(laptop acting up today--you'll have to do without an amazing video this time around!)

• Friday--Feb 28th
• Sweetheart Dance--see PTO eblast for details

MARCH--info below

• Wed March 5-Thurs March 6-Fri March 7--

• March 5 Wednesday 1/2 day for students --afternoon conferences

  March 6 Thursday 1/2 day for students --afternoon and evening conferences

  March 7 Friday no school for students --morning conferences

• Wednesday, March 19
• NO SCHOOL--teacher in-service day
• Monday, March 31
• NO SCHOOL --Eid Al Fatir

Spring Conferences are right around the corner, in early March.

Parents will get a link from homeroom teachers on Friday to sign up for conference times.

Please be sure to be on time--just one conference starting late can throw off a whole schedule.

If you are not interested in meeting for a conference, please let your teacher know.

Each year, after the winter holidays, we seem to get an increase in students with some sort of smart watch. Please understand that these are a pretty big distraction to the kids. Imagine having a computer on your wrist when you were in elementary school!

Parents, please do not text your kids during the school day. If your kid texts you, you don't need to reply.

If your child is able to handle having this without it being an issue, great. If it becomes a distraction, it will need to stay home.

Thanks for understanding!!!

Please keep in mind that even on the really cold days, we try to get the kids outside for at least half of recess, so jackets, etc. are a great idea. See below in the Nurses' Corner for more details.

Interested in Math? Solving fun and challenging problems? Click on this link to find all about a Math Challenge open to all Wolves K-5.

A new challenge comes out every two weeks. Print off at home or pick up a copy in the front office (or Portable 29).

Try it out! Contact Ms. Sommer (csommer@wcasd.net) with any questions.

Have you heard about our new app, Bus Status 4? You can get bus delays, cancellations, and changes right on your phone! Information and instructions can be found on the WCASD transportation website: https://www.wcasd.net/Page14097

As you likely already know, SWS is a Title 1 school, and this year that also includes math support via Title 1 funds. For more information, please check out one of the attachments below.

The recently approved PA state budget includes the funding for Universal Free breakfast for all Elementary and Middle School Students for 2024-25. This means all SWS students are able to access a free breakfast at school for the duration of the school year.

Starkweather uses PickUp Patrol for ALL plan changes, including late and early dismissals and absences. Please do not send notes, emails or call the school for changes, except in an emergency.

Any questions about PickUp Patrol can be directed to Mrs. Kathy Walker in our main office. kwalker@wcasd.net or 484-266-2202.

A couple quick updates--

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• Pick Up Patrol can be used to submit absence notes for your students
• this replaced the model of absence notes needing to be submitted in writing

If you would like to volunteer to help out here at Starkweather, and especially if you think that you will want to be a chaperone for a field trip, please make sure your CLEARANCES are on file. This process is kind of a pain in the neck, to be honest, but the forms do last for 5 years.

Check out VOLUNTEER FORMS to get the process started. Thanks for helping out!

Use the NEW STUDENT LINK and follow the steps to register. MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE THE CORRECT SCHOOL YEAR!!

Registration for 25-26 is now open for all incoming Kindergarten students!!!

Any questions, reach out to Ms. Christine Savage in the office. csavage@wcasd.net or 484-266-2202.

This is in an effort to increase and improve parent familiarity with our counselors and their services.

We have several students that use a wheelchair. Cones have been placed at one of the ramps on the front loop. Please do not block the ramp when dropping off or picking up. Thanks!

• DROP OFF is from 8:30 - 9:00.
• Please notice the green line on the map to use the CAR LOOP to drop off kids for regular arrival.
• ALL STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE BUILDING THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOORS.
• Parents who are using ACP for Before School Care should notice the RED dashes on the map and drive around the side of the building. ACP uses the cafeteria and the back playground.
• If you are later than 9:00, please park your car and walk your child to the door to sign them in, too.
  
• If it is later than 9:00 but the buses are also still emptying, you are able to drop them off on the curb as we will still have staff out front.
• YIELD to BUSES--we usually do not have too much congestion in the mornings, but if needed, buses will pass the cars on the way up the hill.
• The best way to cut down on car-line congestion is to have your child use the bus!!

• PICK UP for afternoon dismissal is from 3:30 to 3:50.
• Any student ‘left over’ after 3:50 will need to be picked up from the office.
  
• As a parent pulls in to the car line, a staff member will use the Pick Up Patrol app to notify the classroom that the parent is here. The student will leave from the classroom and meet the parent in the carline.
  
• We will have staff members out front making note of the cars as they arrive into the CAR LOOP and helping students get into the cars (notice the green line on the map)
  
• As you’re waiting in the Car Line on the hill, be aware that buses will pass you on the way up the hill. It is ok, we have done this for years...LOOK BOTH WAYS as you enter and exit the Car Loop.
  
• YIELD TO THE BUSES!! Look at the RED ARROWS on the map above--those are spots where parents need to be careful when pulling into and out of the car loop. YIELD TO THE BUSES!!
  
• The best way to cut down on car-line congestion is to have your child use the bus!!