We hope you had a wonderful spring break! This week, our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade learners will begin their ELA PSSA assessments, starting on Wednesday. Please take a moment to remind your child that while these assessments are important and should be taken seriously, they are also so much more than a test score. We are proud of the growth our students have made and simply ask that they try their best.

To help your child feel prepared and confident, please ensure they:

• Get a good night’s sleep before each testing day

• Eat a healthy breakfast each morning

• Arrive to school on time

• Bring a positive mindset

Thank you for your continued support. We believe in our students and know they are ready to shine!.

Reminders for the Week:

🚗 Entry & Exit: For everyone’s safety, we kindly ask that all families enter from Church Street and exit via Tulip Avenue, unless you need to use the accessible parking spots. Those spaces are reserved for vehicles with a valid handicap placard or license plate. If you're dropping off your child by car, please use the car rider line — it's the safest and most efficient way to ensure a smooth arrival. Dropping students off in the parking lot is not allowed for safety reasons.

Thank you so much for helping keep everyone safe.

🍎 Tuesday, April 22nd- PTO sponsored pajama day for $1 donation

🌷 April 22nd- 25th- Autism Awareness Bracelets for Sale- $2 each

🍎 Wednesday, April 23rd- 25th- ELA PSSAs for students in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th

📎 April 28th- last to order a school yearbook

⚾May 7th – Deadline to submit Trenton Thunder ticket and music shirt payments in support of the BTSD Music Department🎵

Have a great week!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Smith-Herman & Mr. Wilicki

Smencils will be sold.

Wear Keystone Paw Shirt

Pretzels $1

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

Monday, April 21st- No School/Offices Closed

Please consider donating a dollar to wear pajamas to school.

Proceeds will go to support PTO initiatives.

Tuesday, April 22nd

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.

Date TBD- sometime in May

Tuesday, May 13th

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

May 14th at 7 pm

Tuesday, May 20th

May 21st and 22nd

6:00-8:00pm

Monday, May 26th

May 28th

9:45am-12:00pm

Churchville Nature Center for June 3 & 4th

June 4th, 2025

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

For new kindergartners for 2025-2026 school year

Week 1: July 28-Aug 1st

Week 2: August 4th-8th

9:00-11:30am

“Take Your Child to Work Day” is recognized as a day when families may choose to have their child accompany them to the workplace. If you plan for your child to participate on Thursday, April 24th, please complete the below form and return this form no later than Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in order for the absence to be considered excused.

⚠️ Important Note for Families of Students in Grades 3, 4, and 5:

Thursday, April 24th is a scheduled PSSA testing day. If your child attends “Take Your Child to Work Day,” they will be required to complete their missed assessment during a designated make-up session. Please take this into consideration when making your plans.

Celebrate nature at our Annual Spring Carnival at Croydon Woods in Lower Bucks County. Enjoy refreshments, nature-based games and activities, and expert-led hikes into beautiful Croydon Woods.

Community organizations will be there, hosting activities for all ages, including nature games, art projects, and prize giveaways.

Spring Carnival promises fun for the whole family. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with nature and create lasting memories. Leashed, well-behaved pets are welcome. Free of charge!

Meeting location: Croydon Woods 1900 Summit Ave, Croydon, PA 19021

For questions, information or registration, contact Whittier Henke at whenke@heritageconservancy.org or 215-345-7020 ext. 110

Registration is now open for kindergartner registration for the 2025-2026 school year. For any questions please email keystone.registration@bristoltwpsd.org . Electronic submissions of registration paperwork will be accepted via that email address as well.

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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.

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.

• 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 secretary at heather.saeger@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.

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.

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: Robyn Battershell

Email: robyn.battershell@bristoltwpsd.org

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