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Keystone Newsletter #37
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Dear Keystone Families,
As we are quickly approach the end of the school year, our scholars will be taking their final round of diagnostic assessments. Diagnostic assessments provide us with a snapshot of student progress, helping us to track and analyze the growth and progress, that our learners can made this school year.
Field days are almost upon us as well. Please make sure to review the calendar below to determine which day/time your child(ren) will be participating in this fun-filled event!
Tomorrow we will be on Letter I for the ABC Countdown to Summer. Letter I stands for wearing your clothes inside out for the day. Please see the calendar for all other countdown details.
Also, just a reminder, there will be no school next Monday, May 27th, in honor of Memorial Day.
Be Safe and Be Well,
Mrs. Smith-Herman
Important Dates to Remember
✏️Every Tuesday✏️
Smencil Sales ($1.25 each)
🥨Every Thursday🥨
Pre-Order Pretzels
Will take place the week of May 19th.
No pretzels the week of May 24th.
The last week of May- May 31st will be the LAST pretzel sale of the school year.
👕Every Friday👕
Wear Paw Shirts
Keystone Community Dinner/Spring Engagement
May 29th- CANCELED DUE TO LOW ENROLLEMENT
Will be rescheduled in the fall of next school year
Title 1 Stakeholders Meeting for Parents/Guardians
May 30th at 10am
Kindergarten Field Trip
May 31st
Looking Ahead
🍎5th Graders Visit Future Middle School🍎
June 3rd
⚾BTSD Music Night at Trenton Thunder🎵
June 4th, at 7:00pm
Kindergarten Move-Up Day Celebration- Inside Each Kindergarten Classroom
June 5th- AM
👕Field Day⚽
Thursday, June 6th- AM- K/1
Thursday, June 6th- PM- 2/3
Friday, June 7th- AM- 4/5
Rain Dates: June 7th (PM), June 10th (AM and/or PM) and/or 11th (PM)
5th Grade Farewell
June 11th- 10:15AM
June 12th- 10:15AM- Rain Date
😎Last Day of School- Students😎
Thursday, June 13th
May Calendar
ABC Countdown to Summer- Starting May 8th
Revised 2023-2024 District Calendar
2024-2025 District Calendar
Title 1 Stakeholder Meeting- May 30th- 10:00am
Fifth Grade Farewell
Kindergarten Celebration
Mrs. Nober's First Grade Class Project
Summer Food Services Program
Find Those Library Books
Please email michele.reutlinger@bristoltwpsd.org if you have any questions or concerns.
Positive Office Referrals
Results from Last Poll
Thank you for all who have participating in our newsletter's weekly poll! It looks like most people's favorite dessert is ice cream (31%).
💐Something Fun!💐
What is your favorite soda?
Reading Olympics- 2023-2024
Reading Olympics Teams- 2023-2024 School Year
Queen Bees - Red Ribbon
Scarlett Wirzberger
Sofia Jackson
Autumn Rink
Deandra Salomon
Hayley Fraser
Isabel Mendez
Nancy Sakyiama
Olivia Stearn
Calla Unger
Shea Mark
Cadyn Unger
Annalise Geist
Patricia Willie
Charlotte Kline
Mighty Tigers - Blue Ribbon
Mark Asante
Nayyir Rodgers
Ariana Gibson
Amani Adegboyega
Chase Ralston
MayaJean -Charles
CamilaChavez- Duran
Erick Sisalima
Constantine Choi
Maniyah Bailey
Devanish Patel
Yousef Chaibe
McKenzie Slovak
Harper HIcks
Book Dragons - Green Ribbon
Avery Mindham
Khaleesi Fuentes
Alana Gunderman
Alexa Hadfield
Layla Clark
Shekinah Kollie
Sky Ramos
Jordyn Jenkins
Peighton Quimby
Ava Ortiz
Mya Adams
Peter Edwards
Elsa Orlando
Marie Freeman
May Stories, Articles, and Videos
World Bee Day- May 20th
World Turtle Day- May 23rd
Social Emotional Learning Tips of the Week
Mood and Attitudes
2024 Field Day Teams- June 2024
Kindergarten
- Gold- Nean, Smith, Rausch, Gulick
- Black- McAllister, O'Neil, Wood, Mamrol, Ehrgott, Houmas
First Grade
- Gold- Vorgity, Nober, Jablonski
- Black- Grafius, Tirpak, Houmas, Claudio
Second Grade
- Gold- Jahani, Doyle, Loeffler
- Black- Vraig, McFadden, O'Brien, Wenner, Houmas
Third Grade
- Gold- David, White, Brower, Wilhelm
- Black- Waldron, Halbherr, Burgess, Formicola
Fourth Grade
- Gold- Carmona, Carr, Krevitskie
- Black- Berrocal, Bryson, Formicola, Chepress
Fifth Grade
- Gold- Kennedy, Schweiker
- Black- Flint, Campbell, Branton, Formicola
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables- May
Attendance Policy
- 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: Donna.meehan@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.
