I hope everyone had a fantastic last week of November. It is hard to believe that we are now in the month of December!

We have many fun activities scheduled for the month of December! For starters, we are excited to listen to our wonderful students perform at the winter concert. Many thanks to Mr. Pawlikowski and Mrs. Finsterbusch for all their hard word and dedication in helping instill the love of music into our students' hearts and for all the time put forth in organizing Keystone's winter concert!

In addition this month we are excited to host the Truman Band, the Holiday Shop ran by our awesome PTO, first trimester conferences, reindeer pops, candy cane sales, and various themed days.

Just a friendly reminder, that this Wednesday, December 6th, students will have a 1:15pm dismissal due to staff professional development taking place in the afternoon.

Please continue to look out for messages from classroom teachers in regards to first trimester conferences. Conferences will take place from December 13th- December 19th. The students will have a 1:15pm dismissal on those days.

Have a fantastic first full week of December!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Smith-Herman

Smencil Sales ($1.25 each)

Pre-Order Pretzels

Wear Paw Shirts

December 6th

December 4th-December 12th

Family Night- December 11th from 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, December 6th

December 12th- 15th

December 18th-22nd

50 cents each

December 13th-19th

Night Conferences will be held on December 14th

December 20th- During Morning Arrival until 10am

December 20th at 7:00pm

December 22nd

$1 to participate

December 22nd

December 23rd- January 1st

No School- Offices Closed

January 15th

No School- Offices Closed

January 24th

📝January 29th✏️

ELA- April 22nd, 24th, and 26th- Grades 3, 4, 5

Math- April 30th and May 1st- Grades 3, 4, 5

Science- May 2nd and May 3rd- Grade 4 Only

Thursday, June 6th- AM- K/1

Thursday, June 6th- PM- 2/3

Friday, June 7th- AM- 4/5

Rain Dates: June 10th and/or 11th

Position: Learning Support Teacher

Years at Bristol Township School District: First Year

Strengths: Being a mom to my daughter Lily!

Pets: none

Hobbies: Reading, baking, and crafting!

Favorite Color(s): Orange, yellow, and pink!

Favorite Snack: Chips

Favorite Sports' Team: EAGLES!

Three Fun Facts: I have a daughter who is almost a year old. I am left handed. I was a dancer for 15 years.

Additional Information: I am excited to be working in Bristol Township!

Brookwood's Assistant Principal, Mr. Melton and Keystone's Assistant Principal, Mrs. Smith-Herman helped to spread some holiday cheer and joy, this past Saturday, at the Brookwood Bizarre.

Our holiday will be running from Monday, December 4th to Tuesday, December 12th. Students will be visiting the shop during their library times. However, there will be a 1/2 day of school on Wednesday, December 6th. So the shop will be closed that day & students who were to visit on that day will now be visiting on Monday, December 11th. Plus, there will also be a family night on Monday, December 11th from 5:30-7:30.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

In order to have the shop run as smoothly as possible, we will need many volunteers throughout the day to help the students shop. Please use this link

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C45A8A923A6FA7-46145723-holiday

to sign up for the time slots you would like to help out during. You may sign up for as many spots as you'd like, we just ask that you please have your clearances done & volunteer badge already.

Holiday shop class lists:

MONDAY 12/4 ~C DAY

*Branton/Formicola

*Chepress

*Nean/Gulick

*Tirpak/Onal

*White

*Brower

* Wenner/Houmas

* McFadden

TUESDAY 12/5 ~ D DAY

*Schweiker

*Carr

*Carmona/Moffitt

*Vorgity

*Halbherr

*Wilhelm/Mattis

*Mamrol

WEDNESDAY 12/6 ~ 1/2 DAY

Shop is closed

THURSDAY 12/7 ~ A DAY

*Kennedy

*Krevitskie/Mattis

*Smith

*Claudio

*David

*O'Neill/Wood

*O'Brien

*Jahani/Onal

FRIDAY 12/8 ~ B DAY

*Flint

*Berrocal

*Nober

*Rausch

*Burgess/Formicola

*Erghott/Houmas

*Craig

MONDAY 12/11 ~ E DAY

*Bryson/Formicola

*Waldron

*Jablonski

*Grafius

*Loeffler

*Doyle

*Campbell/Moffitt

*McAllister

MONDAY 12/11 ~ FAMILY NIGHT

*5:30PM - 7:30PM

Come in to shop with your child(ren).

TUESDAY 12/12 ~ LAST DAY

*Hood

*BCIU

**MAKE-UP DAY FOR ANYONE WHO MISSED THEIR DAY**

For the 23-24 school year, the Bristol Township School District has built two “snow days” into the school calendar. That means we can have two days off with no instructional responsibilities for students and certified teaching staff. If we make the decision to use a “snow day,” this will be clearly communicated to the school community.

The Bristol Township School District also has received permission from the Department of Education to have 4 Remote Learning Days that will count toward the 180-day mandated minimum of school. That gives us the flexibility to switch to a Remote Learning Day if we believe it to be appropriate. Again, that will be clearly stated to the school community in our weather emergency communication.

This is what a Remote Learning Day will look like for your child:

Elementary Level:

Synchronous and Asynchronous

Homeroom & Morning Meeting

Synchronous

One hour scheduled by the teacher and posted on Google Classroom

(Possible times - Should be at least an hour and will be communicated by the teacher)

9:15 - 10:15AM for Kindergarten and First Grade

10:00 - 11:00AM for Second and Third Grade

10:30 - 11:30AM for Fourth and Fifth Grade

Reading/Writing/Math/Science/Social Studies, Specials

Asynchronous during the day

Assignments will be posted for each subject area scheduled for that day.
Assignments are intended to be learning experiences directly aligned with topics students have been working on. Specials teachers have their own Seesaw pages.

