GS Updates

• 4/24/2023, 4/25/2023 & 4/28/2023: ELA PSSA 3rd - 6th grade
  
• 4/27/2023: ELD Family and Community Night NPHS Senior Cafe' at 5:00 pm
• 5/1/2023 & 5/2/2023: Math PSSA 3rd - 6th grade
• 5/2/2023 & 5/4/2023: Science PSSA 4th grade only

Please remember to ask your child/children to charge their Chromebook each night prior to any day that they will be taking the PSSA test.

• PSSA ELA (3rd - 6th grade): April 24th, April 25th and April 28th
• PSSA Math (3rd - 6th grade): May 1st and May 2nd
• PSSA Science (4th grade only): May 34d & May 4th

Please also remind your child/children that all electronic devices, ie: cellphone, Smart Watches, Fitbits, etc. will need to be turned into their test monitors (or left in their backpacks) prior to taking each of the PSSA's.

On April 27th, North Penn School District is having a family and community night for the English Language Department. Feel free to attend for assistance with technology, Kindergarten Registration, help with school forms, adult English Learner resources, and much more.

This evening will be child friendly and translators will attend. It will be located in the Senior Cafeteria and will begin at 5:00 pm and end at 7:30 pm.

Enjoy a night without cooking and help support Gwynedd Square Home and School.

Join us on Wednesday, April 26th at The Mill. Dine in or Take out and mention Gwynedd Square Elementary School; 10% of your order will be donated back to the Gwynedd Square Home and School. See flyer for details!

The Mill flyer

Fire up your grills! All April long, we'll receive a 30% bonus profit from every item ordered from The Butcher Shop to support our Marketplace Fundraiser! Just click the link below to visit our page and start shopping: https://marketplacefundraising.com/pages/gwynedd

As a special treat on the last day of staff appreciation, the Gwynedd Square Home and School Association will be offering a dessert spread.

If you would like to contribute cookies, cupcakes, or brownies please click on the sign-up genius below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4EAAA72FA7F94-gsstaff1

All desserts should be delivered Thursday, May 4th, or no later than Friday morning May 5th. Thank you for your help!

From North Penn School District:

There is a long history of recognizing and celebrating World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month so I have gathered a few resources to extend the information you may already have. The goals of these resources are to:

• Deepen our own understanding of the Autism Spectrum
• Highlight effective instructional strategies
• Provide resources that can be shared with students and families

Here are a few Facts:

1. Autism spectrum disorder now affects 1 in 68 children. Boys are nearly 4 times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ASD.

2. The term stems from the Greek word ‘autos’ meaning “self”, autism literally means “alone”.

3. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder may be very creative and find a passion and talent for music, theater, art, dance, and singing quite easily.

From North Penn School District:

Beginning in the 1980s, April has been set aside as a military child appreciation month, officially known as the Month of the Military Child. For more than 35 years, the Pentagon and other military support organizations and agencies use the month to recognize military kids for their sacrifice and bravery on the homefront.

As you think about military families, did you know:

• Military families move on average every two to three years on average.

• Children in military families change schools an average of six to nine times from the start of kindergarten to their high school graduation.

• This year an estimated 30 percent of military service members will move to a new assignment.

• There are roughly 84,000 dual-military couples in the U.S., and about 36,000 of them have children. When both parents get deployed, their children often have to live with interim caregivers, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, or friends.

• The term military ‘brat’ has its roots as a term of endearment. 1921, British Regiment Attached Travelers (as they were called) traveled abroad with British troops. BRAT soon became a term only for children of those troops. The name just stuck and was adopted elsewhere, including the United States.

• Military children are twice as likely to join the military when they become adults.

Gwynedd Square Weather Station

Email: bashawjm@npenn.org
Website: https://gwyneddsquare.npenn.org/
Location: Gwynedd Square Elementary School, Supplee Road, Lansdale, PA, USA
Phone: 215.855.4331