I hope everyone is having a great month of March thus far!

Next week is the start of conferences, (also early dismissal) starting March 20th. Please be on the look out for messages from classroom teachers in regards to the scheduling of conferences.

March 21st is also "Rock Your Socks" in honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Please feel free to show your support by wearing your craziest pair of socks.

Gertrude Hawk believes that Keystone will be receiving all candy orders on Friday, March 22nd. Depending on what time receive the orders that day are received, orders may not go home until Monday, March 25th.

Be safe and be well!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Smith-Herman

Smencil Sales ($1.25 each)

Pre-Order Pretzels

Wear Paw Shirts

March 19th from 6:30-8:30pm

March 20th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, and 26th

Late Night Conferences- Wednesday, March 20th

March 21st at Mill Creek Elementary School

March 21st

March 28th-April 1st

March's PTO meeting will now take place April 2nd at 4:30 in the Library.

April 12th-19th

April 12th-April 18th- Students will attend book fair during scheduled library time.

April 19th will be the make-up day.

April 17th- From 6:00-8:00pm

Group 1- April 22nd

Group 2- April 29th

April 26th

ELA- April 22nd, 24th, and 26th- Grades 3, 4, 5

Math- April 30th and May 1st- Grades 3, 4, 5

Science- May 2nd and May 3rd- Grade 4 Only

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024

Rain Date- Thursday, May 9th, 2024

It will take place in the stadium at Truman High School.

May 9th

Wednesday, May 15th at 7 pm

May 29th

May 31st

June 3rd

June 5th- AM

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)

June 11th- AM

Thursday, June 13th

Position: Kindergarten Teacher

Worked at Bristol Township School District Since: 20 years

Strengths:

I love to sew, I have been sewing since I was 12, now I make crafts and quilts.

Pets: I have seven cats ranging in age from 3 to 15. I love the Ragdoll breed and have adopted three purebred Ragdolls and two mixes from my friend's Ragdoll Rescue. I also have a 14 year old blind orange tabby named Cheddar.

Hobbies: I love to sew, diamond paint, and country line dance.

Favorite Color(s): Turquoise

Favorite Snack: Craisins

Favorite Sports' Team: I'm a NASCAR fan; my favorite drivers are Martin Truex, Jr, Bubba Wallace, and Tyler Reddick.

Three Fun Facts:

1. I won a cruise in a Jitterbug dance contest.
2. I have been making a family calendar for Christmas for over 30 years.
3. I have been making quilts for almost 25 years.

Additional Facts:

I do crafts shows during the fall and holiday season.

"On March 21st, the students and staff of Keystone Elementary will celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by rocking their socks. I was inspired to organize this day at Keystone because my mom is a special education teacher and I saw all of the fun they do to celebrate this special day for amazing people with down syndrome. We have many kids in our school that we should be celebrating because not only are they great people but they are also great friends. World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on 3/21 because people with down syndrome are born with a 3rd copy of their 21st chromosome."

Join us for an evening of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving at Family STEM Night!

On April 17th, from 6-8 p.m., head to Armstrong Middle School, 475 Wistar Road, Fairless Hills, PA.

This district-wide event is open to ALL Bristol Township school district families. Sponsored by Bristol Cares and Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.

Don't miss out on the fun and educational experience!

Truman's Honors Theater Production Class will be producing and directing Finding Nemo kids!

A 30-minute musical on April 27th.

They will have 3 performances, 12pm, 2pm, and 3pm.

The 3pm performance will be a sensory friendly show!

Tickets on sale now at Finding Nemo kids .

The "Croydon Woods Nature Preserve is home to many species of native trees that support local wildlife, provide cooling shade, and give us the oxygen we need to breathe."

The students "checked on their trees and added Tree Guardian plaques to the tree cages for easy identification." They "created small posters to share about the tree cages for easy identification." They also "created small posters to share about the importance of trees, and how being a tree guardian makes them feel."

Spring Carnival: Take a Spin in Nature

May 17 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Thank you for all who have participating in our newsletter's weekly poll! It looks like most people's favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip!

Amanda Newsham-Tinsley, troop leader from Girl Scout Troop 2151 shared the following;

"The Juniors in the troop, who are currently in 4th and 5th grade, are working towards the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn: The Bronze Award.

5 of the 6 Juniors are students in the district. They have decided for their Bronze Award community service project to collect new items for new moms and babies.

The girls have also created an Amazon Wishlist too. Check out my list on Amazon! Thank you for helping these Girl Scouts achieve this high level award."

Donation bins will be located in the main lobby of Keystone Elementary School, starting this week.

Collections will take place up until April 1st.

Section 4.4 of Chapter 4 of the State Board of Education regulations provides for the right of any parents or guardians to excuse their child from the state assessment if, upon inspection of the testing materials, they find the assessment to be in conflict with their religious beliefs. Please note that this is the only basis for a parent or guardian to excuse his or her child from the statewide assessments.

Parents/guardians requesting that their child be excused from the PSSA or Keystone Exam must adhere to the following procedural guidelines:

• Within two weeks of the date the child is to participate in the PSSA or Keystone exams, parents/guardians must contact the Chief Academic Officer, Mrs. Amy Coleman, to arrange an appointment to review the assessment(s) by completing this survey.

Survey Link: PSSA REQUEST TO REVIEW

For more information, please visit: https://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter4/s4.4.html

Ordering Online Access Code Needed:

• 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.

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.

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.

Link to Elementary Remote Learning Overview: (Click here)

For additional information please visit https://www.bristoltwpsd.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=377235&pageId=51110003

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.

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.

Email: steve.pierce@bristoltwpsd.org

Phone: 267-599-2481

Click here for an electronic version of form; Reporting Form

Social Worker
Mrs. Jody Como
jody.como@bristoltwpsd.org

Counselors

Mrs. Tammy Surdo
tammy.surdo@bristoltwpsd.org

Mr. Brian Gianfrancesco
brian.gianfrancesco@bristoltwpsd.org

Lynn Thomson-Merrill

Certified School Nurse 267-599-2473 or 2490

Lynn.Thomson@bristoltwpsd.org

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.

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.

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