Shepherdstown Community Update

Tuesday, November 21 - 2nd Grade Grandparents Visitation in the morning

Wednesday, November 22 - Monday, November 27 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Wednesday, November 29 - End of Trimester 1

Thursday, November 30 - November Community Meeting at 1:30

Thursday, December 7 - Trimester 1 Report Cards Posted to Sapphire Parent Portal and sent home through backpack mail

Wednesday, December 20 - December Community Meeting at 1:30

Thursday, December 21 - Winter Socials/Parties in Classrooms

On any day that your student is unable to attend school, the student’s parent/guardian is expected to contact Shepherdstown within the first hour of school to provide the reason for the absence.

We strongly encourage families to e-mail ShepOffice@mbgsd.org to report your student absent. This e-mail counts as the notification and the written documentation of the absence.

If the office does not receive an e-mail (or call) notifying us that your child is absent, you will receive an automated phone call from the school.

More information about our absentee process is available in the MASD handbook linked here.

The Shepherdstown Community donated over 370 canned/non-perishable food goods for our Food Drive. For meeting the goal, Mr. Echelmeier dressed as a turkey on Monday.

Please see the information below about Cards for a Cause!

It’s hard to know what the weather will bring each coming week in the winter. We’ll take a brief moment now, while the leaves are still falling, to inform you of our plans to handle inclement weather: On our first inclement weather day, Mechanicsburg Area School District will use a traditional snow that will be made up later this spring.

If we have additional weather events beyond one snow day, we will follow a Remote Day schedule beginning on the second inclement weather day this school year. More specific information will be shared in the upcoming weeks.

In November, Shepherdstown teachers and staff will be looking for students going above and beyond with achieving personal goals and tackling challenges!

Please take a look at the district elementary family handbook here.

MAPTO Fundraiser - Help Us Drive the Bus

See the flyer below about our MAPTO fundraiser!

Hospitality

If you are interested in being part of the Hospitality Team this year, please reach out via email (shepherdstownpto@gmail.com) and your name will be passed along to Lauren, our chair.

Yearbooks

We are looking for parents available to take pictures this year for the yearbook. We will also be looking for a new yearbook chair to learn the ropes because this is our chairs last year at Shep. If you have your clearances on file and are interested, please reach out via email and Becca will be in contact with you!

Join us on Facebook: Shepherdstown Elementary PTO Mechanicsburg

Email with any questions: shepherdstownpto@gmail.com

PTO Meeting Dates

Wednesday, January 10 at 7 PM (Virtual)

Wednesday, March 13 at 7 PM (Virtual)

Wednesday, April 10 at 7 PM (Virtual)

Wednesday, May 8 at 7 PM (Virtual)

Please take a moment to update your contact information in the Sapphire Parent Portal here.

If you have not had a chance to register for a Sapphire Parent Portal account, please see the information here.

Below is the 2023-2024 Shepherdstown Daily Schedule:

Please see the important information below about the Shepherdstown drop-off and pick-up procedure.

For the safety of all students, please note the following:

• In the car line, please stay in the lane and wait until cars move forward to exit the lane. Please do not go around other cars, unless directed by a staff member to do so.
• For walkers at our front gym doors, please refrain from sending students with extra items, such as balls, bats, gloves, etc. Students at these doors are very close to the buses arriving to school, and sports equipment could easily go out into the bus lane.
  

The MAPTO Spirit Wear Store is OPEN! There are a wide variety of items with the traditional logo, new logos, and the Mechanicsburg Strong Logo. The full store will be open until the end of October and orders will be fulfilled in 7 to 10 days. Please visit the MAPTO STORE to view items and see delivery options or scan the QR in the graphic below.

Last spring, the MASD Dress Code Board Policy was updated. Please take a look at the update here.

We welcome volunteers at Shepherdstown! If you would like to volunteer in the classroom, for a field trip, or during field day, please see the information below.

MASD Volunteer Process Overview

Volunteer Checklist - quick list of items needed to volunteer

Volunteer Handbook - comprehensive handbook

Please complete the volunteer information as early as possible and submit to Mrs. Dentler in the main office or to the MASD Administrative Office.

Email: shepoffice@mbgsd.org
Website: https://shepherdstown.mbgsd.org/
Location: 1849 South York Street, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Phone: 717-691-4589