CES Weekly Smore

Dear Concord Family,

We are excited to see many of you at our Trunk or Treat tonight from 6 to 7:30! If you are pressed for time click here to access our 30 second Smore. For your convenience this Smore is organized with the following information.

• Fall Conferences
• Home and School Association
• Concord Cooks New Recipe
• Responsive Classroom
• Halloween Information
• Box Tops
• Elementary After School Activities
• Schoology
• PASS Assessment
• Drop Off and Pick Up
• Bus Expectations
• The Clothes Bin
• School Supplies
• Upcoming Dates and Reminders
• Lunch Program
• School Time
• Pick up and Drop Off Procedures
• Bus Information
• Nursing Information

We know this is a lot of information. As always, please reach out to us if you have any questions at all.

Dr. Adam Penning (pennina@garnetvalley.org)

Mr. Talley (talleys@garnetvalley.org)

Fall Family Conferences

Next week, teachers will send communication regarding fall family conferences. Our fall conferences will be held face to face or via zoom November 25th through November 27th. There is no school for students during conference days

Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat is back! Join us Friday, October 25th from 6-7:30 in the Concord Elementary parking lot.

Please remember to Register here!

*Note, this is the same evening as homecoming so please plan accordingly as traffic may move a little slower down Smithbridge.

October Newsletter

We are excited to share that this week, two student representatives from each classroom participated in our Grade Level Mini-Conventions! During these conventions, students collaborated to narrow down their classroom rules to 4-5 key grade-level rules that reflect their shared values and goals.

The next step in this process will take place in December, when representatives from each grade level will attend a School-Wide Rules Convention. At this event, they will compare and synthesize their grade-level rules, narrowing them down to 4-5 school-wide rules. These school-wide rules will then be shared at the district-wide Boardroom Rules Convention in early 2025.

Thank you for your continued support in fostering a positive and collaborative learning environment!

If you are anything like us, thinking of what to cook can be a grueling task. We hope to start a new feature called Concord Cooks where we will share weekly meal ideas submitted by our Concord Families! If you would like to share a meal idea and recipe please complete this form.

We will be celebrating Halloween in our classrooms on

Thursday, October 31st.

Dr. Penning and Mr. Talley have provided the following guidelines for Halloween Costumes for students.

Students will come to school dressed in their costumes and change after the parade/party. Please put the costume on over regular clothes, if possible. We will have the parade and party in the morning that day.

It is best if a simple version of the costume is worn, i.e., no make-up or pieces that would be difficult for a child to take off independently.

Please send in a bag labeled with your child’s name and the teacher’s name for him/her to bring their costume home.

Please do not send costume props that are replicas of weapons (swords, knives, guns) as they are not permissible in the school setting.

We would also appreciate your help in ensuring that gruesome costumes such as very scary masks, swirling blood etc. are not sent to school.

Parents are welcome to attend the outside parade (weather permitting), starting at 9:45 on October 31st.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

We look forward to a great Halloween party!!!!!

We are thrilled to share that our students are taking an active role in creating new school-wide rules as part of our Responsive Classroom initiative this school year! This district-wide elementary effort will involve collaboration across all three elementary schools, ensuring that the rules we create together reflect the values and aspirations of our entire student body. Our students will not only help shape new elementary expectations that foster a positive and inclusive environment for all, but also develop valuable skills in communication, collaboration, and leadership. We are eager to see how their voices will contribute to making our school an even better place and look forward to sharing updates within our Smore newsletters.

Dear Parents and or Guardians:

As communicated in last week’s S’more, Garnet Valley will be administering an approximately 10-20 minute universal survey to all of our students. The survey is called Renaissance Fundamentals (formerly known as PASS: Pupil Attitudes to Self and School), and more information about it can be found by clicking HERE. Please note that this survey is optional, that parents can opt their children out of the survey, and that parents can preview the questions in advance of administration of the survey, if desired. If you would like to preview the survey or opt your children out of it, please contact: Kim Doyle, Supervisor of Social and Emotional Wellness at: doylek@garnetvalley.org or 610-579-7381.

Our building will be administering the survey during the window of October 10, 2024 - October 30, 2024.

Thank you in advance for your consideration of Renaissance Fundamentals.

Drop Off/Pick Up

Hi Families,

Thank you for helping make the first week of school a wonderful experience for all of the children. The staff at Concord appreciates your patience and flexibility as we get into our routine for both arrival and dismissal in the car line. We recognize that this process has taken a little longer than we would hope, but we know that as we get further into the year this should speed up. The following are reminders to help make this process as smooth as possible:

• Car line side door will open at 8:40 each day, and close at 8:55

• Please pull forward to the first staff member before preparing to let your child out

• Please remain in your car, staff will assist your child out of the car

• If you arrive after 8:55, you will need to walk your child to the main entrance at the front of the building

Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to a great year.

We are excited to introduce a new initiative at Concord Elementary School in partnership with Clothes Bin, a locally-owned company dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability while supporting our school. Clothes Bin provides a FREE, no-work, 24/7/365 recycling bin that will be conveniently located in Concord's parking lot.

This program offers multiple benefits to our community:

• Recycling Made Easy: The Clothes Bin allows you to recycle unwanted clothing, shoes, and textiles in any condition, keeping them out of landfills and contributing to a greener environment.

• Fundraising for Our School: Every item you recycle directly benefits our school. Concord

If you have items to recycle please consider using on Clothes Bin.

For the 2024-2025 school year, Concord Elementary School, will be able to serve students a school breakfast at no charge.

This change is only applicable to the School Breakfast Program in the 2024-2025 school year and does not affect a student’s eligibility status for lunch (free, reduced, and paid, respectively)

My School Bucks is a secure online platform that allows parents to easily manage and monitor their child's school-related expenses. With My School Bucks, you can make online payments for school meals, view your child's account balance, and set up automatic payments for recurring expenses. Access or setup your MySchoolBucks account.

More information on our Food Services can be found here.

For pick up and drop off we ask that you follow the procedures on the map below. Any student being dropped off should follow the red arrows. Our buses follow the yellow arrows.

Drop off time 8:40-8:55.

Pickup time 3:30-3:45.

Please update your child's SNAP Health Portal (directions below). This needs to be completed each year for your child's medical history as well as OTC medication administration permission.

SNAP Directions can be found here.

"Where caring and learning go hand in hand."

Website: garnetvalleyschools.com
Location: 114 Station Road, Glen Mills, PA, United States
Phone: 610-579-6100
Facebook: facebook.com/ConcordElementarySchool-GVSD
Twitter: @ConcordGV