Dismissal Plans
In order to maintain the safety of all our learners, we are asking that families alert teachers, in writing, for any transportation/dismissal plan changes prior to 9am each morning.
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 wellbeing of each of our learners.
Snack and Birthday Celebration Policy
To ensure the safety and well being of our students, as per the District Wellness Policy, no outside foods may be brought in by students for classroom parties or birthday celebrations. Shared snacks are not permitted in district schools.
If you would like to send something in to celebrate your child's birthday or for a classroom party, you may send in non food items such as stickers, pencils, play dough etc.
Keystone's Fabulous Counselors, Social Worker, and Anti-Bullying Specialist
Title 1 Teachers
Mrs. Stacy Cooke
stacy.cooke@bristoltwpsd.org
Mrs. Aimee Ramos
aimee.ramos@bristoltwpsd.org
What is Title I?
Title I is a project funded by the federal government under the Every Child Succeeds Act. The purpose of this Act is to provide all children with fair and equitable opportunity to succeed and close achievement gaps. Money is allocated by the federal government and distributed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to the Bristol Township School. District.
Title I funding is based on a complex formula. These funds are allocated to the states who in turn allocate a portion of that money to the individual school districts within each state. The school district’s share is based on the economic need within a school area, that is, by the number of low income families living there. In our district the number of free and reduced lunch students is used to determine the economic need of a particular school.
Helpful Links and Resources
Anti-Bullying and Climate Specialist
Mr. Pierce has the pleasure of being the Anti-Bullying Specialist at Keystone Elementary School.
In the short time that he has been here he has been able to build a great rapport and begin teaching the Second Step Bullying Prevention curriculum and TKF curriculum.
Some of his roles include bullying investigations, conflict resolution, peer mediations, large group lessons and small group lessons. He also have been working to support the school climate at Keystone.
Mr. Pierce- Anti-Bullying and Climate Specialist
Report Form for Complaints of Harassment/Bullying/Cyber-Bullying
Click here for an electronic version of form; Reporting Form
Social Worker and Counselors Contact Information
Social Worker
Mrs. Jody Como
jody.como@bristoltwpsd.org
Counselors
Mrs. Tammy Surdo
tammy.surdo@bristoltwpsd.org
Mr. Brian Gianfrancesco
brian.gianfrancesco@bristoltwpsd.org
Health Office Contact Information
Lynn Thomson-Merrill
Certified School Nurse 267-599-2473 or 2490
Anna May Tannenbaum
Staff Nurse 267-599-2496
Annamay.Tannenbaum@bristoltwpsd.org
Christine Kelly (M, T, TH, F after 12:30 PM)
Staff Nurse 267-599-2473
Christine.Kelly@bristoltwpsd.org
Our fax number is 215-788-1516.
May Breakfast and Lunch Calendars
We encourage each student and staff member to wear their Keystone Paw Shirts every Friday.
Support Keystone's SWPBIS program by purchasing a soft pretzel. Each soft pretzel will cost $1 each. Students will be asked to preorder their pretzel each Thursday, for a pretzel delivery to take place on Fridays.
Office Staff
School Principal: Mr. Mark Wilicki
Email: mark.wilicki@bristoltwpsd.org
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Crystal Smith-Herman
Email: crystal.smith-herman@bristoltwpsd.org
Special Education Supervisor: Justina Garofalo
Email: justina.garofalo@bristoltwpsd.org
Special Education Supervisor: Jessica Kelch
Email: jessica.kelch@bristoltwpsd.org
Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Marianne Mensinger
Email: marianne.mensinger@bristoltwpsd.org
Assistant Principal's Secretary: Mrs. Donna Meehan
Email: donna.meehan@bristoltwpsd.org
School phone: 267-599-2470
School fax: 215-788-1041