Dear Keystone Families and Staff,

As we wrap up the last week of February, we celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students! We are especially proud of the tremendous growth and progress our students have made on their winter iReady ELA and Math diagnostic assessments across all grade levels—great job, learners!

🍫Tomorrow, February 24th is the last day of the Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser, for any cash/check, or online sales, when your order is shipped directly to Keystone. For any orders shipped directly to a home address, for a shipping fee, will have until April 6th to order. For ordering information please see further down in the newsletter. 🍫

📎Please note that there has been a change to when Keystone will be holding its evening conferences for the second trimester. This will now take place on Thursday, March 27th. More information will be sent out by your child(ren)'s teachers in regards to the scheduling of conferences, in the near future.

📚The Elementary Reading Olympics Competition will take place on Monday, March 24th, from 6:00-8:00pm at Mill Creek Elementary School (6501 Mill Creek Road, Levittown).

🎭 5th Grade Trip to Once Upon a One More Time – February 26th
🔹This week our fifth-grade students from all three elementary schools will attend a special performance of Once Upon a One More Time at Truman High School. We are thrilled for our fifth-grade learners to have this wonderful opportunity.

Thank you for your support and dedication to our Keystone community!

Have a great last week of Febuary!

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

You will reach out to your friends and family who are supporting your reading efforts and collect their donations. You can feel good knowing every dollar you raised will help families in need!

February 10th- February 24th

Once Upon a One More Time Play at Truman

February 26th

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

March 2nd-March 8th

March 2nd-6th

See flyer below for more information.

March 6th

6:00-7:00pm

Please RSVP- see flyer below

Professional Development in PM for Staff

March 12th

At Keystone Elementary School

March 13th

See flyer below for more information.

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 24-28th

Evening Conferences- Thursday, March 27th

April 1st

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

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

We are MATH superheroes ! Please join us for Keystone's first Math Family Engagement Night full of math activities, games, and fun! Families will learn ways to help support their child at home in math as well receive many take-home math resources and activities.

The RSVP date for this event has been extended until Monday, February 24th.

-> You can also register for the event here: Math night registration

-> Feel free to reach out to the Title 1 Interventionists, Aimee Ramos and Stacy Cooke, with any questions @Aimee Ramos / @Stacy Cooke

We look forward to seeing you there!

We prefer online orders, but will accept cash and checks. If writing a check please make the checks payable to "Keystone Behavior Program."

We will be accepting orders until February 24th and expect orders to arrive at the school the week of March 24th, 2025.

Click the link below to order.

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

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.

Remember all students that raise at least $1 will receive a certificate, RMHC Philly button, a free cookie from Famous 4th Street Cookie Company certificate, and a free water ice certificate from Rita's water ice- all coming from the Ronald McDonald House Charity.

The class that has the most participants will win a special prize for their class. The class that raising the most money for Read for the House will also win a special prize.

Please make sure to register at RMHCphilly.org/read .

Please click below to access the parent packet and more information about the Read for the House reading fundraiser.

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 .

MTSS Handbook - A guide for all educators, administrators and staff to help support students improve in academic, behavior, and attendance areas.

MTSS Brochure - A quick introduction to our approach to supporting all students learning needs.

MTSS Podcast -Explains how MTSS supports all learners.

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.

Read the letter from the Superintendent here.

Please consider joining the Keystone News Network for awesome videos of school wide events!

Keystone Families,

We invite you to have a chance to be featured in our weekly newsletters, yearbook, and possibly on our school and district's social media pages! We would love to showcase your family or child(ren) participating in any outside-of-school events or activities.

Please submit a photo along with a brief summary that captures the essence of the event or activity. Whether it's a memorable vacation, a thrilling sporting event, or a cherished hobby, we want to celebrate these moments with our school community.

Please make sure to include your child(ren)'s names and grade level.

Please send all submissions to KeystoneNewsletter@bristoltwpsd.org for a chance to be selected for our Keystone Family Spotlight!

• 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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