Colebrookdale Elementary
Boyertown Area School District - Home of the Bears
WEEK IN REVIEW, FRIDAY MARCH 8TH, 2024
Book Buddies
5th grade and kindergarten reading together.
READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK
Reading Bingo
To celebrate reading, students will be bringing home a Reading Bingo Board to complete throughout the month of March. Students can mark off one square each day to show us the different ways that they read and the different kinds of reading they do. Students are encouraged to mark as many boxes as they can. Any students that return their form with at least one Bingo by April 3rd will have the chance to earn a prize! Have fun reading!
Hello CES parents and guardians!
Our Purse Bingo and Basket Raffle is right around the corner! HSA needs your help! We are raising money specifically for getting the blacktop painted with fun interactive activities for the students to do on days that the playground equipment is off limits. The quote for this project is roughly $16,500 and we already raised $3,000 at our walkathon earlier this year.
How can you help?
1 - Purchase tickets and have friends/family purchase, too! This event is open to the public and tickets are on sale now! Tickets can be purchased via Cheddar Up: my.cheddarup.com/c/2024-second-annual-ces-hsa-purse-bingo
2- Donate Basket Raffle items. There are 3 general themes for the school. Donations can be sent in with your child and are due March 15th. The HSA will create baskets with the items donated. Sign up genius link for donations: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AEAC2BA6FA7-48123216-cespurse#/
3- Assist with soliciting local businesses for donations. These can be monetary for help offsetting the cost of the purses, or products that we can use in the raffle portion of the event. We would appreciate it if you can ask your employer, or maybe friends/family who own businesses, as we would welcome any type of donation! We have a formal donation request letter and Tax ID for any business who wants to support this event.
Please reach out to any HSA officer for more information on how you can help!
Thank you!
Danielle Antalosky: serratore79@aol.com
Jess Bealer: JessBealerCESHSA@comcast.net
Brenda Keough: bkeough6@gmail.com
Carissa Albitz: cmalbitz@yahoo.com
Brad Antalosky: bradanta@aol.com
ATTENDANCE
JUST A QUICK REMINDER ABOUT OUT ATTENDANCE POLICY:
This is from the district handbook.
Parental Notice of Absence - Absences shall be treated as unexcused until the district receives a written excuse explaining the absence, to be submitted within three (3) days of the absence. A maximum of ten (10) days of cumulative lawful absences verified by parental notification shall be permitted during a school year. All absences beyond ten (10) cumulative days shall require an excuse from a licensed practitioner of the healing arts. Unexcused/Unlawful Absence For purposes of this policy, absences which do not meet the criteria indicated above shall be permanently considered unexcused.
WHEN YOU ARE TAKING YOUR CHILD ON A TRIP:
Nonschool-sponsored educational tours or trips, if the following conditions are met:.
a. The person in parental relation submits the required documentation for excusal prior to the absence, within the appropriate timeframe. PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL FOR AN EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORM, OR DOWNLOAD ONE OFF THE WEBSITE.
b. The student's participation has been approved by the Superintendent or designee.
c. The adult directing and supervising the tour or trip is acceptable to the person in parental relation and the Superintendent.
Title I Programs in the Boyertown Area School District:
Boyertown, Colebrookdale, Earl and Washington are the identified Title I elementary schools in our district. Middle School West is also identified as a Title I school. These schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of low-income eligible students.
Title I is a federally funded program purposed with ensuring all children have a fair and equal opportunity to learn and grow. Beginning in the 2023-24 year, Boyertown has transitioned to a Schoolwide Title I program. A Schoolwide program is designed to serve all students in a Title I building and improve all structures to help support student learning. Our Schoolwide plan was developed with the help of parents, community members, teachers, and administrators. Our plan is evaluated annually to determine the impact that these supports have on student achievement.
As a Schoolwide Title I building, the staff is reviewing all students' data to determine needs. Students are identified for intervention if in need of academic support, primarily in the area of reading. All students receiving additional support must qualify through our district assessments.
Support is provided to the students individually or in small groups both in class and as a pullout program. Schools set a goal for academic progress that will be measured through mid-year and end-of-the-year assessments. The Reading Specialists, Intervention teachers, paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers partner together to support all Title I students.
As a Title I Schoolwide building, all students are considered Title I students and all teachers are considered Title I teachers. All of our professionals are highly qualified teachers. They hold a Bachelor's Degree or higher, Pennsylvania certification, and have shown competency in their subject area. In addition, the paraprofessionals in the program are also highly qualified. They have either an Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree, a minimum of two years of college, or have passed a rigorous local assessment.
Our district works diligently to use the Title I funds as required and to provide these additional services to enhance the educational program of our Title I students. If you have any questions about the Title I program, please reach out to your building's reading specialist or call the Title I office at (610) 369-7414.
DATES TO REMEMBER
upcoming dates
3/20 Getrude Hawk Candy Pick up
3/21 HSA Meeting 6pm
3/22 Early Dismissal
3/25 Thru 4/1 No School
THINGS TO REMEMBER
* When your child is absent from school, please call or email the attendance line asap.
* If you are taking an educational trip, you must bring in a signed form Prior to the trip.
* If you are picking up your child for an appointment, please call the office or send in a note.
Community Bulletin Board
BASD is proud to host our online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!
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Colebrookdale Elementary
1001 Montgomery Avenue
Boyertown, PA 19512
(610) 369-7427