Closing Meeting for the day

Synchronous

3:00-3:15PM for Kindergarten and First Grade

3:15-3:30PM for Second and Third Grade

3:30 -3:45PM for Fourth and Fifth Grade

Link to Elementary Remote Learning Overview: (Click here)

For additional information please visit https://www.bristoltwpsd.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=377235&pageId=51110003

Congratulations! We are very proud of all of you!

Timely Tigers November 2023

Kindergarten

• Ella Dougherty

• Robert Smith

1st Grade

• Carter Twyman

• Sahira Numa

2nd Grade

• Harrison Schultz

• Madelyn Miron Solis

3rd Grade

• Nathalya Carrasquillo

• Hatice Gungor

4th Grade

• Brayden Moser

• Jordyn Jenkins

5th Grade

• Blake Lafleur

• Maria Curtis

Keystone Elementary is planning for the Hour of Code!

For the second year, in December, Keystone students will have some opportunities to explore coding and robotics. As you can see-- we are On The Map!!

Students at intermediate levels (3-5) will log in to CODE.org for one of the Hour of Code challenges (so far, Dance Party seems to be the favorite). After completing the Challenge, they will get certificates-- and the opportunity to help in primary grade classes, introducing Code.org. Select 5th Graders will also be our "Robotic Ambassadors" and bring Dash robots into classrooms to apply block coding. We plan on working on this from December 4th through the 20th.

Fresh fruits an vegetables are sampled at school on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Fridays.

The students in grades K-5 had the opportunity to sample scarlet turnips, California Navels, and canary melons this week!

Many thanks and gratitude to the students and staff in room A208 and A112 for continuing to providing the delivery of the fresh fruits and vegetables to the classrooms at Keystone Elementary School. You are all doing a fantastic job and we are very appreciative! Thanks!

Bristol Township School District TalkingPoints is a messenger tool that allows teachers to connect and communicate with parents and families across any language. Teachers can communicate with parents via text messaging or via a phone or internet-connected device in their native language.

The following video was created for our district as well; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WFqE5ynppOz6PZa2-A7JTHoBKild3zid/view

To ensure the safety and well being of our students, as per the District Wellness Policy, no outside foods may be brought in by students for classroom parties or birthday celebrations. Shared snacks are not permitted in district schools.

If you would like to send something in to celebrate your child's birthday or for a classroom party, you may send in non food items such as stickers, pencils, play dough etc.

Mrs. Stacy Cooke
stacy.cooke@bristoltwpsd.org

Mrs. Aimee Ramos
aimee.ramos@bristoltwpsd.org

What is Title I?

Title I is a project funded by the federal government under the Every Child Succeeds Act. The purpose of this Act is to provide all children with fair and equitable opportunity to succeed and close achievement gaps. Money is allocated by the federal government and distributed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to the Bristol Township School. District.

Title I funding is based on a complex formula. These funds are allocated to the states who in turn allocate a portion of that money to the individual school districts within each state. The school district’s share is based on the economic need within a school area, that is, by the number of low income families living there. In our district the number of free and reduced lunch students is used to determine the economic need of a particular school.

The Pennsylvania System of School Assessments

Bristol Township School District students will be taking the Pennsylvania System of State Assessments, also known as the PSSAs, in the spring. What are the PSSAs used for and why should your child participate in the assessment?

What are the PSSAs used for?

The Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA, requires students to take state tests in reading and math every year in third through eighth grade and once in high school. In Pennsylvania, students in third through eighth grade take the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) in English language arts and math. Students in fourth and eighth grade also take a test in science. High school students take end-of-course tests known as the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, English, Biology/Chemistry, U.S. History, World History, Civics and Government.

Why should my child take the PSSAs?

The PSSAs focus on grade level material aligned to the state standards. It gives parents, teachers, and school district leaders information to make decisions that affect student achievements.

• Parents and students see how well their student performed at grade level
• Teachers make informed decisions regarding instruction.
• District Leaders can make decisions about student learning and achievement.
• State leaders can determine which schools require more resources and/or additional funding.

Spring 2024 PSSA Testing Window

English Language Arts- April 22-26th- Grades 3-8

Mathematics, Science, and Makeups- April 29th-May 3rd- Grades 3-8

Keystone Elementary Testing Dates:

ELA- April 22nd, 24th, and 26th- Grades 3, 4, 5

Math- April 30th and May 1st- Grades 3, 4, 5

Science- May 2nd and May 3rd- Grade 4 Only

Email: steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org.

We encourage each student and staff member to wear their Keystone Paw Shirts every Friday.

Support Keystone's SWPBIS program by purchasing a soft pretzel. Each soft pretzel will cost $1 each. Students will be asked to preorder their pretzel each Thursday, for a pretzel delivery to take place on Fridays.

School Principal: Mr. Mark Wilicki

Email: mark.wilicki@bristoltwpsd.org

Assistant Principal: Crystal Smith-Herman

Email: crystal.smith-herman@bristoltwpsd.org

Special Education Supervisor: Jessica Kelch

Email: jessica.kelch@bristoltwpsd.org

Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Marianne Mensinger

Email: marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org

Assistant Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Donna Meehan

Email: donna.meehan@bristoltwpsd.org

School phone: 267-599-2470

School fax: 215-788-1041