Panther Press
August Newsletter
Parents and Guardians use Home Access to review grades, class placement, student schedule, and transportation information. The link below will take you to the login page. The Central Registration Office sends all newly registered families the login information. If you need to reset your password or forget your login, please contact our main office at 215-809-6370.
Teacher assignments for the upcoming school year are now open in Home Access Center. You can access Home Access through the link below.
Attention Kindergarten Families:
On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, there will be a Kindergarten Orientation from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. for parents and children. The program will start in the Ferderbar cafeteria, which is accessible through our main entrance. Our program will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a brief presentation on bus safety and expectations, directly followed by a short bus ride around the block to practice what they just learned. Parents will walk their students to the bus area and wait out front for their arrival back to the building. The second part of the orientation, which includes learning about Ferderbar and being introduced to staff members, will begin back in our cafeteria at 10:00 a.m. This orientation will give you and your child the opportunity to visit the classrooms and meet the teachers.
Kindergarten students start school on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. School hours are 8:50 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Attention Families of New Students in Grades 1-4:
Ferderbar will hold an Open House for all new students in grades 1-4 from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Students and their families can tour the building, meet the teachers, and drop off their supplies in the classroom.
Homeroom information for all new students will be available on Home Access on August 14th. The district will send information on how to log into your account. Bus information will be available on Home Access on August 19th.
Students in grades 1-4 start school on Thursday, August 29, 2024. School hours are 8:50 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT CARRY MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS
This is a reminder to parents with a child or children attending school in our School District that we do not carry medical insurance on students, but do provide parents with the opportunity to select a primary excess group insurance plan for students. Student accident insurance can help you eliminate the possibility of out-of-pocket expenses, since many group insurance policies no longer pay full hospital and medical expenses and may require a deductible or coinsurance. The information below provides details on three plans that are available.
Who needs to obtain volunteer clearances?
Any adult applying for or holding a volunteer position who is responsible for a child's welfare or has direct contact with children during curricular or co-curricular activities needs to obtain volunteer clearances. Examples include classroom volunteers, Home & School activity volunteers, or field trip chaperones.
If you have any questions as to whether a clearance is needed for a particular volunteer role or activity, please contact our main office, 215-809-6370.
Don't Wait!
Act 34 - the Pennsylvania State Police Clearance - can take 2 to 4 weeks to process and Act 151 - the Child Abuse History Clearance - can also take 2 to 4 weeks.
You will NOT be allowed to volunteer or chaperone a school trip unless all appropriate volunteer paperwork is complete and submitted.
Click the link below to access additional information and links for each clearance.
Breakfast is free for the 24-25 school year. Students can purchase a second breakfast.
Neshaminy uses School Café for payment. You will need to register at https://schoolcafe.com You can check balances, set balance alerts, set recurring payments etc. A 5% convenience fee will be charged on all online payments.
Payments can also be sent to school by cash, check, or money order. Neshaminy School District will never call your home and ask you for credit card information.
Cash / Change
Change is not given to a student but added to the student's account, since the money could get lost or be spent on something other than their meal. Parents can send a letter requesting change be given.
We recommend using School Café online payments or sending a check for depositing money in your child's account, since we are unable to trace cash transactions.
Food Service Information & Policies
The Food Services department is self-supporting and receives no local taxpayer dollars. This requires that we operate as a profitable business, while providing nutritious and appealing meals to students and staff and following the guidelines of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the PA Dept. of Education.
What is considered a complete meal?
Please click on the link below for a short presentation and examples of what makes a meal.
Food Service Website
Please visit the Food Service webpage for additional information:
To apply for the Free & Reduced Meal Program:
Read the letter to Neshaminy families for information about the 2024-2025 Free & Reduced Meal Program
Visit https://www.schoolcafe.com/ or use the free School Cafe app to apply quickly and easily online.
Though we encourage our families to apply online, paper applications are still available and can be found below. They are also available at the Main Offices of each of our schools and can be filled out and returned there.
Pennsylvania Free Reduced Application (English)
Aplicación reducida gratuita de Pennsylvania (Español)
If you need help or want to fill out an application in person, the Main Office staff at each school can assist you during their normal business hours.
Do you have questions about this application or the Free & Reduced program at Neshaminy? Call 215-809-6542.
Do you have questions about this application or the Free & Reduced program at Neshaminy? Call 215-809-6542.
Please Note:
- Families must complete a new Free & Reduced application each school year.
- Paper applications are no longer distributed at school.
Did you know...
- Free and Reduced Meal applications are available in 48 languages (call for information)
- If you qualify for free meals, you may be eligible for affordable internet from Comcast (see below) and the chance to purchase lower priced laptops or computers
- You can go to any local library within your community and use their computers to apply for Free and Reduced Meals
Additional Programs
If you receive Free & Reduced benefits, your children may qualify for other programs as well. To make it easier to find out about these, we can share your information with these other programs but need your permission to do so. Completing the forms below will not change whether your children get free or reduced price meals:
Elementary information sharing permission form (fillable PDF form)
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.
Neshaminy Kids Club
Neshaminy Kids Club is an independent before & after-school program that works in partnership with the Neshaminy School District in our school buildings. Kids Club also offers summer camps.
Office Address
880 Town Center Drive
Suite 884B
Langhorne, Pa 19047
PHONE: 215-757-2554
FAX : 215-752-8673
