2 Medina schools hosting welcome back picnic for students

Provided photo: Wise Intermediate School gymnasium will host a welcome back picnic on Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m.

Press Release, Medina Central School

MEDINA – Oak Orchard Primary School and Clifford Wise Intermediate schools will be kicking off the school year with a meet and greet between staff, students and their families.

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Wise Intermediate School gymnasium, the administration and staff will be hosting a welcome back picnic. Students will find out their teacher assignments in grades UPK to 6th grade.

Tables will be set up for paperwork collection. So please make sure that the paperwork you have been sent is completed in full, along with any other additional documentation/medication that your child will need to provide to their school.

Families will receive complimentary hot dogs and water and are encouraged to participate in a new “graffiti wall” tradition and leave their child a message of encouragement for the upcoming school year.

Many community organizations will also be present to share resources for all their Medina families.

“It is a nice opportunity to visit the campus before the start of the school year, catch up with friends and find out who their teachers will be,” said Jennifer Stearns, principal of Oak Orchard Primary School

Families are encouraged to park at the bus garage, by the Oak Orchard playground or Vets Park due to ongoing construction.