Keystone Newsletter #39

Dear Keystone Families,

Can you believe it's already June?! We are just nine school days away from the end of the school year, and we are excited to share that there are many fun events coming up this week!

On Monday, June 3rd, all of our 5th graders will be visiting their future middle school. On Wednesday, June 5th, we will be celebrating our Kindergarten students' move-up day with a celebration held in each kindergarten teacher's classroom. And to top it all off, we'll be having our annual Field Days taking place on Thursday and Friday this week! It's going to be a very busy, but fun-filled week!

Also, please don't forget to take a look at Keystone's ABC Countdown calendar. Monday is the letter "R" day- Rainbow Day! Wear as many colors of the rainbow that you can!

Next Thursday, June 13th will be our students' last day of school. It will also be an early dismissal day (1:15pm).

Be Safe and Be Well,

Mrs. Smith-Herman

Important Dates to Remember

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👕Every Friday👕

Wear Paw Shirts

🍎5th Graders Visit Future Middle School🍎

June 3rd

⚾BTSD Music Night at Trenton Thunder🎵

June 4th, at 7:00pm

Kindergarten Move-Up Day Celebration- Inside Each Kindergarten Classroom

June 5th- 9:45AM

👕Field Day⚽

Thursday, June 6th- AM- K/1

Thursday, June 6th- PM- 2/3

Friday, June 7th- AM- 4/5

Rain Dates: June 7th (PM), June 10th (AM and/or PM) and/or 11th (PM)

5th Grade Farewell

June 11th- 10:15AM

June 12th- 10:15AM- Rain Date

😎Last Day of School- Students😎

Thursday, June 13th

Early Dismissal- 1:15pm

Looking Ahead- 2024-2025 School Year

First Teacher Day for 2024-2025 School Year

August 26th, 2024

Orientation Day for K, 6th, & 9th Grade

August 29th, 2024

First Day of School for All Students

September 3rd, 2024

Back to School Nights

Wednesday, September 4th for Grades K, 2, 4

Thursday, September 5th for Grades 1, 3, 5

Picture Days

Initial Picture Days will take place over two days (grade levels will be determined once schedule is set for the 2024-2025 School Year); September 26th and September 27th

Picture Retakes- November 15th

Late Night for Conferences for the 2024-2025 School Year

Thursday, December 12th

Monday, March 24th

June Calendar

ABC Countdown to Summer- Starting May 8th

District Calendar- 2023-2024

Revised 2023-2024 District Calendar

District Calendar 2024-2025

2024-2025 District Calendar

Fun Camp- Sponsored by No Longer Bound

Fifth Grade Farewell- June 11th

Kindergarten Celebration - June 5th

Summer Food Services Program

Adjustment to Summer Food Service Program

Any questions please reach out to brandon.lang@bristoltwpsd.org .

Student Spotlight

McKenzie Slovak, Poppy Queen of the Levittown Parade

Albert Fournier, Poppy King of Croydon Parade

The Poppy King and Queen are chosen represent a local VFW at the Memorial Day Parade.

Find Those Library Books

Please email michele.reutlinger@bristoltwpsd.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Results from Last Poll

Thank you for all who have participating in our newsletter's weekly poll! It looks like most people's favorite meal of the day is dinner (58%).

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June Stories, Articles, Videos

Caribbean American Heritage Month

June 5th- World Environment Day

June 8th- World Oceans Day

Social Emotional Learning Tips of the Week

Can You Draw What I Describe? A Partner Drawing Game | Crafts for Kids

Have fun drawing with your child while practicing speaking and listening skills at the same time!

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Preventing Summer Learning Loss Articles

Preventing summer learning loss: Strategies for teachers and parents

Don't let summer erode learning gains! Our blog empowers educators and parents to prevent summer learning loss with effective strategies year round.

