Amosland Newsletter

Tuesday-Full Fay 3:05 Dismissal / 4th-5th grade Intramural sports

Wednesday---2:15 Dismissal

Thursday-Full Day 3:05 Dismissal / 4th-5th grade Intramural sports

Friday-Full Day 3:05 Dismissal / Girls VIP Dance

This Week Events

Girls VIP Dance January 24th

Eagles Day Friday

Book Fair January 27th-30th

This month, talk to your child about how they can demonstrate the life skill of respect. Respect (for others and oneself) is an important component of effective communication, healthy relationships, and work and life achievements.

Guiding Questions:

How can you show respect to your teachers, parents, classmates, and people you don't know well?

What are some key elements of respectful behavior?

How can you respect someone's opinions even if you disagree with them?

How can you show respect through your words or actions?

Food Services Link

https://www.ridleysd.org/o/rsd/page/cafeteria

Breakfast Club: breakfast is served, free of charge, from 8:10-8:30am.

Lunch: lunch may be brought from home or purchased at school, cost is $2.20. Students use a debit system accessed by a PIN number provided by the school. Their number stays with them their entire time at Amosland.

You can add money to your child's account by any of the following:

1- Send cash in a sealed envelope labeled with student's name, PIN number, and amount given.

2- Send a check in a marked envelope (same as cash) made out to 'Ridley School District Food Services'.

3. Pay online at schoolcafe.com, link can be found on the district and school websites.

Kathy Wittig-Valtos BSN, RN

Ridley School District Nurse

610-534-1900 x1400

kwittig-valtos@ridleysd.org

Kindergarten & Third-grade Families

The Pennsylvania School Health Law requires dental examinations for children in these grades. If the school nurse has not received the completed dental examination form by December 1st, the dental hygienist will schedule your child for a dental examination.

UPDATE FROM THE NURSE 1/13

Please notify the school if your child is being treated for any condition, which is considered to be contagious. Your child will be readmitted to school after consultation with the school nurse and may require a certificate of readmission from a physician.

Children should not be sent to school sick. Children must be fever free for 24 hours and able to eat their normal diet for 2-3 meals before returning. Children must also be free of contagious illness or under proper treatment as determined by the school nurse in consultation with the parent and physician.

Students who miss three days or more of school may be required to have a note from the physician stating the reason for absence and approval to return to school. ·

School begins at 8:40 am every day. At 8:40am, students will begin entering the building with their teachers and classmates. Classroom and side building doors will be accessible until 8:45am for students.

After 8:45, students will be permitted to enter through the main, front doors; however, they will be considered tardy and marked as such.

Students will not be permitted into the building before 8:10 a.m. for breakfast as there will be no supervision.

School ends at 3:05pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and at 2:15pm on Wednesday. Students will dismiss out of their assigned location (classroom doors, side hallway doors, etc.) every day, regardless of time or weather.

On designated half days, students are dismissed at 11:45am.

Please do not block the driveway, front circle, or vacate your car while parked in these areas as this is a fire and safety hazard.

Pick up and Drop Off

We have two car lanes in the morning and afternoon. The lane along the curb is a parking lane. The second lane is pick up and drop off lane. Please stay in your car in the second lane and move up to free up traffic on Amosland Road.

Please use the crossing guards to cross the street. Please do not cross at the entranceway to the front driveway.

Neighbors: Please be mindful of local residents when dropping-off and picking-up students. Do not block driveways or disrupt our Amosland neighbors.

Weather: Each morning at 8:00 am, the administrative team references online weather reports for local climate conditions. Students will always be indoors when the weather includes rain, snow, or below freezing temperatures.

There will be a sign on the front steps of the building letting parents know if students are to be ‘IN’ or ‘OUT’. On ‘IN’ mornings, for safety reasons, the front door will remain the only entrance door for students. Students will enter the front doors and line-up with their classmates in the cafeteria.

We have a drop-off bin located at the front entrance for parent use. When needing to get items to your child during the school day (lunch boxes, iPads, water bottles, snack, homework folders, hats, etc.), please place your drop-off materials in the bin labeled with your child's name, grade, and teacher. Staff will check the bin frequently and be sure to deliver the items quickly.

When dropping off items for classroom parties OR when visiting/volunteering in the classroom you must come to the front entrance. Please push the front doorbell and be buzzed into the main office to follow visitor procedures. DO NOT go to the teacher's classroom door.