Dear Keystone Families and Staff,

We hope everyone is having a great month of March! It is hard to believe that we are half way through the month of March already!

A heartfelt thank you to all the family members and staff who attended this year's STEAM Night at Keystone Elementary School. We were thrilled to have seen everyone actively engaged in all the exciting activities and hands-on experiences. Your participation made the event a huge success, and we look forward to many more opportunities to explore and learn together!

We would like to give a big shutout to Mr. Pierce for his incredible hard work and amazing technology skills! He has truly brought our daily morning announcements to life with his fantastic creativity and expertise. Also, a big congratulations to our wonderful student announcers, Amani Adegboyega, Domenik Storz, and Jordyn Jenkins– you're all doing an outstanding job! Keep it up! 🙌👏🎤

If you have not viewed the recent morning announcement, please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/0roPowbLn68?feature=shared . 📺

Reminders:

• 🍀Monday, March 17th- Wear Green Day
• 🧦 March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day! Show your support by wearing your craziest pair of socks. Let's spread awareness and celebrate together!🧦
• 📎Next week , starting March 24th, starts conferences and early dismissals (1:15pm). 📎

Have a great week!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Smith-Herman & Mr. Wilicki

Smencils will be sold.

Pretzels $1

(Money needs to be turned in by Thursday to get a pretzel on Fridays.)

Wear Keystone Paw Shirt

Read as much as you can throughout the month and keep track of how many minutes you read using the calendar we provide.

March 17th

March 24-28th

Evening Conferences- Thursday, March 27th

Rock Your Socks Day- Wear Your Craziest Pair of Socks

Friday, March 21st

March 24th, from 6:00-8:00pm

At Mill Creek Elementary School (6501 Mill Creek Road, Levittown)

March 31st

April 1st

April 7th- April 15th

Students will visit the book far during their scheduled library time.

Thursday, April 17th- No School/Offices Open

Friday, April 18th- No School/Offices Closed

Monday, April 21st- No School/Offices Closed

April 23-25- ELA (3rd, 4th, 5th)- AM

*Make-ups in the PM

April 28-29- Math (3rd, 4th, 5th)- AM

*Make-ups in the PM

April 30th-May 1st- 5th Grade Science- AM

*Make-ups in the PM

Orders need to be in by April 28th.

Wednesday, May 14th, with a rain date of Thursday, May 15th.

May 14th at 7 pm

May 21st and 22nd

6:00-8:00pm

June 5th- Kindergarten/First- AM

June 5th- 2nd/3rd- PM

June 6th- 4th/5th- AM

Rain Dates- June 9th and 10th

Friday, June 13th

Tuesday, June 17th

• 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 the school secretary who handles attendance, at heather.saeger@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.

In order to maintain the safety of all our learners, we are asking that families alert teachers, in writing, (written note) for any transportation/dismissal plan changes prior to 9:00am each morning.

If for some reason a written note is not able to be written prior to 9:00am, an email must be sent to our secretaries at heather.saeger@bristoltwpsd.org and marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org, in addition to your child's teacher. Please keep in mind, that if your child's teacher is absent for the day, and you only write to your child's teacher, the office will not be aware of any early dismissal or transportation changes for your child(ren).

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 well-being of each of our learners.

Click the link below to order.

Keystone's Spring Book Fair will be next month! This will be a Buy One Get One Free Fair!

Students will be shopping during their scheduled library time.

Registration will open starting April 1st, for kindergartners for the 2025-2026 school year. For any questions please email marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org .

Kindergarten

A child is eligible for admission to kindergarten if they have attained the age of five (5) years on or before September 1st. Upon written request of the parent/guardian the board may admit a child for Kindergarten who has not met the age requirement, if that child can demonstrate readiness for entry by the first day of the school term. Readiness for entry will be determined by using a district wide screener that will measure academic levels. Written requests for this screener but be submitted on or before August 1st. A student who has not met the age requirement and is attending a private kindergarten program (fully accredited or not) will not be admitted to a district kindergarten program unless that child can demonstrate readiness for entry by the first day of the school term. A student who is currently attending a public kindergarten program but does not meet the age requirement may be admitted to kindergarten.

See below link for more information to this Board Policy.

There is an option when both or multiple family contacts use the Family App in Talking Points. In order to see each family members' response, all family members would need to enable "Shared Messaging" in their app settings. After this is completed all family members will be included on each other's responses.

Please see the attached article below for more information.

Planning an educational trip, please click HERE to access the Educational Trip Form.

