August 14th-Teacher Assignments Available in Home Access

August 27th-Elementary Kindergarten Orientation & Open House

• Kindergarten Orientation (9:30 am-11:00 am)
• Grade 1-4 Open House (1:30 pm-2:30 pm)

August 28-First Day of School for K, 5, & 9

August 29-All Students Report

September 2-NO SCHOOL (District Closed/Labor Day)

September 10th-PTO Meeting in the Library/ZOOM 6:30-7:30 p.m.

September 12th-CARES Welcome Back Picnic

September 13th-Spirit Day-Wear Schweitzer/Neshaminy Swag!

September 19th-Back-to-School Night 7:00 p.m.-8:40 p.m.

September 25th-Dine-Out-Night at Chick-fil-A 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

September 27th-Picture Day (Bring Your Smiles!)

October 3rd & 4th-NO SCHOOL Rosh Hashanah

Happy August, Albert Schweitzer families!

We are gearing up and excited to begin our 2024-2025 school year! This newsletter provides important information to prepare for success for the new school year. Key things to keep in mind include:

1. Teacher Assignments
   Homeroom assignments will be available tomorrow, August 14th in Home Access by 9:00 am. Below is the certified staff list for the 2024-2025 school year.
2. Demographic Information Updates in Home Access
   Parents, it is critical to update your demographic and contact information each year in Home Access to make sure it is accurate. You should be completing the annual demographic update. If you need assistance, please contact Mrs. Carey Franklin at 215-809-6380 or cfranklin@neshaminy.org. New families will be receiving log-in information from Central Registration via email if you have not already received it.
3. School Supply Lists
   School supply lists have been available since June. You can click the Grade-Level Supply List button below or from our Schweitzer website and take advantage of summer Back-to-School sales that are happening now!
4. K Orientation & Open House Grades 1-4
   Please join us for our Kindergarten Orientation and Open House on Tuesday, August 27th. Times are posted below. We look forward to seeing you soon!
5. Summer Learning
   Students should be participating in our 'Summer Reading Challenge' through their online Canvas course. Please also continue to encourage your child to complete i-Ready minutes in both Reading and Math. All the information for the 'Summer Reading Challenge' and summer learning opportunities are below as a reminder.
6. Updated Student/Parent Handbook
   Please review the updated universal Elementary Student/Parent Handbook below. All elementary buildings will be following the same expectations, and these are outlined in our handbook. Please take the time to review this updated document. You can click on specific sections directly from the Table of Contents.
   
   

We hope to see everyone on August 27th!

Dr. Amy Orlando
Principal

As we plan for the end of the school year, we are finalizing plans for Summer Learning Opportunities for all Elementary Students. It is important to encourage children to engage in both reading and math activities throughout the summer to reduce the “summer slide.”

Summer slide is the loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of a lengthy break. To ensure students are engaged in learning during the summer break, the following activities and incentives have been planned for all elementary students.

Summer Reading:

The Neshaminy Elementary Canvas Summer Reading Course is perfect to keep students’ reading skills polished during the break from school. All students received an invitation to the 2024 Summer Reading Canvas Course. Please log in to Canvas with your child at home to accept the course and review the information.

Once in the 2024 Summer Reading Canvas Course you will find:

• Summer Reading Parent Letter
• Elementary Summer Reading Kickoff Night Webinar Recording
• Summer Reading Challenge and Directions
• Summer Reading Road Trip Map
• Elementary Summer Reading Interactive List
• Sora Tutorial Video
• Sora Login Directions
• Elementary Summer Reading FAQs

Neshaminy continues to make the Elementary Summer Reading lists accessible through the Sora app. found within the Canvas course outlined above. With Sora, you can get free eBooks and audio books to enjoy at home over the summer. For quick access to the information outlined above, feel free to access the Summer Reading Newsletter.

Summer Learning with i-Ready:

In addition to the 2024 Summer Reading Course and challenge, Neshaminy has extended student i-Ready access into the summer. Using i-Ready My Path students will be provided with personalized instruction throughout the summer. All students can continue to access I-Ready using Clever throughout the Summer until August 10, 2024. On August 12, 2024, we will begin preparing for the new school year so the program will not be available until the start of school.

As a District, we are encouraging students to complete reading and math lessons on their individual i-Ready My Path throughout the summer. Students are encouraged to spend thirty minutes a week in both Reading and Math with a goal of completing ten lessons in each area. A My Path Tracker is included in the newsletter for your child to use throughout the summer.

For any family that would prefer access to printable packets this summer, grade level Math activity packets and Reading Bingo Boards are once again included in our Summer Newsletter linked below for access throughout the summer.

Neshaminy's 2024 Elementary Summer Newsletter

The newsletter includes access to the i-Ready My Path Tracker, printables, and a few additional activities. The Summer Learning Opportunities outlined above as well as in the newsletter will provide our elementary students with a variety of reading and math activities to close the gaps as well as challenge them in preparation for the upcoming school year.

Neshaminy has introduced a new streamlined student information system. Parents and guardians (except those who registered within the past three months) are required to confirm and update their student and parent / guardian contact information each year starting this year. This process can be completed easily online between May 31 and August 31, 2024 (the system will be unavailable the week of July 1-5 for updates). For information and instructions, please click here.

As a Title I school, it's important that we keep families and our school community well informed about activities and important information related to Title I.

Please read the EOY newsletter from our school counselor,
Mrs. Moyer. Happy Summer!

Mrs. Moyer's School Counselor Website

https://www.neshaminy.org/domain/1464

At the June PTO meeting, new officers for the 2024-2025 school year were voted on and the new officers are outlined below. I look forward to another great year working collaboratively making Albert Schweitzer an amazing place to grow and learn!

PTO Officers for 2024-2025

President - Erica Saxton

Vice President - Vicki Barnes-Lee

Treasurer - Jessica Ozdemir

Recording Secretary - Devon Wills

Corresponding Secretary - Sara Trainor

Parliamentarian - OPEN

VACCINATON REQUIREMENT REMINDER

In 2017, Pennsylvania's Department of Health established requirements for school vaccinations. Please review this document from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and consult with your child’s healthcare provider. Communication from the District will continue as a reminder of this PA Department of Health requirement.

District Policy 203 requires that “a certificate of immunization shall be maintained as part of the health record for each student, as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.” Further, the Policy states that “a student who has not been immunized per state regulations shall not be admitted to or permitted to attend district schools unless exempted for medical or religious reasons or provisionally admitted by the Superintendent or designee after beginning a multiple dose vaccine series and submitting proof of immunization or a medical certificate on or before the fifth school day of attendance.”

The requirements allow for the following exemptions: medical reason, religious belief, or philosophical/strong moral or ethical conviction. Even if your child is exempt from immunizations, he or she may be excluded from school during a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak.

Communication from the District will continue as a reminder of this PA Department of Health and Policy 203’s requirements. Please contact your child’s School Nurse with questions.

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Principal: Dr. Amy Orlando

aorlando@neshaminy.org

Secretary: Mrs. Carey Franklin

cfranklin@neshaminy.org
Clerk Typist: Ms. Dorie Beisel
cbeisel@neshaminy.org

Website: https://www.neshaminy.org/ses

We are working hard to keep our Albert Schweitzer Facebook page updated with lots of photos from school events. Please be sure to visit our site often and 'Like' our page!

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