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A Plan to Battle the Summer Slide for Struggling Readers

Taking time to relax when school is out is important, but research shows students who read just 4-5 books during the summer can prevent a decline in a

learningally.org

Keep Your Child's Summer Reading Habit Going - Bucks County Free Library

Did your young reader rise to the challenge of summer reading? Help them maintain that habit during the school year! Even with a full schedule of homework, after-school activities and family time, caregivers can use some time-tested strategies to keep kids reading year-round. Bucks County Free Library's children's services coordinator, Kate Transue, offers these tips [...]

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Summer Library Events

"Be A Space Scientist" - Science in the Summer @ Grundy Library - Grundy Library

Grundy Library will be hosting GSK's Science in the Summer "Be a Space Scientist" June 17-21 at Grundy Library. This curriculum invites children to take on the role of scientists and engineers as they investigate the challenges of exploring and traveling in space. Each day we will explore a different career that revolves...

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Summer Quest - Bucks County Free Library

Summer Quest begins Saturday, June 15th! Summer Programs Come one, come all to summer fun at the library! Summer Quest 2024 will kick off June 15th with a special performance at your branch: Get ready to be dazzled, amazed, and inspired! From magicians to musicians, each Summer Quest performer will take you on a journey [...]

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Field Day Information Newsletter

Field Day June 2024

Field Day June 2024 by Crystal Smith-Herman | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, businesses and more

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Field Day Shirts

Our fabulous PTO has purchased field day shirts for each of our students. So, each student will receive a complementary shirt from the PTO.

Please be on the look out for their shirts. Each classroom may distribute their shirts differently.

Some may wait to the day before field day to distribute the shirts and some may hand them out the day of field day so they don't get misplaced at home. Either way, all students will have a field day shirt prior to starting their events for the day.

Many thanks to our PTO for funding all the shirts!

2024 Field Day Teams- June 2024

Kindergarten

Gold- Nean, Smith, Rausch, Gulick
Black- McAllister, O'Neil, Wood, Mamrol, Ehrgott, Houmas

First Grade

Gold- Vorgity, Nober, Jablonski
Black- Grafius, Tirpak, Houmas, Claudio

Second Grade

Gold- Jahani, Doyle, Loeffler
Black- Vraig, McFadden, O'Brien, Wenner, Houmas

Third Grade

Gold- David, White, Brower, Wilhelm
Black- Waldron, Halbherr, Burgess, Formicola

Fourth Grade

Gold- Carmona, Carr, Krevitskie
Black- Berrocal, Bryson, Formicola, Chepress

Fifth Grade

Gold- Kennedy, Schweiker
Black- Flint, Campbell, Branton, Formicola

Attendance Policy

Reminder, when your child is absent a written excuse note is required.
For the first 10 absences the note may be from the parent.
It can be in an email to: Donna.meehan@bristoltwpsd.org.
If your child misses more than 10 days of school, then we only accept a medical note.
Please email or send in the note within 10 days of their return to school, this is a PA State Law.

Dismissal Plans

In order to maintain the safety of all our learners, we are asking that families alert teachers, in writing, for any transportation/dismissal plan changes prior to 9am each morning.

We do understand that emergencies may arise throughout the day that requires a change to a child's dismissal plan for that particular day. For those situations, please make sure you are alerting the office staff as soon as possible, so they can communicate the change to the teachers as soon as possible.

We thank you for your support in helping us ensure the safety and wellbeing of each of our learners.

Snack and Birthday Celebration Policy

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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.

Title 1

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Title 1 Teachers

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.

Helpful Links and Resources

Bullying Policies and Procedures

Anti-Bullying and Climate Specialist

Mr. Pierce has the pleasure of being the Anti-Bullying Specialist at Keystone Elementary School.

In the short time that he has been here he has been able to build a great rapport and begin teaching the Second Step Bullying Prevention curriculum and TKF curriculum.

Some of his roles include bullying investigations, conflict resolution, peer mediations, large group lessons and small group lessons. He also have been working to support the school climate at Keystone.