer has gone by so quickly. I cannot believe it is time for your children to come back to school. We are ready and I cannot wait to have students back at Emerson, eager and ready to ...more

Our students will SOAR with the Eagles this year. We have a new program that reinforces positive behavior.

Show Respect

Offer Kindness

Act Responsibly

Reach for Success

Students learned about our new program at an assembly today and then went back to their classrooms to discuss different ways to earn SOAR slips. Students earn SOAR slips when they Show Respect, Offer Kindness, Act Responsibly and Reach of Success  in the classroom, at recess, in the cafeteria, hallways and bathrooms. When a student earns a SOAR slip, they bring them to the office where we will be picking slips for a variety of rewards and incentives that could include eating lunch with the principal, free homework answers, first in line at lunch, extra recess, playing Uno with the principal and other things that will occur during the year. Students can receive SOAR slips from any of the teachers, assistants or lunchroom supervisors.

Mrs. Caryl Witt, 1st grade teacher, earned an Elmhurst Foundation Grant for an outdoor classroom. Our PTA also contributed funds so that on the South side of the school we will have an outdoor classroom. Mrs. Witt and her husband Steve, have been coming to Emerson on the weekends digging and preparing for the stone and pavers. The crew of volunteers met this past Saturday to weed the South side, and spread out 12 tons of gravel for the paver classroom and walkway. If the weather cooperates look for the pavers and bricks to be installed soon. Trent Marsh, one of our Emerson parents and a landscape architect, drew the plans (see the attachment) for this wonderful garden. He used ideas that Emerson students contributed. Thank you to everyone who have helped on this project. We can't wait to see it evolve for our students to explore.  Plans for outdoor classroom.

We are ready for your children to come back to Emerson. I would like to introduce our new staff.

Carrie Ward is our new part-time speech-language pathologist. For the past 7 years, she worked with ...more

We are waiting for the weather to cooperate and then we will be painting a USA map, 4-square, hop scotch, number grid and letter grid on our playground surface. Expect to see some changes as soon as ...more

RTI encompasses overall school improvement and meeting the needs of all students. Caryl Witt, Sandy Wenig, Michelle Quinn, Lisa Mariani and Beth Gregor are going to RTI (Response to Intervention) ...more

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District Events

I would like to encourage everyone to walk to school as often as possible. This is not only better for our environment but also will help with the traffic congestion. Please remember that we are a ...more

Emerson will create a safe, respectful environment where students are empowered to be responsible and take risks. Through cooperative efforts, staff, students, and families will promote life-long learning and provide for individual needs.