District Guidelines:

1. Parents are required to notify the school at least ten days prior to the absences covered by this regulation so that the student may obtain work to keep current with class progress.

2. Parents and students should be informed that make-up work for the time missed is the responsibility of the student

3. The total number of approved days of absence for this purpose shall not exceed five days in a given school year. Days exceeding these guidelines may be considered unlawful and/or unexcused.

If you are interested in volunteering for field trips and school events please view the information below in regards to the items needed to obtain your volunteer badge. Once you obtain all your clearances please email them to the following email address; personnel@bristoltwpsd.org .

Federal Program 2024-2025 - This presentation provides an overview of Title 1 funding for the 2024-2025 school year and reviews the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) while highlighting the importance of family engagement.

Outside Food Snack Policy- Per the district's Wellness Policy, " No outside foods may be brought in by students for classroom parties. Shared snacks are not permitted in District schools." If you would like to send something in to celebrate their child's birthday or a classroom party, you may send in non food items such as stickers, pencils, play dough etc.

Bullying Prevention

Bristol Township School District is committed to providing a physically safe and emotionally secure environment for all students and staff. Local school policies assist school personnel in identifying bullying, intimidation, and harassment, and provide a framework for an appropriate response that reinforces positive conduct. The district defines positive behaviors as those which evoke non-violence, cooperation, teamwork, understanding, and acceptance toward all students and staff in the learning and teaching environment. It takes a community to prevent bullying of children--stopping bullying behavior needs a team of school people, students, and families. Together we can intervene to stop bullying behaviors.

In September 2023, Bristol Township School Board of Directors approved three new elementary Anti-Bullying/School Climate Specialists. These staff members focus on putting practices and approaches in place that prevent bullying and build positive relationships for the district’s youngest students.

The main role of the Anti-Bullying/School Culture Specialists is to lead the investigation of incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying in each school; and to act as the primary school staff member responsible for preventing, identifying, and addressing incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying in the school.

They are also responsible for coordinating and strengthening the school’s policies to prevent, identify, and address harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, and help establish a positive school culture.

Reporting Procedures

Anyone who is the victim of or has witnessed bullying please submit the incident form to the Anti-Bullying/School Climate Specialist, Steve Pierce, (steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org ) and building administration. Students can also report bullying to guidance counselors, teachers, or any other adult in the building.

To access the bullying form please click on the attached form below.

Social Worker
Mrs. Jody Como
jody.como@bristoltwpsd.org

Counselors

Mrs. Tammy Surdo

Grades- K, 2, 4
tammy.surdo@bristoltwpsd.org

Mr. Brian Gianfrancesco

Grades- 1, 3, 5
brian.gianfrancesco@bristoltwpsd.org

Mr. Steve Pierce

Email: steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org

Phone: 267-599-2481

Interventionist Teachers at Keystone

Mrs. Stacy Cooke

stacy.cooke@bristoltwpsd.org

Mrs. Aimee Ramos
aimee.ramos@bristoltwpsd.org

For more information about Title 1 please visit; https://www.bristoltwpsd.org/administration/state_and_federal_programs_/title_i .

Michele Gentilcore

Certified School Nurse 267-599-2473 or 2490

michele.genticore@bristoltwpsd.org

Jessica Williamson

Staff Nurse 267-599-2496

Nurses' fax number is 215-788-1516.

For any transportation/bus issues or concerns please reach out to the transportation department.

Hours of operation:
5:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Phone Number is 267-599-2390

Transportation Coordinator: Traci Williams, traci.williams@bristoltwpsd.org. 267-599-2370
Transportation Secretary: Annie Bulla, annie.bulla@bristoltwpsd.org. 267-599-2370
STA Terminal Manager: Devon Padilla, dpadilla@ridesta.com
AM Dispatch: Joyel Ryan, jryan@ridesta.com
PM Dispatch: Gabrielle Musnuff, gmusnuff@ridesta.com
BTSD Transportation Email address: transportation@bristoltwpsd.org

Address:

940 Tulip Ave.

Croydon, Pennsylvania 19021

School phone: 267-599-2470

School fax: 215-788-1041

School Principal: Mr. Mark Wilicki

Email: mark.wilicki@bristoltwpsd.org

Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Marianne Mensinger

Email: marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Crystal Smith-Herman

Email: crystal.smith-herman@bristoltwpsd.org

Assistant Principal's Secretary: Heather Saeger

Email: heather.saeger@bristoltwpsd.org

Special Education Supervisor: Jessica Kelch

Email: jessica.kelch@bristoltwpsd.org

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